Chapter 108: Severing Ties

“Third Brother, don’t blame me for being cruel. You’ve lived a pathetic life, you’ve never helped Big Brother and me.

Now your son has done something that harms the country’s interests, I don’t want to be implicated, sign this severance agreement! After signing, you go your way, and I’ll go mine.”

Shen Chuning instantly recognized her aunt Shen Fengxia’s voice.

Their father had two older siblings, an older brother, and an older sister. Their father was the youngest.

“Bang!”

As Shen Chuning stepped into the yard, she heard a bang on the table, followed by her uncle’s angry shout, “Shen Fengxia, are you still human? How dare you say such things? Although Third Brother is in the countryside, when your family couldn’t get enough food, he sent you food, didn’t he?

If it weren’t for Third Brother sending you food, you would have starved to death when you gave birth to your fourth child!”

Shen Fengxia rolled her eyes and put a bag of things on the table, “It’s just some sweet potatoes and eggs, who cares about his things, I brought them back, here you go.”

Shen Qingfeng was furious at his selfish and shameless sister.

1960 was the most difficult year of the three-year difficult period, Shen Fengxia gave birth to her fourth child, and she and the child almost starved to death during confinement.

Third Brother, knowing this, not only sent her sweet potatoes to fill her stomach, but also managed to get her some eggs for nutrition.

Was it just some sweet potatoes and eggs?

It was a life-saving kindness!

But now that Third Brother’s family was in trouble, she couldn’t wait to distance herself, their sister was truly good, very good!

Shen Qingfeng wanted to say something else.

Shen Qingsong stopped him, “Big Brother, forget it.”

Then, Shen Qingsong signed the severance agreement Shen Fengxia brought and pressed his thumbprint in red ink.

Getting what she wanted, Shen Fengxia immediately folded it and carefully put it away.

Then she looked at Shen Qingfeng disdainfully, “Big Brother, I advise you to sever ties with Third Brother too.

Having an enemy agent in the family isn’t a joke, if you don’t act decisively, if your sister-in-law and uncle act decisively, you’ll be kicked out at your age, it’ll be embarrassing.”

Shen Qingfeng looked at his sister, whom he had spoiled since childhood, even using his marriage to pave the way for her, he trembled with anger.

He picked up the enamel mug he was using to drink tea and threw it at Shen Fengxia, “Get out!”

Shen Fengxia rolled her eyes, “Get out, I won’t come back even if you carry me in a palanquin!”

Leaving the main room, she saw Shen Chuning in the yard, rolling her eyes even further, “Hehe, some people call me heartless, doesn’t his precious daughter also come back to sever ties?”

Shen Chuning didn’t want to say anything to her snobbish aunt, she went straight into the house.

Shen Qingfeng was comforting Shen Qingsong, “Third Brother, don’t think too much, I’ve asked around, your Second Brother is in the armed department, they’re just investigating, as long as he didn’t do anything that harms the country’s interests, no one dares to frame him.”

Shen Qingsong didn’t say anything.

He went in and found a piece of paper and a pencil.

He silently wrote something.

When he finished and handed it to Shen Qingfeng, Shen Qingfeng jumped up angrily, “Third Brother! What are you doing? You don’t recognize me as your brother, do you?”

Shen Qingsong said calmly, “It’s better not to recognize each other now. Big Brother, sign this. Don’t let that good-for-nothing son affect you.”

Shen Qingfeng was about to lose it.

Shen Chuning spoke, “Uncle, Dad’s right. Second Brother’s situation is unclear, sign this severance agreement and keep it, if you don’t need it, that’s best, if you do, use it to protect yourself.”

In her dream, her uncle was implicated by them, in reality, she didn’t want to implicate him.

Seeing Shen Chuning say this, Shen Qingfeng calmed down, then looked at Shen Chuning nervously, “Ning girl, you’re saying this, you didn’t come back to…”

Shen Qingfeng was really afraid that Shen Chuning had come back to sever ties.

The Shen family never mistreated their daughters, they even spoiled their daughters more than their sons, but this generation spoiled Shen Fengxia, a heartless person.

Third Brother’s love for Shen Chuning was well-known, if Shen Chuning had come back to…

He would be truly heartbroken.

Shen Chuning shook her head firmly, “Uncle, I’m Dad’s daughter, Second Brother’s sister, I grew up in Dad and my brothers’ hands.

If I severed ties with Dad and my brothers now, would I still be human?”

“I advise you to sign this severance agreement because you don’t only have my father and us nephews and nieces, you have your cousins, and your aunt, you have to consider them.”

In her past twenty years and in her dream, she hadn’t had much contact with her aunt and cousins.

But her uncle was so good to them, they were his blood relatives, she couldn’t ignore them.

Shen Qingfeng looked at Shen Chuning, his eyes filled with shock and relief.

He had thought his brother spoiled his niece too much, spoiling her.

Unexpectedly, after a few months of marriage, she had changed, becoming so sensible.

He patted Shen Chuning’s shoulder with relief, “Ning girl has grown up, Third Brother, you’re lucky.”

Shen Qingfeng didn’t insist and signed the severance agreement Shen Qingsong wrote.

After sending her uncle away, Shen Chuning told her father her plan.

If Zhou Yubai returned tonight, she would ask him to inquire about Second Brother’s situation and help if possible.

If Zhou Yubai didn’t return tonight, she would ask for leave from the commune tomorrow and go to the county with the teacher’s letter.

Shen Qingsong looked at Shen Chuning apologetically, “Good girl, it’s Dad and your Second Brother who are sorry, we implicated you.”

“Dad, we’re a family,” Shen Chuning said.

In her dream, she was the one who implicated her father and brothers, they lost everything and died because of her.

“But don’t worry about your Second Brother. Take this, go back and live your own life, consider yourself an orphan, without a family!”

Shen Qingsong said coldly and decisively, writing two severance agreements for Shen Chuning.

Shen Chuning had been trying to be strong.

But when her father handed her the two thin pieces of paper, her tears fell.

She shook her head desperately, refusing, “Dad, I don’t want it! Second Brother will be fine, I don’t want to sever ties with you.”

Father Shen’s face darkened for the first time, “Take it! It’s not about whether you want it, it’s that if that good-for-nothing Second Brother gets into trouble, I don’t want you anymore!

If you still recognize your third brother, give him his.

If you don’t want to recognize the Shen family, I’ll send it myself!”