The family of three looked on in disbelief, but ultimately left in anger.
They wanted to see if the eldest son of the Su family would come to propose marriage within a few days.
If not, then the whole city will know about it.
Let's see how Li Xianxian handles this situation.
Just as they reached the door, the voices behind them rang out again.
"Someone, clean this place up properly. Every day, all sorts of unlucky things come in."
"And you gatekeepers, if any of these unlucky things come in again, don't let them in."
The guard standing nearby quickly agreed.
The second branch of the family, upon hearing this, did not leave but turned back to look at Lord Li.
"Brother, what do you mean by this!"
Lord Li looked at his own brother, who was born of the same mother, and finally gritted his teeth.
He said ruthlessly, "Today I'll speak frankly and openly."
Since I entered the court as an official, I have been supporting your whole family. I've been supporting you all, so this little bit won't make a difference.
But you've always been petty and narrow-minded, constantly trying to sow discord.
One minute they're criticizing my wife, the next they're saying my daughter is inconsiderate.
But I think it's you who lack common sense; you're eating someone else's food and then trying to ruin it for them.
Li Xianxian suddenly blurted out, "Those who eat shit complain that others are taking too long to poop, ptooey."
That one sentence infuriated the three women from the second wife's family.
"Big brother, look at this! This is the precious child you raised, his mouth is full of filth."
Isn't that a lack of common sense?
Instead of thinking about how to discipline them, you're contradicting me. What do you mean by that?
"Have you forgotten that before your parents passed away, they told you to take good care of your two younger brothers no matter what?"
Upon hearing this, Lord Li simply closed his eyes.
If it weren't for the fact that he was already an official in the imperial court when his parents passed away.
At that time, my mother pulled me to her bedside and said that my parents were useless and could not give them a better life.
Now that you are capable of handling things independently and are serving as an official in the court, you will naturally be a hundred times better than your two younger brothers in the future.
Therefore, I hope to help my two younger brothers in every way. There is a saying that no one knows a child better than their mother.
The mother herself knew that her two youngest sons were not up to the task.
Moreover, he is lazy and gluttonous. How will he support his family if he marries and has children in the future?
Although I understand that it would be somewhat unfair to make my eldest son agree to this.
But as parents, they certainly hope their son will be safe and well, which is why they made this request.
At that time, Lord Li nodded and readily agreed.
Finally, Old Master Li said from the side, "If those two become ungrateful and turn out to be ingrates in the future, you don't necessarily have to remember what your mother told you."
One should not be blindly filial; one must be realistic about the present situation.
Lord Li nodded to the side.
However, he didn't take his father's words to heart at all.
All he could think about were his mother's instructions. Yes, he was now an official in the imperial court.
Not to mention that neither of the two younger brothers is married or has children, they also don't have any legitimate business.
From now on, he can only rely on himself as the eldest brother.
It was only then that Lord Li remembered what his father had said.
Yes, if they're ungrateful wretches, why continue?
So, he looked at his second brother again and saw the anger on his face.
In the end, he shook his head and said, "You're not young anymore, so I'll stop giving you money from now on."
Before you got married, I paid for all your expenses.
Later, after you got married, I paid for the entire family, including the servants and the courtyard.
Just like Dad said, if you and your third brother are ungrateful wretches, then I don't need to think about you in everything.
I believe you both understand what your parents said back then.
All these years I've always thought of you two as my own brothers.
So no matter how much money you spend on me, I'll tolerate how you treat my family.
But you shouldn't have hurt my daughter. You know perfectly well that my daughter is my life.
After saying that, he turned around and tried to leave.
Lord Li finally spoke out what he had kept in his heart for many years.
Li Zhan, from the second branch of the family, became somewhat frightened upon hearing his elder brother's words.
If my older brother really stops giving me money in the future, how am I supposed to live?
How can we support the wives and concubines in this household?
"Big brother, are you really going to treat me like this? We've been through so many years together."
How could you cut off my path over such a trivial matter?
"Alright, let's leave quickly."
Li Zhan, watching his elder brother about to leave, suddenly roared, "Are you really going to treat me like this?"
If that's really the case, then don't blame me for being ruthless.
Suddenly, Madam Li chimed in, "Oh, I wonder how my second brother is so ruthless?"
Li Zhan glanced at Madam Li; he had never taken this sister-in-law seriously.
“Brother, if you really treat me like this, then we will sever all ties from now on, and I will no longer be your second brother.”
You are no longer my elder brother. A disloyal, unjust, and unfilial person like you doesn't deserve to be my elder brother.
Madam Li chuckled to herself, thinking that the man might offer some insightful explanation.
It turns out it was just a matter of severing ties and no longer recognizing the elder brother.
"Your older brother gave you so much because of a promise he made back then."
Look at them, they've completely changed their tune now that I've said I won't give it to them anymore.
Oh no, I mean, they had the same attitude when they gave it to me; they completely forgot how good others had done for them.
Lord Li felt a chill run through him as he listened to his second brother's angry words.
yes!
No matter how much you give them, you'll still end up with some negative comments.
He felt that all of this was only natural, and that as the eldest brother, he should help them.
"You really know how to pin the blame on me. You were all there when Dad said those things back then."
Now you say that I'm unfilial for not giving you money, which is rather ridiculous.
Disloyalty? Are you the ruler? I am the subject!
They really dare to say anything out loud, humph!
"Alright, it's a done deal, so don't bother arguing with me about the butler seeing the guests out."
The person who had been summoned to be the steward came out from not far away and then gave the guards a wink.
"Second Master, this way please. Oh, no, this way please."
The butler even gave Li Zhan a deliberately provocative look.
Li Zhan was already displeased that a servant was making fun of him, so he flung his sleeves and strode away.
The second wife became nervous as soon as she stepped out of the Li residence.
It seems the matter is settled, and the eldest son's family will not give any more money in the future.
Although they had extracted a considerable amount of money from the eldest son's family over the years, they ultimately had no fixed assets.
"The days ahead are probably going to be tough."
Li Zhan glanced back at his wife and snorted coldly.
"At worst, we can just take some money and open a few shops like them, and the money will come in."
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