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Upon hearing this, Li Guiqin tried to get up from the ground and lunge at Tang Shengkai, but Tang Shengjun and Tang Shengli grabbed her and held her down. At this moment, the two of them panicked.

Li Guiqin was so angry that she cursed loudly, "You unfilial son, you unfilial son! You will die a horrible death! Why didn't I just hold you down in the chamber pot and drown you when I gave birth to you?"

"I'll let you grow up and come back to torment me."

Tang Shengkai closed his eyes briefly, then opened them again with unwavering determination. "Aunt Tang, we have no relation now. If what Tang Shengjun and Tang Shengli did is reported to the county public security bureau, you know in your heart how many years they should spend in jail or be shot."

Tang Shengjun trembled with anger and fear. "Third brother..."

Tang Shengkai didn't give Tang Shengjun a chance to speak, "Today, all the villagers are here, so you can all be my witnesses and write this down."

From now on, we have no connection whatsoever. If you ever cause trouble for my family again, I will naturally send this evidence to the police station.

If the two families remain on good terms afterward, then let's pretend nothing ever happened.

Li Guiqin's wailing stopped, and Tang Shengjun and Tang Shengli stopped talking. They both looked at Tang Shengkai in disbelief.

"Third brother, are you serious? You really won't sue us?"

Tang Shengkai looked at the two of them and said, "It's not that I won't sue, it's that if you don't cause trouble for our family from now on, I won't sue."

If you can't do it, then don't blame me.

Tang Shengjun and Tang Shengli nodded repeatedly. They had done much more than just this one bad thing; they had bullied Tang Shengkai quite a bit. It's just that none of their actions had gone astray.

This time, their mother forced them to bury the youngest daughter of the third son's family. They thought that the girl was going to die sooner or later, so burying her sooner would save some food for the boys in the family, so they agreed.

Besides, the third son didn't seem to be doing well back then, so they didn't take it seriously. They never expected it to turn out like this.

Tang Shengkai ignored Li Guiqin and the other two and looked at the captain.

"Uncle Xu, thank you for your trouble."

The captain was pleased to see the current situation. Tang Laosan was finally going to stand up for himself, and he was somewhat relieved. If he hadn't stood up for himself, his family would have been devoured by Li Guiqin and her gang.

"No trouble at all. Everyone's still here. Just wait two more minutes, I'll finish writing it right away. Everyone come over and put your fingerprints on it as a witness."

Li Guiqin glared angrily at the villagers, but she couldn't say anything.

If she makes a scene now, that unfilial son might actually report her to the county public security bureau.

By then, the whole village won't need to leave fingerprints; they can just talk it out. She understands this perfectly well.

She felt a little regretful about cutting ties with her third son, but when she thought about those spies from those days, her resolve hardened.

The captain was very efficient; he wrote down both things clearly in no time.

Afterwards, the villagers spontaneously came forward to put their fingerprints on the paper and fill in their names. Those who couldn't write their names had others write them down for them before putting their fingerprints on the paper. Only then was the matter considered closed.

Li Guiqin urged the brigade leader twice more about getting the stamp from the county. The brigade leader thought it through and quickly got it done for her to save her from causing trouble every day.

Doesn't he know what Li Huiqin is like, even if others don't?

However, the people in the village have finally come to a complete understanding of her today.

Lin Cuicui pushed the wheelbarrow, Tang Shengkai leaned on his cane, and the family stumbled home again. When they arrived at their door, they saw Old Li and Qian Dazhi waiting there.

They had witnessed the breakup of the family ties outside the brigade leader's courtyard, but they were faster than the two men and returned ahead of time.

"Third brother, you did the right thing."

From afar, Old Li praised Tang Shengkai's actions that day. Upon reaching Old Li, Tang Shengkai sighed softly.

“Uncle Li, every family has its own way of living. Some people will definitely think I’m unfilial, that my family is in trouble and I want to drag my mother down with me.”

Tang Shengkai shook his head helplessly, and Qian Dazhi patted Tang Shengkai on the shoulder.

"Don't overthink it. Anyone with a clear conscience knows why you went there today."

"Li Guiqin is a bad person herself, so she shouldn't blame others."

Lin Cuicui had already opened the door and was inviting people inside.

Tang Yue didn't offer much help along the way. Seeing that her parents weren't being bullied, she didn't interfere. Aside from watching the commotion, she spent the rest of her time quietly absorbing spiritual energy.

Once inside, ignoring the adults, Tang Yue pulled Tang Bei into the west room.

"Big brother, let me see the books you read in school."

"Does Yueyue want to go to school?"

Tang Yue shook her head. "Big brother, I can't go to school yet, but I want to learn to read."

Tang Bei was very happy. His younger sister was really amazing; she was already thinking about learning to read at such a young age.

He opened a peeling wooden cabinet against the north wall, inside which were several books wrapped in a tattered cloth. Tang Bei carefully took the books out and handed them to Tang Yue.

Tang Yue could tell from the pristine condition of the books that Tang Bei had taken good care of them, and she accepted them with equal care.

In the morning, Lin Cuicui heated the two kang beds until they were warm. Tang Yue took off her shoes, and Tang Bei carried her onto the kang. Tang Yue then began to read.

Compared to the characters used in her time, these characters were all incomplete or missing parts. Some were even completely different, and she didn't recognize them at all.

Tang Bei became a responsible older brother and started teaching Tang Yue pinyin.

At first, Tang Yue found it very difficult to pronounce, but it became smoother and smoother. By dinner time, Tang Yue had almost completely mastered all the pinyin.

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