Looking at Mi Yuehua, Ran Xiasheng couldn't say no.
He said, "Okay."
Rushing forward and holding her, Ran Xiasheng said, "Yuehua, you are in confinement, don't go out. It's cold outside, don't catch a cold."
Mi Yuehua said, "Your mother is about to start slandering me. If I don't come out, won't she make it a fact?"
Ran Xiasheng coaxed her. At this time, his wife's face was full of tears. He hugged her and kept wiping her tears.
Mi Yuehua has always been very strong and would never tell him about her troubles.
But at this moment, she couldn't bear it any longer.
In front of everyone, I cried in his arms.
Ran Xiasheng was still holding the child in his arms. Seeing her crying, he quickly stretched out a hand and hurriedly wiped her tears.
The Ran family really pushed her too hard.
She couldn't bear it anymore.
"Xia Sheng, I don't want to just split up the family. I..." She raised her head and pointed at Mrs. Ran and Father Ran standing over there. "I want to sever ties with them. I don't want to be relatives with them. They are so cruel, really cruel."
Before Ran Xiasheng could respond, Old Lady Ran rushed over, pointed at Mi Yuehua's nose and cursed: "You cruel woman, what did you just say? You want to break off relations with us! We don't recognize you as our daughter-in-law. Divorce the second son, and we will not have you as our daughter-in-law in the Ran family."
Ran Xiasheng blocked the fight with his hands and stopped Old Lady Ran from fighting. "Shut up!" He then shouted at Old Man Ran, "Pull your wife away, or don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Then he shouted at Ran Chunwang and Ran Qiusheng, "What are you still standing there for? Pull your mother away!"
Old Lady Ran yelled: "I am your mother!"
Ran Xiasheng sneered and was too lazy to say anything.
It’s hard to explain to her.
It's all upside down, but it all comes down to one thing: I am your mother!
She is his biological mother, so he is not her biological son?
I don't feel guilty asking and saying this.
Mi Yuehua lay in Ran Xiasheng's arms and cried, "Xiasheng, I have never dared to tell you because I was afraid of affecting your work and your mood. You are on the battlefield and cannot concentrate..."
Ran Xiasheng said: "You have to tell me about this. If you don't tell me, I will be more worried."
Mi Yuehua cried, "They have disliked me since I became pregnant, as if I would take something away from them after giving birth. What does it have to do with them if I give birth to a child? We, the second wife, don't eat or drink their food. I have a husband, so why do they dislike my child? They force me to work every day, and beat me if I don't work. I want to resist, but I can't. After working in the fields, I have to wash clothes, cook and feed pigs."
Ran Xiasheng stroked Mi Yuehua's back with both hands, slowly calming her down.
Old Lady Ran yelled, "You are talking nonsense! Which family doesn't go out to work after they are pregnant and have children? Are you so timid? When I gave birth to my first and second children, didn't I go out to work in the fields every day? Feeding pigs and cooking?"
Ran Xiasheng's brows were tightly wrinkled.
"Then I was seven months pregnant and was pushed into premature birth. It was you who did this, right? If I hadn't survived, what you saw would be the corpses of me and my child."
Old Mrs. Ran murmured and was speechless. After a long while, she said, "You fell to the ground by accident. What does it have to do with me?"
Mi Yuehua said: "After I finished my confinement, they didn't let me eat. They wanted to starve me to death. They bullied me because I couldn't move, right? I just got out of bed and went to the kitchen to find something to eat, but they didn't even leave me a bowl of soup."
Ran Xiasheng's eyes were red: "You are in confinement, and they won't let you eat?"
He didn't expect that such a thing could happen.
They were not even allowed to eat.
Are you trying to starve them to death?
Yuehua still has to breastfeed her baby. How can her body survive without food?
No wonder he looks so thin.
Ran Xiasheng felt distressed and full of disappointment towards his family.
He thought that pushing Yuehua to the ground and making her work while pregnant was bad enough.
Unexpectedly, there is nothing they can't do, only things he can't think of.
In the end, he was so angry that he laughed.
There is really no one in this world more cruel than his parents.
Compared with this, sending him to the battlefield at the age of sixteen is not a rare thing.
"Not only did they not let me eat, but your mother beat Xiuying when she brought me food. I heard everything in my room that day. If I wasn't afraid of catching a cold and getting sick, I really wanted to go out and see their faces."
Lin Xiuying listened, lowered her head, and clenched her fingers tightly, then lowered them.
It's not just my second sister-in-law who is suffering, she is too.
When she gave birth to Yang Yang, she was also in confinement. Fortunately, she gave birth to a son, so her mother-in-law did not restrict her from eating and drinking.
But Yangyang was in poor health, and her mother-in-law scolded her all day long.
What the second sister-in-law said was actually talking about her.
She experienced it herself.
The Ran family is not a place for people to stay.
She could understand her second sister-in-law's pain very well.
Old Mrs. Ran jumped up, but was pinned down by Old Man Ran.
What Mi Yuehua said was absolutely true. She was indeed not given anything to eat or drink at that time.
It's just a small thing, and they haven't been wronged.
But this incident, like a certain bomb, exploded in the yard.
The village party secretary, the village head, and the team leader looked at Old Lady Ran in disbelief.
Is this something a human can do?
Even if they are strangers, we cannot deny them food and drink.
Are you trying to starve your daughter-in-law to death?
The look he gave Old Lady Ran suddenly became unfriendly.
Old Yang and the two veterans couldn't believe it.
Especially Lao Yang, he didn't understand any of this.
He only knew that Mi Yuehua was in premature labor, and that it was Old Lady Ran who pushed her into premature labor.
As for not being allowed to eat during confinement, he certainly didn't understand that.
He looked at Ran Xiasheng quietly, wondering what Old Ran was thinking.
After all, this matter involves my parents and daughter-in-law.
Is he on the side of his parents or on the side of his wife and children?
Now, Lao Ran is in the most difficult time.
If I stand on the side of my parents, I will be sorry to my wife and children; if I stand on the side of my wife and children, people may say that I am an unfilial son and grandson.
Fortunately, since Mrs. Ran had gone too far, Mr. Ran was relatively better off.
Mi Yuehua said, "Xia Sheng, I don't want to be related to them. I want to leave this home and never stay here again. They are all demons that eat people. They are not human beings."
Ran Xiasheng comforted her and slowly calmed her down.
It was difficult to persuade him to enter the room.
There are some things he can handle, but his wife can't handle them well here.
"Xia Sheng, don't listen to her nonsense. If we didn't send her food, how could she be alive now? Wouldn't she have starved to death long ago? She just talks nonsense and won't stop until the whole family is broken up." Ran Chunwang couldn't help but say.
At this time, Kong Ling spoke up: "You are so shameless. Why didn't Yuehua starve to death? Don't you have any idea? I delivered porridge to her home three times a day. Yuehua had no milk, so I made crucian carp soup for her every day. I am not taking credit for it. If it weren't for me, Yuehua would have starved to death. If she starved to death, do you have the final say on what happened at home? There is not even a witness."
At this time, Ran Xiasheng had already persuaded Mi Yuehua into the room.
My wife's current physical condition is not suitable for handling things.
He is enough here.
He had already carried the child into the room, and even though the child was crying, he still held him in his wife's arms.
When everything was done, Ran Xiasheng walked out of the room.
When Ran Xiasheng came out, his face was obviously terribly gloomy.
Just like before a storm.
Everyone looked at him, and Old Lady Ran stopped struggling.
Old Yang knew that Old Ran had already made his decision; he could tell just by looking at his expression.
Father Ran was panicked at this time.
Ran Chunwang was also panicked.
They always think that the second brother is brewing something.
They suddenly felt that separation was the best outcome.
Unable to hold back, Old Man Ran said in a hoarse voice, "Second brother, I agree to divide the family. Go call back Fourth brother, and we can sit together and divide the family."
"No need." Ran Xiasheng said coldly, "It's no longer necessary."
Old Man Ran suddenly became panicked.
What does the second brother want to do?
No separation?
Judging from his expression, it doesn't seem like that.
That would be an even more terrible outcome.
He wants to...
Thinking of that more terrible decision, does this really mean you want to end the relationship?
really
Ran Xiasheng was heard saying to the three village officials: "Second Uncle, Fifth Uncle, Team Leader, please give me a certificate stating that I have severed all ties with my parents and Ran Chunwang."
Ran's father yelled, "Second brother, you are crazy! If you really want to sever ties with your parents, what good will it do you? Do you not want a future?"
Ran Xiasheng no longer argued with him about anything; there was no need to do so.
He simply said to the three village officials, "Please, three leaders, bear witness for me. I, Ran Xiasheng, will sever ties with my family from today on. It's not that I don't want to acknowledge them, but they don't want us to survive. If they want to sue the government, let them do it. I also hope that the three leaders can give me a certificate."
The three village officials nodded helplessly.
Did Ran Xiasheng do something wrong?
You did it right.
They only found out today that the Ran family had done such an excessive thing.
It turns out that working while pregnant is not the worst torture, and pushing someone into premature birth is not the cruelest thing. It turns out that there are even crueler things to come.
What else can they encourage at this time?
No one will persuade.
"I will give your family a certificate to prove that it is not your fault." The village party secretary understood Ran Xiasheng's feelings very well.
Old Lady Ran yelled, "Ran Xiasheng, you bastard! How can you be a son like this? I will sue you in the government and make sure you can't be an official anymore!"
Ran Xiasheng said, "Go ahead and sue me! The man standing in front of you is the head of the Armed Forces. You can tell him how I am unfilial and want to sever ties with my parents. Tell him exactly how you abused your daughter-in-law, how you tried to starve her to death, and how you pushed her down and caused her to have a premature birth. Oh, and you should also tell him about how you called that Liu Banxian to perform a ritual to kill your granddaughter."
Old Mrs. Ran was so frightened that her face turned pale.
If she explains all these problems clearly, will she still have a chance to survive?
That person is actually the Minister of Armed Forces?
She doesn't know anything.
Old Man Ran was also frightened. He didn't expect that the middle-aged man who didn't talk much was actually the Minister of the Armed Forces.
He still knows what the role of Minister of Armed Forces is.
When the second son was in the army, he had been to the Armed Forces Department and knew that the Armed Forces Department in the county was a very important department.
Especially now, the Armed Forces can directly challenge the Revolutionary Committee.
Old Man Ran was a little scared.
The most annoying one should be Ran Chunwang.
He felt humiliated.
Unable to bear it any longer, he hit Ran Xiasheng and yelled, "You beast, they are your own parents, how dare you do that to them!"
But his hand was grabbed by Ran Xiasheng, who then kicked him and pushed him to the ground.
Ran Xiasheng winked at the two veterans, who rushed up and tried to stop Ran Chunwang.
He really wanted to break Ran Chunwang's legs, but he was a soldier, and if he did that, he would probably just be discharged from the army and go home.
He didn't want Ran Chunwang to be proud.
The lesson will surely be learned, but not now.
As for Mrs. Ran's shouting, he no longer wanted to care about it.
She can sue if she wants.
He has all the evidence in his hands, and in this special era, he is not the only one to sever ties.
The fact that the old lady promoted superstition is reason enough.
Not only will the government not punish him, it will also reward him.
The government will not ignore such things and will deal with them.
Of course, even if we really had to deal with him, he wouldn't be afraid.
Things have come to this point, there is no point in continuing the stalemate.
He couldn't possibly allow his wife and children to suffer any injustice.
The Ran family has more than one son. Even if he passes away, there are still three others. The old lady and the old man will not be left without someone to see them off to the end of their lives.
All of this will go with the wind as we sever our relationship.
Over there, Old Mrs. Ran was still crying and making a fuss.
Old Man Ran remained silent, smoking his pipe.
Old Yang said, "Old lady, please calm down. Old Ran has reported everything to me. The reason why he hasn't reported it to the Revolutionary Committee is because you are his mother. Otherwise, the people from the Revolutionary Committee would have come to arrest you. Also, what you did constitutes a motive for murder. Although it failed, if you really want to investigate, you can't escape the blame."
Old Mrs. Ran opened her mouth, somewhat incredulous.
"Old Ran has given me enough face. God is watching what we do, old lady. I know that people have different lengths. I don't care who you are partial to, but there are really not many people who can do what you do. It's better to be kind. Anyway, you don't know when retribution will come."
Old Mrs. Ran has stopped crying.
Rather than saying that I was scared, it would be better to say that I was shocked by what Lao Yang said.
He is the leader. Since the leader said so, it means he is on the side of the second-in-command. Even if they sue him, they probably won't succeed.
The boss has been subdued by those two ferocious men.
She was afraid that the second child would really get angry and do something to the eldest child.
The boss is supposed to provide for them in their old age, so nothing can happen to him.
"If you let the eldest brother go, I won't sue him and I agree to your separation. Just let him go." Old Mrs. Ran now realized that the second brother was a cruel person.
Ran Xiasheng bared his teeth. You want to split up now? It's too late.
He really doesn't need their divided assets.
Now he just wants to leave this family and go far away with his wife and children.
The reason I am still arguing with them is simply that I don't want to make things worse.
If things get out of hand, both sides will suffer and no one will benefit.
but.
He called three village officials over to serve as witnesses in order to minimize the casualties.
With three village cadres as witnesses, he was not afraid of them causing trouble.
Village officials would also hold them down to prevent them from making trouble.
The three village cadres have already printed out the certificates of severing ties.
Also witnessing the incident were the Chief of the Armed Forces, Lao Yang, and two veteran soldiers, all of whom put their fingerprints on the incident.
Everyone sympathized with Ran Xiasheng. Anyone who encountered such a thing would feel helpless.
Breaking off the relationship is out of helplessness.
If any daughter-in-law or child is forced to this extent, the husband or father will remain indifferent.
Filial piety also has a limit.
What good is it to be filial to such parents?
Then you become a human-animal.
The village party secretary pulled Ran Xiasheng aside and advised him: "Xiasheng, I know you are upset now, but supporting your parents is a natural duty. You are not an ordinary person. If someone catches you with this, even if we testify, it will affect your future. What I mean is that you should give some pension every year, so that if someone brings this up in the future, they can't blame you."
Ran Xiasheng said: "Uncle, I feel wronged."
The village party secretary said, "I know that no one would feel wronged. But they are your parents. There is no such thing as a bad parent. You should cut off your relationship with them now, which will save you more trouble than splitting up. But you must support your parents. Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. It is better to be prepared than to be prepared. If your parents really make trouble, you will suffer even if the government stands on your side. You can save yourself some trouble by paying some pension. What do you think?"
"Uncle, I don't want to face them anymore. Let the village committee pay the pension to them. It can also serve as a witness for me. At the end of each year, I will send the pension to the village committee."
The village party secretary was stunned for a moment, but finally agreed.
It seems that the two elders of the Ran family really broke people's hearts.
Ran Xiasheng, who is such a loyal and righteous person, has now given up on his parents.
Even for things like delivering maintenance fees, he didn't want to do it himself, and asked the village committee to do it instead.
He was sure that if he hadn't found him and analyzed the severity of the matter with him, he would not have paid the maintenance fee.
but.
Be able to understand.
He understood Xia Sheng's feelings. It would be uncomfortable for anyone.
My wife and children have been forced to this point, so what even if they are my parents.
"Okay, our village committee will handle this matter. As for your parents, the village committee will also intervene to stop them. If they show any signs of filing a complaint, they will be suppressed. As for your father..." The village party secretary sighed, "I'll go talk to him. Your father knows the severity of the matter, but he is too used to your mother."
Ran Xiasheng didn't care. He just nodded slightly and went back to the second room.
He also has to accompany his wife and children.
As expected, the village party secretary went to find Old Man Ran.
There is not much difference in age between the two.
The village party secretary is five years younger than Old Man Ran. According to the ranking and blood relationship in the clan, the village party secretary has to call Old Man Ran "brother".
Now that things have come to this point, all the village party secretary can do is to persuade both parties and reduce their anger to a minimum.
Never do such an embarrassing thing as suing your son to the government.
The village party secretary talked a lot with Old Man Ran in the room.
At this time, Old Man Ran was in an extremely low mood.
He really couldn't bear to part with his second child.
The second child is the most promising in the Ran family and is the most filial to his parents.
But all this is no longer possible.
At this moment, he didn't know where the problem lay.
Why did it turn out like this?
How can a family break up just like that?
He was tired, really tired.
"Brother, I'm going to say something that shouldn't be said. You've been too indulgent to your sister-in-law. We're ashamed for what you've done to Yuehua, not to mention Xiasheng. You even refused to send her meals during her confinement. Even if you're not happy with Yuehua, she's been married to Xiasheng for ten years, and they have a very good relationship. Do you think Xiasheng can tolerate Yuehua being bullied to this extent? He's not a foolishly filial person, and he won't go west just because you tell him to. On the contrary, Xiasheng is a person who values reason very much, and he'll stand on the side of whoever is right."
Old Man Ran lowered his head, he didn't know how to answer.
"Back then, you made a mistake by asking Xia Sheng to take Chun Wang's place in the army. Xia Sheng didn't say that he was fulfilling his filial duty. He was right. Ten years ago, when he took Chun Wang's place in the army, he repaid you all the kindness he had shown in raising him. He was going to the battlefield, a matter of life and death, and he was willing to go, so he was naturally fulfilling his filial duty. At this time, you should compensate him properly instead of constantly taking advantage of him. People are all made of flesh and blood, and you should also think about Xia Sheng. He was fighting in the southwest and sent money back to you, but you abused his wife and children. It would be inappropriate for anyone to do that."
Old Man Ran sighed and said, "Secretary, can you go and persuade Xia Sheng that we were wrong and that this will never happen again. Can you take back the decision to sever ties with him?"
The village party secretary said, "This is a done deal. Don't expect Xia Sheng to change his mind. What you should do now is to persuade your sister-in-law not to show up and complain about this, or your father-son relationship will really be over. Xia Sheng still cares about you. He told us that even if the relationship ends, he will still pay for your upbringing. He will send the money to the village committee every year, and the village committee will then hand it over to you."
Father Ran's eyes lit up: "Did the second brother really say that?"
The village party secretary lied without blushing or getting angry: "Of course, how could I lie to you?"
Father Ran was immediately delighted.
The village party secretary said: "So, what you can do now is to control your sister-in-law and never let her make trouble again. Otherwise, Xia Sheng's heart will really turn cold, and it will be difficult for you to win him back even if you want to."
Old Man Ran assured: "Don't worry, Secretary. I can assure you that this will never happen again..."
As he was speaking, something slapped him in the face.
From outside came the roar of Old Lady Ran: "Since you don't recognize your parents anymore, why are you still living in our house? Get out!"
Father Ran’s face froze.
What you fear will come true.
This is what the village party secretary fears the most. As soon as he tried to persuade Old Man Ran, Old Lady Ran started to act up again.
The two looked at each other and ran out in a hurry.
Then I saw Old Lady Ran with her hands on her hips, cursing at Ran Xiasheng.
Ran Xiasheng had a gloomy face, with twitching movements.
A storm is coming.
Old Man Ran ran over, grabbed Old Lady Ran's arm and said, "Shut up!" Then he raised his hand and slapped her in the face.
Old Mrs. Ran looked at Old Man Ran in surprise. This was the first time she saw him angry, and also the first time he hit her.
"You hit me?" Old Mrs. Ran asked blankly.
Old Mrs. Ran forgot to cry. It was not until the stinging pain on her face kept coming that she realized she was really beaten and it was not an illusion.
Then, there was a burst of sobbing and wailing.
As soon as she started crying, she heard Father Ran's roar: "Cry, cry, cry! What else can you do besides crying? If you cry or make trouble again, go back to your mother's house!"
Old Mrs. Ran stopped crying suddenly.
She couldn't believe it.
Is this really her old man?
But when she saw Old Man Ran’s face puffed up with anger, she became timid again.
…
Ran Xiasheng just glanced at the two old men and turned away.
Ran's father's voice came from behind: "Xia Sheng..."
Ran Xiasheng paused for a moment but did not stop, and then went back to the room.
Afterwards, everyone saw Ran Xiasheng helping his wife out with the child in his arms.
At this moment, everyone's heart sank to the bottom.
The village party secretary was even more disheartened.
He had just finished giving them some advice when something unexpected happened.
"Old Yang, please take us to the county town, to the hotel."
Old Yang nodded. Now that things had gotten to this point, there was no point in them staying there any longer.
It would be better to go to the county town and get away from this family completely.
Otherwise, they would not be able to live in peace here.
"Xia Sheng!" Old Man Ran called again.
Ran Xiasheng didn't even stop, and took Yuehua directly into Lao Yang's jeep.
Without looking back.
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