I traveled back to ancient times, but I was able to lie down and relax.

Liu Zhi, also known as Old Master Liu, had a face flushed red with anger from the villagers' words.

He looked uncooperative, saying, "What's there to say? I don't agree. I'm not dead yet!"

At the village head's signal, Liu Nanjia and his sister stood up.

Liu Yanxi said, "Village head, we want to divide the family property. I just went to see my sister, and her fever still hasn't gone down, so I asked you again to buy medicine, but you still don't agree. If I want to save my sister, the only way is to divide the family property and get the money that our second branch is entitled to."

The village head nodded and said, "These two children came to me today and brought up the matter of dividing the family property. I initially disagreed, but I advised them to come back and talk about it again. How could a grandfather be unwilling to save his own granddaughter?"

He paused, then continued, "But now I've seen the result, and not just me, but so many people at the door have seen it. So today I'll be your witness, and you should split up."

Grandpa Liu panicked. How was this any different from a slap in the face?

He hurriedly said, "No! We can't separate! My wife and I are still alive. If we make a scene about separating the family property, won't people laugh at us and gossip about us behind our backs?"

As she spoke, she also expressed a hint of resentment towards the village head: "Village head, this is our family matter. Aren't you meddling a bit too much?"

The village head was also a little angry. This old man Liu was talking about himself the whole time, about not being filial and being laughed at by others. He was only trying to save face and didn't mention Si Rou at all.

It seems he really doesn't care about those kids at all.

Then his tone turned unfriendly: "If you're afraid of being gossiped about, then don't do anything shameful! Look at what these children have become in the past two years! Don't think that no one knows you've been condoning the Fang family's abuse of them; I've seen all the injuries on their bodies!"

As she spoke, she grew even angrier: "When Scholar Liu was still alive, he mentioned to me that you never liked his wife, Song, and his two daughters, and asked me if I had any solutions. Now that he's gone, I never imagined that his children would be treated like this! Even tigers don't eat their cubs!"

When Grandpa Liu heard his son being mentioned, he became even angrier.

“That’s my son! What’s wrong with me not letting him marry that jinx! She even gave birth to two useless daughters! If he had listened to me and married a rich girl, with money to support him, how could he not have passed the imperial examination! That woman ruined my son, why should I give her or her children a good look!”

After saying that, he was panting heavily with red eyes.

The village head looked on incredulously. This old man actually thought that way? Had he gone mad?

Back then, Scholar Liu and his wife, Song, were very much in love and were a model couple in their Dushui Village. He was quite envious of them.

Some women in the village ostracized Song, not only because of her appearance and demeanor, but also because they were jealous that she had a considerate husband.

Such a deep and loving relationship was rendered so unbearable by Old Master Liu.

Liu Nanjia watched coldly, thinking that this Liu Zhi was truly bewitched.

That's right, she doesn't acknowledge that he was her grandfather, not even his physical grandfather.

She didn't want to pay any attention to such stubborn people who only cared about themselves.

Liu Zhi didn't hate his mother for ruining his father's life; he hated his mother for making him lose the chance to become a wealthy man, even though that chance was just something he imagined.

As for the fact that my father didn't pass the imperial examination, no one can be blamed. Passing the imperial examination is not an easy thing.

My father lives in a small mountain village with such poor teaching conditions. It's already quite an achievement for him to pass the imperial examination and become a scholar on his own. How can he compare to those students who have received specialized education?

So after trying once and failing, he gave up and focused on teaching.

Only Liu Zhi still refused to give up his unrealistic delusions.

"What about Yan Xi?" The village head was still unwilling to give up and wanted to get to the bottom of it.

"Yan Xi is such a promising student, why didn't you let him continue his studies?"

When his grandson was mentioned, Grandpa Liu's expression became somewhat complicated. He had once liked this studious child.

But if it weren't for him, his son wouldn't have died.

Moreover, a grandson is ultimately a generation removed.

"If it weren't for him, my son Liu Feng should have survived." After a long while, Old Master Liu spoke in a low voice.

The village headman stared wide-eyed; this man was simply incomprehensible.

"How can this be blamed on Yan Xi?! You..."

That's enough; he didn't want to get entangled with it any further.

He made a clean sweep: "Originally, I wanted to talk to you properly because of Scholar Liu. Since you can't reason with me, don't blame me for using my position as the village head to pressure you. Liu Zhi, separate the second branch of the family from your family today. I'll be here to supervise."

Old Master Liu agreed; the village head had already said so, so he had no choice but to agree.

Besides, he was tired after yelling like that.

We've already lost all face today, so what's the point of dwelling on it?

Just then, Fang finally heard the commotion and returned. She pushed through the crowd and shouted, "You two little brats actually dared to mention dividing the family property?"

Now that they've separated, who will she ask to do the housework?

Of course, the second half of the sentence was not spoken aloud.

Only after she entered did she see the village headman standing in the courtyard. She chuckled awkwardly and said, "The village headman is here too. It's just a small matter. How did I manage to summon you here?"

Actually, it was Liu Nanjia who asked Aunt Wang to find someone to keep Fang Shi occupied. Otherwise, with her running around like this, resolving the division of the family property would be even more troublesome.

Moreover, she really didn't want to see Fang throw a tantrum.

At least Old Master Liu would consider his image in front of outsiders, but Madam Fang was a complete scoundrel.

It seems that word has already spread that they've returned, and they can't delay any longer.

Liu Nanjia interjected, "Aunt, you're late. Master has already agreed."

The thought of no longer having to live with this shrew filled her with uncontrollable joy.

As expected, Fang raised her hand to hit someone, but then remembered that the village head was also there, so she reluctantly lowered her hand.

Then, his eyes lit up. 'If the second wife's family splits up, wouldn't all the money in the house belong to the first wife's family?'

Thinking of this, Madam Fang became happy again. She coughed and said, "Since Father has already agreed, I won't say anything more. But since Second Uncle died two years ago, you have all been supported by the public funds. That money is all earned by our eldest branch. Shouldn't you contribute to the food expenses as well?"

Liu Nanjia was furious. She knew that Fang was shameless, but she never expected her to go to this extent.

Not only did she want them to leave with nothing, but she also tried to extort money from them. Well, she shouldn't blame her for being ruthless.

She spoke sarcastically, "Auntie, you're not right. We were clearly raised by our grandparents, how come it's your eldest son's family who's raising us? Are you saying that our grandparents didn't earn any money and that we rely entirely on your eldest son's family?"

Seeing that Old Master Liu was also glaring at her, Fang panicked: "Father, that's not what I meant. This little bitch is deliberately twisting what I said."

He then shouted at Liu Nanjia, "Then give the money to your grandparents. In short, you have to pay for their food."