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Chapter 18 - 18 17 The Fate of Mother and Son
Chapter 18 - 18 17 The Fate of Mother and Son
?Chapter 18: Chapter 17: The Fate of Mother and Son Chapter 18: Chapter 17: The Fate of Mother and Son “How could we agree to that?” Chen Ming, Alu, and Mrs. Wang protested in unison. Chen Ming added, “Afu, don’t be so formal. You’re my daughter, too. As your parents, it’s our responsibility to provide you with a home. Neither your mother nor eldest uncle is heartless. They will make sure you can get by.”
The family talked late into the night before they reached a consensus.
They finally decided to do as Chen Ming suggested, dividing an acre of land between Chen Afu and Dabao. For now, they would borrow 1,000 cents from Chen Ye to buy some more land for the new household. When they harvested the winter wheat, they would sell the land and start building a house.
Their land was top-class farmland; an acre could fetch 5,000 cents. Chen Afu just had her son. They only needed a small plot for their new home, which could be covered by 1,000 cents. The remaining 4,000 cents could be used to build the house and buy some simple furniture.
The next day, Chen Ming went to The Chens to discuss this with Mrs. Chen and Chen Ye. He arranged a meeting with five senior family members and Junior Officer Gao. Chen Ming’s second uncle was not invited, as they had ceased relations since the property dispute.
After hearing Chen Ming’s idea, Mrs. Chen and Chen Ye agreed. It was worth it to separate these two outsiders with just an acre of land. Although Afu and Dabao would still be dependent on the second family, they couldn’t deny them a living. Besides, they couldn’t risk offending Mrs. Wang. That would only backfire on Chen Ming. Perhaps, once Chen Afu officially has her household, adopting a son would no longer be seen as disgraceful. That would make it easier for Aju to get married.
Originally, Chen Afu had asked Chen Ming to claim that the expenses during their transition to independence were a loan from Chen Dabao. Since she didn’t know exactly how much that would be, she told Chen Ming to decide. Afu was afraid that there might be setbacks in her plan to establish a separate household. She wanted to compromise wherever possible. But Chen Ming didn’t mention it, he didn’t want Afu to suffer too much.
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