Chapter 1717 - 623: The Reverse of the Female Lead (Part 12)_2

Chapter 1717: Chapter 623: The Reverse of the Female Lead (Part 12)_2

He simply lowered his head and said nothing.

Silence itself is an attitude.

"Fine! You, He Laoda!"

Granny Li was furious, her frail, skinny body trembled slightly!

"Mother!"

He Youliang feared his mother would fall ill from anger, and hurriedly rushed forward to support her.

Granny Li gripped her second son’s hand tightly, seeing his honest and simple appearance, she thought of her lost precious granddaughter, and the money-driven rebellious child He Yingying, who no longer recognized her grandmother.

For a moment, the old woman’s heart surged with emotions, and two rows of hot tears silently fell.

"Mother~~" He Youtian raised his head and caught sight of his mother’s tear-streaked face.

His heart panicked, instinctively wanting to rush over.

But Granny Li raised her other hand, making a halting gesture.

"Separate! Our family will separate!"

Granny Li said coldly, looking into He Youtian’s eyes, "It’s not about separating the second branch, but separating your first branch!"

"You’re wealthy now, aren’t you? You don’t want to stay in this poor village of He Family Village, you want to enjoy life in the Prefecture City? Fine, I will fulfill that for you!"

"Your father and I will stay with Laoer, we’ll remain at the old home!"

"As for the house and land at the old home, you, Old Master He, have so much money now, probably don’t care for them. Even so, leave them all to us!"

Hearing Granny Li’s resolute words, He Youtian grew increasingly panicked.

"Mother! You, you—"

How could she stay with Laoer?

I’m the eldest son, the one who needs to inherit the family business, to support the parents.

If she separates me out and stays with Laoer, then how could her son ever face people?

Will the villagers not break his backbone?

Even if each person spits once, he could be drowned by it.

And his children would be affected too — with such an unfilial father, what good could the children achieve?!

"Alright, enough talking! If you want to separate the family, then separate yourself out!"

"If you don’t want your first branch to leave, then don’t bring up separating the family!"

Granny Li saw the shock on He Youtian’s face and was secretly satisfied.

Her performance just now wasn’t entirely out of "desperation," it also carried a hint of testing and coercion.

She didn’t want to separate the family, especially reluctant to let the golden goose first branch fly away.

But, He Yingying was too formidable, even she, the head of the house, could barely rein her in.

Today He Yingying drove the second branch out, would she seize Granny Li’s housekeeper rights tomorrow?

Granny Li certainly didn’t want to live under an oppressive daughter-in-law and granddaughter.

Her only trump card was her eldest son He Youtian, and this Dynasty’s advocacy for filial piety.

See now, as soon as she said she’d separate the first branch and stay with the second, He Youtian immediately panicked.

"Girl, think you’re impressive with a little money?"

"I’ll tell you, dream on! Filial piety is as vast as heaven, you should learn a thing or two."

Granny Li couldn’t hold back and shot He Yingying a look of smug satisfaction.

He Yingying: ... Such a biased and malicious old woman, truly cunning.

This move of "retreat as a strategy" is indeed clever!

But, do you think this way you can control me?!

I’ll tell you something: dream on!

He Yingying didn’t directly try to persuade her father but instead turned her gaze towards her silently seated Third Uncle, He Youyu.

He Youyu received He Yingying’s gaze, hesitating slightly.

Only when he lowered his eyes to see his fine brocade robe, the exquisite jade pendant on his waist, and the few scattered pieces of silver in his purse did He Youyu realize what he had to do.

"Mother, you should separate me out too!"

He raised his head, revealing an elegantly fair face.

Raised reading and writing from a young age, he was the second most favored person in the family after Fubao.

In fact, in some ways, He Youyu was truly the most favored in the family.

No matter how pampered Fubao was, she never went to study.

In He Youyu’s case, even when the family relied on Fubao to barely eat adequately, any spare copper coins were spent by Granny Li to send him to the private school.

These years, He Youyu hadn’t touched any of the farm chores.

Born and raised a farmer’s son, yet kept clean and presentable.

Any good food in the house was shared between Fubao and He Youyu.

Sometimes, to accommodate He Youyu’s scholarly status, they even bought him fine cotton clothing.

Fubao instead had to take a step back.

Of course, Fubao didn’t mind this; she also supported Granny Li’s actions.

In ancient times, striving for social mobility was extremely difficult, so very difficult.

Imperial exams were the only ladder for a farmer’s children to rise.