Sure enough, the village loudspeaker crackled with the voice of Village Chief Li:
"Attention, young ladies planning to settle down. If your families are forcing you to separate from the person you love, forcing you to take a son-in-law at home."
"Then this welfare is for you. As long as you report it to the village committee and we verify the situation, we will act as your advocate."
"For serious cases, the village will revoke that family's shares in the scenic area, as well as their storefronts in the Hot Spring Valley."
"The revoked storefronts will go to the victimized daughter, and half of the shares will also be given to her."
"If this family has been separated and is not within the 68 households, it's fine."
"Debts of parents are passed to children, and debts of children are passed to parents, it's all the same principle. We will trace it back to the 68 households."
"Who told the patriarch within the 68 households that he didn't raise his sons and grandsons well?"
"At the same time, when distributing welfare or recalculating household numbers in Kushan, the uncles who were separated from this family will not be included."
"Why? Because this girl's uncles are too cold-blooded. Kushan does not wish to support cold-blooded villagers to get rich. When they have no money, they are cold-blooded; when they have money, will they become warm-blooded?"
"Remember, the inheritance right of the settled houses belongs only to the girl's biological children. No one else has the right to inherit."
"If this girl has no biological children, the settled house will ultimately be repossessed by the village committee. Don't harbor any wicked thoughts, it's useless."
"Patriarchs, mind your children when you have time. No matter how old your children are, they are still your children. While you're eating, hold family meetings, educate your children about the law, and discuss the importance of legal knowledge together."
"Also, a notice: this year's dividends will be posted on the notice board tomorrow. Please come and see for yourselves."
"And calculate the prices of your new village houses, with adjustments for overpayments or underpayments."
This additional notice regarding settlement caused an uproar among the villagers.
The previous sense of ease and happiness vanished, replaced by an urgent need to educate their sons and grandsons.
An annual income of over a hundred thousand yuan, why would they covet their daughter's single storefront building?
Once something goes wrong, wouldn't that be a case of trying to steal a chicken only to lose the rice used to lure it?
By the way, why did Village Chief Li suddenly add these conditions?
Those who were observant found out that Village Chief Li and Lin Guangde had just come from Lin Er Lai's place.
Considering Lin Hua'er's age, it all made sense.
Few villagers paid any attention to Lin Er Lai, so he didn't notice anything.
Lin Er Lai's wife, however, felt ostracized by the village women.
The good situation she had painstakingly created was ruined by Village Chief Li's deliberate actions.
Before, because she married in with her son, and also because of Lin Er Lai's reputation, she could barely move in the village.
How much effort and how many smiles did she expend to get the village women to accept her?
One wrong move, and the whole game is lost!
Lin Er Lai felt very guilty towards his wife. It was his fault for not speaking properly.
If he had spoken more gently, saying they would rely on his uncle's decision, he wouldn't have implicated his wife.
Lin Er Lai's wife waved her hand: "Forget it, it's too late to say anything now. I don't plan to keep smiling anymore."
"Let it be. We'll work hard, raise Hu Zi well, and in thirty years, things will turn around. There will be a time when they will come begging us."
"Yes, yes, yes." Lin Er Lai agreed, "Hu Zi is a good student. If he goes to university in the future, his prospects will surely be greater than Village Chief Li's."
Lin Er Lai's wife beamed: "Of course, our Hu Zi looks like he's destined to be an official."
...
When Village Chief Li returned to the quadrangle, Section Chief Tian asked him what he was fussing about.
Li Zhengguo recounted the events at Lin Er Lai's home in front of everyone.
Li Min exclaimed in surprise: "Little brother, which poor boy is unlucky enough to be dating Lin Hua'er?"
Li Zhengguo glanced at her: "Your Xiao Fu was the one who noticed her first."
Li Min froze for a moment, turned to look for a convenient tool to beat someone with, then suddenly stopped:
"Little brother, you knew all along?"
Li Zhengguo nodded.
Li Min continued to ask: "You went to Lin Er Lai's place, and in reality, you wanted to arrange a marriage for Xiao Fu?"
Li Zhengguo nodded again.
Li Min marched directly to the broom by the kitchen door, grabbed it, and ran over menacingly.
Chen Fu, scared, hid behind his maternal uncle.
Li Zhengguo pulled his arm and blocked his younger sister.
Who would have thought the broom was aimed directly at him:
"I'll hit you, you meddling village chief! Little sister-in-law already advised me not to get involved in my son's dating matters."
"Little sister-in-law said that once she marries a daughter-in-law, she'll divide the son's household."
"I haven't even married a daughter-in-law yet, and I've already almost divided my household with my eldest son. What are you meddling for?"
Everyone was stunned.
Village Chief Li, after being hit a few times with the broom, finally reacted. He grabbed the broom that hit him, which didn't hurt his body but stung his pride:
"Li Min, your boldness is growing. You dare to hit me?"
Li Min let go of the broom and hid behind Tian Jing: "You're protecting Xiao Fu and opposing me. I listen to Little sister-in-law, and Little sister-in-law will surely protect me too."
Tian Jing "..."
In her entire life, no, in her three lives, she had never met someone like her sister-in-law.
Chen Fu and Chen Suo Zhu finally reacted and quickly apologized to Village Chief Li.
Li Zhengguo threw away the broom in his hand: "Forget it. She's not thinking straight, it comes and goes. What can I do to her? Having such a sister is truly a sin from my past life."
"Pfft!"
Tian Jing and Ouyang Meihua couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Having such a sister-in-law, they felt the same way as Village Chief Li.
Li Mu looked at her daughter from afar: "At lunch today, you'll eat plain rice."
"Mom~" Li Min protested, "I'm not even managing Xiao Fu anymore. Why do you punish me and not little brother?"
"He didn't even ask me first. It means he doesn't trust me. Can't you see how well-behaved I've been these past two years?"
"Alright then!" Li Mu nodded, "At lunch today, your little brother will also eat plain rice."
Li Min "..." This was not the outcome she wanted!
Village Chief Li "..." Doing a good deed, getting beaten and punished?
Tian Jing and Ouyang Meihua quickly turned to help in the kitchen. If they didn't leave, they couldn't help but laugh, and Village Chief Li's pride would be even more hurt.
"Hahaha."
Zeng Jingliang, who was watching the commotion in the living room, showed no mercy and laughed heartily.
"Wah wah wah."
The baby in Zeng Jingliang's arms didn't join his father's mirth and started crying loudly.
He quickly tried to soothe him: "Oh oh oh, don't cry, be good, don't cry."
"Wah wah wah." The baby showed no respect for his father.
Li Zhengguo went to the bathroom to wring out a towel, wiped the dust off himself, and walked into the living room. He reached out and took the baby into his arms:
"Here, Uncle Grandfather will hold you."
The baby in Li Zhengguo's arms opened her eyes and stopped crying.
Li Zhengguo gently rocked her: "Yuan Yuan, be good, smile for Uncle Grandfather."
The baby, being rocked, smiled and bared her teeth, her tear-streaked little face melting hearts.
Zeng Jingliang was displeased: "This is my daughter. You should call me Father-in-law."
Li Zhengguo didn't even look at him, "Yuan Yuan's surname is Yuan."
Zeng Jingliang reached out: "Then she's my daughter too. Give her back to me."
Li Zhengguo didn't give her back and dodged his hand.
The two of them wrestled.
"Giggle." Yuan Yuan, jostled by the dodging, actually let out a laugh.
The two grown men looked at her in surprise: "Yuan Yuan, laugh again."
Yuan Yuan obligingly grinned.
Then, the two childish grown men continued their mock chase, and little Yuan Yuan didn't laugh again.
Disappointed, Li Zhengguo returned the other person's daughter to them:
"Hold her properly. You weren't holding her right in the first place, yet you dare to laugh at me."
The doting father quickly asked for the comfortable way to hold a baby.
Ah Feng smiled and shook her head. Section Chief Tian's words that men are overgrown children were indeed true.