Looking back at his own son, the older brother had suffered his whole life raising him, but after marrying this woman, he listened to her in everything. Not only did he kick his son out, but he also abused his older brother.
When the older men saw their brother's condition as he died, they couldn't help but shed tears. Li Cuihua and her husband were truly ruthless. Their brother's bed was covered in excrement and urine, and the food bowl next to him was an old one, full of flies and insects crawling around in it. It was disgusting.
There was a large pool of blood on the floor next to the bed, a shocking sight. In such a life, death might be a relief.
Lin Xiao cried for a while, knowing that there was no use in being sad now, and that his grandfather wouldn't be able to see it anyway. What he needed to know now was how his grandfather had died. He slowly stood up, forcefully wiping away his tears, and asked Lin Shitou with a resentful voice:
"What exactly happened to my grandfather? He was perfectly fine. Was it you? Tell me, was it you?"
Li Cuihua was pretending to wipe away tears, but when she heard Lin Xiao turn his attention to them, she forgot about her feigned crying and bared her teeth, saying, "Why are you saying this to us? What evidence do you have? He died, he deserved to die. He was coughing all the time, isn't it normal for him to die?"
Lin Xiao said angrily, "You poisonous woman, I'm going to sue you."
Li Cuihua, hands on her hips, bounced around and said, "Hey, come and sue me! I serve him good food and drink every day. You say it's not normal for him to get old, sick, and die? Who doesn't die when they get old?"
"What people do is seen by Heaven. How you treated my grandfather is known to Heaven. You don't need to argue with me here. Can you swear that my grandfather's death has nothing to do with you two?"
Li Cuihua stammered and dared not utter a sound. She was very superstitious and was afraid that the old man's death was really related to her. Could it be because of the scolding she gave him a few days ago? But that couldn't be right. It wasn't the first time she had scolded him. Maybe that old man really couldn't hold on any longer.
Lin Shitou, unable to bear it any longer, raised his hand to hit Lin Xiao, but fortunately, someone nearby pulled him back in time, saying with great distress:
“That’s your mother. How can you talk like that? I’m also very sad that your grandfather is gone, but it really has nothing to do with us. When I brought him food, he was lying on the ground and he was gone at some point.”
Li Cuihua quickly tugged at his clothes. Why is this guy saying this? Isn't he just asking for trouble for no reason?
Sure enough, Lin Xiao became anxious when he heard him say that: "How could Grandpa be on the ground when he was perfectly fine? And you weren't even there when he was gone. What kind of son are you?"
Li Cuihua said sarcastically, "Oh, look at what you're saying. Well, we can't just do nothing and stay in front of this old man every day, can we? You have to give us money to spend."
Lin Xiao was so angry he was speechless: "You..."
"Also, don't forget, this is my house. You've already been kicked out. Don't yell in my house. Get out of here right now."
Lin Xiao shook his head and said, "I'm not leaving. I'm the eldest grandson of the Lin family, and my grandfather's funeral arrangements still need me."
"Your grandfather's affairs are your brother's business, it has nothing to do with you, so get lost."
Lin Xiao glanced at Lin Shitou and saw that he also looked at Lin Shitou with disapproval of his staying.
With such weak family ties, don't they even have the right to see their grandfather off?
Li Cuihua's eyes flickered a few times, and she came up with an idea: "You don't have to leave, or you can stay. You have money, right? Take out a hundred yuan, and I'll let you stay here to see your grandfather off."
"What? How can this person be so heartless? The person lying on the ground is Lin Xiao's grandfather. Why should we have to pay him to send him off?" The onlookers whispered among themselves, all feeling that Li Cuihua had really gone too far.
Lin Xiao looked back at his grandfather, feeling extremely sad. But when he heard Li Cuihua's outrageous demands, he knew that even if he had that much money, he wouldn't give it to that heartless family for nothing.
"I don't have money, and it's impossible for me to have that much money."
Li Cuihua chuckled and said, "No money? No problem. Shitou, kick him out. Don't let any cats or dogs come here."
When Lin Shitou heard Li Cuihua call him, he silently walked up to Lin Xiao and said, "Let's go. I'll bury your grandfather properly."
Upon hearing this, Li Cuihua became anxious: "How else do you want to bury him? Just find a tattered mat, wrap him up, dig a hole, and bury him. He ate so much of my food when he was alive, do you expect me to pay for his burial after he dies?"
The people around couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward to say, "Cuihua, this is going a bit too far. He's still your father-in-law, you should at least get him a coffin."
Li Cuihua said sarcastically, "A coffin? Does that thing cost nothing? You should come and give me the money, and I guarantee I'll make sure it's a grand affair. The living can't even afford to eat, why would they need a coffin for a dead person? Bah!"
The person who had just spoken dared not utter a word, fearing that Li Cuihua might actually try to extort them.
If things were done as Li Cuihua suggested, she would become famous overnight. In this day and age, when someone dies, as long as they have children, even if they have no money, they will at least make a thin wooden coffin and properly hold a funeral for the deceased.
Even if they don't have children, the village will still provide a proper meal; it's definitely not like what Li Cuihua said, where they're just given a mat to sit on.
Upon hearing Li Cuihua's words, Lin Xiao cursed, "You poisonous woman, you will die one day too. You treated my grandfather like this, let's see what your end will be."
Li Cuihua said proudly, "I have my son, my little treasure is so well-behaved."
The person next to her muttered quietly, "How dare you say such a thing? Who knows, Xiao Bao might grow up to be just like Lin Shitou, and her fate might be even worse."
Li Cuihua vaguely heard the person mention her own little baby, and glared at her: "What did you say? You old hag, stay out of my house, you're in my way."
Old Mrs. Qian, who was being lectured by her, snorted: "Who do you think cares? If it weren't for Brother Lin being a good person, and out of respect for you two, who would be willing to help?"
"Whether you help or not, who cares? Hurry up and leave, hurry up and leave."
"Tch, let's go." Old Mrs. Qian grabbed a few people she usually got along well with, turned around, and left.
Lin Xiao ignored the situation and calmly asked Lin Shitou, "Was what she said just now also your idea? Your grandfather raised you, and this is how you're going to handle his funeral arrangements?"
To be continued!
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