"Mom and Dad, if my eldest brother can break off the relationship with you, why can't I? Look at our family now, we are penniless and have trouble making ends meet. If I don't break off the relationship with you, do you want to starve me to death?"
"That's right, you old fool. Our family is so poor that we can barely afford to eat. If we don't have money, are you going to let us starve to death on the streets? You are so cruel, and you still say how much you love your youngest son."
"Dad, look at your son, he's become skinny these days. Look at your granddaughter, she's also just skin and bones. Are you going to starve us to death before you're satisfied?"
"That's right, Dad and Mom, if you really want to do good for your son and granddaughter, you should sever ties with us. Only by getting some money can your son and granddaughter have food to eat."
Luo Minghu and Kong Meixue began to use moral blackmail, saying in unison that if the two elders did not agree to sever the relationship, they wanted to starve their family to death.
“You…you guys…”
Wang Yumei was so angry at their unfilial behavior that she almost couldn't breathe.
She never imagined that she treated her youngest son with such sincerity, but he would treat them like this.
"Okay, don't be angry, dear."
"Second brother, your eldest brother asked your mother and me to go to the capital, but we didn't go with him for your sake. Now, you've squandered the shop your eldest brother gave me and your mother, and you want to sever ties with us. Do you despise us for not making enough money to help you? Besides, severing ties with us would get us money. But I'm telling you, we don't have any money anymore."
Luo Hu said to Luo Minghu indifferently.
"The village head said that when my eldest brother left, he asked him to help us. As long as you agree to break off the relationship, he will give us money on my eldest brother's behalf. Dad, Mom, for the sake of your son not starving to death, will you agree?"
"Yes, two old fools. Just agree with it."
Luo Hu and Wang Yumei were still hesitating whether they should agree to sever ties with their youngest son. If they did, he and his wife would have no son to see them off, and would have to live out their lives in loneliness.
"Dad, Mom, why are you still hesitating? Do you really want your son and his family to starve to death?"
"You old fool, if you don't agree, go back and I'll starve you to death."
Luo Minghu couldn't persuade Luo Hu and Wang Yumei to agree to break off the engagement, so Kong Meixue threatened the two elders.
"Can you please say it again in front of me?"
Magistrate Zhang had never seen such an unfilial son and daughter-in-law. They actually broke off relations with the father who gave birth to and raised them for money. They were not worthy of being human beings.
"Sir, I was wrong. I won't say it again."
Kong Meixue was so scared that she made promises repeatedly.
"Okay, I agree to break up the relationship!"
Seeing that his youngest son insisted on breaking off the engagement, Luo Hu was extremely disappointed and had no choice but to agree.
"My dear, you can't do that!"
"Mother, our son is grown up and we can no longer control him. Since he wants to sever ties with us, then let him do so. From now on, we will depend on each other for survival, and if we die, we will die together."
Luo Hu comforted his wife Wang Yumei and told her that they would depend on each other for the rest of their lives.
"Li Zheng, my parents have already agreed to break off the engagement, so please give us one hundred taels of silver."
When Luo Minghu heard that his father had agreed, but his mother had not, he was afraid that things would get complicated, so he asked for a hundred taels of silver.
If the other party disagrees, he can ask for a little less money.
"What? One hundred taels, you really dare to ask for it."
"That's right, you are worth a hundred taels."
"You are so ungrateful and unfilial, worse than pigs and dogs. You don't even support your parents. You are unworthy of being a human being."
"That's right, why would you break off relations with such people? Give them money, it's better to throw their whole family into a pig cage."
"No, they should be taken to jail and put in jail for life."
"No, if they spend their whole lives in jail, wouldn't that mean they'll be supporting the two of them for nothing? It's a great bargain for them."
The villagers of Huojia Village came out to watch the fun, but they didn't expect to hear Luo Minghu ask for a huge sum of money, one hundred taels of silver. They were so angry that they cursed Luo Minghu one after another.
"What does it have to do with you? It's not your turn to give it to me. Mind your own business."
Luo Minghu was angry at the villagers.
"What? You're asking for a hundred taels! How dare you ask for such an exorbitant price?"
"That's right. We have no relationship at all. Why should we give you a hundred taels? Don't daydream. Since you want to break off the relationship with us, we don't have the money. So let's end the relationship like this."
Neither Luo Hu nor Wang Yumei had expected that their youngest son would dare to ask for a hundred taels of silver. He had originally thought that he would only be given ten or twenty taels of silver at most.
"I've already said it was given by my eldest brother. The village head is just helping my eldest brother give it first. My eldest brother will definitely return it to him in due time."
"That's right, you two old fools, just stop talking nonsense. Uncle is so rich, we just want a little money from him, what's wrong with that?"
"Father and mother, my elder brother is living a luxurious life with the princess. It's not too much for me to ask him for a little money, right? Why don't you support me?"
"You old fool, my husband is also your son, you can't be too partial. Uncle has so much money, he should give us money to spend."
Luo Minghu and Wang Yumei said this without caring about their reputation.
They didn't think they did anything wrong.
"She's an old fool when she opens her mouth, and an old fool when she closes her mouth. I've never seen such an unfilial daughter-in-law."
"That's right. I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone this shameless. Why should I give him money when he has it? They have no relationship anymore."
"That's right, if you want to spend money, earn it yourself! If you stay idle all day, you're just a parasite."
The villagers started talking again, saying they had never seen such a strange family. Fortunately, the princess had gone to the capital, otherwise she would have beaten them up if she heard what they said.
"But don't forget, your eldest brother has nothing to do with you anymore. He has severed his kinship with us."
Luo Hu reminded.
He couldn't make things difficult for his eldest son or harm his eldest son's family.
One hundred taels is not a small amount, and it is a heavy burden for them in the capital.
"Okay, I agree. Please help me write the letter of severance."
One hundred taels was exactly the amount of silver left by Luo Mingkuan, so he could agree to it. The village head readily agreed.
"Wait, one hundred taels is too little. I want two hundred taels, no, five hundred taels."
When Luo Minghu saw that the village head agreed so readily, he regretted it and felt that he had asked for too little.
Therefore, he immediately changed his mind, and the lion asked for an even greater sum of money, five hundred taels.
"Yes, five hundred taels, not a copper less."
Kong Meixue agreed.
Just think about five hundred taels, she can live a very rich life.
It's really like a snake swallowing an elephant.
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