Chapter 150 The Fu Family Divides

He could only say to Fang Zhiguo, "I'll take you to your room!"

Fang Zhiguo saluted: "Thank you! I'll stay in the room next to Zhu Fanfan's."

Fu Minghao had already communicated with Zhu Jiabao and made arrangements: "Don't worry, nothing will happen at the Fu family. You can move around freely. Fanfan is very safe here."

Fang Zhiguo replied, "My mission is to protect Zhu Fanfan. I will not leave her sight for 24 hours."

Zhu Fanfan disagreed first: "This is our own home, what could possibly happen? Besides, I'm capable of protecting myself. You can come with me when we go out. Just think of it as a holiday."

Fang Zhiguo didn't speak, but his expression clearly told others that he couldn't do it.

Fu Minghao had no choice but to look at Zhu Fanfan and suddenly sighed, "After your grandma comes back, let's have a good talk. We celebrated the New Year together when you were a little over one year old. In the blink of an eye, several years have passed, and Fanfan has grown into a young lady."

Zhu Fanfan took out the eight main items of luggage and the roast duck: "Grandpa asked me to bring this to Grandpa. It's a specialty of Beijing. Grandpa, this is delicious."

Fu Minghao looked at Zhu Fanfan with amusement: "You little glutton, you're the one who wants to eat, aren't you! Tonight you'll have a seafood feast, something you rarely get to eat even in Beijing."

Zhu Fanfan's eyes lit up: "Grandpa, where can I find crab seedlings from Chengyang Lake? I want to buy some and raise them myself."

Fu Minghao thought it was just a child's wild idea and didn't take it seriously: "If Fanfan likes it, Grandpa will have someone buy some for you."

While they were talking, Zhu Fanfan had already packed her things. The house had been cleaned before she arrived, and the bedding and other items were all clean. All she had to do was put her clothes in. The three of them waited for their grandmother to return in the living room.

Not long after, Tan Fuya returned. Upon seeing Zhu Fanfan, she hugged him tightly, tears streaming down her face: "Grandma's dear grandson, I missed you so much."

The mother and daughter shared another sweet moment, each recounting the events of the past few years. When it was time to cook, Zhu Fanfan volunteered to go into the kitchen. She wanted to learn to cook, she wanted to eat delicious food, and she would never let her stomach suffer.

After a warm and loving dinner, Zhu Fanfan went to rest. After all, he must have been tired from the long car ride. It's good that his grandparents are healthy and alright.

The next day, after Zhu Fanfan woke up, she saw a bunch of people at home. Fu Minghao introduced them: "Fanfan, come here quickly. This is Fanfan. Do you know who she is? Fanfan, this is your aunt Fu Wen, your uncle Luo Yushu, and your cousin from your aunt's family..."

The introductions were done one by one, and with about twenty people present, it was quite a sight. Fu Wen complained, "Dad, Zhu Fanfan's surname is Zhu, and she's already been adopted out. Why are you calling her back?"

Fu Minghao bluntly stated: "You're like water spilled from a cup. If you can come back, Fanfan can come back too. I've said what I wanted to say today. Don't come back except for Chinese New Year."

Fu Wen felt guilty: "Dad, what are you saying?"

Fu Minghao continued, "I know you feel that your parents are being unfair, that you feel wronged, and that you have always had grievances against us."

Fu Wen responded first: "Dad, we didn't mean that. We have the utmost respect for you and Mom."

The other daughters also expressed their gratitude to their parents.

Fu Minghao ignored him: "You were all born in a chaotic world. Your mother and I went to great lengths to raise you. We have no guilt towards you. We have done everything we could for you. We also brought you into the new society and watched you get married, have children, and have your own lives. My mission is over."

The others fell silent, waiting for their father to get to the next point, since it was quite obvious that he hadn't been fond of them over the years.

Fu Minghao continued, "As you know, the current situation is severe. There is a serious drought, a severe food shortage, and various supplies are restricted. Your mother and I don't know when we will be gone, so we want to divide the family property before we leave."

One sentence caused panic, and Fu Wen took the lead in saying, "We are all one family. What's this talk about separating the family? It's a tradition passed down from our ancestors: while our parents are alive, we don't separate the family."

Fu Wan also said, "Dad, we will always be a family, we will never be separated."

The others began to speak up, especially Fu Xian, who was even a little agitated: "We will always be a family, Dad. I'll just pretend you weren't fully awake today, and you can't mention it again."

Only Fu Jing remained silent. After everyone had finished speaking, Fu Minghao calmly said, "You are all married daughters, and you won't be able to come to the Fu family for ancestral worship in the future. I don't blame you. In the future, when your mother and I are old and sick, you may not have time to come to see us either, and I still don't blame you."

Both the daughter and son-in-law expressed their determination to be filial to their parents-in-law. Fu Minghao neither agreed nor disagreed. They were busy with their own little family now and had many worries. They would only be busier when they got older. They had money and could hire someone to take care of them. Their daughters were not the type to take care of others. They would be content if they could visit them more often when they were bedridden and unable to move.

No matter how much his daughters and sons-in-law assured him, Fu Minghao didn't believe them: "You all know the Fu family's situation. Before liberation, we donated all our assets in the form of supplies. I donated penicillin, guns, and ammunition. Fu Jing knows about the factory's situation. Before the public-private partnership, we donated some of the money when the country was in trouble. There was also the money we received from the public-private partnership. In total, it wasn't much."

He glanced at everyone and said, "I'll divide the portions according to your numbers: one for the couple, one for the children, and one for me and your mother, for a total of eighteen portions."

Fu Wen and Luo Yushu are counted as one share, the three children are counted as three shares, Fu Wan and Yang Jun are counted as one share, the two children are counted as one share each, Fu Xian's family plus the children are counted as four shares, Fu Jing plus the children are counted as five shares, and Fanfan is counted as one share.

Fu Wen immediately sensed something was wrong: "Shouldn't there be seventeen of us?"

Fu Minghao replied, "Fanfan is also a grandson of the Fu family, so she has a share in it."

Fu Wen objected: "She has already been adopted out and no longer bears the Fu surname. In the future, she won't be able to take care of you since she won't be in Shanghai. What right does she have to share the Fu family's money?"

Fu Minghao knew this would happen, and said bluntly, "Similarly, your child doesn't have the surname Fu, nor is he a child of the Fu family. What right does he have to share the Fu family's money?"

Fu Wen protested, "Then just give it to the four of us sisters."

Fu Minghao continued bluntly: "The ancestors you worship after you get married belong to your husband's family. How many times has the Fu family ever worshipped them? What right do you have to call yourselves children of the Fu family if you don't even worship your own ancestors?"

Seeing that everyone had fallen silent, he had a premonition about this. Now he deeply understood why it was so important to have a son. Only a son was family, and only a son's child would bear the surname Fu, be a grandson of the Fu family, and be there to bring them joy.