Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 261

Chapter 261: Severing Family Ties ( 3 )
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked and looked at Father Li in disbelief. Li Chenmo lowered his head and frowned deeply. Seeing her husband’s expression, Lu Jueyu took his hand and squeezed it gently.

Feeling his wife’s soft hands, Li Chenmo raised his head to look at his wife and smiled. He squeezed her hand and nodded to her.

Seeing that he was fine, Lu Jueyu breathed a sigh of relief. Even in modern times, severing family ties is not a trivial matter, especially in this period when people still adhere to traditional concepts.

After a while, an elder in the family finally asked, “Third nephew, what’s going on? This is not a trivial matter, and you can’t make a rash decision.”

“That’s right, third brother. Maybe there is some misunderstanding between you and Chenxuan. There is no overnight grudge between father and son. Let’s calm down your anger first before making a decision.” The eldest uncle tried to persuade Father Li.

Father Li closed his eyes, with a look of pain on his face. Although Li Chenxuan was unfilial and often made trouble outside, he was still his son and he had raised him since he was born. Father Li never expected that his second son would say those hurtful words coldly. When he left, there was not even a trace of hesitation.

‘Thirty years… I have protected him for thirty years. Over the years, I have tried to correct his outlook on life, but to no avail. It’s time for me to grant his wish and let him go.’

Despite the pain in his heart, Father Li took a deep breath and said firmly, “Uncle, brother, I have decided.”

Everyone sighed because they knew that once Father Li made a decision, no matter what they said, he would not change it.

“In that case, I will do as you wish.” The granduncle took out the Li family genealogy, red ink, and a brush from the box.

He put the old book on the table and found Li Chenxuan’s name. After he dipped his brush in red ink, he said, “From today on, Li Chenxuan will no longer be remembered as a descendant of our Li family. No matter what happens in the future, we have nothing to do with him.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the granduncle crossed out Li Chenxuan’s name on the book with red ink. Seeing the red ink on his second son’s name, Father Li’s eyes turned red, and a tear fell from the corner of his eye.

Since Li Chenxuan has been expelled from the family, it stands to reason that Jiao Siyu has also been expelled from the family. But she has passed away and was buried with the Li family ancestors. After some discussion, they decided not to cross her name off the family genealogy.

Lu Jueyu looked at the book with mixed emotions. With one stroke of red ink, the family relationship was cut off. All the emotions, sacrifices, and efforts that Father Li and Mother Li put in for Li Chenxuan were all gone in an instant.

After the matter was resolved, Li Chenze and Li Chenmo sent away their relatives, while Zhang Dongmei and Lu Jueyu helped Father Li go to his room. After everyone had dispersed, the four educated youths finally dared to open the bedroom door and walk out.

They stood in the living room, looking at Father Li’s room with pity. Compared with other parents, Father Li could be counted as a good parent. No matter how bad his children were, he would support and protect them. He tries his best to raise them into a good person.

Unfortunately, no one is perfect, and so is Father Li. His excessive pampering made Li Chenxuan unreasonable and selfish, and his harsh education methods made him grow into a person with a twisted personality and someone with a petty, jealous heart.

In the bedroom, after helping Father Li lie down, Zhang Dongmei went to boil water for Father Li, while Lu Jueyu accompanied him. Seeing Father Li closing his eyes, Lu Jueyu took out the envelope from the space and said, “Father, I don’t know if you lost this.”

Father Li opened his eyes, looked at the envelope, and shook his head, “That’s not mine.”

“Oh.”

Lu Jueyu waited for Zhang Dongmei to come back and asked her about the envelope. After Zhang Dongmei saw the envelope, she shook her head and said, “It’s not mine. Third sister-in-law, where did you find it?”

Lu Jueyu glanced at Father Li and said, “I found it at… Li Chenxuan’s house.”

Lu Jueyu’s heart was heavy when she saw that Father Li didn’t say anything when she didn’t call Li Chenxuan as a second brother, but she didn’t show any expression. It seemed that Father Li had really given up on him. Maybe that would be a good thing for both of them.

Seeing the sky getting dark, Lu Jueyu said, “Father, my husband and I think it would be better to postpone this meal until tomorrow. What do you think about this?”

After a while, Father Li finally said, “Just do as you suggest.”

“Alright, we will notify the villagers. Father, it’s time for you to rest. We will take our leave first.” After Zhang Dongmei finished speaking, she left the room, followed by Lu Jueyu.

“Mhmm. Be careful on the road. “Father Li said tiredly.

Closing the door, they saw their husbands waiting for them. After leaving Father Li’s house, Li Chenmo and Lu Jueyu went to notify the villagers, while Li Chenze and Zhang Dongmei went to Li Chenxuan’s house to clean up the mess.

When they got home, the moon had risen. Lu Jueyu felt tired and didn’t want to move, so she took her husband into her own space. After a hot bath, they lay on her soft bed. Since she planned to wake up naturally, Lu Jueyu did not set an alarm clock and fell asleep in her husband’s arms.