"Smack," at that moment, the ancestral tablet of the eldest brother toppled over, and Mr. Liu, startled by the sight, immediately held back his tears. Choking up, he said, "Big brother, do you mean you don't want me to join you?" Mr. Liu stepped forward to straighten the ancestral tablet as he spoke.
Mr. Liu gazed at the eldest brother's tablet in silence for a long while, reminiscing about the moments when he had been shielded from knife attacks for his sake, feeling immensely frustrated. Initially, the knife was meant for him, yet each time, it was his brothers who recklessly stepped forward to block it.