The entire household mobilized to search every corner of the mansion, but they still couldn't find Niu Dan.
Even the other servants in the mansion said they hadn't seen Niu Dan that day, and then someone else came to report that Niu Dan's bundle was missing.
The others didn't notice anything, but Lin Mingfu guessed that Niu Dan must have run away overnight.
This silly child, isn't he blatantly telling Lin Shikang and his daughter that he knew something he shouldn't have known, which is why he ran away?
Ganning County is Yuan family territory; it wouldn't be difficult for the Yuan family to find someone.
Niu Dan must be carrying all his belongings. Even if he isn't found and silenced, he might be targeted by other bad guys outside. That silly kid.
Lin Mingfu was anxious and distressed, but he was helpless.
Lin Shikang had indeed guessed what was going on, and immediately ordered a city-wide search for Niu Dan. He also secretly instructed Fang Lei that if he really knew something, he should deal with it on the spot and do it cleanly and efficiently.
Because Niu Dan went missing and Lv Dan died "accidentally," Lin Huihui had to change her itinerary.
"Where did this perfectly good cow egg go? Honestly, it's made the whole family worry." Madam Fan came to Lin Huihui with the fifty taels of silver given to her by Madam Yuan.
"Huihui, what good things did the Yuan family give you while I was away? Show them to me." Fan wanted to see Lin Huihui's secret stash when she came back yesterday, but she was too tired and forgot.
Upon hearing this, Lin Huihui's eyes flashed with intense hostility: You old fool!
She cursed inwardly.
"It's nothing. If you want it, you can ask the Yuan family for it."
Yuan Yajing's daughter has harmed her so much. In Lin Huihui's eyes, she is not her mother. She is not worthy!
"I told you to take it out and let me see it, why are you talking so much nonsense? What? Are you afraid I'll take it from you?" Madam Fan never gave Lin Huihui a kind look. "I'm your grandmother, I'm your elder! Even if I want you to show me respect, it's your duty!"
Seeing that Lin Huihui did not move, Madam Fan took matters into her own hands and began searching everywhere.
Lin Huihui never expected Lin Shikang to have someone bring her back. Plus, she had done something wrong yesterday and hadn't bothered to hide her things, so Fan Shi found them all in no time.
The money wasn't much, only a little over fifty taels, but the set of crimson gold jewelry truly attracted Fan Shi.
This whole set is worth at least 800 taels, if not 1,000. Just the ruby in the center alone is priceless, not to mention that it's all gold.
(A complete set of ancient headdresses includes earrings, hairpins, hair ornaments, floral decorations, side flowers, flower hairpins, top hairpins, and grass and insect hairpins, etc.)
Fan's eyes widened in astonishment.
"You can't take such a valuable thing back with you. What if it gets lost on the way? Grandma will keep it for you. It will be your dowry when you get married." Madam Fan painted a rosy picture for Lin Huihui, who was greedily eyeing the set of jewelry.
Having suffered a great loss, Lin Huihui no longer trusts anyone in this world.
With a menacing look, he snatched the items and pushed Fan Shi to the ground, shouting, "These are mine! You old hag, what right do you have to take them? Are you tired of living? Do you want to die?"
Fan was shocked!
She felt utterly unfamiliar with Lin Huihui's gaze.
She seemed not to recognize her granddaughter. Is this... really Lin Huihui?
"You... beast! You beast, how could you treat your elders like this? Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning! Give me the things!" Madam Fan got up and tried to snatch them. How could Madam Fan not be envious of something worth thousands of taels of silver?
The grandfather and grandson started fighting.
Lin Huihui harbored hatred and resentment in her heart. She hated everyone and resented everyone. She would not let anyone who tried to bully her or take advantage of her get away with it!
So she went all out against Fan Shi. Fan Shi couldn't beat her and was instead pushed to the ground. Lin Huihui looked at her with cold eyes: "Old woman, don't mess with me!"
Madam Fan was startled by her gaze.
Then, Mrs. Fan shouted, "It's terrible! My granddaughter is hitting her grandma! My granddaughter is hitting her grandma! Help! Someone, help me!"
The commotion quickly attracted Lin Shikang's attention.
Lin Shikang looked at his mother, who was sitting on the ground slapping her thigh and crying loudly, and then at his daughter, who was indifferent as if it were none of his business. Lin Shikang felt exhausted. He shouldn't have brought his mother from Wenquan Temple.
"Mother, please get up first, don't let people laugh at us."
"That brat actually hit me! Is there no law anymore? She doesn't respect me, her grandmother, at all! Shikang, my life is so miserable, waaaaah..."
"Mom, please get up first. Huihui is sick and in a bad mood. I will talk to her later. Please get up first so that people won't laugh at you."
"Educate her? How do you educate her? First, make her give me that set of jewelry. You brat, what right does she have to have such nice things?"
Lin Shikang was exhausted by having a greedy and short-sighted mother, and he also harbored many grievances against her.
But he had to patiently explain to her, "Mother, please get up. That's Xiaoya's dowry for her. If you like it, I'll have Xiaoya take you to buy a set tomorrow."
"Xiaoya wants to buy it for me, but I want her set too. What's she going to do with such expensive things when she's just a little girl? What if she loses them on the way?"
Seeing that he couldn't reason with her, Lin Shikang hardened his tone: "The things belong to Huihui, so don't even think about taking them from her. If you make a scene, you'll lose face, and so will I. Tomorrow the whole city will know that my mother, Lin Shikang, is jealous of her granddaughter's dowry and is throwing a tantrum at home. Let everyone laugh at us."
"Official business is already overwhelming enough for me. You've been back for a day, and you still haven't given me a break. I think I should resign and we should go back to our hometown. That way, we can avoid arguing about this jewelry and that bracelet every day."
After saying that, Lin Shikang left angrily.
Upon hearing this, Madam Fan panicked, immediately got up, and chased after him.
If her son weren't an official, how could she live like this? How could she still be an old lady?
The monk said that his son would be promoted to a higher official rank in the future, and it was only a matter of time before she was granted an imperial title, so her son must not resign from his post.
“Son, listen to me, I don’t want it anymore, I don’t want it anymore, please don’t impulsively resign from your post…” Madam Fan’s voice grew softer and softer.
Lin Huihui packed her things expressionlessly; she wouldn't give away a single thing that belonged to her.
Her father, Lin Shikang, also gave her three hundred taels of silver notes. With the jewelry given to her by Yuan Yajing, she estimated that her total assets had exceeded two thousand taels.
These are her assets for future security and revenge; no one can take them away from her!
Yuan Yajing gave Fan a pair of gold-inlaid jeweled grasshopper hairpins, and only then did Fan calm down.
The next day, Lin Shikang had Fan sent to Wenquan Temple. Before leaving, Fan instructed Lin Shikang not to resign from his post.
Lin Shikang responded impatiently.
He's very annoyed right now; there's a ton of trouble at home and a lot of things going on outside.
Niu Dan still hasn't been found. Even the Yuan family's efforts haven't yielded results. It's as if Niu Dan has vanished into thin air.
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