"That's good." With his words, Lin Sanjin felt more confident in his actions. "I'll go back and gather the clansmen to get a unified story."
Along the way, Lin Shikang discussed his story with Lin Sanjin and Lin Qi. Upon returning to Lin'an Village, Lin Sanjin immediately gathered all the men of the Lin clan and told them about it. The Lin clan did not want Lin Shikang to fall from grace, after all, they could benefit from having a successful clansman.
Lin Shikang met with the Lin Niu family alone. Because of Yang Cui, the Lin Niu family had suffered a great change, and it was impossible for them to clear their name now. Naturally, Lin Shikang had to appease them to avoid causing any more trouble.
Everything went very smoothly.
The next morning, just as Lin Shikang was about to go and talk to Yang Cui, Lin Lizhi arrived.
Upon seeing Lin Shih-kang, Lin Li-chih burst into tears.
"Sis, don't cry! What happened?"
"Shikang, please find a way to save Xiangjuan! She's been sold to Weishan Village, and no one in the Pu family is willing to rescue her, sob sob sob..."
Lin Lizhi's husband, Pu Jiang, explained, "Shikang, it's not that we don't want to rescue her, but Xiangjuan has been sold for a day and a night now, and she's definitely not a virgin anymore. Even if we find her, it will be hard for her to find a good husband. Besides... she was also involved in the kidnapping of Er Ya and San Ya. If she comes back, it will definitely affect the other children in the family."
If Pu Xiangjuan doesn't come back, her involvement can't be confirmed; if she does come back, the authorities will definitely arrest her and put her in jail, and there's no point in denying it.
The Pu family didn't want to drag everyone down because of Pu Xiangjuan.
Lin Shikang said, "I've heard that the people of Weishan Village are fierce and the villagers are very united. Once a woman goes in, she almost never comes out. Sister, if you insist on keeping Xiangjuan out, I can find a way, but you should also be prepared for the consequences your brother-in-law mentioned."
"Then...then let's not bring her back, let's go see if they treat her well over there, okay?"
"I'll think of something. You and your brother-in-law go back and wait for news."
Hearing this, Pu Jiang finally felt relieved. He was really afraid that Lin Shikang would agree to bring Pu Xiangjuan back. It wasn't that he was heartless, but he still had several children in his family who needed to be married. They could have a good marriage and future thanks to their uncle, who was a top scholar. He couldn't let that be ruined.
Subsequently, Lin Shikang arrived at Anjia Village.
Upon seeing Lin Shikang, Er Ya and San Ya were terrified and immediately ran home, hiding inside the house and locking the doors and windows, fearing they would be robbed.
Seeing the two children treating him like a wolf, Lin Shikang felt a mix of emotions.
He said to Yang Cui, "Let's talk."
“It’s not very convenient right now. My fiancé isn’t here, and it’s not very convenient for a woman like me to entertain a man. Besides, I don’t think we have anything to talk about.”
Hearing Yang Cui constantly talking about her fiancé, Lin Shikang felt very uncomfortable, as if something that belonged to him had suddenly no longer belonged to him.
He looked around and, seeing that there were no other outsiders, took out a bag of silver and placed it on the table in front of Yang Cui: "This is fifty taels of silver."
"Lin Tanhua, what does this mean?"
"Xiao Cui..."
"Lin Tanhua, don't call me that. We're not that close. Please call me Miss Yang."
Lin Shikang choked for a moment, then said, "I didn't know beforehand that you and the child had suffered so much. My intention was not to divorce you. You have done so much for our Lin family, how could I divorce you? The damage has already been done to you. This money is a small token of my appreciation."
Lin Shikang looked guilty; if he hadn't been involved, Yang Cui might have believed it too.
Upon hearing this, Yang Cui asked, "You mean you never intended to divorce me?"
"Yes, I never intended to divorce you. Divorcing you wasn't my idea either; it was the clan chief and my mother's. I wrote home saying that Miss Wang and I were in love and that I wanted to marry her as a secondary wife. Who knew..."
"Hahaha..." Yang Cui laughed loudly upon hearing this, then looked at him with a smile, as if to say, "Keep making things up."
"You don't believe me?"
"You've finished talking, you can leave now."
"Xiao Cui, would you be willing to marry me again?"
Caught off guard by his words, Yang Cui broke out in a cold sweat, staring blankly at him. She noticed that Lin Shikang had suddenly become very affectionate. As expected of the male lead in the original novel, his gaze was indeed alluring and scummy. Unfortunately, Yang Cui was not the original owner of this body, and she wasn't falling for that.
"Lin Shikang, if you're sick, you need to take medicine. You should take this money back and use it to buy medicine."
"Xiao Cui, I'm serious. I now have official rank and title, and we'll have a good life from now on."
"I feel that days without you are good days."
"Is our relationship of so many years really less important than that man?"
"What feelings do I have for you? Don't be so narcissistic. I only like men like Brother Cen. Someone like you isn't even worthy of carrying his shoes!"
Lin Shikang was furious. He was a top scholar, highly talented and learned, yet he said he was no match for that country bumpkin!
You blind, despicable woman!
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