"An untaught son is no better than a donkey, and an untaught daughter is no better than a pig. I don't know what you're thinking as a father, but I've already split from the family and am living on my own. Whatever happens at the old house now, good or bad, has nothing to do with me. The words are harsh, but the point stands. You can figure it out yourself. I still need to pay New Year's visits to some of the family elders, so I'm leaving," Li Xiu said bluntly.
Glancing at his siblings, Li Xiu turned and headed out, saying casually, "If you want to come along for the New Year's visits, then let's go."
The siblings exchanged uncertain glances, then instinctively followed Li Xiu out the door. After all, going on New Year's visits had become an annual tradition. Li Xiu always led the children from the family's three branches, and without their eldest brother showing the way, they wouldn't even know whose house was whose.
