Chapter 150: Breaking off Relationship
Dai Sanlang struggled desperately but couldn't get free. He stretched out his hands and scratched around unconsciously, almost sticking his fingers into Xia Dalang's eyes.
Jinhua, Zhu, the Dai sisters, and Liu, who had been crying until her voice was hoarse, all reacted when they saw the two men fighting. They rushed forward and, even though they took a few hits themselves, they finally pulled the two men apart.
Dai Sanlang coughed for a long time, and the guilt in his heart disappeared without a trace along with the shock of being almost strangled to death by Xia Dalang.
Xia Dalang's face was very gloomy. At first glance, he really looked a bit like Xia Youcai:
"Don't say anything. We absolutely cannot accept this marriage with the Dai family. Jinhua, you must come up with a decision today! Tell me, are you going to go with this beast? Or are you going to stay in our Xia family?"
Jinhua's eyes were red and she was crying: "Brother, don't force me, I don't know..."
Xia Dalang said angrily:
"Jinhua, your husband can do such a shameful thing, which shows what kind of person he is! He is not good to you, why are you reluctant to give him up?
If you really feel caught in a dilemma, just go with him!
But my Xia family will definitely sever the relationship with the Dai family. From now on, you are no longer my Xia family's daughter! I, Xia Shouren, will no longer have a sister like you!"
Jinhua cried, "Brother, please don't chase me away! Let me think about it again..."
Xia Dalang was furious: "What's there to think about? How can you still treat him as a treasure when he did such a thing?"
Zhu tugged at Xia Dalang's sleeve and, despite his anger, bravely whispered a few words into his ear. Xia Dalang's anger seemed to grow even more intense, but he snorted heavily and said:
"You don't have to covet the Dai family's money and property. Those things have nothing to do with you!
You should divorce Dai Sanlang as soon as possible! If your brother passes the imperial examination, he can become an official. Then you will be the sister of an imperial examination candidate, the young lady of an official family.
Not to mention marrying into a wealthy family, at least you can marry a minor official and become a lady of honor!
Not only will you have delicious food and spicy drinks, but you will also be able to improve your knowledge. You won't have to stay in Beiguan Town for your whole life, and your eyes will be shorter!"
Here, Xia Dalang was trying to get Jinhua to divorce Dai Sanlang and sever ties with the Dai family.
Over there, the couple from the fourth branch of the Xia family had also heard about the thrilling experience of Lihua and Daohua.
Xia Youtian and Jiang knelt upright in front of the old couple of the Xia family.
Jiang just sobbed softly and said nothing.
Xia Youtian's face was heavy, and his voice was nasal, as if he had been crying:
"Dad, Mom, I am an unfilial son!
The son asked himself that although he had no future, he had always been respectful to his elder brother and had never done anything wrong.
But my eldest brother and his family actually treated Lihua like this. It shows that my eldest brother doesn’t even consider me as a brother!
Please forgive your son, parents.
It is really difficult for my son to get along with my eldest brother's family anymore.
I'm afraid I'll just have to cut off contact with them.
I will go and rent a piece of land from the village head, fence off the yard, and build a shack. As long as the shack is habitable, my family will move in!"
“Nonsense!”
Master Xia angrily scolded: "You are all brothers from the same mother, father and mother! How can you break off the relationship just because of a temporary disagreement?
It's already outrageous enough that you divided the family when your parents were still alive, and you're even severing the relationship. You brothers are trying to find ways to bring shame to the Xia family, right?
This time, it was your eldest brother who was wrong first, but he... hasn't he already gotten his retribution?
You are brothers, even if your bones are broken, we are still connected by tendons!
If you're still not satisfied, Dad will take care of it for you! We'll beat him up so hard that he can't get up from the bed!
After this, you two will still be good brothers. "
Xia Youtian's tears rolled down and his voice choked up:
"Dad! Think about it, if Yujiao was plotted against like this, would you want to kill him?
But they are my eldest brother, sister-in-law and niece. What can I do to them?
Lihua was lucky enough to escape this time, but what if there is a next time? What if Lihua can't escape?
Will Lihua still be alive by then?
Dad! What can I do? What do you want me to do?
I don't dare acknowledge a brother like you! I can't afford you!
I admit that I am incompetent and cannot stop my elder brother from plotting against my daughter. I cannot afford to offend him, so I just stay away from him, is that not okay? "
Old Master Xia was silent. He squatted down, took the pipe, and smoked a whole bag of cigarettes before he spoke again with a hoarse voice, his voice old and weak:
"Fourth brother, Daddy is not saying that you can't break off the relationship with your eldest brother. Daddy is saying that you should live here peacefully. This is your home! You don't have to go anywhere!"
Old Master Xia said these words with great pain. He knew that the fourth son was really hurt by the eldest son's family this time. Although Jinhua was the eldest son's sweetheart, Lihua was not picked up!
Dalang hasn't passed the imperial examination yet, but the eldest brother has already started to make trouble for his brothers. If they want to count on the eldest brother to support these brothers in the future, I'm afraid they will be disappointed!
Old Master Xia let out a long sigh.
He felt a little regretful.
If I hadn't sent the eldest son to a private school for those two years and hadn't taught him literacy and arithmetic, would he have been more down-to-earth?
If I had not agreed to let the eldest son move to the town, and had not provided more money and food to the eldest wife, but had only let Xia Dalang go to Songxi Academy to study, and kept the rest of the eldest wife by my side to farm...
Wouldn’t the eldest wife be so distant from her family, or even have no affection for them?
Xia Youtian refused to accept it:
"Dad, since we are no longer related, how can we still live in the same yard? I'd better move out. I'm mainly afraid that one day I will be unable to sleep in the middle of the night and stab my eldest brother with a knife..."
"Old Four! Are you trying to piss me off to death?"
"Dad, I am an unfilial son and have caused you so much worry! But this time, I really can't stand it anymore!
Don't worry, Dad. Except for my eldest brother's family, I will treat everyone else the same as before.
I won’t stop communicating with you just because you’ve moved away.”
Mr. Xia held his head in pain:
"It's up to you, it's up to you. My son has grown up and has become independent. My father's words are no longer effective. You have a wife and a son now, and you will have grandchildren in a few years. How can I control you?"
Old Master Xia was relieved. Xia Youtian kowtowed three times on the ground. When he raised his head again, his forehead was red and swollen. "Dad, I am an unfilial son. Take care of yourself!"
He staggered to his feet, and when he recovered he went to help Jiang, who was still crying.
Jiang's belly was already quite big. If Xia Youtian hadn't come to help her, it would have been very difficult for her to stand up on her own.
Early the next morning, Xia Youtian went to the headman's house carrying a hen.
The head of the village helped to write the document of severing the relationship and asked Xia Youtian and Old Man Xia to put their fingerprints on it. The matter was settled only after Xia Youcai put his fingerprints on it.
Good night, sweet dreams, see you tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
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