Thinking this, she looked at the Wei family and could no longer hold back, so she started making a scene.

“Wei family, you’ve caused our family to be like this. Don’t think you can just hide and watch us suffer.” The old Party Secretary’s wife’s words reminded the team members of those past events.

Everyone looked towards the Wei family, and no one dared to utter a sound. When gods fight, mortals suffer. They couldn't afford to offend either the brigade leader's family or the party secretary's family.

“The old Party Secretary’s family, this happened so long ago. Our family also paid compensation back then. Besides, it wasn’t us who made your daughter get married.”

"Your own judgment is poor, choosing such a family, how can you blame it on us?"

Huang Cuifen was still watching the play, and suddenly the play was happening to her, so she was definitely not happy about it.

"Yes, we had bad judgment. If we had good judgment, we wouldn't have misjudged people and wouldn't have been fooled by you in just a few words."

“Your family, relying on being the brigade leader’s family, tried to settle things with compensation and a few kilograms of grain. We have no way to express our grievances.”

The old Party Secretary's wife looked at the brigade leader's wife and refused to acknowledge her no matter what.

"A few pounds of grain? More than 20 years ago, a few pounds of grain was a lifesaver. My family almost starved to death back then. You make it sound so easy."

Huang Cuifen was indignant when she brought this up, saying that her family had almost not survived back then, but now they were denying it.

When the brigade leader heard the village secretary's family bringing up his position as brigade leader, he thought they were trying to bully the team members, but he refused to take the blame.

“Old Party Secretary, we’ve worked together for so many years, and we know each other well. We can’t stand by and watch what’s going on in your family.”

“But one thing is one thing. So much time has passed. You already accepted the compensation back then. We can’t let you bring up old grievances again.”

The brigade leader looked at the old Party Secretary, wanting him to say something.

The old Party Secretary has been driven to the brink of despair by his son-in-law's family; they simply cannot afford to come up with so much money this time.

But they couldn't just abandon their silly daughter. This time, they were determined to bring her back, even if it meant raising her for the rest of her life.

Anyway, she's stupid, and she doesn't understand the gossip in the brigade. As for the brigade leader's family, they're about to die, so what's the point of talking about old feelings?

"Captain, this whole thing started because of your family. If it weren't for your eldest son, our little girl wouldn't be so stupid."

“She’s not stupid. She could find any kind of husband’s family. Why would she choose such a family? Now she’s suffering, and our whole family is suffering along with her.”

“Your family shouldn’t try to shirk responsibility. You did provide a lot of compensation back then, but how much have we subsidized you over the years? We’ve already lost our entire savings.”

"Compared to what we have, what is your grain? Our current situation is partly your responsibility."

The old Party Secretary was really at his wit's end. He couldn't come up with that money, and besides, the brigade leader had a wealthy daughter-in-law!

This amount of money is nothing to them; they'll just let it go this time, and then it'll be over.

After the old Party Secretary finished speaking, Huang Cuifen exploded and started arguing with the family.

Suti had been looking at it for a long time, and finally it had come to this point.

These things happened in my past life too; it was more than twenty years ago.

In winter, the river in the village is covered with ice, but the winters here are not very cold, and the ice in the river is not thick.

Adults repeatedly tell children not to play in the river, but there are always a few who are reckless.

Wei Baide not only went to play by the river by himself, but also took a lot of children with him.

The old Party Secretary's daughter is young and timid. Her older brothers are all grown up, so no one plays with her.

She spent her days following behind the group of people around the same age; she originally stood by the river watching them play.

Some bad people are born bad. When Wei Baide saw that she was scared, he wanted to play a trick on her. He dragged the village secretary's daughter into the river without any regard for her safety.

He even led other people onto the river, watching her cry loudly in fear on the ice, and then laughing heartily with glee.

He stopped others from rescuing her, and then an accident happened: the old Party Secretary's daughter fell into icy water in the dead of winter.

Wei Baide was terrified. He ran home and pretended he knew nothing.

It was only after several other children went to find adults that they were able to pull the person out of the water. Their life was saved, but they had a persistent high fever and eventually became mentally impaired.

The old Party Secretary's family made a lot of noise, but I don't know how it was resolved. They were given a few kilograms of grain, and they gradually calmed down.

Su Ti also knew that the old Party Secretary's family had gone all out this time. They were powerless and would definitely try to implicate the Wei family.

In her past life, Su Nianyou used money to settle these matters, which also gave her a status in the Wei family.

Later on, Wei Changgen would even consult her about everything.

Su Nianyou will never be able to come up with a single penny in this lifetime, so they will definitely set their sights on her.

She wouldn't take a single penny; she still had a show waiting for the Wei family to put on together.

After they finished singing, their reputation was ruined, and their family fell apart.

Sure enough, when they arrived home, the Wei family was all sighing and complaining, with Wei Baide being the angrier one.

"It's been so many years. The old Party Secretary's family is really shameless. When we were kids, we all fought and played around. I've never heard of any family that would ask someone to take responsibility for them for a lifetime."

As Wei Baide cursed, he thought to himself, "Why didn't I just die back then?"

"What's the use of saying all this now? They're really going after us this time. If we don't pay, they'll definitely make a scene at the commune."

"Regardless of whether we are in the right or not, I won't be able to hold my position as the brigade leader."

For Wei Changgen, nothing was more important than his position as the captain of the brigade.

He dared not think about how he would survive in this brigade if he didn't have the position of brigade leader.

He couldn't stand the gossip and rumors circulating in the brigade ever since he stepped down from that position.

"Then Dad, what do you suggest we do? Are we really going to pay for this? That's fifty dollars!"

"And their family is a bottomless pit. That son-in-law asks for things, money, and food every few days. Are we supposed to keep asking him for things?"

Wei Baidao had no idea that his older brother had caused such a big mess when he was a child, so why should his family have to clean up his mess?

Everything in the house belongs to him. The old Party Secretary's family clearly wants to take advantage of them, and he can't let his parents agree to that.

"They said they'd bring the girl back after paying the money, and I'll have them sign a written agreement. This will definitely be the last time."

Wei Changgen wasn't without foresight. The old Party Secretary and his gang had already cheated his family once, so this time they had to get a written agreement.

That way, even if they cause trouble again, they won't have a valid argument.

"Then who will pay for this?" Wei Baidao was more concerned about this now. Fifty yuan, it sounds simple, but how much money has his family saved up over the years?

The Wei family members unconsciously turned their gaze toward Su Ti.