1990, Reborn as a Beachcomber, From Rascal to Brilliant Guy

"Dad, that's not how it works. Ah Shui wants to buy a diesel generator because he cares about everyone!"

Lin Chaosheng sat up straight and looked at Lin Yaoguang with some resentment.

Before Lin Yaoguang could react, Lin Haisheng chimed in, echoing:

"Exactly! Ah Shui didn't go gambling, prostitute himself, or have an affair. He just bought a diesel generator. What's so special about that?"

"Are you two trying to drive me crazy? Is that what I meant? I meant he's not down-to-earth at all, always wanting to achieve everything in one step. People have diesel generators, so he wants to buy a diesel engine. If he's so capable, why doesn't he buy a boat instead?"

Lin Yaoguang pointed at Lin Chaosheng and his brother Lin Yaoguang, trembling with anger.

Upon hearing his words, Lin Chaosheng opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing.

Lin Haisheng lowered his head dejectedly and rubbed his hands vigorously under the table.

To be fair, what Lin Yaoguang said made a lot of sense.

No matter how much money Lin Shuisheng made from selling fish before, it was all one-time income.

Not to mention that he hasn't even paid off his debts yet, and his wife is in postpartum confinement. It's just not reasonable for him to spend money on a diesel generator.

"Hey! Why are you getting so angry? Ah Shui didn't do anything wrong. Just talk to him properly when he returns."

Chen Xiurong reached out and pulled Lin Yaoguang, giving him a somewhat annoyed glare.

"What's there to talk about? Haven't I talked enough before? Does he have to like listening to it?"

Lin Yaoguang glanced at Chen Xiurong, his face full of indignation.

"In my opinion, once A-Qing is out of confinement, we should send him away so he can starve with his wife and kids!"

"What? You...you're planning to split up the family?"

Chen Xiurong was shocked and looked at Lin Yaoguang in disbelief.

Although the others remained silent, their facial expressions and body movements were all frozen, as if they had been struck by lightning.

"Why are you looking at me like that? There's an old saying that goes, 'A tree grows big and branches out, and sons grow up and leave home.' Now that the three brothers have all started their own families, it's time for them to move out and live their own lives."

When Lin Yaoguang saw Chen Xiurong's gaze, he shrank back, then braced himself and spoke his mind.

In fact, Lin Haisheng had been thinking about separating the family property ever since he got married at the beginning of last year.

Besides the reason I just mentioned, the main reason is that there are only four rooms in the house. After the three brothers each take up one room, the remaining room not only has to squeeze in him and Chen Xiurong, but also the old lady Huang Suzhen, the eldest son Lin Shuixian, and the youngest son Lin Shuiling.

It's gotten to the point where if he wants to be intimate with Chen Xiurong, he has to sneak around and find a time when no one is home.

In addition, as far as he knew, Lin Haisheng and Lin Chaosheng had saved some money over the years, enough to build two or three stone and tile houses to live in.

Even if it's not enough, there's some savings in the family commune that can be shared to help them out.

As for Lin Shuisheng, if he doesn't have the money to build a house, he can continue to live in the old house, but he will need to earn his own living and can no longer rely on the public school.

"Sigh! They say you'll break up sooner or later, so since you've already made up your mind, then let's break up!"

Chen Xiurong stared at Lin Yaoguang for a while, and seeing his determined look, she could only sigh with a touch of dejection.

"No, Dad, Mom, the three of us brothers don't even have a house now, and you're already going to divide the family property among us? Where will we live after that?"

When Lin Chaosheng saw that Chen Xiurong had agreed, he became a little anxious.

As soon as she finished speaking, Li Chanjuan also began to wipe away her tears.

"Waaah~ Dad, Mom, Tao is your eldest grandson. It's okay if we have nowhere to live, but you can't let him sleep on the streets with us, can you?"

Upon hearing this, before Lin Yaoguang and Chen Xiurong could react, Lin Haisheng sat bolt upright.

"Furthermore, Alan is pregnant! Where are we supposed to go if we split up the family property now? Even if we have a place to go, what if all this moving around offends the spirit of the fetus and disturbs the baby's health?"

In short, I strongly disagree with this!

After saying that, he leaned back in his chair, crossed his arms, and turned his head to look at his wife Su Meilan's big belly, his eyes slightly red.

Su Meilan supported her large belly with her hands, lowered her head and bit her lip hard, her face full of grievance.

"Oh dear! What are you all thinking? I never said we were going to split up the family now!"

Seeing the reactions of his two sons and two brides, Lin Yaoguang slapped his thigh and explained with a look of annoyance:

"I mean, we'll divide the family property after Qing finishes her postpartum confinement. Once you get the land from the village and build your houses, you can move out on your own."

"no..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chaosheng was about to speak when Li Chanjuan nudged him with her elbow.

"Um, Dad, you said you'd divide the family property first, how exactly are you going to divide it?"

Upon hearing this, Su Meilan quickly looked up at Lin Yaoguang, her eyes filled with concern.

"Well!"

Lin Yaoguang raised an eyebrow, reached down to untie the tobacco pouch at his waist, pinched the mouthpiece inside the pouch, stuffed it in forcefully a few times, then pulled out the pipe, brought the mouthpiece to the kerosene lamp, and took a few deep drags.

As a puff of smoke dissipated, his expression turned serious, and he slowly began to speak:

"Here's what I'm thinking: apart from these few old houses that can't be divided and should be kept for me, your mother, your grandmother, and your sister, everything else can be divided among you."

However, the fields and fruit trees are easy to divide; we can just draw lots to distribute them according to the number of people. But this boat—besides keeping one boat for your two younger sisters to save for their dowries, there's still not enough boat for you three brothers to share.

Also, those two fish huts by the sea aren't enough either. How would you like to divide them?

At this point, he glanced at Lin Chaosheng and Li Chanjuan, then at Lin Haisheng and Su Meilan.

However, at this moment, no one was willing to be the first to speak up; they just looked at each other.

Seeing this, just as Lin Yaoguang was about to offer his solution, Chen Xiurong preemptively suggested:

"How about this: give that boat to Ah Shui first. He's the younger brother, and his family isn't as well-off as your two older brothers. Just consider it a favor to him. When he earns money in the future, he can make up for it to you based on the boat's value."

Before Lin Chaosheng and Lin Haisheng could say anything, Lin Yaoguang waved his hand and objected:

"No, no, this is absolutely not acceptable."

That good-for-nothing has hardly ever gone out to sea with me all year round. All he thinks about is doing some big business. Giving him a boat would be a complete waste.

If you ask me, we should divide the boat between Ah Chao and Ah Hai, let them run it together as a joint venture, and then give Ah Shui one-third of the boat's price as compensation.