Chapter 763 A woman is also a child, also a blood relative.
When Li San Niang read the letter, she understood Sun Hong Niang's intention.
People at this time valued the continuation of the family line. Sun Datou had been dead for thirty years, so the issue of raising children to provide for old age no longer existed. That left only the issue of surname and the continuation of the family line.
But as Li Erxiong said, Li Dagexiong knew from childhood that he was not Li's father's biological son, but was born to Li's mother and her ex-husband Sun Datou.
On this point, the Li family has never hidden anything from Li's eldest brother.
Furthermore, during festivals, although Brother Li's family would kowtow and offer incense to Li's father's parents together with the rest of the Li family under the guidance of Li's father, Brother Li would also separately lead the eldest branch of the Li family to kowtow and offer incense to Sun Datou's memorial tablet each time.
From this perspective, Sun Datou's spirit has never been broken; Brother Li has never forgotten him.
Meanwhile, in the Li family, Li's father is the head of the household, and Li's eldest and second eldest brothers are registered under his name. As for Li's third sister-in-law, she bought a house after the divorce and has become the head of the household herself.
Although Brother Li is registered under his father's name, his real name is "Sun Wu," not "Li Wu."
As a son of Sun Datou, Brother Li (for the sake of convenience, we will continue to refer to him as Brother Li from now on) has also properly preserved his surname.
Thus, it can be said that what Sun Hongniang outwardly desired—that her father, Sun Datou, "carry on the family line and continue the family tradition"—had already been achieved long ago.
But why did Sun Hongniang still make such an aggressive demand of Brother Li?
Because Sun Hongniang wanted too much!
She wants more than just what has already been achieved; she wants more substantial benefits.
She wanted Li Da Xiong's family to sever ties with the Li family not only legally but also emotionally, and then, according to her wishes, to be brought together with her, his half-sister.
Moreover, Sun Hongniang was shrewd. She knew that Brother Li was getting old and must have a deep affection for his parents and other members of the Li family. He was also a minor official in the Imperial Guard, so it was impossible for him to abandon his family and go to the border town.
So she set her sights on Li Dalang.
For Li Dalang, Sun Hongniang naturally held the position of elder, and morally, Li Dalang had to listen to her.
At the same time, Li Dalang was a soldier under the command of the Shi family army, which was guarding the border city, and Sun Hongniang's husband, Commander Guo, was also a member of the Shi family army.
For the sake of his future, shouldn't Li Dalang also seriously consider his relationship with Sun Hongniang?
Li San Niang never stopped thinking the worst about people's lives; she even considered worse possibilities. After confirming that Li Dalang was her nephew, Sun Hongniang must have inquired about the Li family's situation from Li Dalang.
But Li Dalang was very tight-lipped, so he probably only said some ambiguous things, and may even have deliberately portrayed the Li family as poor.
Therefore, Sun Hongniang assumed that the Li family, who were able to send their son Li Dalang to the army, probably didn't care much about Li Dalang and his child, and that the Li family was probably not well-off.
Sun Hongniang's thinking is understandable. After all, there are men who would raise a child who is not their own as their own, but they are extremely rare.
Brother Li is a son of the Sun family, not Li's father's biological son. So, Li's father has already fulfilled his moral duty by providing him with food, and it's really hard to criticize him for anything.
Therefore, Sun Hongniang sent Guo Sanlang with a letter and a small box of silver to the Li family to buy out Li Dalang's relationship with Li Daxiong and the Li family.
"...I think Sun Hongniang made a mistake in this step."
She was still constrained by her surroundings.
Li Erxiong, who had been whispering to himself, suddenly looked up when he heard Li Sanniang say this: "Sanniang, what do you mean by that?"
Although Li's father and sister-in-law did not say anything, they both looked at Li San Niang, wanting to know what she meant by those words.
"Her fundamental desire is to leave an heir for Uncle Sun, and then have someone stay by her side, right?"
Brother Li Er thought about what Sun Hongniang had said in her letter, nodded to Sister Li San, and agreed that this was exactly what Sun Hongniang wanted.
"But she misjudged the importance of my eldest brother in the hearts of my parents, my second brother, and me."
"My second brother and I," Li San Niang pointed to herself, then lightly touched her second brother in the air, "we have known since childhood that our eldest brother and we are not from the same father and mother, but rather half-brothers."
But this matter has never affected the friendship between my second brother and my eldest brother.
Because of the saying "love me, love my dog," how could we not love the child born to my elder brother and sister-in-law?
Not to mention that Hutou was our family's first child. I can say with certainty that Hutou is the child on whom our whole family has poured the most affection.
Sun Hongniang thought she could buy off the relationship between Hutou and us with money, but she was sorely mistaken.
"Even if we were short of money, let alone now, we wouldn't sell the tiger's head for money."
On this point, Li Dasao, as Li Dalang's own mother, was the most furious.
"Hmph, Tiger Head is my son, and I haven't even said what kind of relationship I'm going to give him yet, but she's already got her eye on it!"
Li San Niang reached out and patted Li Da Sao's forearm. Li Da Sao was usually cheerful and generous, but the way she was speaking now was disgusting because of Sun Hong Niang's behavior, and she was furious.
"It's obvious that none of our family members, whether it's our parents, our elder brother and sister-in-law, or Tiger Head himself, would listen to Sun Hongniang."
This is obvious.
So, Sun Hongniang made a mistake in this step.
If you ask me, Sun Hongniang could have easily given Guo Sanlang the surname Sun.
"Eh?"
Brother Li Er became interested in what Sister Li San Niang said. Sister Li San Niang nodded to Brother Li Er and continued, "Sun Hong Niang always thinks that Brother Da is a member of the Sun family. How could she forget that she is also the child of Uncle Sun?"
Limited by the fixed patterns instilled in her by her surroundings, Sun Hongniang always thought that male offspring were an indispensable part of carrying on the family line and ensuring the continuation of the family ancestral worship.
She also has the blood of Uncle Sun in her veins.
The Guo family has four brothers. Guo Sanlang was weak from childhood and could not learn martial arts, so he could not inherit the Guo family's power in the army.
That's perfect! Let's just change Guo Sanlang's surname to Sun and have him stay by Sun Hongniang's side to help with the important matter of continuing the Sun family line.
That's perfect, isn't it?
As soon as Li San Niang finished speaking, Li's father, Li's second brother, and Li's sister-in-law all stared wide-eyed and gaped in astonishment.
The main point was that Li San Niang brought it up, something they had never thought of before.
This was something they had never considered before, so naturally they were surprised.
"Will... will this really work?"
Li San Niang laughed and said to Li Da Sao, who had raised the question, "Of course not."
Sister-in-law Li was taken aback for a moment, then realized that Third Sister Li was teasing her. "Third Sister! At a time like this, you still have the mind to joke!"
"The method I proposed is indeed feasible, but it's not the result Sun Hongniang wanted."
She won't admit it, so naturally it won't work.
"Third Sister, does that mean you have a solution?"
"My second brother understands me best!"
Li San Niang gave Li Er Xiong a thumbs up, "However, I need to ask my eldest brother first about this method. If he agrees, then it can be done."
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