"Are you a blockhead? All you think about is Jinbao's wedding. The first thing to do now is to get Jinbao out of here. This poor child has never suffered like this before. I wonder if he's even getting enough to eat."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were sighing and worrying, concerned that Lin Jinbao might suffer. Meanwhile, Lin Jinbao had just finished his interrogation and was beaten up as soon as he arrived at the prison. Now he was lying on the bed, crying and sobbing: "Mom, Grandma, when are you going to get me out of here? I don't want to stay here anymore."
Grandma Shen was truly at her wit's end this time. Her second son was disobedient and dared not act recklessly. The people he knew were all influential figures in the town, and they couldn't handle any of them.
As she was sighing, Madam Niu suddenly slapped her thigh and said, "That's it, Mother, I have an idea!"
She whispered in Old Mrs. Shen's ear, "You don't know yet, do you? Our Daya has gotten together with Wang Mazi. Wang Mazi even said he's coming to marry her in the next few days. Do you think we can ask him to put in some effort? At least get her out of here."
"Didn't Wang Mazi look down on Daya? He even looked down on her because she was divorced. How come they're suddenly on good terms again?"
"Don't worry about how good they are to each other. Anyway, Wang Mazi is going to be my son-in-law soon. He's much better than Da Ya's last one. He's rich and I heard he has connections in high places. I'll have Da Ya go see him later."
"Let's give it a try. Where's Daya? Call her out and tell her that her grandma is looking for her."
Niu ran into the house in a flash and called for Daya to come out.
Daya walked over impatiently, swaying her hips: "What's wrong, Mom? I still have a lot of clothes to pack. How am I supposed to go with Brother Wang if I don't pack them properly?"
Madam Niu tapped her head: "Shameless girl, are you just going to follow him without any explanation? At least have a proper ceremony."
"Why bother with a wedding? It's not like it's your first marriage. You already received a dowry of five thousand yuan. You can take three thousand with you and leave the rest for Jinbao to get married."
When Old Mrs. Shen saw that her daughter hadn't even left home yet, she was already thinking about taking the money with her. She shook her head and refused, saying, "No, you can't take a single penny of the money. We raised our daughter well, how can we give it away for nothing? Don't even think about it."
Daya looked at her with disdain and said, "Didn't you already sell me once? Haven't you gotten enough money yet? You're still thinking about this money."
Anyway, she's getting married and should be living a good life. She doesn't want to stay in this family anymore, and she's not afraid to break ties with them now.
"You little brat, you want to rebel too? I'll beat you to death."
Da Ya wasn't afraid of her at all anymore. She stretched out her neck and said, "Go ahead and hit me. Hit my stomach. Maybe there's even Brother Wang's baby in there. If something happens to me, I'll see how you repay that five thousand yuan."
Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Shen couldn't bring herself to slap him. This was outrageous! This was a rebellion! How could she run the household in the future? Who would listen to her?
"You can take a maximum of one thousand yuan with you. Stop arguing, or you'll lose all of it. I'll make a scene. That Wang Mazi has ruined my granddaughter. I won't give him any of the money, and he'll have to put up with it."
Daya pouted, wanting to say a few more words, but Niu Shi stopped her in time, signaling her to know when to stop. This old woman was in a bad mood, why walk into her trap? Anyway, something is better than nothing.
Moreover, most of the money was probably spent on her own son. She didn't really want her daughter to take so much with her, because once she got married, she would belong to someone else's family, and the money would be theirs.
Da Ya remained silent, tacitly agreeing. Only then was Old Lady Shen satisfied: "Go to Wang Mazi's house later and have him find someone to get you out. You have no conscience. He's your own brother. He doesn't even know how he is doing. You're acting like it's none of your business."
"We're not even married yet, how could I possibly go to his house directly?"
"Pah! You're not married yet, and you've already done that kind of thing. And now you're saying this? Hurry up and go home after you're done. Don't let people think that the girls in our family are all ill-mannered."
Daya felt uncomfortable. What did he mean by "ill-mannered"? All she wanted was to live a good life. She used to be doing just fine, but their family business was struggling and they ran out of money. Her grandmother and mother insisted that she come back and not live with him anymore.
She didn't want to be brought back, but they forced her to. Anyway, she's not a girl anymore, and if things continue like this, she'll just be sold to another rich family. Since that's the case, why not let herself choose who to be sold to?
Wang Mazi is rich and has connections. So what if he's a bit ugly and old? He has a daughter. Once she marries, he'll have a son. A little girl is all he needs to eat and help with chores. That's how he got by. Isn't this a perfect solution? Er Ya isn't willing. He'll just wait and see what kind of good family Er Ya can find in the future.
"Grandma, if you keep talking to me like that, I'll get angry and I won't go see Brother Wang anymore."
Niu coaxed her, "Good girl, please save your brother, he's counting on you."
Da Ya had no desire to talk to Lin Jinbao. He had never treated her well since she was a child. She always ate his leftovers. Her treatment was only slightly better than Er Ya's.
Moreover, it would be best if Lin Jinbao never came back and spent his life in prison. That way, everything in the house would be hers. With this in mind, she suddenly had another idea.
"Grandma, Mom, don't worry, I'm going to find Brother Wang right now, I'll definitely rescue him."
Grandma Shen and Madam Niu were overjoyed. With Wang Mazi around, what could the second son possibly say?
To their surprise, Da Ya didn't go looking for Wang Mazi after she went out. Instead, she leisurely strolled around for half a day and then came back to tell them that Wang Mazi couldn't do anything about it and that he couldn't get involved.
With her last lifeline gone, Old Mrs. Shen fell ill from worry and was bedridden, no longer having the strength to cause trouble for Lin Xi's family.
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Lin Hai returned. As soon as he received the call, he rushed over, putting aside his work. Seeing the shabby hospital and Lin Xiao still lying unconscious in bed, he immediately said he would take Lin Xiao away as soon as possible. He believed that Lin Xiao would recover faster in the big city, where medical care was more advanced.
Since her own father had spoken, they couldn't say anything. Lin Xi could only watch helplessly as they took Lin Xiao away.
She realized that Uncle Lin Hai was a little upset with her.
To be continued!
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