Chapter 302 - 189 Part_1
Yixiu asked Manhe again, "Uncle Manhe, what exactly happened to Grandpa?"
Qian Manhe, rubbing his hands, replied, "It’s, it’s Grandpa and Grandma, they didn’t want to let Third Uncle give away the shares of Dessert House to, to, to..." He was too embarrassed to go on and used his sleeve to wipe away his tears.
Yixiu had already guessed the reason, but hearing it spoken aloud still disturbed her deeply. Sobbing and with righteous indignation, she said, "How can you all be like this? Hasn’t Grandpa given enough to you all? Since his teenage years, Grandpa risked his life as an armed escort to earn money for the whole family to enjoy. Yet, when he fell ill and was on his deathbed, the family was divided, and he was driven here. Our family struggled on desperately, barely making it through, and even with one leg crippled, Grandpa still toiled and traveled tirelessly to build up this family estate. Grandpa is dividing his own possessions, and even my brother agreed, saying he is a man who will earn his own future with his bare hands. What right do you have to object? A good man does not live off his family’s property, and a good woman does not wear her wedding clothes forever. It has been so long since the family split, yet why do our family’s affairs still depend on your approval?"
These words left Qian Manchuan and Qian Manhe feeling deeply ashamed, their eyes reddening as they said, "Yixiu, you’ve misunderstood us. We don’t want to take what belongs to your family, honestly, we still have a sense of shame. We, we just feel that this is the Qian family’s foundation, and we cannot, cannot..."
"The Qian family’s foundation? Uncle Manchuan and Uncle Manhe, you misspeak. This is not the Qian family’s foundation, nor is it the Qian family’s ancestral property. Dessert House is something we built from scratch with our bare hands; it is our Qian family’s foundation. I am our family’s eldest son, and it’s up to Grandpa and me to manage our own property; it’s not for other clansmen to interfere," declared Qian Yeejin with an assertive tone, implicitly distancing himself from the first and second households.
At that moment, Old Doctor Lin was brought over by Li Jinhu. Everyone except for Lady Wu, Old man Cai, and Qian Siwu, who stayed in the bedroom, was chased into the living room.
Doctor Lin was busy with acupuncture and instructing others to boil and administer medicine, with several people bustling in and out. Yeejin, still young, could not resist the drowsiness and fell asleep on the couch. Though Yixiu had the heart of an adult, her body could not withstand it, and she eventually drifted off to sleep without realizing it.
Suddenly, a cry from Lady Wu woke up the siblings; it turned out that Qian Sangui had regained consciousness.