A stunning mermaid dressed in the 1980s, the whole family lined up to pamper her endlessly.

Chapter 21 Building a New House
This was agreed upon beforehand, and no one had any objections.

but……

Yun Xiaowu asked casually, "After the family split up, whose family are Grandpa and Grandma living with?"

Grandpa Yun said matter-of-factly, "I am the eldest son. According to the village rules, the elderly should live with their eldest son after the family is divided. So, Mom and Dad, you can live with us then."

Shen Yunlian had no objections. Although the family was poor, her parents-in-law had always treated her very well, no different from her own parents. She was naturally happy to take care of the two elderly people in their old age.

But Yun Linhe was unhappy: "What do you mean you're the eldest brother? We were born on the same day, so naturally our parents can live with us too. There are already quite a few people on your side, including Xiao Jiu and Jiao Jiao. Our parents can live with us."

Wang Mei also said, "Brother and sister-in-law, you have many children, so your parents can come to our place."

The two elderly people listening nearby felt extremely comforted.

Their family usually gets along very well, but after they separated, the two elderly people are actually a little worried.

They are getting old and can no longer do heavy work. They worry that their two sons will despise them and pass the buck, unwilling to take care of them in their old age.

Don't say they're worrying unnecessarily. As the tree grows bigger, other families in the village have also split up, but the situation becomes very ugly.

Some elderly people have raised several children, but when it comes time to divide the family property, none of them are willing to take care of them in their old age.

Fortunately, both of their sons are filial, and both of their daughters-in-law are good.

The two elderly people had genuine smiles on their faces.

"Stop arguing, your mother and I aren't too old to work. We can still live in this old house. We'll just stay here. If we need anything, you two brothers can lend a hand."

"That won't do."

The Yunlin brothers, Hai and He, both disagreed.

"This old house leaks in many places when it rains, and it's very damp. It's not as good as living in a new house."

"Yes, Grandpa and Grandma, let us stay here."

Several grandchildren also gathered around the two elderly people and started talking to them.

Uncle Yun picked up Yun Jiao and placed her in Old Lady Yun's arms.

"Jiaojiao, quickly tell Grandma to let her stay at our house."

Yun Jiao opened her beautiful big eyes, her chubby little face looking like it would be easy to pinch.

"Grandma, I like Grandma's cooking. Grandma lives with us."

Her voice was soft and sweet, making her especially endearing among the group of boys with gruff voices.

Grandma Yun held her sweet, soft granddaughter in her arms, utterly adoring her.

Enchanted by the little dumpling, Grandma Yun couldn't help but agree.

"Okay, okay... Grandma will listen to Jiaojiao."

Yun Jiao: Hehe~
Now that the money is in place, it's time to choose a site and prepare for building the house.

There are plenty of plots of land in the village, so I'm not worried about not being able to find one I like.

Yun Jiao was carried by her father to go find the village chief.

The village chief was quite surprised to hear that they were going to build houses, and even more surprisingly, two brick and tile houses at once.

They had prepared their explanation in advance.

"There are many children in the family, and the old house is really too small to accommodate everyone. Besides, no matter how we repair the roof, there are always places that leak when it rains. As adults, we don't have any problems living in that house because it's well-built."

But the children won't do. The younger ones caught a cold recently, so I borrowed some money from my two daughters-in-law's families to make ends meet. If we're going to build something, we should build something nice so we can live there longer, and we can also divide the house up while we're at it.

This explanation is reasonable; no one would be so foolish as to go to Shen Yunlian and Wang Mei's parents' home to inquire whether they had lent money to the Yun family.

The fact that they sold the pearls for money was known only to their family; no one else had ever told them.

Even children are repeatedly warned not to tell anyone.

Although the boys were mischievous, they kept their mouths shut about things they were told not to tell anyone.

After that, the village chief led them to choose a site.

"Jiaojiao, which one do you want to choose?"

The village chief couldn't help but look at them. Asking such an important question to a three-year-old toddler? Wasn't this childish?
To everyone's surprise, Yun Jiao actually pointed to a spot. "Look at the sea."

She was referring to a cliff facing the sea, from which one could see the sea at a glance.

It's a bit far from where the villagers gather.

"Isn't that place a bit too close to the sea?"

Yun Linhe stroked his chin: "I think it's pretty good. Although it's not far from the sea, the tide definitely won't flood it, and the area is large enough to build two houses."

Village chief: "You're really letting a little kid choose?"

I had heard that this family, young and old, doted on that little baby, and now it seems that it really is true.

"Let's go take a look."

They went over to take a look and could see the ebb and flow of the tide and hear the sound of the sea. Behind them were mountains, and it was easy to get up the mountain from here.

Whether others are satisfied or not is unknown, but Yun Jiao likes it very much.

"Jiaojiao likes it so much?"

Seeing Yun Jiao's bright, sparkling eyes, like moonlight shining on the sea, Yun's father, who was holding her, couldn't help but laugh.

Yun Jiao nodded like a chick pecking at rice; if she had a tail, it would definitely be wagging by now.

"I love the sea."

"Hahaha... Okay, then let's choose this one."

The village chief confirmed again: "Is this really settled?"

"It's decided, we'll build the house here."

Upon hearing this, the village chief stopped trying to persuade him.

Once the foundation is secured, you need to buy all sorts of building materials and hire workers...

But these are things for adults; children only need to play and go swimming in the sea.

However, the construction of their house clearly caused a sensation throughout the village, and many people rushed to see what was going on, asking all sorts of questions without any sense of boundaries.

Yun Linhai and his group gave the same explanation as the village chief.

Some people scoff at this, while others envy it.

The key is that both of their wives' families are willing to lend money. If they were to ask their own wives' families for money, whether they would even get the money or not is another matter, but they would definitely be humiliated.

The excitement of the incident subsided after a few days, but it always resurfaced when people got together to chat.

"The Yunmu family has really prospered; they've even built two big houses. They're really generous."

"What's so great about it? Didn't you hear them say it was borrowed money? It's a wonder those two daughters-in-law's families are so generous; aren't they afraid of throwing good money after bad?"

"Exactly, borrowing money is never a good thing. Given how poor they are, who knows when they'll be able to pay it back."

That was a bit sarcastic.

"I think their family is very lucky; they always manage to find something good every time they go beachcombing."

"So what? They have so many mouths to feed, the little money they make isn't even enough to feed them."

"You talk as if you don't have a lot to say. Cai Jinhua, when are you going to build a new house?"

Cai Jinhua said proudly, "My daughters don't eat much. When they grow up, we can even collect some dowry money. Just wait, we will definitely build Zhuangzhuang a big house."

After saying that, she changed the subject: "Unlike that Yun Jiao, who is lazy to death and eats a lot. We are all from the countryside. What mother-in-law would like someone like her in the future?"

"Cai Jinhua, do you believe I'll tear your mouth apart?!"

Suddenly, Wang Mei's angry roar erupted from behind. Cai Jinhua was a little embarrassed, but she didn't dare to stop and ran away as fast as she could.

"I need to go back and cook, I'll be going now."

Others: …………

(End of this chapter)