Yang Cui composed herself, glanced down at the two taels of silver at her feet, and kicked it towards Fan Shi: "Since we've severed ties, you naturally don't need to pay for my daughter's medical expenses. Today, I'll just consider it a loss for them in a fight with beasts, and take this opportunity to teach them a lesson for the future..."
The Lin clan members didn't think Yang Cui could make waves in the future, so they didn't care about Yang Cui's harsh words.
"You slut, how dare you insult me!" Madam Fan wished she could rush up and slap Yang Cui twice across the face.
"I am cursing the beast who broke into my house and beat my son!"
"you……"
Lin Mingcai stopped Fan Shi and said with a smile, "Since the kinship has been severed, we are indeed two separate families. Aunt, even if you don't compensate us, who would dare to say anything? But Yang Cui, you should still teach the child well. If she disrespects her elders again, she will still be beaten. Parents, let's go back."
After walking a few steps, Lin Mingcai turned back to Yang Cui and said, "Only those who are obedient, honest, and quiet can live a long life. Miss Yang, you and your child live here together, so you must be careful."
Lin Mingcai emphasized the words "keep quiet," implying that if they spread rumors, Yang Cui and her two daughters would be in trouble!
Threatening and intimidating again!
"This is outrageous! Your Lin family is going too far!" An Dafu exclaimed angrily.
Seeing An Dafu so angry yet helpless, Lin Mingcai was overjoyed. He loved seeing others annoyed with him but unable to do anything about it!
The Lin group walked away with their heads held high, like victorious roosters. That was the end of it; there was no apology, no compensation, leaving Yang Cui and the An family feeling utterly aggrieved.
After the Lin family left, Village Chief Zhou sighed, "Xiao Cui, about the compensation..."
"Village chief, there's no need to say anything. I know what I'm doing. My two children and I are outnumbered and outmatched. We can only swallow this loss for now."
Zhou Zhuoshi: "It's not that we don't want to help..."
"Auntie, I understand. Really, we are so grateful to you for bringing a doctor to treat Sanya's injuries today. Thank you."
He was not actually surnamed Zhou. Now that the Lin family was powerful, Village Chief Zhou would not risk fighting with the Lin family for his sake. Besides, in the eyes of outsiders, the Fan family did offer "compensation," but Yang Cui simply refused it.
The village chief then warned, "Lin Mingcai is much more ruthless than his father. You should think twice before you act."
Yang Cui knew that the village chief was referring to An Dafu's earlier talk about banging drums and gongs to publicize the Lin family's virtues.
"Thank you for reminding me, Uncle Village Chief. I understand now."
Lin Mingcai is a dangerous person and must be dealt with!
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The clan chief, Lin Rongguang's family.
"That bitch still wants to fight me, still wants to hit me, wants my money, hehe..." Madam Fan sneered, "Luckily Mingcai is back. Look how scared Yang Cui is, she doesn't dare to utter a word, haha, still wants money? Keep dreaming!"
Lin Mingcai's wife, Lin Qiu, was a little worried: "What if they really spread it around? What about the children's reputation..."
“She wouldn’t dare!” Lin Mingcai said.
Madam Fan: "Yes, that bitch wouldn't dare. Didn't you see she was terrified of Mingcai? If she really dares to do that, I'll get a few people to teach her a lesson! That bitch even tried to hit me! And those An family guys, I'll kill them all!"
Lin Mingcai: "On the way back, Xiaosong also told me about some recent events. Yang Cui seems to have changed a lot."
“She’s changed a lot. She used to be so timid, but now she’s like a thorn in my side. Just thinking about those thirty taels makes my heart ache. If you had been home last time, Mingcai, I think you could have kept that bitch in check, and I wouldn’t have lost those thirty taels.”
Lin Mingcai hurriedly asked, "What thirty taels?"
"Hmph, when that bitch broke off the engagement, she extorted thirty taels of silver from me..." Madam Fan rattled off the story of how Yang Cui, along with Village Chief Zhou, had demanded thirty taels of silver from her during the breakup.
Lin Mingcai had an idea: "Thirty taels is no small sum!"
"That's right, that's enough to buy several acres of land." Just thinking about it made Fan's heart ache. "But that wretched woman won't even get to enjoy the blessings of thirty taels. She was robbed the very first night she got the money! Did she really think my money was so easy to take? Bah!"
Upon hearing that the money had been stolen, Lin Mingcai felt a pang of regret. He said, "Father, Aunt, you were too soft-hearted. Thirty taels! You said you'd give it to me!"
"What else can we do?" Chief Lin was also heartbroken. "You have no idea how tough she was back then. The whole village was watching, and even Old Dog Zhou helped her. If this gets out, how are our Lin family descendants supposed to study and make something of themselves?"
Lin Mingcai smiled sinisterly: "That's why I said you're too soft-hearted, Father. How much trouble can a woman cause? If it were me, I'd delay for a couple of days, then find a few men to gang rape her. By then, would she still have a chance to cause trouble?"
Lin Mingcai spoke of this matter as casually as if it were the most ordinary thing in the world, like what dishes he would eat today.
The people in the room were stunned at first, and then Fan Shi and Lin Rongguang felt a pang of regret. Why didn't they think of using this method back then? Although it was dishonorable, it saved money! And who could prove that they did it? They could just accuse Yang Cui of infidelity and drown her in the pond.
The more Fan thought about it, the more she regretted it.
Lin Rongguang sighed: "I was so angry at the time that I didn't understand. We didn't expect Yang Cui to be like this at first. She's like a completely different person. She used to be so timid. Who knew she would be so difficult to deal with now?"
“Now that money is gone, and there’s no way to get it back.” Lin Mingcai said with great regret. He then asked, “By the way, everyone says she’s making money. How is she making money? Xiaosong didn’t explain it to me clearly on the way.”
Lin Niu quickly added, "She has dealings with the Star Gazing Tower. I don't know exactly what she sells, but it's definitely related to peaches and plums. Mingcai, you work in the county town and have many connections, so why don't you go to the Star Gazing Tower and inquire more?"
"Hmm, I'll inquire about it tomorrow."
Lin Mingcai didn't want to live this poor life anymore. If Yang Cui really had a way to make money, he would definitely try every means to take it for himself. As for Yang Cui's family's money, well...
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