Dai Sanlang struggled desperately but couldn't break free. He stretched out his hands and scratched around unconsciously, almost poking his fingers into Xia Dalang's eyes.

Jinhua, Zhu, the Dai sisters, and Liu, who had been crying until her voice was hoarse, all reacted when they saw the two people fighting. They rushed forward and, even though they took a few blows themselves, they finally pulled the two men apart.

Dai Sanlang coughed for a long time, and the guilt in his heart disappeared without a trace along with the shock of being almost strangled to death by Xia Dalang.

Xia Dalang's face was very gloomy. At first glance, he really looked a bit like Xia Youcai:

"Don't say anything. This marriage with the Dai family is absolutely not acceptable. Jinhua, you must come up with a decision today! Tell me, are you going with this beast? Or are you staying with our Xia family?"

Jinhua's eyes were red and she was crying: "Brother, don't force me, I don't know..."

Xia Dalang said angrily:

"Jinhua, your husband can do such a shameful thing, which shows what kind of person he is! He treats you badly, so why are you so reluctant to let him go?

If you really feel caught in a dilemma, just go with him!

But my Xia family will definitely sever ties with the Dai family. From now on, you are no longer my Xia family’s daughter! I, Xia Shouren, will no longer have a sister like you!

Jinhua cried, "Brother, please don't chase me away! Let me think about it again..."

Xia Dalang was furious: "What's there to think about? He did something like this, so why do you still treat him like a treasure?"

Zhu tugged at Xia Dalang's sleeve and, despite his fury, bravely whispered a few words into his ear. Xia Dalang's rage seemed to intensify, but he snorted heavily and said:

"You don't have to covet the Dai family's money and property. Those things have nothing to do with you!

You should divorce Dai Sanlang as soon as possible! If your brother passes the imperial examination, he can become an official. Then you will be the sister of a juren, the daughter of an official family.

Not to mention marrying into a wealthy family, at least she can marry a minor official and become a lady of honor!

Not only will you have delicious food and drinks, but you'll also gain some knowledge. You won't have to stay in Beiguan Town for the rest of your life, and your eyesight will become much shallower!"

Here, Xia Dalang was trying to get Jinhua to divorce Dai Sanlang and sever ties with the Dai family.

Over there, the couple from the fourth branch of the Xia family had also heard about the thrilling experience of Lihua and Daohua.

Xia Youtian and Jiang knelt upright in front of the old couple of the Xia family.

Jiang just sobbed softly and said nothing.

Xia Youtian's face was heavy, and his voice was nasal, as if he had been crying:

"Dad, Mom, I am an unfilial son!

The son asked himself that although he had no future, he had always been respectful to his elder brother and had never done anything wrong.

But my eldest brother and his family actually treated Lihua like this. It shows that my eldest brother doesn’t treat me as a brother at all!

Please forgive your son, parents.

It is really difficult for my son to get along with my eldest brother's family anymore.

I'm afraid I can only cut off contact with them.

I'll go rent a piece of land from the village head right now, fence off the yard, and build a shack. As long as the shack is habitable, my family will move in!"

“Nonsense!”

Master Xia angrily scolded, "You are all brothers from the same mother, father, and mother! How can you break off your relationship just because of a momentary disagreement?

It's already outrageous enough that you divided the family while your parents were still alive, and you've even cut off kinship. You brothers are trying every possible way to bring shame to the Xia family, right?

This time, it was your eldest brother who was wrong first, but he... hasn't he already received retribution?

You are brothers, even if your bones are broken, we are still connected by tendons!

If you're still not satisfied, Daddy will take care of it for you! The two of us will beat him up so hard he can't even get off the kang!

After this is over, you two will still be good brothers."

Xia Youtian's tears rolled down his cheeks, and his voice choked up:

"Dad! Think about it, if Yujiao was plotted against like this, would you want to kill him?

But they are my eldest brother, sister-in-law and niece. What can I do to them?

Lihua had luckily dodged it this time, but what if there was a next time? What if Lihua couldn't dodge it?

Will Lihua still be alive by then?

Dad! What can I do? What do you want me to do?

I don't dare acknowledge a brother like you! I can't reach your height!

I admit that I am incompetent and cannot stop my elder brother from plotting against my daughter. I can't afford to offend him, so I just stay away from him, I stay far away, is that not okay?

Old Master Xia fell silent. He squatted down, took his pipe, and smoked a full bag of cigarettes before speaking again in a hoarse voice, his voice old and weak:

"Fourth brother, Daddy isn't saying you can't break off relations with your eldest brother. Daddy is saying, you should just live here peacefully. This is your home! You don't have to go anywhere!"

Old Master Xia said these words with a pained heart. He knew that the fourth son had truly been deeply hurt by the eldest son's family. Although Jinhua was the eldest son's sweetheart, Lihua was not picked up!

Dalang hasn't passed the imperial examination yet, but the eldest brother has already started to make trouble for his brothers. If they want to count on the eldest brother to help these brothers in the future, I'm afraid they will be disappointed!

Old Master Xia let out a long sigh.

He felt a little regretful.

If I hadn't sent the eldest son to private school for those two years and hadn't taught him literacy and arithmetic, would he have been more down-to-earth?

If I hadn't agreed to let the eldest son move to the town, and hadn't provided the eldest wife with more money and food, but had just let Xia Dalang go to Songxi Academy to study, and kept the rest of the eldest wife by my side to farm...

Wouldn’t the eldest wife be so distant from her family, or even have no affection for them?

Xia Youtian refused to accept it:

"Dad, since we're no longer related, how can we still live in the same yard? I'd better move out. I'm mainly worried that one day I'll get upset and can't sleep in the middle of the night and stab my eldest brother with a knife..."

"Old Four! Are you trying to piss me off to death?"

"Dad, I'm an unfilial son and have caused you so much worry! But this time, I really can't stand it anymore!

Don't worry, Dad. Except for my eldest brother's family, I will treat everyone else the same as before.

I won’t stop communicating with you just because you’ve moved away.”

Old Master Xia held his head in pain:

"It's up to you, it's up to you. My son has grown up and has become independent. It's no longer possible for me to say anything as a father. You have a wife and a child now, and you will have grandchildren in a few years. How can I control you?"

Old Master Xia relaxed, and Xia Youtian kowtowed three times on the ground. When he raised his head again, his forehead was red and swollen. "Dad, I am an unfilial son. Take care of yourself!"

He staggered to his feet, and when he recovered, he went to help Jiang, who was still crying.

Jiang's belly was already quite big. If Xia Youtian hadn't come to help her, it would have been very difficult for her to stand up on her own.

Early the next morning, Xia Youtian went to the village head's house carrying a hen.

The village head helped write the document of severing the relationship and asked Xia Youtian and Old Man Xia to put their fingerprints on it. The matter was settled as long as Xia Youcai put his fingerprint on it.