Was Chapter 2063 a bit too harsh?

Upon receiving the call, Wu Yan was completely stunned.

"Grandpa's awake?"

He asked incredulously.

After receiving an affirmative answer, he quickly hung up the phone and looked at the tightly closed gate of the ancestral hall.

At this moment, the meeting was in progress. He hesitated for a moment, but still walked towards the door.

Four disciples of the Wu family stood at the entrance.

Seeing Wu Yan approaching, they quickly blocked his way.

“Brother Yan, no one is allowed to approach during the ancestral hall meeting. You… you should step back a bit.”

One of the disciples said with a hint of helplessness.

A line is drawn at the bottom of the steps of the ancestral hall, and all members of the Wu family are not allowed to cross the line.

Only four guardians stood guard at the entrance.

Wu Yan was certainly aware of this rule.

However, his grandfather suddenly woke up, which was a big deal and the people inside had to know.

He stood on the steps and said, "I have something very important to say to the people inside. Go and ask them for instructions."

The disciple looked troubled. "Brother Yan, before the meeting started, Uncle repeatedly instructed that no one was allowed to disturb us during the meeting for any reason. Why don't you wait until the meeting is over?"

Wu Yan's expression changed; it would be too late once the meeting ended.

He was well aware of the family rules: if the patriarch was still alive, it would be an act of usurpation for someone else to lead the incense offering!

However, the ancestral hall is a sacred place, and if he were to force his way in without permission, he would be punished according to the clan rules.

No matter what the matter, forcibly entering the ancestral hall and interrupting the ancestral hall meeting will result in at least twenty strokes of family discipline.

He had witnessed the Wu family's discipline firsthand; the wolf-tooth club displayed in the ancestral hall still sent chills down his spine whenever he thought of it.

Once, a disciple broke the clan rules and was beaten twenty times, almost vomiting blood and dying on the spot.

He was bedridden for more than three months before he could get out of bed.

Thinking about this, Wu Yan hesitated.

His left foot, which had been extended, slowly retracted.

With his small frame, twenty blows would probably send him to meet his ancestors on the spot.

Although anxious, fear ultimately prevailed, and he could only retreat uneasily behind the lines, waiting anxiously.

Inside the ancestral hall, the meeting had reached a crucial moment.

An agreement has been reached regarding the demolition compensation.

In other words, no matter which company wins the bid and comes to carry out the demolition, they must negotiate with Wu Tianhe, Wu Tianhu, and the other six people to determine the demolition compensation and the allocation of resettlement housing.

This avoids the possibility of being picked off one by one by the developers.

This matter involved the interests of every villager, so the seven elders did not interfere much and passed it directly.

Now, Wu Tianhu has proposed to take back the territory held by Wu Tianding and have the seven brothers manage it on their behalf.

As for how to allocate the spoils, a final decision will be made after Wu Taishan wakes up.

After this matter was brought up, all seven elders fell silent.

"Elders, Wu Tianding's origins have always been questionable!" Wu Tianhu said slowly when the elders remained silent. "The old man may have indeed had an illegitimate son, but no one has ever seen him. Moreover, Wu Tianding's mother is dead, and Wu Tianding wandered the streets from a young age until he was fifteen when the old man found him at a mine..."

Everyone listened quietly. In fact, everyone knew very well about Wu Tianding's background.

However, this was only what Wu Taishan himself said, and some people have doubted the authenticity of Wu Tianding's statement.

"The old man has always felt guilty towards that woman from back then, which is why he's so determined to find her child. But who can be sure that this Wu Tianding is truly the old man's bloodline? It's not impossible that someone with ill intentions might use this as an opportunity to infiltrate the Wu family!"

Wu Tianhu presented his conjecture with great conviction.

Wu Guangming, who had been silent until now, coughed and said, "Second son of the Wu family, your guesses have already been proven and are unreliable. After Wu Tianding returned, the clan leader took him to have a paternity test, which confirmed that he was indeed Wu Guangming's child. There's no need to bring up such suspicions."

A cold glint flashed in Wu Tianhu's eyes as he said in a deep voice, "Fine, so that's how it is? But has any of you seen that appraisal report?"

Wu Guangming was speechless.

This paternity test report is something that not only he has never seen, but no one else in the entire Wu Village except Wu Taishan has ever seen.

"Even if we believe that paternity test report is genuine, the Wu family rules stipulate that illegitimate children cannot be included in the Wu family genealogy! That's always true, isn't it?"

Seeing this, Wu Tianhu spoke up again, this time with great conviction.

Wu Guangming's silence was tantamount to admitting it.

At this moment, Wu Zhengfeng spoke up, saying, "Wu Tianhu, the rules you mentioned do exist. However, when Wu Tianding returned to the Wu family, it was with the consent of the elders and all seven of you. It's clearly written in the meeting minutes, and everyone signed and sealed them. This matter has already been settled, so it's not right to bring it up and overturn it now, is it?"

Wu Tianying looked at him, smiled coldly, and said disdainfully, "What? You still can't forget Chu Qiangliu's belly, and you're in such a hurry to speak up for Wu Tianding?"

Upon hearing this, the seven sons of the Wu family, as well as Wu Zhende, Wu Yongchang, and others, all scoffed.

Wu Zhengfeng's face flushed red, and he said angrily, "Wu Tianying, don't make up baseless accusations! You need evidence for everything you say!"

"No, let's not talk about it." Wu Tianhe smiled coldly and looked at him with amusement, saying, "Do you really want to see evidence?"

Wu Zhengfeng's heart sank. He dared not meet his gaze and said guiltily, "Of course."

"Alright, you chose to see this yourself!"

Wu Tianhe waved his hand, and Wu Tianxiong immediately took out a tablet computer, ready to turn it on.

"Dang Dang Dang!"

Wu Guangming tapped his cane on the floor three times and said in a deep voice, "This is a sacred ancestral hall. Do you want to offend the eyes of our ancestors?"

Wu Tianxiong was taken aback and looked at Wu Tianhe with suspicion.

Wu Tianhe said, "Uncle, what they did is an insult to our ancestors! How can they be convinced if we don't present this evidence?"

Before Wu Guangming could speak, Wu Guanglin interjected, "I think Tianhu is right! The ancestral rules cannot be broken casually. The clan leader is still asleep, and Tianhe will lead the incense offering at today's ancestral hall meeting. Therefore, the final decision-making power naturally rests with Tianhe."

Wu Tianhe curled his lips into a cold smile.

He certainly knew why Wu Guanglin had suddenly made such a statement.

He also had an affair with Chu Qiangliu and was afraid that he would be implicated in the evidence.

"Yes, yes, let's hear what Tianhe has to say first."

Wu Anping echoed this.

Wu Zhengfeng's lips twitched a few times, but in the end he didn't dare to say anything more.

"Fourth Elder, what do you think?"

Wu Tianhe looked at Wu Zhengfeng and said in a sarcastic tone.

Wu Zhengfeng snorted but didn't say anything.

“Alright, let’s continue this topic.” Wu Tianhe perked up and said loudly, “I agree with Tianhu’s suggestion. Clan rules are clan rules and cannot be broken easily.”

Wu Guangming said, "Tianhe, just tell me directly, how do you want to deal with Wu Tianding?"

Wu Tianhe glanced around, exuding an air of dominance, and slowly said, "It's very simple. Take back all the places he owns, as well as the house the old man gave him, and remove him from the family genealogy. However, considering that he also shares the surname Wu, we can let him stay in Wu Village temporarily until the demolition and resettlement begin."

His words effectively drove Wu Tianding out of Wu Village.

When the demolition and resettlement began, Wu Tianding had no choice but to leave Wu Village with nothing.

He had nothing to do with any of the demolition compensation or resettlement housing.

"Isn't this... a bit too harsh?"

Wu Tianpeng, who hadn't said much until now, suddenly spoke up.

Wu Tianhe, Wu Tianhu, and the others stared at him in astonishment, seemingly finding it unbelievable that he had said those words.

Wu Tianpeng is usually not very talkative, but he has always been firm in his stance and stands on Wu Tianhe's side.

The seven brothers had discussed Wu Tianding's matter many times.

Wu Tianpeng has consistently supported Wu Tianhe's decision to take back Wu Tianding's territory and expel him from the Wu family.

Therefore, Wu Tianhe and the others were quite surprised when he suddenly said this.

"Sixth Brother, what do you mean by that?" Wu Tianhu said somewhat displeased. "What do you mean by 'a bit ruthless'? Shouldn't we take back the territory he's in and make him leave the Wu family?"

"Yes, I think my elder brother was quite merciful! He didn't make him leave Wu Village immediately, which is more than enough."

Wu Tianbao continued.

"Sixth Brother, rules are rules. Even if you can't bear it, we can't break the family rules because of him, can we?"

Wu Tianying also said something.

Wu Tianpeng wasn't in a hurry. He said calmly, "I don't think there's any problem with taking back the property he's in. But no matter what, he's our brother. Besides, our father and the elders unanimously agreed to let him stay in Wu Village. I think killing someone is just a matter of taking their head back; taking back the property is enough. There's no need to completely drive him out of the Wu family... Otherwise, when the old man wakes up and knows how ruthless we've been, I'm afraid he won't be happy, right?"

After hearing his words, Wu Tianhe smiled coldly, "Several experts at the hospital have already determined that the old man will not wake up! Why are you still so worried?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the ancestral hall door was suddenly pushed open, and two figures appeared at the entrance.