Chapter 49

“Xu Ran is my son. Why can’t I plant on the land which my son bought? Yet, you bitch can.”

No sooner had Xu Ran approached than he heard their bitter quarrels. Arrogantly akimbo, Elder Daddy Xu attacked Liu Tong with a torrent of abuse. And Liu Tong was also fighting back with a gloomy face. The two children were standing beside him, tightly grasping his pants. It seemed that they had been quarreling for quite a while.

Xu Ran squeezed through the crowd and put the pack basket in the yard.

He turned around and came out, only to see the whole Xu Family here. Xu Ran stared at them indifferently, “Dad and daddy, what do you mean? Take the chance to bully my family while I’m not at home? How kind of you! Dad and daddy, you are all respectable elders. How could you do such a thing? When we lived together, you exploit Tongtong to do everything without mercy. That’s enough. And now though we have been living separately, you even make trouble here. What you are doing is too unreasonable.”

“What do you mean? You are my son. Can’t I farm here? I’ve raised you for so many years. Aren’t you supposed to treat me good?”

The moment Elder Daddy Xu’s voice faded, Xu Houcai held a cudgel and swung at Xu Ran, “Damn it, you bastard. See if I will give you a lesson today.”

Xu Ran didn’t dodge at all and let his father beat him. “Father, hasn’t you forgotten the injury I got when we split up the family property? And even Tongtong had got injured. All you folks knew the truth, and the village head can also prove it!”

Most of the people present had been working for Xu Ran recently, so it was not surprised that they spoke for Xu Ran as they had been receiving care from him and his family.

“He’s right. Definitely, we all saw it at that time. Xu Houcai, isn’t Xu Ran also your son? How could you beat your own son up like this? You will go to jail if you really kill him.”

“That’s it. It’s really heartless. Nothing was given to them while now you all came here to ask for things from him. How shameless!”

The ones who spoke were the two powerful Ge’ers in the village. They were so eloquent that no villagers dared to mess with them.

Their words froze the cudgel that Xu Houcai was holding in the air.

Yet Elder Daddy Xu started to curse Xu Ran. He lambasted Xu Ran that Xu Ran was so ungrateful that he even joined forces with the villagers to bully his own father irrespective of his cultivation for so many years.

He would never forget it. He had always remembered the miserable experience when he had beenn cast out of the family. He sneered, “Dad and daddy, I don’t owe you anything. As for upbringing, I gave you my life back. What do you want more? Daddy, don’t pretend that you didn’t know how I was stupid back then, I still remember it clearly. What do you think will happen to my good brother if I tell it to the public and submit it to the court?”

Upon hearing these words, Elder Daddy Xu was stupefied, and so was Xu Cheng. None of them had expected that Xu Ran would still remember that. The other present folks, hearing these words, had their own guesses already. It turned out that the reason why Xu Ran became a fool was not because of his own carelessness but being pushed down by Xu Cheng.

At this thought, everyone knew what had happened clearly.

“Big brother, what are you talking about? That you became a fool had nothing to do with me. You can’t talk nonsense.”

Hearing the whispers of the crowd beside him, Xu Cheng was so panicked that he couldn’t stand it.

“Cheng, do you really think I don’t remember anything? I can well remember what kind of life I have been in the family since I was young. Do you want me to tell you?”

“No, no. Stop! Shut up! No one will believe you even if you say so. Well, dad, daddy, let’s go back first and come back next time.”

The hasty words of Xu Cheng heated people’s suspicion, yet Xu Cheng still wanted to leave right away.

But Xu Ran was not going to let him go so easily.

“Hey, dad and daddy, don’t rush off.  During the family separation, we had already said our life or death had nothing to do with you. And my life was returned to you when I became a fool back then. So, now I don’t owe you anything, and you have nothing to do with me. Little brother has inherited all the family land. I’m sure he will be able to support you.”

“In case that you make trouble again, today signing a document is a must. Otherwise, it’s gonna be a problem if you make a fuss saying they you’re my family.”

Sure enough, Xu Houcai naturally refused to sign the document. “Are you kidding me? You are my son. No matter what, you are my son.”

“But, there is no father who wants his son to die, and even wants to beat his son to death!”

Anger erupted with words. If he didn’t do something, then they would always look down upon him.

“Tangtang, go invite the village head here. And, Guoguo, you go grab a writing brush and some paper now. Well, anyway, today this matter must be resolved. My children and spouse have been bullied for so many years. If I let them get bullied again, I won’t be worth living!”

As he said these words, he glared at the whole of the family who wanted to leave. As if Xu Ran’s eyes were drilling into their soul, the family were frightened out of their wits, daring not move at all.