Chapter 126 Officially Severing Ties

Chapter 126: Officially Severing Ties

Dong Laiyin looked grim. "I'll go invite Granny Jin to take a look tomorrow. Son, remember, it was that little bitch, Jiang Yingxue who hurt you!"

Lu Taifeng said hatefully, "Yes, it was her!" He still remembered how his cousin had tried to stop others from calling an ambulance for him. But that guy didn't listen to his cousin and even covered part of the medical bill.

Looking at her son lying in the hospital bed, Dong Laiyin's heart ached terribly. She called Lu Caiyun, her tone accusatory right from the get-go. "Auntie, my Taifeng went to work at the stall today. What did your granddaughter do?! She caused Taifeng to get hurt!"

"Taifeng's injuries are severe. The surgery alone cost 20,000 yuan, not to mention recovery costs and money for his nutrition. The hospital says he needs to rest at home for six months. Auntie, you have to cover this!"

Lu Caiyun had also gotten the full story from Jiang Yingxue and had seen the surveillance footage. "Laiyin, I've heard about Taifeng's situation. This has nothing to do with Yingxue. It makes no sense for you to ask our family for money."

Dong Laiyin blew up as soon as she heard the words "nothing to do with." "How is it nothing to do with her? My son was injured at the stall! It's a work-related injury! You know what a work-related injury is, don't you?!"

"At the wedding, didn't I already tell you that my kid's stall isn't hiring? He wasn't even working there! How could it be a work-related injury?! That's slander!"

"Did Taifeng tell you he was working at the stall? Absolutely not. He's not telling the truth."

"Auntie, there's no point in saying that. Your family must pay this money, along with my son's lost wages for six months. I'm not asking for much—just 500,000 yuan per month! If you don't pay, don't say I didn't warn you!"

Dong Laiyin was so mad she almost passed out. If her aunt's family didn't pay this money, would their family have to foot the bill? Impossible!

This was her aunt's family's responsibility. And the lost wages she asked for per month weren't much—just the price of one bottle of Jiao Horn Wine. Her aunt's family could definitely swing it.

"My child said we weren't hiring, so Taifeng took a stick and started driving customers away. What he did was truly awful. You're his mother; you should teach him better."

"We are not paying. Taifeng wasn't hurt by anyone in our family. Laiyin, you're a grown woman. You should think before you speak."

"I'm telling you, 3.5 million. You're paying it, whether you like it or not. Otherwise, you can forget about keeping your stall in business!"

"Since you put it that way, then you and Yonghong should stop calling me Auntie from now on. Let's just cut ties between our families from now on."

"Auntie! You..." Before Dong Laiyin could finish her sentence, the call was disconnected, leaving only the sound of the dial tone.

"Hah! Sever ties? Pay back these over three million first, then we'll talk about severing ties!"

*

At the Jiang residence, after hanging up, Lu Caiyun was also furious. She had never thought much of the old couple, Lu Yonghong and Dong Laiyin. Over twenty years ago, when they forced their younger daughter into marriage, the two families had almost cut ties right then and there.

Even this time, going to Lu Taifeng's wedding banquet was only because her sister-in-law, Jin Tiandi, had begged her, playing on old memories.

Now it seemed the two families really weren't meant to stay in touch. Moreover, Lu Taifeng wasn't even her own brother's biological son. Cutting them off wouldn't weigh on her conscience or make her feel she had wronged the Lu family that raised her.

*

Half a month later, Dong Laiyin led the way, with Hong Heyang pushing Lu Taifeng, who was sitting in a wheelchair, from behind. They had come to the Jiang family to demand money.

At the entrance of the Jiang house, Dong Laiyin glared with malicious eyes. "This is all your fault! Pay up!"

Lu Caiyun looked utterly exasperated. "Taifeng's injuries were all self-inflicted. It has nothing to do with us. We won't pay this money."

Jiang Xian was out in the fields. Xiao Yang and Xiao Feng were at the construction site, supervising and cooking. Jiang Yingxue and Ji Fu were in the city, manning the stall. At home, only Lu Caiyun, Xiao Zhao, and Xiao Kui—one person and two creatures—were present.

Dong Laiyin was enraged. "Will you pay or not? If you don't pay, I'll beat you to death, you old hag! You harmed my son so badly and still refuse to pay? Is there no justice in this world?!"

Lu Caiyun waved her hand dismissively. "I'll send you the video of your son hurting himself later. One should still have a conscience."

A flicker of panic and guilt appeared on Lu Taifeng's face. "You have a video?"

Lu Caiyun's all-seeing gaze fell upon Lu Taifeng. "The stall has surveillance cameras. Surveillance is good; it records everything that happens, so you can't be deceived."

"Taifeng, you're still young. You need to think clearly about what you can and cannot do."

Listening to Lu Caiyun's lecture, Lu Taifeng's face suddenly contorted. He screamed loudly, "No! My injuries weren't self-inflicted! It was that bitch Jiang Yingxue who harmed me!"

Lu Caiyun angrily retorted, "How dare you curse like that, child! You, with your pack of lies, are the real bitch!"

"You're the bitch, you old bitch!" Dong Laiyin was furious. She rolled up her sleeves and lunged forward, claws bared, intending to beat Lu Caiyun.

Just as her hand was about to touch Lu Caiyun, Xiao Zhao, perched on Lu Caiyun's shoulder, gave the center of her hand a fierce peck.

The bird's beak rose and fell, leaving a bloody hole in the palm of Dong Laiyin's hand.

"Ahhhh!" Dong Laiyin's scream of pain scared away the surrounding birds.

"Mom, what's wrong?!"

Lu Taifeng anxiously looked at Dong Laiyin's hand. He glared at his stunned wife beside him. "Heyang, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and kill that damned bird! Quickly! Hurry!"

Reacting, Hong Heyang raised the umbrella in her hand to strike Xiao Zhao, but every swing missed.

Lu Taifeng cursed angrily, "If you can't hit the beast, then hit that old hag!"

Hong Heyang obediently complied.

She aimed the tip of the umbrella at Lu Caiyun. The next second, Xiao Zhao gave her hand a light peck, and a bloody hole appeared on the back of her hand as well.

"It hurts!" She cried out in pain, and the umbrella clattered to the ground with a *thud*.

Still not satisfied, Xiao Zhao opened its beak and released three flames, burning all three of their hair clean off.

Lu Taifeng's gaping mouth could have fit a duck egg. He was utterly stunned. "B-bird! F-fire!"

"Help! There's a ghost!"

"Someone, come quickly!"

"Xiao Zhao, that's enough." Lu Caiyun beckoned Xiao Zhao back.

Xiao Zhao nuzzled Lu Caiyun's hand. It still wanted to burn their clothes off.

Serves you right for bullying Grandma! If it weren't for remembering the rule about not killing humans, these three people before it would have been reduced to ashes.