"Yes, yes, I'm not good enough for him, but what can I do? Break up the family for him? Then Xiao Bao will be motherless."
Listen to what he's saying! He's still only thinking about his youngest son. Does that mean his eldest son isn't human? Does he deserve to be wronged? Er Ya mentally complained for a long time, but she was defeated by his shameless logic. In the end, he was the one who was wronged. People like him will get their comeuppance sooner or later.
Er Ya was about to argue with him again when Lin Xiao stopped her: "Er Ya, there's no need to argue with him. I understand everything. Thank you."
Wiping away her tears, she turned to Lin Shitou and said, "I'm leaving. Just take good care of Grandpa from now on. I don't hate you, and I won't complain about the unfairness of the world. I will live a good life."
Perhaps it was because he had suffered enough that he met Er Ya's family, who gave him a family happiness he had never experienced before.
Perhaps Lin Xiao's words spurred Lin Shitou on, and he had a change of heart and said, "Go see your grandfather, he's very worried about you."
Lin Xiao told the village chief and Er Ya, then quickly ran into the house.
Passerby A: "They just split it up like that? This is the fastest family division I've ever seen."
Passerby B: "That's right. Look at Lin Shitou, he's so heartless. He just kicks his own son out like that."
Passerby C: "Let's not get so close to them in the future. If they're so cruel to their own son, they'll be even worse to us outsiders."
“Oh, if that’s how it is for you, then it’s easy for you. But what about me? Our two houses are right next to each other by a wall. I need to get my husband to raise the wall a bit.”
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Lin Xiao entered the house and knelt down on the ground again, kowtowing several times with a "bang bang bang" sound. He cried and said, "Grandpa, I'm leaving now. Take care of yourself. I will come to see you often in the future."
Grandpa Lin lovingly stroked Lin Xiao's face, then tremblingly took out a longevity lock from his pocket and placed it in Lin Xiao's pocket:
"This is yours. I've never dared to take it out before, for fear that your mother would see it. From now on, I'll entrust it to you for safekeeping. Go now, you'll be free once you leave. Live a good life from now on, get married, and slowly get through the rest of your days."
Lin Xiao nodded, and hearing Li Cuihua outside making veiled insults, he quickly got up to leave.
"Xiao Xiao, call me Grandpa one more time."
Lin Xiao turned around, forced a smile, and called out, "Grandpa, wait for me, I'll be there to pick you up soon."
"Yes, Grandpa knows. Let's go now."
Lin Xiao wiped away his tears. From now on, he was a man and couldn't cry so easily. He had to take responsibility for the family; his grandfather was still waiting for him.
When Li Cuihua saw Lin Xiao come out, she said sarcastically, "Oh, what good stuff did this old man give you behind our backs this time? He hasn't come out for ages."
Lin Xiao glared at her: "Let me tell you, take good care of my grandfather. If anything happens to him, I won't let your family off the hook."
"Hey, you've got some nerve now? You dare threaten me? I'll beat you to death."
She was about to step forward and strike again, just like before, when Lin Xiao grabbed her wrist:
"I will never let you touch me again. I'm saying this one last time: take good care of Grandpa, or you'll be in for a beating. I'll risk my life to teach you a lesson. At worst, we'll trade our lives for each other."
Li Cuihua was stunned by Lin Xiao's words and hid behind Lin Shitou, not daring to utter a single word.
Finally, with peace and quiet, Lin Xiao said to Lin Fugui, "Village Chief, thank you. You gave me hope for living a good life."
Lin Fugui patted the poor child on the shoulder and said, "If you encounter any difficulties in life in the future, just come to me and I will help you."
Er Ya didn't forget to flatter the village chief at this moment, and said with a smile, "I told you that Grandpa Village Chief is a good person and he would help you. See, I was right."
"Hehehe, as the village head, it's only right that I help you when you encounter difficulties. I'm happy to see that you are all living well. I still have a heavy burden on my shoulders. Next..."
Er Ya quickly grabbed Lin Fugui's arm and said in a coquettish tone, "Grandpa Village Chief, let's go quickly. I don't want to stay at their house anymore. They'll set a bad example for the children."
Lin Fugui, who was about to give a passionate speech, was suddenly interrupted and said helplessly, "Alright, let's go then. I still need to go and see if there's anything the people need me for."
After dropping Er Ya and the others off at home, Lin Fugui reminisced about the crayfish they had eaten that morning and asked curiously, "Er Ya, where did you get those crayfish? To be honest, they tasted really good. I'd like to get some to take home and try."
Er Ya said, half-jokingly, "My grandma gave it to us. I don't know where she got it, but I heard she was planning to sell it at the market. I'm too young to know the specifics."
Lin Fugui stroked his beard: "Oh, I see. Well then, it seems we don't have any. I'll go to the market tomorrow and buy some."
"Grandpa Village Chief, you've helped us a lot. When we make crayfish again, I'll send you some so you can eat some fresh."
"Oh, I can't accept that. Thank you in advance. Okay, I should go now. You two kids stay home and make sure the door is closed."
Er Ya suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Grandpa Village Chief, look at Brother Lin Xiao's house..."
Lin Fugui slapped his forehead: "Oh dear, look at my memory, I forgot about this. Don't worry, leave it to me. I'll go and see where there's a suitable place for him."
"Thank you, Grandpa Village Chief."
Lin Fugui, with his old pipe dangling from his lips, hummed a little tune as he swaggered off to look at houses, pondering which one, currently unoccupied, would be suitable for Lin Xiao to live in.
Seeing that it was still early, Er Ya and the other girl simply carried their baskets up the mountain again. There were too many places where they needed to spend money, so they had to hurry up and collect as much as possible.
When they returned each carrying a basket of medicinal herbs, Jiang's mother and Lin Jianguo had already come back. They took the herbs from their backs and told them to hurry up and eat, as the food had been prepared for quite some time.
At the dinner table, upon learning that Lin Xiao hadn't asked for anything and had essentially been kicked out of the house penniless, Jiang's mother comforted him, "Son, things will get better gradually. Just stay here for the next few days and we'll make up for anything you need."
"Yes, Lin Xiao, your uncle may not be good at talking, but he's very strong. Just call me if you need anything."
To be continued!
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