Chapter 78 The Lin Family’s Greed

After Lin Fugui changed his clothes, he saw the situation and felt both angry and ashamed. He didn’t know how to persuade his wife to go back to Lin Yuexi and cause trouble. It was impossible! He could only pace back and forth in the house, constantly cursing Lin Yuexi.

Lin Wan and Lin Shengli were so hungry that they had to go to the kitchen and find two cold steamed buns. They didn’t even heat them up, they just wolfed them down. Lin Wan ate the cold buns, thinking about the roast duck, braised pork, and white rice at Lin Yuexi’s house, her heart felt like it was being scratched by a cat. She walked into the inner room and said to Li Sanru, “Mom, I want to eat roast duck, I want to eat braised pork, I want to eat white rice…”

Li Sanru finally stopped crying and said, “If you want to eat these, ask your father to get them for you. Lin Yuexi is his daughter…”

Lin Fugui saw this and said with difficulty, “Don’t you know the situation at home? It’s good enough to have steamed buns to eat, where can we get roast duck and braised pork?”

“Dad, I don’t care, I want to eat, Lin Yuexi has them, why don’t I have them?” Lin Wan shouted, as if she wouldn’t give up until she got the roast duck and braised pork.

Li Sanru wiped her tears and said angrily, “Darling, Lin Yuexi is your daughter, isn’t she? How can a daughter eat delicious food and drink spicy things while her father only has soup? Why don’t you just ask her to give you 30 yuan a month for filial piety?”

Lin Fugui’s eyes lit up when he heard Li Sanru’s words, but they dimmed immediately. He frowned and said, “Do you think that girl is easy to deal with? After today’s trouble, she’ll be willing to give it to you, I doubt it.”

Li Sanru sat up from the bed, her eyes red and swollen. “If she doesn’t give it, we’ll go to the village and make a scene. Let everyone know that she’s an unfilial daughter. Let’s see how she can stay in this village.”

Lin Fugui hesitated. “If we keep making a fuss, it won’t be good for us. What if it gets out and people start talking about us?”

“What are you afraid of!” Li Sanru raised her voice. “We are her parents. We gave birth to her and raised her. What’s wrong with asking for some filial piety money? If she doesn’t give it, it’s her fault.”

Lin Wan echoed, “Yes, Dad, Mom is right. She can’t just live a good life and ignore us.”

Lin Fugui thought for a moment and gritted his teeth. “Alright, I’ll find a time to talk to her again. But we can’t force her. We need to think of a way. Or maybe we can go to the village office and ask the village to help us.”

“That’s a good idea! You go and find the village head, Chen Dapeng, tomorrow and ask him to talk to the head of Lin Yuexi’s village and ask them to negotiate with Lin Yuexi…” Li Sanru immediately agreed. Taohua Village and Qinghe Village were not far apart, just across a river. Otherwise, Lu Cheng wouldn’t have met Lin Yuexi falling into the water when he returned to his hometown to visit relatives. He wouldn’t have had Lin Yuexi’s current situation. So, Lin Yuexi’s current situation is all thanks to him. It’s only right that she gives some money to her parents. Li Sanru’s abacus was clicking loudly. Lin Fugui was a man who only listened to his wife. So, the next day, Lin Fugui went to the village office and found the village head, Chen Dapeng, and told him about the situation.

Chen Dapeng scolded, “Lin Fugui, are you crazy? You want your daughter to give you 30 yuan a month for filial piety. Do you know who your daughter and son-in-law are now? Your son-in-law, Lu Cheng, is now a battalion commander, studying at a military academy. If I’m not mistaken, he’ll be promoted to a full regiment commander soon after he graduates. And your daughter, Lin Yuexi, is now a well-known doctor in the village. The secretary of the commune, Zhao Shuji, and the deputy secretary of the county, Li Fu Shuji, are both protecting her. You dare to ask her for 30 yuan a month for retirement money? Have you been kicked in the head by a donkey? Go, go, go. The village doesn’t have time to deal with your family’s mess. Deal with it yourselves.”

Lin Fugui was scolded by Chen Dapeng and his face turned red and white. He stammered, “I… I didn’t know the situation. No matter how powerful she is, she can’t ignore her own parents, can she?”

Chen Dapeng waved his hand impatiently. “Don’t make a fool of yourself. What your wife did to Lin Yuexi in the past, she didn’t come to you to settle the score, that’s already good enough. I’m telling you, don’t go and provoke her. Otherwise, you’ll regret it.”

Lin Fugui returned home dejectedly and told Li Sanru what Chen Dapeng said. Li Sanru was also stunned, but she still said stubbornly, “Is Chen Dapeng trying to scare us? How could Lin Yuexi have such great power?”

“Chen Dapeng said it with such confidence, how could it be fake?” Lin Fugui said angrily.

Lin Wan listened and curled her lips. “I don’t care, even if she’s powerful, she can’t just watch us starve to death. Dad, think of another way.”

Lin Fugui said, “What way can I think of? This rebellious daughter has grown wings and dares to go against me…”

Li Sanru thought about it and couldn’t let it go. How could she live a good life and not think of her family? So, she said to Lin Fugui, “If the village doesn’t care, then so be it. You are her biological father, we’ll go to her house and ask for money. If she doesn’t give it, we’ll take her radio, sewing machine, and bicycle as compensation!”

Lin Fugui remembered Lin Yuexi’s fierce attitude and began to feel nervous. “That dead girl, Lin Yuexi, is ruthless when she hits people. Can we even go?”

Li Sanru thought for a moment and said, “Then we’ll wait until Dasan returns in a few days. No matter how strong she is, she can’t beat Dasan…”

Lin Fugui, who had no conscience, nodded in agreement.

While the Lin family was discussing how to get something from Lin Yuexi, the Lu family was also busy.

One day, Liu Cuifang was wandering around outside when she overheard Zhang Pozi, Li Pozi, and Liu Pozi… gossiping.

“Did you know? I heard that Lin Yuexi’s father, Lin Fugui, went to the village head, Chen Dapeng, and asked for 30 yuan a month for filial piety from Yuexi…” Zhang Pozi said.

“I heard about it too. But it didn’t work out, Chen Dapeng scolded him and sent him back…” Liu Pozi said.

“Chen Dapeng scolded him, but I don’t think Li Sanru is easy to deal with. She definitely won’t give up. I heard that she went to make a scene last time, but she was beaten back by Yuexi…”

Liu Cuifang heard their gossip and immediately asked, “What? What are you saying? Did the Lin family eat a bear’s heart and dare to ask for 30 yuan a month for filial piety from my son’s wife?”

“Cuifhua, you don’t know yet! I guess they’ll be coming to your door in a few days…” Zhang Pozi said.

Liu Cuifhua’s heart sank when she heard this. She thought, I’ve been struggling for so long to get 10 yuan a month for retirement money from my son, and the Lin family wants 30 yuan a month for filial piety. Isn’t this slapping me in the face? This won’t do. This is our Lu family’s money, how could it fall into the hands of the Lin family? This won’t do. This is our Lu family’s money, how could it fall into the hands of the Lin family?