Chapter 159 Old Lady Liu Gets Beaten
Lin Jinyao was wearing an old, ill-fitting cotton coat that she had picked up from who-knows-who. One wrist was exposed, and her hands, which were red from washing clothes in the basin, were covered with cracks and chilblains.
Lin Shuhong almost burst into tears after just one glance.
He knew his daughter must have suffered a lot in the Liu family, and seeing it with his own eyes still made him feel terrible.
It took Lin Jinyao several seconds to recognize her biological father.
Her eyes immediately filled with tears, and she burst into loud sobs.
Her aunt didn't want her, and her maternal grandmother and aunt-in-law all said that her father didn't want her either.
Since arriving at her maternal grandmother's house, she has been living a life of not having enough to eat or wear, and having to do laundry and chores every day.
Lin Jinyao's crying drew the attention of the other children in the Liu family to the doorway.
The child, who was standing by the stove with his back to the door peeling cotton bolls, didn't even look up and cursed, "What are you crying for? What's there to cry about, you jinx! Is your mother dead or your father dead? Who are you crying to? Hurry up and get to work, or you won't get lunch."
Lin Shuhong flew into a rage, "Cry your mother is dead, cry your father is dead, cry your whole family is dead!"
He rushed into the house in three strides and kicked the child who was speaking. One kick wasn't enough, so before the child could react, he picked him up and gave him a good beating.
The fact that this brat from the Liu family dared to speak to her daughter like that shows how much worse the Liu family usually treated her daughter, which is why this brat dared to imitate them.
The child cried loudly after being hit, and the other children were also terrified, hiding to the side and not daring to speak.
Lin Shuhong watched as those brats huddled around the stove peeling cotton bolls, while her daughter was forced to wash clothes in the cold outside the door. She was so angry that her heart ached.
He stared at the children, recalling how every time he took Lin Jinyao back to Sanshui Village, Liu Mei's family would bring out all the best food in the house for his daughter to eat.
Back then, those brats could only watch longingly; they dared not be rude to Lin Jinyao.
Lin Shuhong was furious and the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. In her room, she beat up all the younger members of the Liu family.
He didn't care that he was an elder or that he was bullying the younger one; he just wanted to beat up those who were bullying his daughter and get revenge.
When Grandma Liu and the others returned, they could hear a child crying and howling from a great distance.
At that moment, they had no idea that it was their own child who was being beaten.
Several women carried firewood for starting a fire and dry, threshed corn cobs on their backs.
The coal allocated by the company was not enough, and they couldn't find a way to get coal back, so they could only try to get some things that didn't burn well every day.
The closer you get to home, the clearer the sounds coming from the mud-brick house become.
The women sensed something was wrong, rushed into the room, and began to hurl insults at Lin Shuhong.
"You bastard, do you have any conscience? We helped raise your daughter, and you beat my child! How could you exist in this world..."
The women of the Liu family swore louder than the filth in a latrine.
They would start cursing Liu Mei and Lin Shuhong whenever they were unhappy at home, blaming Liu Mei for ruining the whole family and blaming the missing Lin Shuhong for not helping the family. After venting their anger, they would take it out on their daughter, Lin Jinyao.
Having witnessed and heard so much, the children in the family naturally developed resentment towards Liu Mei's family and, together with the adults, began to treat Lin Jinyao as less than human.
Hearing their nasty insults, Lin Shuhong acted impulsively and beat up all the Liu family women without thinking twice.
Before he left, he gave all his belongings to the Liu family. He had treated them better than his own father because of Liu Mei. But these beasts treated his daughter so badly. They are the heartless dogs.
The beaten old woman, Liu, sat on the ground, wailing and crying, "What a terrible thing! This is the first time I've ever seen a son-in-law beat his mother-in-law. I'd rather be dead."
Lin Shuhong said viciously, "Yes, you should die now. It will save your family some food. You shameless old hag, you abused my daughter. I gave you all my belongings before I left. I treated you so well before. You shameless stinking women, all of you should die. It would be best if your Liu family were wiped out!"
Lin Shuhong cursed the Liu family women with the most vicious words, and when she realized that the root of all this was the Liu family's greed, she was filled with remorse.
If Liu Mei hadn't had those wicked ideas, and if the Liu family hadn't been so ruthless back then, he wouldn't have brought Lin Jinyao here, and his daughter wouldn't have suffered like this.
It's hateful that he only now truly sees through the Liu family's despicable nature.
Liu Mei is a descendant of the Liu family, and this whole family is corrupt from top to bottom.
The old lady Liu's wailing attracted the attention of the surrounding residents who came to watch the spectacle.
Although the Liu family had only been there a short time, they were mostly women. When asked where their husbands were, they stammered and couldn't give a clear answer, leading the neighbors to speculate. Furthermore, they were often heard verbally abusing Lin Jinyao, so the neighbors simply couldn't bring themselves to like the Liu family.
Old Lady Liu's wailing did not elicit sympathy or support from her neighbors; instead, it only further angered Lin Shuhong.
Lin Shuhong searched the room and found a worn-out jacket, which she wrapped around Lin Jinyao.
When Sister-in-law Liu Mei tried to snatch it, he kicked her to the ground.
He said coldly, "I'm already being lenient by not asking you to pay me back. Get out of my way."
Sister-in-law Liu: "Make us pay back the money? Why should we pay it back? Your stepmother took the bicycle, and your own father took all your things. Who owes you money!"
Lin Shuhong was surprised, but that was all.
Having vented his anger, he didn't bother to look at the Liu family again and led Lin Jinyao out the door.
The women of the Liu family dared not stop them.
Without a man in the house, they could only be beaten and were no match for Lin Shuhong. They could only watch as Lin Shuhong took one of their cotton-padded coats and left.
On the road.
Lin Jinyao said, "Mom asked Sister Xingchun to give Grandma's family fifty yuan. That money was the money you asked me to give to Auntie before. She brought me back, and I gave all the money to Mom."
Lin Shuhong stopped in her tracks.
He wanted to go back and get his money back.
I don't have much of the savings I brought from my hometown. When I'm away from home, I have to be very careful with every penny.
"You wait here, I'm going back to get the money."
Lin Jinyao nodded obediently.
Her dad came back. She wasn't an unwanted child. Her dad helped her fight off her maternal grandmother's family who had bullied her. Her dad is the best dad in the world.
Lin Shuhong returned to the Liu family again to ask for money, but the Liu family naturally refused. So he ransacked the Liu family's belongings and finally found all the money that Liu's mother had hidden.
He didn't take more than what was rightfully his; he only took the fifty yuan that was rightfully his.
Old Lady Liu, hands on her hips, cursed, "Your little rascal has been eating and drinking for free at my house all this time?"
Lin Shuhong couldn't believe that these were the words her own maternal grandmother used to scold her granddaughter. With red eyes, she slapped Liu Laoniang more than a dozen times until Liu Laoniang saw stars and dared not say anything more.
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