Rebirth: My Dear Little Wife Is So Scheming

Chapter 115 - 115 115 Giving a Wink

?Chapter 115: Chapter 115: Giving a Wink Chapter 115: Chapter 115: Giving a Wink Bai Yue hesitated, torn between a rock and a hard place. This was the difficult quandary the old lady had posed to her—if she kept her eldest and second sons, without any money, how would she afford the treatment for her youngest son? If she didn’t give the money, her eldest and second sons would suffer. The old lady was forcing her, a mother, to abandon her own sons, making her children resent her.

When she didn’t respond after a while, Li Haiping, holding his younger brother, released Bai Yue’s collar and said, “Mom, my brother and I will stay at the Li Family, our home! We won’t leave. Take the money and use it to treat the youngest, don’t worry! We’ve grown up. We can take care of ourselves.”

Bai Yue’s heart softened. Her sons did not want to put her in a difficult position.

How could she be unaware of the close bond she shared with her eldest and second sons! How could they bear to leave their biological mother? They knew she needed the money, so they made the choice for her.

Bai Xiao silently nodded in approval, thinking that the education the boys received from their eldest sister was indeed commendable! At this moment, their intentions were pure; they were willing to make sacrifices for their mother, not wanting to impose on her. Who would want to stay with such a father!

She walked over to support Bai Yue, “Sister, it’s only right that my two nephews stay with the Li Family. Think about it, one nephew is sixteen, the other fourteen. It’s not like these half-grown boys will eat their father out of house and home, and after all, he’s their biological father. He won’t let them starve, and in a couple of years, they’ll need to prepare for their own houses before getting married. That’s going to cost a sizable sum of money, and that’s the father’s responsibility. Even if it means borrowing money, he should take care of his sons’ marriages! You, as a woman, do not have that capacity. It’s better to take the money and go back to treat the youngest. Our house might be run-down, but it’s still a roof over your heads, and though our plots of land are small, they’re at least enough to prevent you and your son from starving. Don’t worry too much. Mrs. Li, since that’s settled, let’s take the money and leave early so we can go treat the youngest. We can’t afford to waste time.”

Li Dashan had already jumped to his feet, pointing at the eldest and second sons and saying to Bai Yue, “Take these two away quickly! Our family cannot afford to support such big burdens. But let’s be clear, their future weddings and funerals have nothing to do with this father. I don’t count on them to provide for my old age, and they shouldn’t expect any inheritance or return from me.” When he heard about the trouble of supporting the eldest and second sons, not to mention their weddings, he was already headachy at the thought. How could he possibly keep them around?

Bai Xiao signalled to the eldest and second sons with her eyes, hoping the two brothers were smart enough to understand her intentions at this critical moment.

Li Haijun was initially shocked, but then it seemed he suddenly got it. His eyes lit up with joy, and dragging Li Haian, they both threw themselves at Li Dashan’s legs! Each clinging to one leg, crying and shouting, “Dad, you can’t abandon us! If we go with mom, we’ll end up begging. Granny’s house is empty, our aunt still needs mom’s support, and there’s no money to feed us. Dad, we won’t leave, we’d rather die than go. We still need to provide for your old age.”

Li Dashan was furious, “I don’t need you for my old age, get lost! Go with your mother who always wears that sour face. I can hardly support myself, let alone you. Rest assured, I won’t need you to provide for me when I’m old, just get lost, do you hear me!”

The two brothers were stubborn and refused to let go. Li Dashan’s anger surged, and with a kick, he sent the two brothers flying. As they fell to the ground and tried to clutch at Li Dashan’s feet again, he quickly jumped back, “Alright, take both with you. Just take the money and leave. I don’t want to see you ever again.”

“Dad! Please don’t abandon us!” The two brothers continued to wail.

Bai Xiao was almost amused; the two were quite the actors.

Bai Yue, heartbroken, pulled her sons to their feet, “Your dad doesn’t want you. Come with mom. Even if I starve to death, I cannot neglect you.”

Grandma Li sighed, as the situation had gone beyond her control—this son of hers.

She had been counting on getting two hundred yuan for her two grandsons. It wasn’t that Grandma Li didn’t care about her grandsons, but Bai Xiao’s words had hit the nail on the head. Li Dashan was not close to his sons; he did nothing but beat or scold them. Although the eldest and the second could already carry rocks, they were still growing boys with large appetites. If Bai Yue stayed to work the land in this family, at the very least, she could feed these two.

If Bai Yue left, Grandma Li knew her son all too well; he was incapable of carrying on his shoulders or lifting with his hands. When the time came, he wouldn’t even be able to provide for himself, let alone the two grandsons. Hoping to save money for a wife and building a house, how long could they carry rocks on the mountain? At such a young age, if they ruined their health and ended up with lifelong illnesses, they probably couldn’t even afford the medical bills.

“Grandma, this is your family giving up on the two children. Since they are my sister’s children, even if we have to eat chaff and swallow vegetables, we can’t let our nephews go hungry. However, my sister alone supporting three children—Li Dashan should contribute a living expense every month. Otherwise, how could my sister possibly provide for three sons all by herself? We in Liupan Village don’t have the work of carrying rocks,” Bai Xiao brought up the need for child support. If she didn’t, Li Dashan and Grandma Li would probably still think Bai Yue was taking advantage of them, knowing full well that the child support was just like a verbal lawsuit.

Even when the law was so complete many years later, when it came to child support issues, there weren’t many good solutions—it mostly depended on the individual. If you expected the court to enforce everything, it would be impossible to do so.

As expected, upon hearing this, Li Dashan shook his head like a rattle drum.

“I don’t have any money. Just look at how poor my house is. I don’t even know how to take care of my own mouth, let alone money for the two of them.” Li Dashan was smart for once, not outright refusing to pay but rather crying poor.

Bai Yue tugged at Bai Xiao, knowing this was her sister’s goodwill, but as long as she could take the money and care for her sons, she was already content.

“Grandma, since that’s the case, let’s settle this matter. The three children will stay with me. Apart from the two hundred yuan, I don’t want anything else—not the house, not the land. If this is acceptable, then please, village chief, be our witness. Let’s draw up a document and also have the village chief write us a letter of introduction. We’ll get the procedures done right away.” Bai Yue wanted to leave as soon and as quick as possible to treat her son’s illness.

Liu Baoshan looked at Grandma Li and Li Dashan, “What do you say? They have agreed to your terms.”

Li Dashan nodded, “Alright, let’s do that.”

Drafting the document was quick. Liu Baoshan wrote it, made three copies, and handed one to Bai Yue. Bai Xiao took it and read it carefully. The content was more or less the same as what had been discussed. She felt indignant; her sister had toiled for the Li Family all her life and this was the outcome she ended up with.

All three sides signed and made their thumbprints; it was akin to a homemade divorce agreement coming into existence.