Before she could finish speaking, Han Ling slapped him hard across the face. The sound was particularly loud in the empty living room, and Han Ling's hand went numb from the impact. She didn't even look at Han Ye, but instead stared at her older brother.

"Big brother? Ha, you don't deserve me to call you big brother anymore, Han Tong. I didn't expect this. Dad was only exonerated for a short time, and your ambition has swelled so quickly. Does Dad know about your thoughts?"

Han Ling's words completely humiliated Han Tong. His face flushed red, but he didn't think he was wrong: "So what if you sacrifice a little for the family? Besides, marrying Shen Liang is better than Jiang Hui, and being an official's wife is better than anything else. I'm thinking about this for you too."

"Haha, how ridiculous! Bah! You hypocrite, you're the epitome of a villain! I'm already married. What right do you have to order me around? I hit Han Ye because I'm his sister. He deserved the slap. But you're the older brother, and as his sister, I can't do anything. When Dad comes back, if he agrees with your ideas, then... hehe, I'll just have to pretend I have no family left."

Jiang Wenxin pulled her daughter over and pointed at her two sons: "You two get out of here right now, I don't want to see you."

Jiang Hui was already standing at the top of the stairs, looking down at the people below: "Mom, let them continue talking. After all, if I don't agree to let me divorce Han Ling, you can't do it!"

Han Ling suddenly turned her head and looked over. Seeing Jiang Hui's indifferent face, she felt a little flustered and a little wronged. She ran over and said, "Are you angry with me too?"

Jiang Hui looked at his wife and wanted to smile and comfort her, but the anger in his heart prevented him from doing so. "Han Ling, actually, I did expect this scene. Really, just before I walked in, I was thinking, people often say that when one person achieves success, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. Your family went from such a situation to now living in a mansion and speaking with such confidence, completely losing their former caution, even their humility. I thought they just looked down on me, an ordinary employee, but I never expected..."

"I will not agree with their ideas. If they really force me to make a choice, then I will pretend that I have no family." Han Ling looked at Han Tong and Han Ye with cold eyes.

Han Tong looked at Jiang Hui, his eyes filled with anger at having his veil lifted, and genuine contempt: "Heh, Jiang Hui, what do you have that makes people respect you? Look at yourself, a coal shop worker, an orphan, with no family support whatsoever. What makes you think you can compare to our family?"

After finishing his work, Han Musheng was driven home by government officials. He was initially happy to see his eldest daughter-in-law, grandson, and great-grandson in the yard and wanted to play with his grandson, but he heard a commotion inside the house. He noticed his daughter-in-law's changed expression and stared at her, saying, "You stay here and take care of the children."

Zhao Ruoxue remained silent, not daring to say anything. Han Musheng quietly walked into the main house, and his son-in-law Jiang Hui's voice reached his ears.

"I have no help, nor do I need any help. Everything I have is earned with my own two hands. Even if I eat coarse food and eat wild vegetables, I am at peace because I earned it with my own hands and feet, and I have a clear conscience."

And you, brother-in-law? Ha, laughable. You got your current position because of your father-in-law, and what are you so proud of? Take off that skin, what can you do? You got your position by selling your sister, you really have the nerve to say that. You've completely disgraced the old man's reputation and integrity.

Han Tong's face twisted in rage: "Han Ling is my sister. She grew up eating the Han family's food. What's a little sacrifice for the family? What do you, an ordinary lower-class person, know?"

Han Musheng couldn't stand it anymore and strode in: "Han Tong, repeat what you just said?"

Han Tong's pupils contracted as she looked at her father returning, and her arrogance immediately deflated: "Dad, Dad, I, I just, I just wanted my sister to have a better life. You, look at what she's wearing now, she doesn't look like a member of the Han family at all."

As Han Tong spoke, he gained confidence, as if he truly cared about Han Ling's well-being.

Without saying a word, Han Musheng walked to a wooden plaque and an old-fashioned book in the central hall, pointed at them and said to Han Tong, "Come here, kneel down. Han Ye, you kneel down for me too."

Han Tong and Han Ye dared not disobey their father, so they knelt down with their heads down. Jiang Hui sneered and walked down, nodded to his father-in-law, and sat down on the leather sofa. Heh, he really knows how to enjoy himself.

Han Musheng lowered his eyes, knowing in his heart that after this farce, his son-in-law Jiang Hui would definitely not have any affection for Han Tong and Han Ye anymore. It's no wonder, these two sons have been raised badly.

"Tell me, what are the Han family rules?" Han Musheng took down the family rules, a bamboo stick, that was enshrined on the mahogany table.

Han Tong and Han Ye gritted their teeth and recited the family rules under their father's gaze: "Brothers and sisters should live in harmony."

Han Musheng lashed his two sons' backs with the bamboo stick, three strokes for each of them: "Continue."

The two grimaced in pain but dared not utter a sound: "One must not violate the bottom line of being a decent human being for the sake of fame and fortune."

"Did you do it?" Han Musheng slapped him a few more times, each time with great force.

Jiang Wenxin watched her husband get angry but didn't try to stop him. These two children had developed bad intentions, and if they weren't disciplined, they might bring trouble upon themselves.

"Kneel here and reflect on your mistakes." Han Musheng put down the family law and walked to the center of the living room, looking at his daughter and son-in-law: "You two come with me to the study. Wenxin, look at these children, don't frighten them."

"Okay, go ahead." Jiang Wenxin walked out, and Jiang Hui and Han Ling followed Han Musheng into the study.

Upon entering the study, Han Musheng sighed deeply, bowed to Jiang Hui, and watched as her father covered his mouth and wept silently. He had done all this for her sake.

Jiang Hui quickly stepped forward to support him: "Dad, what are you doing? Your son-in-law can't take this responsibility."

Jiang Hui helped Han Musheng sit on a mahogany chair: "Jiang Hui, I'm so glad you're still willing to call me Dad. What Han Tong and Han Ye wanted to do is something my Han family has done wrong to you. I didn't educate these two well. They became arrogant and didn't know their own worth after they turned their lives around."

I don't expect you to forgive them, I just hope it won't affect your relationship with Lingling. In the future, if you still want to come see this old man, then come. If you're really too angry to come, I won't blame you.

Jiang Hui was indeed very disappointed and angry with Han Ling's brothers. He was not angry that they looked down on him, but that they treated Han Ling as a gift, giving her away to whomever they wanted. Han Ling was his lover and the mother of his child. This was really infuriating.

"Dad, don't worry. You are you and they are them. However, you have just returned to work, so you still need to keep things in check. It's a time of upheaval everywhere, so you don't want anyone to find fault with you."