Chapter 129: Severing Ties

Luo Qiao said, “It’s okay, everything will pass. Once you start school, study hard and use good grades to make them regret it and make them mad.”

Shitou replied, “Okay, I will study hard. I’ll also follow Sister to gather medicinal herbs in the future.”

Luo Qiao understood what he was thinking and said, “Your current task is to take good care of your health. Don’t worry about anything else, understand?”

Shitou nodded vigorously, his eyes filled with determination, and said, “Got it.”

When Luo Qiao returned to the village, things at the brigade headquarters had already been settled between Lu Yichen and the Sun family. The compensation from Shitou’s mother and the remaining money in the family were all left to the Sun family, considered as support funds from his mother to their grandma.

The Sun family was now overjoyed—they no longer had to support Shitou, and they didn’t need to return the money either. With everything settled, there was no reason to disagree. From now on, Shitou and the Sun family had no further relations.

Thus, the severance agreement was quickly drafted into seven copies: one for each of Sun’s three uncles, one for his grandmother, one stored at the brigade headquarters, and one each for Lu Yichen and Shitou.

The only thing Shitou insisted on taking was the agreement his deadbeat father had signed when divorcing his mother. Shitou’s grandmother and uncles had no objections, and today, even his second uncle, who was away working, returned, settled the arrangement.

In order not to affect their afternoon work, they skipped eating and went together to the health center. Since Shitou was directly involved, it was necessary for him to nod in agreement personally.

Lu Yichen, having learned from past experiences, directly called over the two police officers from yesterday as witnesses. Shitou calmly nodded in agreement.

He then meticulously signed his name and pressed his fingerprint on all seven copies of the severance agreement.

Next, Lu Yichen solemnly signed his own name and pressed his fingerprint.

Lu Yichen then handed the documents to Shitou’s grandmother and three uncles, who signed and stamped them accordingly. The Captain and village secretary then countersigned the documents and stamped them with the official seal on the spot.

Except for grandmother Sun feeling somewhat uneasy, the rest of the Sun family members were all smiling with joy.

The old director watched them finish the official business without giving the Sun family any face, and recounted the events of the past few days in front of everyone.

It was then revealed that the Sun family hadn’t even sent a meal to Shitou in the past two and a half days. Upon hearing this, everyone present started cursing at the Sun family.

They criticized them harshly for their neglect, leaving the Sun family members who had come along feeling ashamed and angry.

Lu Yichen handed the seven copies of the severance agreement to the old director and said, “Old Director, since this matter has concerned you, would you be willing to be a witness for us today?

Would you please exercise your authority to sign and stamp these documents, marking this special day and place for Shitou? Let him know that many people are silently caring for him, so he can grow up as a cheerful and optimistic child.”

The old director took all seven agreements, reviewed them thoroughly to confirm their accuracy, then pulled out a pen from his shirt pocket, signed his full name, and returned to his office. There, he affixed both his personal and official seals before returning the documents.

Similarly, Lu Yichen handed the documents to the police officers from the local police station, who promptly signed their names without hesitation. One of them conscientiously took the severance agreement back to the police station, returning with the station’s official seal affixed to it.

With the matter concluded, everyone dispersed. The Sun family members left the center feeling dejected.

Once everyone had left, Lu Yichen said to Shitou, “I’ll come pick you up tomorrow to take you home. Today, I need to go back and tidy up the place where you’ll be staying.”