1970s: A hot-tempered wife who accompanied a soldier to the military compound and made a fortune.

Chapter 26 Separation
Old Man Liu realized that the second wife's family had come prepared and didn't want to embarrass themselves any further, so he decided to finish the matter quickly: "Second wife, let me be frank with you, you can forget about the money. As for the house, how do you think it's appropriate to divide it?"

Granny Liu was indignant when she heard what her husband said: "Old man, have you gone mad?"

Old Liu gave his wife a warning glare: "Don't say anything."

Then he looked at his second daughter-in-law, waiting for her answer.

Liu's mother wouldn't fall for his trick. She turned to the village officials and said, "I'm just a woman and I don't know much about these things. I'd appreciate it if you village officials could help me make a decision."

The Party Secretary was a member of the Liu family, and the village chief and the women's director both looked at Liu Dagui without prior arrangement.

Every day was full of events. The Party Secretary had already figured things out in his mind while they were arguing: "Fifth brother, fifth sister-in-law, since you insist on dividing this family today, let me say a few words. Although the second brother has no sons, he still has three daughters. Over the years, the second brother and his wife have earned a lot of work points for the family. It is really inappropriate for you to only give him one room."

As he spoke, he approached Old Man Liu and his wife, and after some back and forth, he finally managed to persuade them and reach a conclusion.

Having made such a scene, Old Man Liu just wanted it to end quickly; it was far too embarrassing. "Third brother, switch rooms with your second brother."

As soon as he said that, his third daughter-in-law objected: "Why change rooms? That would be too much trouble."

Old Man Liu said unhappily, "I'll tell you what to do, and you'll do whatever I say. Do you think I'd treat you badly?"

He glanced at his children and grandchildren present, took a deep breath, and continued, "Since the second branch of the family is going to separate, we might as well take advantage of the fact that your mother and I are still young and senile and get the house sorted out for you all at once, so that we won't have any conflicts later."

Our house has a total of five main rooms, two rooms each in the east and west wings, and four rooms in the south wing.

The eldest and third sons each occupied two main rooms, while the second son occupied one.
Of course, for now each family occupies one room. After we pass away, the main room will be given to the third son, and the room we live in will be given to the eldest son.

"As for the side rooms, the two rooms in the east wing will be given to the eldest son, the two rooms in the west wing will be given to the second son, and the four rooms in the south wing will each be given to the eldest and third sons. Do you have any objections?" The third daughter-in-law was speechless. After all, they had received two main rooms and two south rooms. Although it was not as good as the eldest son's house, it was much better than the second son's house.

Although they were somewhat envious of the eldest son's wife, they only had one son. After exchanging a glance with their husbands, they both nodded slightly and said in unison, "We have no objections."

The third son had no objections, and the eldest son naturally had even fewer, since their branch of the family received the largest share: "We have no objections, we'll follow Father's arrangements."

Seeing that things were almost settled, Chu Xue whispered a few words in her mother's ear.

Then Liu's mother said, "We have no objection, but I would like to ask, how are the main gate and the kitchen counted?"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the Liu family was stunned. After all, the main house of the second branch faced south, and previously half of it was the kitchen and the other half was the main entrance.

After realizing what was happening, the eldest brother Liu said somewhat displeasedly, "Second sister-in-law, what do you mean?"

Not to be outdone, Liu's mother retorted, "Since the family has separated, we'll inevitably have to live in our own courtyards from now on, so I naturally need to ask about it."

The village secretary glanced outside and agreed with what Shanliang's wife said. After all, their main house faced the kitchen and the main gate. Now that the family had separated, dividing the courtyard was inevitable. It wouldn't be good for the two families to still use the original main gate.

Although the eldest and third wives understood this principle, they didn't want to tear down the house and open the gate again. But now that the second wife had brought the matter to the forefront, they had no choice but to resolve it.

I wanted to add a house layout, but unfortunately I don't know if it's because I don't have enough permissions or because my skills are lacking.

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