After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 1062 Unwilling to Separate
Ever since her husband came to Beijing to become an official, Mrs. Hu had thought about the possibility that her family might be divided up.

Firstly, Hai Chang'an is not a member of the Hai family, and his relatives are in the capital. He may be recognized by them after returning to Beijing. Secondly, after Hai Chang'an became an official, he is no longer an idler who had nothing to do and could only rely on his adoptive parents for a living. Hai Xiya and the Ma couple may propose to split up the family because he can support the family.

The Hai family's property originally belonged to Hai Jiao. Hai Chang'an and his family could not live in the Hai family forever. Sooner or later, they would be divided up.

But in Hu's heart, she still had a glimmer of hope, hoping that her family could stay in the Hai family for a few more years.

She lost her parents when she was young, and after a few years in her uncle's house, she got engaged to Hai Chang'an. Because the Hai family had to move to the border town to take care of the Wu family's old students who were exiled to the northwest, such as Xie Wenzai, she and her sister-in-law Qiao got engaged to the sons of the Hai family, and then left Chang'an with the Hai family. Before the marriage, the two sisters-in-law lived with Ma like daughters, and after the marriage, they never separated from their parents-in-law. Hu had long been accustomed to obeying the orders of her parents-in-law, and she could not imagine how she would live after leaving the Hai family.

She believed that her husband had the same idea. Even though the Chang family was very kind and warm to him and hoped that he would return to the family, he would rather be the son of the Hai family.

Mrs. Hu lay beside her husband, looking at the roof with her eyes open, not feeling sleepy at all.

She whispered to her husband, "Do we really have to separate? Isn't it okay not to? In fact, I don't care whether it's my mother or my niece's wife who's in charge. I've seen Zhuang's daughter before. She's very kind and reasonable. We've always gotten along well. Even if she becomes the head of the family in the future, I don't think she'll make things difficult for us. It won't be a problem for us to continue living at home."

Hai Changan whispered, "The reason why Dad hurried back to Yongping to worship his ancestors in the cold winter is to buy the land released by the Jiang family's side branches and then reorganize the family. Dad cares so much about the affairs of his hometown. Once he retires in the future, will he stay in the capital? I'm afraid it won't be long before he returns to Yongping to live out his days. By then, Mom will definitely follow him, and the family in the capital will be headed by Baoshun and his wife. Do we have to stay at home then? Even if you don't mind living under the whim of your niece-in-law, what's the point of us staying at home when Mom and Dad don't live here?"

Mrs. Hu stopped talking. She had nothing to say. So it seemed that their family of three was destined to be separated from the family?

Hai Changan continued, "I don't know how many years I can stay in the Banner Guard. Perhaps one day, the new emperor will think that I have some talent and am a trustworthy general, so he will send me out to guard a region for him. By then, even if my parents are still living in the capital, we will have to leave home. Little Shitou can stay at home and take care of our parents for us, but you must follow me to take up the post. By then, even if we don't separate, it will be the same as if we have separated."

This kind of thing is definitely not something Hai Changan can decide on his own, but Mrs. Hu can't ask her husband to refuse the new emperor's appointment, wouldn't that be ruining his own future? !

Mrs. Hu kept her head down and said nothing. After a while, she couldn't help sobbing.

Hai Changan knew that she was sad and couldn't bear to leave her family, so he couldn't help but sigh, hugged her and said, "If the higher-ups want to transfer me to another post, I can't refuse. But if I stay in Beijing to work, and you really don't want to leave home, there are ways to deal with it." Mrs. Hu raised her head and asked, "Really? What can you do?!"

Hai Changan smiled and said, "Just be shameless and act like a spoiled child to mother, mother will never mind me. As long as mother agrees, everything will be fine with father. Mother may think that I am an official and should have my own house, instead of living in the courtyard with my wife, children and servants. But if I live at home, I can use the space at home and order the male and female servants at home, which is much easier than being the head of the family. Moreover, my salary is limited. Even if I save a sum of private money with the pocket money my parents have given us over the years, it will still be very difficult to buy a house and land in the capital. Even if I manage to buy a house, how spacious can it be than the courtyard I live in now? I'm afraid it's not as comfortable as living at home. I can tell mother that when Xiao Shitou grows up, our money should be saved for him to marry a wife and plan for his future, and we should save as much as possible on other things. Mother will never force me to spend money to buy a house outside."

If his adoptive parents decide to pay for him to buy a house, he can just find an excuse and it won't be a big problem.

As for the Chang family, that was even less of a problem. His stepmother always said that his father was also the legitimate son of the family, and that he should not give away what he deserved to others, but he really didn't care. When his father left home for Chang'an, he gave up on his family and didn't leave behind any of his treasured things. He took them all with him on the road. He had no shortage of relics from his parents and loved ones, and he had a lot of things to think about. As for those floating assets, they were nothing at all. It was impossible for him to be controlled by the Chang family for these things.

Moreover, the Chang family is now falling apart, with the direct branch involved in Prince Ji's rebellion. The adult males of three generations are basically waiting to die, and the women and children are either exiled or sent back to their hometowns to live in poverty. The side branches have barely been preserved after the decisive division of the family, but there is no one to succeed them. I am afraid that there will not be a pillar who can support the family business in the next 20 to 30 years. They can only hope that he can recognize them, and use his current official position and royal favor to support the Chang family again, to ensure that they can continue to live a decent life in the capital.

But how is that possible?
Hai Changan knew clearly that as a descendant of the Chang family, he was favored by the late emperor and was given important positions in the Banner Guard because he had openly broken with his family. The late emperor had a grudge against the Chang family, and would look at anyone who opposed the Chang family, even if they were descendants of the Chang family. He had a future today because of his discord with the Chang family. Even though the late emperor had passed away, the new emperor, the cabinet, and the Banner Guard all knew his background, so how could they allow him to go back on his word?
Whether for personal feelings or for the sake of his future, there was no reason for him to reconcile with the Chang family, let alone move back to live with them. Whether he would separate from the family in the future or not, it had nothing to do with the Chang family. His stepmother always thought about him, worried that he would suffer a loss, and advised him to ease the relationship with the Chang family, which was really unnecessary.

Hai Changan sighed, looked at his wife Hu, and whispered, "If you really don't want to separate, let's just stay at home. Dad and Mom won't force us. When your niece-in-law comes home, you should get along well with her. As long as you two have a good relationship, even if Dad and Mom return to their hometown in Yongping in the future and your niece-in-law takes over the job, she won't look at you coldly. I'm used to living at home. I don't want to live independently and worry about food, clothing, housing, and interpersonal relationships. But Xiao Shitou is grown up now, and he should get married in a few years. This cross-courtyard is not big, and the houses are limited. After my daughter-in-law marries in, it will be too crowded. What are you going to do then?"

Hu frowned immediately. This is indeed a problem...

The side courtyard at the back is now the boudoir of my niece Haitang. After Haitang gets married, the newlyweds Haijiao and his wife may move in. It will not be allocated to Hai Changan's family. Then it would be too inconvenient for their family of three with their servants to squeeze into the west courtyard, and add the new daughter-in-law and her dowry! But they can't just buy another house and split up the family for such a thing, right?

Mrs. Hu thought of an idea: "The neighbor across the alley to the west doesn't have much space. If we can buy his house, demolish the wall, and merge it with ours, we will have a three-story courtyard. Not only will it be enough for my son to get married, but it will also be enough for my grandson to get married!"

Hai Changan laughed softly and said, "That's a good idea. My son is familiar with the boy next door, right? I'll make friends with the man in his family some other day and find out what he has to say..."