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Chapter 261: Jiang Xia's Resourcefulness Will Find a Way
Chapter 261: Jiang Xia's Resourcefulness Will Find a Way
After finishing their meal, Zhou Chengxin left with the children, heading home ahead of the others.
This left space for Tian Caixing and Tian Caifa to have a private conversation.
She wanted to handle the trouble she had caused herself, so that she couldn't complain about him mistreating her family later on.
Tian Caixing pulled Tian Caifa aside and began venting his frustrations, "So what if he has a big boat? He says, 'It's my boat, and I'll lend it if I want to, and I won't if I don't. It's not like I owe anyone anything!' Look how arrogant he's become! He couldn't even come up with a decent excuse to refuse me. It's clear he looks down on me!"
Tian Caifa responded, "You're overthinking it! Who would lend out a big boat? If I had one, I wouldn't lend it either. You won't even lend your family's bicycle worth over a hundred yuan, and now you want to borrow someone's boat? Dream on!"
Tian Caixing fell silent.
"Forget about borrowing the boat, brother. It's more practical for you to go home and find work tomorrow."
Her father-in-law had returned, and now there were three people going out to sea. They really didn't need so many hands.
Moreover, her brother received a larger share of the catch! Since Zhou Chengxin didn't object, her brother decided how to divide it! She couldn't complain about her brother either, as she would be seen as disrespectful.
But she couldn't afford it! She really couldn't support her brother's lavish lifestyle, so it was time to leave!
Leave? Tian Caixing was not pleased with this idea. He enjoyed the daily feast of seafood and the good earnings. Why would he want to leave?
"Whose side are you on, and who is your real brother? You need to be clear about this! Didn't you say that Zhou Chenglei and his wife didn't respect you? I've seen it too! Now that they have money, they don't value you two at all! Look at how he treats you and Ah Xin, is there any respect there? Even if he doesn't want to lend the boat, he could have been more tactful and made up an excuse. Saying no directly means he doesn't consider me family, and that's because he doesn't respect you! I'm your brother, who carried you on my back when we were young, and raised you! Eldest brother is like a father! Have you forgotten that? You're his eldest sister-in-law, and eldest sister-in-law is like a mother. I should be considered his senior too! He looks down on me because he looks down on you! If he didn't respect you, he wouldn't respect me!"
Tian Caifa was speechless.
"And you, you don't know who's close and who's distant. I wanted to borrow the boat, but you didn't help me. You think just because your younger brother is rich and successful, he'll help you? Today, when selling sea urchins, they even took an extra share for themselves!"
Tian Caifa was taken aback, "What do you mean by an extra share?"
Tian Caixing explained what he had seen and heard, adding his own interpretation, "I don't know who came up with this idea of dividing by headcount! If Ah Xin suggested it, he's obviously helping his brother or trying to hide some personal savings from you. If Zhou Chenglei and his wife proposed it, they're clearly taking advantage of your honest and kind nature!"
Tian Caifa furrowed.
Tian Caixing glanced at her and continued, "Ah Xin and you are husband and wife, you two should be the closest in the world. But I feel like Ah Xin is closer to his parents and brother. He always wants to help them. This is because you're a Tian, while their whole family is Zhou. Blood is thicker than water, and they're closer. Only you are foolish enough not to realize this. You and I have this 'blood is thicker than water' relationship, yet you won't help your brother! Today, if you had woken me up to go fishing, wouldn't we have gotten a bigger share of the money?"
"So I can't leave! I even plan to call your sister-in-law, second brother and sister-in-law, fourth brother, and fifth brother to come over. With all seven siblings together, I wonder if we'd still be at a loss with the headcount division!"
Tian Caifa had been slightly swayed by his words, feeling a bit upset.
Upon hearing those words, she instantly snapped out of her daze.
"Everyone is coming together? That's terrifying!"
The boat won't even fit everyone!
More importantly, she knew that no matter how many people went out to sea, the catch would only be divided between the two families.
In other words, it was certain that the fourth brother and his wife would get half. If there was any division, it would be from their half, shared with their siblings.
With so many people, even earning a few hundred a day wouldn't be enough to split.
Divide, divide, what's the point of dividing?
Tian Caifa was unusually clear-headed, "It's not that everything is divided equally. Good things found by each person belong to them. This was agreed upon long ago, big brother, you just didn't know. Now that my father-in-law is back, two people are enough to pull the net, three would be too many. There's no need to call second brother and the others. Big brother, you should go home too! You've been away from home for several days, big sister-in-law and Yongtou miss you!"
Hurry up and leave!
Hurry, go!
Go now!
Tian Caixing felt that the sister he had raised had her heart set on her husband's family.
No wonder she had been returning to her parents' home less frequently, and the money she gave to her parents had decreased.
And now, she was even urging him to leave?
His face darkened, "Have you forgotten that I raised you since you were a child? You're heartless! Eldest brother is like a father, and you dare to drive me away?"
Tian Caifa was speechless.
She suddenly realized that in the past, she had always thought of herself as the eldest sister-in-law, and eldest sister-in-law was like a mother. Was her behavior so detestable?
She was raised by her parents, and when she was young, she insisted on following her older brothers, only to be chased away by them. Besides, they were only two or three years older than her. How could she have been raised by him?
Similarly, when she married, the fourth brother was already thirteen, and at fourteen, he enlisted in the army.
Because his age was written two years older in his household registration, and he was tall and well-built, he met the age requirement for enlistment, and no one suspected him.
He served in the army for over a decade, only returning at the age of twenty-nine. For over ten years, he sent money home every month without fail, and there was never a shortage.
To be honest, she had only taken care of him for a year, what kind of eldest sister-in-law was like a mother?
It wasn't even considered taking care of him, it was just that when she married, the family hadn't divided, so naturally, she cooked for the entire family.
In fact, as the eldest sister-in-law, she had only cooked for her brothers-in-law.
They washed their own clothes.
Moreover, Zhou Chenglei and his brothers were all exceptionally diligent and capable. After school, they would go to guard the rice fields or the sugarcane fields to earn public points.
When they had free time, they would either go hunting in the mountains or fishing in the sea, so the family often had fish or meat to eat.
After marrying into the family, she finally knew what it was like to have enough to eat, and to have a steady supply of meat.
At that time, she truly felt like she had fallen into a lucky place.
When she was at her parents' home, being a girl, how could she ever get to eat meat?
During the New Year and festivals, if she could gnaw on a couple of chicken feet, she would be content.
Tomorrow, she must get her brother to go home!
But how could she make her brother leave?
Tian Caifa stopped in her tracks, "Big brother, you go home first! I'll go ask Xia Xia about something."
Jiang Xia was so clever, she must have a solution!
Tian Caixing thought she was going to ask Jiang Xia about dividing the money by the number of people, and felt that she was finally teachable.
"Go!"
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(End of Chapter)
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