Chapter 34: No Severing Ties, Only Splitting the Family
He uttered these cruel words as a threat to the siblings, Qin Xiangyang and Qin Xiangnuan, claiming that if they left him and the Qin Family, it would be a wonder if they could survive. He thought to himself, these two little brats couldn’t possibly have the guts to go down this road.
But it seemed he was wrong. This time, after Qin Xiangnuan was beaten like this, Qin Xiangyang’s suppressed rebellious spirit completely exploded.
The Village Chief was really having a headache. What on earth was all this?
"Guo Hua, they are still kids."
"Kids?" Hu Li sneered coldly, "When have they ever given our family any peace of mind? We’ve raised them for so long, we’ve done enough. Why should we still have to feed and shelter them?"
Anyway, she had long wanted to rid herself of these two kids. Keeping them by her side was a constant reminder that they were born of another woman and Qin Guohua, and that she was a second wife. If she could really drive these two brats out, wouldn’t that be even better?
"Village Chief Grandpa, please," Qin Xiangyang suddenly knelt and kowtowed to the Village Chief. He didn’t know where the idea came from, but the thought became increasingly strong.
The Village Chief was in a difficult position. What was this situation? Such big kids who didn’t want to live with their parents. He could understand, after all, the kids were beaten to such a state; if it were him, he couldn’t stand it either. But if they really split up, the two kids would have no source of livelihood. What could they do in the future without food or care?
"Here’s what we’ll do," the Village Chief pondered, "breaking off relations is impossible. In our village, there’s no such precedent. You should divide the family property. Live apart, each on their own. But Xiang Yang and Xiang Nuan are still children. You need to give them a larger share, including a portion of the land."
The Village Chief thought this through thoroughly. He figured, let the two kids move out first. The Qin Family still had eight acres of land in the hands of the two children. For these eight acres of land, even if Qin Guohua was furious, he would still recognize them as his children in the future.
Parents rejecting their children, children rejecting their parents.