Landlady who likes to hoard land

Xu Jianren ignored Xu Shan's expression and continued speaking to Xu Qian.

"By the way, sister, it seems your husband's family didn't give your two sisters-in-law any of the houses and shops they rebuilt after the demolition, did they?"

Brother-in-law, look how open-minded my parents are! Let my grandparents learn from them and ask them to give your two younger sisters the house. After all, this is a new era, and we can't do things with old ideas anymore.

"Dad, Mom, you agree with me, right?"

Xu Qian's husband remained silent, but his eyes darted around, as if he were plotting something.

Xu Jianren looked calm and showed no signs of anger.

Xu Qian and Xu Shan were furious. How could they possibly want their in-laws' house to be divided up?

But now I can't refute it, so I can only get angry.

"Snapped"

Xu Chenxing slammed his hand on the coffee table, causing the water in the glass to spill. The wavering in his heart just now was pushed back by Xu Jianren's words.

His eyes widened, and he angrily pointed his finger at Xu Jianren.

"Jianren, they are your own sisters, how can you be so jealous of them doing well?"

Xu Jianren looked completely innocent.

"Dad, you've wronged me. How could I not want them to be happy? I'm just learning from you. You can't have double standards. There's one standard in our family and another outside. People will laugh at us if they find out."

At this point, Xu Jianren slapped his forehead!

"Oh dear, I'm going to visit my uncle's house later to see if he's divided the money equally. I need to teach him to learn from you and make sure my uncle's sisters get a share too."

Also, I want to go see the village secretary and see how other families are dividing their spoils.

Let's see if their thinking has kept pace with the times. Gender equality!

"shut up!"

Enraged, Xu Chenxing hissed in a low voice, the veins on his forehead bulging and turning purple!

"I paid for the house to be built, so I get to decide how to divide it. Nobody can tell me what to do."

"Dad, you're absolutely right. You paid for the house, so of course you can divide it however you want. Similarly, I can do whatever I want with my own affairs."

You do the first day of the month, I'll do the fifteenth; however you divide it, that's how I'll do it!

Xu Jianren calmly met Xu Chenxing's gaze.

"I've said it before, I can divide this house however I want. I'm putting it out there today: the compensation for this house will be split equally among the three of you."

Your mother and I will be responsible for our care in our old age and for our funeral arrangements. Raising children to provide for us in our old age is an age-old tradition; don't try to shirk your responsibility!

Enraged, Xu Chenxing glared at Xu Jianren, believing it to be a competition for the position of head of the family, and that Xu Jianren, seeing him as old, wanted to take charge.

If Xu Jianren were to decide the fate of the house he built brick by brick over the years, then he might as well be dead.

He cared not only about the house, but also about the fact that Xu Jianren was becoming increasingly out of his control.

What he didn't know was that Xu Jianren cared less about the house and more about his attitude.

"Dad, Mom, we'll definitely take good care of you when you get old!" Xu Qian quickly declared.

"Dad, Mom, don't worry, you can stay with me and take care of yourselves in your old age without any problems," Xu Shan quickly expressed her filial piety.

Xu Jianren chuckled softly. His sisters really knew how to pick the right moment to show their filial piety! He touched his hair.

“My older sister and younger sister are so filial, they both want to take care of our parents in their old age, so I don’t need my share.”

"Dad, Mom, don't divide it equally among the three of you. Let the two of them share it. I don't want to have to support you in your old age anyway."

As soon as Xu Jianren said this, Xu Qian and Xu Shan were so happy they almost jumped for joy!

"You...you..." Xu Chenxing's finger trembled as she pointed at Xu Jianren, too angry to speak.

Xu Jianren ignored him, stood up, dusted off his clothes, and looked at Wang Chengyu.

"Chengyu, let's go. There's nothing for us to do here anymore. Tomorrow we'll go to your house to discuss my marriage into your family. I can't rely on my parents anymore, so I'll have to rely on your family from now on."

"Oh, right, let's change Xu Wen and Xu Yao's surnames too. Anyway, they won't get anything by having the surname Xu, so it's better to have the surname Wang. That would at least make their grandparents happy."

Wang Chengyu forced a smile and stood up.

“Great! My mom loves grandsons. She always says that having many children brings many blessings. You should talk to her about it; she’ll be very happy.”

The two walked out, talking as if no one else was around, without looking at anyone else in the room.

The room was completely silent. No one had expected things to turn out this way. They never imagined that Xu Jianren would actually be willing to spend a million and just leave like that.

Having lived this life, Xu Jianren has seen through many things. Now that he's all alone, having so much money is useless to him.

He is so assertive because he has realized that his parents' minds are not so easy to change. His previous obedience and subservience only made him more vulnerable to being trampled on.

Then why not live as you please?

He still has several million in his hands, which is enough for him to live on his own.

I just felt wronged and wanted to fight them.

After their village was demolished, it would be Xu Chenxing's factory's turn. He remembered that Xu Chenxing and his partner each received ten million yuan. After working for so many years, they each received nearly ten million yuan more after the debt was recovered.

Compared to 20 million, what is 1 million? We can use this 1 million as a stepping stone to see what his parents are planning.

Xu Chenxing initially had the same idea. He knew that the factory would be demolished sooner or later. If his son agreed to split the demolition compensation equally among the residents, he planned to split it equally among the factory residents as well.

Xu Chenxing is inherently sexist when it comes to family responsibilities. He believes that boys should support the family and do the hard and tiring work, while girls are meant to enjoy life and should be pampered.

On the one hand, he dotes on his daughter and belittles his son; on the other hand, he stubbornly believes that when people get old, their sons should take care of them in their old age, and their sons and grandsons should also be fully responsible for their affairs after they pass away.

Otherwise, what's the point of him arranging a marriage and having children for Xu Jianren? Isn't it just to ensure the Xu family line continues?

Having worked in factories for so many years, he didn't have much experience, but he understood many principles. He knew that living with his daughter wasn't easy, and he once thought that Xu Jianren would take the initiative to assume the responsibility and obligation of caring for him in his old age.

The saying goes, "Raising children is for old age security," so Xu Jianren should take care of them in their old age.

He couldn't understand why Xu Jianren suddenly seemed like a different person.

Unexpectedly, Xu Jianren bluntly stated that he did not want to provide for them in their old age, and even gave up the demolition compensation.

It is true that in their area, sons usually support their parents in old age, but that is on the premise that the elderly person's property is also given to their son.

He loudly proclaimed his open-mindedness, his desire for equal distribution of property, and that children be treated equally, even with more daughters than sons. Yet, in reality, he wanted Xu Jianren to support himself in his old age, which was essentially a way to save face by using his son's interests.

The old Xu Jianren might have agreed, but the current Xu Jianren would never even consider it.

Xu Chenxing thought about what Xu Jianren had just said about marrying into the Wang family and changing Xu Wen and Xu Yao's surnames. He had a feeling that Xu Jianren was really capable of doing it.

Starting from August 15th last year, he could clearly feel that Xu Jianren had become a different person. He was no longer cautious, silent, cowardly, or dependent on his parents. Instead, he stood up to them and did not suffer any losses. On New Year's Eve, he even went to Xu Chenhui's house for a free meal.