Splendid Twins

The eldest and the third brother didn't say much when they heard his father's arrangement. They used to think of themselves as brothers, but now that they have no blood relationship, they are just strangers.

"Then I'll go and ask the village chief to come and deal with this matter as soon as possible. Yao Ge'er will finish his exam today and will be back tomorrow, so as to avoid..."

"Okay, let's call the second brother and that girl along as well."

Old Man Si instructed his eldest son that Yao Ge'er would definitely pass the imperial examination this time. The old woman had almost packed up the things at home, and would separate the family tonight to avoid getting involved in the future because of Yao Ge'er's second uncle's reputation!

"Old family, you and your mother should go and pack up. The day after tomorrow we will go to town to wait for Yaoge's high school admission list."

"Good dad."

Wang followed her mother-in-law out with a happy look on her face. Only Old Man Si and the third son were left in the room. The father and son were silent for a while, and the third son spoke first:

"Dad, are you and mom really going to follow Yao Ge'er to the capital?"

"Go and help him warm up the house first and keep some energy. We'll come back after he's settled in and live directly in town."

"That's fine, then our family will live together."

Old Man Si kept silent because he thought that they were his own sons. The third son was just afraid that the old couple would follow the eldest son to Beijing and leave him alone. He only had two daughters, so he was weak...

Si Yao had just finished her meal and was about to clean up the house when she saw the village chief push the door open, stop what he was doing and ask softly:

"What's wrong with you?"

The village chief sighed slightly and said, "Let's go. Your grandfather is going to separate your family overnight. Let's call your father and go take a look together."

Si Yao turned her head and looked at Si Lao Er, who looked frustrated and lost, and walked over and said in a low voice:

"Dad, it's better to separate us. My brothers and I will be filial to you and mom in the future. You know best what our family lived like in the past, and you also know where my brothers are going. Even if you don't compare with my uncle and the others, can my brother still be inferior to my eldest cousin?"

When Si Lao Er heard these words, his face changed. He took a deep breath and held Si Yao's hand:

"Dad listens to you. When we get to the old courtyard, I'll do whatever you say."

Si Yao chuckled: "You are the head of the family, I will listen to you."

When the village chief saw that Si Yao had explained everything to Si Lao Er in just a few words, he relaxed and the three of them walked into the Si family's old courtyard in the night.

Old Man Si was sitting at the top of the hall, with the eldest and third sons sitting on his left and right. When the village chief came in, Old Man Si stood up to greet him and asked him to sit next to him. As for the second son Si and Si Yao, no one paid any attention to them when they came in.

Si Yao curled the corner of her mouth, stretched out her leg, hooked a stool from the side, and pulled her father to sit down. She stood beside them with a cold look on her face.

"We won't go astray since the village chief is here. The food and land in our home are what my husband and I have worked hard for most of our lives. There is not enough for my two sons to share, so I won't share it with the second son. Second son, take a look at your room and pack up all your family's things and take them away. In addition, you have to give me and your mother two hundred taels of silver to support our retirement. You owe us this."

When the village chief heard this, he thought that Old Man Si was too shameless. What kind of division was this? How could it be considered a division of the family property for a farmer like Old Man Si to not give away the land and food?

And you're asking for two hundred taels of silver?

Even if you sell the second one, it’s not worth two hundred taels!

"Is this something you and your family have discussed?"

The village chief frowned, glanced at the silent eldest and third brother, and a hint of dissatisfaction flashed in his eyes.

"Uncle, this is the decision of my parents. My second brother is not their son, so he has no right to get these. Besides, my parents raised him, so isn't it normal to give him some money for his retirement?"

Seeing that his father and elder brother remained silent, Si Laosan stood up and explained to the village chief.

"That's so unfair to the second brother..."

The village chief looked at Old Man Si with a sullen face. He didn't believe that Old Man Si was really so heartless and cruel.

"The third brother is right. I only want two hundred taels of silver. From now on, our family will have no dealings with the second brother."

Old Man Si didn't want to see the village chief's expression, so he only spoke to Old Second Si.

Si Yao sneered and said coldly, "It's not impossible to have two hundred taels..."

"Do you keep your word?"

"Really?"

"Yao girl..."

Si Yao reached out and held her father's shoulder, took two steps forward and looked into her boss' eyes:

"I can give you two hundred taels, but you have to write a letter of severance of ties with my father, and remove my father's name from your family tree. From now on, we will not interfere with each other, no matter if we are rich or poor. Whoever provokes me will have no descendants and will die miserably!"

These words shocked Old Man Si so much that his eyes were filled with fear. The others were not much better. Seeing Si Yao's serious expression, they suddenly felt an inexplicable fear.

"Yao girl, do you really want to do this?"

The village chief wanted to persuade Si Yao not to act so extreme. Once she moved out of the family tree, she would no longer have the support of the clan. Si Qing and his brother would not have their cousins ​​to help them...

Seeing that they were silent, Si Yao curled her lips and said in a cold and low voice:

"It's better for both of us to break up now. If we continue to get entangled, we will ruin other people's future. Do you know the saying of karma? The sooner we solve it, the sooner we can get out of it..."

The last sentence was full of temptation, which made Old Man Si feel like a wake-up call. His eyes suddenly became clear and he made up his mind to say to the village chief:

"Just do as this girl says. I'll write a letter of severance to the second brother, and he'll give me two hundred taels of silver for my old age. We'll have no contact with each other until we die. As for his name, the village chief can decide. Anyway, I won't include him in my family tree."

The village chief knew what they meant when he saw that Si Lao Da and Si Lao San did not say anything. He pointed at Si Lao Er and asked:

"Do you have anything to say, second brother?"

Si Lao Er had not spoken a word since he entered the door, and he didn't intend to speak now. He just shook his head at the village chief and said he would listen to his daughter.

The village chief was a little angry at him for not living up to his expectations. He just glanced at Si Yao:

"Since you have agreed, let's do it this way. Write the documents and I will take them to the county government office tomorrow as a voucher. As for the second brother's name..."

"Since he is not a member of the Si family, he has no right to live in Sijia Village anymore, unless he becomes an outsider and buys land to build a new house. Anyway, we have already made it clear that we must cut off all ties, so let's cut off all ties completely!"

For some unknown reason, Boss Si suddenly spoke. His facial features were mostly like those of Old Man Si. He looked a little scary when he had a gloomy face and didn't speak, but he was so decisive when he spoke.

Si Yao slapped the two hundred taels of silver on the table:

"Write me a letter of severance right now, immediately, and we'll leave right away after you sign it!"

When Old Man Si saw this, his eyes darkened. This cheap girl was indeed rich. If she hadn't been forced, how could she have gotten the two hundred taels of silver!

The eldest brother Si picked up a pen and wrote four copies of the severance letter and the household registration transfer certificate for old man Si. After he finished writing, he gave them to the village chief, who signed old man Si's name and pressed his fingerprints on them. Si Yao looked at them very carefully and opened the space system to help check. Only after he found no tricks or loopholes did he give them to the second brother Si to sign and seal. Her father and old man Si each had a copy, one was kept by the village chief, and one was filed with the county government.

From this moment on, Si Lao Er completely cut off any connection with the old hospital. Si Yao was in a much better mood when she thought about the good days in the future.

The village chief was just a witness who watched all this without saying anything to stop it. He also wanted to see if Old Man Si would regret it in the future. He put away the document and said to Old Man Si:

"You two families no longer have any relationship. Just be familiar strangers from now on. No one should cause trouble again. Tomorrow I will open the ancestral hall and you can come and burn some incense for your ancestors and explain the situation."

"Okay, please."

Si Yao didn't want to stay here for a moment. She put away the certificate and led her father out of the old courtyard. The father and daughter walked towards the thatched cottage in the night. Liu Niang met them halfway. The family of three was silent all the way...