The little girl's eyes were sparkling, and she looked at him intently when she spoke, making his heart beat fast.
He wiped the fruit juice from the corner of her lips with his fingertips, and when no one was paying attention to them, he pinched her face, causing her to punch him back in anger.
Ever since he started dating her, he's been smiling non-stop. Even Zibo said he's changed. He used to be expressionless, cold and indifferent. It was like he looked down on everyone and couldn't catch anyone's eye.
He just smiled and didn't explain. Xia Youyou was his salvation, there was no doubt about that. And now, the reward he wanted to give her was to love her well, to love her wholeheartedly.
Two tables of people were having a lively New Year's Eve dinner when uninvited guests knocked on the door of the Qi family again.
Zi Bo stood up and went to open the door. When he found out it was Qi's father, he was a little embarrassed and wanted to close the door.
"This is my home. Who the hell are you? How dare you refuse to let me in?" Qi Lianggong spent a few days in the hospital, completely broke. He sneaked out with his wife and children, but with nowhere else to go, he returned. He was afraid of the vicious man, but if he stabbed them in the head, they would be dead, with nowhere to live!
He pushed past Zibo, who was trying to block the door, and went straight into the yard. The family had enough money to support so many people, so why didn't they send him more? That old man was really biased!
Zi Bo didn't dare to stop him anymore and could only run back to the main hall to explain the situation.
Cao An stood up and tried to leave. Liu Hui held his hand tightly, refusing him to move. "This is their family matter. It's New Year's Day, don't mess with it!" He had already beaten her that day, which could be said to be revenge for Youyou. What was the point of making trouble today?
Xia Youyou, who was sitting next to Qi Siling, felt his body stiffen for a moment before returning to normal. She held his hand tightly, wanting to comfort him.
Qi Siling rubbed her little head, shook her head to indicate that she was fine, and looked towards her grandfather, "Grandpa will take care of it."
The two looked at Grandpa Qi who was sitting in the main seat.
The old man had already stood up tremblingly. Uncle Zi beside him helped him to the door, and Uncle Zi also came forward and held his hand steadily.
Qi Siling stood up and followed behind. Xia Youyou was worried and wanted to follow but was held in place by him. "Be good and wait here."
"But!" She was worried that he would be beaten again.
"He can't hurt me!" He tucked her hair behind her ears and pinched her face, "Don't worry."
Only then did Xia Youyou sit down with peace of mind and watch him leave.
The old man walked to the porch and looked at the family of three standing in the yard. A look of sadness began to appear in his eyes. "Liang Gong, for so many years, you have ignored him and now you don't even care about me, your father. What are you doing here today?"
"Dad, it's not that I don't want to acknowledge you. I've suffered in the countryside, yet my family still has the spare money to support such a large group of children. Do you even take me seriously?" He was a cold-hearted person to begin with. His feelings for his father had been almost completely eroded by all the years he'd spent in the countryside. "I came here today to stay. Don't try to drive me away. I'm also a descendant of the Qi family. You have no right to drive me away!"
"Not here, but I can give you that farm in the suburbs." The old man was disheartened and no longer held out any hope. He was filled with resentment...
"Why? This is my home too!"
"As long as I'm still your father, that's all I'm relying on. I can only give it to you, if you don't want it, forget it! Get out and fend for yourself!"
Qi Lianggong was filled with resentment, and his lovely wife behind him was tugging at her clothes and whispering to him.
"Aliang, let's just go to the suburbs. A place that can accommodate us mother and son is enough. We don't ask for too much. But Si Hao is also a descendant of the Qi family, and we can't let him suffer any loss."
These words successfully angered Qi Lianggong. He stepped forward fiercely and said, "Dad, I want this old house! Why do you live in the city and drive us to the suburbs? Si Hao is also your grandson. You can't be partial to him and raise so many non-blood relatives while driving out your own. In a hundred years, will you have the face to go down and see my mother?"
Everyone in the main room looked strange at this. Was this something a son should say?
Mr. Qi was so angry that he covered his chest and couldn't speak.
Qi Siling supported him from behind and helped him breathe. "Grandpa, don't listen to him. Take care of yourself!"
After catching his breath, the old man no longer had the energy to argue with the unfilial son. He took out a piece of paper from his pocket and threw it to the ground.
"As long as I'm still here, you won't have the final say in the Qi family! This is a letter of severance. From today on, I'm kicking you out of the Qi family! I've helped you raise your son for so many years, and I never asked you for a penny. On the contrary, I asked him to send the money to you in the countryside. If you have any conscience, you can't be almost fifty and still want your biological father to raise you. Ha, I finally understand. You loved Si Ling's mother back then, and blamed her death on a baby. Only a few years later, you've fallen in love with another woman. I guess you're a heartless person."
The woman's face turned pale, and she looked at the man in front of her with a cold light in her eyes.
Xia Youyou couldn't help but come out to watch the fun, and she saw the fluctuation in the woman's eyes at first sight. She approached Qi Siling and grabbed the clothes on his waist with both hands. "That woman is not simple."
Qi Siling shook her hand back. He had also seen it. Moreover, she could make a man furious with just one word. It was obvious that she was not as innocent as she looked.
Qi Lianggong felt a little embarrassed when his father exposed his shortcomings. He picked up the letter of severance on the ground, his eyes bloodshot with anger, and looked at his old father in front of him with shaking hands.
When the unrest began, his father, despite his desire to flee the country, insisted on confiscating the family's property and land, ultimately leading to his exile! He was old, but because of his initiative, the ancestral home remained, and he didn't have to suffer the hardship of living in a cowshed in the countryside. He, on the other hand, was thrown into the cowshed by those unruly villagers and humiliated. Yes, he loved that woman, but she was dead, wasn't she? Why should he remain chaste for her? Li Yan was the person who treated him best in the brigade, often visiting him in the cowshed to help him.
Such a good woman, who endured the cold shoulder and scorn for him, never left him. She didn't even mind that I was almost fifty years old and insisted on marrying me. And his own son, who killed his mother, didn't even send me money this year.
Just break off the relationship, it’s no different from never having it at all.
"Okay, then let's break it off. But I have a condition!"
"You say." Grandpa Qi leaned on his grandson and didn't want to say anything more.
"I want 1,000 yuan, and I want a house in the suburbs. If you want the old house, you can keep it." He just wanted a place to stay, no matter where. Penniless and without a place to stay was his most embarrassing predicament at the moment.
Li Yan tugged at his clothes from behind, anxiously trying to say something, but he flicked his sleeve and flung her aside. She looked at the man in disbelief. They had been married for many years, but she had never seen him like this before.
Qi Siling wanted to agree directly, but was stopped by Xia Youyou.
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