Mrs. Zhao paused and then continued,, "Once Er Dan’s parents got into trouble, Er Dan’s brother and sister-in-law started to torment him. From a young age, he was forced to cut pig grass, was arbitrarily beaten and scolded, often not given food to eat. Er Dan frequently searched for food in the mountains, and now it’s getting even more outrageous."
Yun Xiaoxiao recalled Er Dan’s skinny appearance at noon, saying he was as thin as a stick was truly not an exaggeration. Even though he was just over one meter fifty, he didn’t look like he weighed even fifty kilograms.
His hands were very rough, with numerous scars on them.
"He’s not young anymore,, he could separate from the family and live independently, at least he wouldn’t have to endure beatings."
Mrs. Zhao sighed deeply, "It’s not that easy."
The two mother-in-law and daughter-in-law didn’t continue the discussion.
However, things were extremely lively on Er Dan’s end.
"They all caught fish, and you didn’t, yet you still want to eat? Go eat with the ghosts, our family doesn’t feed freeloaders."
"Kneel here with me, you’re not allowed to eat..."
But Er Dan didn’t do that.
This angered his sister-in-law, who picked up a stick and was about to hit Er Dan.
Having been tipped off by Zhao Tianlei, Er Dan wasn’t about to just let his sister-in-law hit him and took off running. Unable to catch him, his sister-in-law resorted to harsh threats.
She even threatened to kick Er Dan out.
"Stop it..." Captain Zhao arrived just in time to see Er Dan’s sister-in-law chasing him with a stick.
As for Er Dan’s nephews and nieces, they just watched and didn’t come forward to stop it.
Not even Er Dan’s brother intervened.
"Put it down immediately. What, are you going to hit me too?"
Er Dan’s sister-in-law hadn’t expected both the team leader and the party secretary to arrive and was slightly shocked.
"Since you want to separate the family,, then we’ll come help you do just that properly."
Er Dan’s sister-in-law panicked immediately, "Team leader, we’re not splitting up the family, we’re not..."
It wasn’t that she wanted to split the family; she just wanted to drive Er Dan out.
"What, your family doesn’t have a man anymore, or do you call the shots now?" Captain Zhao said coldly, his gaze turning to Er Dan’s brother, sarcasm clear on his face.
Er Dan’s brother immediately stepped forward, "Team leader, Old Party Secretary..."
"Er Dan, do you want to separate from the family?"
"Team leader, Party Secretary, I’m afraid if I don’t separate, I might starve to death. I want to separate, I want to separate."
Er Dan’s sister-in-law flared up instantly, and began scolding Er Dan, "All these years, I’ve provided you with food and drink, and you dare to split from me?"
Captain Zhao slammed the table and roared, "Shut up..."
Suddenly, Er Dan’s sister-in-law was cowed, "Er Dan is your little uncle, not your son. You think you can hit or scold him whenever you want? Today, the Party Secretary and I will make the decision to separate you..."
Er Dan’s brother immediately stepped forward, "Team leader, Er Dan and sister-in-law were just messing around. We’re not splitting up, no splitting."
Captain Zhao sneered, "Too late,, if I didn’t know better, I’d think Er Dan was a servant in your house."
With that remark, onlookers who had been watching the commotion all turned to look at Er Dan and then at Er Dan’s sister-in-law’s family, and it indeed seemed that way.
"Did I hear you say you wanted to rip off my clothes?" At this moment, a clear voice rang out, prompting people to step aside.
"Laosan, why did you come?"
Zhao Tianlei replied to his father, "I heard at home someone wanted to rip off my clothes. If I didn’t know any better, I’d think I was being a hooligan. Of course, I had to come and see who was bold enough to dare rip off my clothes?"