Chapter 321 Possessing Good Fortune

On a joyous Mid-Autumn Festival, the Liu family, who were embracing and weeping with happiness at the prospect of reunion, ultimately saw their joy end with Liu Mei's passing.

Liu Mei beat up her second sister-in-law, and her second brother went to help his wife without saying a word.

When the three were fighting, a bowl of wild vegetables on the table was knocked over and fell to the ground.

Old Lady Liu was so angry that she stomped her feet.

"What are you doing? I'm just waiting for your..."

As for who it should be, everyone knows who Old Lady Liu is referring to.

Old Lady Liu's words carried no weight; only Old Man Liu could speak.

"Stop it, all of you!"

Liu Mei wouldn't listen, so Liu Ersao wouldn't stop, and Liu Lao Er only paused for a moment.

"Boss, go and pull them apart."

With great effort, Liu Laoda pulled Liu Mei away and dragged her outside.

"You come back and start causing trouble, trying to make yourself look good! Get out, get out, and don't ever come back to this house!"

Liu Ersao cursed, "She's a menace! Don't let her into the house again!"

Liu Mei looked at the group of her family members in the room with a cold smile, her whole body trembling with anger.

"Father, Mother, are you just going to let them bully me like this?"

Liu Mei is now alive only because of her hatred for Lin Shuhong, and now she hates even her own family.

"You're just a married-out woman. Married-out women don't come home for the Mid-Autumn Festival. What are you doing back today?"

These were said by Old Lady Liu.

Old Man Liu snapped, "Shut up!"

Old Lady Liu kept a long face and didn't say anything.

Liu Mei thought sarcastically, "After I got married, I went back to my parents' home every Mid-Autumn Festival. Whenever I went home, I would always have gifts in my hands, and my family would greet me with smiles. Why didn't my mother say that married women shouldn't go back to their parents' home for Mid-Autumn Festival?"

Old Man Liu's expression softened as he said, "Let's go inside, so people don't laugh at us."

The commotion that Old Liu's family made has been heard by the surrounding neighbors, and many people are peeking around nearby.

Liu Mei stood at the door with her arms crossed and said, "I, a married woman, am not going to enter your house. I'll just stay here and see how lively your family is."

Old Man Liu glared at him, "What are you saying?"

He turned to look at Liu Ersao: "If you don't want to live together, then get out. Why did you cause trouble? Are you happy with this mess? Do you have to make a fool of yourself in front of others?"

Liu Ersao didn't speak, but gestured with her eyes for her husband to speak.

Before Liu Lao Er could even open his mouth, Liu Lao Die said, "It's already like this, blaming this and that, how can we expect to have a good life in the future?"

The family finally calmed down.

"Meizi, come in!"

Liu Mei then slowly went inside.

Her going in doesn't mean she doesn't resent her family anymore; it just means she has other important things to do.

Even with Old Man Liu's words intimidating them, the whole family still looked at Liu Mei, who had just entered the house, with hatred in their eyes.

The food was all spilled on the ground, so no one had anything to eat.

Old Man Liu said to Liu Mei earnestly, "Behave well, and you'll be able to get out earlier in the future. Once you're out, you'll be free."

Liu Mei said directly, "Dad, Lin Shuhong has taken Jin Yao to the chemical plant in Tingzhou to live a good life. Can any of you go and help me see if he has remarried?"

Whether Lin Shuhong remarried was a source of great anxiety for her.

She can't have any more children. She only has one child in her life, Lin Jinyao. The blind old woman said that Lin Jinyao is destined for wealth and honor, and she will enjoy the blessings of having a daughter. She can't let that heartless Lin Shuhong take away that blessing.

If Lin Shuhong finds another one, and after a long time, Lin Jinyao will forget about her, and she will be even less able to enjoy Lin Jinyao's good fortune.

Old Man Liu didn't know that Liu Mei had run away before, but he knew that when Liu Mei gave birth to her son, the doctor said she couldn't have any more children. Lin Jinyao was Liu Mei's only child, and Liu Mei wanted her family to go and see her. Old Man Liu could understand that.

Before Old Man Liu could speak, Second Sister-in-law Liu was the first to object.

"Do you know how much it costs to go out? You just talk and expect us to run errands for you. Are you going to pay for the travel expenses? All you do is cause us trouble. Lin Shuhong beat us up last time. What if he beats us up again when we go to him?"

Liu Mei sneered inwardly, but her face remained calm: "When you find him over there, won't you ask him for money? Just tell him that I'm sick here, that I'm dying. It would be best to tell my daughter. My daughter is soft-hearted, and even if Lin Shuhong doesn't want to give it to her, my daughter will beg him to give it to her."

After saying that, Liu Ersao fell silent.

This is indeed a good method, but the ferocity of Lin Shuhong when she hit people is still fresh in everyone's mind. Thinking of Lin Shuhong, everyone is a little scared.

Furthermore, after arriving at the Second Branch Farm, the only one who went to Shicheng, Sister-in-law Liu, never returned. The rest of them hadn't even been to Shicheng yet, and they didn't even know where Tingzhou was!

Liu Mei continued, "Lin Shuhong works in a chemical plant and receives a monthly salary. His life is much more comfortable than yours. When you get there, don't argue with him. Just act pitiful. He thinks I'm about to die, so he'll give me money. When you get there, you have to help me find out if he's remarried. If he has, we won't be able to take advantage of him anymore."

The Liu family wouldn't turn away anything that offered them an advantage or benefit.

After thinking for a while, Old Man Liu arranged for his second sister-in-law to take his sixteen-year-old grandson with her.

This time, Liu Ersao did not object.

Once the matter was settled, Liu Mei had no desire to stay any longer, so she went back that very night.

Old Liu and his colleagues had to return to work before starting their shift the next morning, so they left early the next morning, before dawn.

When they ran into the company on the road, Old Man Liu managed to force a smile and greet them, but the other person spat on the ground.

Liu Lao Er cursed, "Who the hell are you spitting on?"

The person who spat at them glanced at them sideways, ignored them, snorted, and walked away.

Old Man Liu grabbed Liu Lao Er's arm and yelled, "Want to cause trouble again? Get out of here!"

Old Liu was furious.

Old Man Liu knew his family had a bad reputation, and thought that once their work was over, they would move to another place. Otherwise, they couldn't live with people gossiping about them like this every day.

In order to take advantage of Lin Shuhong, Liu Ersao took Lao San's nephew out two days later.

If they didn't know the way, they would ask for directions. They asked for directions all the way, and it took the two of them two and a half days to reach Tingzhou.

When they arrived in Tingzhou, they found out that the chemical plant was quite far from the city.

The two walked until dark before finding the chemical plant located in the middle of the field.

This chemical plant isn't open to just anyone; there are security guards with weapons at the entrance.

The two men timidly approached the door, only to be stopped by someone.

"Who are you? What brings you here?"

The security guard eyed the two men warily.

Liu Ersao said timidly, "I'm looking for Lin Shuhong. His wife is sick and she's dying. Could you help me call someone? My sister-in-law's daughter is named Lin Jinyao. Could you help me call someone?"

This place is unusual; unlike ordinary state-owned factories like food processing plants, outsiders cannot enter freely.

The guard sized up the two men for a while, checked their letters of introduction, and registered their information before saying, "You two wait here."