"Are you really willing to give me one hundred taels?" Old Mrs. Shen asked again.

"nature."

"Ali, I can't agree to this." Shen Xing said anxiously.

Shen Liang also shook his head.

Liu Dahua also frowned.

Old Lady Shen ignored those people. She had never seen so much money in her life. How could she care about others at this moment? "So what are your conditions?"

When Shen Lai Fu heard the one hundred taels, he was already frozen in place.

When Shen Yanyan was talking to Old Lady Shen, Liu Fang was listening on the side. Naturally, she was not surprised at all. Her attention was all on Shen Li's words.

Shen Li said: "One hundred taels is not a small amount. With such a large sum of money, you would be the richest person in the village. I don't know when I will get it back after I collect it for you. What should I do if you come to ask for it next time?"

Old Lady Shen's lips trembled: "I won't come to ask for it again."

"Grandma, I don't believe you."

"You... then what do you want?"

"That brings me to my terms. I see you don't have any feelings for us, so why don't we just stop getting in each other's way and sever our ties?"

When Shen Li said this, everyone present was stunned.

Old Lady Shen was also shocked and said, "Do you know what you are talking about? This is treasonous."

"Didn't you tell us to be filial to you and repay you for raising us? This hundred taels is your repayment. We will no longer have any relationship with you. If you have any problems, don't come to us. We would rather die of hunger than come to you. Although we all have the surname Shen, we have severed our kinship and will just be ordinary villagers from now on."

"Ali, how can this be?" Although Liu Dahua looked down on what Old Lady Shen did, she had never thought of severing the relationship with her.

Shen Xing and Shen Liang were silent for a while.

Shen Lai Fu didn't care about that. As long as he was paid, he didn't say anything.

Liu Fang was happy in her heart. This way, they would never be able to return home. Everything would be Yanyan's from now on. "Mom, ever since my second sister-in-law and her family separated, they haven't considered us as relatives. They hardly visit us. And I don't know why they are holding a grudge against you for not opening the door last time. Let's just break it off."

Old Mrs. Shen was a little hesitant at this time. She just wanted to ask for money. On the one hand, she saw that they were rich but didn't tell their family, so she thought it wouldn't be too much to ask for some filial piety from them. Secondly, Yanyan said that Shen Li had been bullying her, and in order to vent her anger, she wanted to make things difficult for them, but she never thought of severing relations.

She was in a dilemma and didn't know what to do. She came here secretly because the old man was not at home. If she was at home, she would definitely not be allowed to come. If she broke off the relationship now, she didn't know what to say when she went home.

Seeing that Old Lady Shen still didn't say anything, Liu Fang whispered again, "Mother, why are you still hesitating? Think about how much dowry you can prepare for Yanyan with one hundred taels. The relationship between our two families is getting along now, so it doesn't make any difference whether we break up or not. In the future, you will have your elder brother and us to take care of you in your old age. When Yanyan becomes successful, we will not ignore you either. Just agree to it."

Shen Li looked at Liu Fang leaning over to Old Lady Shen's ear and didn't know what she was saying, but he knew that she was persuading her to agree, which was actually helping her.

"Grandma, the one hundred taels have been used to repay our kindness in raising me. We are even now. You have not suffered any loss."

Now that things have developed to this point, Old Lady Shen gritted her teeth and finally nodded: "Okay, I agree."

Shen Li was happy: "Then let's sign a document."

"You need a written document?"

"Of course, verbal requests are not allowed."

Liu Fang didn't expect Shen Li to have so many thoughts, but it didn't have much impact.

Shen Li looked at the three people, no one spoke, and then said: "We should write down that the two families sever their relationship, then sign our names and put our fingerprints on it, one copy for each person will be enough."

In fact, she didn't know whether such a document would be recognized by the local government, but it was more formal and could scare Old Lady Shen and the others, making them think that the document was useful and they would not come to ask for money again. It could be regarded as a temporary solution to the trouble of this extremely important relative.

Things had developed to this point, no matter what, Mrs. Shen had to agree.

"You guys write it." said Old Mrs. Shen.

Shen Li's handwriting was really not presentable to others, so he asked Shen Liang to write it. Up to now, even though they had some objections when they first heard it, they had let it go.

Shen Liang and Shen Xing accepted it very quickly, but Liu Dahua seemed to be still struggling. However, since Old Lady Shen had already agreed, she couldn't stop him.

Shen Liang wrote two copies, found the ink at home and placed them on the table.

Old Mrs. Shen couldn't read, so it was Shen Lai Fu who read to her.

Shen Li handed over the pen: "Grandma, please write down your names."

Shen Laifu asked, "We also want to write?"

"Of course, if one person from your family comes, they are all representatives, so just sign it."

Shen Lai Fu was the first to sign, followed by Liu Fang. When it came to Old Lady Shen, although she was illiterate, she could still write her own name.

After the three people signed, they pressed their fingerprints on their names.

Shen Li handed the pen to Liu Dahua again: "Mom, you come and sign. You are the representative of our family."

Liu Dahua knew that there was no room for maneuver, so she signed her name and put her fingerprints on it.

After everything was done, Shen Li gave one of them to Old Lady Shen: "This is your copy. As for the money, give me three days and I promise to deliver it to you."

"Hey, Shen Li, you have to keep your word, otherwise we will come to you for it again." Liu Fang said from the side.

“It definitely counts.”

Old Mrs. Shen should have been happy to get one hundred taels of silver, but for some reason, she just couldn't be happy.

Liu Fang and Shen Lai Fu were both in good spirits and left with a lighter step.

After the three people left, Liu Dahua sighed.

Shen Li: "Mom, you don't have to be like this. We don't have much contact with them now. They can be really cruel when something happens. They are also cruel when they come here to ask for money. So let's just break up. Do we have to give them every time we earn some money?"

Shen Liang: "Yes, they asked for a hundred taels at once. Didn't they think that we couldn't afford it? If they keep asking for it, we will not be able to survive."

Shen Xing: "Yes, they don't like us anyway, so it's better to break up."

Seeing all the children say this, Liu Dahua felt less worried: "I understand. We will live our lives well from now on."

Shen Li nodded happily. Even though she lost a hundred taels, she solved a big problem, so it was still worth it.

"A Li, I remember the money from selling the ointment last time should be enough for one hundred taels. Why didn't you give it to me directly? You even said you wanted to borrow it." Shen Xing asked.

"Third brother, we can't just say we have money. We have to make them feel that even if we make some money, it's not much. Otherwise, if we know we make too much, can you guarantee that they won't ask for more? Are you stupid?"

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