NOVPUBChapter 147: Chapter 147: Severing Ties
Chapter 147 -147: Severing Ties
Bai Yue had already prepared a bowl of plain water boiled noodles, with four poached eggs lying inside, and handed Bai Song a pair of chopsticks.
“Here, eat up, fill your stomach first.”
Taking them, Bai Song looked at the plain noodles and felt warmth in his heart. He was well aware that after his sister got divorced, the Li Family definitely couldn’t provide her with food rations. These plain noodles must have been kept for entertaining guests during the New Year, and with his return, his eldest sister was treating him like a guest.
But he said nothing, what was there to say between family members? Those feelings of gratitude and being touched didn’t need to be expressed in words.
He squatted on the ground, cradling the bowl and slurping down the noodles loudly. Within moments, half the bowl was gone.
After he had eaten his fill and wiped his mouth, Bai Yue anxiously asked, “Are you still hungry? I can make more for you. I have plenty of dough prepared, so eat without worry.”
Bai Song shook his head, stood up with the bowl, and went to the kitchen to ladle out two spoonfuls of soup.
“Sis, I’m full. I just wanted to drink some soup, you know they say ‘the original soup to complement the original food.'”
He drank the soup in one go, then finally inquired about Bai Xiao’s and Bai Yue’s circumstances. Hearing that Li Dashan actually wished his own son dead, suspecting his elder sister of infidelity, Bai Song felt an intense urge to head over to the Li Family’s doorstep and give Li Dashan a good beating.
“Elder sister, you stay put and don’t worry. I’ll send you money every month. Don’t fret about food; in our village, we don’t need food coupons, we can manage by buying some grains from others. We’ll get by one way or another. If it really comes down to it, I think Xiaoshan was pretty spot on. Now with the economic reforms, there are a lot of people in the city engaged in business, and supplies can be quite tight. Many people with money can’t find what they need, so if there’s a wedding or a funeral in the village, purchasing anything requires connections and ration coupons.
Since our family no longer has land in the village, instead of you and the children struggling here, it might be better for you to move to the city and start a small business. Where I am in the city, there are quite a few people running businesses, and they seem to be doing quite well. Sis, I’m sure you’d do no worse if you were in business.” Bai Song, having seen more of the world, spoke with conviction that made Bai Yue believe him even more.
“Third brother, I understand. First, let me rear these pigs well and sell them off, then I’ll make further plans. I know both you and Xiao are looking out for me,” Bai Yue began tidying up.
“Where were you two planning to go just now?”
“Bai Mei from our uncle’s family is getting married. We were about to go and help out.”
“Xiao, why did you move back too? I didn’t quite catch what you told me on the phone last time. What happened with uncle and grandma? Did they treat you badly?” Bai Song remembered the vague conversation from the last phone call with his sister. Though she hadn’t outlined the specifics clearly, he knew she must have been putting on a brave face, not wanting him to worry while possibly enduring hardship at home.
Bai Xiao recounted all the grievances she suffered over the past four years to her brother.
Bai Song kicked the stool away in fury, “Bai Jianguo is such a bastard. He promised me he would take good care of you, but this is how they end up treating you? And grandma as well, I always thought she was just biased, but this isn’t just bias, this is cruelty. I’m going to settle the score with them!” Unable to swallow this insult, Bai Song stormed out the door.
Bai Xiao couldn’t hold him back, and as she couldn’t, she called for Bai Yue and chased after him, heading straight to Bai Jianguo’s house.
At that time, Bai Jianguo’s house’s courtyard had a stove set up, with two cooks preparing a large pot of stew for making noodle dishes. Anyone who came could grab a bowl, scoop up some noodles, ladle some stew on them, and then squat down to eat. This was the custom in the village.
Bai Jianguo was bustling around in the courtyard, all busy and hectic as he greeted people; their house was marrying off a daughter, so naturally, villagers would come to present their gifts. Someone was recording the cash gifts on red paper, marking them down diligently.
The moment Bai Song entered, Bai Jianguo spotted him instantly. The clothes he wore were eye-catching—how could anyone not notice him?
Hurrying over with a smile, “Third brother, when did you get back? Your timing couldn’t be more perfect; look, your sister is getting married just now. Come on, sit down and eat.” Bai Song had a fiery temper, and he knew this kid wasn’t like Bai Ju or Bai Yue, like Bai Xiao, one who could flip the table if things were not to his liking. His heart was still pounding.
Now that Bai Xiao had moved out, Bai Song would definitely talk about these matters with his brother upon his return. With Bai Song’s personality, there was no telling what he might do.
Bai Song spotted Hao Fang in one glance and, without saying much, made a beeline for her, scaring Hao Fang into taking several steps back. Why had this blockhead come back?
Without further words, Bai Song stared at Hao Fang, “Is it you who wants to sell off my sister?” He had learned that Hao Fang and Bai Jianguo intended to marry Bai Xiao off to Fang Xiaoshan. Although he didn’t know what kind of person Fang Xiaoshan was, he knew this couple had no good intentions for his sister. Bai Xiao had clearly been accepted to university, yet they wanted to snatch her admission letter and marry her off.
“No… No…” Hao Fang was so scared she couldn’t even speak properly.
Bai Shan and Bai Zhuang were unhappy to see this; no matter what, their mother was an elder. Bai Song’s overt confrontation was outright bullying. Did they seem like dead meat to him?
The two brothers immediately intervened.
“Bai Song, what are you doing? No matter what, my mom is your elder…” Bai Shan couldn’t finish his sentence when Bai Song fiercely kicked him, sending him flying.
“If you dare to sell my sister, then you’re fucking not any elder of mine. I’ve never heard of any family elders selling their own nieces. If you dare to sell my sister, then naturally you’re an enemy of our family. I don’t have such relatives.” Bai Song looked at Bai Zhuang and picked up the iron fire poker that stood in the corner of the wall. Every household usually had one, and Bai Zhuang watched as Bai Song, with just his hands, bent it into two pieces.
Frightened, he gasped and backed away several steps.
“Third brother, this is your aunt, how could you…” Bai Jianguo’s words were cut short when he saw Bai Song break the already two-piece fire poker into four pieces with an effortless look on his face.
He choked on his own words.
Unless he wanted to be beaten by his own nephew in front of everyone, he could talk to everyone about etiquette and morals, about respecting the old and loving the young, but that had to be with someone who would have that conversation with him. Facing a character like Bai Song, there might just be a fight without words. He wasn’t ignorant of Bai Song’s temperament over the years.
Bai Song had already shown a lot of restraint in front of them, and that’s because Bai Xiao, who was raised in their sight, treated them politely each time. That was because of his sister, who had to eat their family’s food.
But now, he probably really had the heart to wipe them out entirely.
“Today I’m making it clear to you, Bai Jianguo, my father has already passed away. From now on, our two families are completely severed. We can’t afford to have an uncle like you. You take the money given by the three of us siblings, yet you mistreat my sister; only a beast would do such a thing. If you dare to cause trouble at our house again, don’t blame me for not being polite to you. In the future, you’d better tell your son, grandson, and daughter to stay as far away as possible from anyone in our family. Otherwise, don’t blame me for not showing any courtesy. If I see old ones, I’ll hit the old; if I see the young ones, I’ll hit the young. You know how bad I am. I don’t skimp on my reputation for being tough.” Bai Song casually crumpled the four pieces of iron in his hand, threw them on the ground, and walked away with Bai Xiao and Bai Yue. 𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙥𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝙤𝒎
Everybody watched, dumbfounded, at the mangled iron ball on the ground.
Geez, who would dare to mess with such a Bai Song?
Everyone looked at Bai Jianguo with sympathy. Who else could you provoke? You just had to mess with Bai Song’s sister; you thought you were bullying a meek little rabbit, and now look, the big tiger behind the rabbit has come out.
It seems true that the heavens are watching what we do. It’s not that the retribution doesn’t come; it’s just not the time yet!
