"The most important thing in life is to be filial. As your younger brother, I have to say a few words to you. Quickly buy some good things to take back to Dad as an apology. Also, explain to the old man clearly what you're doing with the jelly and your method of making pig offal. He's not allowed to sell them anymore, understand?"
Yin Lan: ....
How can anyone be so shameless?
They come asking for things with such self-righteousness, as if others owe them something. Besides, what kind of father is that? When things aren't going well, he won't even look at you, but when things are going well, he comes to your door asking for this and that, and with such self-righteousness.
Unfortunately, this time, Yin Lan didn't even need to say anything. Having just received her promise, Aunt Dongju, who was single-mindedly focused on getting the prescription, along with several others, launched an attack on Chen Lao Er.
"Oh, so this Chen Yourun is Old Master Chen's son? How come I heard Old Master Chen say before that he didn't have this son?"
Chen Lao Er: ....
"The old man was just joking. How can we interfere in his affairs?"
"The old man must first have good character before we will respect him. Back then, Da Wa and Er Wa were so hungry that they were skin and bones and were about to freeze to death. They came to the Chen family's door begging for a bite to eat, but the old man personally went out to drive them away. What? Is this how your Chen family raises children?"
Chen Lao Er: .....
"What happened in the past is in the past, why bring it up again? What, Auntie, are you trying to take advantage of my family and that's why you're deliberately going against me?"
Aunt Dongju couldn't stand it anymore. "If I wanted to take advantage of you, shouldn't I be trying to please you? Let bygones be bygones. If I call my husband now, and we all go and beat you up, then this matter will also be in the past. Will you still not be able to mention it then?"
Chen Lao Er was speechless, his face flushed. "You... I won't speak to an unreasonable woman like you." He turned to Yin Lan, "Sister-in-law..."
Chen Yourun arrived at this moment, and Chen Lao Er seemed to see a lifeline, "Big Brother."
"Father told me to come and get it. If I don't take it back, I'll be in big trouble today. Please give it to me, even if it's just for my sake."
Yin Lan:...
Face? Where does he get face? Why should we give him face?
Before Yin Lan could speak, Chen Yourun stepped forward and said coldly, "When Da Wa and Er Wa came begging to our door before, did you give me any face, or Da Wa and Er Wa any face?"
Chen Lao Er's face looked grim.
Yin Lan was also a little uneasy. Although she hadn't done those things, theoretically she had. She glanced at Chen Yourun's gloomy face and was worried that he would bring up old grievances.
Chen Yourun was indeed heartbroken. He knew that his children had not had a good life before, but this was the first time he had heard someone say it like this. He seemed to see two skinny children begging for food everywhere in the cold winter.
He held back and didn't look at Yin Lan.
She has a responsibility, but what about him? Doesn't he have one too? He went out alone, leaving her to bear the entire burden of having and raising the child. Even now, when he's going out, it's the same; all the responsibility falls on her shoulders.
He blamed her somewhat, for not being attentive enough, but he blamed himself even more.
Having figured this out, Chen Yourun looked up at her.
Yin Lan had already guiltily avoided eye contact; she had almost been targeted. Was he angry? Could he be angry again?
Recalling the fierce aura he exuded when he first returned, Yin Lan still felt somewhat fearful and guilty.
"Furthermore, this prescription was devised by Madam Yin herself. It has nothing to do with me, and even less to do with the Chen family. No one can ask her to produce it."
Old Chen was furious. "But now that she's married into the family, she's a member of the Chen family." Her things belong to the Chen family.
He gave a cold laugh. "Today I must take those things back."
"No, they've already said it's not from your Chen family."
"Yeah, how shameless."
"How could the Chen family be like this? They are so unreasonable. The rumors about the Yin family were originally spread by the Chen family."
The people around were making a ruckus and talking about it.
"Furthermore, since things have already escalated to this point, I might as well make things clear once and for all. The silver that Chen Yourun used to send back increased every year. In the past, the Chen family would help me collect it, but each time I only received five hundred coins."
When Yin Lan met Chen Lao Er's incredulous and sinister expression, he yelled that Yin Lan was talking nonsense. Yin Lan then took out the list that Old Mrs. Chen had given her in the past and had it passed around among the surrounding villagers.
No one could understand the words on it. The only person who could read it managed to take a look and looked at Chen Lao Er with disgust. "So, this is how your Chen family bullies orphans and widows. Bah!"
Chen Lao Er was at a loss for what to do. Finally, he looked at Chen You Run and said, "Brother, if you let these people ruin the reputation of the Chen family, aren't you a member of the Chen family yourself?"
Chen Yourun's expression was solemn, and with a cold glance, everyone around him spontaneously fell silent.
"Old Master Chen once said that I am not a member of the Chen family. If that's the case, then I'm not one." Chen Lao Er was so shocked that his face turned pale.
In a village like this, mutual help is essential. So, when Old Master Chen disowned Chen Yourun, it could have really killed him.
But now, Chen Yourun doesn't acknowledge the Chen family, yet he's already so wealthy that he can live very well without relying on them.
Chen Lao Er then realized that the only thing he could use to threaten others seemed to be something they didn't care about at all.
"Yeah, if you bully people like this, do you think they're obligated to fawn over you?"
"The Chen family is truly despicable."
The surrounding area became noisy again. The villagers were afraid that Chen Lao Er would stop them from making money, so they wanted to drive him away as soon as possible. Yin Lan thought about how much grievances Chen You Run, Da Wa, and Er Wa had suffered in the Chen family when they were young. Taking advantage of the chaos, she kicked and hit Chen Lao Er.
The eldest child pursed his lips and silently stood beside his mother, preventing others from crowding her, and also kicked Chen Lao Er twice.
This was truly improper and not the behavior of a gentleman as the Master had taught, so Da Wa silently withdrew his leg.
Erwa and Tian Youwei were no gentlemen. Since they had started fighting, they were extremely excited. In the crowd, Erwa kicked Chen Lao Er's buttocks hard.
The chaos lasted for a long time until Chen Lao Er finally squeezed out of the crowd, bruised and battered, and fled in a panic. Only then did the matter come to a temporary end.
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