Seeing that they remained silent, Xu Junhui continued, "Since you've come here and think I'm wrong, then we can go find someone to judge this."
"Let's not talk about anything else. Just ask the uncles and aunts outside, who do you think is in the right in this matter?"
Xu Weimin knew in his heart that their position was indeed somewhat untenable, but in his opinion, as long as his mother intervened, no matter how unwilling Xu Junhui was, his older brother should listen to his mother.
To everyone's surprise, Xu Weiguo refused to back down this time. Now they're in a difficult position, and Xu Weimin's resentment towards Xu Weiguo has only grown stronger.
He was always the most pampered child from childhood to adulthood, and everything in the family was given to him first. Except for the time when he failed to get his older brother's spot in the army, he never suffered any loss.
Although the two families had fallen out a bit after the incident a few years ago when the older brother retired from the military, and had barely interacted in recent years, Xu Weimin subconsciously still believed that Xu Weiguo would definitely have to compromise.
Not only have they failed to gain any advantage, but they've also become a laughingstock for others.
Xu Weimin said with a forced smile, "Brother, I'm only doing this for Junhui's own good. Maybe what Mom and the others said just now wasn't very nice."
"But we also have our reasons. That girl is known as a lazy person in the family compound. As the saying goes, when choosing a wife, one should choose a virtuous one. We also don't want our brother's family to marry a daughter-in-law like that."
Xu Junhui felt that their skin was thicker than the Great Wall. They had been denouncing him from the very beginning, saying that he had stolen Xu Jingui's girlfriend. Now that they knew they were in the wrong, they came up with other excuses.
"Uncle, you're overthinking it. I know my partner myself. Besides, I'm not getting married to find someone to do housework."
Xu Weiguo also said, "Yes, our family thinks that's enough as long as she's not lazy. You don't need to meddle."
Grandma Xu found these words particularly offensive: "What do you mean by 'meddling'?! You're my son, can't I even interfere in your family's affairs?!"
"You unfilial son!"
Xu Weiguo wanted to laugh when he saw his grandmother being as unreasonable as ever, and said coldly, "You are my mother, that's true, but have you forgotten?"
“Back then, I was discharged from the army due to injury. In order to take my discharge allowance, you signed a letter of severance with me! You said at the time that as long as I gave you that money, you would have nothing to do with our family anymore and would have no right to interfere in our family affairs.”
"I only need to provide you with retirement funds for another eighteen years. This retirement fund is to repay the kindness of raising you for eighteen years. Have you forgotten that?!"
Xu Weimin stared wide-eyed at Xu Weiguo, asking incredulously, "Brother, what nonsense are you talking about? When did we sign a letter severing ties?!"
Not to mention Xu Weimin, even Xu Junhui and Zhang Yumei were shocked, because they didn't know about this either.
They had always thought that Xu Weiguo's failure to visit his parents in recent years was simply because he was heartbroken over the issue of his demobilization pay a few years ago. They never expected that he would actually make them sign a letter severing ties with their parents!
If Zhang Yumei had known that giving them her demobilization pay would bring such good fortune, she wouldn't have argued with them so fiercely back then. She felt both happy and angry. She was happy because she wouldn't have to worry about them causing trouble anymore, but she was angry that Xu Weiguo had kept such a big thing from them.
When Grandma Xu heard Xu Weiguo mention the letter of severance, she remembered that back then, in order to get that demobilization pay and buy Xu Weimin a job in the Revolutionary Committee, they had no choice but to sign the letter of severance with Xu Weiguo.
Now that it suddenly dawned on her, she realized she really couldn't control Xu Weiguo anymore. Although she was already having second thoughts, she still stubbornly said, "Even if you sign the disownment agreement, I'm still your mother!"
Hearing that Grandma Xu had also admitted it, Xu Weimin had no face to stay any longer, because he could roughly guess that the letter of severance of kinship was probably obtained in exchange for his elder brother's demobilization pay.
Before he knew, he thought Grandma Xu could use the word "filial piety" to pressure him, but they had already severed ties, so their coming here to make a scene today was simply a joke.
He immediately turned and left, regardless of what happened to the others.
Xu Weimin was always the one who made the decisions in the family. After he left, the others didn't know whether they should stay and continue arguing. In the end, it was Grandpa Xu who spoke up: "Let's go too, eldest son. Just pretend we were never here today!"
Seeing that Xu Weimin and his family had slunk away, the onlookers, realizing there was no more excitement to be had, dispersed.
Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Xu Hongxia said angrily, "Third Uncle and the others have really gone too far!"
"Who says otherwise? Ah Hui only met Qinqin after Xu Jingui got engaged. It's outrageous that he blamed my son for the failed match!"
"that is!"
Xu Hongxia comforted Xu Junhui, saying, "Brother, don't be afraid. Anyone who isn't blind wouldn't choose Xu Jingui. Look at him, he's fat and has such a big belly that you'd think he was pregnant. His arms and legs are short, and his belly is so big, he looks like a turtle."
puff!
She hadn't thought about it until Xu Hongxia mentioned it, and Zhang Yumei also felt it was plausible. She wasn't worried about Xu Junhui, but rather about Xu Weiguo...
Zhang Yumei glared at Xu Weiguo with murderous intent, and said somewhat displeasedly, "Shouldn't you give me an explanation?! What's this about the letter severing ties? Why didn't you tell us?"
Xu Weiguo didn't know how to answer properly. Although he had signed a letter severing ties with his parents back then, he still harbored some hopes deep down.
The reason I don't talk to my family is because I know that once they find out about this, we will truly cut off all ties, since my parents have never treated our family very well.
But today, his third brother's family came over and said some really outrageous things. His mother's demands were also too unreasonable, so he couldn't help but bring it up in public.
Xu Weiguo was still disappointed. Knowing that his parents didn't like him was one thing, but seeing their biased attitude made him feel bad.
After calming herself down, she said as calmly as possible, "At the time, I also felt that it wouldn't make a difference whether I told them or not. Now that I know, it's not too late. From now on, we'll just stay far away from our third brother and the others."
Zhang Yumei and Xu Weiguo had been married for decades. Judging from his expression, she could roughly guess that he was still hoping that his parents-in-law would treat him well again someday. She didn't want to hurt his feelings, but she had to keep the letter of severance of ties.
“I won’t ask you what you were thinking before. Now, take out the letter severing ties and give it to me for safekeeping.”
Xu Weiguo guessed that she was afraid he would destroy the letter severing ties. He wasn't that stupid, but since she felt more at ease keeping it, he would let her have it.
Watching Xu Weiguo enter the house with a stoop, Xu Junhui and Xu Hongxia exchanged a silent glance. They both felt that they should just stay in the background and not worry about the adults' affairs.
After all, both Mom and Dad are in a bad mood, so they should behave themselves to stay safe, otherwise they might get scolded.
The two silently took out the unfinished cardboard box and continued working...
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
