Red envelopes were thrown onto Shen Jianming and Shen Jianhui's shoulders. The brothers let the envelopes fall to the ground:
"Little sister."
"I am not your little sister!" Shen Jianrong yelled, her eyes red.
"That's right, Father used his last strength to protect me back then, but I was young."
"If I had been older, I would have been willing to protect my younger brothers and sisters."
"None of this is what I wanted, is it? Back then, I also cried and begged to go to the countryside with you, didn't I?"
"Before, you and Father didn't give me a choice. Now, I can choose for myself."
"Back then, I took some advantage, but it was against my will. Over the years, Jinghai and I have suffered enough."
"If you are not satisfied, then take my life."
"I've had enough of you acting so arrogantly on my territory."
"I've endured the tantrums of two sisters-in-law. For the harmony of your two families, I could swallow it and bear it."
"But why should I still tolerate the younger generation? Should I tolerate Xiao Song and Xiao Bai after tolerating Xiaoping and them?"
"And after I die, will Ziyu and her children continue to tolerate your descendants? Just because I was given the opportunity back then?"
"Let me ask again, back then, did you give me a choice?"
"My whole life has been decided by you, right? Right?"
"Shen Jianming, Shen Jianhui, tell me, if I don't sever ties, can I still live as a person?"
Shen Jianming took a step forward: "Little sister, we really didn't mean that."
"Stop!" Shen Jianrong pointed at Shen Jianming: "Take another step forward, and don't blame me for calling people to throw you out."
"Take your money and we'll never see each other again."
Yu Ziyu handed her mother another 1,200 yuan.
Shen Jianrong returned the money one by one to the four nieces and two nephews: "Get out! Take your money and get out immediately."
"From now on, I am not your little aunt. I don't know you, and you should not try to get involved with me."
"Heh." Ma Xingxiang let out a disdainful scoff. She bent down to pick up her money:
"I know Little Sister has climbed onto a high branch now. You can't wait even a day to cut ties with us."
"Yes! You are right." Shen Jianrong admitted: "I can't wait even a day. I wish I had nothing to do with people like you forever."
"From now on, if we meet, pretend we don't know each other. Don't call me Little Sister. You are not even allowed to call me by my name, Shen Jianrong."
"I just look down on you, and I look down on your upbringing."
"Please leave! Immediately."
Zhao Qilan followed her eldest sister-in-law and picked up her money: "Father, are you just going to watch Little Sister make a scene?"
Old Master Shen finally walked over: "I agree."
"Father?"
"Father?"
Old Master Shen's words were more shocking than Shen Jianrong's declaration of severing ties.
Old Master Shen looked at his eldest daughter: "Jianfang, do you have anything to say?"
Shen Jianfang finally woke up as if from a dream: "Father, I also want to sever ties with Shen Jianming and Shen Jianhui's families."
"The behavior of their families has also affected me in the Li family. Although not as excessive as Little Sister's."
"But that's because the Li family has my father-in-law to keep them in check. Otherwise, they would bully me just like they bullied Little Sister."
"The eldest brother is like a father, and the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother. But is that how parents act? They can't even raise their own children properly, yet they want to act like elders to Little Sister. Where is their face?"
"Face is given by others, and dignity is lost by oneself."
"Given Little Sister's temper, she has been patient until today, giving Shen Jianming and Shen Jianhui immense face."
"I also want to sever ties with Shen Jianming and Shen Jianhui. I will advance and retreat with Little Sister."
"Eldest Sister!"
Shen Jianming and Shen Jianhui rebuked in unison: "Little Sister is making a scene, and you are joining in?"
"Heh." Shen Jianrong sneered: "So, in your eyes, my temper and my resistance are just making a scene?"
"Father!" Shen Jianming looked at Old Master Shen: "Please advise Little Sister."
"Are you deaf? Or have you become accustomed to covering your ears and fooling yourself?" Old Master Shen looked at his eldest son:
"I just said, I agree with your little sister severing ties with you."
"She has told me more than once. Just now, when Xiaoping looked down on her like that, she endured it."
"She proposed to sever ties with you again, and I agreed, so she announced it. She is more obedient and filial than you are."
Before her husband could speak, Ma Xingxiang retorted to her father-in-law:
"Since she is so obedient and filial, then Father, you should live with her in your old age."
"Good!" Shen Jianrong readily agreed.
"Good, good, good." Old Master Shen said repeatedly:
"Shen Jianming, Shen Jianhui, Ma Xingxiang, Zhao Qilan, don't worry, I won't ask you to support me."
"Because, I also want to sever ties with you. From now on, I only have two daughters, and no sons."
"Father!"
"Father!"
Shen Jianming and Shen Jianhui exclaimed: "You cannot be confused."
"Heh." Old Master Shen sneered: "Yes, I am old and confused. I will announce to the public that the families of Shen Jianming and Shen Jianhui have been expelled from the Shen family by me."
"The Shen family is my Shen family. If you have the ability, go and build your own Shen family."
"Get out! Take your disrespectful descendants with you and leave."
At this point, Shen Jianming and Shen Jianhui could no longer stay.
The brothers turned and left, thinking they would coax their father after he calmed down in a couple of days.
Who knew that halfway there, they kept receiving phone calls.
Everyone was asking why they were kicked out of the house by Old Master Shen.
Father was serious this time. He was truly unwilling to tolerate them anymore.
The brothers pulled their car over and stopped the cars of their sons and daughters.
They held a family meeting by the roadside.
The final blame fell on Huang Zongliang.
It was Huang Zongliang who forced Shen Xiaoping to ask Shen Jianrong about Sister Feng. Shen Xiaoping, that foolish woman, completely imitated Zhao Qilan's behavior, which led to the eruption of today's scene.
Shen Jianhui couldn't hit his son-in-law, but he could hit his daughter. He slapped his eldest daughter across the face:
"What? The Shen family has risen, and it hasn't filled your heart, but has made it even bigger?"
"Even if a chef can be poached at a high price, who will you rely on to suppress other families from poaching your talent?"
"No wonder your grandfather said you were disrespectful. It's true."
"You actually acted without asking us and personally confronted your little aunt?"
"Since you are so capable, then don't rely on your maternal family anymore. You can do things yourself, why would you need us old people?"
After scolding and hitting, Shen Jianhui glanced at his eldest son-in-law, shook off his wife who had been clinging to him, and roared: "Get in the car. If you dare not get in, don't come home again."
Zhao Qilan hurriedly got into the car with her enraged husband, and the car sped away.
Shen Jianming pointed at his eldest niece: "Xiaoping, do you remember where your roots are?"
"You trampled on your own roots. Your stupidity is truly eye-opening."
"No wonder your grandfather is also severing ties with us. I deeply understand the saying that marrying a bad wife brings disaster for three generations."
Shen Jianming looked at his two daughters: "Xiaohui, Xiaojuan, did your grandfather give you a choice?"
Shen Xiaohui and Shen Xiaojuan nodded.
"Alas!" Shen Jianming sighed deeply: "Since you have made your choice, stay well in your in-laws' home."
"Don't come back to your maternal home if it's not important, and even less if it is."
"We have all been kicked out of the family by your grandfather. He has announced it to everyone."
"You also heard our phones ringing non-stop. Everyone is calling to ask us the reason."
"No, they are calling to mock us, to mock us for being driven out of the family when the Shen family was rising."
"Alas! The family is unfortunate! To have raised so many ungrateful fools!"
Shen Jianming got into the car and asked his wife, who was still in a daze: "What is your choice?"
Ma Xingxiang hurriedly got into the car.
The car sped past Shen Xiaohui and her sister.
Shen Xiaohui shivered. How could this happen? Why did it turn out like this?
Tu Changhua pulled her into the car and left: "Quick, let's go home, something is going to happen."
Cai Huanming also hurriedly pulled Shen Xiaojuan into the car and left.
Huang Zongliang looked at his wife, who was covering her face: "I didn't expect you to be so foolish. One sentence from you has caused a catastrophe."
"Are you blaming me?" Shen Xiaoping jumped up: "It was clearly Eldest Sister who caused the trouble, and you wanted to benefit from it without considering the consequences. Now you've gotten your wish, haven't you?"
Huang Zongliang glanced at Wu Zhiyan and Shen Xiaoqin, suppressed his anger, and asked with gritted teeth:
"I need to go back and discuss a solution with my family now. What about you? Are you coming?"
"If I don't go, where can I go?" Shen Xiaoping sulked and got into the car.
All the cars drove away, leaving only Wu Zhiyan and Shen Xiaoqin.
Wu Zhiyan breathed a sigh of relief: "Xiaoqin, it's fortunate that you urged us to proactively pay our taxes. These families will be crippled."
Shen Xiaoqin shook her head and sighed: "We are stable because our in-laws listened to me."
"There are no impermeable walls in this world. What you do will always leave a trace."
"We are not lacking that small amount of tax money, so why be caught with a handle?"
"The Shen family was already under scrutiny before, and they will be even more so in the future."
"We should be content with the opportunities brought by the name 'Shen family'."
"Contentment leads to longevity. Otherwise, like them, angering Grandpa, they will eventually fall into the pit they dug themselves."
Wu Zhiyan embraced his wife: "How do you understand Grandpa so well?"
Shen Xiaoqin leaned into her husband's arms: "Because I will never forget that Grandpa was once a soldier."
"A soldier who experienced ups and downs and eventually returned to the upper echelons of power."
"This certainly includes the help of his two guards, but also his own calculations."
"This is enough for me to understand that I should not step on Grandpa's bottom line."
"Grandpa's bottom line is his honor, the honor of the Shen family."
Wu Zhiyan embraced his wife and got into the car: "Let's go home. Recently, you cannot visit your maternal family either."
"I won't. Eldest Aunt's words about not supporting Grandpa in his old age have completely broken Grandpa's heart."
"Eldest Uncle did not scold Eldest Aunt at the time, and even said Grandpa was confused. Grandpa will not forgive Eldest Uncle and Father."
"But it's good that Grandpa is happier with Little Aunt."
Wu Zhiyan nodded: "When Grandpa's anger subsides, we will visit Grandpa."
"Mmm."