Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty

Upon hearing Chen Ming’s words, Alu was somewhat displeased. He pouted and said, "Dad also said he didn’t mind my sister. Since he doesn’t mind, why does it matter if we live a bit closer?" he muttered, "I don’t want to be too far away from my sister and Dabao. Things are just fine as they are right now."

Dabao also pouted, "Dabao doesn’t want to be too far away from my little uncle, maternal grandparents either."

Mrs. Wang glared at Alu and said, "Just a child, what do you know? Your father is doing this for your sister’s sake." She then turned to Chen Afu and said, "Daughter, your mother also thinks that your father is right. Now that you are independent, we can’t let people think we haven’t divided the family..."

Chen Afu, seeing the hesitation on Chen Ming’s and Mrs. Wang’s faces, began to understand. It might be that Chen Ye and Mrs. Chen had some ideas, mostly likely letting Chen Ming gain the most benefits. Chen Ming didn’t want to take advantage of her, but it was difficult for him to go against Chen Ye and Mrs. Chen.

Through today’s events, Chen Afu felt that despite Chen Ye’s petty nature, he was very righteous in some areas. At least when their own family faced bullying, he would bravely protect them without fear of death. Mrs. Chen was also good; despite her old age, she could stand with her son in dangerous moments... Given all this, Chen Ming couldn’t possibly sever ties with them, nor should they make it overly difficult for him.

It’s just as well then. In the future, not only will we divide our property, but we will also separate our courtyards. Becoming two truly separate families, we won’t be constrained by each other, which may actually be of greater help to Chen Ming.

Chen Afu nodded and said, "Alright. Our two households shouldn’t live too closely together, but we should still be close enough to support each other." She then gently touched Alu’s head and said, "In the future, even if our two courtyards aren’t very close, whenever you want to visit your sister’s house to eat or rest, you are always welcome."

Chen Ming nodded and said, "Um, your parents will miss you too if you live too far away. It is enough for the two courtyards to be one or two yards apart, just so it’s clear we are two separate households. However, the money for building the houses will be provided by your father. Currently, under your father’s bed, there’s still more than ninety taels of silver, which is enough to build two brick houses and surround two courtyards with bricks. We could also dig a well in Afu’s courtyard for the two families to use..." his eyes glinted as he spoke.