When He Jun heard his third brother speak up, he immediately nodded and said with a grin, "That's right, Mother, just give them some food and let them go."

Ruolan looked at her eldest son, her mind clear as day. She knew this boy too well; in her past life, whenever there was a problem in the family, he was always the one to step up and be the peacemaker.

As for the younger ones, she didn't have much hope.

Ruolan turned her gaze to the three older ones and asked, "What about you? Do you also think the third one is right?"

When Heping saw that the third brother had stepped forward, he nodded in agreement. Anyway, his family didn't lack food; his father would buy more when they ran out.

He Min was somewhat possessive of his food; there was so much grain, he couldn't bear to give away so much. However, since his elder brother had spoken, he couldn't very well go against his advice.

He Fenna is a total brother-lover; she's always the first to respond to whatever He Ping says.

Ruolan knew the third brother's attitude very well in her past life. Although she felt a little uncomfortable at the time, she thought again that it was also the third brother's good intention. It's always good to have a kind heart.

Ruolan always thought that since the third son was kind to others, he would definitely not go astray in the future. Little did she know that his kindness was only for outsiders, and he might not be so kind to his own family.

Thinking of this, Ruolan's heart clenched, and she raised her hand, slapping the third brother across the face with a "smack".

He Rong, who had been hit, covered his face, looking incredulous. He clearly hadn't expected Ruolan to hit him!

After all, since they were little, although their parents didn't care much about them, they never cut off their food and drink, and they never laid a hand on them.

He Rong muttered to himself, "Mother, how could you hit me?"

Heping and the others were also startled, but when they saw their third brother being beaten, they looked at Ruolan with disapproval.

He Fen said bluntly, "Mother, let's talk this out. How could you hit my third brother? He didn't say anything wrong."

Although He Min has a gentle personality, he still showed his disapproval when he saw his stepmother hitting someone, not to mention He Jun, who is He Rong's triplets, and He Zhen.

Seeing the group of people all looking at her with one voice, Ruolan sneered.

“Your father and I are still in charge of this family. You are too young to be in charge of our family.”

The grandmother and son, who were watching everything unfold, exchanged a glance, and the mother exclaimed "Oh dear!" and stepped forward.

"Oh dear, my good grandson, your mother is being too unreasonable. How could she hit you? You are a boy, and you will be the pillar of the family in the future. Your mother is too cruel."

As she spoke, she pretended to wipe away tears, acting as if she felt very sorry for her nephew.

He Rong's gaze was focused on Ruolan, and he didn't notice the old woman's performance at all. Mi Mu's performance was simply like casting pearls before swine.

He Rong always felt that he was the boy in the family, so why couldn't he make decisions?

He said angrily, "I am the eldest man of the Xie family, how can I not be the head of the Xie family? If anyone is not in a position of authority, it should be you, since you are the only one in the family who doesn't have the surname Xie."

Fortunately, Ruolan doesn't have any expectations of them now, otherwise, hearing these words would have broken her heart into seven or eight pieces.

So before Rong could finish speaking, Ruolan slapped him again.

When Heping saw this, he quickly ran over and pulled Ruolan away, but Ruolan didn't care about anyone's feelings and slapped Heping across the face.

The hot-tempered He Fen couldn't stand seeing her older brother being beaten, so she rushed forward to grab Ruolan.

Before he could even touch Ruolan, he was kicked away.

Ruolan looked down her feet and saw that it was her brother Shuisheng who had returned. Her eyes lit up instantly, and her face was filled with undisguised joy.

"Brother Shuisheng, you're back?"

As soon as Shuisheng arrived at the door, he heard what his third son was saying. The burlap sack he was carrying on his shoulder contained grain, various dried vegetables, and many gifts for Ruolan. He had originally intended to give these things to Ruolan to formally establish her future.

The thought that if he took these things back, those heartless people would mistakenly believe that he could easily bring back scarce goods, he simply ran to the woods next door, hid the grain he had bought, and changed into a set of tattered clothes. From now on, he would make them go hungry and show them how precious grain was.

But as soon as he stepped into the yard, he saw He Fen about to beat up his wife. How could he allow that? Without thinking, he kicked her.

No matter how biological a child is, it's not as important as a single strand of hair on your wife's head.

When he saw his wife looking over, Shuisheng just gave her a reassuring look. Seeing that his wife was alright, he went up and slapped Heping and the others across the face.

Looking at them, Shui was so angry that his eyes were almost spitting fire. "I wouldn't even touch my wife myself, and you little brats dare to hit her? Do you have a death wish? Just say it, and I'll send you on your way."

Shui was so angry that his teeth itched, one hand clenched into a fist, and his eyes flashed with a fierce light; clearly, he was not joking.

He Qiang was so frightened that he kept sobbing, but he didn't dare to cry out loud. He just clung tightly to his second brother's leg, as if only He Min could give him a sense of security.

Ruolan looked at the man whose eyes were bloodshot with anger and took his hand to comfort him for a while.

Shui Sheng was genuinely a little scared. If something had really happened to Ruolan, even if he dragged these people down with her, it would have been too late!

Thinking about it, he pointed at those people one by one with his finger, "Don't think too highly of yourselves. To me, all of you combined are not even worth a little finger of my wife."

As he spoke, he looked coldly at He Fen, who had just gotten up, which startled her so much that she sat down again with a thud. This time, she was genuinely frightened.

In the past, as long as they stayed at home and did what they were supposed to do, their father and stepmother wouldn't interfere or ask questions. She always thought that her father loved them, which was why her stepmother was good to them.

But now she realizes that they, as her children, are not important at all. Her father's indifference and lack of concern simply means he doesn't care about them.

With a face swollen like a pig's head, He Rong looked at his father who was in a rage and couldn't help but talk back, "Dad, we are boys, we are the ones who carry on the Xie family line for the second branch. You will have to rely on us brothers to take care of you in your old age, so how can we not be important?"

Shui Sheng listened with a dismissive look, "Relying on you to support me in my old age is pointless; I'd rather hope to find trash to feed myself in the future."

"I didn't expect anything from you, and you shouldn't expect anything from me in the future."

"The reason I'm giving you food and drink now is because you haven't grown up yet and don't have the ability to support yourselves."

"But let me make this clear beforehand: everything you eat, drink, and wear now will have to be converted into cash and returned to me later. I've kept track of everything, including the principal and interest."

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