Now that summer has officially begun, in such hot weather, bees should be spending their summer in their hives or in cool places. She even made sure to block the light from the hives when she went out earlier.

Yunling walked to the other side, but the dozen or so bees still followed her. This was strange. She had seen mosquitoes hovering and mating on people's heads, but she had never seen bees like this. Something was wrong. Could something have happened at home?

The bee buzzed twice and flew back. Yunling looked in the direction and saw that it was home. Only her father and Xiaobai were home. Could it be that the eldest son's family was watching them?

"Grandma, Mother, let's go back quickly, something bad might happen to our family."

Yunling's premonition was correct. After seeing the group leave, leaving only her father behind, Yun Xiaosi quickly ran home to tell Liu Shi.

Liu was incredibly excited, but her three sons were all working in the city, and Yun Dayin had injured his back yesterday and was seeing an old doctor in the next village. If she, a woman, went to visit her brother-in-law, wouldn't that cause gossip and cause people to talk about her?

This won't work, it absolutely won't do!

Liu immediately ran to the next village to find Yun Da. When Yun Da heard the news, he was more than just excited. In his mind, his father was just a useless person who was used to being manipulated. Besides, they were brothers and had even shared the same pants when they were young. How could there be any grudges between them?

As long as he bows his head and admits his mistake, and says a few nice words, wouldn't the previously signed letter of severance be nothing but a piece of waste paper?

Thinking about it this way, his back pain didn't feel so bad anymore, so he quickly slipped on his shoes, grabbed a pot of sake, and went to the next room.

Old Man Yun was weeding the vegetable patch in front of the gate when he saw Yun Da passing by. He turned his back and pretended not to see him, not expecting that Yun Da was there to see him.

"Third brother, I remember we used to grow vegetables in the yard, why are we growing them in front of the gate now?"

As Yun Da spoke, he couldn't help but glance into the room.

"It's nothing, my wife just had a dream that the Bodhisattva told her to plant all the vegetables here so that it could ward off evil and bring good fortune. My brother knows that too, we believe in this the most."

"Hearing you call me 'Big Brother' makes me feel much better. Come on, let's have a drink together."

Yun Da put his hand on his father's shoulder and said earnestly, "We used to be such good brothers. We shared food and slept in the same bed. You were a restless sleeper, and I often got up at night to cover you with the blanket. Do you remember?"

Old Man Yun's memories instantly drifted back to those days, days he had always cherished.

Seeing that he was engrossed, Yun Da continued, "When you were getting married, your sister-in-law and I took care of everything. We personally picked out all the new bedding, pots and pans, dragon and phoenix candles, dowry, and betrothal gifts. We didn't dare to be careless in the slightest. Do you remember?"

Grandpa Yun nodded repeatedly.

Yun Da's lips curled into a smile; everything was going according to his plan. His third brother still valued brotherhood.

The two were about to go inside when Xiao Bai jumped up and barked twice upon seeing Yun Da. The barking instantly brought Yun Dad back to reality.

Immediately, the words that Old Lady Yun had told him before leaving home echoed in his mind: he must be very careful of the eldest son's family and not let them know about the beekeeping in the family, otherwise they would cause a great disturbance.

A cold sweat broke out on Old Man Yun's back. If Old Woman Yun found out he had forgotten what she said, she would definitely pull his ear hard. Thinking of this, he immediately grabbed Yun Da.

"Brother, let's not drink for now. My wife made me pull up all the weeds. If she comes back and sees this, it'll cause a huge uproar at home."

“Hey, third brother, you’re spoiling the fun. Do we men need to listen to a woman? You should stand up straight, scold her a few times, and see if she dares to talk back.”

Old Man Yun felt uneasy and increasingly felt that he couldn't say a word to Yun Da. As for someone like him, it was good enough that Old Woman Yun didn't mind him. She was busy helping people with childbirth to earn extra work. He couldn't help her, and he even scolded her. Was he not a human being?

Seeing that his father remained silent, Yun Da changed his tune and said, "Alright, alright, let's have a drink, and we can always pull some weeds together later. It's just a little bit of grass, no need to keep it to ourselves."

"No, no, you can't possibly be bothered with this."

Old Man Yun kept making excuses, which made it hard for Yun Da to hold back any longer. He stopped pretending and said directly, "Third brother, are you being wary of me? You should know how I've treated you all these years. Is it really as written in that letter of severance, that we're cutting off all ties from now on?"

Old Man Yun didn't answer. He knew perfectly well how Yun Da had treated him and his family. Not settling accounts between the two families was only out of consideration for the brotherhood between them before the family was divided. Why keep bringing this up and ruminating on it? Wouldn't that just make people sick?

"I'll just ask you one question: do you acknowledge me as your elder brother or not?"

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Liu rushed out with her four precious sons, swaggering into the house under the pretext of borrowing some salt. Old Man Yun tried to stop her, but Yun Da held him back tightly.

Old Man Yun tried his best to pull his hand out, but he couldn't withstand Yun Da's all-out effort. Yun Da had worked at the docks for a year and naturally had developed a lot of strength. Helpless, Old Man Yun could only shout, "Little White, watch the house!"

Little White, already fiercely protective of its home, was agitated upon seeing outsiders. Now, hearing Old Man Yun's words, it bared its fangs and pounced on the intruders.

The four precious little devils were terrified and scattered like chickens and dogs. Liu picked up a broom and, taking advantage of Xiaobai's unpreparedness, hit it hard. Xiaobai fell to the ground in pain. Liu was happy and smug. She had wanted to deal with this ungrateful dog severely before, and now that she had hit it, she felt extremely satisfied.

Yun Xiaosi and the others didn't care about any business strategy; they just wanted to find something to eat, so they kept running towards the kitchen.

Liu went to the shed, determined to see what they were up to. She reached out to lift it, but suddenly felt a pain in her foot. Little White was biting her trouser leg and dragging her backward.

Enraged, Liu raised her broom to strike, but a stone struck her forehead. She faintly smelled blood and roared, "Third brother, are you crazy? How dare you hit me?"

"If you hit my dog, I'll hit you."

"It's nothing but a beast, but I'm your sister-in-law!"

"Fuck your mother's ass! Well, you old bastard, you've been bored lately, so you came to my house looking for a beating, huh?"

Looking into the distance, Liu saw that Old Lady Yun was coming towards them in a menacing manner.