At first, Tian Ping and his son just let everyone lecture them, but as they kept their heads down and remained silent, their words became increasingly harsh. Finally, they couldn't help but start arguing with everyone.
Everyone was speaking harshly, spit flying everywhere, and the situation was awkward for a while. Zhao Yiming and Tian An simply chose a corner and watched Tian Ping and his son "debate with the scholars."
The house was noisy and chaotic, and no one noticed the two small figures appearing at the door.
Xiaoqi listened to everyone discussing their family's affairs. Her usually amiable second grandfather and cousin uncle now had ferocious expressions, cursing her grandparents, parents, uncles, aunts, and siblings viciously.
He said that they had never done him any good when they were alive, and now that they were dead, they were still a burden to him.
I also heard them say that they would not take care of his family's funeral affairs, and whoever wanted to take care of it could do so. If no one cared, they would just wrap them in straw mats and throw them into the back mountain to feed the wolves.
He didn't understand much of what they were talking about, but he knew it was feeding the wolves. Hearing that his family would be fed to the wolves, the little boy's face was filled with tears. At first, he held back his tears, but as he listened to the increasingly vicious words from Tian Ping and his son, he finally couldn't help but burst into tears.
The child's shrill cries drowned out the voices of the crowd. "Don't feed my grandparents, my parents, to the wolves! Please, don't abandon them! I will be obedient, please don't abandon them..."
While crying, Xiao Qi walked towards Tian Ping and his son. However, when they saw Xiao Qi coming towards them, instead of going forward to comfort her, they avoided her like the plague.
"Don't come over here. Go to whoever's house you want. We won't adopt you. Your whole family is dead, and you're the only one left. You must be some kind of unlucky star who only harms those close to you. Don't come and bring disaster to our family."
Xiao Qi was stunned on the spot, looking at the crowd in confusion. Some people actually believed the lies of Tian Ping and his son, and stepped back, as if afraid of being tainted by bad luck.
Tian An looked at everyone coldly, his heart almost exploding with rage. This was murderous and heartbreaking. With such a reputation, how could Xiao Qi survive in the future? How desperate would the child be? This was going to end his life!
Seeing Xiaoqi standing there helplessly, not daring to move towards the crowd, Tian An was about to step forward when he saw Xiaokang quickly run to Xiaoqi's side and grab his hand, "Don't be afraid, they don't want you, I want you."
Xiaoqi wanted to retract her hand, but Xiaokang held it tightly. He hurriedly advised Xiaokang: "Let me go quickly, they say I am a lonely star and will hurt you."
Xiaokang raised his smiling face and said: "I'm not afraid, I will be your relative from now on."
Seeing this, Tian Ping rolled his eyes and urged Xiao Kang, "Xiao Kang, why don't you take him home and make him your brother? If you don't live together, you're not considered a relative."
Tian Ping's father's eyes lit up, and he also said, "Ask your sister to help him bury his family. From now on, you two will be the closest of relatives."
Tian An couldn't stand it any longer, so he walked in front of the two children to protect them, and angrily scolded Tian Ping and his son, "You are so shameless that you can't even accommodate a child. Aren't you afraid that Xiaoqi's parents will knock on your door at night?"
"Don't talk nonsense in broad daylight." The father and son looked guilty and suddenly felt a chill.
Tian An ignored them and turned around to ask Xiao Qi, "Are you willing to be my brother?"
Xiao Qi said timidly, "Sister An An, aren't you afraid of me?"
Tian An shook his head: "I'm very lucky, I'm not afraid." Then he asked, "Will you be my brother?"
Xiaokang, who was standing by, took his hand and hurriedly urged him to agree, "Hurry up and agree to your sister's request! My sister is a very kind person and will definitely treat you well. I will treat you well too. And brother-in-law Yiming, we will all treat you well."
Xiao Qi hesitated a little, "Then my grandparents, parents, etc..."
Tian An touched his head and said, "If you were my brother, I would help you bury them."
Xiao Qi's eyes lit up and she readily agreed, "I do." Then she hugged Tian An and said, "Sister, thank you."
Tian Ping was relieved to see Tian An finally give in. But his father said sarcastically, "Why didn't you agree earlier? You had to make it so awkward."
Tian An was so angry that she almost laughed. It turned out that it was her fault that they were cursing and making a fool of themselves here.
He turned around and said to the village chief, "Uncle village chief, since their family doesn't want to be involved in anything, then write a letter of consent to sever ties and completely cut off those few ties.
From now on, whether Xiaoqi is good or bad has nothing to do with their family. They are not allowed to do anything in Xiaoqi's name, and they are not allowed to make any demands on Xiaoqi. "
After hearing what Tian An said, Tian Ping's father was furious. "Why? His grandfather and I are brothers. If he gets better in the future, he will definitely take care of our family."
Everyone snorted, "Your brother is still lying in the snow! I didn't even see you buy him a coffin to make him lie down comfortably."
The village chief looked at Tian Ping's father with disdain in his eyes. "Either you write the IOU now and use the money to bury your brother's family. Or you write a letter of consent to sever ties with him and have nothing to do with him from now on."
Seeing the village chief's unhappy expression, Tian Ping stepped forward and practiced Tai Chi. "We just need to promise not to look for Xiaoqi. There's no need to sign the agreement to sever ties! This is embarrassing for everyone."
"Do you think you can still look good with this expression? It's better to write it down clearly in black and white. I don't want the melons I worked so hard to plant to be picked by others."
Since the relationship has already been broken up, Tian An doesn't want to indulge him at all. Some people tend to push their buttons and are thick-skinned. If the problem is not solved once and for all, there will be endless troubles later.
The father and son were embarrassed by Tian An's words and reluctantly signed the documents. Tian An took the documents, looked them over to make sure they were all right, put them away, and left with his two younger brothers. Zhao Yiming would handle the rest.
This incident caused quite a stir, and soon everyone in the village knew about it. Most people condemned the Tian Ping family for being heartless and disregarding family affection.
There were also a few people who said that Tian An was overbearing and too strong-willed, and shouldn't have forced others to sign a letter of consent to sever the relationship. With such a personality, in the future...
I thought it would be hard to talk about my in-laws, but unfortunately, I'm already engaged. I thought I would displease my in-laws, but unfortunately, I don't have any.
Everyone was surprised to realize that Tian An had arranged a good marriage for himself! He was the master of the house before he even entered the house, and his fiancé doted on him, so he didn't have to look at anyone's face at all. His family was also rich, not much worse than the average gentry.
It's just a passing thing. Unfortunately, the words were spoken without meaning, but the listeners took them seriously, and someone took it to heart.
"What's so great about it? Isn't Tian An just relying on Zhao Daniu to indulge her? When Zhao Daniu gets tired of her one day, she will just become the pitiful person she was before."
The woman covered her mouth with her hand, looked around, and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the servants of Tian An's family were some distance away. She turned around and scolded her daughter, "You are still on someone else's territory! You can't even control your mouth. How dare you say anything out loud!"
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