After expressing her disdain for the old man at home, Liu Guilan turned around, her eyes sweeping over the members of the Huo family like knives. Those she saw, including Old Madam Huo, couldn't help but look away.

Liu Guilan sneered, "You actually dare to bring a group of people to our village to cause trouble? What, are you people from Huojia Village bullying us, Daqingshan Village, because we have no one to rely on?"

As soon as she spoke up, her good friend Aunt Zhou immediately chimed in, "They've really got guts! They've actually come to bully us on our own doorstep. Do they really think our Daqingshan Village is easy to bully?"

Ye Weiwei stepped forward and stood next to Liu Guilan. She didn't say anything, but as soon as she stood there, those who had been watching the commotion and speaking well of the Huo family immediately changed their tune and turned their anger towards the Huo family members.

"We people from Daqingshan Village are not cowards!"

"That's right! If anyone dares to bully the people of Daqingshan Village, we'll beat them out!"

"Fight them out! Fight them out!"

"Fight them!"

The crowd started shouting slogans.

"This is our own family matter, it has nothing to do with outsiders!" When Old Mrs. Huo saw that everyone around her had betrayed her, she immediately shouted, "I am Huo Yuande's biological mother, and these are his brothers and nephews. We are not outsiders!"

Liu Guilan gestured for everyone to be quiet, then looked at Old Madam Huo with a mocking expression, "You think we're not outsiders just because you say we're not outsiders? Do you think that letter of severance was just for fun? Besides, my husband has changed his name to Huo De and has long since stopped following your Huo family's lineage. Now he's my Liu family's son-in-law!"

Upon hearing Liu Guilan mention the letter severing ties, the Huo family's momentum noticeably diminished.

Many of the onlookers were unaware of the letter severing ties, but some older people who knew the past explained it to them.

After all, this incident caused quite a stir at the time, and people in several nearby villages heard about it and talked about it as a joke for a long time.

It turns out that Old Mrs. Huo was a very biased person. She had four sons, and she doted on all of them except for her second son, Huo Yuande, who is now known as Old Man Huo De. She only disliked her second son. All the dirty and tiring work in the house was done by her second son, while he never got to eat or drink anything good.

And so, while the rest of the family idled away their time, only the second son, Huo De, was diligent, honest, and hardworking, just like an old ox.

When her four sons grew up and were ready to get married, Old Mrs. Huo started causing trouble again.

Seeing that her eldest and third sons had all gotten married, and her youngest son had also started looking for a partner, Old Mrs. Huo seemed to have forgotten about her second son, Huo De. She had no intention of finding him a partner and treated him like livestock.

It was only when the clan head of the village couldn't stand it anymore that he gave Old Lady Huo and the Huo family a severe scolding. Only then did Old Lady Huo reluctantly begin to arrange her second son's marriage.

But the girls he found were either widows or had defects; none of them were good.

Huo De naturally disagreed. He was usually filial and obedient, but he rarely rebelled, which angered Old Mrs. Huo so much that she wanted to sell him to become her live-in son-in-law.

In the end, the clan chief stepped in and took over Hod's marriage.

Grandma Huo conveniently shifted the blame onto Huo De, saying that since he didn't like the woman she had found for him, she wouldn't contribute a single penny to his wedding!

Later, by chance, Huo De met Liu Guilan, who had recently moved back home from the county town, and the two hit it off immediately.

Old Liu and his wife liked Huo De very much because he was honest and hardworking, so they got married.

It wasn't until Liu Guilan married into Huo Family Village that she learned what kind of life Huo De was living.

She came from a wealthy and influential family. She learned to read and write by the young lady's side and also picked up some tricks and skills from the master and mistress. Naturally, she was not willing to suffer this loss.

However, she was, after all, a woman, and despite having Huo De's protection, she was no match for the Huo family's bunch of scoundrels.

In her early years, she suffered a lot of hardship in the Huo family. Her first child was miscarried when she was forced to wash clothes by the river in the dead of winter by Old Mrs. Huo.

My body was damaged from that time.

After giving birth to Huo Hai and Huo Jiang, her health deteriorated further; otherwise, she wouldn't have miscarried so late in her third pregnancy.

Of course, no one else in the Huo family knew any of this; Liu Guilan and her husband kept Huo Xiao's identity a complete secret.

The reason for severing ties with the Huo family was because Old Madam Huo was heartless. In order to force Liu Guilan and her husband to work, she actually stole Huo Xiao and gave him away.

Liu Guilan immediately went berserk, grabbing a wood-chopping knife and hacking wildly at the Huo family's house. She cornered the Huo family members, threatening to kill herself and her family if she didn't find Huo Xiao.

This matter alarmed the clan chief and also Old Man Liu and his wife. In the end, Old Man Liu and his wife asked the old village chief of Daqingshan Village to intervene and led people to Huojia Village to negotiate with the people of Huojia Village and completely sever ties with the Huo family.

Of course, given Old Madam Huo's nature, this marriage termination agreement wasn't easy to sign. It practically wiped out all of Old Man Liu's savings over the years (a large portion of which was left to Liu Guilan by Miss Liu Qingxue).

"Back then, that exorbitant divorce settlement caused quite a stir. Everyone who heard about it thought Old Man Liu had gone mad, actually risking his life savings for a son-in-law who had moved in with his wife's family. Everyone said he was stupid!"

As the man spoke, he recalled the events of that year and couldn't help but sigh, "Looking back now, Old Man Liu wasn't crazy; he had a keen eye for talent! Ever since Huo De became the Liu family's son-in-law, their lives have become increasingly prosperous. Now, they're even moving to the capital to live the life of city dwellers! It's just a pity that Old Man Liu and his wife weren't blessed enough and passed away so early, unable to go and enjoy their good fortune together."

After hearing a long story, the onlookers finally understood what had happened, and their gazes toward the Huo family members, especially Old Madam Huo, became even more hostile.

"Pah! That heartless old hag! I even felt sorry for her because she's so old and misses her son. I was so blind to have almost fallen for her tricks!"

"Who says otherwise! None of these bastards are any good! They already wrote the letter severing ties back then, what are they doing coming to our door now?"

"Isn't it as obvious as lice on a bald head? They heard the news, knew someone had become successful, and shamelessly came to take advantage!"

"Pah! These bastards have no shame!"

"Get out! Get out of our Daqingshan Village!"

"Yes! Get out of our Daqingshan Village!"

"Get out of our Daqingshan Village!"

The villagers were filled with righteous indignation and shouted loudly.