"What's wrong? Why are you crying like this?" A stern voice rang out at the gate, and the women immediately turned around. "Village Chief."
When Qin's mother saw the village chief arrive, she was so frightened that she quickly ran away.
"Uncle Fulin." Qin Yu, holding Xia Lan, nodded to Xu Fulin as he walked towards him.
“Village chief, you don’t know, just now…” Qin Yu didn’t even need to explain, the enthusiastic aunties next to him started telling Xu Fulin the whole story, every single word of which was correct.
After hearing the story from the aunts, Xu Fulin looked at Xia Lan in Qin Yu's arms and asked with a stern face, "Xia Lan, is what your aunts said true? Your father and uncle signed a letter of severance? He didn't even ask you before marrying you off? And now he's still living in your house and seizing your family's property?"
"Hmm." Xia Lan looked at Qin Yu, who nodded slightly, indicating that the village chief was trustworthy.
Xia Lan nodded emphatically, no longer hesitant. "I didn't know at first. It was when I had a high fever that I vaguely dreamt of my parents, and they told me! My parents also said that there was money hidden under the jujube tree in the yard, which was my dowry... I thought they were coming to take me away, but they wouldn't take me with them... Waaah..."
After saying that, Xia Lan 'cried herself unconscious' onto Qin Yu.
Everyone sighed again, feeling great sympathy for Xia Lan.
"Uncle Fulin, what should we do about this?" Qin Yu looked at Xu Fulin. "Xia is my wife now, so her business is my business."
“You’re from Shanghe Village, so naturally it’s our business!” Xu Fulin glanced at Qin Yu and immediately echoed his words.
"Go and call someone, we'll go and get Xia Lan's things back!" Xu Fulin said with a stern face.
When Xia Lan heard that Xu Fulin was going to leave now, she secretly tugged at Qin Yu's clothes, and Qin Yu was stunned.
"Uncle Fulin, wait for me! I'll carry Xia Lan back to her room so she can rest. I'll go with you!" Qin Yu turned around and carried Xia Lan into the house.
After carrying the 'crying unconscious' Xia Lan back to her room, he said to her, "There's no one here."
Upon hearing Qin Yu's words, Xia Lan immediately opened her eyes and grinned at him. "You're pretty good! You cooperated with me very well!"
"What do you want to do now?" Qin Yu smiled at Xia Lan, who thought for a moment. "Is there any chance of getting it back?"
"The house is unlikely, since you've married into the family," Qin Yu offered a candid reminder. "But we can exchange it for money and force him to hand it over."
"Then go! Remember to dig up the box under the tree and bring it back! You handle the rest! Just make sure my uncle doesn't get too comfortable!" Xia Lan solemnly instructed Qin Yu.
"Okay." Qin Yu nodded, turned to leave the room, then turned back as if remembering something. "I cooked some congee for you in the kitchen. Eat it if you're hungry! Don't wait for me."
"Okay," Xia Lan replied obediently.
Qin Yu led Xu Fulin out, and along the way many villagers saw Qin Yu and Xu Fulin's serious faces. The men tacitly put down what they were doing and followed behind Xu Fulin and Qin Yu, heading towards Xiahe Village.
Xia Lan is from Xiahe Village, but now she has married into Shanghe Village, so she is now a resident of Shanghe Village.
If your own family members are being bullied, then your own family members should step in.
Along the way, Xu Fulin told the men about Xia Lan's situation. The men were also outraged when they heard it. How could there be such a brother? He was utterly heartless and immoral.
"Uncle Fulin, come with me to the village chief's house in Xiahe Village first. They definitely know about that severance letter!" Qin Yu reminded Xu Fulin, remembering Xia Lan's words.
Xu Fulin's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands. A letter of severance must be witnessed by three parties. It is most likely to be kept in the village ancestral hall or the village chief's house. As long as we find that letter of severance, we won't have to worry about him denying it.
The group strode into Xiahe Village with great momentum. Upon seeing them, the villagers, fearing trouble, turned and ran home. Someone quickly notified the village chief. When the village chief arrived, he couldn't help but feel a little scared when he saw such a large group.
"Village Chief Xu, what brings you here?" Zhao Tong, the village chief of Xiahe Village, looked at Xu Fulin, whose thin body didn't seem like someone with any imposing presence.
Now it looks more like a quail, cowering and timid.
Xu Fulin, his face grim, looked at Zhao Tong and went straight to the point. "Do you have a copy of the Xia brothers' letter of severance?"
“The Xia family… has a share!” Zhao Tong was taken aback, then his expression changed, and he nodded.
“Xia Lan has already married Qin Yu from our Shanghe Village. The brothers have already severed ties, so everything in the Xia family should rightfully belong to Xia Lan! Her uncle has seized Xia Lan's family property. How should this be accounted for?” Xu Fulin looked at Zhao Tong with a cold face.
"This...this..." Zhao Tong stammered, wanting to speak up for the Xia family, but he dared not speak up for him because of Xu Fulin's imposing manner.
"We'd better settle this privately, right? If it gets taken to the police station..." Xu Fulin sneered and glanced at Zhao Tong.
Clearly, he must have received benefits from the Xia family to turn a blind eye and let them bully a little girl.
"No need to go to the police station, I'll take it to you right now." Upon hearing that it would involve the police, Zhao Tong panicked, quickly shook his head, turned and ran home, and then returned with the letter of severance.
He was the one who witnessed the two Xia brothers severing ties and never speaking to each other again.
Qin Yu stepped forward, took the letter of severance, nodded to Xu Fulin after confirming it, and took the initiative to walk forward. "The Xia family is this way, I'll lead the way."
Qin Yu had secretly come to the Xia family earlier because he wanted to see Xia Lan. He was deeply impressed by the Xia family and went directly to their home.
The Xia family was considered a well-off family in the village. While other families were still living in mud houses, Xia's father had already built a brick house, which shows that the Xia family was a relatively well-off family in Xiahe Village.
But now, the Xia family's gate is tightly closed, and it seems that no one is home.
"Xia Wei!" Zhao Tong called out as he followed them over to the closed door.
Zhao Tong called out several times, but no one from the Xia family answered the door.
"But...maybe he's gone out?" Zhao Tong glanced cautiously at Xu Fulin.
Xu Fulin sneered. Trying to play tricks on him? He could hear the noises inside.
After glancing at Qin Yu, Qin Yu immediately walked to the front of the Xia family's gate and kicked the wooden door hard, knocking it down.
The onlookers were all stunned by Qin Yu.
Who is this person?! They just kicked that heavy wooden door down with one kick?!
"If you don't come out, I'll tear your house down," Qin Yu said coldly. Coupled with the kick he had just delivered, no one thought he was joking.
"No, no, no! We're out, we're out!" Xia Wei was terrified and shrank his neck as he came out.
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