Chapter 992: The Fan Family Divides
Ms. Mei narrowed her eyes and abruptly climbed down from the bed. "Then let’s split the household. Once it’s divided, I’ll have full control over the money that belongs to the First Branch, won’t I?"
Ms. Yu was shocked and spun around. "Sister-in-law, what are you saying?"
"Mother, the Third Brother has been married for half a year anyway. Since things have reached this point, we might as well split the household, don’t you think?"
The more Ms. Mei spoke, the more feasible she found the idea. Truth be told, she’d long had enough of having her mother-in-law running the household. If she wanted to spend money, she’d have to present a token to draw from the public funds. Not only was she constantly constrained, but at times she even had to dip into her dowry.
But splitting the household would be entirely different. Historically, in household divisions, the eldest branch always received the largest share. The portion she’d get wouldn’t just be 20,000 taels–it could be much more.
She could run her own household without interference and finally kick out that troublesome Third Branch. The thought alone was exhilarating.
Ms. Yu was against the idea, but apart from her, nearly everyone else present had thought about splitting the household at one point.
Third Young Master Fan sneered, "Sister-in-law, are you sure about this? If so, let’s call Eldest Brother and Second Sister-in-law over."