The Old Zhou family hadn't all gone to sleep yet; the adults were in the main room discussing the division of the family property. Old Lady Zhou, watching the faces of her eldest son and his spouse, felt an indescribable chill in her heart.
She hadn't expected that even her eldest son and his spouse would agree to the separation, and she was acutely aware of what they were scheming.
It was nothing more than the belief that, as the eldest now held the status of a scholar, his prospects could not be poor, and they did not want to share the benefits with the second branch of the family.
Yet he failed to consider that the portion of silver given to him also contained a share for his youngest brother, which he was now disinclined to recognize—a truly heartless act. No wonder his younger brother and the rest had become so thoughtful.
