Chapter 121: Chapter 121 The Land is Gone Chapter 121: Chapter 121 The Land is Gone On the third day, Bai Yue and Bai Xiao brought a package of rice cakes to Bai Jianguo’s house.
As they entered, Hao Fang was feeding chickens in the courtyard. Upon seeing the two, her gaze was sharp as knives, her face full of mockery.
“Well, well! Whose daughter-in-law has run off to our place? Must be at the wrong door, right?”
Just the day before yesterday, during the village eting, the couple had found out about Bai Yue’s divorce and her return to the village. They were both anxious because their previous calculations had co to naught! Bai Xiao’s bridal gifts were definitely off the table, but they were counting on Bai Xiao leaving for school. Once that house was empty, they thought they still had a chance.
But now, with Bai Yue back with her three children, there was no room for them. They couldn’t very well drive people out.
It was her parents’ house, after all; they had no reason or excuse to expel anyone.
So, they resorted to cold taunts and unfriendly faces.
“Auntie, where’s uncle? We’re here to see my grandma; she’s in the house, right? We’ll go in to see her,” Bai Xiao had no intention of engaging with Hao Fang, who was a real piece of work. She had stirred trouble so many tis it would be strange if she hadn’t been involved.
Hao Fang stretched a foot out to block their way, pointing towards the back courtyard, “Your grandma is staying in your room. After she ca back, she complained about not having peace and insisted on moving to your room. If you want to see her, go there. As for what you’re holding, there’s no need to bring it along. Your grandma can’t eat that. I’ll have to soak it in water first and feed it to her bit by bit.” She reached out her hand, clearly intending to snatch the rice cakes.
Bai Xiao wouldn’t allow that and shook her head, “No need to trouble yourself, auntie. I’ll take it over. I can break it into pieces and feed her myself.” She pulled Bai Yue and headed towards the back.
Bai Jianguo had already heard the commotion and imdiately ca out to call out.
“Bai Yue, stop right there. Uncle wants to have a word with you.”
Bai Yue stopped, and Bai Xiao stood her ground as well.
“Xiao, go see your grandma. There’s nothing for you here!” Bai Jianguo, recalling how Bai Xiao had talked back to him several tis, found her too clever for comfort and couldn’t stand to have Bai Xiao around. He wanted to send her away.
Bai Xiao laughed, “Uncle, I ca with my sister! Of course, we’ll go together. Otherwise, grandma might think my sister doesn’t want to see her. I won’t put my sister in that position, right. Is there anything you can’t say in front of ?” The idea of being dismissed was out of the question.
Bai Jianguo’s slick tongue was more than enough to deal with Bai Yue, and Bai Xiao wasn’t going to wait around for Bai Jianguo to do sothing despicable, all because her older sister had returned.
Bai Jianguo’s face darkened. This Bai Xiao was getting less and less respectful, “Bai Xiao! You’re a grown woman, not a clueless child. You should know your place! Didn’t your parents teach you anything? No matter what, I’m still your uncle, your elder. What is the aning of this attitude?”
“Uncle! If the elder acts like an elder, then the younger will act like the younger. My parents did teach , oh they did. They said when encountering nonsensical and worthless types, regardless of whether they’re elders or not, if they try to bully our family, we must not be polite. Otherwise, so people will just take advantage and go too far.” Bai Xiao wouldn’t let Bai Jianguo push her around.
Bai Yue tugged at Bai Xiao, “Uncle! If you have sothing to say, just say it. My sister is part of the family, is there anything she can’t hear?” She was backing Bai Xiao up.
Bai Jianguo was so angry his nose was almost crooked. Every single one of them at ho was rebellious.
“Fine! Since you want to speak, I will! I didn’t want your sister here initially, to save you the embarrassnt, but since you don’t care, it’s not my place to say. I am your uncle, your father’s gone! Of course, I have to say so things. What’s this about a divorce in the family? How honorable is a divorce? The children are all grown up, and you, already of a certain age, still want to mimic others and divorce? Let tell you, our Bai family doesn’t entertain the idea of divorce. You better take your three children and go back, apologize to your mother-in-law and husband, no matter what they say! Get back to your life there. The Bai family doesn’t keep the divorced.”
There lies the motive.
Bai Yue’s expression turned dark. Her uncle was really trying to drive her into a corner. She and Li Dashan were already at this stage; even if she took the children back, Li Dashan wouldn’t reconcile with her. He didn’t want her to stay at her own ho.
“Uncle, you still know you’re an uncle? You’re not my parents, and you have no say over our house. My sister’s divorce must be because life beca unbearable. Look at how Li Dashan beat my sister. You may not care, but I do. My sister will live with our family from now on, and no one should even think about driving her out. If anyone dares to co to our door, sister, just have Haiping and the others chase them off with wooden sticks. I’d like to see who can boss our family around.” Bai Xiao said coldly, looking at Bai Jianguo, which left him with a green face, knowing that with Bai Xiao there, he couldn’t accomplish anything.
“Bai Yue, since you won’t listen to my advice, then fine, from now on, your family and ours should have nothing to do with each other. I can’t afford to lose that face,” Bai Jianguo declared coldly, issuing an ultimatum.
“Okay, uncle, if that’s the case, then you might as well return the two acres of land to our family. That land belongs to my parents, my brother, and . It’s only right that we take it back. My sister would rather starve than step foot in your household.” Bai Xiao laid it out directly. Bai Jianguo wanted to have his way by throwing a tantrum and smooth things over, but that was not going to happen.
Hao Fang stepped forward, “Oh, Bai Xiao, but you can’t co to us for that. Your family’s land was fard by us because your family had no labor force. Later, since we didn’t want to toil for others, your grandmother and your brother Bai Song agreed to transfer the land to your grandmother’s na. That land is no longer yours; it’s clearly stated in black and white. You can’t reason with us about this; it’s our land, and not even the village chief could forcefully take it.”
“Well then! If that’s the case, we trust that uncle and aunt wouldn’t deceive two orphans like us. Let’s go and see grandma,” Bai Xiao said without any nonsense. Given Li Chunhua’s character, she might indeed have done this. After all, Bai Song wasn’t ho, and it wouldn’t have been difficult to pressure him into agreeing when he depended on others for food. No matter how stubborn Bai Song was, he had to consider his sister, so it was highly likely their family’s land was now under their grandmother Li Chunhua’s na. In that case, it would be nearly impossible to get it back.
It seed her guess was right. The path ahead for Bai Yue was indeed not in Liupan Village.
No matter what, if Bai Jianguo wanted to live a peaceful and good life, it probably wouldn’t work out. Bai Xiao, pulling Bai Yue, hurried away. The old lady should be taken care of.
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