"Sever ties with relatives?" Captain Gao frowned.
No matter what, they are all blood relatives. When a large family lives together, conflicts and arguments are inevitable. Separating is fine, but severing ties...
Has it really come to this?
Surely not?
Captain Gao wanted to persuade Xing Zhaozhao to reconsider.
Beside her, Old Lady Gao was already impatiently shouting, "Break it off then! Do you think you're the only one who wants to break it off? I'd love for it! Anyone who doesn't want to break it off is a coward and a bastard!"
Upon hearing this, Captain Gao's face darkened. He turned and glared at her fiercely, angrily shouting, "Shut up, what nonsense are you spouting?"
After saying that, Captain Gao looked at Old Man Gao, who was huddled to the side, and asked, "Gao Dahe, what do you mean?"
Old Gao's eyes darted around, and he stammered, unable to give a coherent answer.
Captain Gao could easily see through his little scheme. He clearly wanted to distance himself from the situation but didn't want to bear the bad reputation. He almost laughed out of anger: "You'd better think this through. The military hasn't made a decision yet. You've raised such a hard-won son and two grandsons. Are you really going to just abandon them like that?"
Upon hearing this, Old Man Gao hesitated again: "I..."
When Grandma Gao saw this, she became anxious and exclaimed, "Old man, you have to think this through! The army has come to our door to ask questions, which means there's something serious going on here. It's almost certain that we're guilty. If we don't take advantage of this time to sever ties with that traitor and draw a clear line, it will be too late once he's convicted. Maybe our whole family will end up in a labor camp."
There was one more thing that Old Lady Gao kept to herself.
Anyway, he's my own son. If nothing happens, I can just acknowledge him back. There's no such thing as a grudge that lasts overnight between a father and son, or a mother and son.
It has to be said that they are indeed an old married couple who have slept together for decades. With just a glance, the two of them can understand each other's thoughts.
Old Gao didn't hesitate any longer and looked seriously at Captain Gao: "Then let's just cut it off."
Captain Gao: "..."
Since the other person has already agreed, what's the point of him still saying anything?
"Then let's cut it off." Captain Gao made the final decision immediately.
After saying that, he looked coldly at Old Man Gao: "You'll regret this."
Old Gao felt a pang of regret after being told that by Captain Gao, but it was too late to say anything now.
"Since you're severing ties, how do you plan to divide this family?" Captain Gao asked.
Old Mrs. Gao was displeased upon hearing this: "What family division? We're about to sever ties, they're not part of our family anymore, why should we get a share?"
Captain Gao rolled his eyes, too lazy to pay her any attention, and looked directly at Xing Zhaozhao, asking, "What do you think, Mingcheng's wife?"
Xing Zhaozhao patted the large bundle beside her: "No need, I'll just take my own things."
Old Mrs. Gao's eyes immediately turned red with anger: "Those are all mine, you stole them from my house."
Xing Zhaozhao looked at Captain Gao seriously: "They are all mine. They took them from my room while I was in the hospital giving birth. I'm just taking them back now. If you don't believe me, you can go to my room and see for yourself. It's still a mess in there."
Captain Gao believed her, but to be fair, he went to her room to take a look and was speechless for a moment.
"I've never seen anyone as shameless as you." Captain Gao looked at Old Man Gao's family with disdain and said, "It's only because Mingcheng's wife isn't pursuing this now, otherwise, you whole family would be going to a labor camp right now, without even waiting for the outcome of Mingcheng's case."
The old lady, who had been wailing loudly just moments before, suddenly fell silent.
Under the leadership of Captain Gao and witnessed by almost half the village, Xing Zhaozhao, on behalf of Gao Mingcheng, severed all ties with Old Man Gao's family, signed an agreement, and pressed her fingerprints, thus settling everything down.
Finally, the troublemaker was driven out of the house. Old Mrs. Gao breathed a sigh of relief, but when she looked at Xing Zhaozhao's huge bundle, she was extremely envious: "Don't be so smug. I want to see how you, a woman, can survive with the title of 'traitor's wife' and three children."
Xing Zhaozhao's heart tightened.
This is also one of the reasons why she was always firmly bound to the Gao family in her previous life.
However, it won't happen in this lifetime.
Xing Zhaozhao gave Old Lady Gao a cold look: "Then you don't need to worry about it. Although Mingcheng didn't leave much money, I have the strength to support three children. Besides, as long as the army hasn't convicted Mingcheng, he is not a traitor. If you keep trying to pin this on my Mingcheng, I'll report you to the army leaders for defaming soldiers and send you to a labor camp."
After saying that, Xing Zhaozhao turned to look at the other villagers standing outside the Gao family's house: "The same goes for the others. If I hear the words 'traitor' from anyone's mouth again, I don't mind having a good 'discussion' with you."
When she mentioned the words "theory, theory," Xing Zhaozhao deliberately picked up the large bundle that had been lying next to her and gently shook it.
There were children who had been beaten up by Hongfei and Hongyu and wanted to come over to argue with Xing Zhaozhao, but when they saw this scene, they were shocked and immediately stopped. Instead, they turned around and beat up their own children.
A group of people can't even beat two people; they're all useless.
"I never expected Mingcheng's wife to have such strength," Captain Gao exclaimed. "How come I've never seen you use it before?"
“It’s innate,” Xing Zhaozhao said with a smile. “Besides, Mingcheng takes care of almost all the housework, so I don’t need to lift a finger.”
The women in the village were filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment.
But then she thought, not to mention that they don't even know if Gao Mingcheng is alive or dead, even if he is, with that label on him, their family will suffer in the future. Not to mention, she is a woman raising three children, including a premature baby, and she doesn't even know if she can raise him. Suddenly she was happy.
"Captain, Zhao Zhao and her three children have nowhere to live right now. Do you think you could spare a room for them?" Aunt Hao asked Captain Gao with concern.
Captain Gao was also stumped: "Where are there any empty houses in the village now? Getting land for building houses won't be possible anytime soon..."
"How about we try to squeeze into the educated youth settlement first? We should be able to find a room there," Aunt Hao suggested.
"That's not entirely impossible," Captain Gao said thoughtfully.
Xing Zhaozhao suddenly remembered the house she had accidentally seen halfway up the mountain when she took her two children for a walk. She asked Captain Gao, "Captain, isn't there an empty house halfway up the mountain? Why don't you give it to me?"
“There…” Captain Gao and Aunt Hao exchanged a glance, their faces showing reluctance.
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