The Lucky Farmgirl

We can’t interfere with the relationships between parents and their children, so we can only approach the matter from the perspective of the guests.

Mr. Zhuang returned to his study to find a very thick book and told her, "You are still young now, but when you’re a little older you’ll be able to read the law books."

Mr. Zhuang flipped to a page, brought Manbao to his side, and let her look.

Knowing that she wasn’t yet good at punctuation and would find it difficult to understand these obscure clauses, Mr. Zhuang simply pointed at the book and explained in plain language, "Daughters can also inherit their parents’ property; the dowry that parents prepare for their daughter is the most direct manifestation of this."

Mr. Zhuang said, "Legally speaking, as long as the parents leave a will stating that the house is to be inherited by the daughter, then in theory, the daughter can inherit the house."

Having been tricked by Keke many times, Manbao quickly asked, "What about in practice?"

Mr. Zhuang looked at her approvingly and said, "Even with national law, these kinds of matters are not pursued unless people file complaints; besides national law, there are also clan rules and family regulations. Unless the woman stays at home to bring in a husband, the ancestral property is generally not passed on to daughters."

Manbao’s eyes sparkled as she asked, "What does it mean to bring in a husband?"

"It means letting your Eldest sister marry a husband and have him come to her, a man marrying into a woman’s family," Mr. Zhuang said. "This is the simplest condition for inheriting parents’ assets, but your parents might not be willing to arrange for your Eldest sister to bring in a husband."