The heavens set sail from the courtyard

He Wenshi, along with her five sisters, argued with Liu Meixin about dividing the family property, attracting the attention of neighbors and even the neighborhood committee.

Liu Meixin naturally did not want to separate the family and disagreed with everything she said, but He Wenshi was unusually firm. As long as Liu Meixin sold the house, the family had to separate, the money from the sale would be divided equally, and they would never see each other again.

The neighbors all accused Liu Meixin of being unfilial, believing that she was the one who drove He Wenshi away, which led to the family division.

Liu Meixin had no way to explain herself, and no one believed her no matter how she tried to explain, because He Wenshi had indeed gone to live at He Jiali's house, and Liu Meixin had indeed asked someone to sell the house. No matter what she said, she couldn't believe it.

Even more panicked than Liu Meixin was He Jiaxi. After the family split, He Jiaxi could only get one-eighth of the house payment, at most Liu Meixin's share, which was far from enough for the down payment on the new house.

He Jiaxi also wanted to accuse He Jiali and the others of being unfilial, but He Wenshi stood there, and when it came to being unfilial, who could forgive this old lady?

This is also why Wang Gang asked He Jiawen to bring He Wenshi over. As the matriarch of the He family, He Wenshi naturally stands on the moral high ground, and she is the only one who can criticize others for being unfilial.

Finally, with the mediation of the neighborhood committee, Liu Meixin was willing to give up selling the house, but He Wenshi refused to do so and insisted on dividing the family property.

Liu Meixin was heartbroken and couldn't understand why He Wenshi insisted on separating the family after decades of relationship with her mother-in-law.

Since most of the He family members agreed to the division of the family property, the neighborhood committee officials had no choice but to persuade Liu Meixin to give up the property.

Later, the He family's old house was sold for 80,000 yuan. Under pressure from He Wenshi, Liu Meixin had no choice but to distribute it equally among everyone. Each of the six He sisters received 10,000 yuan, and from then on, they went their separate ways and never saw each other again.

He Wenshi handed over her ten thousand yuan directly to He Jiali, and from then on, He Jiali would be responsible for her grandmother's care. He Jiawen and the others would give her a small amount of care allowance every month.

As for Liu Meixin, the five He sisters didn't even ask her, and directly passed the buck to their sixth sister, He Jiaxi.

Liu Meixin had 10,000 yuan and her own savings, but in the end, she didn't even have a place to live and had to move to He Jiaxi's house.

When Yan's mother saw that her son and daughter-in-law had moved back and brought Liu Meixin with them, she was completely stunned. She pulled her son, Yan Hongyu, aside and asked him:
"What exactly happened? Didn't He Jiaxi say she was going home to get a house? Why didn't she get the house back and instead brought her mother here?"

"Mom, you don't know, the six He sisters are fighting over dividing the family property, and none of them want to take care of my mother-in-law, so Jiaxi had no choice but to bring her back first!" Yan Hongyu said with a wry smile.

"What a joke! We didn't get a single square meter of the house, and we even brought back a burden. How could you be so stupid!" Yan's mother scolded her son.

"Mom, we can't just leave our mother-in-law on the street!" Yan Hongyu was kind-hearted at heart and didn't want to abandon Liu Meixin.

Furious, Yan's mother said, "Yan Hongyu, get rid of him right now! My Yan family doesn't tolerate idlers."

Yan Hongyu tugged at his mother's arm, then looked around the living room and whispered, "Mom, keep your voice down, don't let Jiaxi's mother hear."

Mother Yan sneered, "It's good that she heard that. How thick-skinned must she be to come and stay at her in-laws' house!"

"Please say less!" Yan Hongyu said nervously.

He Jiaxi overheard the conversation between the mother and son. After calming his mother down, He Jiaxi ran straight to the kitchen.

"Don't worry, my mom will only stay for two days. We'll move out once we buy the house," He Jiaxi said arrogantly.

"Buy a house? Does your mother still have the money to buy a house?" Yan's mother asked in surprise.

“Even a broken ship has three nails. My mother sells pickles at the market and has saved 30,000 yuan. Add to that the 10,000 yuan she received after the family division, and her usual savings, and it’s enough to pay the down payment for a house,” He Jiaxi said.

"Oh." Yan's mother became interested and asked, "Your mother is willing to take out the money?"

He Jiaxi said confidently, "My mother can only rely on me for her retirement now. If she doesn't give me the money, who else can she give it to?" Yan's mother said happily, "So, does that mean we can buy a new house soon?"

Yan Hongyu nodded and said, "Jiaxi and I have calculated that the money we have, plus my mother-in-law's, should be enough for the down payment, but we won't have any money for the renovation of the new house."

He Jiaxi said to Yan's mother, "Mom, could you use some of the money Hongyu deposited with you after he started working to renovate the house?"

"What money?" Yan's mother pretended to be confused and said, "I don't have any money on me."

Yan Hongyu said, "Mom, after I started working, I gave most of my monthly salary to you to save. Where did the money go?"

Yan's mother said irritably, "Your wedding didn't cost money! And having a baby is another expense! Your salary isn't enough, and I've even contributed some of it!"

Yan Hongyu exclaimed in surprise, "Oh no! What are we going to do? We've bought the house, but we can't live in it without renovating it!"

He Jiaxi knew that Yan's mother was wealthy, with at least ten or twenty thousand yuan. She was just stingy and wouldn't even give money to her own son.

“My mom even helped us with tens of thousands of yuan to buy the house, can’t you contribute some?” He Jiaxi advised.

"What does your buying a house have to do with me!" Yan's mother said dismissively.

He Jiaxi frowned and said unhappily, "Mom, you only have Hongyu as your son. That little bit of money will just end up being left to him anyway."

Mother Yan sneered, "I'm not even dead yet, and you're already eyeing my savings for my funeral? Let me tell you honestly, I have no money, but you can take my life."

"You!" He Jiaxi was furious. She couldn't do anything to Yan's mother, who was as tough as nails. She only had a lot of schemes against her own mother, Liu Meixin, and no one else would work on her!

Yan Hongyu didn't want his wife and mother to have too much of a disagreement, so he said, "It's okay if we don't have money. We'll work hard and save for a while longer. We should be able to raise enough money for the renovation."

He Jiaxi said coldly, "Is the house just going to sit there empty?"

Yan Hongyu tentatively suggested, "How about we buy a cheaper house? We don't necessarily have to be in that particular neighborhood!"

He Jiaxi frowned and said, "Our family has already made such a fuss. If we can't buy the house, how embarrassing would that be!"

Yan's mother said sarcastically, "You should wear a hat that fits your head. If you don't have the money, why buy such a nice house? You're just asking for trouble!"

He Jiaxi gritted her teeth, really not wanting to argue with her mother-in-law. She was determined to buy the house, even if she had to borrow money.

The next day, He Jiaxi went to borrow money from her friends, but no one would lend her any. It makes sense, considering her meager monthly salary; who would dare lend her a large sum of money?

In the end, He Jiaxi had no choice but to ask Liu Meixin to help him borrow money from his old colleagues to buy a house.

At first, Liu Meixin was reluctant to ask for money, but after hearing that the Tang family had bought three new houses, she immediately went to her former colleagues and friends and borrowed from everyone she could. She finally managed to scrape together the money.

Seeing that the money was finally in his pocket, He Jiaxi quickly put down a deposit to buy a house, not daring to delay for a moment.

The house was bought, but the renovation would take at least several months. Liu Meixin couldn't stay at Yan's house all the time, so she simply rented a small, shabby room outside, where she sold pickles while waiting for news of her daughter.

Three months later, Liu Meixin noticed that her youngest daughter hadn't come to pick her up to move into the new house, and she felt something was wrong, so she went to the new house to take a look.

This sight nearly drove Liu Meixin to her death with anger! (End of Chapter)