Xiao Yuanshi did not expect his daughter to request this kind of compensation.

He was stunned. “Why do you need tens of thousands of taels?”

This was too much.

Xiao Baili asked, “When you have money, do you still worry about not being able to spend it?

“In the past, when you were deployed to the battlefield, you never took care of your family.

“My mother had to be both a father and a mother and take care of us. She also had to serve your father, mother, and the family.

“My brother earned his schooling allowance from copying books and so on.

“It means that you have never raised me and my siblings. You have never fulfilled your responsibility as a father.

“Since you want to compensate us, it’s not a big deal to give us tens of thousands of taels of silver to spend, right?”

She then said meaningfully, “After all, you’re so generous. Not only have you raised your brother-in-law and sister-in-law for so many years, but you’ve also provided them with good food and clothing.

“You also gave your brother-in-law 30,000 taels of silver, prepared 120 sets of dowries for your sister-in-law, and secretly financed them quite a bit.

“You’re so generous to your brother-in-law and sister-in-law, so you should be even more generous to your biological children, right?”

Mother Xiao immediately understood the hidden meaning behind her daughter’s words.

She added, “That’s right. You only care about having more children but not raising them. How can such a deal exist?

“Since you want to compensate us, be sincere.

“My daughter has always been salvaging your brothers’ daughters’ clothes since she was young, and the food she eats is also of the worst quality.

“Now, she’s even spending her elder brother’s and sister-in-law’s money.

“You are saving all these hassle as their father. You spent so much money on your sister-in-law, but you didn’t spend a single cent on your daughter.

“You raised your brother-in-law so well and supported him financially so much. Our second son had to raise chickens and pigs and do housework from a young age. When he learned to write, he dipped the brush in clear water as it would be too much to dip it in ink.

“If you want to compensate, then come up with something practical. Don’t just talk nonsense.”

The more he spoke, the angrier Mother Xiao became.

This scumbag man was really too irresponsible.

Ending their kinship was the right thing to do.

Otherwise, her children would have to support him in his old age.

Else, they would be unfilial.

It would be too much for him to take advantage of them.

Xiao Yuanshi’s face was also somewhat embarrassed after being ridiculed by them.

He did not feel it before, but now, he really did not feel good.

Ge Chunru had spent so much of his silver on her younger brother and sister, but his children were living so miserably.

In comparison, he suddenly felt that he was indeed a little irresponsible in the past.

Because of this, he was a little dissatisfied with Ge Chunru, his little wife.

He said a little awkwardly, “I don’t have much money on hand now.”

He could still take out tens of thousands of taels, but he would have to return to the northern border soon.

All the finances had to be taken care of, so he could not take it out to compensate them.

When Xiao Baili heard this, she sneered, “So you were lying when you said so much about compensating us just now?

“You were so good to your brother-in-law and sister-in-law, so willing to spend the money. They might not remember how good you are.

“If you treat us, your biological children, so stingy and only coax us with your words, do you really think we are fools?”

She looked at Xiao Yuanshi, her biological father, with a cold look in her eyes. “Sometimes, we even doubt whether or not we are your biological children.

“Of course, this has nothing to do with my mother. It’s just the first time I met such an irresponsible and cold-blooded father.

“In our village, I’ve seen many fathers who don’t eat or drink and have to save for their children.

“It’s really rare to see someone like you. At least in Xiaxi village, there’s really no other father like you.

“You should also be glad that Ge Chunru couldn’t bear a child. Otherwise, if she had children like me and my siblings, their lives would be quite miserable.”

Mother Xiao sneered at the side. “If Ge Chunru had children, who knows how happy he would be. I’m afraid that he would offer mountains of gold and silver.”

“They are his treasure, and you guys are mere grass.

“But it doesn’t matter. Anyway, he has already cut off all relationships with you guys.

“In the future, if he has no children and wants you and your siblings to take care of him, he won’t have the face to come to all of you.”

The smile on Xiao Yuanshi’s face completely froze.

Mdm Kong’s words were also so sharp and poisonous, and they even cursed him to die.

His obedient and weak daughter actually spoke with such sarcasm.

He took a deep breath and said, “I haven’t finished speaking yet. Why are you so anxious to make a conclusion?”

Mother Xiao raised her eyebrows. “It’s not like you’re stuttering. Why are you still speaking halfway? Is it interesting?

“Aren’t you just saying it on purpose to see our reaction?

“If we were happy and were coaxed by you with just a few words, you wouldn’t be saying that now.

“Instead, you would be so proud of yourself.”

She snorted coldly. “I’ve long seen through a scum like you.”

Xiao Yuanshi was speechless.

He couldn’t tell that Mdm Kong still had such a capability.

Her words rendered him speechless.

“You’ve been married for such a long time. Is that how you view me?”

He revealed an injured expression that was full of misunderstanding.

He said helplessly, “Yuelan, we were once living well together.”

If this was in the past, Mother Xiao might have become soft-hearted when she heard these words, or she might have thought that she had really misunderstood him.

Now, she only felt goosebumps all over her body.

She punched her arm. “Forget it.

“Who has ever lived well with you before? Don’t flatter yourself.

“The worst thing I’ve ever done in my life was to be blind back then and fall for a scum like you.”

Then, she changed the topic and said, “Of course, it’s also because of you that we have three sensible and filial children, hence the so-called relationship between us is even.

“In the future, I will not pester you, and you can forget about scheming against me.”

Xiao Yuanshi looked at Kong Yuelan fixedly.

When he saw that she really did not have the love and affection that she once had for him, he could not help but feel a stab in his heart.

Moreover, he also discovered that not only had Kong Yuelan’s personality changed, her appearance and temperament had also changed quite a bit.

In the past, she was always dressed in gray clothes.

She also embodied some kind of melancholy, making her appear older.

Now, she was wearing a white fur coat.

Although she was not dressed luxuriously, her makeup was elegant, and her skin had become much whiter.

Her complexion was even better than when he had left home to join the army.

Standing next to her was a young girl, Xiao Baili.

They did not look like a pair of mother and daughter. Instead, they looked like sisters.

She did not look like a woman in her thirties.

Instead, she looked like a young woman in her twenties.

Compared to any other young woman, she had an additional charm that had been accumulated over the years.

She no longer looked submissive and had become confident and radiant.

He was in a daze for a moment.

He almost could not remember what she looked like when he returned to the village and left a year ago.

This was a really huge change.

That day, because he had been slapped, and because Kong Yuelan had exposed his little secret, he was embarrassed in front of so many people.

Therefore, he really did not notice the change in her appearance and temperament.

Now that he took a closer look, he realized that she seemed to have become much more attractive.

Only then did he remember that the reason why he had coaxed her to tie a knot back then was not only because she was the favored only daughter, but also because she was beautiful.

She was the only one in the nearby villages.

When he had just gotten married, he had actually been happy too.

Previously, he had planned to coax her to return as his wife because he wanted to take revenge and ease the relationship between his children.

Now, he had become more sincere.

Therefore, his mind became hot and he said, “I know that no matter how much I say, you won’t believe me. So, I won’t just say it.

“If I say that I want compensation, I will definitely compensate.

“Indeed, I can’t take out tens of thousands of taels of silver. But there is a hot spring manor nearby.

“Why don’t I compensate Baili with this as her dowry in the future?”

Ge Chunru had given her sister a hot spring manor for her dowry.

It didn’t seem too much for him to give his biological daughter a hot spring manor as her dowry.

In this way, this pair of mother and daughter couldn’t say that he was insincere.