Just as it was mealtime, Wang Yindi followed the smell to their house. Xie Yan looked at the person who wanted to stay and linger, and sneered.
That day, the sun was just setting in the west, and the afterglow dappled through the treetops into the courtyard. As soon as it was time for dinner, Wang Yindi, as if waiting nearby, followed the aroma and sauntered over to Xie Yan's house.
Xie Yan glanced at the man and a look of disgust flashed in his eyes. He took two steps forward and prepared to close the door.
Having been turned away several times, Wang Yindi learned her lesson this time. She pounced on him, wedged one foot in the doorway, and looked at Xie Yan with a smile. She refused to believe that Xie Yan would dare to close the door in this state.
Xie Yan couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.
Yes, he didn't dare to close the door, but a person won't starve if they don't eat for a meal. Since she was so shameless as to not want to leave, they decided not to cook for her today.
Anyway, his wife had already eaten a meal, so she definitely wasn't hungry now. As for himself, he could just drink more water.
It's not like we've never gone hungry before!
Seeing this, Wang Yindi thought he had won, went inside and sat at the dining table, waiting to eat.
But as she watched anxiously, it was already lunchtime, and Yu Yuehui showed no sign of cooking. She couldn't help but raise her voice, "Yuehui, what's wrong with you now? Look at the time! Aren't you going to cook?"
"What if you get so hungry at the thank-you banquet?"
“They’re city people, don’t you know that city people eat on time?”
Before Yue could even speak, Xie Yan retorted with a smile, his words full of sarcasm, "Sorry, I've already moved to the countryside and transferred my household registration. I'm no longer a city dweller."
"We country folk only eat one meal a day, don't you even know that?"
When Wang Yindi heard Xie Yan's sarcastic remark, she immediately put on a pitiful look, looking at Xie Yan with a half-crying expression, her manner as affected as could be. "I did all this for you, how can you say that to me?"
Xie Yan was disgusted by her appearance. Looking at her already unpleasant face, making such an affected expression gave him goosebumps. He couldn't help but take several steps back and reached out his hand as if to drive away something dirty to stop her from getting closer. "Are you out of your mind?"
"You bully my wife in front of me, and you still have the nerve to say it's for my sake?"
Is that thing on your neck just for show?
Wang Yindi then burst into tears, sobbing and yelling, "I'm already in such a miserable state, and you're still bullying me!"
"Waaaaah~ So what if she's the captain's daughter!"
"So you can just bully people for no reason!" The pitiful voice was so sharp it seemed to pierce the clouds, as if it wanted to attract people from all around.
The villagers loved watching a good show, and as soon as they heard the pitiful wailing coming from this side, they immediately realized that Wang Yindi must have gone to cause trouble for Yu Yue again.
Everyone put down what they were doing and were preparing to cook, and like iron filings attracted by a magnet, they gradually gathered towards Xie Yan's house, all wanting to see what kind of trouble the two young people and Wang Yindi would cause.
During this period, everyone has witnessed Wang Yindi's "fighting power" firsthand; which family in the village hasn't been harassed by her?
When her own family is harmed, she's furious, but if she sees her harming other people's families, it becomes a hot topic of conversation.
Xie Yan looked at the crowd that quickly surrounded the courtyard, and then glanced at Wang Yindi, who was crying her heart out while clutching her stomach, listing how miserable she was, as if all the tragedies were caused by her family. She quickly pulled Yu Yuehui back, who was so angry that she was rubbing her fists together, ready to fight.
He turned around and quickly grabbed a handful of dry grass from the house. While Wang Yindi was engrossed in her sobbing and not paying attention, he swiftly stuffed it into her mouth. Then, with a feigned look of sadness, he said, "I'm sorry! I heard your tragic story clearly, and I really sympathize with you, but..."
"Your wailing is so loud, it's disturbing my wife."
"You know my wife is pregnant. If she scares my son, that would be absolutely unacceptable!"
"This is our eldest grandson!"
For my son's sake, I'm afraid you'll have to make this difficult. Someone as understanding as you will surely understand, right?
Wang Yindi ripped the dry grass out of her mouth, widened her barely noticeable triangular eyes, and glared fiercely at Xie Yan, "I'm pregnant too, and I'm even further along than Yu Yuehui!"
"It's bad enough that you don't give me good food, but you treat me like this!"
Xie Yan laughed dismissively, his eyes filled with contempt. "Otherwise? Who do you think you are?"
"A convict, and a convict with a child at that! How dare you come to our house for dinner, and expect to eat well?"
"There's plenty of food in the toilet, why don't you go eat there?"
Hearing Xie Yan humiliate her so mercilessly, Wang Yindi was so angry that she lay down on the ground and started throwing a tantrum, crying so miserably that anyone who didn't know the situation would really think she was about to die.
Among the onlookers, some couldn't bear to watch and felt that Xie Yan's actions seemed a bit excessive, so they began to whisper among themselves.
"Xie Yan has gone too far!" an older woman said, frowning.
“That’s right, after all, they’re not native to our village. They’re educated youth from the city. How could they possibly care about our village’s past?” another aunt chimed in.
"Yes, yes!" The others nodded in agreement.
At this moment, an older man raised his voice and said to Xie Yan, "Xie Yan, young people shouldn't be so ruthless! In this life, you'll have to ask for help three times even when you don't need it, and you'll have to walk through doors three times even when you don't want to. Always leave yourself an out."
"Yeah, yeah! All we want is some food, is it really necessary to be so ruthless?" An old woman who always liked to take advantage of others spat on the ground in disgust and shouted loudly.
"Look at her, every family in the village has been exploited by her, but your family is the most ruthless!"
"Yes!" the others echoed.
They all felt that their families had been harmed by Wang Yindi, so why should Xie Yan's family be spared?
Xie Yan glanced at the people who had just spoken, and sneered, "Oh! Since all you aunties, uncles, and elders are so kind-hearted and so full of kinship, what are we waiting for?"
"Come on, let's take them to your house for a meal?"
"I've only been in the countryside for a short time, how could I possibly develop a kinship with this Wang Yindi from the same village?"
“But you all watched Wang Yindi grow up. It’s different. Now that she’s in trouble, you should help her!”
The crowd, which had been talking enthusiastically just moments before, suddenly fell silent.
Nobody's a fool. They're already struggling to make ends meet, so how could they possibly have any extra food to give to this annoying Wang Yindi?
Upon hearing this, a glimmer of hope ignited in Wang Yindi's eyes, and she looked eagerly at the crowd.
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