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The calls for condemnation grew louder and louder.
The commotion also attracted a lot of onlookers from other villages.
In the dead of winter, with nothing much to do, every household likes to gossip, gathering around the fire to chat about everyday matters.
This is such a bombshell, it's perfect fodder for gossip, how could they possibly pass it up?
Wu Guangfa naturally knew about Ye Jianguo and Ye Sheng's family situation, but he pretended to be hearing it for the first time, and scolded Ye Sheng with extreme shock on his face: "Ye Sheng, is what they said true?"
"This..." Ye Sheng had no way to deny it.
Because the evidence is all there.
Jiang Enhua calmed down at this point and stood up, shouting, "You old geezers, you can't even manage your own family affairs, yet you're meddling in ours!"
"What did we do wrong? Did we starve the old man, or did we not give him a place to live? Coming to our house to slander us like this, you damned old bastards."
One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
Seeing Jiang Enhua scolding these old men and women like that, some people couldn't stand it and wanted to step forward to argue with him.
How could Ye Beiping let these people take action? They're too old for them; he only brought them here to keep things under control.
If this kind of mess is made, things will get out of hand.
His eyes darted around, and he immediately said to Jiang Enhua, "Second Aunt, what are you saying? There are many kinds of food and lodging. The pigs in the commune have food and lodging, is that considered old age?"
“You…” Jiang Enhua hadn’t read many books and certainly couldn’t win an argument with Ye Beiping.
Moreover, she was well aware that Ye Beiping was no longer one of those old men in their seventies or eighties; even if she went up to fight him, she would only suffer the loss.
How could Jiang Enhua possibly do something that would put her at a disadvantage?
Seeing that the other party was speechless, the villagers who had gathered around started to discuss it.
“I heard that Ye Sheng locked his father in the storeroom and didn’t give him any food or water. Now it seems to be true. I really don’t know how he could be such a son. It’s not like the family is short of food.”
"Yes, for several nights I heard the wind howling, like a demonic wind. Can anyone live in a warehouse like that? It's a miracle that Old Man Ye survived."
"That's right. I think this kid from Beiping is quite filial. He came over as soon as he heard about this after he got back. He must be disgusted by what Ye Sheng and his wife did."
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After several exchanges, the dozens of people around concluded that Ye Sheng was unfilial and had even abused Ye Sheng.
This kind of thing can be a big deal or a small deal.
As for the police, they definitely can't do anything about it; at most, they can only issue a verbal warning.
Even an upright official finds it difficult to settle family disputes.
They could only swallow it with the saliva of the villagers.
At this moment, two people, a man and a woman, came out of the house.
Ye Beiping, with his sharp eyes, recognized Ye Dongnan and Ye Xiaohui as siblings. On a whim, he gave Ye Xiaoxin a wink.
Ye Xiaoxin, who was sobbing, had been crying for quite a while. In order to maintain the pose, she had run out of tears and could only keep this pose going.
He would also occasionally glance at Ye Beiping's movements.
Ye Xiaoxin, having received a glance, secretly looked up and saw the brother and sister at the door of Ye Sheng's house, and instantly understood what Ye Beiping meant.
Choking back tears, she pointed at the brother and sister and said to everyone, "Look at Ye Dongnan's clothes, they're all new. He can afford new clothes, but he won't give my grandfather a proper meal. It's really too much."
Dozens of people around them turned their attention to Ye Dongnan and Ye Xiaohui.
It made a 'tsk tsk' sound.
Soon, discussions resumed:
"The clothes Ye Dongnan is wearing are not cheap. I went to town to buy some for my son before, and I heard they cost ten yuan. Our family can't afford that."
"Exactly, look at Ye Xiaohui's clothes, they're all faded, and look at her brother's, it's really a case of favoring boys over girls."
"Ye Sheng's family's thinking is unacceptable. I heard that Ye Sheng is planning to marry off his youngest daughter and use the money to pay for her brother's education."
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The murmurs and gossip made Eyesheng lose all face.
He turned to Ye Dongnan and yelled, "You bastard, running around making a fool of yourself, get back here right now!"
Speaking of this outfit, Ye Sheng was also annoyed.
It's all because Jiang Enhua dotes on his son, spending ten yuan to buy this outfit at a state-run department store—that's a whole ten-yuan bill!
How much money does a family earn in a year?
She poured all her energy into her son.
If it weren't for Ye Dongnan's academic ability, Ye Sheng wouldn't have come up with the idea of marrying Ye Xiaohui off to make money.
Ye Dongnan was naturally startled and shrank back into the house.
After thinking for a moment, he pulled Ye Xiaohui back into the room as well, and warned her fiercely, "Don't go out and embarrass yourself. Look at what you're wearing."
Feeling wronged, Ye Xiaohui's eyes instantly welled up with tears.
I've been wearing this outfit for several years now, and the sleeves are getting too short; it's not windproof at all in winter.
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