Time Traveling: The Man and Wife Heads the House

Wang Yinghong stood up suddenly, pointed at Zhang Chi, and said loudly, "Why should we change with you?"

Zhang Chi's face remained unchanged, but his smile became even more cheerful, "If you think there is no problem with the family separation plan, why don't you want to change with us?"

Wang Yinghong was at a loss for words for a moment, and Gu Xicai couldn't sit still.He tried his best to control his emotions, "I have always been in charge of the rice shop at home, not to mention that there is no credit or hard work. The second child has been studying since he was a child, and he has never participated in the family business. He gave the rice shop to him. , how can father rest assured?"

Zhang Chi looked at Gu Xicai and asked, "Brother, do you think it's easier to run a rice store or study?"

"This..." Gu Xicai is not suitable for reading, his handwriting is messy, let alone poetry or writing.For him, studying is much more difficult than running a rice shop, but he can't say that. "I just don't like reading."

Zhang Chi raised his eyebrows, "You don't like reading, and father gave you the rice shop. What if Xihe doesn't like reading? What else can father give him?"

Wang Yinghong snorted coldly, "Didn't you just say that the family property belongs to the father, and he can divide it as the father says! You come to pick and choose again, isn't it a slap in the face of yourself?"

Zhang Chi chuckled, "Sister-in-law is the one who slapped you in the face, right? Didn't you say that the family division is fair? Then why don't you want to change with us?"

Gu Zuocheng patted the table, "That's enough! You two are so noisy, what's the point?"

Zhang Chi shrugged his shoulders and closed his mouth.

Wang Yinghong wanted to say more, but was held back by Gu Xicai with a wink.

Gu Zuocheng looked at Zhang Chi, his face softened a little. "Second brother, do you want a rice shop?"

Zhang Chi's original idea was the same as Gu Xihe's, even if the old man didn't give him anything, they would live the same life and have the confidence to live well.However, with people like Wang Yinghong around, who would be good at getting cheap, even if he didn't want anything, he still had to reason with them.

"Father, I don't know much about the specific property of the Gu family, and I don't have to buy rice shop. How about this, you write down all the money and property you want to distribute, and make three shares of about the same value, Xi and the three of them draw lots, and whatever they draw counts, I think this is the most fair."

Gu Zuocheng said slowly: "What you said is somewhat reasonable. However, there are also disadvantages. The boss has been running the rice shop with me since he was a child, so he has more experience. The third son-in-law, Cui Dongsheng, is a big household in Hotan Village, and the third son is also familiar with paddy fields. The second son Xihe has been weak since he was a child, and he reads well, and rarely participates in the management of these industries at home. I think my distribution is still reasonable.

Zhang Chi chuckled twice, "Father, you didn't give Xihe a chance, how do you know that Xihe can't do well? I think there is nothing in this world that is more difficult than studying and learning! As the saying goes, ten years of hardship, Xihe can read well, manage a rice shop, or plant a few acres of paddy fields, what's the problem?"

After Zhang Chi finished speaking, his eyes swept over the people present. Gu Zuocheng's face remained unchanged. Gu Xicai and Wang Yinghong looked at him resentfully, without concealing the anger in their eyes.

The third brother and Gu Xibao looked at each other, and said softly: "Father, what the second brother-in-law said makes sense. If the eldest brother is not willing to trade with the second brother, we are willing to give the few acres of paddy fields to the second brother."

Zhang Chi glanced at the third family, who lowered his eyes, couldn't see his expression clearly, and slowly stroked his bulging belly with his hands.

Zhang Chi is a person who respects me a foot, and I respect others a foot. Hearing what the third family said, his tone became more polite.

"The third brother-in-law is too polite! You give me paddy fields, and Xihe and I don't know how to plant them, so I'll give you the paddy fields. I think I have some business sense, and Mipu is more suitable for me."

Wang Yinghong raised her finger to Zhang Chi, "What do you mean? From the second family, you just want to fight against us, don't you?"

Zhang Chi smiled lightly: "Sister-in-law said that, but she wronged me. I'm telling the truth. I grew up in a small town and never planted a field. If you give me a paddy field, I won't plant it, wouldn't it? Wasted? As for the rice shop, I have eaten rice for so many years, and I still know whether it is good or bad."

Gu Xicai said contemptuously: "What's the use of knowing good or bad? It's not so easy to run a rice shop. You've never done business before, what do you know?"

"Brother can't trust me because I haven't done it before? But, no one knows how to do it since childhood! As far as I know, when my father first started running the rice shop, he didn't run it either!"

After hearing what Zhang Chi had said, Gu Zuocheng said, "Zhang Chi, I admit that what you said is reasonable. However, your elder brother and younger brother are doing very well in the current rice shop and paddy field, and many merchants agree with them, so you have to change it rashly. People, I'm afraid it's not right."

"Father, I understand your concerns, but Xihe and I are men with hands and feet. How can we live on the five hundred yuan you give us every month? To put it bluntly, if you are not here Now, will the eldest brother and younger brother still give us money? Even if they are willing to give it, how can we have the face to ask for it? To be honest, the family property is all earned by you, whether to divide it or not, how to divide it is up to you , we are juniors, so we have no right to ask for anything. But," Zhang Chi paused intentionally, before saying, "There is always a reason why our family made a lot of jokes because of the separation, right?"

"It's a joke for people to see, isn't your mother here to make trouble?" Wang Yinghong couldn't help it, and interjected.

Zhang Chi was not angry either, and stood up straighter with his hands behind his back.

"I'm not angry because it's unfair. My mother did a little too much, but it's not wrong. If the distribution of our two families is changed, my mother will definitely not come to make trouble."

"You're so beautiful! The rice shop belongs to my family, and it's not yours!"

Zhang Chi's face darkened, "Since there is no change in the family division plan, what's the point of letting us come? Father, I'd better go first, lest anyone look down on me, you just need to tell me the result."

Turning to leave.

Wang Yinghong sneered, "Let's go, can't we leave this family without you? My second child, you are a man, what do you want if you say something?"

Gu Xihe said lightly: "Zhang Chi's thoughts are my thoughts."

"You! Are you a man? You actually listen to your wife... What a waste of money!"

Zhang Chi suddenly turned around, "Sister-in-law's words are good, brother, you heard it, you must not listen to your daughter-in-law."

"You!" Wang Yinghong blushed and sat down angrily.

Gu Zuocheng coughed heavily, and glanced at Wang Yinghong. Wang Yinghong's heart shuddered, and she quickly lowered her head.

The third daughter-in-law coughed lightly and said, "Father, doesn't our family still have a teahouse? Or, let's run the teahouse and give the paddy field to the elder brother."

Gu Zuocheng glanced at the third daughter-in-law, raised his hand and knocked on the table, "That teahouse... that's okay, Zhang Chi, I'll give you that teahouse. In addition, I'll give you 20 taels of silver as capital for running the teahouse ,what do you think?"

teahouse?The Gu family also has a teahouse, why didn't Gu Xihe mention it before?Zhang Chi thought again, there must be something wrong with this teahouse, otherwise how could there be subsidies, why didn't the boss rush to buy it?Although the third daughter-in-law is calm, she should not be underestimated.

Zhang Chi sat down again, "Father, that teahouse... You gave me 20 taels of silver, isn't it a little less?"

Gu Zuocheng lowered his eyes, hiding the shrewdness in them.After taking a sip of tea slowly, he said: "The business of that teahouse is really not good. I originally wanted to sell it out. But, didn't you say that you have a sense of business? Then run the teahouse and let me see. Are you talking empty words?"

Looking at the old man's look of waiting for a good show, Zhang Chi suddenly felt an impulse in his heart. "Okay, old man, just wait and see!"

Gu Zuocheng glanced at the people present, "Now everyone has no objections?"

Everyone was silent.

"Okay, let's talk about the separation!" Gu Zuocheng took a sip of water, "Second boy, come here and write down what I said. If you have no objections, sign and approve, and the family will be divided. .”

"Yes."

Gu Xihe glanced at Zhang Chi and walked to the old man's side.

A middle-aged woman in her 40s put a pen and paper for him. She was the servant of the family, Mrs. Gui.Gu Xihe nodded her thanks.

Gu Zuocheng said, "Xi Cai, Xi He, Xi Bao, do you have anything to say about the distribution of real estate?"

Both Gu Xicai and Gu Xibao shook their heads, saying they had no objections.

Zhang Chi said: "Father, I want to move with Xihe to some old houses in the back."

Gu Zuocheng frowned and looked at Zhang Chi, "Are you going to live in the old house behind?"

Gu Xibao also said: "Second brother-in-law, are you dissatisfied with me and Xiaohe?"

"That's not true. The main reason is that Xiao An is getting older, and she still sleeps with us, which is inconvenient."

Gu Zuocheng nodded, "What you said makes sense. It's just that the old house is old and no one has lived in it for several years."

"It doesn't matter, I lived there for a while, except that the house is old, but it is strong and there is no water leakage. It only needs to be repaired a little and some furniture is changed, and people can live in it."

"Well. Since you don't think the house is dilapidated or troublesome, then the house will be given to you."

"Thank you father."

Wang Yinghong's sharp voice sounded again, "Father, the second child has moved away. Has the second child's house been given to the third child?"

Gu Zuocheng looked at Wang Yinghong, "What can the eldest wife say?"

Wang Yinghong met the old man's gaze, his eyes flickered for a moment, and then he became firm again, "Father, the house of the second child is much newer than the one we live in now. Isn't it a bit... .”

Zhang Chi said, "Sister-in-law thinks it's unfair, doesn't she?"

"Correct."

"Okay! You think it's unfair, how about giving me your house?"

"... "

Realizing that she had fallen into Zhang Chi's trap again, Wang Yinghong shut her mouth angrily.

"That's the deal for the division of the family. Xihe, I'll read your writing. The eldest Gu Xicai allocated five houses on Zhengding Street and one in Shunfa Rice Store. The second child Gu Xihe divided an old house and four , A customer came to the teahouse. The third child, Gu Xibao, got four rooms in the West House and six acres of paddy fields in Hetian Village. In addition, Gu Xihe was given 50 taels of silver as the cost of repairing the old house and the teahouse."

After finishing speaking, Gu Zuocheng glanced at the people present, "This time, you all have no objections, right?"