Since everything was already taken out, Liu Shouren didn’t bother to hide it anymore. The six people, three couples, simply sat together and discussed dividing the things. The rosewood box and the jewelry inside were the dowry left by their parents for Shuzhen, so naturally, it was all hers, no questions asked. The embroidery books were only understood by Shuzhen, so they all went to her without question. The remaining twelve pieces of ancient books and paintings were evenly divided, four for each person, no negotiation. The gold and silver dollars were split according to quantity. Su Hongying, who knew their parents-in-law left them some things but didn’t know it was this much, was shocked: "This, this, this! Oh my God, thankfully, his aunt was clever back then and moved the things early. Otherwise, all this gold and silver would have surely become a death trap for our family!" Thinking about Wu Xia and Lin Yuanzhi’s incident from years ago, Su Hongying turned pale, filled with lingering fear. Thanks to the little sister-in-law’s cleverness, the family was able to avoid disaster! For this alone, even if they took more, Su Hongying wouldn’t have objections. No amount of wealth is more important than having the whole family living peacefully together. "Hey, where did this story come from?" Wu Yinghong blinked, her eyes filled with interest, pulling on Su Hongying’s arm for more information. "This..." Su Hongying looked towards her elder brother-in-law for permission: It involves the former sister-in-law, can we spill this tea or not? "It’s just that the things were not hide well initially, and they almost got confiscated as evidence. Fortunately, the little sister anticipated and moved the items early with me and Shouyi. It’s not a secret, just involves Wu Xia, so maybe my sister-in-law didn’t want to go too deep into it. If you want to hear, I’ll tell you later." Liu Shouren smiled calmly under his wife’s curious gaze, showing no signs of covering up or retreating. He never concealed his past marriage. Whether with Wu Xia or Wu Yinghong, he fully committed and strived to fulfill his responsibility as a husband. Feeling no guilt in his heart, he naturally faced things openly. Wu Yinghong nodded, but actually decided never to bring up the topic again. Knowing the general reason is enough, who would want to constantly hear their man talk about their ex-wife? Su Hongying was deeply grateful for her little sister-in-law’s cleverness back then, while Wu Yinghong had the backing of a powerful, national-level father. One placed gratitude above all, not caring about wealth. The other never fussed over money matters, always looking at things lightly. Regarding the brothers’ obvious preference to bend towards outsiders, the two sisters-in-law had no objections at all. This original fretting, fearing the wealth might blind people, and that the good wives might change their minds upon seeing all the gold and silver was finally relieved for the Liu brothers. Indeed, indeed, worthy of being the wives of Liu Shouren/Liu Shouyi, they were generous, open-minded, not greedy! In fact, Shuzhen was also deeply impressed by her two sisters-in-law’s generosity and openness, but others were open, she couldn’t just blindly follow along and lose face, right? To know her box was full of premium items, eight layers in all, each filled with various exquisite jade, diamonds, and treasures, two candlestick diamonds alone could be exchanged for quite a few gold bars. Having already taken the main dowry, how could she go and take more from her brothers? Oh my, she truly didn’t have the face for this! Shuzhen frowned and was about to voice her dissent. Yet before she could speak, Lianshan cut in: "We appreciate the goodwill of the brothers, but such logic has never existed since ancient times. A married daughter is like water poured out; Shuzhen is now my wife, the mother of my six children, how can we shamelessly share the Liu family’s inheritance? Taking the dowry prepared by her parents is already bold enough of us. If the elder brothers really care, those few embroidered books can be given to us, anyway, they don’t seem too old and likely not valuable. Just right for Shuzhen who understands and enjoys them, or to teach Xinzhi, Xinyue, and Xinqing some ancestral activities, it’s a good choice." "Hey, my elder brother and I were full of apprehension before, scared the money would blind eyes and ruin the deep sibling bonds for the sake of some petty cash! But seeing it now, not only our sibling relationship priced more valuable than jewels, even the partners we chose have noble characters, able to withstand tests so well! Tsk tsk, we can say our bond is indeed stronger than gold now, right?" Liu Shouren widened his eyes, not sure whether to be shocked or pleased. Oh my, it’s exactly gold bars, silver dollars, and some famous, expensive paintings that could sell for a lot! Back then, even he, a landlord’s son, was full of surprise, his eyes almost popped out. All he thought was: Struck it rich, struck it rich, this surely secured a lifetime’s reliance, right? Now how come the sister-in-law, wife, and brother-in-law could remain so calm, as if none of it concerned them! Understanding what the little brother-in-law was thinking, Wu Yinghong chuckled: "So, we being modest and yielding isn’t okay, you’d rather see us argue with red eyebrows and green eyes to be satisfied?" "How could I?" Liu Shouyi scratched his head awkwardly: "Sister-in-law, you misunderstood me. I, heh heh, I just saw many other families bicker like fighting cocks over needles and threads, whereas ours yielding despite chests full of jewels. Felt quite emotional, couldn’t help but admire you all a bit more!" Knowing his sister-in-law rarely lost her temper, but once she did, it was usually overwhelming. Liu Shouyi, not wanting to draw trouble, quickly explained, pouring a stream of flattery. The brothers insisted it was because of Shuzhen’s blessing that the things remained hidden and escaped a disaster that could have brought family calamity. Whether thanks or care, how could the brothers consider themselves as the most doting siblings in the village if they had many gold bars but their sister had none? The brothers insisted, the sister’s objections were ineffective. So Shuzhen didn’t argue on, but held a principle: Since everything was done in triplicate, her dowry box would be split into three as well. Anyway, since she was now the owner of these items, the distribution rights should be hers. Believing that even if their parents were watching from heaven, they’d wish to see harmonious and united siblings. Liu Shouren and Liu Shouyi, feeling helpless, thought if the little sister was letting go of the watermelon just for sesame, what could they do? Each brother took 150 gold bars, half the silver dollars, and shared the paintings. After the division, they each gave their sister an additional 30 gold bars as dowry. Expressing sibling love, surely you can’t oppose that, right?
