Wear it quickly, it's better to live a miserable life than to die

After three generations, the man marries the woman and after negotiation, the man takes the woman's surname and the child takes the mother's surname. The third generation changes back to the man's original surname. "Three generations return to the clan" does not mean "extinction" or "cutting off the family line". The grandchildren do not all change their surnames, but rather they are divided equally or at least one branch is left for the woman. If there is only one son, he needs to inherit the family line, which requires negotiation and agreement from both parties.

Ding Yi opened his eyes and saw above his head a tattered and patched bed curtain. He didn't know how many years it had been used, and it was both bleached and blackened from being washed.

The room is ancient yet has signs of decay.

He was wearing an old cotton undershirt.

The long hair hanging down is full of silver threads.

The chronic illnesses in his body proved that he was already quite old.

There was no one else in the house, and no one outside.

Ding Yi lay down again and took in the plot.

I thought he was quite old, but I didn't expect him to be so old.

Qian Yongfen, 71 years old, is an elderly person who has one foot in the gates of death. She is the head of Qianzhong Liquor Shop in Ningzhi County, Zhangyang Prefecture, and the only daughter of the previous generation owner of Qianzhong Liquor Shop.

Fifty-two years ago, Jian Changfeng, a poor scholar from Jianjia Village in Ningzhi County, was married into the family. It was explicitly agreed that three generations would return to the clan. If the third generation had an only son, the same would apply to the next generation.

The Qian family must have an heir.

The contract was written in black and white. After Jian Changfeng passed away, Qian Yongfen had also grown old. However, she overheard a shocking piece of news and collapsed on the spot. Not long after, she died.

The Qian family not only had a wine shop in Ningzhi County, but also two hundred acres of fertile land.

The reason why I chose Jian Changfeng in the first place was because he had no roots, no relatives, and his relationship with the clan members was average.

He was not good at studying and had no talent for it. After studying for decades, he was still just a student.

The rich families are suppressing it and cannot cause any big waves.

Such a person completely meets the criteria for the Qian family's only daughter to be recruited as a son-in-law.

You don't have to be too strong, and you can still carry on the Qian family's bloodline.

The Qian family was not a family that did not follow the rules. They agreed that after three generations, if there were any extra males, one branch would inherit the Jian family's surname.

This is where things go wrong.

The third generation of the Qian family, that is, Qian Yongfen’s grandchildren, has five members, two boys and three girls.

The three granddaughters did not change their surnames, all of them have the surname Qian.

After the two sons came of age, the eldest grandson, Qian Chengfu, inherited the Qian family.

The second grandson Qian Deyuan was renamed Jian Deyuan and officially returned to the clan.

Qian Yongfen was a very old person. As she aged, she had less energy. After she turned 60, she gradually handed over the Qian family's property to Qian Chengfu. Just after her 70th birthday, she let go completely and began the life of an old noblewoman.

With Qian Yongfen's physical condition, if nothing unexpected happens, she can live for another ten years. By then, she will really be a well-known centenarian in Ningzhi County. For the Qian family, using this as a gimmick to promote the Qian family's wine shop is a good means of publicity for the upper class.

All this happened when Qian Yongfen wanted to take a walk alone and accidentally overheard the conversation between her son and grandson. She became so angry that she fainted.

After waking up, he questioned his children and grandchildren, but they tricked him into death. All his huge family fortune was changed to the surname Jian.

The Qianzhong Liquor Store, which had been run by the Qian family for generations, also became the Jianjia Liquor Store.

The day before yesterday, Qian Yongfen waved away the servants and thought of just taking a walk in her own home. This walk led her to the Qian family's small garden.

The Qian family's house is an old house with four courtyards, and it has gone through changes over several generations.

The Qian family kept in mind the principle of hiding their wealth, and lived a simple life without any extravagance.

When I walked to the small garden, the summer sun was shining brightly and I felt a little dizzy. I thought of taking a rest in the pavilion in the garden.

As we age, even if we are healthy, we will have various problems due to the decline in body functions.

Before reaching the pavilion, I heard several male voices coming from inside. From the voices, it was Qian Xiuwen, the 48-year-old good-for-nothing who was the best at eating and drinking, Qian Yongfen.

The other two are Qian Chengfu, who is already in his thirties and has complete control over the Qian family business.

One is Jian Deyuan, who is 27 years old and has returned to his clan.

Qian Xiuwen said: "Boss, you have taken control of the Qian family's business. It's time to put the plan set by your grandfather on the agenda."

Jian Deyuan followed up, "That's right, big brother. Our surname was originally Jian, but it was grandma who took it by force and forced grandpa to marry into our family, so we had to take the surname Qian."

Qian Chengfu was deep in thought, listening to his father and brother talking back and forth. There was a hint of impatience between his eyebrows, but he still said affirmatively: "Yes, our surname should have been Jian. The huge family business of the Qian family belongs to the Jian family. The problem now is that grandma is still alive, and that old man is in good health. It seems that he can still live."

Jian Deyuan rolled his eyes and gestured in a low voice: "Brother, we can..."

He made a throat-cutting gesture, his eyes were fierce and red, as if he was not talking about his own grandmother, but the enemy who killed his entire family.

Qian Chengfu nodded slightly, approving of Jian Deyuan's approach.

He patted Jian Deyuan on the shoulder and said bitterly, "I'll leave this matter to you."

Qian Yongfen stood in the blind spot and felt cold all over.

Listening to the three men in the pavilion, filled with righteous indignation, they talked about how to punish her, how to openly turn the Qian family's things into the Jian family's things, how much they had transferred and how much they had in their control, and how to deal with Qian Yongfen's private property.

After she dies, how can she inherit everything, change her surname openly, and avenge her grandfather.

Qian Yongfen didn't know when all this happened.

But when all this happened to this point, she realized that she was sorry to her parents and the ancestors of the Qian family.

I didn't expect that I didn't know how to judge people at the beginning, and I was blind and heartless for many years, and I ended up raising a few ungrateful people.

Qian Yongfen was so angry that she felt cold all over and was shaking like a sieve. She wanted to go forward to expose them, but when she moved, she fainted on the ground, alarming the three men who were whispering in discussion.

When they ran out and saw Qian Yongfen lying on the ground, they realized that the plan was exposed, so they decided to go all out and carried Qian Yongfen back to the room. Not only did they not call a doctor for Qian Yongfen, they also fed her a sleeping poison, intending to kill Qian Yongfen directly without outsiders noticing anything.

They then forged a handwritten letter from Qian Yongfen, stating that she felt sorry for her husband Jian Changfeng, and that she voluntarily changed the surnames of her sons, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren and donated all the Qian family's property.

Qian Yongfen's confidants were severely punished and many of them were sold out on the grounds that they did not take good care of the old lady.

With people coming and going, naturally no one knew the cause of Qian Yongfen's death.

They did succeed. Qian Yongfen died at the age of 71. Her sons and grandsons held a grand funeral and cried bitterly. She was happily known as a filial son and grandson in Ningzhi County.

Qian Yongfen's death did not cause much stir in Ningzhi County.

The Qian family came to Ningzhi County during the generation of Qian Yongfen’s grandfather, and relying on their connections with the higher-ups, they obtained the right to manufacture and operate the Ningzhi County liquor industry.

We haven't been in touch for so many years.

The Qian family had few members and was wiped out by others, but they were only criticized by outsiders.