Asking Ma Yulian for Money to Divide the Family? She Was So Scared She Stuttered!

Li Junsheng turned his head to glare at Ma Yulian and roared, "Shut your mouth! Stop twisting the facts here. The money I have left is meant to be divided among our children!"

"Xiaowei's medical expenses aren't part of that. By your logic, you'd better never get sick, or else if our eldest son takes your life-saving money, what will you do then?"

Ma Yulian was the perfect example of someone who talks without feeling the pain themselves—making heartless remarks while standing on the sidelines.

Hearing Li Junsheng's words, Ma Yulian's expression shifted slightly. If their eldest son were to take her life-saving money, that would indeed be unacceptable!

Even though she thought so in her heart, Ma Yulian stubbornly retorted, "My son would never disregard my life. I think you just can't stand our eldest son and are making a mountain out of a molehill."

"If you ask me, we're all family. Our second son hasn't even come to ask Guojun for money—why are you making such a fuss?"

With Ma Yulian defending him so fiercely, Li Guojun grew even more smug, refusing outright to return the money to Li Junsheng.

Li Junsheng, meanwhile, burned with rage. That wretched woman Ma Yulian even dared to interfere with how he disciplined his own son!

And their eldest son was nothing but a selfish, greedy fool.

Taking a deep breath, Li Junsheng snapped furiously, "It's only because we're family that he's still standing here unharmed. If it were anyone else he'd swindled like this, they'd have reported him to the police long ago."

"Do you want him to become a convict? When I discipline him, stay out of it!"

Li Junsheng shoved Ma Yulian aside, sending her sprawling to the ground.

Ma Yulian let out a pained yelp before cursing Li Junsheng under her breath.

"If you hadn't insisted on controlling the money and acting like the boss, none of this would've happened. When I managed the money all those years, things never got this bad."

"Everyone was doing just fine, but you had to bring up dividing the family. Honestly, you should just hand over the money and let me take charge again!"

Ma Yulian absolutely loathed Li Junsheng!

In her heart, she cursed his ancestors eighteen generations back. This man was hoarding all that money, refusing to give her any, and now he wanted to pull the rug out from under her by dividing it among their children.

She'd have no way to explain this to Old Chen!

Just thinking about it filled her face with resentment.

Ma Yulian's words struck a chord with Li Guojun as well.

His father was impossible to please—getting money from him was like pulling teeth. It'd be much easier if his mother were in charge; at least she was easier to manipulate.

Almost instantly, Li Guojun joined forces with Ma Yulian, demanding the money from Li Junsheng!

"Yeah, Dad, you're terrible at managing money. Just hand it over to Mom. She'd never give the second son's family so much, and I wouldn't have to go through the trouble of asking for it later. Plus, you wouldn't have hit me today."

Li Guojun's tone dripped with sarcasm.

Li Junsheng watched coldly as Ma Yulian stirred up trouble. That stupid, wretched woman!

If not for her favoritism toward their eldest son, her scheming, and her neglect of their other three children, their family in his past life wouldn't have ended up so miserable.

Truly, one woman could ruin three generations!

If their eldest son were simply throwing a tantrum and distancing himself, Li Junsheng wouldn't have minded.

But it was Ma Yulian's meddling that made it unacceptable!

Since she insisted on making trouble, Li Junsheng decided to play along—escalating the situation further to see who would come out on top.

He had nothing to lose. The question was whether Ma Yulian could handle the fallout!

"Since you brought up all those years you managed the money, let's settle the accounts today. If we're dividing the family, then the savings you've accumulated over the years should also be split!"

The moment these words left his mouth, Li Guojun was stunned. Was his father really going all out? Dividing the family down to the last penny?

He even wanted to split the savings Ma Yulian had tucked away over the years!

Instantly, Li Guojun forgot all about the eight hundred yuan in Li Junsheng's hands, his eyes gleaming greedily as he turned to Ma Yulian.

His mother had been in charge of the money all these years, and she was notoriously stingy—she must have saved up quite a bit. Who knew how much? Surely more than eight hundred!

Only Ma Yulian knew the truth—she hadn't saved a single penny over the years.

All the money had gone to Chen Dazhu and his son!

At this realization, Ma Yulian immediately rejected Li Junsheng's proposal, scrambling to cover her tracks.

"No! I've always been against dividing the family. You're the one insisting on it. What kind of thinking is this, trying to split the money I've saved too?"

"None of these children know how to manage money—they'll blow it all immediately. It's better if I hold onto it to fund our grandchildren's education so they can have a future!"

Wang Xiuhua, however, saw this as her chance. If her mother-in-law's money were divided, she'd never have to endure her disdain again.

Her eyes lit up as she stepped forward, supporting Li Junsheng's idea.

"I think Father is right. The children will find their own fortunes. Mom, you should worry less. Do you really think Guojun and I would neglect our children's education?"

Ma Yulian faltered, her usual silver tongue failing her as she grew flustered.

Seizing the moment, Li Junsheng deliberately echoed her earlier words.

"You said I can't manage money? Fine. Since we're dividing it, let's split everything. Each family can manage their own finances, so no one has any more complaints!"

"Isn't this what you wanted? I won't control the money anymore—less hassle for me, and you won't have to resent me either."

Ma Yulian opened and closed her mouth, stubbornly repeating, "No! I refuse to divide all the family's money. They don't know how to manage it—you're just setting them up for failure!"

She clung to this one argument, even as Wang Xiuhua assured her they'd handle the money wisely.

Li Junsheng knew the truth—she had no savings to divide!

With that in mind, he threw her own words back at her.

"Don't be such a miser, clutching the money like a dragon hoarding treasure. When you die, it'll all go to the kids anyway. Why not give it to them now when they need it most?"

"Saying they can't manage money isn't an excuse. People only learn how to spend and live wisely when they have money in their hands!"

Li Junsheng's reasoning instantly won over Li Guojun and his wife.

Wasn't that the truth? If they had their own money, they wouldn't need to curry favor with their parents—they could spend it however they pleased.

Li Guojun thought to himself, Who would've guessed his father would be the reasonable one in the end? He was almost thirty—it was high time he took charge of his own life!

"Mom, I think Dad's right. I'm almost thirty—how could I still be reckless with money? Just take out the family savings and let's divide it."

"Yeah, that way you and Father won't keep fighting over money. How much has our family saved over the years, anyway?"

Li Guojun and Wang Xiuhua's eyes gleamed with greed as they pressed Ma Yulian for the total sum.

The couple was convinced that as a factory worker, Li Junsheng must have saved a considerable amount each month.

After all these years, surely it added up to several hundred—maybe even a thousand!

But as the situation spiraled out of control, Ma Yulian turned deathly pale, her words stumbling out in a stammer.

"I—I have no money to give you!"