When Anle inside the house said she didn't want anything anymore, even though it was just a child's talk, Liu Xiufen's eyes lit up. If she really didn't want anything, that would be great, all of it would be a bargain for her family.

Upon hearing this, the two brothers, An Ding and An Yi, outside the house, instantly changed their expressions. Had their little sister gone mad? Did she give up everything?

They thought she was going to rush in and have a big fight with her second aunt.

I never expected such a shocking reversal!

"Little sister, what nonsense are you talking about?" An Yi rushed up and tried to pull An Le away, but An Le clung to An Mancang's leg and refused to let go.

An Dafeng glanced at the two younger ones but didn't scold them. His gaze then fell on An Mancang.

"Mancang, give me a piece of your mind. Tell me, what are you thinking?"

An Mancang licked his dry lips and finally spoke.

"I have to take care of my parents, but I don't need their things."

He Sanfeng, cursing and swearing, became enraged at An Mancang and attacked without any mercy, taking off her shoe and smashing it towards An Mancang's face—

An Mancang neither dodged nor avoided, he just stood there and let Sanfeng smash him.

"With your abilities, you expect to support me and your father? How are you going to support us? Do you expect us to starve?"

"Please, I beg you, eldest son, please let your father and me go. We just want to enjoy our retirement with your second son's family."

Qiao Qiuniang timidly peeked out, tears welling in her eyes.

“Mother, Mancang and I will take good care of you two even if we don’t eat or drink. You and Father can rest assured and stay with us.”

If word gets out, how will our Mancang family face people? How can parents not side with their eldest son?

Hearing Qiao Qiuniang speak weakly, He Sanfeng became even angrier.

"Shut up!"

"Looking at your timid and cowardly appearance makes me angry. How could the eldest son have married such a thing as you?!"

"You can't lift anything on your shoulders or carry anything with your hands. What can you do besides embroidering flowers?"

"What use is your embroidery skill to us peasants?"

"With that little embroidery skill, you can't even earn a penny these days. Even Li Tiegen's wife won't take your work anymore. What can your father and I rely on if we stay with your family? Tell me, how are you going to support us old folks?"

An Dalin's brows furrowed with coldness.

"Third sister-in-law, that's enough. Aren't all the food and drinks you eat and drink provided by the eldest brother's family?"

"Which piece of clothing you're wearing wasn't sewn and washed by your eldest son's family?"

"Where in your house, inside or out, wasn't everything taken care of by your eldest daughter-in-law?"

"You have a capable second daughter-in-law living in your house, but besides feeding you, what has she done for you?"

He Sanfeng glanced at Liu Xiufen: "..." She opened her mouth, but couldn't say a word.

"Hmph, why aren't you saying anything this time?"

The villagers here have sharp eyes!

You treat your eldest son's family poorly. Do you think the villagers aren't gossiping about you behind your back?

"You'd better shut up already! You've ruined the reputation of the An family!"

Liu Xiufen's face turned a purplish-red. What do you mean she's just eating with her mouth?

Is this even human language?

Is it really that disrespectful to people?

Before Liu Xiufen could even retort, her mother-in-law, He Sanfeng, closed her eyes, slapped her thigh, and started wailing.

"Oh dear, I don't want to live anymore! What did I do wrong? Can't I even vent my frustrations?"

"Isn't she just someone who can't lift a finger? What did I say wrong? Did I commit a crime by saying that?"

"I just want to live with my second son, why is my life so miserable—"

"Alright, alright, just shut up when I tell you to." An Daliang irritably tapped the octagonal table next to him with his pipe, making the teapot and teacups rattle loudly.

When He Sanfeng saw her husband getting angry, she stopped crying abruptly halfway through her wailing, no longer daring to cry out.

“This land can’t all go to the eldest son’s family. It’s 18 mu (approximately 1.2 hectares) of land. If we give him 15 mu (approximately 1 hectare), what will the second son’s family eat and drink? Farming families can’t live without land, can they?”

"Hehe, third brother, I'm done with being your father. I'm not saying anything more. Do whatever you want!" An Dalin was now completely disappointed in his third brother.

"Dad, I don't want the land. You and Mom have to live with us." An Mancang was clumsy with words and couldn't say anything else. He kept repeating the same sentence, but his attitude made his thoughts clear.

Anle sneered inwardly, "Living with our family?"

Is that possible?

Based on the attitude of those two old bastards, she was willing to stake her life on it: in the end, those two old bastards would definitely side with her second uncle's family.

That's perfect, she wasn't planning on living under the same roof with those two old bastards anyway. If they did, who knows how much trouble they'd cause her in the future.

It would be best to sever ties with those two old bastards!

"Eldest son, are you trying to force me to my death? If you want my wife and I to live with you, you might as well let me and your mother die here. You unfilial son who has driven your parents to their deaths!"

Upon hearing this, Anle immediately lost interest in continuing the act. Her small face darkened, and she cast a sharp glance at An Daliang, her large eyes filled with coldness and gloom.

"Grandpa, you can't say things like that. How did my dad become an unfilial son? Is wanting to take care of someone in their old age considered unfilial? Is there any logic to that?"

"You little beast, you have no right to speak here. Get out!" An Daliang grabbed a teacup from the octagonal table and threw it at An Le.

He dislikes this little granddaughter the most!

They say you can tell what a person will be like at three years old, and this little guy is definitely not easy to take care of!

"Get out? No way! I have to make sure you live with our family, that's the only way!" She had to completely sever ties with this old bastard!

Her family will absolutely not rely on such a thing for their old age!

She had to force this old man to take the initiative to sever ties with her family.

Does it have to be with my second uncle's family?

Oh!

“Grandpa Village Head, Grandpa, Grandpa, Grandpa, these ancestral rules cannot be broken. We must do it this way. Grandpa and Grandma must live with our family.”

"If my dad does something wrong, that's his problem. He hasn't done anything wrong, except he doesn't earn enough money, so he's not well-liked by his grandparents!"

"If we have to live with my second uncle's family, will my dad still be able to face people in the village?"

"With everyone spitting at you, won't you get drowned in their spittle?"

"My father can give up anything, but he can't give up his reputation!"

“This isn’t just about a little bit of family property. Aren’t you and my grandparents trying to drive my father to the brink of despair by doing this?”