RPAGF Chapter 107 Her grandfather was an ancient Chinese phoenix man!
Chapter 107 Her grandfather was an ancient Chinese phoenix man!
The village head was about to go out for a stroll when he saw Qingchuan leading two children, which surprised him slightly.
"Qingchuan, didn't you move to the town? Why are you here now? It must have been quite a journey. Come in with me and sit down to rest."
After saying that, he immediately turned around and called his wife to make tea.
Because Shen Qingchuan caused the rollover and came up with ideas to help the village solve the drought problem, the village head kept this in mind and became much warmer towards Shen Qingchuan.
"Okay, we'll come right away."
Shen Qingchuan parked the mule cart against the wall outside the gate, carried his two daughters off the cart, took out roasted sweet potatoes wrapped in green leaves, and led his daughters inside.
"Village head, these are sweet potatoes we just roasted when we came back. They're not hot anymore after the long journey. You and your auntie can try them."
Roasted sweet potato?
When did this simpleton Qingchuan suddenly become so perceptive? He even knows to send him a few gifts.
The village head reached out and took it, a smile appearing on his face.
"Qingchuan, you've changed quite a bit since you started doing business in town. You're much more considerate in your words and actions now. You're quite something. I thought you were a simpleton, but looking at you now, you're not simpleton at all. It's all because of your father... cough cough, doing business is really good. It's broadened your horizons a lot."
Shen Qingchuan smiled wryly, unsure how to respond.
"Grandpa Village Head." Shen Xiaotang respectfully called him Grandpa, and Xiaoyu immediately followed suit.
"Hey, good."
The village head looked at the two girls, who were well-behaved and obedient, and couldn't help but feel envious.
He and his wife had always hoped to have a daughter when they were young, but unfortunately they were not destined to have a daughter, and neither were their son and daughter-in-law.
"Qingchuan, these two girls are much sweeter than you."
The village head placed the roasted sweet potato on the table, exchanged pleasantries with Shen Qingchuan, and only asked what he needed after his wife came over and served tea.
Shen Qingchuan rubbed his hands together to calm himself down and said, "Village head, I...I want to change my surname back to Lin."
The village head took a closer look and noticed that half of Qingchuan's face was red, looking like a handprint. He paused for a moment, holding the teacup, but quickly returned to normal.
The Lin family had long since died out, and Shen Yunting had wiped out their lineage. Since the Lin family didn't have many relatives, no one pursued the matter. Back then, Shen Qingchuan was still young, and Shen Yunting simply changed his surname. All these years have passed peacefully.
Unexpectedly, Shen Qingchuan has now taken the initiative to propose changing his surname.
In fact, Shen Yunting was a son-in-law who married into the family, and Qingchuan was the only bloodline of the Lin family. It was only right and proper for him to carry on the Lin family line.
After regaining his composure, the village head asked, "Have you discussed this with your father?"
Shen Qingchuan nodded and then shook his head. "Yesterday, he took my stepmother and my brothers to town, where he blocked Fengniang and demanded to know where we lived. He also wanted... wanted me to bring my brothers into the business. Our business isn't big, and Fengniang and I can manage it with just the two children. We really can't bring them into the business. Besides, I don't want to bring them into the business anymore, not even in the future. My father was unhappy and hit me, so I asked him to let me change my surname back to Lin."
So that's what happened!
The village head knew something about Shen Yunting's embezzlement of the Lin family's property and his torment of the eldest son and his family.
The Ren Qingchuan family didn't fight or compete. When they divided the family property, they didn't ask for a brick house. Their father even threatened to kill them to force them to give up their fertile land. The family moved to the west end of the village to build a house, and now they've moved to the town to hide far away. But that cannibalistic family has blocked them in the town. That family really went too far!
No wonder Ren Qingchuan was determined to change his surname.
Given his intolerant nature, anyone who dared to mess with him would have already torn the roof off.
But he was the village head, and as the saying goes, even an upright official finds it hard to settle family disputes. Even if he disapproved of something, he couldn't make a judgment based on his own preferences.
"What did your father say about changing your surname?"
Shen Qingchuan lowered his eyes and said in a muffled voice, "My father said that I can change if I want, but if I dare to change, he will sever ties with me and pretend that I am not his son."
Village head: "..."
Doesn't that still amount to disagreeing?
The village head was silent for a while, then spoke with a serious expression, "There are no outsiders here, so let's just have a talk between the two of us. In my opinion, your father had five sons. Even if you change your surname back to Lin, there are still four surnames Shen, and the Shen family will still be prosperous. But the Lin family is different. There is no one left in the Lin family, only you, the only bloodline. If you don't change your surname back to Lin and support the family, the Lin family will truly be wiped out."
"Back then, the Lin family was a well-known wealthy family in our Guihua Village. Your maternal grandfather was a very kind man who helped many poor neighbors."
Ugh!
Unfortunately, good deeds don't always bring good fortune. The elderly couple had a daughter late in life, but the family of three died young, and in the end, they were all exploited and left without offspring.
The only saving grace is that the Lin family's daughter left behind a son, and thankfully, his personality didn't resemble Shen Yunting's.
Shen Qingchuan nodded emphatically; he had figured it out in the past few days.
Since the village head was secretly supporting him, he became even more determined.
“Village head, I came back today for this very reason. Regardless of whether my father really wants to sever ties with my family, I insist on changing my surname back to Lin, and my two children will change theirs as well. I cannot let my maternal grandfather’s family line die out in Guihua Village. I was foolish and couldn’t stand up for myself before, but from now on, I cannot let my maternal grandfather, maternal grandmother, and mother down. Otherwise, they will not rest in peace in the afterlife.”
The village head sighed.
“Your father doesn’t agree. If I were to write a document on my own to change your surname, it wouldn’t look good on the surface.”
"What should we do? When Father left in a rage yesterday, he said he was going to sever ties with me, but he didn't send me a formal letter of severance."
The village head shook his head. "No, maybe he was just angry for a moment and was just trying to scare you."
Shen Qingchuan sighed heavily, helpless against his biased father.
Shen Xiaotang listened quietly the whole time, thinking to herself that her grandfather was a typical ancient Chinese phoenix man!
He speaks the toughest words and does the most ruthless things, yet he's a stubborn old man with a weak backbone.
He was the one who said he wanted to sever ties with his family, but he didn't send the letter of severance to the village head's house. It must be that old hag, his stepmother, was whispering in his ear again. Seeing that his parents were making money with them, he couldn't bear to sever ties and let them go.
Her eyes lit up, and she immediately had an idea.
"Grandpa Village Head, I have a solution. You just need to cooperate a little, and this matter can be resolved."
The village head asked in surprise, "Really? Does Tang have any good ideas?"
Shen Xiaotang stepped forward slightly and whispered to her father and the village head.
After a brief murmur, Li Zheng slapped his thigh and said, "Alright, it's settled then. Tang girl is really clever."
At such a young age, his intelligence and strategic thinking are extraordinary.
The Shen family is truly... diverse in every way!
With Shen Xiaotang's idea in mind, the village head no longer hesitated. He immediately took out a pen and ink and wrote a document on changing the surname. He had Shen Qingchuan and his two daughters put their fingerprints on it, and he also signed his name.
Qingchuan, holding his two daughters' hands, solemnly bowed to the village head to express his gratitude.
The village head laughed and said, "Haha, from today onwards, you three will all share the surname Lin, won't you, Lin Qingchuan?"