Chapter 103 Selling Everything

"This is my family's land! The ancestral homestead! I'm the head of the household! Who do you think you are? You only have one choice... Pack your bags, take those three little bastards, and get out of here! Don't even think about taking a single room or a single penny!"

Shen Cuifen's pupils shrank to a point of cold light, and her face immediately turned cold.

"Take them? Take what! No one is allowed to take them away, only Lu Fuhua is allowed to stay!"

Yang Juanhua covered her swollen cheek, her voice sharp and shrill.

She stared intently at Shen Cuifen.

"Two thousand more? Do you think you're made of gold? How can you even say something like that?"

She spat as she spoke, her finger trembling as she pointed at Shen Cuifen.

This is insane!

How dare you ask for money!

When she married into the family, she didn't spend a single penny.

Those silks, bedding, jewelry, and that heavy gold earring were all taken from the Shen family!

Now they want a divorce and are trying to turn the tables by demanding money? They're dreaming!

Shen Cuifen hadn't even mentioned compensation yet, but she brought it up first—it's outrageous!

Who gave her the courage?

My son is usually quite clever, why is he so confused right now?

The two daughters were about to help the family collect betrothal gifts, how could they just leave like that?

That's the future "money bag"!

In a few years, one can be exchanged for 30,000, and two for 60,000.

Yang Juanhua had already calculated this matter clearly long ago.

Now that Shen Cuifen is taking them away, it's like cutting off the Lu family's source of income!

Lu Fuhua, on the other hand, is only four years old and cannot survive without his mother.

If he stays at the Lu family's house, who will have time to coax him every day?

But if we let her take him back to the Shen family to raise him...

Hmm, it's not impossible.

Anyway, even if he's raised outside, he'll still be a member of the Lu family. Now, let her take him back to the Shen family to raise him, so that he can come back and acknowledge his ancestors!

When he grows up and becomes sensible, he will naturally know that his roots are in the Lu family.

Lu Jianguo immediately responded.

"Yes! My mom is right! If you're taking people, take that heartless little brat with you!"

He glared fiercely at Shen Cuifen.

"You wanted to take the child away? Fine, take that freeloading brat with you! Don't leave him here wasting my money!"

Shen Cuifen knew perfectly well what Yang Juanhua and Lu Jianguo were up to.

On the surface, he said he wanted to take Lu Fuhua away, but in reality, he wanted to get rid of this "trouble".

They also tried to get their son to acknowledge the Lu family again in the future, so that their Lu family line could continue.

"Old lady, you've got a real scheme up your sleeve, and you're practically ripping me off! Don't think I can't see through your little tricks!"

Shen Cuifen sneered and thrust her sword straight at Yang Juanhua.

"You think I don't know what you're up to? You speak so righteously, but you're plotting the most insidious schemes!"

"Listen up, all three children are mine! Don't even think about doing anything funny!"

“They are the children I carried for ten months, their blood is my flesh and blood! You, the Lu family, are not allowed to touch a single hair on their heads!”

Marry Lu Guizhen to that old bachelor.

Isn't this a dirty trick that you, Yang Juanhua, and Lu Shuixian came up with together?

That man was over fifty; even the village dogs would avoid him!

How dare you lay a finger on a sixteen-year-old girl like her? You have no conscience at all!

I borrowed fifty catties of wheat from the Shen family a few years ago, and I haven't paid it back yet.

Last year during Chinese New Year, he even stole the cured meat that my family was drying, and I caught him red-handed!

Does this kind of person even deserve to marry my daughter?

What are you up to?!

"The child is mine! The house is mine too!"

Shen Cuifen's voice suddenly rose, her eyes blazing.

"Otherwise, my brother, sister-in-law, parents and I are all here today. If you don't agree, I'll tear down the whole house I built with my own hands and take all the kids with me! I'd rather not get a divorce! I'll fight you to the bitter end!"

Shen Cuifen crossed her arms and looked down coldly at Lu Jianguo.

"I don't believe you'd actually dare to demolish it! This is my house!"

Lu Jianguo was still trying to put on a brave face, but his voice was already starting to waver.

Before he could finish speaking, Shen Yongcai had already grabbed a shovel and rushed to the roadside and the house where he lived.

Without the slightest hesitation, he pried the iron bar upwards with the shovel.

The tiles on the eaves rose with a sound, and then fell down with a "crash".

In the blink of an eye, a hole appeared in the eaves, revealing the wooden beams inside.

Shen Cuifen couldn't help but secretly give her older brother a thumbs up!

That felt great!

This not only smashed the tiles, but also shattered the Lu family's arrogant arrogance!

Yang Juanhua was so anxious that she stomped her feet, slapped her thighs, and shouted.

"Oh my god! The Shen family are all bandits! This is my house! Don't demolish it!"

Her voice was shrill, and she jumped up and down screaming.

"What you're doing is illegal! I'm going to the police station to report you! You demolished my house, I'll make you pay with your lives!"

Lu Zhongping bit his lip, staring intently at Shen Yongcai.

He was burning with anger, but his voice trembled involuntarily.

"Uncle...that's not my dad's room, that's my room...that's where I've slept since I was little...that's my room!"

Lu Jianguo was so angry that his face turned ashen.

His finger trembled as he pointed at Lu Zhongping, unable to speak for a long time.

You're such a good son!

How dare you stand before this outsider at a time like this and deny your father's family?

"Pooh!"

Shen Yongcai suddenly spat out a mouthful of saliva, his eyes glaring at Lu Zhongping like knives.

"Who's your uncle! Stop calling me that so affectionately! I, Shen Yongcai, can't accept being called 'Young Master Lu'! From now on, our two families are worlds apart!"

"When this house was built, did your Lu family contribute a single brick or tile?"

"Where were you, Lu Jianguo, when we built this house? Gambling in the county town! You, Lu Zhongping, were still breastfeeding! It was my second brother and I who carried sand and wooden beams, piling up the house brick by brick! But what about you? Did you contribute a single bit of effort? Did you spend a single penny? No! It was all thanks to my sister, Chen Cuifen, who single-handedly supported this family!"

"She's suffered all these years, working from dawn till dusk, farming and raising pigs, supporting your schooling, and helping you get married! Everything you wear, eat, and use—wasn't it all earned through her frugality? And now you have the nerve to stand up and fight for the house? Don't you have any conscience? Don't you have any humanity?!"

Shen Yongcai grew angrier as he spoke, his eyes blazing with fury.

His gaze fell on Shen Cuifen's face.

"Cuifen, stop arguing with them! They're not worth a word! Tonight, we'll just stay up all night and tear everything down! We won't leave them a single beam or tile!"

"Your second brother and I have plenty of strength! We'll turn it into ruins in one night! We'll leave the Lu family without even a place to shelter from the wind and rain! Let's see what they have left to put on airs for!"

He paused, his voice becoming even lower and more resolute.

"After we finish the divorce proceedings tomorrow, you'll come home with me. We'll go back to Shenjia Village, back to our roots! There are still empty houses there, a bit old, but clean and tidy. If you want to stay, I'll immediately start building you two new rooms!"

"The windows face south, the door faces east, good lighting, warm in winter and cool in summer. The children can go to school, you can grow vegetables, and life will get better little by little. I swear..."

He raised his hand and slammed it heavily on his chest.

"I will never let you or the children suffer the slightest grievance! I, Shen Yongcai, will sell everything I own to support you!"