Chapter 233 Peeping at a Widow Bathing?

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"That's good." Lin Baozhu breathed a sigh of relief. Ever since the farce at the engagement banquet, her grandparents had completely lost faith in their aunt Guo Cuifang. "Although they didn't explicitly sever ties, they would never again concern themselves with her messy affairs."

What the eldest uncle didn't mention was that Guo Cuifang had shamelessly asked her parents to persuade Lin's mother to let Li Xiuxiu marry Qin Haifeng! But Qin Haifeng had considerable connections in the army! Naturally, the two elders resolutely rejected this wishful thinking.

But it also disgusted the brothers.

Guo Cuifang did the same thing once before, and now she wants to do it again?

Unfortunately, Baozhu is not a delicate little persimmon. If you really bully her, this girl will not show any mercy.

The eldest uncle dropped Lin Baozhu off at the entrance of Dageba Village and then rode away on his bicycle.

After she had dinner with her father, he went to bed.

Lin Baozhu, carrying a packet of medicine, climbed over the wall and headed straight for the Bi family!

If Zhao Xiaoyu wanted to poison their family, then she would make them reap what they sowed...

After sneaking into the Bi family's house, she listened carefully to the sounds inside. Once she was sure they were all asleep, she tiptoed down the wall. To prevent them from waking up halfway through her scheme, she sprinkled sleeping pills in both rooms...

She then divided the medicine into three portions and poured them into the mouths of You Yongsheng, Zhao Xiaoyu, and Bi Yuntao respectively. After doing this, she caught a rat, stomped on it, and threw it into the Bi family's rice jar...

The next day, after having breakfast with her father, Lin Baozhu said, "Dad, Mom is taking care of Second Sister-in-law in the county. We're really worried about you being alone at home. Why don't you... pack your things and come back to the county with me?"

"Go to the county?" Lin's father's eyes lit up, and he immediately perked up. "Great! I've been missing Cuihua too! This time, I'll take your mother to the department store and buy some good fabric to make a new dress! She's suffered with me for most of her life, and now that our daughter is successful, I, as her father, should let her enjoy some happiness!" With that, he hurriedly got up to pack his bags.

Lin Baozhu watched her father's anxious figure, shaking her head with a wry smile. The most important reason she sent him to the county was for safety. Her father was unaware of Shen Kaichi's existence, but Shen Kaichi knew that her father was the biggest weakness in his "usurpation" scheme! Who knew if that heartless madman would take the risk?

Mr. Lin quickly packed a bundle and picked up the heavy bunch of house keys on the table: "I'll go give the keys to your aunt. Our chickens and ducks still need someone to look after them." With that, he left with the keys in his pocket.

Lin Baozhu waited and waited at home, but as the sun rose higher, her father still hadn't returned. A growing unease crept into her heart. Just as she was about to go out to look for him, the courtyard gate was suddenly flung open! Her aunt, Guo Cuirong, rushed in, breathless, her face filled with panic!

"Baozhu! Something terrible has happened! Your father... your father is in trouble!"

Lin Baozhu's heart sank, and she abruptly stood up: "What happened? Where is he?!"

"It's...it's by the river at the east end of the village!" Guo Cuirong stamped her feet anxiously.

Lin Baozhu felt a chill run from the soles of her feet to the top of her head, and her body swayed slightly! By the river?!

Did his father drown...?

Seeing her pale face, Guo Cuirong quickly grabbed her arm and explained, "She didn't fall into the river! Your father was bringing me the keys when he got to the riverbank and... he got harassed by Widow Liu! That shrew blocked your father's way and screamed all over the village, insisting that your father... that your father was peeping at her while she was bathing! She was yelling that she was going to drag your father to the police station!"

Peeping at Widow Liu taking a bath?!

Lin Baozhu's eyes instantly turned icy cold! She knew better than anyone how deep her father's feelings for her mother were! Her mother was now radiant under the nourishment of the spiritual spring water, and her father doted on her every day when he came home! How could he possibly go and peep at a disgraced widow bathing?!

This sudden frame-up was no accident! A strong sense of conspiracy permeated the air. Who was it? At this critical juncture, to resort to such despicable means to frame her father?! What was their purpose?!

The coldness in Lin Baozhu's eyes was almost tangible. She steadied herself and said to her aunt Guo Cuirong, "Aunt, lead the way! I want to see who's so blind as to throw mud at my father!"

The two hurried to the riverbank at the east end of the village. A crowd of villagers had already gathered, pointing and whispering amongst themselves. In the center of the crowd, Lin's father, Lin Geng, was furious, his face ashen, veins bulging on his forehead, as a disheveled woman was tightly gripping his arm.

The woman was none other than Liu Jinhua, the village's notorious shrew.

"Let go! You woman! What nonsense are you spouting! I, Lin Gengsheng, am upright and honest. When did I ever peep at you while you were bathing?! This is slander!!" Lin Gengsheng was furious and wanted to shake her off, but he was afraid that if he used too much force, he would hurt her and make it even harder to explain.

His eyes were red with anxiety!

"slander?!"

Liu Jinhua’s voice was sharp and shrill as she cried out to the villagers who had gathered around: “Everyone, please be the judge! I’m an innocent person. I was just washing myself in the reeds by the river when I saw Lin Gengsheng sneaking around and peeping at me!”

My eyes practically popped out of my head! If I hadn't been quick-witted enough to shout it out, I... I wouldn't be alive today! Lin Gengsheng! You have to give me an explanation today! Otherwise, I'll smash my head against this riverbank and die, and I'll haunt you even as a ghost!"

As she cried out, she secretly glanced at Lin Gengsheng out of the corner of her eye, a hint of smugness and greed in her eyes.

"Bullshit!"

Lin Geng was trembling with anger: "I was on my way to deliver the keys to my sister-in-law! I was just passing by the river! I was eight feet away from your lousy reeds! I couldn't even tell if you were round or flat! Bah, I didn't even look over there."

"Deliver the keys? Who would believe that! Delivering keys to the riverbank? You have ulterior motives, and you have to give me an explanation today." Liu Jinhua persisted.

Just then, Lin Baozhu pushed through the crowd, her cold voice like ice beads falling to the ground: "Aunt Liu, what explanation do you want?"

When Liu Jinhua saw Lin Baozhu, her eyes flickered, and then she wailed even louder: "Baozhu, you've come at the right time! Your father... he ruined my reputation! How am I, a widow, supposed to live now! Waaah..."

Lin Baozhu walked up to the two women expressionlessly, her gaze sweeping over Liu Jinhua like a sharp blade: "Destroy your innocence? Aunt Liu, you need evidence to speak. You say my father spied on you while you were bathing, but besides your baseless accusations, who else saw you? Where exactly were you bathing? Where was my father watching? What time was it? What witnesses or evidence were there?"

If not, I can sue you for defamation!

A barrage of calm, almost cold, questions rained down on Liu Jinhua, leaving her somewhat bewildered. Her eyes darted around in panic as she stammered, "It was...it was right behind that patch of reeds...he...he was hiding behind the willow tree, peeping! There were no witnesses...who could see something like that! He's just shameless!"