Xu Yongfu immediately understood, released all his strength, and collapsed, saying, "I can't go on..."

Grandma Wang's lips twitched slightly. It was a bit of an exaggeration, but it didn't affect the overall situation.

She immediately cried out, "Old man, what sins have we committed to deserve such an unfilial son and a venomous woman? It's bad enough that she ignores us, but now she dares to hit us in front of so many people! We can't live like this anymore, we might as well just die!"

"Grandpa and Grandma, don't scare me..."

The three generations of the family wept together, and the villagers were also overcome with grief.

Soon, the cadres arrived after hearing the news, and after learning the whole story, they were all furious.

"Xu Dahai, can't you do anything right?" Xu Guoqiang pointed at Xu Dahai and angrily rebuked him.

He's in charge of production, so this isn't his responsibility, but this beast has gone too far.

Xu Dahai was thoroughly scolded and hung his head, not daring to utter a single word.

Wang Taohua was still unconvinced, "I only pushed him a little, he was fine at all, he was just faking it!"

"You think you're right to hit an old person and a child?" Su Fengying's fists hardened. In the past, a daughter-in-law like this would have been drowned in a pig cage.

Wang Taohua was about to say more when Xu Dahai stopped her, saying, "Stop talking, don't you want things to get serious enough?"

"Secretary, what do you think we should do about this?" Xu Guoqiang asked, hands on his hips.

Xu Yongshun said, "They injured an elderly person, so they must pay for medical expenses, Erniu..."

"Bai Wei," Su Fengying reminded her.

Xu Yongshun changed his mind, "Bai Wei can't stay with them anymore. Let her go back to her grandparents. You two are not allowed to bother the child anymore."

“We need to provide food for the elderly and children,” Su Fengying added.

Xu Yongshun nodded. “Dahai, your parents raised you, so you should take care of them in their old age. You also have a son, so you have to set a good example for him. Otherwise, your parents’ fate today will be your fate tomorrow.”

Xu Dahai was in a dilemma. "Secretary, it's not that I don't care about my parents, it's just that I really don't have the ability."

"If you have no money or food, we'll deduct it from your work points!" Xu Guoqiang said with a dark face. "I know your family's situation perfectly well. This isn't a discussion; this is final notice!"

Upon hearing that she had to pay both money and grain, Wang Taohua plopped down on the ground and started acting like a spoiled child, saying, "Our family has no money and no grain. Is the team trying to force us to our deaths by forcing us like this?"

In the past, whenever the brigade cadres came to do their work, she would throw a tantrum and act like this, threatening to kill herself. The cadres were afraid that if they pushed her too far, someone might actually die, so they let her get her way.

But today, the officials won't fall for that trick of hers anymore.

Xu Guoqiang said, "No one can stop you from dying if you want to, but before you die, you must ensure that the elderly receive the right amount of food and money, not a single bit less!"

"Wang Taohua, if you keep causing trouble, the team will treat you as a bad element. You'll have to decide for yourself: compensation, grain, or being labeled a bad element."

The words "bad element" completely terrified Wang Taohua. She dared not throw a tantrum anymore and had no choice but to obediently pay compensation and take the grain.

After discussion, the medical expenses were settled for 2.5 yuan.

Wang Taohua insisted that Xu Baiwei had injured her son, and deducted 50 cents from the amount to pay Xu Duoduo's medical expenses.

It was then agreed that Xu Dahai's family would give his parents and child 30 jin of grain each month, and Xu Baiwei would live with the two elderly people. If the elderly people passed away, Xu Dahai would have to raise the child until she was 15 years old.

Wang Taohua nearly vomited blood. In the few days since that brat came back, she had lost so much grain. Now, not only had her son been beaten, but she also had to spend money and grain.

Originally, he wanted to bring the brat back to gain some benefits, but he didn't get any benefits at all and ended up losing more than he gained.

That's a huge loss!

Upon hearing the news, Li Xiyue gave her apprentice a big thumbs up, saying, "Wow, you solved the problem so quickly!"

Although 30 catties of grain a month is a bit little, it's still better than not being given anything at all before.

With these thirty catties of grain, the three generations of the family will have a much more comfortable life from now on.

With her family matters resolved, Xu Baiwei had no more worries and devoted herself wholeheartedly to her studies, making rapid progress.

That evening, Chu Xun returned, bringing news from the capital.