Chapter 1073: Family Division

Fu Yanwan heard her own father's voice: "Dad, you're finally back; I've been getting impatient."

Fu's father didn't understand: "What's wrong?"

Fu Yanwan pointed toward the kitchen: "Dad, didn't you smell how fragrant it is?"

Fu's father followed her pointing finger and saw his fourth daughter-in-law standing by the stove plating dishes: "Your fourth sister-in-law cooked today?"

Fu Yanwan quickly nodded and replied: "Yes, yes, yes, everything was cooked by your fourth sister-in-law; we're just waiting for you to return to start the meal."

Fu's father, thinking there was important business tonight, didn't delay: "I'll go wash my hands and be right there."

The little ones heard Grandpa's words and followed along: "Grandpa, we want to wash our hands too."

After the grandparents and grandchildren washed their hands and came back, the dishes were already on the table.

Hao Yanhong inside the room grew anxious: "My Yanwei hasn't returned yet."

Hearing her words, Fu's mother directly said: "In our family, there's no rule that we don't start the meal until everyone is present; in a moment, we'll set aside a bowl and leave the food in the pot for him."

Only, before anyone could act, Fu Yanwei entered the courtyard.

Seeing him return, Hao Yanhong stepped forward and asked: "Why are you back so late?"

Fu Yanwei coughed lightly: "The mission was almost done, so I stayed a bit longer."

What he didn't say truthfully was that, thinking about the family division tonight, he felt irritable and subconsciously didn't want to return early; he found a place to watch old men play chess. If those old men hadn't dispersed to go home and eat, he probably wouldn't have planned to head back yet.

Fu's mother called out to them: "Since you're back, don't dawdle."

After speaking, she thought of something: "Qiusheng, did Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law come to eat?"

Fu's father waved his hand and said: "They said they'd come over after eating."

After everyone took their seats, smelling the fragrant dishes overflowing with aroma, each wore an eager expression.

After Fu's father picked up his chopsticks first, everyone extended their chopsticks together; once a mouthful of food entered their mouths, they no longer cared about restraint.

Even Fu Yanwei, who had been in a bad mood before, now had no mind for the family division matter.

The meal left everyone satisfied.

As soon as the bowls and chopsticks were cleared, Fu's eldest brother and his wife arrived.

The meal was made by Big Sister-in-law Guo Wenjing and Liu Chuxue, so the two tacitly didn't take on the dishwashing again.

Zhang Yurong was conscientious; she tied on an apron and went to the water basin in the courtyard.

Seeing Second Sister-in-law Hao Yanhong about to go inside: "Second Sister-in-law, since Big Sister-in-law and Fourth Younger Sister-in-law cooked the meal, let the two of us wash the bowls and chopsticks."

Hao Yanhong had thought she could dodge it; unexpectedly, she was almost inside when Third Younger Sister-in-law called out, so she could only return reluctantly: "Third Younger Sister-in-law, I was actually going back to find an apron before coming over."

Zhang Yurong didn't care what she said: "Second Sister-in-law, Big Uncle and Big Aunt are still waiting; we need to move quickly."

Although Hao Yanhong didn't want to do it, she had done plenty of work back at her maiden home, so washing dishes was naturally no problem for her.

After they finished washing the dishes and entered the living room, Fu's father, seeing everyone present, finally spoke: "I told everyone early on that we would divide the family once the fourth son married and returned for the homecoming visit; I specially called Big Uncle and Big Aunt over to bear witness."

Fu's mother was seen bringing out a box and handing it to Fu's father.

Fu's father opened the box: "The family currently has three thousand three hundred and eighty yuan, plus your..."

Before she could say much more, Zhang Yurong interrupted: "It's impossible there's only this much money, right?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Fu Yanhong pulled her: "Just listen carefully; who told you to speak out of turn?"

Zhang Yurong obviously knew she had acted foolishly: "Dad, I didn't mean to question; I just thought we pay living expenses every month, and your and Mom's wages aren't low, so it's impossible there's only this little money left."