Yang Honghua was so embarrassed by these people's laughter that she couldn't lift her head. Just then, Li Dawei arrived.
"Mom, why are you sitting on the ground? Get up quickly." Like a dutiful son, he pulled his mother up and patted her pants.
Then she said to the onlookers, "I'm sorry everyone, my mother just really wants to see her granddaughter."
"Sigh, everyone says that grandparents love their grandchildren more. No matter what happened between Xie Zhiqing and me, that child is still my own flesh and blood."
Lin Yu narrowed her eyes, looking at Li Dawei, who was completely different from yesterday.
Xie Xinyu was so angry that she was trembling and her teeth were chattering.
Lin Yu took her hand and silently comforted her: "It's okay. Don't be afraid."
Li Dawei continued, "We just wanted to see if we could spend more time with the child in the future, since I'm the child's father too."
Some of the onlookers were quite reasonable and questioned, "Why didn't you come earlier or later? Xie, the educated youth, has raised her child to be fair and tender, and you come here to eat her handouts. You're shameless."
"Exactly, someone like Yang Honghua, how could she possibly genuinely like a young girl?"
But there are also those who are stubborn and confused: "You can't say that. That child is indeed Li Dawei's biological daughter, and it's not wrong for them to be close to her."
"Exactly, they're all in the same brigade. You can't just not let the child see his or her biological father and mother, that would be too cruel."
"Even if bones are broken, they are still connected by tendons. What parent in the world doesn't love their own child?"
Lin Yu really wanted to answer her, and there really are many people who don't like their own children.
These people are talking without understanding the pain Xie Xinyu has experienced; they haven't gone through her suffering, yet they're making sarcastic remarks.
The thought of Ruyi being entangled with this family for the rest of her life made Xie Xinyu wish she could put the child back in her womb.
Just think of her poor daughter, who was disliked by her own father and grandmother when she was still an infant, and will be entangled by them later in life because of this meager blood relation.
Xie Xinyu's eyes gradually turned bloodshot; she hated them so much that she wanted to kill them all.
It is said that mothers are strong, and Xie Xinyu is truly determined to kill for Ruyi's sake.
The look in Li Dawei's and Yang Honghua's eyes was sinister, but unfortunately they were too busy causing trouble to notice.
However, one eye lurking in the shadows saw it all…
On the other end, Captain Lin, who was in charge of the overall situation, said: "All of you shut up. Why are you talking so much? If you're so free, go and hoe the fields."
These people always join in on any excitement they see, and they love to act like big shots and uphold justice for others.
To agree with people like Yang Honghua and Li Dawei is truly blinding.
Captain Lin had just seen that those who spoke up for Li Dawei and his mother were all in cahoots with them.
They are lazy and gluttonous, and they favor sons over daughters.
It's probably Li Dawei who brought in someone to speak up, since most people with glasses wouldn't think there's any benefit to a child recognizing their biological father or grandmother.
"You all saw how Yang Honghua and Li Dawei treated Xie Zhiqing and her daughter. Do you believe what you saw or the nonsense they told you?"
Lin Aiguo was so angry he laughed. How shameless could Li Dawei be to say he wanted children?
You know, after Xie Xinyu left with the children, he had long forgotten about them and spent his days flirting with other women and not doing anything worthwhile.
Li Dawei, with his neck stiff, retorted, "Captain, people can change. Can't I change for the better now? Even if you're the captain, you can't stop me from seeing my own child."
That's not wrong. Even an upright official can't settle family disputes, and even the brigade leader can't stop the father from wanting his child.
Lin Yu frowned as she looked at him, guessing that he must want something from her, and then said to the onlookers:
"Everyone, go back and let them resolve this privately."
Captain Lin also spoke up: "You should all go to work. If you stay here and cause any more trouble, you'll have your work points deducted."
"Oh no, that won't do, I'm leaving."
"Wait for me, wait for me, I'm leaving too."
"Oh, I should go to work too."
"..."
With the captain giving the order, everyone quickly left.
At Lin Yu's signal, Captain Lin also left.
Li Dawei and Yang Honghua had smug smiles on their faces, while Lin Yu said coldly:
"Come in and tell me what's wrong."
Xie Xinyu suppressed her anger and was about to lead them into the house.
Yang Honghua looked down on the small mud house from the outside, pursed her lips, but still followed them inside.
The room was clean and tidy, with bright windows and spotless furniture. A fair-skinned little girl with rosy lips and white teeth was lying on the bed.
She had chubby cheeks, fair skin, and fine, soft hair held in place by a small red hair clip.
She was wearing a new cotton floral dress, which made her look just as good as the children in the city.
Upon seeing Xie Xinyu, the child clapped his hands and exclaimed, "Mom! Mom!"
Xie Xinyu's mood suddenly improved when she saw Ruyi: "Hey, Mom's here."
She went over, picked up the child, and made her stand up. Recently, Ruyi has been learning to walk, and Xie Xinyu would let her stand up whenever she had free time.
She tugged at her mother's sleeve with her little hand and tilted her head to look at the person who came in.
The small eyes looked puzzled, as if asking, "Who are you?"
She quickly recognized Lin Yu: "Auntie, Auntie."
Lin Yuxin was completely charmed and quickly went over: "It's Auntie, Ruyi is so good, she can recognize people now."
Even though he disliked girls, Li Dawei still felt his blood flow when he saw Ruyi.
This beautiful and adorable child is actually Li Dawei's daughter!
It would be a great honor to take this out.
He held out his hand: "Let your dad hug you."
Ruyi looked at the tall, dark, and dirty man in front of her and burrowed into Lin Yu's arms in fright, saying, "I'm scared, I'm scared."
Lin Yu patted her back: "It's okay, it's okay, Auntie's here."
She stared at Li Dawei with cold eyes.
Remembering how hard Lin Yu pinched him that day, Li Dawei immediately stopped moving.
Yang Honghua saw that the child's clothes and belongings were better than her family's, and thought to herself, "This young educated youth must have made a lot of money, right?"
And this house, so well-maintained, reminds her of when Xie Xinyu was alive; their house was always spotless.
But ever since she left, everyone in the family has become lazier than the last, leaving Yang Honghua to clean up the house all by herself, which is exhausting.
Sometimes you just have to do a perfunctory job.
Lin Yu sat down with Ruyi and Xie Xinyu, her face cold.
Li Dawei and his mother sat on the other side.
“Tell me your purpose. Don’t bring up the child. If you truly loved the child, you wouldn’t want to abandon it.”
Yang Honghua pouted: "But it wasn't thrown away, and it's grown so big."
Lin Yu glared at her: "Have you been living on nothing all your life?"
Then she smiled and said, "If you just want to look after the children, that's fine too."
Yang Honghua and Li Dawei's eyes lit up, and they were about to agree when they heard Lin Yu continue:
"Shouldn't you also pay some child support?"
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