The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 260 The Eldest Sister is so Capricious (6)_1

Chapter 260: Chapter 260 The Eldest Sister is so Capricious (6)_1

"Yes, indeed!" Pei Qin nodded with a smile.

Grandma Sun immediately went to her daughter’s house and asked them to come to the town and work at the noodle shop.

Sun Hongmei’s family had also fallen on hard times over the past few years. But she worried, if they worked in the noodle shop in town and caused trouble or even damaged Xiao Pei’s reputation—what then? With the whole family in tow, it wouldn’t be convenient to live at her parents’ home either. Conflict was inevitable over time, and she didn’t want her mother stuck in the middle, suffering.

So Grandma Sun suggested they bring the two kids and live in town, "...no need to shuttle back and forth every day, nor do you have to put up with your mother-in-law’s attitude at home! In another couple of years, once you’ve saved up some silver, you can also send the young lad to school!"

Zhao Chengzhi was quite tempted, "We’ll live in town, but not with my mother. We’ll rent two rooms. Things are tough now, but if I work hard, they should improve after the New Year."

Grandma Sun’s heart stirred, "Then don’t talk about this for now, first you need to split the household!" she said, looking at Zhao Chengzhi.

As the eldest son, even if Zhao Chengzhi divided the family, he would have to live with his parents and take care of them. But if he could separate from the second and the third brothers’ families, making them provide for themselves and do their own work, it would ease a lot of burdens for his daughter.

"This..." Zhao Chengzhi found the idea of splitting the family difficult to broach.

"Now that the autumn harvest is done and the grains are stored, it’s the perfect time to divide the household. Each family can mind its own and stop fussing over every little thing, which will actually make the relationships smoother! When three families live together, even though they are brothers, they quarrel like enemies every day!" Grandma Sun had long wanted her daughter to split from the family, but hadn’t found the opportunity. A hasty suggestion wouldn’t be accepted by Zhao Chengzhi. Now, with the three-year opportunity to run the noodle shop, it was the perfect time to divide the household.

Zhao Chengzhi wanted to work at the noodle shop, but the thought of dividing the family gave him great difficulty.

Previously, when the Sun family’s mill had to close, leaving debts behind, Grandma Sun and Sun Tiezhu, who had always been influential, found themselves powerless in the Zhao family. Consequently, Sun Hongmei was often bullied and bossed around. The saying went, "An elder sister-in-law is like a mother," but for every little thing and chore, they turned to the elder sister-in-law. Sun Hongmei suffered silently and endured, as life had to go on.

Now that the Sun family was prosperous again, Grandma Sun spoke with newfound firmness.

Grandma Zhao, seeing that Sun family’s fortunes had improved, had long been nagging Sun Hongmei to help her family; she was also quite resentful that Sun Tiezhu didn’t help them. When she heard that Pei Qin’s noodle shop was hiring, she immediately suggested that her daughter-in-law and Sun Hongmei should both go work there and earn money together.

Grandma Sun was so angry her face turned pale, "Xiao Pei only asked for Hongmei, no one else." They either had to divide the household to live separately, or the noodle shop would have to be managed by someone else on behalf of Pei Qin.

The Zhao family also knew that the Sun family had risen again, doing business with large families in the county town, such as the Wang family and Landlord Chang’s house. They proposed finding work for the second and third branches as well, so they wouldn’t fall behind Sun Hongmei, only then agreeing to split the family.

With a stomach full of anger, Grandma Sun returned and happened to meet Pei Qin, to whom she relayed the situation.

Pei Qin was skeptical, "Why not just split off her parents-in-law directly! If they prefer the younger son, let them go live with him!"

"The eldest inherits the family property and has the duty to care for the parents—it’s inescapable!" Grandma Sun now regretted having her daughter marry into the Zhao family as the wife of the eldest son.

"Inheriting the family property is just a few acres of land that have to be divided with the brothers anyway. It’s cleaner to give it up. As for supporting the parents, isn’t it enough to just give them some money every month for their care?" Pei Qin suggested.

Grandma Sun’s eyes lit up, but she sighed shortly after, "If only it were that simple! People will point fingers and accuse you of being unfilial!"

"Then I’ll wait a few more days to see what they decide," Pei Qin nodded.

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