Lin Shikang frowned slightly, his expression displeased: "Then what else do you want?"
"Lin Chunmei almost caused two children to be sold to Huazhou. Lin Shikang, you don't still want to get the murderer who harmed your daughter out of jail, do you?!"
"Don't worry, I won't interfere with the government's punishment of Lin Chunmei."
"Then what about Lin Mingcai? He's Lin Chunmei's father. You keep saying you love your child, but you wouldn't be so magnanimous as to bail out the murderer's father, would you?"
Lin Shikang and the others looked at each other, wondering if they really had the idea of taking Lin Mingcai's money.
Lin Sanjin stepped forward and emphasized, "The one who made the mistake was Lin Chunmei." The implication was that it had nothing to do with Lin Mingcai or anyone else.
"Heh." Cen Xiao sneered, "Elder Lin, if my son kidnapped your grandson, would you still be drinking and laughing with me?"
"Of course not!" Lin Sanjin blurted out.
After saying that, Lin Sanjin realized something was wrong and felt a little embarrassed.
Although the harm did not extend to family members, no one would be friends with the family of their enemy, let alone help them. Since Er Ya and San Ya's accident, the Lin family has not come to apologize.
Lin Shikang stared intently at Yang Cui, only then realizing that Yang Cui was indeed very difficult to deal with!
Was his previous docile and honest demeanor all an act?
"Lin Shikang, you bastard, you dare to come here again!"
Just then, An Dafu's voice rang out from outside. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw An Dafu, Wen Shi, An Xiaohai, and An Xiaohu, the whole family of four carrying carrying poles and hoes, rushing over menacingly.
"uncle."
"Who is your uncle? You shameless thing, don't try to claim kinship here. We don't have any ungrateful relatives like you!" Madam Wen stood in front of Yang Cui with her hands on her hips, and berated Lin Shikang, spitting all over his face.
"This is our Anjia Village's territory, get out of here! Otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite!" An Dafu said fiercely.
Lin Shih-kang: "We're not here to pick a fight; we're here to see the children."
“The child has nothing to do with you anymore. You think you can show some 'concern' for our child? Don’t lead our child astray.”
Lin Shikang was furious with An Dafu.
Yang Cui then said, "You should leave! Otherwise, I will report you to the authorities for trespassing."
Lin Qi said irritably, "Report to the authorities, report to the authorities, why do you like reporting to the authorities so much?"
"I am a citizen of the Great Qi, so of course I will turn to my local officials when I encounter difficulties!"
Lin Shikang suppressed his anger and said, "The misunderstanding between us is too deep. You two should calm down today and comfort the children. I will come back tomorrow morning. Er Ya and San Ya, Daddy is going back first. These things are specially brought for you. You should rest well and don't be afraid."
"Misunderstanding my foot!" Wen cursed directly. "Don't come tomorrow morning either. You're not welcome here! Who wants your stuff!"
Lin Shikang didn't respond, but Yang Cui knew he was seething with anger. Someone who had always had a smooth life, treated with deference and respect wherever he went, was now being insulted and driven away – it would be strange if he wasn't furious!
As soon as they left Anjia Village, Madam Fan began cursing: "What the hell? Do you think we're here? A bunch of short-lived devils, I curse you all..."
"Mother, please be quiet."
Hearing her son's impatient voice, Madam Fan finally shut up, but in her heart she still cursed An, Yang, and the others.
Lin Sanjin said worriedly, "Shikang, what do we do now? The child doesn't want to come back, and Yang Cui definitely won't agree to give the child to us. What if she refuses to reconcile tomorrow?"
Lin Shikang suddenly stopped and said, "If the child doesn't come back and she's unwilling to reconcile, then unless..."
"Unless what?" Lin Sanjin, Lin Qi, and Fan Shi all stared at him blankly, waiting for him to continue.
"Then only by extricating me from those matters can I possibly retain my official rank and honor!" Lin Shikang said.
Lin Qi and Lin Sanjin both understood what it meant to remove him from the list. It simply meant that everything about divorcing his wife and humiliating Yang Cui had nothing to do with Lin Shikang, and he knew nothing about it.
Lin Shih-kang couldn't let his clansmen think he was selfish and heartless, so he immediately added, "But I can't stand idly by, after all, this matter of divorcing my wife..."
“Divorcing my wife is the clan’s decision!” Lin Sanjin blurted out.
Upon hearing this, Lin Shikang was secretly delighted, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he said with a sense of guilt, "Third Grandfather, in that case..."
"Shikang, there's no need to say anything. It's settled then. You really didn't know about what happened. It was all done by Lin Rongguang and Lin Mingcai. As for divorcing her, we'll all stick to one story and say it's the clan's decision. Because no one knew beforehand that you two hadn't consummated your marriage, they all thought it was because Yang Cui couldn't give birth to a son, so they wanted to divorce her."
Lin Qi nodded: "That way you can pick it out."
Upon hearing this, Madam Fan nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, that's exactly it, that's exactly it."
Upon hearing that her son could remain uninvolved, Madam Fan was overjoyed.
Lin Shih-kang said with a grateful expression, "Thank you both, my two great-grandfathers."
As long as he can extricate himself from this predicament, Lin Shih-kang is confident that he will not be reduced to a commoner.
“Shikang, although Lin Rongguang and Mingcai have done many things poorly, Mingcai has never said a bad word about you from beginning to end. Also, it’s not easy for the clan members to have a unified story.”
If there's no benefit to it, who would be willing to help keep it a secret?
Lin Shikang understood Lin Sanjin's meaning and said, "Third Grandfather, please rest assured, I understand. A single tree cannot make a forest. Even without these things, I will do my best to help the people of the clan live a good life."
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