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

Ma Chunhua said fiercely, "Sever ties with them!"

Niu Aiguo was stunned: "Sever ties with family? Bayi is so sick, you want to sever ties with family and prevent him from dying?"

Ma Chunhua said, "Secretary, don't wrong someone. He wanted to break off his marriage himself! We didn't force him! Dazhuang, don't you agree?"

Niu Dazhuang immediately nodded: "Yes, he said it himself."

Niu Aiguo looked at Niu Bayi with a puzzled expression.

"Bayi, you want to cut off your family ties? How are you going to live? You're so sick, if you cut off your family ties, no one will take care of you."

Niu Bayi said, "Uncle Aiguo, I'll be better off on my own if we cut off ties! If we don't, they'll kill me sooner or later. You know my situation to some extent."

Niu Aiguo sighed, thought for a moment, and said, "Fine, if you really want to sever ties, I can't stop you! But let's make this clear from the start: once the severance document is signed, we will have no further connection in life or death!"

"You can't enter the Niu family's graves! You won't get a share of the Niu family's land! The Niu family's house has nothing to do with you! Have you thought it through?"

"I've made up my mind."

Niu Bayi appeared very calm.

Niu Aiguo had no choice but to rummage through the drawer and pull out some letter paper.

He inquired about the situation regarding the severing of ties and the division of the family, and sighed again.

"Dazhuang, you... only gave your own son a broken boat? That's too cruel! Bayi has done so much work for the family all these years, earned so much money, and in the end..."

"You've ruined your health!"

"Is this how you treat him? Isn't that... an ingrate?"

Niu Dazhuang pretended not to hear.

Ma Chunhua and her children rolled their eyes.

Having no other choice, Niu Aiguo personally picked up a pen and wrote two severance documents, read them aloud, and then showed them to Niu Dazhuang and Niu Ba.

Once everything is confirmed to be correct, sign and affix your fingerprint.

Two copies are made, one for each person.

Niu Bayi took the document, folded it neatly, said "Thank you, Uncle Aiguo," and turned to leave.

As soon as I stepped out, I heard Ma Chunhua's sarcastic and smug voice behind me.

"Hey, great! This sickly brat has broken off ties with us and gotten out of our house. If you die, we don't need to worry about you!"

Chen Dagui deliberately said, "Hey, at least he has a life. If he dies out there, we still have to collect his body."

Chen Meifeng said, "Why bother collecting corpses? Just throw them into the sea to feed the fish."

Niu Bayi suddenly stopped and turned around.

Ma Chunhua and her two children stood at the gate, their faces full of relaxed smiles.

I'm finally free of all that burden.

Niu Dazhuang, on the other hand, remained indifferent.

Niu Bayi stared at Niu Dazhuang and asked, "Dad, do you really not want me as your son anymore?"

He's his biological father after all!

He also wanted to see if Niu Dazhuang had no feelings for him anymore.

Niu Dazhuang said, "You even beat your stepmother, of course I don't want you as my son! Don't come looking for me in this life, I won't give you a single penny. If you die from your illness, that's your own business!"

Niu Bayi sighed.

"Fine, then, no matter how much money I earn, how nice the house I live in, or how good the life I live, it has nothing to do with you! Don't come looking for me, and don't think that just because I'm rich, I can ask you for this and that!"

Ma Chunhua and her two sons burst into laughter.

Ma Chunhua: "You sickly old man, you can't do any work, how could you possibly make big money?"

Chen Dagui: "If you can earn ten yuan, I'll swallow the well by the door."

Chen Meifeng: "This guy's brain is completely malfunctioning!"

Niu Dazhuang said impatiently, "Stop talking nonsense. Anyway, we'll have nothing to do with each other from now on."

"OK!"

Niu Bayi turned his head and strode away.

Ma Chunhua deliberately raised her voice and shouted, "Let's go buy a pound of fatty pork, make dumplings at home, and celebrate properly! We've gotten rid of that guy who only drags us down!"

Niu Bayi went back once, took a few tattered clothes and a bed sheet from the pigsty, rolled them up, and left.

Chen Dagui said sarcastically from behind, "Niu Bayi, don't forget that broken-down boat. That's part of your possessions too. By the way, tonight I'm going out to sea to fish in the motorboat Dad gave me!"

"Do you want to follow me in your beat-up boat? Hahaha."

Niu Bayi turned a deaf ear.

He ran to the dock.

The sun was setting, and the afterglow of the sunset bathed the sea in a golden glow.

Many small fishing boats were moored at the dock.

Larger ships are moored at the end of the causeway that extends into the sea.

The water is deep there, so large ships won't run aground.

Old Niu's leaky, dilapidated boat was pushed onto the beach.

This dilapidated boat also has an arched bamboo shed, which is what people call a boat awning. It used to be able to shelter from the wind and rain, but it is now rotten beyond recognition, and it is covered with a tattered plastic sheet.

Niu Bayi went inside and quietly tidied up.

He also found a small stove, a rusty little iron pot, and two broken bowls, which he took out and washed clean with seawater.

Then, my stomach started growling.

I haven't eaten for two days.

When Ma Chunhua was feeding the pigs, she actually made Niu Bayi eat pig feed, saying that he was now too weak to lift anything and was only fit to eat this stuff.

Of course Niu Bayi wouldn't eat it!

Now, I'm so hungry I'm dizzy.

Even though I drank that magical coconut water, it didn't satisfy my hunger.

We don't have any food on hand right now, not even a single potato.

Niu Bayi looked helplessly at the sea.

All we can do now is catch a few fish from the sea and eat them.

He stepped inside, his eyes fixed intently on the scene.

Although the seawater was somewhat murky, you could still vaguely see groups of small fish darting around at great speed.

Among them are mullet, herring, sardines...

Even though they're small, if you can grab a few, it'll be enough to fill a gap between your teeth.

But Niu Bayi, who was so hungry he was dizzy, tried to grab something more than ten times, almost falling headfirst into the sea, but caught nothing.

Finally, exhausted and panting, he had gained nothing and plopped down in the seawater, grabbing his hair in frustration.

With a thought, he entered the ocean space.

He stared at the seawater, lost in thought.

The seawater here is very clear and has a lustrous sheen; it would be no exaggeration to call it an emerald sea.

There didn't seem to be any fish, not even a single seashell to be seen.

This made Niu Bayi somewhat dissatisfied.

What's the point of creating such a huge sea for me?

There's only water, no fish.

Niu Bayi thought for a moment, then scooped up a handful of seawater, brought it to his nose, and smelled a rather enticing fragrance.

He curiously stuck out his tongue and licked it.

The seawater was salty, but not like the astringent and salty seawater outside; it had a salty and fragrant taste.

It's actually a bit...

Like beef bone broth?

Niu Bayi couldn't resist taking a sip.

This tastes pretty good?

But drinking seawater alone won't fill your stomach.

He suddenly had a bold idea.

He immediately went outside to find a small bucket, came back and scooped it full of seawater, and returned to the real beach.

He squatted in the gently rising and falling waves and poured the seawater from the small bucket into it.

With a splash, the seawater from the two different spaces quickly merged.

Niu Bayi watched nervously.

Don't let me down!

Not long after, he suddenly widened his eyes and even shouted "Wow!"

A miracle has occurred!