The rural doctor is busy with farming, and her abstinent husband can't bear it

"I would like to ask everyone here, when Ziling was two years old, his stepmother nearly drowned him in a water tank. When he was four, he was ruthlessly abandoned in Qingshui Town. When he was nineteen, he did not receive timely medical treatment for his leg injury, which left him disabled for life, all because his family was stingy with the few taels of silver. When he was unable to work, he was cruelly driven out of the house and left to his fate. Can this be called a mother's love?"

She paused, looked at the crowd, and continued, "As for Jiang Youfu, he had bad character and tried to assault me. Fortunately, Ziling came to my rescue, but Youfu got angry and grabbed Ziling by the neck, cursing him as a disaster star. Is this what is called brotherly respect?"

As for Ziling's father, this person who seemed not to be directly involved in any evil deeds, what role did he play behind this series of evil deeds? Did he condone and be willing to become an accomplice in the shadows, or was he just a coward who turned a blind eye to the evil around him and cowered in fear? Did his silence and inaction also silently nourish the soil of this evil?

In this way, facing his mother's ruthless criticism, his father's passive avoidance, and his brother's lack of respect, Jiang Ziling's life is full of unspeakable pain and suffering. And at the end of all this suffering, he has to take on the responsibility of taking care of his parents and raising a child who is not related to him by blood. Isn't this a great irony and sadness? Don't bystanders think that all this is extremely absurd and chilling?

Everyone in the crowd was stunned by Su Yu's deafening and powerful words.

Silence, like a heavy slab of stone, weighs on everyone's heart.

They were not completely ignorant of Zhao's poor treatment of the Jiang brothers - after all, the role of stepmother was difficult, and strictness and harshness were inevitable.

However, they never imagined that Zhao's behavior would be so bad and beyond everyone's expectations.

Jiang Xunzhong, as the head of the family, seems extremely weak and powerless. This cowardice and incompetence makes people sigh. Under such circumstances, who can happily accept to continue to pay money and labor for such a family?

Su Yu spoke again, his voice firm and unquestionable: "I don't expect you to be fair to me. Even if this matter is brought to the government, we have nothing to fear."

After she finished speaking, she gently prepared to help Jiang Ziling get up and leave, as if everything was settled.

However, at this moment, Su Yu stopped moving, her eyes flashing with a decisive light: "Oh, right, since mother-in-law insists that there has been no formal division of the family, and only expelled Ziling, then today is a perfect opportunity for us to put an end to this 'unfinished' division of the family in front of everyone."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.

The village chief was the first to recover from his shock and quickly agreed: "Okay, it's better to make it clear, so as to avoid trouble in the future."

Every word Su Yu said before struck his heart, making him feel suffocated.

Even as the village chief, he felt unprecedented disgust and disdain for such an internal family dispute.

Zhao was obviously caught off guard by this sudden change.

The situation that she was trying to gain an advantage in was suddenly reversed. Faced with the threat of property division, she could no longer conceal her anxiety and panic.

"What do you want to divide? We have already given them enough things, houses, land, and food. Which one is missing from their share? Is there anything else that needs to be divided?"

Her rebuttal seemed a little weak.

Su Yu raised her lips slightly, and said with a firm tone that could not be refuted: "Of course, there is still money that has not been distributed. I heard that one of your daughters is a concubine of a rich family and has subsidized a lot of household expenses. Logically, this part of the money should also be taken out and divided equally among everyone. Since we are going to divide the family, mother-in-law, don't hide it."

Zhao was furious when she heard this. She said in a high-pitched voice: "You are talking nonsense! I don't have any hidden silver!"

Su Yu smiled but did not answer. Her purpose was to provoke the other party. As for the old woman's so-called "savings", to her, it was not worth mentioning at all.

However, Zhao always felt that there was a hint of coldness in Su Yu's smile, and mistakenly believed that the other party was planning how to seize her money, so she was eager to get rid of this uneasy situation.

"Well, now that we have come to this, please ask the village chief to sign a document of separation. From now on, we will live our own lives."

Su Yu had no objection to this, as it was exactly in line with her original intention, to keep a distance and not interfere with each other.

However, the village chief objected and said bluntly: "Aunt Zhou, dividing the family is not as simple as just talking about it. Ziling's wife is right. If you want to divide the family, you have to do it fairly and reasonably. How can you just drive one family out and leave it at that? You two should sit down and negotiate a solution."

"If we really want to divide it, we must ask an impartial person to count the property and record it clearly, without favoring any party."

The village chief's words were like a heavy hammer, shattering Aunt Zhou's hope.

Aunt Zhou thought to herself that something was not good. She originally wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of the burden, but unexpectedly she dug a hole for herself.

If she followed the village chief's words, not only would she let this girl take advantage of her, but she would also have to divide up the money she had saved privately. How could she swallow this?

In Aunt Zhou's heart, it seemed as if countless small abacus beads were colliding rapidly, making endless crackling sounds, and each sound represented a well-thought-out thought.

She lowered her eyes slightly as she weighed the pros and cons of separation, the scale in her heart swaying back and forth.

On the other side of the main house, Jiang Wangshan has always been unreliable, but Xie Xinghua is a capable woman. All the tedious and tiring work at home - from washing and drying clothes to preparing meals and lighting the warm fire in winter - all depends on her hands.

If the family really split up, Aunt Zhou wondered how her old self would have the energy to deal with all this.

Not to mention Xie Xinghua's three daughters. Although they are "money-losing goods", they are well-behaved and smart. They don't spend much on food and clothing, but they are all hardworking. Maybe they can bring back a considerable dowry when they get married in the future.

When Aunt Zhou thought of this, her heart tightened. The cost of separation was too high.

Speaking of the third house, Youfu's departure was like cutting out a beloved child, and Fang Qin was not a hard-working person. But Dazhuang was her grandson after all, the only bloodline of Youfu in this world.

If the third room is really allowed to live independently and Fang Qin is left to manage the household alone, her personality may cause trouble. If some unscrupulous person gets involved and runs away with her precious grandson, it will be a blow that Aunt Zhou cannot afford.

After much thought, Aunt Zhou decided that it would be best if the family remained undivided.

She said in a firm tone: "Let's end this matter of dividing the family."