Chapter 218 Her Father's True Identity
Lin's mother strode up to Granny Zheng, her eyes blazing with fury: "Sell my daughter? How dare you, you old hag, say that! You haven't looked after the child for a single day, and you're already talking about selling my flesh and blood? Why don't you sell your good daughter to an old widower for money?! You have no respect for your elders! All you do is scheme against your own son to support your daughter. Anyone who didn't know better would think Lin Gengsheng was someone you picked up!"
Old Mrs. Zheng's heart skipped a beat, and an undisguised look of guilt flashed across her face. Like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, she instantly bristled: "Guo Cuicui, you're talking nonsense! Shengzi is my flesh and blood that fell from my womb after ten months of pregnancy! If you dare to spout any more nonsense, I'll make Shengzi divorce you immediately!"
Yes! Divorce!
Then all three thousand yuan will belong to Lin Gengsheng. She is his father and mother, so she can use as much as she wants.
Lin Baozhu coldly watched the hopping old woman, then turned her gaze to her father's handsome face—the two were completely dissimilar in appearance! Looking at the obviously panicked Granny Zheng, her pupils constricted, and she cried out, "Mother! How does she resemble my father? Could it be that my father isn't her biological son? So she's been scheming against our family because my father isn't even a member of the Zheng family! No wonder she's been working like a slave at her daughter's house all these years, afraid the villagers will find out!"
Lin's mother had only spoken in anger, but now that she was reminded of this, her suspicious gaze swept across the two women's faces like knives—Granny Zheng had a long triangular face, slanted eyes, a flat nose, and thick, everted lips; her husband was tall, handsome, and had thick eyebrows... They were clearly two completely unrelated faces!
The villagers watching instantly erupted in uproar:
"I remember now! Granny Zheng had a difficult labor when she gave birth to Lin Geng and was taken to the county hospital! Could it be that they switched babies?"
"Lin Gengsheng's appearance is unparalleled within a hundred miles! He doesn't resemble that bunch of ugly ducklings from the old Lin family at all! Back then, a wealthy young widow in the county was willing to offer him a thousand yuan to become her son-in-law, and Granny Zheng even accepted the money! This forced Lin Gengsheng to drag Guo Cuicui to get a marriage certificate overnight just to escape!"
"You have no idea how ruthless Granny Zheng is! Lin Gengsheng was forced to go up the mountain to gather pig feed when he was only three years old. He wasn't allowed to eat until his basket was full! If it weren't for Old Man Lin protecting him, he would have starved to death in the ravine long ago!"
Hearing the gossipy whispers behind her back, Granny Zheng's eyes widened in fury. Pointing her withered finger at the crowd, she screamed, "Bullshit! Back then, which child didn't work?! During the Japanese invasion, it was a time of chaos and war. I was already doing him a huge favor by raising him!"
Lin Baozhu carried the unconscious Hu Zi to her mother's side, her voice icy: "Mother, look how anxious she is. Only when her weakness is touched will she act so desperately. Call the police! Let the police investigate and find out the truth!"
Seeing that the mystery surrounding her origins was becoming increasingly difficult to conceal, Granny Zheng changed the subject with a fierce but weak expression: "Guo Cuicui! It's only right that I come to ask for my retirement money! But you all, you're slandering and framing me! Since you can't tolerate me, I'm not staying at Meimei's house anymore! I'm coming back to live here!"
Lin's mother's heart sank! These past years, with the old woman gone, the house had been peaceful and comfortable. If she were to return, not only would chaos reign, but the old woman would likely seize all their possessions to support her daughter! Even more terrifying was the possibility that her three unmarried sons would also fall prey to this old hag's schemes!
Lin Baozhu noticed the worry on her mother's face and immediately stepped in front of her, her face breaking into a smile: "Oh! That's wonderful! There's someone to feed the chickens and ducks, and someone to look after the children! Most importantly, the twenty yuan annual pension—that's a relief!" Her tone abruptly changed, her gaze piercing Lin Meimei's pale face, "Perfect! Everyone's wondering if Dad is your biological son. Now that you're back, let's go to the hospital together to check the records! What if the nurse really did switch him at birth..."
Lin Baozhu accurately captured the momentary panic on Granny Zheng's face!
Something's definitely up!
It seems she really needs to investigate her father's true identity.
However, the blind man needs to deal with these three people first.
"A thousand yuan? You're over seventy this year, aren't you? To put it bluntly, how many more years do you have left to live? At a retirement allowance of twenty yuan a year, you won't even be able to spend it all before you die."
"You little bitch, I'm your grandmother! How dare you curse me to die! You unfilial wretch, is this how your parents raised you?"
With one hand on her hip and the other almost poking Old Lady Zheng in the face, Lin's mother said, "Mother, how I teach my daughter is none of your business. Try scolding my daughter again and see what happens. Don't think that just because you're an elder, I won't dare to scold you."
Looking at Lin's mother, whose eyes were blazing with anger, Granny Zheng seemed to recall the time when she had just married Lin Gengsheng. She had almost pushed herself into a latrine because she had secretly opened Lin's dowry chest and given two feet of cloth to her daughter. In the end, she had taken her brothers to her in-laws' house and given her good son-in-law a good beating.
It made her daughter lose face in her husband's family.
"Guo Cuicui, I am Lin Gengsheng's mother. How dare you speak to me like that? Where is your upbringing? I'm not here to argue with you today. Your nephew is getting married, but we don't have the money to build a house..."
"Just because Lin Meimei's son doesn't have money to build a house or get married, does that mean we should pay for it? If Lin Meimei's husband dies, are we supposed to be responsible for buying coffins for her whole family? Where in the world is there any such logic? This year's pension money has already been given, so don't even think about anything else."
After finishing her sentence, Lin's mother looked at the middle-aged woman who was clutching her arm and covered in cold sweat: "If you had used all that scheming in the right way, you wouldn't have lost everything. Get out of here while I'm in a good mood, or don't blame me for calling my good son-in-law to arrest you and take you to the police station."
Lin Meimei wanted to say something, but Granny Zheng stopped her...
“Daughter, since your brother and sister-in-law are unwilling, let’s go back and think of another way. Don’t worry, I will sell my blood to make sure my grandson gets married.”
Although Lin Meimei is unreliable, why did her mother suddenly become cowardly? But with the whole village here, and that bitch Guo refusing to pay, she couldn't just forcibly take the money.
But... do you really want her to give up like this?
impossible!
At the very least, Lin Gengsheng must pay for her and her mother's medical expenses.
“Brother, what bad intentions could Mother possibly have towards you? You refuse to lend me money, and you even let Lin Baozhu break my arm. Your family must pay for the medical expenses.”
“My daughter hitting you was too lenient. She came to my house and ransacked my things. I just looked at my Zang Qiang's box, and it was obvious that it had been opened…”
When she took out the rusty biscuit box again, the captain's mouth twitched.
Lin's mother opened the cookie box, and it was empty.
"Goudan, hurry up and report to the police that my house has been burgled, more than 500 yuan has been stolen, and not only that, they almost beat my grandson to death..."
We just told them to leave, but they didn't. So now we might as well not let them leave at all.
"Stop slandering me. I've never even seen this cookie tin. Mom, did you take my sister-in-law's money?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com