Chapter 76 Beating Li Sangru and her daughter [I]

Lin Yuexi tried to calm herself down. She asked Ziyan and Xiyun to help her clear the dishes and take them to the kitchen. She then took out hot water from her space, washed the dishes, and put them in the space’s sterilizer to disinfect them. She pretended that Lin Fugui had never been there.

Lin Fugui went home and reported his trip to Lu’s house to his wife, Li Sanru. He assured her that Lin Yuexi would definitely bring things back the day after tomorrow. Li Sanru was overjoyed! She was also planning to give Lin Yuexi a hard time when she came back, to make her obediently bring all the good things in her house to them…

Li Sanru was dreaming this dream, waiting at home for Lin Yuexi to return. But she waited until noon, and Lin Yuexi still hadn’t come. She was so anxious that she was about to pull her hair out.

Seeing Li Sanru like this, Lin Fugui comforted her, “It’s raining today. She lives two miles away, and it’s not easy to ride a bicycle. She’s also carrying things and has two children with her. It’s only natural that she’s slow.”

Li Sanru didn’t believe him. She asked Lin Fugui, “Did that girl really promise to come back today?” She had heard that Lin Yuexi was bold enough to stand up to Liu Cuifang and that the county’s Zhao Fu-shuji valued her highly. How could she possibly listen to Lin Fugui?

“Of course, it’s true. She’s my daughter. How could she not listen to me?” Lin Fugui said confidently. He didn’t even think about the fact that Lin Yuexi didn’t even call him Father anymore. Would she listen to him?

Li Sanru, reassured, began to make plans: “Lin Yuexi will definitely bring meat, chicken, duck, malted milk, and so on when she comes back! I’ll have her cook the meal. Right! From now on, she should come back to cook. Her husband’s not home anyway. It’s the same amount of work whether she’s cooking for three people or more. Of course, those two little brats can’t be allowed to eat at the table. Of course, she’ll probably say she has to go to the village clinic, but she doesn’t earn much money at the village clinic. Her husband’s allowance from the army is high, so she doesn’t need to work at the village clinic.”

Li Sanru waited eagerly, but Lin Yuexi still hadn’t come by the time everyone else in the village started preparing lunch. Just then, Lin Wan came in. “Mom, why haven’t you cooked yet? I’m starving…”

Li Sanru said, “Wait a little longer. Let Lin Yuexi bring the meat back and have her cook.”

Lin Wan’s eyes lit up when she heard that there would be meat. “Really? Is it true? Lin Yuexi will come back to cook for us?” Lin Wan felt a little unbelievable. The people outside had made her out to be a wonder! A divine doctor? A military officer’s wife? Even the commune’s Zhao Shuji and Li Fu-shuji treated her like a precious jewel. If Lin Yuexi really came back to cook for their family, it would be a huge face-saver for her. She could brag to everyone then, saying that Lin Yuexi was nothing special. She still had to cook for her.

Thinking about this, Lin Wan wasn’t hungry anymore. She willingly waited on an empty stomach.

The family waited for another hour, but Lin Yuexi still didn’t come. Li Sanru felt that something was wrong. She asked Lin Fugui, “No matter how slow she walks or how much stuff she buys, she should be here by now. That girl must be playing us…”

Lin Fugui finally realized that something was wrong. “That girl wouldn’t really be playing me, would she? That rebellious daughter, how dare she even play tricks on her own father?”

Lin Sanru couldn’t sit still anymore. “No, I have to go to her house and see. If she’s really playing tricks on me, I’ll beat her to death…”

Lin Fugui agreed. That rebellious daughter, if you don’t beat her every three days, she’ll climb onto the roof. He had completely forgotten what kind of life his daughter had lived in the five years after he sold her. He only knew that she was doing well now, so she should take care of her mother’s family.

Lin Wan was so hungry that her stomach was growling, but she hadn’t waited for Lin Yuexi to cook for them. She was also very angry. “Dad, Mom, I’ll go with you!”

Just then, Lin Shengli had been playing outside and was coming back to eat. Seeing that his parents and sister were going to Lu’s house, he also wanted to go.

So, while everyone else was eating lunch, the four members of the Lin family stormed towards Lin Yuexi’s door.

Lin Yuexi had a patient at the village clinic today, and it was a bit late. She went home and directly took a roast duck from her space. She also made some braised pork, fried a few eggs, and made a seaweed and pork bone soup. The mother and children were about to eat.

Li Sanru and Lin Wan rushed in angrily. Lin Yuexi was so angry that she wanted to curse. But she saw Li Sanru about to start scolding, and her eyes widened when she saw the roast duck, eggs, and white rice on the table.

Lin Wan was already starving and drooled at the sight of the roast duck.

Li Sanru, however, looked at Lin Yuexi’s new clothes, the new furniture and soap, lipstick, face cream, sewing machine, and bicycle in the house, and her eyes couldn’t believe it. She exclaimed, “Lin Yuexi, you dead girl, you have so many good things, why don’t you send some to me?”

Li Sanru, although in her forties, loved these things. She was the only one in their village who wore bright red and green clothes. People whispered about her behind her back, but she didn’t care.

Seeing these two women, Lin Yuexi was furious. “What are you doing here? Don’t you see that we’re about to eat? If you have something to say, come back later.”

Li Sanru finally came back to her senses. “We’re here to eat.” She picked up the chopsticks on the table. “Since we’re not at home, we can eat at your place…”

Seeing her mother like this, Lin Wan also picked up the chopsticks on the table and reached for the roast duck.

Lin Yuexi saw this and grabbed the chopsticks from Li Sanru’s hand. She slapped them both on the backs of their hands with a “pop, pop.”

“Ah!” The two women cried out in unison.

“If you want to eat, go home and eat. I’m not entertaining you…”

Li Sanru and Lin Wan rubbed their hands, looking at the fragrant roast duck they couldn’t eat, feeling like they were being tortured.

Lin Fugui had entered the yard behind them. As soon as he entered the house, he heard the screams from inside. He asked loudly, “What’s going on?” He then strode inside.

Lin Yuexi saw that the three of them had mud on their shoes, making the floor dirty. She was disgusted.

Li Sanru saw Lin Fugui enter and said to him with a face full of grievances, “Fugui, you said she would bring meat and buy things to see me today. Look, I just wanted to eat the roast duck she made, and she hit me and Wanwan…” She then showed Lin Fugui the backs of their hands.

Lin Fugui saw that his wife and daughter’s hands were red and immediately scolded Lin Yuexi, “You dead girl, you’re so bold, you even dare to hit your mother and sister. You’re just eating some roast duck. What’s the big deal? I’ll beat you to death…”