Chapter 74: Separation

"You mean you spent your entire day's wages on these things?!"

Just as He Xiaocui was about to get angry, Lian Dayou glared at her.

"What do you think of my son being filial to his father? Go cook!"

Lian Dayou was He Xiaocui's nemesis, and he defeated her with just one sentence.

After driving his wife away, he smelled the aroma of the halved meat in his hands, and his greed was aroused.

"Come on, you kid, accompany me to have a drink."

"Dad, why don't we wait for uncle and his family to come back and have some, so that grandma can have some too."

Lian Dayou agreed without even thinking about it.

At this moment, he liked Xiaoshan, so he naturally listened to what Xiaoshan said. In addition, he also wanted to show off in front of his elder brother and parents, so he decided to eat later.

Lian Dayou looked at the hill and began to dream of the days when his son would send him money just when he could just lie at home.

This son is really worth it.

Yes, he also knew that He Xiaocui had replaced her son.

As for He Xiaocui, if she really had her own biological son, she would definitely treat him like the apple of her eye. How could she not care about Xiaoshan at all?

Unless he is not your own son.

Even though Dayou discovered this secret, he didn't want to expose it at all. After all, with Xiaoshan, no one would laugh at him for not being able to have a son and dying.

Anyway, my eldest brother already has a son, so it wouldn't be a big deal if I replaced him with another one.

Look, aren’t things getting better and better now?

The sky gradually darkened, and Lian Dahai and his son, who had gone out fishing, returned.

The two smelled the aroma of meat before they even entered the house, and were shocked. Who in the family would be willing to buy meat?

"Brother is back, come and sit down, let's have a good drink today. Xiaohe, come and try this wine, it's delicious."

Lian Dayi changed his usual invisible state and approached to invite them. Both father and son were confused when they were pulled to sit at the table.

After listening to Lian Da's nonsense for a long time, I finally understood that Xiaoshan had found a job in the city that paid very well.

Lian Dahai glanced at Xiaoshan, and seeing that he was also looking at him, he asked, "Fifty cents a day, what kind of work is this? Is it tiring?"

Xiaoshan felt a pang in his heart and was about to speak when he was interrupted by his father.

"Brother, why are you asking so many questions? Just drink."

Lian Dayou drank a few sips happily and felt that the wine was more mellow than what he had drunk before, and he became very drunk.

The old couple was the same. It was a rare occasion to have meat and wine, so they ate to their heart's content.

Xiaoshan served them meat and poured wine with great enthusiasm, which made the whole family praise him for his success and ability.

Lian Dahai didn't drink much because he had to go out to sea the next day, and now he finally noticed that something was wrong.

What is Xiaoshan doing?

Lian Dahai couldn't figure it out, so he got up and went into the house to check on his wife. Seeing that she was sleeping soundly, he came out again.

It's strange. There's so much meat on the table today, but Hehua, who has a bad temper, doesn't even come out to eat. Is she afraid that I'll beat her again?

Today's meal was a lively one, most of the wine was drunk, and everyone who needed to be drunk was almost drunk.

Lian Dayou was the first to get drunk, still muttering that he had a good son.

"Thank you, brother..."

Hearing this, Dahai was quite touched. They say that people speak the truth when they are drunk. Could it be that...

"Why thank your big brother? You should thank me, your mother..."

The old lady burped and laughed very proudly.

"If I, your mother, hadn't given you your eldest brother's son in exchange for yours, would you have a son to take care of you in your old age?"

Lian Dahai looked up at his mother in shock, wondering if he had heard it wrongly.

Lian Dayou had no reaction at this time, and He Xiaocui just nodded in a daze. The old man was also drunk, but he still remembered that this was something he couldn't say.

"Don't, don't talk nonsense. The boss might hear you soon."

"What are you afraid of? Boss, you are my son, you have to listen to me!"

After the old lady got drunk, she lost control of her mouth and talked a lot.

It was said that she was a loving mother and was worried that she would be laughed at if her son died, so she exchanged the son of her eldest daughter-in-law for that of her second daughter-in-law.

Even Dahai's arms were throbbing with veins and his teeth were almost bleeding from biting them.

Xiaoshan is his son!

The parents actually replaced their own son!

"Xiaohe, go and ask the village chief and clan leader to come over."

"good……"

Xiao He looked at Xiao Shan who was lowering his head, clenched his fists and ran out.

Grandma, they are really going too far!!

Why did he replace his younger brother with his second aunt's daughter, that lazy, greedy girl who loved to steal things? No wonder he could never get close to He Hua.

Xiao He ran all the way and invited the village chief and the clan leader to his home in the shortest time possible. Lian Jiabao and the clan leader's son also came with them.

The village chief and clan leader were invited at once, and it was obvious that something big had happened.

As soon as they entered the door, the aroma of wine that filled the yard immediately lifted their spirits.

"Da Hai, what's wrong?"

Lian Dahai asked Xiaoshan to help him with his breastfeeding with red eyes.

As soon as she saw Xiaoshan, the old lady started nagging again.

"Xiao Shan, I felt sorry for giving you to your second uncle. Now, it's better now. If you followed your biological father, you wouldn't have such a good job, right..."

The old village elders and patriarchs were all stunned.

They soon realized what was going on.

"It's ridiculous! It's ridiculous!"

The old patriarch was so angry that he kept coughing, and the old village chief was also covering his head, feeling so angry that he had a headache.

"Da Hai, what's your idea for calling us here?"

Lian Dahai looked at Xiaoshan and said firmly, "I want to exchange the child back and divide the family!"

The old village chief nodded. If the baby was changed, the two brothers would probably have no chance of making it, and the family business would definitely be divided.

"Chief, village chief, I want my parents to follow the second son's family when the family is divided."

"This……"

Traditionally, the elderly in a divided family always live with the eldest son.

"If you act like this, I'm afraid many people will scold you for being unfilial."

"You can scold me if you want, it won't hurt anything. Whenever I see my parents now, I think of them exchanging my son for my second son, and I feel really uncomfortable. And I didn't say I won't support them. I will give them every pension that they deserve."

Lian Dahai pulled Xiaoshan and suddenly knelt down and kowtowed to the old patriarch.

"Please ask the clan leader to help us divide the family property fairly!"

The power of the clan leader is very great in the Lian family. For example, the clan leader has to be consulted on any disputes within the clan, the division of the clan, the succession of the heir, and even the marriage and death of the clan members.

In this village, any division of the family without the approval of the clan leader has no validity.

The old patriarch looked at the village chief, and the two walked to the door to discuss.

"You can split up. When your parents sober up tomorrow, come to the clan temple together."

"Thank you, Chief, thank you, Village Chief!"

When the two of them said this, the division of the family was a done deal. Lian Dahai dragged his youngest son along and walked him a long way before turning back.

When he got home, under the dim light, he took a good look at his son.

This kid must have known that he was replaced a long time ago, which is why he was so eager to persuade me to drink today.

Good! Good boy, worthy of being his son!

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The baby no longer stays with the second room, and sleeps with Xiaohe at night, so I guess it's a switch (*/ω＼*)