The Beautiful Brother of the Orion’s Family (Wearing Book) - 260

 

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For those who still remember, it’s like this.

When Tang Erhu divorced Liu Xiangxiang, it wasn't of the result of emotions, and since he was a man, there wasn’t much loss for him, and his reputation wasn’t tarnished.

But if it were a woman, divorce and being cast off would be almost the same, and if others found out, it would be a scandal.

So when he heard that he urged Tang Mei to divorce, Tang Erhu furrowed his brow deeply.

"Why did you do this? If your cousin is pointed by others in the future, how is she supposed to live?" He couldn’t help but scold Tang Xu, "There’s an old saying: it’s better to destroy a temple than to break up a marriage. Why are you so reckless?"

Tang Xu didn’t feel uncomfortable about his father’s scolding, and waved his hand, "Dad, do you think I’m that kind of person? If I didn’t know that my cousin’s life is really hard, and if staying in that house would’ve killed her, I wouldn’t have done this."

Tang Erhu was taken aback, shocked by his words, "What do you mean? Speak clearly!"

Seeing his father ask him again, Tang Xu wasn’t in a hurry to answer. He sat down at the edge of the bed, crossed his arms, and started to hum and complain. "Just now you were scolding me, I don’t want to talk to you."

Wang Cuicui laughed and patted him, "Why are you acting spoiled now? Hurry up and say it, then go back to sleep. Did you not sleep well yesterday? Your eyes are bloodshot."

Tang Xu pouted and, with an unwilling expression, told them what had happened.

Wei Dong, who was standing by, helped to add a comment and then said, "This matter wasn’t because Xu Ge’er was impulsive."

This was directed at Tang Erhu.

Tang Erhu felt a bit embarrassed, his face flushing, and cleared his throat. "Xu Ge’er, I was wrong to blame you."

Tang Xu smiled and waved his hand. "It’s fine, I understand. I won’t argue with Dad."

Tang Erhu’s face twitched, and he raised his hand to tap his son on the waist.

Tang Xu quickly stood up and dodged, "I’m going back to sleep. Auntie, if you’re free later, could you make some food later? I’m afraid I’ll sleep until tomorrow morning."

"Alright, you sleep." Wang Cuicui saw them out, and after returning, she said to Tang Erhu, "Tomorrow morning, you go over there and follow them."

Tang Erhu nodded and couldn’t help but sigh. "Da Niu must have suffered a lot."

Wang Cuicui thought to herself that the child had suffered a lot, and she wouldn’t be satisfied until the Sun family was thoroughly stirred up.

Wei Dong followed the Sun family for two days and returned just before dark.

Last night, Sun Yang slept with the chubby little boy. When he woke up in the morning, he cried a lot, but when Tang Xu came over and comforted him, the child quickly stopped crying, his face turning red.

 He said he had a bad dream and was scared.

Tang Xu understood; the child was missing his mother.

So when Sun Yang heard the noises from the backyard, even though he was playing with his younger brothers, he immediately put down the little wooden knife and hurried to the back yard.

When he saw only Wei Dong returning, his little face immediately frowned.

Wei Dong raised an eyebrow and patted his head, "Your mother said you should stay here for a few days. Once she is settled here, she’ll come get you."

Sun Yang blinked his eyes, looking confused. "Where is she settling?"

"We’ll build a new house for you to live in, how about that?" Wei Dong led him back to the courtyard, and upon seeing Tang Xu, he said, "Your uncle is showing his power."

Tang Xu responded with a quick "Ah!" and hurriedly sent Sun Yang back into the house. 

He also gave the chubby boy a glance. "Go to the kitchen and bring the snacks I made, so you and your brothers can eat them together."

The chubby boy immediately nodded and said to Sun Yang, "Brother, the little snacks my dad made are really delicious. We usually don’t get to eat much, but today you’re lucky!"

Sun Yang, who had been a little worried about his mother, was immediately distracted by this. 

As soon as the chubby boy brought the snacks back, the four little ones started a small "tea party" inside, enjoying their treats with goat milk.

Meanwhile, in the main house, Tang Xu poured water for Wei Dong and asked, "Have you eaten?"

"I’ve eaten. Grandma made some pickled cabbage stew at home, and I gnawed on a few pieces of meat bones," Wei Dong placed the cup down and pulled Tang Xu to sit beside him. "Your dad also got involved today and gave Sun Daming another beating."

Tang Xu widened his eyes. "He was hit again? I thought you were just there to help hold the fort." 

After all, it was the Sun family village, where there were many people with the Sun surname. If they actually fought, the three of them would definitely be at a disadvantage.

Yesterday, they had caught them off guard, but today wasn’t necessarily the same.

Things went pretty much as Tang Xu expected. Sun Daming’s relatives came in large numbers today. When they learned that he had been forced to divorce, they were even more furious. 

They were inside, angrily cursing when suddenly, the courtyard door was kicked open.

Before anyone could say anything, they attacked. Tang Erhu was like a madman, kicking Liu Fen several times. If the village head hadn’t come with some people to pull them apart, the Sun family would have had a few casualties today.

"You beat them up, and they let you leave?" Tang Xu's eyes widened in surprise.

"We didn’t just leave," Wei Dong chuckled, and his smile was so ruffian and charming that Tang Xu was momentarily stunned.

Unable to resist, Tang Xu leaned in and kissed him several times on the lips, then wrapped his arms around his neck, swaying as he said, "Come on, tell me more!"

Wei Dong laughed, pulling him into his embrace. "They gave us thirty silver, or we wouldn’t have left."

"Thirty?" Tang Xu raised an eyebrow. "That’s a lot."

Considering the average income in the village, thirty silver was a considerable sum, enough to cause the old Sun family some pain.

Wei Dong nodded. "The Sun family even said they were going to report us to the authorities, to have the yamen send people to arrest us."

"Let them report," Tang Xu straightened up, narrowing his eyes. "Who’s afraid of them? Let’s see if the county magistrate even cares about this. Their family doesn’t have the upper hand in this matter." 

He gritted his teeth, fuming. "Not only are they forcing her to divorce, but they even want to sell my cousin for money. Do they dare bring this to the county magistrate?"

At the time, the Sun family was shouting about reporting to the authorities and having the county magistrate send someone to arrest them. 

The Tang family was a little intimidated, but Wei Dong just shrugged and stepped aside to open the door. He then said, "Go ahead, go find the yamen officers. Let’s see who gets arrested."

At that moment, the Sun family instantly deflated.

It would be more accurate to say that the people who knew Liu Fen wanted to sell her daughter-in-law to the old widower were the ones who deflated and looked terrified.

No matter when it happens, human trafficking is a crime, it is a serious offense!

"I originally asked for fifty, but that old woman was begging and pleading that she couldn’t, so in the end, it was thirty. Your aunt didn’t want to argue with them, so she agreed," Wei Dong shrugged, burying his face in Tang Xu’s neck and rubbing against it. "Your aunt even scratched Liu Fen a few times. That woman’s face was covered in blood."

Tang Xu chuckled, nodding. "Good, you didn’t disappoint me."

Auntie's own daughter had been treated so badly, if they didn’t give those people a good beating, it would have been unsatisfying!

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