Chapter 234: Severed Sister Bonds
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Han Qiao was not surprised that Han Yuan and Father Han came to the county town together.
Actually, she understood after experiencing a few things in the past.
They loved Han Xiang dearly.
As long as it didn’t involve the interests of their three sons, they could turn a blind eye to what Han Xiang did to her. After all, it wasn’t their sons who suffered.
They could persuade her to be magnanimous without any guilt or pressure. However, when it came to the interests of their children and grandchildren… Han Qiao didn’t know what happened to Han Xiang. Regardless, it wouldn’t be good.
“Father, Mother.” Han Qiao greeted the two of them.
She was respectful to them, but she wasn’t very close to them.
At the very least, she wasn’t as close to her grandparents.
She didn’t hold the same kind of admiration for them as she did for her grandparents.
Towards Father Han and Han Yuan, Han Qiao always lacked some feelings.
To them, she might seem heartless and unfilial. She would give whatever they deserved. No matter how much she wanted to hold Han Yuan’s arm and act coquettishly, she wouldn’t.
However, she would hold Grandma s hand and act like a child. She would snatch the last bite of food from Grandpa.
Father Han and Madam Han sat down.
“Heng Yi isn’t home?” Han Yuan asked.
“He went hunting in the mountains.”
Heng Yi’s martial arts had reached a bottleneck these days, and no matter how hard he tried, he felt unhappy.
She advised him not to force himself and to go hunting in the mountains to relax.
“That’s good too. You can eat at home with the game he found and save money.”
Han Qiao didn’t answer and bluntly asked why they were in the county town.
At this time of the year, there were a lot of things to do at home. The new house needed to be repaired and furniture needed to be purchased. So, there was no reason for them to visit now.
“It’s all because 1 wanted to ask about Han Xiang. She’s really too muddle-headed, siding with outsiders.” The more Han Yuan spoke, the angrier she got.
“Ah-Qiao, as her elder sister, don’t be calculative with her. The family is counting on you to earn money now, you can’t just leave her alone.’1
“Those of suitable age will be sent to the Academy to study. Actually…” Han Yuan glanced at Han Qiao.
Seeing her indifferent expression, not showing joy or displeasure, she continued, “Why don’t we send the children here? We will take care of their own food and clothing, and we will also give food to the Headmaster…”
Han Qiao disagreed with Han Yuan’s words.
“Mother, when rhe new year comes, Han Chi will also go to the Academy to study. I won’t let them come. Firstly, they have their own parents. Secondly, they have limited vision in this house and can’t make like-minded classmates and friends/’
“The beginning of spring is different.”
She had raised these children to be of use to her in the future.
Unless they refused, these kids could only be servants for the rest of their lives.
The children of the Han family were different.
They were the children of good families. Even if their families were poor, they were clean people.
“I believe Father and Mother know which is better, to be friends with classmates with clean and good family backgrounds or to be friends with servants.”
Of course the choice was clear.
Han Yuan chose for her grandchildren to go to the Academy without hesitation. “Then, can they stay at your place since they are studying at the county city’s academy?” Han Yuan asked again.
“Of course they can. It s just that they can only rest for two days after half a month of studying. Shouldn’t they go home and show their filial piety to their parents? Do something for their family?” Han Qiao asked again.
“Han Chi has to read, study , and practice martial arts every day. He also has to go to the back door to help weigh things, keep accounts, and run errands for his sisters. These seemed to be trivial matters, but they were actually fulfilling himself.”
“Father, Mother, let the children work. They are not as weak as we think. They are more capable than we think.”
The adults had already done everything, so what was the child supposed to do? In the long run, they would be used to eating and receiving good clothing. They would feel that these things came to them naturally like air and would become an ingrate.
They had to help them with the work at home and let them know that it was not easy to make money.
She didn’t want to raise the children of the Han family to be young masters one by one and put all the burden on their parents.
“How about this? They study hard. No matter who gets into the academy, we ll buy them a house in Ninghe Town.”
Madam Han took a deep breath and asked, “Are all your uncles’ children included?”
“Yes, as long as it’s my cousin’s child, they count.”‘
“How much silver will that cost?” Han Yuan exclaimed.
Even in Ninghe Town, a house cost more than twenty taels of silver, which was almost double the price in the county.
“Ah-Qiao…”
“Mother, when I returned to the Xishan Village after my divorce, my uncles also helped a lot. How can we exclude them?”
Han Yuan actually didn’t understand.
Han Qiao was good to everyone in the Han family, so why was she so harsh to Han Xiang?
Not even a speck of sand could be rubbed.
“Mother, don’t talk to me about Han Xiang. When I talk about her, 1 only feel that all the good things I’ve done in the past have been fed to the dogs. Even if I feed them, the dogs only know how to wag their tails.”
“Since you and Father are here today, I will also say this. I will get someone to announce to the outside that Han Xiang and 1 will sever our relationship as sisters and never interact with each other. Even if we meet again in the future, we will pretend that we don’t know each other.”
Han Qiao’s words stunned both Father Han and Han Yuan.
Back then Han Xiang did all kinds of things and Han Qiao never did anything to retaliate. This was the first time she did something about it.
After breaking off their relationship as sisters, they would have nothing to do with each other.
Their wealth and poverty would no longer have any relationship.
“Ah-Qiao, she’s your sister…”
“Does she think I’m her sister?” Han Qiao asked.
Her expression darkened.
Han Yuan was speechless.
“Mother, I don’t want to talk about Han Xiang anymore.”
“It’s rare for you and Father to come and visit the county town. I’ll bring you around later.”
Han Yuan was filled with bitterness.
She couldn’t bring herself to go out for a walk.
Han Qiao asked her and Father Han to stay at home for a few days, but Han Yuan was also unwilling.
“There’s a lot of work at home. Your brothers and sisters – in-law are very busy. Ah-Ming also needs me to go over and help.” As Han Yuan spoke, she was more and more concerned about home.
Seeing that she could not persuade her, Han Qiao asked someone to prepare some things to bring back to Xishan Village.
Shen sent the two of them to the entrance.
After watching them leave, Han Qiao instructed someone to handle this matter.
She also sent someone to the Zhou family to tell Han Xiang that she wanted to sever ties with her.
Don’t be so shameless in the future? Was the message she wanted to give.
It was fine as long as they lived their own lives.
Han Qiao was ruthless in this matter. Soon, people in the county started discussing that the owner of Qiaoyi Fast Food Restaurant had cut ties with her sister.
Although the reason was not stated, the people were very lively.
It was the Zhou Family Village where Butler Liu had personally gone.
He first went to look for the Zhou family’s clan leader and village chief to go to Zhou Anshan and Han Xiang’s house together and told them what Han Qiao had said.
The onlookers were all dumbfounded.
Han Xiang and Zhou Anshan were confused and panicked.
Han Qiao’s words had undoubtedly forced them into a dead end.
“That’s all Madam has to say. I hope you’ll take care of yourselves,” After Housekeeper Liu finished speaking, he did not give Han Xiang and Zhou Anshan a chance to say anything.
He got someone to drive the carriage back to the city.
Puyi County didn’t have a curfew in the early days, but starting in June, once it was past midnight, people were basically not allowed to walk on the streets, let alone enter and leave the city.
He had to return to the county area early. There were many things to do in the residence.
After Housekeeper Liu left, the Zhou Family Village chief and the clan leader were anxious.. They asked, “Anshan, Anshan’s wife, what’s going on?”