Chapter 1484: Mr. Jian Makes a Will

Everyone knows the logic, but until a situation happens to oneself, no one can truly empathize!

Jian Yining said to his brother-in-law, "Let me go and pick up my sister and Moli. If we bring them here and everyone talks to them, maybe things will be better."

Sheng Zerong shook his head: "Forget it. You know your sister's temper. If she comes over, no one will be able to have a good New Year."

That's right, it would indeed be like that.

So Jian Yining did not go.

Jian Xiansheng's young wife was very diligent; she made a table full of food by herself in the kitchen, though the food was not very refined, and regardless of whether it was anything good, it was all big basins of soups and stews.

For the New Year's Eve dinner, Wu Ying's son also came out to eat with everyone.

Her son should have been the same generation as Jian Yining, yet he was the same age as the three children in Jian Yining's family.

Wu Ying's son's facial features looked very much like his mother's, and his expression was similar too; his eyes were timid, dodging everyone, trying his best not to look at anyone.

His mother was busy in the kitchen, and the big family in the dining room were all one family, except for him, who was an outsider!

Jian Xiansheng warmly invited his stepson to sit beside him, but he still had the sense to politely decline and sat at the very end of the table; the seat next to him was his mother.

Although the mother and son were considered part of this family, they always seemed like outsiders.

The last dish was brought out, and everyone started eating. Taotao picked up a piece of chicken with her chopsticks, took one bite, and spat it out: "It doesn't taste good."

Wan'er glared at her: "Jian Taotao, where are your manners?"

It didn't look good just by the color, but even if it didn't taste good, one shouldn't spit it out in front of others; it was too impolite.

"I'm sorry, I was wrong."

The child apologized, but refused to touch her chopsticks again.

Mengmeng and Youyou were the same; they only moved their chopsticks once and then stopped eating.

It had no flavor; it didn't look good, and it didn't taste good either.

The three children usually ate delicious food at home. Wan'er was similar to Shi Youxuan; she wasn't very good at cooking herself, but there were cooks at home who were good at it.

With appetites already spoiled, encountering such food, they couldn't swallow it.

Wan'er felt her three daughters were being a bit excessive. She wanted to give Wu Ying face and couldn't let the New Year's Eve dinner table look too awkward, so she also picked up a piece of vegetable and put it in her mouth... and struggled to swallow it!

It seemed like no salt had been added, but it wasn't easy to ask.

Jian Xiansheng took a bite, frowned slightly, and instructed Wu Ying: "Add some salt to these dishes again; they aren't used to this taste."

"Okay."

Wu Ying took the dishes back to the kitchen to recook them.

Jian Xiansheng explained: "Actually, Xiao Wu cooks quite well. It's just that I'm old and can't eat strong flavors, so she's been making it blander and blander."

The reprocessed dishes tasted much better.

After the meal, Jian Xiansheng said to Jian Yining and Sheng Zerong: "You two come with me to the Study; I have something to discuss with you both." Jian Xiansheng called his son and son-in-law into the Study and closed the door.

Jian Xiansheng took out a document and placed it in front of them: "I can't bring myself to say it, you two take a look yourselves. If you have any objections, you can bring them up."

This was a will. The equity, real estate, and company had all been allocated; the children each got half, which was very fair.

The Jian Family did not have a saying of favoring sons over daughters; daughters enjoyed the same inheritance rights as sons.

Everything was divided clearly, but only the house where Jian Xiansheng lived was allocated to Wu Ying's name.

After reading it, Jian Yining stated: "I have no objections."

Sheng Zerong also expressed his attitude: "I have no objections either... but regarding leaving this house to Xiao Wu, I still need to go back and discuss it with Yixin."

It was just a house; neither of them cared about it.

But this house was the place where Yixin was born and raised, and she had deep feelings for it!

Jian Xiansheng also knew that his son-in-law couldn't make the decision on such matters, so he nodded: "It's good for you to go back and discuss it with her."

"Tell Yixin, just say it's what I said. I am so much older than Wu Ying, I will definitely pass away before her. You have all seen that these past two years, she has taken care of me very well."

"One must have a conscience, and I must also provide some security for her later years."

"You are my children, the bulk of the assets will of course be left to you. Only leaving this house to Wu Ying, Yixin should be able to agree; she is not an unreasonable person..."

Sheng Zerong thought to himself, if she were an unreasonable person, it would be easier to handle.

It was precisely because his wife had such deep feelings for her mother that she was very likely to disagree!

Sheng Zerong regretted it now. He regretted coming; he had originally wanted to come out to find some peace and quiet, but instead, he picked up a hot potato to take back. He couldn't not take it, and he couldn't throw it away.

When he returned home, he saw his wife's lingering anger; she was still furious.

It must be that neither the mother nor the son had convinced the other. Now was not the best time to talk about that matter; it was better to wait!

"Hmph! You finally decided to come back? Was the food that woman made that delicious? Did it make you so happy you forgot to return home?" Jian Yixin was angry and found everyone unpleasant to look at.

He patted his wife's shoulder and advised: "Forget it. Parents are not the prequel to their children, and children are not the sequel to their parents. The child is already this old; you can't make all the decisions for him. He has his own thoughts and should decide his own affairs."

"Easy for you to say."

Jian Yixin glared at him fiercely: "What our son's situation is, he doesn't know, and you don't know? He cannot join the army."

"What can he decide? What does he understand? If he were sensible, he wouldn't have provoked that Cui Xiaoqian." Jian Yixin vented all her anger on her husband.

"Yes, yes, wife is right. Don't be angry, calm down."

Sheng Zerong whispered something in his wife's ear, and Jian Yixin's anger suddenly vanished: "Right, how did I forget about that?"

She chided him: "Why didn't you say so earlier? If you had reminded me sooner, I wouldn't have opposed it. Why make the child unhappy during the New Year?"

"It's all my fault, I admit it!" Sheng Zerong played the peacemaker, trying to please everyone.

He managed to smooth things over and get through the New Year.

The New Year was over, and before the Lantern Festival, the children had to start school.

Since that day on New Year's Eve when the mother and son parted on bad terms, Moli had never mentioned the matter of joining the army again!

Of course, Jian Yixin didn't mention it either; both mother and son acted as if the matter had never happened.

Jian Xin was at home packing luggage for her son.

Actually, Moli prepared to do it himself; he said that he was already an adult now, not a small child, and this kind of thing did not require his mother to help him.

But his mother was not at ease and insisted on doing it personally.

His father quietly said to him: "For such a small matter, you shouldn't go against your mother's wishes. You should have your own ideas about things in your heart; it's not that you must disobey her at home to show that you have your own ideas. Just agree to it for now."

Moli looked at his father in astonishment; he felt that what his father said made a lot of sense. His father had always been a person with no sense of presence in this family, just like a pushover, but now he realized that his father was actually the one with great wisdom!