Liu Junlan was righteous and awe-inspiring.
No one in the village could voice their objection, after all, what Liu Junlan said actually made some sense!
Zhang Cuihong realized that no one in the village was pleading for her; they had all clearly agreed to Liu Junlan's plan to send her to the authorities. She started to struggle and make a scene.
"I really won't do it again. I was so stupid this time. Please let me go. I promise I'll never do this again..." Zhang Cuihong cried, tears and snot streaming down her face.
The wound on her mouth hadn't healed yet, and it still hurt when she spoke, but there was nothing she could do at the moment.
As long as she doesn't end up in jail, she'd be willing to kowtow to Liu Junlan; she's already kowtowed many times already.
If she reports it to the authorities, and the county magistrate doesn't like her, he might just chop her up with a knife.
Only now did Zhang Cuihong truly begin to feel afraid.
But no one showed any sign of sympathy; they all just stared at her coldly.
Seeing that begging for mercy was useless, Zhang Cuihong felt both scared and angry. She looked at the village head, who held the highest position in the crowd.
“Old man, you’re trying to drive my whole family to our deaths! My shameless daughter-in-law has been running away for so many years, and I’ve been the sole breadwinner. Now you’re going to send my husband and me to jail. How are we supposed to survive? You’re trying to kill my two grandsons for the sake of this little brat!” Zhang Cuihong cried out.
A hint of hesitation flashed across the old man's face.
If Zhang Cuihong and Yu Dong are both arrested and imprisoned, wouldn't their family be left with only Yu Zhaodi, a young girl, to serve the father and his two sons?
If Yu Zhaodi's little girl is also arrested, then the lives of the Yu family father and his two sons will become even more difficult.
“If you really cared about your two grandsons, you should have thought of that when you did this! What’s the use of saying this now? I think you should wait and tell the county magistrate,” Lin Weiming said.
"That's right, what else is there to say about stealing someone else's child?" The villagers started pointing and gossiping.
"Isn't it true that your own child's life is more important than other people's? If he really wanted to raise them, why didn't he raise them before?"
"..." Zhang Cuihong gradually became desperate, and even the villagers supported her and sent her to report to the authorities.
Suddenly enraged, Zhang Cuihong burst into a rage, yelling, "Don't think this brat is anything good! If it weren't for her, we wouldn't be stuck here at this intersection, unable to escape! This brat is a devil, she'll raise a ghost child. She's putting on a good act now, but she'll eat you all up later... mmm mmm!"
Before Zhang Cuihong could finish her slanderous remarks, Lin Weiming had already taken off his smelly socks and stuffed them into her mouth.
"Nonsense!" Lin Weiming cursed, "Our Wanwan is so well-behaved! She has never done anything bad, unlike you who are black-hearted and wicked. It's only since our Wanwan came that our village has so much water, right? You don't know how to be grateful, and you even want to steal people. People like you should have been sent to jail long ago."
That being said, it was already getting dark.
It would take dozens of miles of mountain road to deliver it to the county town. Even if the villagers worked hard, the county magistrate would not work overtime until this late.
Lin Weiming then instructed several people to tie up Zhang Cuihong and Yu Dong and his wife together with ropes and send them back to the Yu family home.
Yu Zhaodi, that little girl, seemed to have gone mad. She was incoherent and talking incoherently, and she was also sent back.
This time, the brothers Yu Guangzong and Yu Yaozu had no choice but to believe it, but they were still just kids, their minds were in turmoil, and they were at a loss for what to do.
They could only watch helplessly as their grandparents were brought back tied up, but they didn't even dare to untie the ropes.
Liu Junlan carried Lin Wanyue home, and Xue Fu finally felt relieved.
Xuefu specially stewed a bowl of tender steamed eggs for Lin Wanyue, and while feeding her, she asked her what exactly happened.
The family had mixed feelings about their daughter, who had been lost and found again, but they cherished Lin Wanyue even more.
Lin Wanyue then recounted how Xiao Fen Die and Lai Fu had dealt with Zhang Cuihong and Yu Dong.
"Little Pink Butterfly Sister is really amazing!" Lin Zheyun and his twin brothers listened with shining eyes, wishing they could communicate with them too.
Lin Zhongyuan didn't show it as obviously as his three younger brothers, but the way he listened intently clearly showed that he was also very interested.
"Look!" Xuefu looked at Lin Weiming with a hint of pride: "I told you, anything that can help our family chop firewood is definitely not an evil spirit and won't hurt Wanwan."
"The wickedness of the human heart is even greater than that of a ghost; there are thousands of forms of good and evil, but the human heart is difficult to fathom," Lin Weiming remarked.
"Even ghosts have some shame, who's like that Zhang Cuihong? Shameless thing! She even wants to steal our Wanwan, dream on!" Liu Junlan spat on the ground to show her anger.
Laifu and Xiaofendie listened to the Lin family's praise with great delight.
...
After the meal, taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, the two ghosts reached out to Lin Wanyue to ask for a reward.
"I don't want anything else, just give me some candy!" Laifu was very easy to please and was already addicted to candy.
Luckily it was a ghost and didn't have a physical form, otherwise it would have gotten cavities long ago.
But the little pink butterfly was much more troublesome. "This time, in order to save you, I didn't even have time to change my clothes, and I tore one of them. So, you have to remember to make me two more!"
"Little Pink Butterfly Sister, you have a real talent for being an accountant," Lin Wanyue said with a smile.
"It's no use praising me. I can't go without clothes, and I need two more cups of milk tea. Last time, Laifu said he ate some cake. I haven't tried it. I wonder if I can have a taste this time since I saved your life?" Little Pink Butterfly smiled, her face showing a triumphant smile, yet with a touch of coquettishness.
Although Little Pink Butterfly was determined to "repay kindness," Lin Wanyue could only nod in agreement because of Little Pink Butterfly's beauty.
"Okay..."
The little pink butterfly, seeing that she had agreed, immediately pressed her advantage: "And what about that lipstick and eyeshadow palette you mentioned last time? I've never seen them before, so just burn them for me this time too."
"You're really greedy!" Lin Wanyue pouted.
She had no choice but to take a bath in the villa space while she was taking a shower, and then came out with a bunch of snacks. Of course, she didn't forget the paper dolls and odds and ends that Little Pink Butterfly wanted.
Laifu was quick; he swept all his favorite candies into his pocket and stared longingly at the large slice of cheese chocolate cake that Lin Wanyue had taken out.
The little pink butterfly waved its little hand and said, "I'm not that stingy, let's eat together."
The two ghosts and one human got together, drinking milk tea, eating cake, and admiring the moon. They were content with their ghostly lives.
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