Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

Faced with Old Madam Yang's questioning, Zhao Feng and Zhao Lian shrank back and dared not utter a word.

Zhao Lian said to Zhao Feng and Zhao Di, "Eldest sister, second sister, don't be afraid, the village chief and the second and third great-grandfathers are here!"

Before Zhao Lian could finish speaking, Old Madam Yang interrupted her: "You brat, it was you who stirred up trouble here. Do you want to get a beating?"

As she spoke, Old Yang raised her hand again.

"stop!"

He Changfu's beard trembled with anger, and he shouted loudly. Old Madam Yang then remembered that they were still being interrogated in the ancestral hall. Her raised hand froze in mid-air.

Zhao Lian straightened her back and looked at He Changfu, saying, "Second Grandfather, look, Grandmother still wants to hit me in front of so many people."

"It's easy to imagine how they abused me at home, treating us like dirt. If this continues, I'll die in the He family sooner or later."

"They say I'm a jinx, so if they hate me so much, then I don't need to stay with the He family. I'm going to sever ties with the He family."

“From now on, we’re severing ties. Whether I live or die is none of their business. If we’re going to sever ties, let’s do it cleanly. I’m taking both of my sisters with me.”

Hearing her say this, the villagers all looked at Zhao Lian with new respect. This little girl was extraordinary; she was willing to sever ties with her family at such a young age.

He Mu was dumbfounded, never expecting that his daughter would sever ties with them.

He Zhu and He Shu never expected that their niece would have such backbone; they really never imagined it.

Their own children, on the other hand, only thought about food all day long. This comparison made them feel a strange pang of jealousy towards their older brother.

The three aunts looked at each other. Although they didn't like Zhao Lian and her sister, they could do a lot of housework when they were at home.

They usually do all the work, like fetching water, washing clothes, and chopping firewood. If they leave, all those chores will fall on my shoulders.

Once they leave, their own children certainly won't have much free time, and their mother-in-law will definitely make them do chores.

Before the elderly couple could even speak, the stepmother, Li, flatly refused.

"no!"

It wasn't because I couldn't bear to part with them, but because if they left, who would do the housework, and where would I find free maids to serve me?

Moreover, I don't feel bad about making them do the work.

He Sen was still reeling from the shock when his granddaughter said she wanted to sever ties with him.

He Lin, He Sen's younger brother, looked at He Sen with disdain and said, "Brother, you're too cruel. They are your granddaughters, how could you do such a thing?"

"Don't say I, as your younger brother, am not helping you; it's just that what you've done is too disheartening. I support Zhaolian and the others severing ties with you."

Immediately afterwards, He Lin said to his wife Zhao, who was standing beside him, "Let's go back, so we don't offend our eyes." After saying that, he turned and left, and Zhao quickly followed him.

He Sen blushed and turned pale as his younger brother spoke, and remained silent, sulking.

Seeing that the two of them remained silent, Li said, "Father, Mother, you absolutely cannot agree to this."

“They’re gone, who will do the housework? And you’ve raised them all these years, they haven’t even repaid you yet.”

Seeing that Li had spoken, Liang nodded and said, "Sister-in-law is right. They're dreaming. We've raised them all these years, and now they think they can just walk away? No way."

Gao nodded repeatedly, adding fuel to the fire: "That's right! It's like raising three ungrateful wretches. We raised them, and now they've turned around and bitten us."

Old Mrs. Yang was initially a little guilty about Zhao Lian being beaten, but after hearing her daughters-in-law say this, she immediately straightened her back.

"Correct!"

I've raised them with so much effort, I can't let them just pack up and leave.

Besides, Zhao Feng is quite pretty, and we can marry her off in a few years and earn some dowry money.

Zhao Lian can leave, but Zhao Feng and Zhao Di must stay.

When Old Yang shared this idea with He Sen, he agreed. In this way, the jinx was gone, and the He family's calamity was averted.

Besides, Zhao Lian is so badly injured right now, it's uncertain whether she can even pull through. And she's only seven years old; there's no one around to watch over her and see how long she can endure.

It's good to sever ties; if we do, then whatever happens to her in the future will have nothing to do with the He family.

Even if they die, it's none of their business anymore. That's even better; they can get rid of this burden.

Seeing He Sen and the others whispering among themselves, the village chief couldn't hold back any longer and asked Old Yang, "Old Yang, how did your discussion go?"

Hearing her mother-in-law say this, Aunt Liang and the others felt relieved.

The mother-in-law is really clever. She let Zhaolian go but kept Zhaofeng and the others. That way, there are people to do the housework, and the two of them are easy to deal with.

"Cough cough..."

Old Yang cleared her throat, glanced at the village chief and Zhao Lian, and slowly said, "Village chief, Zhao Lian can sever ties with her husband, but Zhao Feng and Zhao Di cannot leave; they must stay."

Zhao Lian hadn't expected the old woman to be so clever; her request was exactly what the old woman wanted.

However, Zhao Lian also knew that only under these circumstances would it be possible for her to propose severing ties with her family.

In fact, this outcome was within her expectations. She knew from the beginning that Old Madam Yang would not allow the three sisters to leave the He family at the same time.

Because this way they would no longer have maids to serve them, but if they could sever ties with their relatives, it would be a good thing, and they could find an opportunity to bring their eldest and second eldest sisters out later.

Zhao Feng was dumbfounded. She hadn't expected that her grandmother would only let Zhao Lian leave. She thought that if they were to leave, they would leave together, and if they were to stay, they would stay together.

She knew that her grandmother didn't like Zhaolian, and if she let Zhaolian leave, it would be tantamount to sending her to her death.

In this way, the He family was both free of a thorn in their side and a burden, which suited their wishes perfectly.

Zhao Feng knelt down with a thud, grabbed Old Madam Yang's hand, and cried out, "Grandma, please let us go! Zhao Lian is only seven years old. If no one takes care of her, she will die!"

"Humph!"

Old Madam Yang snorted coldly, abruptly shaking off Zhao Feng's hand, and pointed at Zhao Feng with a sidelong glance, saying, "She brought this on herself. Didn't she want to sever ties? Then let's sever them cleanly."

Immediately afterwards, Old Yang turned to He Sen and said, "Old man, hurry up, while Second Uncle and Third Uncle are here, in front of the whole village, let's make this matter clear today."

"it is good!"

He Sen stood up, walked to He Changfu and He Changgui, bowed respectfully and said, "Second Uncle, Third Uncle, your nephew He Sen begs you to be our witnesses."

"Today, He Zhaolian is severing ties with our He family. This was her own initiative. From now on, her life and death are none of our business, and her future success is even less of our business."

"This~"

The brothers He Changfu and He Changgui exchanged a glance.

He Changgui shook his head and said to Zhao Lian, "Zhao Lian, why don't you just give in? If you break off your marriage, it will be hard for you to survive alone outside."

"No, I must sever ties with my family today."

He Changfu looked at Zhao Lian's thin frame, but her face was full of stubbornness; it seemed she was determined.

He Changfu then asked, "But your grandmother said that it's okay to sever ties, but only you can leave; your eldest and second eldest sisters cannot leave the He family. Under these circumstances, do you still insist on severing ties?"

Zhao Lian knew that under the current circumstances, she could only leave it at that for the time being, retreating to advance, and wait until she left the He family before making any further plans. Otherwise, she would only be waiting to die in the He family.

“Yes! I still insist on severing ties with my family,” Zhao Lian said stubbornly.

Having finally reached this point, she couldn't compromise. If she wanted to take her two older sisters away, she first had to leave the He family.