Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!-Chapter 338 - 337: Dividing the Family Property

Gu Xiaoqing turned to Li Weimin, "Uncle, don’t get angry. Let’s sit down and talk about it properly. Since Big Brother and Sister-in-law have put it this way, I think you should arrange things at home properly. Otherwise, this time it’s an excuse, next time it will be another excuse. You can’t always blame the family for not supporting or giving money every time something happens. Otherwise, the responsibility will fall heavily on you."

This was Gu Xiaoqing’s advice. The issues with Li Jianguo and Han Qi should have been resolved long ago. She thought Li Weimin and Li Weiqiang realized the potential problems and would handle the family matters accordingly.

Unexpectedly, coming back this time, she encountered the same issues, meaning that since she left, either the couple never returned home or never made a fuss, managing to keep it under wraps until now. They were certainly patient enough.

The initial twenty thousand yuan must have let Li Jianguo and Han Qi live lavishly for a while, otherwise, they couldn’t have endured until today.

Li Weimin gave Li Jianguo a harsh kick, sending him sprawling into the corner of the wall. He knew full well that all this started because of the money at home. So much had already happened; if it wasn’t resolved now, who knew what might occur in the future.

He never wanted this family to fall apart, but just because the family was together didn’t mean their hearts were united. Once the children had their own families, selfishness crept into their hearts.

He refused to acknowledge this, insisting on keeping the kids together, which merely gave them an excuse to make mistakes, just like Han Qi and Jianguo — one wrong step leading to a cascade of errors.

"Jianguo, go upstairs and call down your second uncle, your mother, and your second aunt. Let’s have a family meeting and divide the family. Isn’t that what you’ve always wanted? Let’s separate the family, and with your aunt and uncle as witnesses, you can stop crying injustice. Let’s sort out the family affairs so you don’t end up ruining your aunt and uncle." Li Weimin calmed down and instructed Jianguo.

Han Qi was instantly delighted.

All this was beyond her expectations but achieved the desired effect.

She just wanted to separate the family, which should have happened long ago.

This past year, she and Li Jianguo used that twenty thousand yuan to open a small hot pot restaurant. Since Li Jianguo had experience with hot pot restaurants and their flavors were quite good, business was initially very good.

The two rented an apartment and lived comfortably. Han Qi and Li Jianguo were confident that their life would not be inferior to those in the city.

They even saved some money, recovering ten thousand yuan in just three months.

The two even considered bringing Hu Zi to the city, slowly buying a house, and living there permanently.

Han Qi even planned to bring her parents to help take care of the children. By saving a little money, they could buy a house, get a car, live in a big house like Li Xuemei and Gu Ruhai, and drive a car worth tens of thousands.

She could comfortably be a proprietress, dressing nicely every day, sitting in the store counting money to her heart’s content.

But after a few months, the hot pot business drastically declined.

Han Qi didn’t reflect on herself or look for issues within, just constantly blamed Li Jianguo for not knowing how to manage a business and failing to maintain regular customers.

She never thought about her own stinginess, skimping on every ingredient, halving the portions of vegetables and meat, driving away customers.

So the business continued to worsen.

The worse it got, the more Han Qi cut back on portions and quality to save on materials, creating a vicious cycle, leading the business to flatline, forcing them to close the doors for good.

Including the rent and wages for workers, plus the rent, they ended up losing the entire initial twenty thousand investment, plus the more than ten thousand they’d managed to save.

The two ended up penniless, embarrassingly returning to the village.

This time because Gu Xiaoying was getting married, Li Weimin and the whole Li Weiqiang family came to congratulate, and Han Qi reverted to her old ways, aiming for Li Xuemei’s things. But this time Li Xuemei was prepared, keeping valuable items secured with no chance to exploit.

So Han Qi targeted Gu Xiaoying’s dowry, taking advantage of Gu Xiaoying’s absence to take the gold jewelry from her room.

When Gu Xiaoying returned and discovered it, she threatened to call the police.

This scared Han Qi terribly, forcing her to admit to taking them, enraging Li Weimin to the point of wanting to kick them out with nothing, so Han Qi and Li Jianguo shamelessly clung to Gu Xiaoying.

Upon hearing Li Weimin’s decision to separate the family, the couple finally felt relieved.

After all, everyone had a share of the family property, just taking it early. Holding onto the money, they could surely live a good life.

That suited Han Qi’s intentions perfectly.

A short while later, everyone from upstairs gathered. Li Weiqiang, having just heard from Jianguo, knew his brother wanted to separate the family.

Not knowing why, but aware it was certainly related to Li Jianguo and Han Qi.

That couple was nothing but a constant worry.

Always causing a fuss in the village about wanting to separate or trying to take over the Gu Family Spicy Hot Pot, never a moment’s peace.

It’s clear that his brother was fed up, hence this decision.

The whole family sat down.

Gu Ruhai took Gu Xiaoying upstairs.

Gu Xiaoqing also wanted to leave, but Li Weimin insisted on Li Xuemei and Gu Xiaoqing staying to witness, worried without someone around to control Han Qi.

Only Gu Xiaoqing could intimidate Han Qi, preventing any antics or disgraceful behavior. Only Gu Xiaoqing had that ability.

Otherwise, who knows what Han Qi might do.

Li Weimin and Li Weiqiang felt the same.

So the family prepared to hold a meeting.

Though unwilling, Li Weimin was deeply frustrated and resentful.

This family was falling apart.

His son was a disappointment, insisting on a business venture this year, caused a lot of trouble, resulting in nothing gained and reportedly even losing some money.

Exactly how much they lost, Li Weimin didn’t know, but people said it was a lot. Isn’t that just squandering?

But it’s his son, what could he say?

Now, once again, they face this.

Separate, then. Each going their own way.