Back to 1984: Hunting in the Mountains

Chapter 3 Let’s separate the families

He turned around and glanced at his father Yu Dejin who was full of surprise, Yu Xiaoyun who was holding his brother's arm pitifully, Yu Xiaowei who was indignant but also a little happy, and finally fell on Chen Meidi and the other two.

After he had just whipped Yu Daner with a hemp rope, the eleven-year-old Yu Qiushi was frightened and shrank behind Chen Meidi with only his head showing. Wang Chunlan was also shocked and scared and stood close to her mother.

Only Chen Meidi looked calm.

Her hands were still steady as she knitted the sweater, neither fast nor slow, as if whatever happened here had nothing to do with her.

In his previous life, Yu Qiushi didn't know that she was the culprit at first, and he accumulated all his anger on his father, just thinking that she was not that good.

After going through many things later, I realized that this seemingly indifferent woman had almost single-handedly torn the Yu family apart.

The atmosphere became tense for a moment.

At this moment, with a "creaking" sound, the door of the cave on the far left was gently pushed open a crack, and a head appeared from inside. Seeing the situation outside, it quickly shrank back and closed the door again.

"Third sister, please come out too." Yu Qiutang called out.

After a few seconds, a soft "oh" was heard from inside the door, and it was slowly opened again. A short and thin girl with a pale face and a limp walked out slowly.

After she came out, she looked around, closed the door behind her, and stood against the corner of the window and the wall, holding onto the windowsill.

When Yu Qiutang saw her appearance, he felt sad.

This girl was his third sister and the third daughter left by his father’s first wife, Wang Shu’e.

Wang Shu'e was married to my father for five years and gave birth to three daughters, namely the eldest sister Yu Chunxing, the second sister Yu Chuntao and the third sister Yu Chunmei.

After Yu Chunmei was born, Wang Shu'e's relationship with her father reached a freezing point. She abandoned Yu Chunmei, who was not even a month old, and ran away in a rage.

Yu Dejin found out that he had another daughter and was very unhappy about Yu Chunmei's arrival. Wang Shu'e had done that kind of thing again, and he himself had no experience in taking care of children, which led to Yu Chunmei suffering from polio and becoming disabled for the rest of her life. Her life was so difficult that she could not continue and she relied entirely on Yu Qiutang for support.

I have been alone all my life and have never found a suitable partner.

Although she and Yu Qiutang do not have the same mother, she is a biological sister. She is pitiful, cowardly, but kind. To some extent, she and Yu Qiutang are both wanderers in the world.

Seeing Yu Chunmei also came out and stood still, Yu Qiutang walked back to his nephew and niece and gently rubbed the boy's head.

Yu Xiaowei was not used to people rubbing him. He struggled a few times but couldn't break free. He could only frown and let Yu Qiutang rub him.

"Dad, let's split up."

Yu Qiutang looked at his father indifferently, even with a hint of sarcasm on his lips.

This was the plan he came up with after rapid thinking in his mind. As long as he remained in this family, there would be chaos everywhere and there would never be peace. Separating the family without hesitation was the best option.

"What?!"

Yu Dejin was stunned and was a little slow to react. He had been immersed in his son's outburst today and had not yet figured out how to teach his rebellious son a lesson. He did not expect Yu Qiutang to directly use his ultimate move.

"I said split up the family."

Yu Qiutang glanced at Chen Meidi, "This family... since it has come to this, there is no point in continuing to maintain it. You and Chen Meidi complain..." "Did you call Chen Meidi?" Yu Dejin interrupted his son and wiped his sleeves subconsciously, which was a prelude to hitting Yu Qiutang, but he reacted immediately and was a little at a loss.

"It's not important," Yu Qiutang didn't continue to dwell on this name, "It's Chen Meidi's fault for splitting up the family, and it's also your expectation. We won't eat from the same pot with you, so you won't be bothered by it if you don't see it."

"Damn it, you said to split up the family, so what are you going to do? You can't lift anything with your hands or shoulders, how are you going to live?"

Yu Dejin walked to the stone mill nearby, squatted down, and took out a piece of paper and a cigarette bag from his jacket pocket. Because he was so excited, the tobacco was not poured into the paper trench, but all spilled on the ground.

He stared at the tobacco on the ground for a while, shook the pipe, and found it was empty, then angrily stuffed it back into his pocket.

"This is not something Daddy should worry about. A living person can die from holding his urine," Yu Qiutang said calmly, not affected by his father at all. "After the family splits up, I will definitely find a way. Even those of us you don't like can always find a way to survive."

"What connections do you have with your mother? Look at how cowardly you are. You're so weak that you can't even use your fist to poke your nose when it runs..."

Yu Dejin continued to belittle his son without any hesitation.

In Yu Qiutang's memory, ever since his mother passed away, his father has blamed him for his mother's death, believing that if Yu Qiutang had not insisted on going out to play on rainy days, his mother would not have gone out to look for him and been caught in the rain, leaving behind the root of the heart pain.

He didn't understand Yu Qiutang's feelings at all.

His mother's death was like a stone weighing on his heart, which he never removed in his entire life.

"Yes, Qiutang, don't be angry with your father," Chen Meidi, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up, "Your father was also angry and lost his mind. His attack was a bit heavy, but it was also for Xiaowei's good..."

"For Xiaowei's own good?" Yu Qiutang smiled coldly, shaking the hemp rope, "Then I'll do it for Qiushi's sake, and let him experience the feeling of being whipped by the hemp rope?"

"mom!"

Yu Qiushi felt that his brother was completely different from usual. For some reason, he was scared when he saw him today, as if his eyes could kill people.

Chen Meidi smiled slightly and said, "Qiu Tang, your brother didn't do anything wrong, why are you beating him with a hemp rope?"

The implication is simple: Xiaowei is still wrong.

Yu Qiutang looked at her meaningfully, and then turned back to his father, "Dad, I have discussed this matter with you. You can see clearly that this family can no longer be maintained. Why force it together?"

The father stared at Yu Qiutang for a long time, but did not see any sign of compromise in his son's eyes. He was a little confused, and his mind was blank. For a moment, he didn't know whether he should be happy that his son had grown up, or angry that his son had hurt his face.

"Dad, the situation is clear. If we continue to maintain this relationship, our family will become enemies. You don't want to see that day. Separating the family will be a good thing for all of us... What do you think, Chen Meidi?"

Chen Meidi smiled slightly, "Qiu Tang, don't be angry..."

"I'm calm."

"Calm down, why don't you just call me by my name?" Chen Meidi was not at all flustered. This woman who fled from Sichuan with a daughter to the Sanqin area, although not tall and thin, had the calmness and wisdom rarely seen in Rongcheng women.

She was mean and selfish, but she hid it very well for a time, and even among her neighbors, she was still a nice woman.

If she wasn't a family member, Yu Qiutang would have found it difficult to see her true face. Behind her peaceful smile, there was a heart that was extremely cold.

(End of this chapter)