"As you know, I haven't worked for many years and I don't have any special skills, so it's normal that I can't find a job in a short period of time."
You can't expect me to go back home and sponge off my parents, adding to their burden. If that happens, I'd rather not get a divorce.
Bian Haifang spoke with her eyes lowered, seemingly oblivious to the fact that Ke Wenpei across from her was visibly bulging with veins.
"By the way, after the divorce, you will raise the son and daughter. As for me, I will come back to see them when I have some free time."
"What, trying to use the excuse of visiting home to freeload?" Ke Wenpei said with a mocking smile.
"Why are you talking so rudely? After all, they are my children, so isn't it their duty to be filial to me? Even if I come back to take some things from home, there's nothing wrong with that."
Bian Haifang spoke with such confidence that no one present knew who gave her the courage.
"Ha! You know these are your children, so what have you given them? Have you earned money to support them, or have you provided care and support as they grow up?"
Ke Wenpei waved and called his two children over.
He continued, "No, you haven't done anything. You've just been a freeloader at home. My son and daughter, one is nine years old and the other is six. They should be at an age where they are innocent and carefree, but look at what you've raised them into. They're cold-hearted and prematurely aged."
"Hey, you bastard, stop trying to pin all this shit on me, okay?"
Bian Haifang flew into a rage, but Bian Haitao pushed her down.
In a fit of anger, she pointed at her children and, disregarding all affection, blurted out hurtful words without thinking: "They are your offspring. If they are not good, it's because their roots are rotten, and it has nothing to do with me."
Ko Wen-pei's children initially felt that their mother was not good, unlike other mothers who cared about whether their children were well-fed and clothed, and worried about whether their children had caught a cold or fever.
She always allowed her uncles to come to her house and steal things. At first, they tried to stop them, but after being beaten a few times, they learned to stand by and watch.
They thought the mother was just confused, but they never expected her to dislike them so much and even want to sever ties with them.
Although this was his goal, seeing his two children heartbroken and desperate, tears streaming down their faces, Ko Wen-pei still felt extremely distressed.
He hugged them and comforted them, saying, "From now on, Dad will take good care of you. Let's let your mom go on her own, as if she never existed, okay?"
The children nodded, then looked away without glancing at their cold-hearted mother.
Ke Wenpei took a deep breath and said, "There's no food. If you want money, I can give you all of it. But you must sever ties with the children and are not allowed to come to our door to claim kinship in the future."
The laws of Qinghua Kingdom allow for the severing of kinship. As long as parents voluntarily sever ties, their children are not obligated to support them. Ji Kangyong was able to lie low because of this law, waiting until the end of the world before being driven out of his home by his stepmother.
Ke Wenpei made this condition because he was afraid that Bian Haifang would cause some trouble and then cling to him like a leech, demanding benefits and harassing the children.
Therefore, it's best to be decisive from the start to avoid making things worse by hesitating.
“No, we need food…” Bian Haifang argued without thinking, but then she noticed her brother tugging at her clothes.
She turned her head in confusion, only to find her older brother giving her a meaningful look.
She saw it, but couldn't understand it. She thought, "Brother, even if your eyes twitch, I still don't know what you're trying to say!"
But she was also a bit of a smart aleck. She figured that since they had just been talking about grain, it must be because her older brother was unhappy with the amount of grain she had mentioned, and that she was trying to raise the price.
She nodded knowingly and said, "Two hundred catties is not enough, it must be four hundred catties!"
Upon hearing this, Bian Haifeng nearly fainted.
He kept complaining to himself, wondering how the Bian family had raised such an oddball daughter. Had one of her parents' genes mutated? Otherwise, how could all the brothers be so brilliant, while this sister was hopelessly stupid?
To be honest, he wanted the 400 jin of grain too, but could you please look at those dozen or so faces across the way, as black as the bottom of a pot? If this continues, they might lose patience.
This time, after listening to Bian Haifang's story, Ke Wenpei smiled. His smile was as bright and dazzling as the warm sun in March, as if it could melt the winter snow.
She assumed the other person agreed with her, so she smiled and said, "I knew you wouldn't be so tactless."
Ko Wen-pei's smile remained unchanged, but his eyes grew colder and colder.
He said calmly, "No, not a single pound of grain. The previous two hundred pounds were lent to me by the guards in an emergency, and you've already squandered most of it."
The rest might not even last until the end of this month, let alone procure food for you.
Bian Haifang, my patience with you has reached its limit. If you know what's good for you, take the money and get out of here. Otherwise, I'll let you grow old and die in this Ke family.
Don't think you can still act like a tyrant like before. I'll risk my life to make sure you don't have an easy time from now on.
Bian Haifang was startled by the fierce look in his eyes and shivered involuntarily. Then she looked at Bian Haitao and asked for his opinion.
Bian Haitao felt annoyed by everyone's stares. He rubbed his forehead, thinking to himself that his silly sister was really unreliable.
Then, after calming down, she smiled and said, "Brother-in-law, don't be so angry. My Haifang sometimes doesn't know her place. I apologize to you on her behalf."
However, what she said makes sense. Our Bian family has absolutely no tradition of raising a divorced daughter for nothing. Therefore, I agree to your conditions.”
He glanced at his clearly defiant sister beside him, patted her on the shoulder, and then looked at Ke Wenpei, "As for her, I promise to keep her at home after I take her back, and I will never let her disturb your life with your nephew and niece in the future."
Ko Wen-pei nodded in agreement.
But Bian Haifang stared wide-eyed, not understanding why it was different from what her brother had said at the beginning.
Didn't her brother tell her to hold on to food supplies? How come her brother agreed to compensate her with their savings?
But she didn't consider that with so many eyes glaring angrily at them, even if her brother had a strong mentality, he wouldn't dare to continue causing trouble in front of these shrewd people.
That's right. Don't think they don't know he's the mastermind behind this farce; otherwise, they wouldn't have gone directly to the Bian family this afternoon.
Since it's clear that getting grain is impossible, let's offer some tangible benefits—cash!
After all, with a large family, there are quite a few places to spend money.
Although there are purchase restrictions everywhere now, their quota is large enough that with this money, their lives can be greatly improved.
Therefore, Bian Haitao readily agreed. And Bian Haifang, after a brief moment of surprise, gave in.
After that, the agreement was signed.
A divorce agreement, a power of attorney, and a statement severing kinship ties.
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