Chapter 164: Severing Ties (3)_1
"Anyway, Xiaoxi is with your family; whether he’s been fed or housed, as his parents, if he doesn’t need you anymore, so be it. From now on, everything concerning him has nothing to do with you two. Village Secretary, Captain, please bear witness for us. From this day on, Xiaoxi is a member of the Ruanlin Family!"
"Are you insane?" Liu Mei looked at Mrs. Ruanlin in disbelief, wondering if she had lost her mind.
Why would someone want to bring a child from another surname into their home to support?
Did they have surplus money at home? Or excess grain that they couldn’t finish eating?
Xiu Jianlin immediately voiced his opposition, "No way!" He was still alive, not dead. If he gave his eldest son away to someone else to raise, how would the people in the team view him?
But this time, Mrs. Ruanlin no longer cared about his opinion. She walked over to Xiaoxi, crouched down before him, and pointing to the many village cadres behind her, she asked him, "Xiaoxi, would you like to live with the Ruan Family from now on? From this point forward, you will have no relation to the Xiu Family. Would you like that?"
"I would." Xiaoxi nodded without any hesitation.
Xiu Jianlin was watching him too, thinking he would hesitate, but he didn’t expect that Xiaoxi would agree without a second thought, making him feel a burning pain on his face. He raised his hand to strike, "You unfilial son! Your father isn’t dead yet, and you just..."
"Jianlin." Ruan Jianguo easily caught his arm.
His gaze was cold as he looked at him.
Xiu Jianlin was shorter than him and not as robust; with that look, the assertiveness in him faded significantly, but he still asked, "Brother Jianguo, why are you trying to take away my son?"