C24 (2/2)

The branch family had to be separated. They couldn't delay this for even a moment. After seeing Xiao Letian's economic plan, Fan Lian finally understood that his entire life could be considered to have been lived for nothing. The Mr. Xiao is a priceless treasure, even if they would rather drag their horses and give them to a smart person, I will not be their ancestor.

What's more, I've been a grandson and slave to a fool for my entire life.

When Fan Lian mustered up his courage and requested for a branch family from his big brother in the study, the top of Fan Ru's head, which was over seventy, almost crumbled.

”Insolent!” ”You are a traitor …” Fan Ru crazily slammed the table, her voice was loud enough to alarm all the guests outside.

”Unfilial, you are unfilial …” What did your father say when he died? Who was I trying to use my identity as a Royal Merchant? ”Isn't this the clan …”

”You want to split up? Unless I die, my Fan family has never had a precedent where we can pass down poems and books to our families for hundreds of years! ”You're just an ungrateful bastard. The clan has supported you for so many years …” With that said, Fan Ru raised her hand and was about to hit her brother.

At that time, the scene was a complete mess. Drunken officials rushed in and tried to stop them, even daring to enter the study to persuade them. Coupled with the fact that on the stage outside, Sun Xuanzhao was currently tossing and turning, with drums, gongs, and cheers, the entire scene was like a chaotic dance between the gods and demons.

Fan Lian was completely disappointed. He never thought that after fighting for his entire life, he would actually hear that it was the clan that was raising him. When he was young, his family was so poor that they only had two dregs left. His big brother ate one, while he and his father ate the other. And the hardworking mother could only lick the dregs in the bowl.

”Your elder brother is a scholar and wants to bring glory to his ancestors. You have to help your elder brother a lot …” These were the exact words of his parents, Fan Lian remembered them for the rest of his life. For the sake of his brother, he could skip the Imperial Examinations and follow his father to do business all over the world. Afterwards, he would take out the copper and silver coins and let his brother attend the ball and the poetry meet to make friends with the literati.

Fan Lian didn't complain, he hadn't felt this in his entire life. Until now, when he was about to become a big brother, and he couldn't even tolerate this little concubine of his. Until today, when Fan Ru spoke the truth. So in his heart, he was actually the one raising this whole family? Actually, he was the one who had nothing better to do.

”What did you say?” The clan has raised me for nothing! ” Fan Lian erupted, he pointed at his brother's nose and roared, ”All of the clan's business, all of the money is earned by me and my father. ”Father died too early. The rest of the money was earned by me …”

”And what will you do? Using the money I earned to sell my house, you think it's all your effort just because you took in that little bit of rent? Without my silver, you still want to buy land! You want to buy a house in Beijing... ”

”Does the world have an uncle like you? Pushing your niece into a fire pit, how dare you talk about a family? ”Let me tell you, this house is mine …”

Pa!! With a crisp sound, Fan Ru smashed the brush in his favorite Jun Mo Xie kiln. Now, even the gongs and drums outside stopped. Fan Ru was like a red-eyed dog, barking and barking.

”Listen to me, is there such an ingrate in this world? Can't I, as an uncle, arrange a marriage for my niece? A concubine's girl, and also a big footed girl. I let her marry the supervisor of Ministry of Internal Affairs, is this still wrong? ”You're just a bastard …”

At this time, Fan Ru's wife rushed out from the inner chamber. The vicious old lady glared at Fan Lian with his triangular eyes, pointed at him and cursed, ”A bastard that was born from a shameless bitch, and yet you still treat her as a treasure. Our good intentions have become a sin. Fan Lian, let me tell you, if you want to take away the inheritance from me, that is just a dream … ”

Then, Fan Lian's sister-in-law sat on the ground and began to wail and roll for his life, ”You're so wicked …” Why don't you have a heart of gold... Your big brother has worried his heart out for you, how can you repay kindness with enmity … I'm going to the ancestral tomb to curse at you, I'm going to report you … I want the Old Ancestor to take you away... ”Sob, sob, sob …”

Fan Lian suddenly felt dizzy. He did not want to stay here any longer, he was already so disgusted that he was about to vomit, he suddenly remembered what Xiao Letian had told him that night. ”old shopkeeper's words, when we have a big ship in the future, let's go to the ends of the ocean to see. I'll let you see for yourself how he's alive, I want you to know that everything that's written in my book is true …”

The scene in front of Fan Lian's eyes rotated like a lantern. His brother and sister-in-law were crying and cursing, and the so-called contemporary scholars were criticizing their unfilial behavior, while the servants were still discussing among themselves. They had truly lost face this time.

”Stop howling!” Fan Lian shouted loudly: ”I am definitely going to split this house, at worst I will just go out and clean myself, I don't want to see you guys again …” With that, the old man cupped his hands and left, leaving behind a bunch of people staring at each other.

When Fan Lian had already disappeared, Fan Ru's wife suddenly jumped up from the ground, and excitedly shouted: ”Uncle, is what you said true? You want to go out clean! ”You really don't want a single cent …”

The winter night in Beijing was really cold. The spinning northwest direction burrowed into the neck area of the old shopkeeper, and his figure was dragged along by the old elder into the alley.