The woman tentatively tried to move forward, but when she met Xu Yan's cold and distant gaze, she hesitated and stopped, her eyes fixed on Lin Dong.
Although Da Bao and Xiao Bao had long forgotten what Lin Dong's second uncle and aunt looked like, children are always very sensitive to changes in adults' emotions. When they saw the woman's fervent gaze toward Lin Dong from afar, the two kids felt that the woman in front of them was not a good person.
After all, Lin Dong had never been this scared when he was beaten up at school before!
These two adults are even more terrifying than Zhao Wenhu and his gang!
Thinking this, Da Bao and Xiao Bao pursed their lips tightly, their little faces full of vigilance, and hid behind Xu Yan and Xie Zhuo, protecting Lin Dong tightly.
Noticing their movements, Xie Zhuo looked down at the two of them.
Then, she gently squeezed Lin Dong's small hand in a comforting manner.
"Third Aunt, who is this person? He's scary," Da Bao's tender voice suddenly came over.
Xu Yan's gaze was still on the woman in front of him, and before he could answer, he heard Xiao Bao seriously spout nonsense: "Exactly, why is she pointing at Big Brother and calling him Lin Dong? Who is Lin Dong?"
When Xiao Bao said this, no one present except Da Bao reacted.
Xie Zhuo, however, was the first to come to his senses, as he was being tossed and turned by Kaixin jumping around in his arms. He also looked up at the couple not far away.
His eyes held a chill more biting than the winter wind. "Who knows? Probably the name of some innocent child who was sold and then beaten to death."
He was tall, and the three kids couldn't see his face. They could only judge his expression by the seemingly mocking tone in his smile.
Third Uncle got angry.
Xu Yan's expression grew even colder.
Two years ago, she was still young and had some of the original owner's aura. She had a round face and round eyes. Although she had strong features, she still had the look of a sweet girl. Now that she has fully grown up, she has a more mature and sophisticated look.
Especially considering her height, which is considered tall even among women, she now looks down at the two people in front of her with an icy expression and a sense of disgust, exuding a rather indescribable aura.
"That, that is," Lin Dong's second aunt still didn't want to give up, but Xiao Bao's words distracted her, and she became a little uncertain again. She reached out and tried to point towards Lin Dong, "Isn't that my nephew Lin Dong?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Yan let out a cold laugh.
"What are you saying? Just because you see a child doesn't mean they're yours? Looking at our child, there's no way we could have uncles and aunts like you!"
After saying that, she glanced back and forth between the two of them a few times, and finally made an expression as if she was about to vomit if she looked at them any longer.
The woman's face stiffened, and she was about to say something more when Lin Tianfu grabbed her arm.
"What are you doing?" Lin Tianfu held the woman tightly, and when he noticed that Xie Zhuo and Xu Yan were staring at him, he lowered his head even further.
"What are you saying about me?"
The woman was furious at Lin Tianfu's pathetic state. She glared at him and, thinking she was being quiet, yelled, "How many times has Tiedan cried for a candied hawthorn? If they were raising Lin Dong, they should at least offer him something..."
The voice trailed off, and Xu Yan couldn't hear it clearly, but just hearing the beginning was enough to make her furious.
Listen to this, is this even human language?
First, they sold the child for money and then ignored him completely. Now that they've seen the child, they don't even ask how he's been doing. Instead, they're plotting to extract more of his remaining value.
A string of candied hawthorns?
hehe.
When Xu Yan rushed over and slapped the woman across the face, his mind was filled with nothing but anger and the image of Lin Dong half-dead in the hospital.
She moved so fast that the woman who was slapped didn't even have time to react.
After she stared at Xu Yan for a few seconds and raised her hand, Xie Zhuo had already arrived at Xu Yan's side.
As he pulled Xu Yan into his arms, he kicked Lin Tianfu in the stomach.
The child being held by the woman burst into tears.
In the cold winter, most people stay at home, warming themselves by fire pits or iron stoves. Many people also squat in the corners to bask in the sun. There aren't many people on the street, but it's not just Xu Yan and his group and Lin Tianfu.
Several people looked over after hearing the crying.
The woman was about to fight back when she bent down to put the child down. She noticed several people surrounding her, so she hesitated. In the end, she didn't say anything more to Xu Yan and the others, and hurriedly ran away with the child in her arms.
Xu Yan was still angry, but he was also a little confused by the woman's actions.
Just as she was wondering, she heard an old woman next to her shout at Lin Tianfu in a rough voice.
Lin Tianfu snatched the child from the woman beside him, and the two of them ran even faster.
"That damned bastard, he hides at home all day and never comes out. Today I finally caught him!" The old woman had a loud voice and ran forward.
The other women who came to town with her to buy things also knew about her feud with the Lin family. They muttered to themselves as they quickly caught up with her.
"I've never seen anyone so shameless. If she didn't have money, it would be one thing to owe money and not pay it back, but she's already able to afford meat and still won't pay it back," the old woman shouted.
“It’s only because you’re kind-hearted,” another woman who caught up with her chimed in, her voice equally loud. “Given their family’s situation, only someone as kind-hearted as you would lend them money.”
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