EBE Chapter 123 Letter of Dissolution
Chapter 123 Letter of Dissolution
"Your family's status?"
"The ancestral tombs of the Shanglin family?"
"Does it matter whether you're in our Shen family or not?"
"Ok!"
Mr. Shen asked three questions in a row, and when his son answered with a serious "hmm," he instantly flew into a rage and raised his hand to slap him.
Lin Qingchuan quickly pulled his daughter back to avoid the beating, no longer standing still and waiting to be hit as before.
Mr. Shen's slap missed its mark, and he completely lost control of his eldest son, which made him so angry that his face turned ashen.
"Very well... You're so filial! If you want to support the Lin family, go ahead and do it. You just wait, I'll go write a letter severing ties right now!"
After saying this, Mr. Shen left in a huff, determined to write a letter severing ties with his family.
He won't give him money or gifts, so why should he keep this disobedient, ungrateful wretch who's always siding with outsiders?
It's unclear whether he borrowed the paper and pen from Juxian Restaurant or paid someone to write letters for him. He finished writing quickly and threw the letter of severance of kinship directly to Manager Yao of Yunlai Restaurant!
Lin Qingchuan silently led the mule cart, carrying his daughter home.
When he received the letter of severance from his family, personally delivered to him by his shop assistant Xiao Zhuo, he felt a mix of emotions, but his face remained expressionless.
Xiao Zhu comforted him, "Brother Qingchuan, don't be sad. It's okay if you're no longer related by blood. Anyway, you've moved to the town. Who cares what the village says? As long as you four can live a good life, that's all that matters."
With a father and stepmother like that, they either exploit Qingchuan's family or cause trouble, and they still want Qingchuan to cover their losses. Why keep them together if they're not close to each other?
However, that was Qingchuan's father after all, and those were his family matters, so he didn't dare to say anything more.
Lin Qingchuan patted Xiao Zhuo on the shoulder, took a deep breath and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine. I'm sorry to have troubled you to make this trip for me again."
Xiao Zhuo, being straightforward, immediately patted his chest and said, "Well, I'm working for the restaurant anyway. Manager Yao asked me to deliver something to you. It's just a short walk for me. I'm just getting some fresh air, and it's quite relaxing."
Lin Qingchuan was thinking that when he went to Dushui County tomorrow, he would definitely buy a few more raw pig trotters, braise two for Xiao Zhuo and Manager Yao, and also get two roasted sweet potatoes.
He didn't have anything else of value to give as a gift. He needed to save that little bit of money to buy a small house as soon as possible so he could move out of the Su residence.
"Thank you very much, brother. Come over again tomorrow evening after work. I have something for you."
Xiao Zhuo asked cheerfully, "What good stuff does Brother Qingchuan have for me?"
They're not going to roast sweet potatoes for him, are they? The roast sweet potatoes they sell smell amazing.
Lin Qingchuan was in a bad mood, and forced a smile as he said, "I won't tell you for now. You'll find out when you come tomorrow."
"Alright, Brother Qingchuan, then I won't stand on ceremony. I have things to do at the restaurant, so I need to head back now."
"Okay, go ahead and get busy."
After seeing Xiao Zhu off, Lin Qingchuan went back to the courtyard, found a stone bench to sit on, and opened the letter severing ties with his family.
Looking at the numerous words on the paper, none of which he recognized, he suddenly felt less upset!
All the men in the family were literate, and even the youngest twin nephews could go to school, but he couldn't. Even if they didn't expect him to achieve anything in the provincial examinations, he was deprived of the opportunity to learn to read. Such a father was not worthy of his respect.
It wasn't his fault that things escalated to the point of severing ties!
Lin Xiaotang saw her father sitting blankly in the yard with a piece of paper in his hand, and she immediately ran over to him.
Upon seeing the words written on it, it turned out to be a letter severing ties with the family!
This was the first time in her life that she had ever seen a man like Master Jing, who actually kept his word and wrote the letter severing ties as he said he would.
Severing ties is great! From now on, I'll earn more and more money, live a better and better life, and stay away from that awful family. The Shen family won't be able to find any more reasons to exploit them!
It's true that her father was raised by her grandfather, so she still has feelings for him. But she has no feelings for him. After all, she was born from a womb and knows everything. Her grandfather and stepmother never helped her parents take care of her and Xiaoyu for a single day, never held them, and never fed them a single bite.
Although they lived under the same roof, to her, her grandfather and stepmother were not even as good as outsiders. Outsiders could get along peacefully, but her grandfather and stepmother only exploited her parents!
“Father, it’s because Grandpa didn’t get the money and got angry that we changed our surname to the Zhilin family, which is why he broke off the relationship. It has nothing to do with you. After all, he is an elder. In the future, you can send him some things during festivals. That will be your way of showing respect as his son. As for whether he wants them or not, that’s his business. As long as we have a clear conscience, that’s enough.”
You can give him some gifts as a token of respect, but you absolutely cannot give him any money!
Lin Qingchuan nodded, "Alright, I'll listen to Tang'er. But I don't recognize this letter of severance of ties, and I don't know what's written on it. It was Steward Yao who sent Xiao Zhuo to deliver it."
Lin Xiaotang glanced at it. She couldn't quite recognize all the traditional Chinese characters that her father had written. The general meaning was that after severing ties, everyone would live their own lives. From now on, the well-being of the eldest son and his wife would be none of their business, and they wouldn't even have to worry about their birth, old age, sickness, or death!
She thought to herself, "Master has finally done something decent!"
Even in life, old age, sickness, and death, my father doesn't have to worry about me. How angry must my grandfather have been to write such a severing letter that leaves no way out?
"Dad, Tang'er, dinner is ready, come and eat."
Liu's voice came from the backyard, and Lin Xiaotang immediately pulled her father up.
"Father, Steward Yao must have read the letter of severance. He didn't tell Xiao Zhuo to say anything else to you, so there's no problem. Don't overthink it. You can't read, so let me keep the letter of severance for you."
So that I won't regret it someday and end up tearing my dad apart again.
"Alright, since Dad can't read anyway, I'll leave it to you to keep."
Lin Xiaotang took the letter of severance and carefully folded it. In her heart, it was much more precious than money.
"Dad, you go eat first. I'll put the letter of severance of ties away. Make sure it's kept safe."
Lin Qingchuan said helplessly, "This is a letter severing ties, it's not a good thing, why do you cherish it so much?"
"Hey, Dad, don't worry about it, go eat, I'll be right there."
At the dinner table, Liu was shocked to learn that her father-in-law had written a letter severing ties with her.
She hadn't expected the letter of severance of ties to come so easily and so quickly; secretly, she had also wanted to sever ties with her family.
Otherwise, living in the Su family mansion would be a constant source of fear, with parents-in-law bringing their entire family to find them and force them to stay.
Seeing that her husband's expression was not good, but he was trying to act as if nothing was wrong, she gently comforted him.
“Dad, we’ve moved to town after separating from the family, and your father-in-law’s heart has never been with us. Actually, whether we sever ties or not, life is the same. It’s just that having the separation agreement has saved us a lot of trouble. Don’t take it to heart…”
"Fengniang, I understand this, don't worry, I won't take it to heart, please eat quickly."
……
The following evening, Xiao Zhu came to the Su residence after finishing work.
Lin Qingchuan handed the wrapped braised pig's trotters and roasted sweet potatoes to Xiao Zhuo, making Xiao Zhuo feel extremely flattered.
"My God, Brother Qingchuan, what you gave me is too expensive! Don't you know how much this braised pig leg costs in the restaurant? Manager Yao usually can't even afford to buy two to take home."
Xiao Zhu felt embarrassed and said, "Oh dear, I can't accept this braised pig's trotter. I guessed you were going to roast sweet potatoes for me, so I came over. I should have known better than to come."