"Director Wang, isn't this breaking up someone's family?"

“Come here, Liu Haizhong, tell me what you’re thinking. Huh?” Director Wang pulled Liu Guangfu over and lifted his shirt: “Like this, like this, and here.” Director Wang looked at the large scar on Liu Guangfu’s side, and she felt heartbroken: “Are these two kids really your biological children? Are you really planning to beat them to death?”

"Director Wang, I, I..." Liu Haizhong stammered, completely at a loss for words.

With the facts laid bare, he had no face to explain.

"I think this is the best way to handle things. Break up; it's better for everyone. I think Shouren was right; if you break up, at least you won't have to see them, and you won't have to fight them. You don't like them anyway, so you might as well let them be together. You can at least maintain some goodwill, so that when you're old, you won't have anyone to take care of you, but instead, you'll have two enemies." Director Wang began to earnestly persuade Liu Haizhong.

She genuinely didn't want the two brothers to continue following Liu Haizhong.

She knew a little about Liu Haizhong's family affairs.

She found it strange. Back then, Liu Haizhong was incredibly devoted to Liu Guangqi, even providing him with a complete wedding gift—he practically gave his heart to his eldest son. Why did he become like this when it came to his two younger sons? Did he have a grudge against them? Or was he mentally unstable?

Finally, after being persuaded by Director Wang, Liu Haizhong agreed to split the family property.

Of course, this was after Director Wang said, "If you agree to this, you can still take over as Uncle Er." Liu Haizhong agreed without hesitation.

In his view, his two younger sons were just two good-for-nothings; their deaths were no big deal.

Once the document was signed and sealed at the neighborhood office, the matter was considered closed.

By the time it was over, it was already noon.

The winter sun shone down on Liu Guangtian, making him feel cold and even causing him to shiver involuntarily. But only he knew that this trembling was a result of excitement, happiness, and the relief of surviving a close call.

Liu Haizhong looked at the two brothers and arrogantly said, "Everything in this house belongs to me and has nothing to do with you. You don't need to go back today. From now on, I don't need you brothers to support me in my old age. And don't you two should hang around in front of me."

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu did not say anything.

ridicule?

No need.

Brother Shouren said that one should consider the consequences of any action before taking it. In any case, Liu Haizhong is their father, and they can't retaliate. It's just their bad luck. After all, in this era, dividing the family property is sometimes considered a heinous act, let alone taking revenge on one's own father.

"From now on, live your lives well." Wang Shouren patted Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu on the shoulders.

Liu Guangtian nodded vigorously.

As for the clothes at home, in fact, he had moved them out a long time ago.

He had already made preparations for what was happening outside.

He couldn't help but recall what Wang Shouren had said to him that night:

"If you fall out with your father, then you should be prepared to take nothing with you. Are you really prepared? After you leave, I won't even talk about whether you have money. Do you know what you need in a house? How do you clean it? How do you cook? How do you live independently and take care of your younger brother?"

"Money is just a necessity of life. Similarly, you need to think about how to live more comfortably. So don't rush off. Think it over and see what you'll do once you're out there."

It was Wang Shouren's words that gave Liu Guangtian, who was deep in darkness, a glimmer of hope.

From then on, he observed every day, trying to figure out how other families lived. As for their own family, although they did cook and do housework, it was mostly Liu's mother who took care of it. If he were to do it himself, he would probably be completely lost. With this expectation in mind, the two brothers observed for six months, and even secretly held meetings outside the house.

The topic of the meeting was how to decorate a new home to make it comfortable.

The two brothers were no longer so resentful because of Wang Shouren's words, and just wanted to move away as soon as possible.

With Director Wang's help, the two brothers were indeed allocated a room.

The environment isn't great; it's only about ten square meters. Moreover, this room was supposedly a former outhouse, which was later converted, but it still has some odor.

The two brothers didn't mind at all, and carefully took out their notebooks to plan out how to build the house.

After cleaning the house, the two brothers breathed a sigh of relief and sat in their empty new home, beside a new bed they'd pieced together from a recycling center. They smiled at each other, jumped onto the bed, and rolled around on it, occasionally bumping into each other and yelping. They just couldn't stop. Finally, they managed to stop.

Liu Guangfu chuckled foolishly and panted heavily: "Brother, does that mean we won't have to get beaten up anymore?"

Hearing Liu Guangfu say this, Liu Guangtian's eyes reddened again, and he nodded heavily: "Yes, you don't have to be beaten anymore! You have to study hard. After I pay back all the money to Brother Shouren, we'll go to Bianyifang for a meal!"

"Really?!" Liu Guangfu's eyes lit up.

The Liu family had been to Bianyifang before, but they only took Liu Guangqi with them. If they were lucky, they could bring back some leftovers; if they were unlucky, they would only have cornbread to eat at home. But even those leftovers were unforgettable for the two of them. Thinking of this, Liu Guangfu couldn't help but lick his lips.

He suggested, "Brother, how about I quit school and do odd jobs? I can pay it back sooner and then we can spend it however we want. It's 18 a month, how can we possibly spend it all?"

Children are children after all; they have no idea how much money they'll spend after becoming independent.

Liu Guangtian knew this, and he shook his head: "We need to take good care of this house, and you need to study hard. I heard that Brother Shouren earns more than 60 yuan a month now, just because he is educated."

"How much...?"

The enormous sum of over 60 yuan left an indelible impression on Liu Guangfu's mind.

"This is just their monthly salary. I heard they also get bonuses and benefits. Just the other day, during the Chinese New Year, they brought back a pig's leg this big." Liu Guangtian gestured to show the size of the pig's leg. Of course, this was just bragging, but it didn't stop him from using it to motivate Liu Guangfu.

Liu Guangfu was immediately lost in a beautiful fantasy, murmuring, "Pork, I also want to study hard..."