Chapter 23 Mother-in-law Provokes Again [I]

Lin Yuexi’s words made everyone around gasp, and the two aunties and the two older women started whispering. Zhang, the older woman, said, “I say, Old Man Lu is really something. Lu San is his son after all, and these two kids are his grandchildren after all. They, the old couple, took over the house and allowance for three years, and it’s fine. They even moved everything when they moved, and they didn’t leave anything for their daughter-in-law to live on…” Li, the older woman, agreed, “That’s right.

 It’s so hard for a widow with children. Comrade Lin, if you have any difficulties in the future, don’t bear them alone. We are all neighbors in this village. We will help if we can.” Lin Yuexi felt a warmth in her heart and quickly thanked them, “Thank you, aunties, for your concern. I will try my best to make a good life for myself.”

 At this time, the two female intellectuals got on the oxcart. One of them, Zhao Xiaoyan, looked at Lin Yuexi curiously and said, “You are Lin Yuexi, Lu Cheng’s wife…” “Yes, I am…” “Why are you different from what I heard?” “What’s different? Do you know my husband, Lu Cheng, Zhao?” Lin Yuexi was also a little confused.

 “I don’t know him personally, but I was sent down from the county. I’m classmates with Xia Ziying from your village. I heard from Xia Ziying that she and Lu Cheng were childhood sweethearts. Lu Cheng was going to marry her, but then Lu Cheng saved you, and your family insisted on Lu Cheng marrying you.

It made Xia Ziying not get married…” Zhao Xiaoyan said. Oh, so this scumbag has been gone for five years without a word, and there’s still a rotten peach blossom at home. Lin Yuexi searched her mind and found that there was indeed such a person. On the day of the original owner’s wedding, this rotten peach blossom had come to laugh at her. “Zhao, did she tell you that Lu Cheng doesn’t like me, so he hasn’t been home for five years? He will definitely divorce me and marry her when he comes back…” Zhao Xiaoyan and the other female intellectual were stunned when they heard Lin Yuexi say this.

“Lin Yuexi, you’re right. Xia Ziying really said that…” Zhao Xiaoyan and the other female intellectual nodded repeatedly. Zhang, the older woman, couldn’t stand it anymore. “Third wife of the Lu family, don’t listen to Xia Ziying’s nonsense. What kind of person is she? Everyone in our surrounding villages knows that Lu San couldn’t possibly like her. She’s just trying to get attention…” “Auntie Zhang, I know. A tree without bark will die, and a person without shame will conquer the world! If she has the guts, let her fight me…” Lin Yuexi said calmly. Zhao Xiaoyan knew that she had said the wrong thing, so her face turned red.

“Sister Yuexi, that’s not what I meant. It’s what Xia Ziying told me…” “No, just don’t spread rumors anymore…” Lin Yuexi said lightly. At this time, Old Man Xia saw that everyone was on board, so he shouted and drove the oxcart back to Qinghe Village. The atmosphere on the oxcart was a little heavy for a while.

The two female intellectuals didn’t say anything until they reached the front and got off. The two older women also got off before reaching the village office. Only the two older women and Lin Yuexi and her children were left on the oxcart. By this time, the sun had already set. Lin Yuexi simply took out a dime and gave it to Old Man Xia, “Old Man Xia, it’s getting late. Why don’t you just take us home?” Old Man Xia declined for a while, but eventually accepted the money, waved his whip, and continued driving the oxcart towards Lin Yuexi’s house. Along the way, Lin Yuexi silently planned the affairs of her family.

 She knew that there were many things to do when she got home. After arriving home, Lin Yuexi thanked Old Man Xia and took her children into the house. The house was a little dark, so she lit the oil lamp and started to organize the things in the backpack. Lu Ziyan and Lu Xiyun helped out. Although they were young, they tried their best to do what they could. The mother and children were busy when a pig-like howl came from the door, “Lin Yuexi, you bitch, quickly hand over San’er’s thirty yuan allowance!

” Lin Yuexi frowned, a surge of anger welled up in her heart, but she still suppressed it and took her children to the door. She saw her mother-in-law, her eldest brother Lu Jian Guo, and her sister-in-law Li Xiuyin standing at the door, hands on their hips, cursing. Lin Yuexi took a deep breath and tried to speak calmly, “Mother-in-law, eldest brother, sister-in-law, what are you doing? Didn’t we agree? You return Lu Cheng’s allowance and the house to me, and you won’t have to go to the labor camp! And eldest brother, didn’t you get enough this morning? Do you want to get beaten again?” Lu Jian Guo trembled when he heard this, “I… I…” Lu Jian Guo’s reaction surprised both Mother Lu and Li Xiuyin.

 They didn’t understand what Lin Yuexi meant, but Lu Jian Guo’s timidity made their arrogance weaken a bit. Lin Yuexi looked at them and continued, “Mother-in-law, I didn’t want to make things too difficult, but you keep coming to bully us. I won’t just sit here and let you do it. If you leave now, I can pretend that this never happened, and we’ll stay out of each other’s way. If you continue, don’t blame me for being impolite!

” How could Liu Cuifang listen to this? This morning, when she heard that Lin Yuexi had taken Lu San’s allowance remittance slip, she was furious. She scolded Lu Zhendong, and secretly swore that when Lin Yuexi came back, she would make her look bad and take back the allowance without leaving a single cent. She waited and waited, and finally, when it got dark, Lin Yuexi came back, carrying a backpack full of things. She was furious. This prodigal daughter-in-law, she actually bought so many things, she must have spent all of San’er’s allowance! No, I have to ask her for money. If there’s no money, then I’ll take the things! “Lin Yuexi, who do you think you are! San’er doesn’t like you.

Why are you using his allowance? His allowance is for me, his mother, to use for my old age…” Lin Yuexi listened to her mother-in-law’s words, feeling both helpless and angry. She raised her voice and said, “Mother-in-law, you keep saying that Lu Cheng’s allowance should belong to you, but Lu Cheng is my husband, and we have two children to support. You took all the things in the house when you moved.

 Shouldn’t I use the allowance to buy things?” “Lin Yuexi, don’t think that you have the captain backing you up and I can’t do anything to you. I tell you, San’er is my son, his allowance should belong to me, for my old age. Be sensible and hand over the things and the rest of the money, otherwise, don’t blame me.”

 Liu Cuifang shouted loudly. Seeing her posture, Lin Yuexi knew that there would be a fight tonight. She said to Ziyan and Xiyun, “You two sneak out of the back door and call Captain Li over. Tell him that your grandma, your aunt, and your uncle are at our door, trying to rob us. Ask him to come over quickly.” The two children heard Lin Yuexi say this and ran out of the back door… When Lin Yuexi saw her two children leave, she said, “Liu Cuifang, it seems you came to rob my house!

Come on! If you have the guts, come and take it! I tell you, I’ve already bought things with San’er’s allowance…”