"Her parents said...that if they didn't give her compensation for childcare, they would...they would take Jinhua to have the child aborted..."

Su Mingqiang recounted his story through tears.

Su Jianguo's face instantly turned ashen.

He turned to look at Li Jinhua.

"Did your parents really say that?"

Li Jinhua lowered her head in shame.

"Dad...my parents...they went too far..."

Su Jianguo narrowed his eyes slightly.

In his memory, in his previous life, Li Jinhua became pregnant two years after Su Mingqiang started driving a truck.

The timeline of this life was brought forward, but he simply attributed it to the butterfly effect of his rebirth and did not question the child's bloodline.

However, trying to use the child to blackmail him for money is simply a pipe dream.

Su Jianguo's attitude instantly turned cold.

He slowly stood up and looked down at his son and daughter-in-law kneeling on the ground.

"Mingqiang, why don't you stand up and speak?"

Su Jianguo's voice was eerily calm.

"We're no longer father and son. I can't accept your kneeling."

Su Mingqiang looked up abruptly, his face still streaked with tears.

"Dad! I..."

"Don't call me Dad."

Su Jianguo raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Back in Sujiatun, I removed you from the family genealogy in front of the entire village. It's all in black and white, the old Party Secretary is a witness, there's no turning back."

Wang Xiulan was so anxious that she kept rubbing her hands together.

"Honey, the children have all admitted their mistake..."

"Admitting a mistake is one thing, but rules are rules."

Su Jianguo remained unmoved.

"The family division agreement clearly stated, 'From this day forward, Su Mingqiang and Su Jianguo sever all father-son ties, and their lives are no longer related.' I didn't force you to sign that, did I?"

Su Mingqiang's face turned deathly pale instantly, and his lips trembled as he was unable to speak.

Li Jinhua suddenly lunged forward and grabbed Su Jianguo's trouser leg.

"Dad! Please, for the sake of the child..."

"child?"

Su Jianguo sneered.

"So now you're using the children as an excuse?"

He turned to Li Jinhua.

"When you were yelling at me in the yard for money, did you ever think about the fact that I was your father?"

The atmosphere in the courtyard froze instantly.

Su Yufen held her child and hid inside the house, not daring to even breathe.

"Dad, I know I was wrong..."

Su Mingqiang's voice trembled.

"I told you, don't call me Dad."

Su Jianguo took out a cigarette from his pocket and slowly lit it.

"If you've come here today to ask me for money, let me tell you this clearly!!"

He gently exhaled a puff of smoke.

Not a single cent.

Li Jinhua collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down her face.

"But my parents said that if they don't get the money, they'll... they'll take me to have an abortion..."

"Oh."

Su Jianguo suddenly laughed, a laugh that sent chills down Su Mingqiang's spine.

"Mingqiang, Mingqiang, what good have all those years of studying gone to waste?"

He crouched down, looking directly into his son's terrified eyes.

"What era are we living in? Are her parents uneducated, and are you too? It's clearly stipulated long ago that women have the freedom to choose their own reproductive methods. Even if it were the Emperor himself, let alone your in-laws, he couldn't force a pregnant woman to have an abortion!"

Su Mingqiang was stunned, clearly not expecting this.

"I...I didn't know this law existed..."

"If you don't know, go learn!"

Su Jianguo looked at his good-for-nothing eldest son.

"Let me tell you, forced abortion is a criminal offense, punishable by imprisonment! You should go to the police station to report it now, instead of lying to me about being poor!"

Li Jinhua's eyes lit up.

"Dad...you mean..."

"What I mean is..."

Su Jianguo stood up, his tone resolute.

"Go to the police station immediately and explain the situation. The police officers will then guide you on what to do."

Li Jinhua realized what was happening and pulled her husband outside.

"Mingqiang, let's go to the police station!"

As he reached the gate, Su Mingqiang suddenly turned around and kowtowed heavily to Su Jianguo's back.

"Thank you... thank you for your guidance!"

Su Jianguo waved his hand without turning his head.

"Let's hurry up and go, don't waste time."

After the door closed, Wang Xiulan wiped away her tears.

"Honey, aren't you going to help the child?"

"Why didn't I help?"

Su Jianguo stared wide-eyed.

"Isn't showing them the right path better than giving them a few dirty coins?"

He snorted coldly.

"Besides, with Li Jinhua's parents like that, they'd ask for a hundred today and a thousand tomorrow. Can we afford to let them get away with it?"

Inside the house, Su Yufen came out carrying the child and whispered.

"Dad, will my older brother and the others really call the police?"

"Go, we must go."

Su Jianguo flicked his cigarette ash.

"That girl Li Jinhua is shrewd; she knows this is the only way out."