Wealthy beyond measure, yet you call me a sister-supporting-brother demon?

Zhou Chunsheng sighed, "Changlin, if you have no objections, then put your fingerprint on it."

"Changlin! You can't sign it!"

“I can’t sign it!”

The villagers' voices rose and fell, they had completely taken on the role of Zhou Changlin being bullied.

Nezha cutting off his flesh to repay his mother and scraping his bones to repay his father—that's Nezha, a mythical figure passed down through the ages. Zhou Changlin is just an ordinary person, leaving with life-threatening injuries and nothing. How will he survive?! Will his family be forced to beg? Zhou Chunqiang's family is too ruthless and cruel!

Zhou Changlin looked pained and bit his lip tightly. "Yu Chuan, Yu Feng, Yu Zhu, you kowtow to Grandpa and Grandma on behalf of your parents."

The three children knelt in front of their grandparents.

"Father and Mother, this is the last time your son will kowtow to you. Please forgive your unfilial behavior."

The three little ones kowtowed three times.

"Once this marriage contract is signed, we will be strangers from now on, and we will not recognize each other if we meet again."

Zhang Shufen's husband, Zhou Changman, said, "Zhou Changlin, if you're a man, don't be a coward. From now on, never acknowledge Zhou Chunqiang's family again!"

Although Zhou Changman, like Zhou Changlin, belongs to the "Chang" generation, he is not closely related to Zhou Chunqiang's family.

“Uncle Changlin, if you continue to be soft-hearted towards the Zhou family, I will despise you.” Li Chunjiang’s voice was very penetrating.

“Yes! Changlin, don’t pay attention to these black-hearted rotten people anymore. You’re not on the same side as them. It’s better to cut ties.”

Similar sounds came one after another.

Zhou Changlin lay on the stretcher, clasped his hands in a fist salute to the sky, and said, "Changlin will remember this and will definitely keep his word."

Yuan Sheng smiled knowingly. His brother-in-law was quite a talent. Zhou Chunqiang probably hadn't expected his brother-in-law to go back on his word. His plan to give three taels of silver as a token of gratitude every year had fallen through. Zhou Chunqiang was probably so angry he would vomit blood.

By leaving with nothing, the brother-in-law severed ties with his sister at a relatively low cost, completely seizing the moral high ground, so it wasn't a loss for him.

Old Man Zhou, Zhou Changshui, Ma Xiangqin, Zhou Changsen, and Zhou Changshui's two sons had already pressed their fingerprints neatly, while only Wang Chunxiang continued to cry and sob on the side.

Old Zhou glared at her fiercely, "You fool, don't cause trouble at this crucial moment again!"

Wang Chunxiang reluctantly pressed her fingerprint.

Since none of Zhou Changlin's family members could write, they simply pressed their handprints next to the written names.

There were four copies of the letter severing ties: one for Old Man Zhou, one for Zhou Changlin, one for the Zhou family, and one for the village.

Subsequently, Old Man Zhou and Zhou Changlin signed a sales agreement.

With everything settled, Old Man Zhou finally felt relieved. "Zhou Changlin, now that the sales contract has been signed, hand over the twenty taels of silver."

Boom! The crowd erupted in chaos.

What the hell?!

Zhou Changlin's family hasn't received a single copper coin yet, and they're in such a hurry for twenty taels of silver. Can't they take their time? It takes time for Zhou Changlin to raise the silver.

This is driving people to their deaths, giving them no chance to breathe at all!

She's incredibly ruthless towards her own son and grandson!

Zhou Hanjiang slammed his cane against Zhou Chunqiang's back. "You brat, don't go too far. Can't you see you've ruined the reputation of the Zhou family?"

Zhou Hanjiang used all his strength to strike with the cane, almost knocking Zhou Chunqiang over. Zhou Chunqiang turned and glared at Zhou Hanjiang.

"You dare glare at me? Today I'll teach you what it means to respect your elders!"

Faced with his elder uncle, Zhou Chunqiang dared not fight back and could only run away with his head in his hands. Zhou Hanjiang was already walking with difficulty and was naturally not as agile as Zhou Chunqiang.

Zhou Yuchuan hugged Zhou Hanjiang, "Third Grandfather, slow down so you don't fall. We can't get angry over someone like this."

Zhou Yuchuan didn't call Zhou Chunqiang "Grandpa," but directly called him "this kind of person." No one felt that he was disrespecting his elders; instead, they felt relieved!

Severing ties with relatives should be done in this way.

Zhou Hanjiang was panting heavily, rubbing the top of Zhou Yuchuan's head, but he finally stopped. He had just sent his wife home to get the twenty taels of silver. Beating Zhou Chunqiang was purely to vent his anger; he figured he might as well do it.

The village elders couldn't stand it anymore. "Zhou Chunqiang, have some decency! Where is Changlin going to get this money?!"

“Exactly. Even if you’ve broken off all ties, there are still some old feelings between you. How can you bear to pressure him like this? He’s still lying on a stretcher and can’t even move.”

Old Zhou, with his neck stiff, said, “You’ve all been fooled by this little beast! He’s hated me for a long time, calling me by my full name. Do you really think he’s that filial? Besides, he doesn’t have twenty taels, so he shouldn’t have bought that land by the hillside.”

Zhou Changshui chimed in, "You've all been fooled by Zhou Changlin. He wasn't acting that filial at all!"

How could the villagers possibly believe that it was just the bad guys' sophistry!

Yuan Sheng gave Li Chunjiang a meaningful look, and Li Chunjiang understood immediately, "Old Zhou, are you completely looking down on Uncle Changlin's family by going to such lengths to wipe them out? You wouldn't be clinging to me now that my uncle has become successful, would you?!"

"Pah!" Old Zhou spat. "Even if I beg for food from now on, I will never pass by his door."

Yuan Sheng smiled and said, "Old Zhou, fortunes change every thirty years. I think Yu Chuan is a promising young man. He might have a bright future in the imperial examinations."

Zhou Changshui shook his head with a smile, "If he could have achieved good results in his studies, why didn't the private school teacher keep him when he went to the private school with Changsen? Besides, with his family's circumstances, how could he afford to go to a private school? Did he expect to rely on you, his scoundrel uncle?"

"Yes, rely on me."

Zhou Changshui seemed to have heard a joke, "Yuansheng, you really are a braggart!"

Zhou Yuchuan retorted, "Zhou Changshui, that's between my uncle and me, you don't need to worry about it. Besides, the reason Zhou Changsen was able to beat me is because Zhou Chunqiang gave him the Thousand Character Classic to memorize beforehand. Zhou Chunqiang said it was to let the two of us compete fairly, and whoever learned better would get the chance to study at the private school. In fact, he had already decided on his youngest son!"

"What?" Zhou Changlin and Yuan Pan'er were both shocked. This was the first time they had heard Yu Chuan mention this.

Zhou Yuchuan walked to Zhou Changlin's side, took his hand and said, "Father, before going to the private school, I heard Zhou Changsen secretly reciting something, but I wasn't sure what it was. I didn't tell you and Mother at the time because I was afraid you would be sad, after all, you treated them so sincerely."

Zhou Changlin touched Zhou Yuchuan's face and said, "Silly son, if you encounter something like this again, you must tell your father."

If he had known about this earlier, he would have saved up his own money and tried to separate the family property. Why would he have been deceived by Zhou Chunqiang for so long?

Old Man Zhou was also taken aback. He hadn't expected his eldest grandson to be so astute as to know about this matter!

But he certainly couldn't admit it now, especially with so many people watching. "Zhou Yuchuan, don't make false accusations! You're so young and you're already learning bad habits from your scoundrel father!"

Zhou Changsen was also furious. "Zhou Yuchuan, because of this matter of severing ties, you hold a grudge against us, and you're slandering your former grandfather and uncle like this?"