Just as I was getting anxious, I looked up and saw Lin Xiao walking over with someone I didn't recognize.
"Lin Xiao? What brings you here?" Realizing he had spoken too loudly, he quickly lowered his voice and said, "What are you doing here? You should leave now."
But it was too late. The cursing stopped, and Li Cuihua came out of the kitchen. As soon as she saw Lin Xiao, she started cursing him, calling him heartless, saying that he didn't give any of his money to his parents, but only to people who had nothing to do with him, calling him an ingrate.
Lin Hai heard someone insulting his son and couldn't stand it, so he stood up and refuted her.
Li Cuihua put her hands on her hips and said, "Who are you? What business is it of yours if I scold him? Are you just bored? Be careful, or I'll scold you too."
Lin Hai had never seen such an overbearing woman before. He angrily said, "He is my son. I won't allow you to scold him."
Lin Shitou's small eyes widened in surprise: "You found your father?"
It seems I really am not Lin Shitou's son. Lin Xiao nodded and said, "I came here to confirm this. Judging from your appearance, it seems I really am not your son."
Li Cuihua was in the middle of a tirade when she heard this and stopped: "What? He's not your son?"
With tears in his eyes, Lin Xiao asked, "I want to know what happened back then. How did I end up at your house?"
Lin Hai also said seriously, "Tell me quickly, if my son was kidnapped and you bought him, I'm going to sue you."
Lin Shitou said anxiously, "No, we didn't buy the child, it was found."
He paused, then turned to Lin Xiao and said, "Your mother was pregnant and almost due. She was visiting your maternal grandparents when she was hit by a car on the way. The driver drove off, leaving your mother in pain for a long time."
The child was only discovered when it was gone. Your mother cried uncontrollably. By chance, your grandfather found you on his way to visit your mother. As soon as your mother saw you, she was bewitched and insisted that you were her child. So we took you home and told everyone that you were our son.
That's the truth. Lin Xiao had no strength left and collapsed to the ground.
Lin Hai asked in confusion, "How could a car have come to such a small place like yours? Didn't you find anyone to drive it back then?"
Lin Shitou shook his head and said, "I don't know either, and we haven't found the driver. But my wife saw someone in the car clearly. He had a red birthmark on half of his face. When she was alive, she kept saying that she would remember his face and make him pay for my son's life if she saw him again."
Lin Hai was shocked. He happened to know someone with a red birthmark on their face. This made it seem like the story of Lin Xiao's disappearance was largely fabricated. He decided to keep this to himself for now.
Li Cuihua pinched his flesh and said, "Who's your wife? I'm your wife. That short-lived bastard died a long time ago, hahaha, still trying to settle scores with others. Didn't expect your own life to be so short, huh? You deserved to die."
Lin Xiao angrily pushed her aside: "I won't allow you to talk about my mother like that."
“You bastard, it turns out you’re not even a member of this family. Lin Shitou, you too, if you had just said so earlier, we would have kicked him out long ago. You even let him eat so much of our food. We should have made him pay for it.”
Lin Hai took out a wad of cash from his pocket and was about to give it to them. Since they hadn't bought or sold the child and had even saved Lin Xiao, he felt he should compensate them for it.
"This is five hundred yuan. It's not much, but it's all I brought. Thank you for raising Lin Xiao."
Li Cuihua stared at the stack of money with shining eyes, about to reach out and take it.
Lin Xiao stopped him: "Dad, they raised me for several years, but the people who were really good to me were my mother and grandfather. Now they are both gone. They always fed me leftovers, and sometimes I didn't get a meal all day. They made me work every day, and I have many bruises on my body from being beaten by them. Why should I give money to people like that?"
What? So your son has suffered so much? After seeing Lin Xiao's injuries, Lin Hai put the money away again.
Li Cuihua, who had come up empty-handed, cursed, "Whose child doesn't work and get scolded? Do you think you're so special? No matter how badly we treat you, we've still raised you all these years. What's wrong with giving us some money?"
He was about to grab the money from Lin Hai's pocket when his bodyguard stopped him.
Seeing that the man in front of her looked fierce and was not someone to be trifled with, Li Cuihua's momentum softened. She pointed at Lin Shitou and told him to ask for money. "There's so much money. If you give it to them, they'll be rich."
Lin Shitou stepped forward, about to speak, but was interrupted by Lin Hai: "Brother, I am grateful that you raised Lin Xiao, but you didn't treat him well and abused him. And you still want money? If it weren't for Lin Xiao's sake, I could have sent you two to prison based on the injuries on my son. Are you still sure you want money?"
Upon hearing that she would be going to jail, Li Cuihua said fearfully, "We don't want the money anymore, you should leave quickly and never come back."
Lin Shitou patted his son in his arms, still looking frightened, and dared not open his mouth to speak again.
Having clarified everything, Lin Xiao had no more attachment to the place. With Lin Hai's consent, he took out two hundred yuan and handed it to Lin Shitou.
Lin Shitou hesitated, too afraid to accept the money. Lin Xiao said, "This money is compensation for you. I'm planning to move my mother's and grandfather's graves. Do you agree?"
Li Cuihua snatched the money and nodded repeatedly: "Agreed, agreed. I'm the boss in my family. Don't even mention the two of them, you can move your grandma away and it won't matter."
Seeing that Lin Shitou didn't object, Lin Xiao felt a little more at ease. The only people he was connected with were his grandfather and mother. He would move them away and never come back to this place.
After running to Grandpa Lin's grave and kowtowing several times, Lin Xiao choked up and said, "Grandpa, I've found my dad. You can rest in peace now. I hope you won't blame me. I've moved you to a very nice place so you won't be all alone here with no one to mourn you."
Lin Hai also knelt down and said, "Thank you, thank you for saving my son and raising him so well. I have no way to repay your great kindness. I will buy you the best burial plot and take good care of you."
Now is not a good time to relocate graves. It has been decided to relocate them in the spring. Lin Hai said that he doesn't want anything here anymore, and he will buy all the new things for him when he gets home.
Lin Xiao didn't have many close friends in the village, except for Gou Dan.
To be continued!
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