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Chapter 113 of The Farmer's Spring and Fields

Chapter 113: The topic of separation again!

Shen Zian and Su Zhi listened to Shen Ziping and Sun's words for Shen Youfu. Both of them had cold faces. Anyway, they had made up their minds. Even if they used both soft and hard tactics, they would not waver. At most, they would offend everyone in the Shen family today.

At this moment, Shen Zigui fell to his knees with a thud, which scared everyone in the room and they all stared at him with wide eyes.

"Dad, you are not loving me, you are abusing me! You are stabbing a knife into your son's heart! I am not even thirty this year! I am not a useless person! Why can't I have a son? Why do I have to snatch my brother's son! Dad——"

Shen Zigui knelt on the ground, clenched his fists, and hit his chest hard, making a loud bang. Tears flowed down his face, and the sound was as unpleasant as tearing silk.

Li was originally in a daze, but now she came to her senses and started to cry. She knelt down beside Shen Zigui and held his arm to stop him from hitting her. She cried and said, "Chunyue's father, don't hit yourself. Hit me. It's my fault. I didn't give you a son. Hit me! Otherwise, you can divorce me and marry another one, and let someone else give you a son. Don't torture yourself..."

Chunyue immediately hugged Shen Zigui's other hand, Chuncao hugged Li, and Chunyun buried herself in Li's arms, crying loudly.

The five members of the family knelt on the ground, crying and shouting. Only their voices could be heard, which made the scene even more miserable.

Su Zhi leaned close to Shen Zian. She looked at the family of the third room and felt very sorry for them. What had they done wrong? It was just because they didn't have a son that they ended up like this. Originally, everything could have been kept peaceful, but because of Shen Youfu's selfishness, he ignored the wishes of his two sons and forcibly intervened in this matter, which caused the two sons to suffer.

A selfish and overbearing father like Shen Youfu is actually more disheartening than a scheming stepmother like Shen Zhangshi.

The people in the first house also reacted at this time. Wang hurriedly went to pull Li, and Shen Zifu went to pull Shen Zigui, and both of them persuaded the two. Chunlan Chunxiang persuaded Chunyue Chuncao Chunyun, and Dalang and Erlang stood aside with frowns. Although today's incident had nothing to do with them, they had a good relationship with the second house, and seeing the second uncle's family so sad, they were also upset.

Although Shen Zhang loved her youngest son and daughter the most, Shen Zigui was also her son. Seeing him like that, she felt distressed and said, "Your father is doing this for your own good. Why are you so upset? You are hurting your mother's heart. Look at what you are like! Isn't it just that others don't want to give their son to you? You have more than one brother. Why are you so angry?"

"Mother, what are you saying? Second brother is upset because father has been trying to force his brother's child on him. He feels that father has determined that he has no son, so he is upset. It's not because he wanted to adopt a son but couldn't. Second brother clearly said that he wanted his own son and didn't want his brother's son. Father didn't hear it clearly, mother, you are such a smart person, how can you pretend not to understand? Do you also think that second brother is destined to have no son?"

Su Zhi looked at Shen Zhang and said that she couldn't care less about her face now. Shen Zhang didn't forget to stab them when her son was so sad, so don't blame her for making Shen Zigui alienated from her!

Sure enough, just as Shen Zigui calmed down, he looked at Shen Zhangshi again, his eyes full of sadness.

Shen Zhang secretly hated it in her heart, and pretended to be anxious and said, "I don't think so. I just want to persuade Zigui, Zi'an's wife, you think too much."

Shen Zhu said, "Fourth sister-in-law, my mother would never think that way. Don't misunderstand me. It's okay if you misunderstand me. Don't let my second brother misunderstand my mother."

Shen Youfu slapped the table and said in a deep voice: "What are you making a fuss about? Zigui, I did this for your own good, but you think I've abused you. You're my son, and if I abuse you, wouldn't that be abusing me? What are you making a fuss about here? You're such a grown-up, and you're still crying here, as if I'm going to kill you. Do you think I can't die quickly?"

After scolding Shen Zigui, Shen Youfu scolded Shen Zian.

"You've really grown cocky. I just asked you to adopt a son for your second brother, but you managed to make your second brother become like this. If you live a better life in the future, will you even disown me as your father?"

Su Zhi said, "Dad, what did you hear Zi'an say that squeezed out the second brother? We have always believed that the second brother would have his own son. But you, Dad, completely ignored the second brother's thoughts and insisted on making him accept someone else's son that he didn't want. You put too much pressure on him by doing this, making him feel as if he is destined to have no son. It is obviously you who squeezed the second brother into this state. Zi'an and I dare not do this."

"I'm talking to your husband, why are you, a woman, butting in?"

Shen Youfu actually had some fears about his daughter-in-law Su Zhi. After he sold ginseng after killing a tiger, he went to find Shen Zian, but was dealt with by Su Zhi and got nothing out of it. Moreover, this daughter-in-law could think of things like kangs and gloves, and she knew medicine and was literate. Her eyes looked straight at him, and he didn't know why he felt that it was like a knife. He was an old man who had been bullying for a lifetime, but he was actually a little scared.

Su Zhi said without giving in: "Dad, you have plotted this against my son. If I don't intervene, my son will be gone, and the relationship between my husband and my second brother will also be ruined. Of course I have to make it clear."

Su Zhi turned to Shen Zigui and Li and said, "Brother, sister-in-law, you are also parents, so you know that a mother would not be willing to give her children to others. If someone wants my three nieces, I am afraid that brother and sister-in-law would not give them away. So don't blame me for not passing my son to you. Zi'an and I have been saying this just now, you are still young, and you can have three children instead of one, and you will always have your own son. If you are really worried about your health, I also know some medical skills and can help you regulate your body. I will make sure that you get what you want sooner."

Li immediately wiped her tears and said, "Thank you, my fourth sister-in-law. We don't blame you. This has nothing to do with you. This time, we have implicated you. I want to apologize to you."

Shen Zigui also said, "Second brother, second sister-in-law, don't worry, even if we want a son, we will not take your son away. I'm making a promise here, even if I don't have a son in this life, I will take care of my three daughters."

Shen Youfu was very angry when he heard this. He thought that all his words were in vain. But when he thought about the fact that Shen Zigui and Shen Zian and his wife disagreed, he thought that he should let it go for now and talk about it later.

Shen Ziping said at the side: "Second brother, it won't do without a son. Otherwise, my Wulang..."

"Shut up! Did you ignore what I just said? You want me to raise a son for you? Impossible!"

Shen Zigui was furious. He usually suppressed his anger, but today he finally said out everything he was thinking. Looking at his wife and daughter-in-law with tears on their faces, Shen Zigui gritted his teeth, turned around and knelt down in front of Shen Youfu again.

"Dad, today's matter has come to this. Your son will save you a favor. Let's split our family up!"

Now everyone in the room was stunned again.

Li covered her mouth at that time, and the tears that had dried up started to flow again. She had already mentioned the matter of dividing the family with Shen Zigui a long time ago, especially after Shen Zian and Su Zhi's lives were getting better and better, she was even more determined. She didn't want to be rich, but just wanted to feed her daughters and save some dowry for them, then she would feel at ease. But Shen Zigui always said to wait a little longer, saying that he would wait until Shen Ziju passed the examination and became a scholar. Now he finally brought it up. Li's heart was beating faster than ever before, she was looking forward to dividing the family!

Shen Youfu slammed the table hard and cursed, "What do you mean by dividing the family? You hate me for your own good, and I raised an ungrateful person like you! Go back to your room and forget about this!"

Shen Ziping wanted to say something but was stopped by Sun. They should not add fuel to the fire now. This incident was caused by their family. If they step forward, the old man might punish them in order to appease the second family. Then they would lose nothing. It is better to stay away.

Sun believed that this family could not be divided. The separation of Shen Zian had already damaged the reputation of the Shen family. For the sake of the family's reputation and Shen Ziju, his parents would definitely not agree to separate Shen Zigui's family.

Wang's heart was beating fast. To be honest, she also wanted to divide the family, but they were the eldest wife, so it was not appropriate to talk about division. Now that the second wife was talking about division, it meant there was a leader. Even if they couldn't divide it with them this time, it would be much easier for them to divide it in the future if they wanted to.

Shen Zifu was rubbing his hands anxiously, but he didn't know what to say.

A group of kids stood by and watched, not daring to say a word.

Shen Zhang and Shen Zhu were also trying to persuade Shen Zigui. They had the same idea as Shen Youfu. Dividing the family would not only be bad for their reputation, but would also affect the family's income. The money earned by the second wife's family was also paid into the public treasury. If it was divided, the family's income would be reduced. Shen Zhu was not married yet, and Shen Zigui still had to take the imperial examination, which would cost money.

Shen Zigui insisted on dividing the property. He knelt on the ground and refused to get up. This incident really hurt him. He couldn't let his wife and daughters suffer any more grievances. In this family, the three daughters were all born with good looks, but they were thin and small. Even eating an egg was a luxury. They would be robbed and called money losers. The daughter-in-law did the most housework in the family. Even if she wanted to give him another son, she couldn't afford it with such exhaustion. Every time he heard them talk about the life of his fourth brother's family, and heard them say that they were not jealous of the big house and compound, but only envied that they could be the masters of their own family and could have three meals of porridge, he felt sour in his heart.

This time Shen Zigui wanted to help them. If he didn't seize this opportunity, he didn't know when he would have another chance! (