boyutpedia Chapter 2 Rushing to attend a funeral, will you really be grateful?
Chapter 2 Rushing to attend a funeral, will you really be grateful?
Lin Chang'er neither dodged nor flinched. She hid Gu's mother behind her and kicked Lin Dashan away with a cool and sassy move.
In the end, she didn't say anything, but just stared coldly at Lin Dashan, who had been kicked over, with an expression that said, "Try cursing me again, you bastard, and I'll beat you to death!"
Lin Dashan finally saw the person clearly and immediately opened his eyes wide, feeling that Lin Chang'er in front of him was as terrifying as a demon.
Remembering what happened yesterday, she instantly screamed guiltily, "Ghost, ghost! You, you stay away..."
With a series of wailing and howling, the previously noisy crowd finally noticed Lin Chang'er's presence, and everyone focused their attention on her.
In an instant, chaos erupted in the courtyard. Some people ran around in panic, some stood there in disbelief and stunned, and some breathed a sigh of relief.
But once things calmed down, most of the troublemakers brought by the Lin family were scared away, and the few remaining cowered behind Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin, with expressions that said, "If anything happens, you guys go first."
Meanwhile, a small figure slipped out through the back door unnoticed by everyone at the Gu family's house.
Lin Dashan had already been helped up by his second aunt. He was so scared he almost wet himself. Trembling, he pointed at Lin Chang'er and stammered, "Mother, she, she..."
Lin Chang'er stammered as she listened to him speak, and then deliberately gave him a sinister look.
Sure enough, the moment Lin Dashan met her eyes, he was stunned and too frightened to utter a single word for a long time.
Seeing this, Lin Chang'er scoffed, "Coward!"
Aunt Lin immediately glared at her, then stared at Lin Chan'er with a scrutinizing gaze.
He wondered to himself, "Wasn't it said that this dead girl was barely breathing and that even the doctor wouldn't come, leaving the Gu family to prepare for her funeral?"
Seeing that she indeed had thin strips of cloth wrapped around her forehead, the rumors were probably true.
But how come she's standing here perfectly fine? What's going on?
The Lin family is a prominent clan in Linshui Village, while the Gu family are outsiders and a bunch of cowards. The only one who can hold the family together, Gu Sanlang, is short-lived.
They originally intended to take advantage of the girl's situation to extort a large sum of money, but who would have thought that the girl would be so lucky?
The original approach is probably no longer feasible, but we can't let this trip go to waste.
Aunt Lin was quick-witted. Her eyes darted around, and she loudly questioned, "You brat, couldn't you have come out and said something if you weren't dead!"
"After all this commotion, aren't your uncles and aunts just bored and have nothing better to do? Isn't that a waste of time?"
After saying that, Aunt Lin gave her husband, Uncle Lin, a wink.
Uncle Lin quickly chimed in, "That's right, so we don't have to do any work in the fields? We can't just let this matter go like this."
Lin Dashan was stunned just now, but after hearing his parents' words, he calmed down and nodded, "Don't expect things to end well unless you pay at least ten or eight taels of silver."
Tsk tsk, this scheme is utterly shameless; even Lin Chang'er was stunned.
“In-laws…” Gu’s mother said weakly at this moment.
Lin Chang'er quickly interrupted her and took over the conversation, "I don't know if it's because they're bored or not, but it's definitely true that no one gets up early without a reason."
What? You think you can take advantage of my widowed husband again now that he's gone?
After pausing for a moment, he said sarcastically, "The Gu family hasn't even separated yet! I have uncles and elders above me and young children below me. Who are you to covet me? You ask for ten or eight taels of silver? Why don't you grab a woodcutter's knife and axe and go up the mountain to rob me?"
Lin Chang'er knew what kind of soft-hearted Gu's mother was. If she were to speak first, the Lin family would surely take advantage of her.
With the original owner's memories intact, how could she not guess what the Lin family was thinking?
A bunch of cowardly bullies!
"Chang'er," Mother Gu called softly upon hearing this.
This was the first time she had seen her third daughter-in-law so fierce, and it was also the first time she had ever stood up for them.
Gu's mother felt comforted, but couldn't help worrying about her. She thought to herself that it didn't matter if they suffered a little loss, since they were her family members after all, and she couldn't really break off relations.
Hearing Gu's mother call out, Lin Chang'er turned to look at her. Seeing her frowning and looking worried, she sighed inwardly. Kindness is often taken advantage of. No wonder the Lin family dared to covet Gu Sanlang's pension.
Aunt Lin was so blatantly exposed that she flew into a rage.
Pointing at Lin Chang'er, he cursed, "Hey, you brat, how dare you talk like that? What do you mean by 'eating the heir'? Your father and your second uncle are blood brothers."
If your father doesn't give his meager fortune to your second uncle, does he expect you, a mere girl, to be taken away and squandered by someone else? You ungrateful wretch.
Who are we here for today? Do you think I'm going with your second uncle to ask these uncles and aunts for help without having to put on a brave face and repay their favors?
This is shameless!
However, the matter of eating offspring whose children have died cannot be resolved in a short time. Such is the custom, and there is nothing that can be done about them for the time being. But there is plenty of time, so Lin Chang'er is not in a hurry.
But Lin Chang'er couldn't help but laugh at all the idiotic remarks they were spouting. "You're rushing to my funeral, and I should thank you? There's no need for that."
Aunt Lin was speechless for a moment, but Uncle Lin said shamelessly, "We're just worried that you'll be mistreated here."
Lin Chang'er's smile faded. "You keep saying it's for my sake, then I'd like to ask you, did I invite you to come to my house to cause trouble and vandalize it?"
Aunt Lin opened her eyes wide and looked at Uncle Lin. Why did she feel that Lin Chang'er was acting strangely today?
Did hitting your head make you bolder?
Before, if you glared at her, she would be so upset that her eyes would well up with tears. How could she dare to talk to them like that?
Uncle Lin didn't understand what his wife was thinking and instinctively shook his head.
Lin Chang'er continued, "So it was my mother-in-law, uncles, and aunts who sent you here?"
“No, Chang’er,” Gu’s mother said before Uncle Lin could deny it.
She was still the same timid and weak woman, feeling that she hadn't taken good care of Lin Chang'er. Because she couldn't find a doctor and was worried about Lin Chang'er, she hadn't had time to inform the Lin family.
Of course, there was an element of fear that the Lin family would make things difficult for them. They thought it would be easier to apologize to Lin Chang'er once she was feeling better.
So, feeling a little guilty, she said, "I haven't had time to send someone to inform your in-laws about your injury yet."
After speaking, Gu's mother glanced timidly at Lin Chang'er, afraid that she would be unhappy.
Lin Chang'er said "Oh," as if she understood.
His eyes narrowed, and he raised his voice to the Lin family, "Then why are you in such a hurry to come? Breaking into a house and committing murder, do you think you're living too comfortably and want to go to jail?"
As soon as the words were spoken, the faces of the relatives behind Uncle Lin and Aunt Lin turned pale instantly. They looked at each other and took a few steps back.
Aunt Lin and Lin Dashan also looked unwell.
Only Uncle Lin, seemingly unfazed, stood with his hands in his pockets and said confidently, "Don't try to scare me. I'm your second uncle. Can't I come to visit my niece? There's no such rule in the laws of our Tianqi Dynasty."
"A little brat like her, she's really gone too far," Uncle Lin said, looking at Lin Chang'er with disdain.