Chapter 1056

Zhu Enfu naturally did not know what Zhu Shunyo was thinking. He could only pat Zhu Shunyo’s hand and say, "You are good. The fourth branch really wronged you." After sighing, he glanced at Zhu Guifu, shook his head, and went home.

Zhu Shunyo and Zhu Zhibin also had to go home. Zhu Zhibin was even more extreme. He gathered up the broken New Year gifts and threw them into the trash can nearby, claiming it was to protect the environment. In reality, there was still usable fish and meat inside. But Zhu Zhibin pretended not to know and threw it all away. Only then did he follow Zhu Shunyo to leave. Zhu Shunyo naturally did not take this matter to heart.

Back home, Zhu Zhibin vividly recounted everything that had happened to everyone in the family. When they heard about Zhu Shunyo calculating the alimony for one hundred and sixty-six years, Zhu Yanyi and Zhu Yanli burst into laughter. Zhu Yanli said directly, "Dad, is this alimony or child support?"

"I am just trying to hurt them," Zhu Shunyo answered with a smile, drinking the tea Zhu Yanyi had brewed for her. "Do they really think I am a blockhead who understands nothing? Five yellow croakers are a large sum of money for me now, let alone back then. If they could do such things, they should not be afraid of me hurting them like this."

"But Dad, I don't understand. Why did you not agree to let them be removed from the clan?" Zhu Zhibin still did not understand this point.

Zhu Shunyo smiled slightly and looked at Zhu Yanli and Zhu Yanyi. "What do you think?"

Zhu Yanli pondered for a moment. "Dad wants to settle the final account."

Zhu Yanyi thought for a while. "Judging by Grandpa’s character, he might have been very angry at that time. But after the anger passed, he would feel sentimental about family ties. The fourth branch is still our biological cousins. There is still blood connection. He naturally did not want to remove them like this. Even if they did wrong, at most they mistreated our branch and our family. They still took care of other branches. Who knows if Grandpa really did not know about the five yellow croakers?"

Zhu Shunyo nodded. "Correct. I suspected the same. When I was about to start primary school, the fourth branch would not let me attend. It was Uncle Enfu who went to talk to him. I do not know what he said, but in the end, he agreed. I originally wondered how he could agree to this, given his stubborn personality. If it was truly deep brotherly love, he would not have mistreated me to that extent. Thinking about it now, Uncle Enfu probably used the matter of the five yellow croakers to persuade him."

"Regardless, we must thank Grandma Xiaoqiao. If not for her, we would not have known about this," Zhu Yanli said.

"I think so too. Ani, tomorrow you and your mom should take some New Year gifts to visit Grandma Xiaoqiao. Do not forget her during festivals in the future," Zhu Shunyo said. she was a person who repaid kindness and took revenge on enemies.

"Rest assured about that. When Ani was just born, the fourth branch ignored me. Aunt Qiao saw that I was pitiful and took care of me during my confinement. She even washed the diapers. I remember this favor deeply. So I send things to her every year during festivals. Tomorrow, I will just make the gifts heavier," Xie Xinlian said from the side. She was also a person who remembered kindness. During those hard days, she deeply remembered who helped her in her hour of need and who kicked her when she was down.

Zhu Zhibin still said from the side, "Dad, this seems to have nothing to do with you not letting them be removed from the clan."