This family is really haunting!
Jian Ning was about to step forward to argue with them, but was stopped by Ding Youtian, "Just go and do your own thing, I'll talk to them."
This time, he didn't actually call himself "husband" or "wife." Jian Ning didn't notice it at first, but he knew it in his heart. Although he didn't understand what he was arguing about, because he was the one who stopped Yang Jinyu from treating Huo Jincheng, and his wife had only given Huo Jincheng an injection, he still felt uncomfortable and unhappy.
"Dad, what do you want to do?" Ding Youtian walked up without even looking at Lao Wu, and there was no expression on his face. He even asked his father questions casually, as if he didn't take their arrival seriously at all.
Seeing him like this, Old Ding got furious. When he came in and saw the people in the yard, he was still a little conflicted, wondering whether he should completely break off relations with him.
At this moment, she was irritated by his arrogant attitude and shouted angrily, "I'm not your father! Don't call me dad! You are so powerful now. If you are so capable, don't live in my house. Get out of here!"
"Dad, do you mean to sever our father-son relationship?" Ding Youtian's tone remained nonchalant. "If you want to sever it, fine, but we must sign it in writing. Otherwise, I won't trust you anymore."
"Fourth son, what are you talking about? How do you talk to your father? Who wants to sever ties?" Meng spoke in an intimate tone with a smile on her face. Her attitude changed 180 degrees, leaving the sons and daughters-in-law of several families stunned.
It is said that what you hear is not as good as what you see. These days, Meng had only heard about how the fourth brother's family was doing. Today, when she came here, she saw with her own eyes the row of carriages parked at the foot of the slope. After entering the yard, she saw the merchants surrounding Jian Ning and trying to please her. Her mind suddenly became active.
That bitch only enjoyed this honor because she won over her fourth son. Who doesn't know how to win over others? Why should she let Jian Shi monopolize her fourth son? She had a good idea, thinking that as long as she treated the fourth son well, she could win his heart back.
It was the first time she discovered she had a flexible side. It wasn't hard to bow to her children. It wasn't a big deal. All she had to do was coax Si'er into giving her the wine. Not only would she pocket the money, but wouldn't all the wine merchants be flocking to her? And the villagers would be eager to curry favor with her. From now on, they would all be at her mercy.
Thinking of this, her tone became even more doting, "My dear Si'er, I was wrong before. I shouldn't have hit Sanniu so hard. Afterwards, I heard that Sanniu was deaf for several days. When I found out, I secretly hid away and cried several times. After all, Sanniu is my granddaughter, how can I not feel distressed..."
As she spoke, she squeezed out a few tears with a domineering look. She pulled up her sleeve to wipe away her tears. She looked around and saw the four little ones standing on the corridor, looking at them warily. She waved to Sanniu, "Sanniu, come here, come here... Your dear granddaughter, come here quickly..."
After all, Sanniu was only a little over three years old. She had never heard her grandmother speak to her in such a kind tone. She raised her foot and was about to go over, but Dabao pulled her back and shook his head.
"Grandma is pretending, don't believe her." Erniu whispered. She was the most cunning among the three girls. She didn't believe that grandma, who always looked fierce and ferocious, would suddenly be nice to them.
"Grandma is definitely trying to coax money from our family. Don't fall for her tricks, humph!"
Sanniu came to her senses after hearing her words and shouted angrily, "Grandma is a liar. I don't want to go there. Grandma doesn't like us at all. Last time, she came to our house to steal the cloth and crushed our cakes and eggs. Grandma is a bad person!"
Mrs. Meng was so angry that she wanted to vomit blood. She saw clearly that Sanniu had wanted to come over, but it was that crooked bastard Dabao who pulled her over. God damn it! And that bitch Erniu whispered a few words in her ear.
A hopeless bastard!
She cursed inwardly, but tried to maintain a smile on her face. However, that smile was uglier than crying, and even Fang Shi couldn't bear to watch it anymore. She stole a glance at her father-in-law and the others' reactions and saw that everyone's expressions had changed from before she came. Even the fifth brother had restrained his anger, and the second brother's eyes were filled with anticipation.
It seems that everyone is counting on Meng to impress the fourth brother so that they can get a share of the pie. Fang sneered in her heart and became more determined to move out and leave this family.
Their family worked hard year after year, so why should they support Ding Gui and Ding Quan, the third sons of the family, to go to school? Perhaps they would become successful in the future and become officials, so they would still be able to show filial piety to her, their aunt?
The more Fang thought about it, the angrier she became. She couldn't help but glare at Ding Lao Er and then glanced at Old Ding Tou.
Old Ding was just as Fang had imagined. Hearing the old woman's change of heart, he suddenly jumped out to show his favor to the fourth son. He suppressed his anger and wanted to see the result. If the old woman could persuade the fourth son to change his mind, that would be great. If not, it wouldn't be too late to drive them away.
How could they possibly hide their plans from Ding Youtian? A cold smile curled his lips, and he narrowed his eyes at Meng and said, "Did Mother hear what Sanniu said? Even a three-year-old child would know that Mother was lying to her. From the day Dad and Mom kicked their son and his family out, our family ties were severed! You've come just in time. I'd like to take this opportunity to ask all the neighbors to be witnesses. From now on, our family severs all ties with you. I've already signed this document. Even if you don't come today, I'll come to your house in two days!"
Ding Youtian pulled out three copies of the written severance agreement from his bosom, shook them open for the neighbors to see, and then handed it to Old Ding. "I've signed it. Before Dad signs it, I'll still call you Dad. After you sign it, you and I will just be ordinary villagers, and I'll call you Uncle Ding."
"Evil creature! You beast!" Old Ding was so angry that his facial features shifted. He bit his thumb and grabbed the severance agreement, stamping his seal on each copy. After stamping, he also held it up for the neighbors to see. Then he threw the other two copies to Ding Youtian and shouted, "Get out of here right now!"
Ding Youtian calmly put away the letter of severance, then looked at Old Ding and said, "Uncle Ding, you're joking. You said this yard is yours, but do you have the title deed? Just show me the title deed and I, Ding, will leave immediately with my entire family, without a second's delay."
As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the courtyard. Many people hadn't figured out what was going on yet. Uncle Ding San was the first to react. He stood up and said loudly, "The deed to this old house is in the hands of the village head. It's not Ding Ergou's private property, it belongs to the village. It's not just this old house, there are also..."
He pointed out several old houses. "They all belong to the village, but no one cares about them. They have always been occupied by the first family to occupy them. If you don't believe me, go ask the village head or the clan leader."
The village head just strode in at the end of his tone...
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