Li Fuyou, sitting in the carriage, had a face pale as death, having heard every sobbing word his mother had just said.
He could hardly believe it—his mother had been unfaithful to his father for many years. Who was he, then, the son of? Even he began to doubt his own lineage.
Seeing that Li Fuyou remained silent, Lady Li’s face twisted with malice. "I’m talking to you! Are you deaf? Did you sell the tavern?"
As Li Fuyou still said nothing, Lady Li started cursing, "You useless son, a waste of space! The Li Family has only been in your hands for a few days, and you’ve already run it into the ground, haven’t you?"
"All of the Li Family’s property belongs to me, give me back my Silver."
"How much did you sell the tavern for? Hand it over, now."
"I’m speaking to you, have you gone mute?"
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Lady Li’s mouth kept spewing curses, and her hands were not idle either. She tried to drag Li Fuyou out of the carriage, and when she couldn’t, she climbed up herself, rummaging through his clothes, determined to find the silver notes on him.
Seeing such a mother, Li Fuyou’s eyes glinted with a sinister sharpness, his face frighteningly cold. Suddenly he spoke up, "Are you really my mother?"
"Nonsense. If I’m not your mother, who is? Quickly hand over the Silver."
Hearing her tone, Li Fuyou let out a cold laugh, "Heh."
This was his mother, always with Silver on her lips, not a single word of concern for him. He had suffered so much these days, and yet none of it could earn her slightest concern.
At this moment, his heart was filled with despair. Clenching his fists that rested on his legs, his scarred hands looked as though they could bleed anew. He growled, "Amo, get her off the carriage."
"Yes, Young Master." Amo obeyed, dragging Lady Li off the carriage.
"You cur, you’ll come to no good end," Lady Li, still maintaining her haughty air, yelled as she was dragged away.
But to no avail, she was still dragged along, eventually starting to curse her son, "You unfilial child, are you going to imprison your own mother? Aren’t you afraid of being struck by lightning..."
"You good-for-nothing, you deserve to be denied a proper life..."
By now, a crowd had gathered around the carriage, dumbfounded by Lady Li’s words. What mother would treat her son ? The crowd began to whisper among themselves about the mother and son.
Seeing that his mother had had enough, Li Fuyou spoke indifferently, "Since you think I have shamed you, and I am a waste, we might as well sever our ties. From this day on, I’ll not have you as a mother, and you’ll not have me as a son."
"If you want to cut ties, that’s fine, but give me the Silver from the sale of the tavern," Lady Li shouted.
Pained by his mother’s words, Li Fuyou felt a deep anguish, "Here are five hundred taels, enough for you to live out your life in some rural place."
After speaking, he said to Amo, "Amo, let’s go."
The carriage soon left the crowd behind, with Lady Li’s curses still in the air, "You unfilial son, five hundred taels are not enough for me to live on, you’re shooing me away like a beggar, you useless thing, to actually abandon your own mother..."
Listening to his mother’s scolding fade away, Li Fuyou wished only to leave the place quickly. In no time, the two had returned to the courtyard, hastily packed some belongings, and left Shanshi County that very night.