"Brother and sister-in-law, wait for me here. Don't let anyone find out!"
Upon reaching the village entrance, Lin Xue instructed the two to find a place to hide.
She carried a basket on her back and walked towards the direction of Old Lin's house.
"Bang bang bang!"
"Bang bang bang!"
"Who is it, knocking on the door in the middle of the night? Are you trying to get yourself killed?"
The Lin family was all asleep on the kang (a heated brick bed) at the moment. No one knew who was knocking on the door in the middle of the night. Old Mrs. Lin cursed a couple of times in annoyance.
Lin Dabao was sleeping in the room with his wife in his arms. When he heard someone knocking on the door, he ignored it and just buried his head in his wife's neck.
It was only when Lin Erbao saw that no one was getting up that he put on his clothes and came to open the door.
Who are you?
Lin Erbao was shocked when he saw the disheveled, emaciated woman in front of him who looked like she was about to die.
"Second brother, it's me!"
With a hoarse voice, Lin Xue grabbed Lin Erbao's arm and began to wail.
"Second brother, who is this scoundrel knocking on our door in the middle of the night?"
Grandma Lin also came out wearing a jacket, but she didn't recognize Lin Xue after she dressed up.
"Mother, please save me!"
When Lin Xue saw the old lady Lin come out, she scrambled up to her, grabbed the old lady's waist, and cried her eyes out.
"Which heartless little bitch came up here calling me 'mother'? Who's your mother?"
Grandma Lin had actually recognized Lin Xue's voice, but when she saw Lin Xue's appearance, her heart skipped a beat.
Didn't I hear that his daughter works at a machinery factory in town?
What's wrong with this woman in front of me, who looks so emaciated and about to be buried?
Whose message is true?
How did her daughter end up in such a miserable state?!
Then, recalling what her eldest son and daughter-in-law had said when they returned, Old Mrs. Lin couldn't help but wonder, "Could all those messages be false?"
"Mother, it's me! It's Xue Ni!"
"Mother, please save me! I haven't eaten for 10 days, I'm starving!"
Lin Xue hugged the old lady and started wailing.
With onion smeared on the corner of his eye, tears streamed down his face uncontrollably, and he even blew out snot bubbles.
Lin Xue didn't mind the mess, so she wiped her hands and then rubbed the grime onto Old Mrs. Lin's body.
"What, are you all dead? Hurry up and drag this little slut of unknown origin away from me."
Grandma Wang was disgusted by Lin Xue's actions; she couldn't push her away or kick her.
He then launched into a tirade against Lin Erbao and Lin Sanbao, who were watching the commotion from the sidelines.
"ah!"
"Mother, it's me, Xue Ni!"
"Second brother, third brother, it really is Xue Ni! I'm so hungry! You can't treat me like this!"
Seeing that several people were pulling her up, Lin Xue sat down on the ground and started wailing and crying again.
"What unlucky talk! My daughter married into the Wang family and is now enjoying a life of luxury at Wang Guoqing's house!"
"Where did you come from, you little slut, to impersonate my Xue Ni? Don't you know how many eyes the King of Horses has?"
Grandma Wang was so angry that her chest heaved rapidly. She couldn't hold back any longer, took her shoes off her feet, and started hitting Lin Xue hard.
"Ahhh!"
"Since none of you are giving me a way out, then don't blame me!"
Lin Xue screamed and dodged away, then launched into a tirade of curses at the Lin family.
Then she kicked Lin Erbao, who came to help, flying away, and slapped Lin Sanbao's wife, who was trying to pull her away.
This frenzied performance left Lin Sanbao and Lin Erbao's wife stunned and too afraid to come forward.
"You, you dare to fight back? Are you trying to rebel?"
The shoe that Grandma Wang was holding in her hand had fallen off without her even realizing it.
Looking at Lin Xue's appearance, which resembled a demon crawling out of hell, her heart pounded uncontrollably.
"I don't care, I've ended up like this because you took away my family's food!"
"The Wang family's old residence doesn't care about me anymore, and Wang Guoqing ignores me too. If you don't give me food, don't blame me for dragging you all down with me!"
Lin Xue kicked away the old lady's worn-out shoe that she had intended to use to hit her.
Then he shoved Old Mrs. Lin to the ground and walked into her house in a few steps.
"Lin Xueni, do you even have the demeanor of a daughter?"
Old Man Lin had been hiding in the house listening for a long time. When his daughter rushed in, he started scolding her.
"Get out of here!"
Lin Xue didn't stand on ceremony and pushed her father, who was blocking the cabinet, aside.
With a tug, the lock and the latch on top were pulled off in one go.
"Oh dear, this is really killing me! That wretched Lin Xueni, why don't you just die!"
The sound of Old Mrs. Lin cursing came from the courtyard, but Lin Xue didn't care. She swept the valuables from the cabinet into her basket.
Actually, there wasn't anything good in it; Old Mrs. Lin's money wasn't even kept in the cabinet.
Inside were just some food and household items.
Undeterred by not finding any money, Lin Xue swept the items into her basket and went to the kitchen.
I lifted the pot lid, opened the cupboard, and devoured everything.
They also cleaned up all the food that Grandma Lin kept in the kitchen.
"Father, Mother, you've forced me into this situation. I'm starving to death. If I don't survive, I'll make sure you die with me!"
"If you hadn't been trying to leech off me, the Wang family wouldn't have abandoned me, and Wang Guoqing wouldn't have said a single word against me!"
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