Chapter 48: Old Things
The distance between the two families is not far, only about ten minutes' walk, but they hardly interact with each other normally. This shows how unwelcome Yuan Lingling is in the Yuan family, and how much Yuan Lingling does not want to have anything to do with the Yuan family.
Yuan Yuan Zili led Yuan Lingling and the other person inside. As soon as they entered the yard, they saw Old Lady Yuan sitting on a recliner in the yard, leisurely eating melon seeds. She certainly didn't look as energetic as before.
"Grandma, we're back."
"You still remember to come back. I thought you were a dead girl who had forgotten the way back to the Yuan family." Old Mrs. Yuan turned her head and saw Shen Caisheng, who was stunned for a moment and her face became even uglier.
"Are you looking for me?" Yuan Lingling walked into the house.
Seeing this, Old Lady Yuan was furious. "Where are you going? Are you trying to steal something?"
Yuan Lingling pretended not to hear anything and went straight into the main room. She didn't care about Old Man Yuan lying on the kang and opened the cupboard directly. She took out a wooden box from the corner of the clothes and opened it. She found some old things inside.
"What are you doing? Who told you to touch my things!" As soon as Old Lady Yuan entered the room and saw this scene, she was hysterical and wanted to rush forward to snatch the box from Yuan Lingling's hand, but she was blocked by Shen Caisheng. Not to mention the box, she couldn't even get close to Yuan Lingling's body.
"You old fool, what are you doing lying there? Your house is about to be emptied and you don't care, you bastard! My granddaughter is going to her parents' house to steal something. Someone come and help! Help!"
Old Mrs. Yuan wanted to use her old tricks, but Yuan Lingling didn't tolerate her. She looked at the things in the box and said, "Keep crying, cry as hard as you can. It would be best if all the neighbors come to judge the matter. Tell us how my mother died, how you colluded with outsiders to harm your granddaughter, and where did you get these things from."
Hearing this, Old Lady Yuan suddenly lost her temper. "I don't know what you are talking about. These things are all mine. Don't even think about taking anything away. Put them down, you unfilial daughter."
Yuan Lingling didn't care about her moral blackmail at all and said, "This is my mother's stuff, why can't I take it?"
Yuan Lingling didn't have a clear memory of what happened back then, but she remembered Feng Ling once said it.
When Feng Ling first came to the Yuan family, he brought a lot of good things with him. No one else knew about these things. If others knew about them, it would not only be not a good thing at that time, but it might even become a murder weapon.
But Feng Ling said that those were items that could be used to find her grandfather, so the original person knew from a young age that her mother's things were in her grandparents' cabinet.
When she was a child, she never dared to enter her grandparents' house. Only once when her grandparents went out did she secretly look at the box. At that time, there were much more than the things now in the box.
If her guess was correct, these things would have been sold by Old Lady Yuan long ago.
"Who said this is your mother's thing? Is that woman's name written on it? Put it down!"
Old Mrs. Yuan blocked the door to the main hall and wouldn't let them out.
Yuan Lingling simply didn't go out and sat on the stool in the main room.
"Don't tell me, there are words engraved on it." Yuan Lingling smiled and took out an imported watch from inside. "Look at the abbreviation of Feng Ling's name on the back of the dial. It's so simple, can't you see it?"
The mark is real, but because it is engraved so well, it looks a bit like it was originally on the watch. Old Mrs. Yuan has only seen such a good watch and can't tell the difference at all.
But if you touch it carefully, you can feel that the patterns on it are actually engraved.
"No...impossible. If you say it is, it is. Put it down immediately." Old Mrs. Yuan stared at Yuan Lingling hatefully, as if Yuan Lingling was some kind of enemy of hers. Even Shen Caisheng's release of low pressure was of no use.
Yuan Lingling curled her lips and smiled, "Give it to you? Do you think I will give it to you if you take something from me? God is watching what you do, grandma, what are you afraid of?"
"I don't know what you are talking about. If you dare to take this thing, you will have to step over my old woman's dead body today."
However, even though she said something scary, Yuan Lingling still looked fearless and said, "You don't have to scare me. You thought you had kept the things you did hidden well, but in fact, you don't know that your good grandson already suspects you."
Old Lady Yuan subconsciously looked at Yuan Zili who was standing beside her. Yuan Zili wanted to shake his head, but he held back. He asked, "Grandma, what my sister said was a misunderstanding. If it is a misunderstanding, just explain it clearly."
After these words were spoken, Old Lady Yuan's body seemed to hunch over a bit.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Yuan Lingling said, "Yes, grandma, if you explain it to me, maybe I will believe it."
Yuan Lingling got a taste of being a villain today. Facing someone like Old Lady Yuan, it's useless to present facts and reason with her. You can only use methods of coercion, inducement and intimidation.
"What are you doing?" Suddenly, a middle-aged man's voice came. When the voice roared, Yuan Lingling instinctively shrank, and Shen Caisheng subconsciously supported her.
"Qiangzi, you are finally here, please take care of this damn girl, she actually dared to steal my things, please kick her out."
Old Mrs. Yuan, who was originally very scared, seemed to have gained confidence immediately when she saw Yuan Qiang. She straightened her back and made way half of her body to let Yuan Qiang enter the house.
Yuan Qiang, the father of the original body, was the first time Yuan Lingling had seen him since she had traveled to this world. She had not expected it to be under such circumstances.
In Yuan Lingling's memory, Yuan Qiang was a sinister existence. He may have given his only patience and love since childhood to Yuan Ziling, and he was even cold and indifferent to the old couple.
He had never looked Yuan Lingling in the eye, and every time Yuan Lingling spoke to her father, she would be frightened by his cold tone.
But does he really have any ability? He holds the most insignificant position in the factory. Others take two or three years to get a raise, but it might take him five or six years.
He had made a serious mistake before, which caused a lot of losses to the factory. At that time, almost all the money in the family was used to use connections to keep his job.
The Yuan family's life became increasingly difficult from then on, and his temper became even more strange. He never said anything when he saw his daughter being bullied, and sometimes he would even use violence.
If Yuan Lingling didn't attack Old Mrs. Yuan because she was afraid of hurting the old woman, she would have no scruples towards him.
"What does it have to do with you if I take back my mother's things?" Yuan Lingling stared at him.
"Who taught you to talk to your father like that?"
Yuan Lingling sneered, "No one taught me. That's how I was taught since I was a child, right?"
Just as Yuan Qiang was about to lose his temper, Yuan Lingling shouted, "Alright, no need to say any more. You know in your heart how my mother married you. I must take this thing away today, or else I will make your Yuan family unable to stay in Beijing tomorrow!"
Yuan Lingling and Shen Caisheng stared at each other, and naturally did not miss the frightened expressions of the two people opposite them.
There is indeed a problem.
That’s right, what Yuan Lingling said just now was actually a lie to him. How could Yuan Lingling know about her past?
In addition to the investigation, they also heard a lot of stories from the neighbors about what happened back then. Since so many people liked Feng Ling at that time, why did she choose Yuan Qiang?
Is Yuan Qiang very good? No.
Does Yuan Qiang love her very much? From his attitude towards Yuan Lingling, it can be seen that he doesn't.
How could a man be willing to let the child of the woman he loves suffer? So there must be some hidden reason why Feng Ling married him.
"You still dare to talk nonsense. It seems that I haven't taught you a lesson enough."
Yuan Qiang took two steps forward, and Shen Caisheng immediately stood in front of Yuan Lingling, "What do you want to do?"
"This is my Yuan family's business."
"She is my wife." Shen Caisheng did not give in.
"You!" Yuan Qiang was very angry, but with his thin arms and legs, he had no power to resist in front of Shen Caisheng.
When he was young, he could rely on his gentle appearance to deceive many girls, but now that he is old, this weak appearance has become a burden.
"Dad." Yuan Lingling pulled Shen Caisheng over and called out.
Although he felt a little cold when he heard her calling him in a nice voice, he just thought that Yuan Lingling was embarrassed. In his heart, he felt that he had the other party under his control. As long as the other party still regarded him as her father, everything would be under his control, just like before.
"I'm not your father." Yuan Qiang said in a pretentious manner.
Yuan Lingling smiled instead of getting angry, "Really? Actually, I don't want to call you dad either. After all, I don't want to have anything to do with the Xie family."
"What do you mean?" Yuan Qiang's gloomy face was actually very scary. His scary nature came from the fact that he was a bully at home. He was never very nice to his own people, but very cowardly to outsiders.
Yuan Lingling held the box in her hand and smiled, "What do you think? What is your relationship with Jiang Liping? Do you think I should remind you?"
"I have nothing to do with her. Just now that you're married, you think you're strong enough and I can't do anything to you, right?" Yuan Qiang just showed signs of moving forward when Shen Caisheng quickly stood between him and Yuan Lingling.
Seeing this, Yuan Qiang curled his lips and smiled, "I didn't expect you to be so good to your woman. This girl didn't climb into bed for nothing. Do you think she will listen to me if I ask her to divorce you?"
"No." Shen Caisheng and Yuan Lingling said in unison.
Yuan Qiang's face changed, but he still held on, "Do you think that without his mother's family, this man can treat you well for the rest of his life? I am a man, and no one understands men better than me."
Yuan Lingling didn't like everything he said. She didn't answer him. She pulled Shen Caisheng's arm and said, "Let's go. I don't want to talk to them anymore."
It doesn’t matter whether Xie Guangan is Yuan Qiang’s son or not, Yuan Lingling doesn’t care. Anyway, she will be leaving with Shen Caisheng in the future, and she doesn’t want to recognize this father anymore.
"If you want to leave, fine, but leave your things behind." Yuan Qiang was still acting like a real father.
Old Mrs. Yuan on the side also changed her attitude suddenly when her son came back. She looked arrogant, as if it was great that she had a son. No one knew what she was so proud of having such a son.
"How did Feng Ling educate his child? He raised her to be a petty person. Look how well-behaved Zili is." She kept muttering.
Shen Caisheng ignored her. He had his own principles. At least he couldn't do anything to Old Lady Yuan in public. He pulled Yuan Lingling to leave, but Yuan Qiang wouldn't let her and reached out to stop her. As a result, Shen Caisheng grabbed his wrist and pulled and twisted it. Yuan Qiang screamed.
"Hey, why are you hitting someone? Come on, someone!"
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