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

Unexpectedly, Chen Donghua actually listened to what Liu Chunmei said.

Yes! The old daughter-in-law is right. How come I'm getting more and more confused as I get older? How can I be so selfish, only thinking about the dead old man and forgetting about the living?

The eldest son of the He family abandoned his wife and mother and secretly left, crying and wailing.

Her two sons not only didn't abandon her, but were willing to stay for her sake, but she couldn't be so selfish.

My two daughters-in-law are right. Even if I don't think about them, I have to think about my grandchildren.

Thinking of this, Chen Donghua nodded hurriedly: "Okay, eldest brother, whatever you say, I'll do. I'll listen to you."

Seeing that Chen Donghua had agreed, Wang Yan and the others quickly started preparing dry food and packing their things.

When Old Yang arrived at the village chief's place, she started crying her heart out again, sobbing and wailing.

The village chief wasn't concerned about He Mu leaving, but rather why He Mu had to leave, and why Zhao Lian had left as well.

"Dad, what do you think we should do about this?" Fu Gui asked, starting to feel uneasy.

The village chief frowned. Zhao Lian hadn't told them about this beforehand, and they didn't know why she left so suddenly.

Old Yang cried and sobbed, "Village chief, you have to help me with this! The eldest son left without a word, and the second and third sons refuse to support us old folks. What are we going to do now?"

"Alright! I'll go with you to take a look. Don't worry about it. Those two disobedient sons, if they dare not support you, we'll expel them from Datian Village." After saying this, Village Chief Fu began to have his son notify everyone to hold a meeting in the ancestral hall.

The ancestral hall in Datian Village is different from those in other villages. It belongs to all the villagers and is not a hall for a single surname.

The village chiefs of all generations have been in charge of everyone in the village, and their word is law.

Each surname has a clan head, but the clan head only manages the affairs of one clan. The village chief, however, is different; the village chief manages everyone in the entire village.

In fact, usually people would go to the clan chief for these kinds of things. If the clan chief couldn't handle it, they would go to the village chief. But now, Old Yang is going directly to the village chief to handle it, bypassing the clan chief.

When the village gong began to sound, He Zhu and He Shu's hearts started to tremble. It seemed that their mother had indeed gone to find the village chief.

Sure enough, not long after, the Fu brothers arrived and asked everyone to go to the ancestral hall for a meeting.

Before long, the ancestral hall was packed with people, so much so that it was completely surrounded.

What?! He Mu is gone!

As soon as the news spread, the scene became agitated, and everyone began to make wild guesses.

Then someone spoke up: "Didn't you notice? Zhao Lian seems to have disappeared too. She probably found a good place and the whole family left."

"No way, when did this happen? I saw them just yesterday. Did they move out overnight?"

"..."

Everyone started talking at once, and the discussion became quite lively.

"Quiet down, everyone, be quiet!"

The village chief said with a serious face: "He Zhu and He Shu, now that your eldest brother is gone, you will be responsible for supporting your father and mother. Each of you brothers will support one of them. If you refuse, I will follow the village rules and expel you from Datian Village."

He Zhu said with a worried face, "Village chief, that's not what we agreed on when we divided the family property. It was agreed that my father and mother would be supported by my eldest brother."

“The past is the past, and the present is the present. Now that your eldest brother is gone, things are different. You two brothers will each raise one child. There’s nothing else to say, unless you don’t want to stay in Datian Village anymore.”

"That's right! Supporting your parents is a matter of course, unless you want to be kicked out of Ota Village!"

Many elderly women and men were shouting loudly because they were not simply helping Old Yang, but thinking about their future.

If the He brothers fail to support the elderly Yang couple this time, many more people will follow suit.

Seeing the surging emotions of the crowd and everyone standing on their side, Old Madam Yang felt secretly pleased. She had been worried that people wouldn't help them, but now she was relieved.

Although they were extremely unwilling, this had been the village rule of Datian Village for a hundred years, and under everyone's watchful eyes, He Zhu and He Shu dared not have any objections.

Finally, the elderly couple were allowed to choose for themselves. Old Yang went with the second son, He Zhu, while He Sen went with the third son.

Meanwhile, before evening, Chen Guang and his group finally reached the border of Changting County. As Zhao Lian had previously agreed, Chen Guang was to find an inn here to wait for them.

Along the way, because Zhao Feng and the others hadn't gotten on the bus, Chen Guang was worried they wouldn't be able to keep up, so he had to slow down.

They finally arrived at the border between Changting County and Fenghuang County before evening. The Third Miss had previously instructed them to find an inn.

But after going around in circles, he found the place desolate and there were no inns open. With no other option, Chen Guang could only park the carriage at an abandoned local temple and wait for Zhao Lian and the others.

The local temple was right next to the road. Liu Ma and Chen Guang stood at the entrance, constantly looking around, afraid of missing their master Zhao Lian.

As darkness approached and no carriages appeared, Chen Guang grew anxious.

Aunt Liu looked at Chen Guang with concern: "Master, do you think the Third Miss will be able to find us?"

Chen Guang nodded firmly: "Yes! Absolutely! Miss San is so smart!"

Actually, Chen Guang wasn't sure what he was getting at, but he didn't want his wife to worry and also wanted to give himself confidence.

After all, he hadn't arranged a meeting place with the young lady; he had only given her a general idea, so he was a little uneasy.

As darkness fell, my unease grew stronger.

Chen Yong sat in the temple with Luo Xiu and his son Chen Fang, while He Mu and his two sons sat on the other side. Zhao Di He Qing and her two daughters also sat next to He Mu.

"Hello, Uncle!"

Feng Ya and Feng Cui greeted He Mu.

"Good~ good~" He Mu nodded with satisfaction. Feng Ya and Feng Cui were eleven or twelve years old and had grown into young ladies.

My younger sister, He Qing, has changed a lot in appearance over the years. Her face has become fuller, and her features look much softer.

In recent years, although they all live in the same village, they rarely meet. Because of her anger towards her parents, He Qing has not taken the initiative to come back.

Later, my mother filed a lawsuit against the village chief. In the past two years, she has come back a few times during the four seasons and eight festivals, but she always leaves things and then leaves again.

"Big brother, why didn't you bring Mom and Dad along?" He Qing's tone was reproachful.

He Mu guiltily avoided He Qing's gaze: "Fourth sister, don't blame your eldest brother. I had no choice. Think about it, our parents are so old, how can they travel such a long distance? I have to think about Zhao Feng and Zhao Fu."

"Aunt, don't blame Father. He did it all for us." Seeing her father being blamed by her aunt, Zhao Feng quickly spoke up for him.

"Sigh~" He Qing sighed and didn't say anything more. Wasn't he also unfilial? What right did he have to blame his elder brother?

Thinking of this, He Qing found another corner and sat down with her two daughters.