Old Mrs. Song is reborn; get out of here, you scumbag husband and illegitimate child!

Sifeng stood barefoot on the threshold, rubbed her eyes, and looked at it again.

"dad."

She jumped off the threshold, stepped barefoot on the blue bricks in the courtyard, and ran over to hug Song Qiang's leg.

Song Qiang bent down and picked up Sifeng.

He supported her bottom with his arm and patted her back with his other hand.

"Sifeng, Daddy is taking you somewhere."

Sifeng wrapped her arms around Song Qiang's neck, her little head resting on his shoulder.

"Where to?"

"Go to Shenzhen."

Sifeng didn't know what Shenzhen was.

Song Qiang put her down and squatted in front of her. "Sifeng, how about you come to Shenzhen with Daddy?"

Sifeng turned her head and glanced in the direction of the house; Xiaowu was still asleep inside.

Then I turned back to look at Song Qiang.

"If I go to Shenzhen, will I be able to see my sister?"

"Yes. Dad will take you back by train to see your sister."

Sifeng lowered her head and rubbed her bare feet on the ground. "Third Sister told me to take good care of Fifth Sister."

"Xiao Wu is going too."

Song Qiang patted Sifeng's head and said, "Daddy told you that there are slides, pretty dresses to wear, and lots of delicious cream cakes in Shenzhen."

Children from all over the country will be there; you can play with them.

Sifeng's eyes lit up briefly before dimming again.

"But... what if I can't see my sister?"

Sister-in-law Song clutched a rag in her hand, tears already streaming down her face.

"Song Qiang, you can't take the child away."

Song Qiang turned to face his sister-in-law.

"Mom, I've made up my mind."

"What have you thought about?" Sister-in-law Song's voice was shrill and frightening. "You've taken the child to such a faraway place. Your father and I won't see each other for a whole year."

Sifeng is only six years old (by the traditional Chinese age reckoning), and Xiaowu is only three. How can you, a grown man, take care of them?

"I've already found a school in Shenzhen. Sifeng should start school now."

"There are schools here too, why can't I attend the village primary school?"

Song Qiang shook his head.

"Mom, I'm earning money so my children can get out into the world, not so they can stay cooped up in the village."

Sister-in-law Song's tears streamed down her face.

She walked up to Sifeng, squatted down, and hugged Sifeng into her arms.

"Fourth daughter lives with her grandma, and grandma cooks delicious food for you every day."

Sifeng was being held in her grandmother's arms.

Her small body stiffened, and she looked up at Song Qiang.

Song Qiang remained silent.

Sister-in-law Song raised her head and glared at Song Qiang.

"Many parents go out to work, leaving their children at home with their grandparents. You insist on making yourself special."

"Mom," Song Qiang said in a low voice, "others are other people. Xiang Dong's children didn't stay in Xiaoquan Brigade either, and Third Aunt didn't say they should stay."

These words reignited Sister-in-law Song's anger.

"This is all your doing. If you hadn't been messing around outside, your family of seven would be doing just fine. Would you have ended up like this today?"

Song Qiang's Adam's apple bobbed, but he didn't offer any explanation.

The young man who had come with them stood in the corner.

I was so embarrassed that I wanted to shrink into a crack in the wall.

Brother Song walked over to Sister-in-law Song's side.

He put his hand on Sister-in-law Song's shoulder and patted it.

"Let him be."

Sister-in-law Song turned to look at him. "What did you say?"

"He's Song Qiang's child, so he should be allowed to make his own decision."

Brother Song's voice was hoarse, "It's not good for the two children to stay with us old folks. Since both parents can't be by our side, at least one of them has to be there."

Sister-in-law Song wanted to retort, but seeing Brother Song's gaze, she swallowed her words.

She squatted on the ground, hugging Sifeng, her shoulders heaving as she cried.

Song Qiang glanced at his father.

Brother Song didn't look at him, and turned to go into the main room.

Song Qiang went into the inner room.

Xiao Wu lay on the bed, fast asleep, with a drool trail hanging from the corner of his mouth.

He bent down and picked up Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu hummed in his arms, then snuggled into his armpit without even opening her eyes.

I fell asleep again.

Song Qiang lowered his head and kissed Xiao Wu on the cheek.

Xiao Wu's face still had crumbs of biscuits stuck to it.

He carried Xiao Wu out of the house.

When Sister-in-law Song saw Xiao Wu in his arms, her tears fell even harder, and she reached out to take him.

"Give me."

Song Qiang shifted his body slightly, not giving way.

He walked up to the young man who had followed him.

The young man rummaged in his canvas bag, pulled out a roll of money, and handed it to him.

Song Qiang took the money and stuffed it into Song Dasao's apron pocket.

"Mom, keep this money."

Sister-in-law Song glanced down.

"Please take good care of Yifeng and her two sisters for me."

Sister-in-law Song was already wiping away her tears, but upon hearing these words, her eyes reddened again.

"How dare you mention Yifeng?"

She wiped away her tears, squeezed the money in her apron pocket, but didn't return it.

"That girl has no regard for the past. She came over in the evening to take Sifeng and Xiaowu away, and she keeps saying she won't step into the Song family's house, treating our Song family as enemies."

When she was little, I carried her to the clinic in the middle of the night when she had a fever, and I took her to fight back when she was bullied.

You two are only focused on having a son; I had to scrape together fabric to make her new clothes. You heartless bastards!

Song Qiang frowned slightly. "Mom, I'm sorry, Yifeng is still a child."

"Sixteen already, still a child? She's been led astray by those people from the Yang family. Yang Gensheng is always gossiping in her ear, how could she not hate us?"

Sifeng raised her little face and tugged at Sister-in-law Song's trouser leg.

"Grandma, don't be angry."

Sister-in-law Song shut her mouth.

She looked down at Sifeng's big, timid eyes, and her nose tingled with emotion.

"Grandma, don't be angry. Sifeng will come back with Dad for the Spring Festival."

Sifeng said in a muffled voice:

"My third sister told me to take good care of Xiao Wu. Grandma, don't worry."

Sister-in-law Song couldn't hold back any longer and let out a loud wail.

Song Qiang squatted down and put his right arm around Sifeng.

"Come on, come with Daddy."

Sifeng stepped out of Sister-in-law Song's arms.

Song Qiang held Xiao Wu in one arm and held Si Feng's hand with the other.

The young man carrying a canvas bag walked ahead, and the group headed out of the courtyard gate.

A jeep was parked at the entrance of the alley.

The young man opened the back door of the car.

"Brother Qiang, sit in the back."

Song Qiang bent down and placed Xiao Wu on the back seat. Xiao Wu hummed and turned over to continue sleeping.

Sifeng climbed into the car and sat next to Xiaowu.

She held Xiao Wu's arms with both hands, afraid that she would fall down.

Sister-in-law Song rushed out of the house, carrying a pile of things: Sifeng's little cotton-padded jacket, Xiaowu's diapers and clothes, two pairs of shoes, a bag of milk candy, half a bag of biscuits...

It's all Sifeng and Xiaowu's stuff.

She shoved everything into the car, cursing as she did so.

"You heartless bastard. I wasted my time raising you; I'd rather have raised a dog than you."

Song Qiang took the items and stacked them under the seat.

"mom."

"Don't call me 'Mom' anymore. Sifeng and Xiaowu are your daughters too. Don't let them be bullied because of your son."

After finishing her scolding, Sister-in-law Song reached out and touched Sifeng's face.

"Fourth daughter, if you miss Grandma when you get there, have your dad call. There's a phone number at the village committee. Grandma is waiting for you."

Sifeng nodded vigorously.

Song Qiang got into the car, and the door closed.

The jeep started and sputtered forward.

Sister-in-law Song stood there for a long time, until the car was completely out of sight.

Yi Feng heard the news from Er Feng.

Erfeng went for a walk in the evening and heard that Song Qiang had picked up Sifeng and Xiaowu in his jeep.

Upon hearing this, Yifeng dropped the firewood in her hand.

"What did you say?"

"Big sister, Dad took Fourth Sister and Fifth Sister away. He drove off." Erfeng's eyes were already brimming with tears.

Yi Feng stood up and ran outside.

Yang Liu heard the commotion in the main room and chased after it.

"Yifeng! Where are you going?"

Yifeng ran to the Song family's old house, pushed open the courtyard gate, and went inside.

"Where's Xiao Wu? Where's Si Feng?"

Sister-in-law Song looked up at her but didn't say anything.

Yi Feng rushed into the room. The bed was empty, the blanket was off, and there was a candy stick left by Xiao Wu.

She turned around and rushed out, standing in front of Sister-in-law Song.

Why did you let Song Qiang take the child away?

Sister-in-law Song took a deep breath and looked at Yi Feng for two seconds.

"Yifeng. That's your father. Can you call him by his name?"

"He's not my dad."

These five words came out of Yi Feng's mouth crisply and cleanly.

Sister-in-law Song's face immediately darkened.

"Say it again?"

"He's not my father. I hate you all. I curse you."

Yi Feng's voice was trembling.

Sister-in-law Song suddenly stood up from the stone bench, poking Yifeng with her finger.

"You ungrateful wretch."

"Song Qiang is the real ingrate." Yi Feng took a step back, tears streaming down her face. "Give me back my sister! You're all liars who tricked me into taking her away."

Sister-in-law Song was so angry that she trembled all over.

Brother Song stood up at the base of the wall and tapped his pipe on the sole of his shoe.

"Yifeng, get back here. Don't ever come back again, or I'll beat you up every time you do."

"I hate you all, I will never forgive you. When I make money, I'll make you pay." Yi Feng wiped away her tears, turned around and ran outside.

Sister-in-law Song called from behind, "Where are you going?"

"I'm going to Guangzhou to fight Song Qiang to the death."

Yifeng ran past the threshing ground and onto the dirt road at the village entrance.

It was already completely dark.

The ridges between the fields on both sides of the road were dark, with only a few scattered lights in the distance.

She ran for about half a mile when her foot stepped on a stone, causing her to stumble but not fall.

She kept running.

Yang Gensheng caught up from behind on a 28-inch bicycle, grabbed the brakes, and jumped off.

"Stop right there! Are you crazy? Where are you going in the middle of the night?"

Yi Feng ignored him and kept walking forward.

Yang Gensheng caught up with her in two steps and grabbed her arm.

"go back."

"Let me go."

"where you go?"

"Uncle, don't tell my mom I'm going to Guangzhou to find my sister."

"Do you even know where Guangzhou is? Do you have a ticket? Do you have any money?" Yang Gensheng pulled her towards the bicycle. "You're just a sixteen-year-old girl, running around at night like this, do you think your mother doesn't worry enough?"

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