He forced me to sever ties with my family and sleep on a dilapidated boat, then turned around and be

Seeing the scene inside and outside the pigpen, Niu Dazhuang was dumbfounded and pointed fiercely at Niu Bayi.

"You dare hit your mother? You hit your brother and sister too? You've got no morals whatsoever! Kneel down! Kneel down and beg your mother for forgiveness!"

Niu Bayi stood still, staring coldly at Niu Dazhuang.

This so-called father of mine didn't care about my stepmother and her children in my previous life, no matter how much he bullied me.

In my previous life, I was submissive and resigned to my fate.

In this life, don't blame me for being a rebellious son!

He just said one thing: "Screw you, kneel down!"

Niu Dazhuang was dumbfounded. Was this still the son who did whatever he said?

Ma Chunhua crawled pitifully out of the pigsty, crying out in utter misery.

"Dazhuang, you good son, you're going to beat me to death! We're going to separate the family! If we don't separate today, I'm leaving! I'm going back to my parents' house and I'm not going to serve you anymore! Otherwise, he'll beat me to death sooner or later!"

Chen Dagui clutched his stomach and stumbled out.

"Dad, your son kicked a hole in my stomach! It hurts so much!"

Chen Meifeng covered her face and got up.

"Waaaaah, Dad, did he beat my face badly? He hit me so hard! He beats us today, he'll beat you tomorrow! We can't separate!"

Niu Dazhuang's face was ashen as he roared at Niu Bayi, "Did you hear me? This is all your fault! We have to separate the family! If you don't, even after your mother leaves, I'll never forgive you!"

Niu Bayi chuckled.

"Dividing the family property? Fine! But what will I get?"

Ma Chunhua wiped her nose, her voice sharper than a jellyfish sting.

"You still want a share? You eat and drink at home, and when you're sick, your family has to pay for your medicine. You have to leave with nothing—not a penny! Not even a blade of grass!"

Niu Bayi stared at Ma Chunhua, his face full of amusement.

"Do you think I eat and drink at home?"

"What dirty or tiring chores around the house haven't I done all these years?"

"The doctors all said that I was already in poor health, but I overworked myself and broke down."

"Even the stones used to build your family's house were all carried down from the mountain by me alone! My shoulders were chafed raw, and you didn't even give me a piece of cloth to wrap them up, you just told me to cover them with mud and keep carrying them."

"Every penny I earn from working goes entirely to my family!"

The more he talked, the angrier he became.

"Just two months ago, I went out to sea with some villagers to work as a laborer. We encountered a huge wave and almost died. Later, I was given fifteen yuan as compensation and brought it home. You took the money but didn't offer a single word of comfort!"

"Then, he bought Chen Dagui a pair of sneakers and Chen Meifeng a pair of jeans!"

"I have nothing!"

Ma Chunhua yelled, "That's what you're supposed to do! Who told you to be born into the Niu family? If you don't do it, why am I raising you?"

Niu Dazhuang nodded in agreement: "Your mother is right, that's what you should do! Otherwise, why would I have given birth to you?"

Niu Bayi was furious.

"So you didn't give birth to a son, but a slave? A beast of burden?!"

Ma Chunhua's eyes lit up and she said, "Alright, alright, I'll give you a share! You can have our old boat; you can live there and go fishing! That's all!"

"Take it or leave it!"

Niu Bayi laughed in anger again.

Old ship?

She's old enough.

It's been over thirty years, passed down from my grandfather. It's so dilapidated, it's been leaking for ages, and living in it is a problem. Going out to sea to fish? That would be risking your life to report to the Dragon King!

Chen Dagui said with a grin, "Yes, yes, at least that boat can provide shelter from the wind; it's better than sleeping by the roadside."

Chen Meifeng said sarcastically, "That's right, giving you an old boat is good enough for you, be content."

Ma Chunhua gave Niu Dazhuang a push on the shoulder.

Niu Dazhuang quickly replied, "Yes, that old boat is all you get, nothing else!"

Niu Bayi chuckled coldly: "Last year, you spent a full four thousand yuan to buy Chen Dagui a motorboat. Half of that money came from your savings, and the other half came from my earnings!"

"Now, you're going to give me a wrecked boat to get rid of me?"

Niu Dazhuang was speechless for a moment, while Ma Chunhua immediately started shouting.

"You little brat, we haven't even settled the score with you for the things you did to us! If you keep arguing, I'll report you to the police right now and say you're about to beat me and my children to death!"

"You'll end up with nothing and in jail!"

"Very good, very good!"

Niu Bayi sneered repeatedly, then shouted, "I'm not separating from the family anymore."

Ma Chunhua's expression immediately changed.

"Not separating? We're separating even if we don't want to! Your word doesn't count! A person who even hits their own mother is an animal! We won't live with an animal!"

Niu Bayi said coldly, "First, stop trying to claim you're my mother. You're not worthy! Second, I don't live with animals! I—"

"Yes! We must sever ties with them!!"

The courtyard was quiet for a moment.

Then, Niu Dazhuang's eyes widened.

"Huh? What did you say?"

"Sever ties! The relationship is over!"

Niu Bayi's voice wasn't loud, but every word was clear.

"From today onwards, I sever all ties with the Niu family. So, this isn't just a division of the family; it's a complete break in kinship!"

"How much money I make in the future has nothing to do with you!"

"Your lives and deaths are none of my business!"

Ma Chunhua was taken aback at first, then burst out laughing.

"This brat wants to sever ties with us? A sickly, terminally ill wretch wants to cut ties with us?"

Chen Dagui laughed too, until his stomach hurt.

He deliberately said, "Mom, Niu Bayi is afraid of being a burden to us, so he simply cut ties with us, haha."

Chen Meifeng's eyes lit up: "Let's break it off then! We'll finally get rid of a burden!"

Fearing that Niu Bayi might change his mind, Ma Chunhua grabbed Niu Dazhuang's arm.

"Dazhuang, did you hear that? He wanted to break off the engagement himself! We didn't force him!"

Niu Dazhuang frowned and asked, "Niu Bayi, are you really going to sever ties with your family?"

Niu Bayi didn't say anything, but nodded decisively.

Ma Chunhua said impatiently, "Then let's break it off, once and for all! Okay! We need to go to the village committee immediately to get the divorce papers signed!"

Niu Dazhuang gritted his teeth.

"Fine! Niu Bayi, you said it yourself, I didn't force you."

The village committee is located in the middle of the village, in an adobe house, with a wooden sign hanging at the door.

The village secretary, Niu Aiguo, is in his forties and a former soldier, so he has a lot of prestige in the village.

He was reading the newspaper inside when he heard a commotion outside. When he went out to see what was going on, he found that Niu Dazhuang and his whole family had arrived.

Niu Bayi walked at the very front, strutting confidently.

That imposing aura startled even Niu Aiguo.

Wasn't this kid supposed to be dying? How come he's suddenly full of energy?

He asked, "What's wrong?"

Ma Chunhua rushed forward and burst into tears, slapping her thigh.

"Secretary, you have to stand up for me! Niu Bayi hit me! He also hit Da Gui and Mei Feng! I can't live like this anymore!"

Chen Dagui quickly lifted his clothes, revealing the red mark on his stomach.

Chen Meifeng, her face red and swollen, was also teary-eyed.

Niu Aiguo frowned and looked at Niu Bayi.

Niu Bayi is usually timid and weak, and can only be bullied by his stepmother and the others. But now he's possessed by a shark.

Niu Aiguo knew exactly what was going on. He had seen how much work Niu Bayi had done at home and how much bullying he had suffered over the years.

However, even an upright official finds it difficult to settle family disputes, and it was inconvenient for him to get involved.

He said, "So what do you want?"