Song Ning called the person outside the courtyard and looked into the distance: "Look, the person has come to our door."
Rong Rui looked at the group of people wolfing down their food with suspicion, and then his expression suddenly changed.
"She, they..."
Song Ning didn't know where they came from or how they got there, but that didn't matter now. What mattered was what Song Rui was going to do.
In any case, Li Guixiang shouldn't expect to get anything good out of her.
"You can decide for yourself, but I think it's bad luck if it's far from your house."
This matter needs to be told to Song Dahai and Song Xiu'e.
As the diners gradually left, Song Ning called them over and dropped this bombshell: "The Song family has arrived."
At first, the group didn't realize which Song family member it was. When they realized it was Li Guixiang and her group, Song Xiu'e suddenly stood up.
Song Ning told them about the matter not to ask for their help, but to give them a heads-up.
The Song family is no pushover; given their shamelessness, they might cause trouble in the future.
No one said a word. What should have been a joyous occasion suddenly turned into a day of mixed emotions.
Aunt Zhao and Madam Sun stayed behind to help, so they naturally heard it too.
"Logically speaking, I'm an outsider and shouldn't say this, but you all know what kind of person Li Guixiang is, so we can't let her ruin your good days."
Song Ning smiled and said, "Auntie, don't worry. We've already signed the disownment agreement. That family outside has nothing to do with us anymore."
"Alright, we still have so much to pack up. After that, we need to continue building the house. Let's not delay."
The courtyard bustled with activity. The group who had been eating outside finally finished their meal. Upon seeing Song Rui not far away, tears immediately welled up in the eyes of Li Guixiang and Zhang Shi.
Song Rui quickly pulled his mother away. Zhang was crying with snot and tears streaming down her face, calling out, "My son, my son..."
Li Guixiang clung to Song Rui, crying so hard she almost stopped breathing.
Even Song Sanhai, a grown man, had tears in his eyes.
It was Song Sanhai's wife, Chen, who was quick-witted: "Mother, Second Sister-in-law, stop crying. Now that we've found Rui'er, we'll have good days ahead."
Upon hearing this, Li Guixiang stopped crying, wiped away her tears, and grabbed Song Rui's arm: "Rui'er, we've suffered so much on this journey, you have to take care of us."
Even if Song Ruixin is ruthless, seeing their current state, he can't bring himself to say such cruel words.
How did you find this place?
Li Guixiang told him about their experiences along the way.
They were captured by the rebels, but were later rescued by the imperial army. However, the imperial court did not care about these refugees. They had no fixed abode and could only beg along the way.
They survived by begging and eating tree bark on the road.
I heard there was a family surnamed Song in Tianxiang County who had also fled here, so I came to try my luck.
At this point, Li Guixiang started crying again: "Rui'er, your father couldn't hold on on the way and passed away."
Song Rui was originally utterly disappointed in Song Erhai, but now that he heard that the man had died, he felt somewhat saddened.
"What about my sister?"
Mentioning Song Sanya, everyone paused, Zhang bit her lip, lowered her head and continued to weep, choking out, "We had no other choice on the road, so... so we sold her..."
"What did you say?! Mother, how could you sell Sanya?"
“Rui’er, how are we supposed to live if we don’t sell her? She’s just a money-losing commodity. If we sell her, we’ll be fine. If we hadn’t sold her, how would we have found you?”
“Rui’er, we have no choice. We can’t just sell him to someone else. Even if we did, no one would want him,” Chen said shrilly from the side.
Perhaps because he was full, his words returned to their usual sharp and sarcastic tone.
Song Rui laughed self-deprecatingly; he shouldn't have been so soft-hearted.
His face darkened, and he said coldly, "I have to rely on others to make a living now, so I can't take care of you. You'd better figure it out yourselves."
Seeing Song Rui's cold face, Li Guixiang quickly tried to smooth things over: "Rui'er, I just saw that wretched girl Er Ya. Does this house belong to them? Do you live here too?"
When Li Guixiang arrived, she saw the impressive courtyard in front of her. Now that she's had her fill, she's starting to feel envious again.
“Rui’er, don’t worry, Song Dahai is my son, so I have a share in this yard. Call Song Erya out to Grandma, and Grandma will talk to her.”
After scanning the room and seeing only calculating glances, Song Rui finally understood why Er Ya's attitude was so resolute.
These people haven't changed at all; they're still the same as before. Even now, they're still plotting against his uncle's family.
"Grandma, if you were to be more polite and apologize to Er Ya and Uncle, perhaps you would still have a place here."
Li Guixiang's face hardened: "Why should I? Song Dahai is my son. Song Erya and her mother are both good-for-nothings. They're trying to instigate your uncle to disown me and make me admit my mistakes. Dream on."
Song Rui turned to look at Zhang Shi: "Mother, do you think so too?"
Zhang lowered her head and dared not speak. She had long known Er Ya's temper, and she really dared not get close to Er Ya.
"I...I dare not..."
"If you don't admit your mistake, don't come back. I can barely take care of myself, let alone you." After saying that, he turned and walked away, completely ignoring the shouts and curses behind him.
As soon as Song Rui entered, Song Ning called to Xu Feng, "Grab your weapons and come out with me."
Xu Feng loved this the most, so he grabbed a stick and followed Song Ning out of the courtyard.
Sure enough, as soon as Song Rui entered the door, Li Guixiang arrived with her entourage.
Upon seeing Song Ning emerge, he raised his voice and cursed, "Song Er Ya, you little bitch, you..."
Song Ning stepped forward and slapped him across the face without saying a word: "If you can't speak properly, then shut up."
"You, you little bitch, how dare you hit me!"
"Smack!"
Another slap landed on her, leaving Li Guixiang dazed and disoriented.
“Er Ya, this is your grandmother. This is unfilial and you will go to jail.” Madam Chen stepped forward to defend her, looking quite self-righteous.
"Song Sanhai, keep an eye on your wife. If you say another word, you'll get more than just a slap."
Song Sanhai is different from Song Erhai. Song Erhai is the kind of bad person who doesn't think straight, but Song Sanhai and his family are bad people who do think straight.
As the saying goes, a barking dog doesn't bite. Song Sanhai may seem quiet, but he's capable of scheming behind people's backs. Don't think she doesn't know this; he even instigated Song Erhai and Li Guixiang to cause trouble for his father.
"If you leave obediently now, I won't stop you. But it won't be so easy to leave later."
“Er Ya, what are you saying? I’m your third uncle. There must be some misunderstanding between us. Is your father home? Tell him to come out. Your father and I are brothers. He won’t disown me.” Song Sanhai said with a shameless smile.
Song Ning sneered, "You're not leaving, are you? Xu Feng, make your move."
As he spoke, Xu Feng swung his stick at Song Sanhai's leg, causing Song Sanhai to jump up and down, clutching his leg.
"Song Erya, I'll fight you to the death!" Chen bared her teeth and claws, trying to pounce on Song Ning, but before she could get close, she was knocked away by a stick.
Only Zhang stood far away, showing no intention of moving forward.
She still can't forget the ferocity with which Song Erya threw a big rock at Zhao Yongfu; she really could kill.
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