Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading

Chapter 157: Severing Ties

Who knew, the three of them looked at each other, but no one stepped forward.

Wang Chunhua had no choice but to limp and hold her waist as she got up from the ground.

Su Xiaoxiao watched her leaving back and thought to herself, this won’t do, we need to break off ties with this family.

Otherwise, they’ll keep coming around every few days to make trouble for us. Although the harm isn’t much, it’s incredibly disgusting.

Back in the house, she shared her thoughts with Liu Cuilan: "Mom, ever since Dad died, Grandma and the second uncle’s family haven’t cared about us, and they’re always plotting against us. I think we should go directly to the village chief and break off ties with them."

Liu Cuilan heard this and showed a troubled expression.

Although Wang Chunhua hasn’t been good to him, she’s still his mother-in-law, and Xiaoxiao’s grandmother. If we were too ruthless, wouldn’t the villagers gossip about us?

Seeing the hesitation on her face, Su Xiaoxiao directly went for the jugular: "Mom, do you believe they could marry the elder brother to a foolish wife today, and tomorrow they’ll do the same with the second and fourth brother, maybe even marry me off to a fool. Can you bear watching our happy future get ruined, mom?"

The two younger brothers quickly chimed in: "Mom, we don’t want to marry foolish wives."

Liu Cuilan immediately thought of when Su Xiaoxiao was forced to marry the village chief’s foolish son.

Indeed, as long as they didn’t break off ties, the second uncle’s family and the grandmother would always look for ways to benefit from them.

She herself wouldn’t mind, but she couldn’t let the children suffer.

Thinking about it, her gaze suddenly became firm: "Alright, I agree to break the ties."

After saying this, she worried a bit: "Will the village chief help us with this?"

The village chief bore a grudge since Su Xiaoxiao didn’t marry his foolish son before, so how could he help them now?

Su Xiaoxiao gave Liu Cuilan a reassuring look: "Mom, don’t worry, I’ll handle this. I’m sure the village chief will agree."

Seeing Su Xiaoxiao’s confident demeanor, Liu Cuilan felt much more at ease.

After dinner, Su Xiaoxiao strolled over to the village chief’s house.

The village chief lived in the largest yard at the east end of the village.

Their house was a spacious blue brick and tile house, standing out among the many low mud-brick houses in the village.

Su Xiaoxiao looked around enviously, thinking that she would build such a grand house once she saved more money.

Isn’t this more impressive than those boxed apartment buildings of the modern age?

Just as she was lost in thought, a young man around twenty years old ran out from the yard, drooling, and looking towards her with a silly expression.

The man’s hair was a mess, one finger in his mouth, drool shimmering at the corner.

"Wife!"

At that moment, the foolish man excitedly ran over, continuously calling her wife.

Su Xiaoxiao leaned back strategically: "Don’t shout nonsense. If you have to call, you can call me your dad at most."

As soon as the words fell, the man suddenly stopped in his tracks, blinked his big, confused eyes at her, and asked tentatively: "Dad."

Su Xiaoxiao’s hand shook—this kid really knows how to adapt, calling dad for real.

After calling, the man stared at her, seeking praise with innocent big eyes.

Su Xiaoxiao suddenly felt guilty for exploiting a child with intellectual disabilities.

She rummaged in her pocket, took out a piece of milk candy, and gave it to him: "Good boy, dad gives you candy."

Seeing the candy, Chen Xiaoniu drooled even more, grabbed the candy from Su Xiaoxiao’s hand, unwrapped it swiftly, and stuffed it in his mouth, muttering indistinctly: "Dad."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a robust voice came from behind: "Hey."

Village chief Chen was almost moved to tears—after all these years, his son finally called him dad, his eyes were brimming with emotion.

"Son, my good boy, you finally know how to call me dad."

Who knew, the next moment, Chen Xiaoniu looked at him in confusion and then eagerly turned to Su Xiaoxiao: "Dad!"

Village chief Chen’s face instantly turned green. The good news was that his foolish son finally called someone dad, but the bad news was he called someone else.

Chen Xiaoniu was tall and strong, completely blocking Su Xiaoxiao from view, so village chief Chen didn’t see her at first.

With his mouth twitching in anger, he said: "You stupid kid, who the hell are you calling dad?"

This time, Chen Xiaoniu didn’t even turn his head and shouted "Dad" again towards Su Xiaoxiao.

Proving to his biological father whom he actually called dad with his actions.

Village chief Chen was completely shattered. Damn it, no wonder this foolish son never called him dad all these years, he secretly had someone else as dad.

Could it be that the old woman gave him a green hat back then?

The more he thought about it, the more it seemed plausible. Why else did she only give him one foolish son and never another child?

"Alright, I haven’t settled the score with you, and you dare come find my son."

Village chief Chen directly threw off his cloth shoes, rolled up his sleeves, and stormed over to demand an explanation, but he abruptly stopped when he saw Su Xiaoxiao’s innocent, clear eyes.

The good news was his wife didn’t give him a green hat, the bad news, this damn kid called a girl dad instead of him.

Village chief Chen became somewhat distressed, holding his shoe sole, and staring at Su Xiaoxiao for a long time, squeezing out: "What’s up?"

Su Xiaoxiao silently took a step back: "Uncle, can’t we just discuss this after you put your shoes on first?"

Silence was the evening’s Cambridge.

Village chief Chen stared blankly for a few seconds at his socks that revealed a big toe, and silently bent down to put on his shoes.

Only then did he straighten his posture and regain his village chief demeanor.

Clearing his throat, he spoke: "Tell me, why are you looking for me so late?"

Su Xiaoxiao finally resumed normal breathing. She had to admit, the village chief’s smell was worse than fermented stinky tofu and almost knocked her out.

She didn’t beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "Village chief Chen, we want to break off ties with my grandma and my second uncle’s family and would like you to help us sign a break-up letter."

Village chief Chen’s face instantly darkened hearing this: "Do you, little girl, know what breaking off ties means? It’s an outrageous thing. Nobody in this village has ever done such a thankless act."

Su Xiaoxiao calmly pointed at herself: "Doesn’t matter, now there is."

"No way, I’m absolutely not signing the break-up letter for you..."

His words were immediately cut off by Su Xiaoxiao’s unceremonious interruption: "It’s okay, village chief, if you really don’t want to help us, I have plan B."

Village chief Chen was instantly baffled hearing this: "What Plan B?"

This Su family’s girl spoke words he couldn’t understand.

While he was still puzzled, Su Xiaoxiao plopped down on the ground and began to wail.