Chapter 95 Easily Resolves the Lin Family
Chapter 95 Easily Resolves the Lin Family
"Wen Dashan, you come out here right now! Where have you taken my daughter?" Granny Lin started shouting as soon as she arrived in Xinghua Village.
Wang Ping and his wife followed behind without saying a word. Wang Ping planned to wait until Granny Lin had calmed down before having Wang Wu step forward to mediate.
Old Man Lin and his two sons were all cowards. As soon as they heard that they were to come to Xinghua Village to make a scene with Wen Dashan, the three of them ran up the mountain that very night.
Seeing that only Granny Lin had come from the Lin family, Wang Ping naturally wouldn't bring his own children and grandchildren along. Therefore, only Granny Lin and Wang Ping and his wife came to Xinghua Village.
The gossiping old women at the village entrance rushed forward and surrounded Granny Lin, each one criticizing her.
"Old woman, which village are you from?"
"Old woman, who is your daughter?"
"How dare she insult the princess's grandfather? She's asking for trouble! Sisters, let's get her!"
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It's unclear who started it, but Wang Ping and his wife saw several people tearing at Granny Lin from outside the crowd.
"Stop!" shouted Village Chief Wang, who had arrived after hearing the commotion. He then ordered other villagers to separate the women who were fighting with Granny Lin.
Looking at Granny Lin's scratched face and torn clothes and pants, Wang Wu was filled with lingering fear. Fortunately, Wang Ping had told her not to talk nonsense before coming, and she hadn't spoken up when Granny Lin shouted loudly upon entering the village.
Village Chief Wang asked with a stern face, "Which village are you from?"
Granny Lin grimaced and muttered, "You people from Niutou Village, I came to see my son-in-law Wen Dashan, why are you hitting me?"
Village Chief Wang said with a forced smile, "Oh, you're here to find someone," then, barely suppressing a laugh, he earnestly continued:
“If you’re looking for someone, then look for someone. Why are you cursing and swearing as soon as you enter the village? People will misunderstand that you’ve come to Xinghua Village to cause trouble, you know? Look, now these old ladies have misunderstood.”
Village Chief Wang casually dismissed the beating of Granny Lin as a misunderstanding, implying that Granny Lin was the one who caused it. The implication was that the villagers were not at fault; Granny Lin was.
Village Chief Wang waved for the villagers to disperse and personally led Granny Lin towards Wen Dashan's house.
"Gentlemen, who are you looking for?" Village Chief Wang glanced at Wang Ping and his wife, who were following closely behind him, and asked in a cold voice.
In fact, Village Chief Wang had already guessed the purpose of Wang Ping and his wife's visit; he was just pretending to ask a question.
"Hehe, we're in cahoots," Wang Ping chuckled awkwardly.
At Wen Dashan's house, some quick-footed villagers had already run off to deliver the news. Wen Dashan, his wife and grandfather, and the Wen brothers, Wen Zibai and Wen Dashan, were all waiting in the courtyard for the guests to arrive.
"Brother Wen, your mother-in-law is here!" Village Chief Wang pushed open the courtyard gate, strode in, and shouted loudly.
Wen Dashan spoke in a deep voice: "Village Chief Wang, I don't have a wife, so where would I get a mother-in-law? When we fled the famine, my wife took the grain and went back to her parents' home."
"Oh, I remember now, when you registered your household, you didn't have a wife listed on your household registration," Village Chief Wang said with a sudden realization.
Granny Lin said weakly, "He has a wife, and his wife's household registration is with our family."
Wen Linshi's household registration had already been handed over to the coachman who came to pick her up along with her indenture. The Lin family had no household registration for Wen Linshi at all. Granny Lin remained outwardly calm, but inwardly she was panicking.
It's all Wang Wu's fault. She encouraged her to come to Xinghua Village to find Wen Dashan. If Wen Dashan finds out that she was the one who sold the person, she and the Lin family will be finished.
The princess's grandmother was sold to Chunfeng Tower by her. If Wen Yuxia found out, she would surely have the Lin family wiped out!
The more Granny Lin thought about it, the more frightened she became. She didn't want any of the benefits anymore; she only hoped to leave Xinghua Village unscathed.
“Oh, Dashan, Lihua followed us to Niutou Village. Later, she missed you and the children, and after finding out you had settled in Xinghua Village, she left. Before she left, she said she would come to Xinghua Village to reunite with you,” Granny Lin said kindly.
"Oh, she hasn't come back," Wen Dashan said coldly, while inwardly considering how to sever ties with the Lin family.
The Lin family is a living hell, they can't let them get entangled with Wen Yuxia. Thinking of this, Wen Dashan continued with a stern face:
“My wife hasn’t come home; she’s lost. The responsibility lies with your family. You must find her and bring her back to me, or I’ll take you to the authorities to file a complaint.”
In her anxiety, Granny Lin almost blurted out the words "he's at Chunfeng Tower." She quickly covered her mouth and, after a while, said, "Dashan, it's alright if he's lost. You can just marry a younger one, wouldn't that be better?"
Wen Dashan sneered, "Marrying another one is also acceptable."
"Hehe, that's the right way to think," Granny Lin said with a relieved smile.
Wen Dashan gestured to Wen Zibo with his eyes. Upon receiving the instruction, Wen Zibo pointed at Wang Ping and his wife and asked, "My father said that the Wen and Wang families should never have anything to do with each other. What are you two doing at my house?"
Wang Ping said with a big smile, "We're in-laws, how could we possibly become estranged? My wife and I are here today to visit our father-in-law."
After saying that, he handed the two old hens he was carrying to Wen Zibai, secretly chuckling to himself. Luckily, Wen Zibai had the foresight to bring gifts; surely Wen Dashan wouldn't turn him away in front of the village chief and the villagers?
Wen Zibo took a step back, refusing the hen Wang Ping offered. Wang Ping, unfazed, placed the hen on the ground, muttering, "Da Ya and Xiao Qi love chicken the most."
Wen Dashan whispered a few words to Village Chief Wang, who then raised his hand and shouted, "Everyone disperse, everyone disperse!"
The villagers who had come to watch the commotion left with Village Chief Wang. Wen Dashan told Wen Zibai to close the courtyard gate and then went to the main room first.
After the guests and hosts were seated, Wen Dashan had no intention of pouring water for the three of them. He said directly, "Wen Linshi was sold to the county town by the Lin family. I won't go into details about which family she was sold to. If the Lin family signs a letter of severance with Wen Linshi, my Wen family will not pursue the matter of selling her..."
Last night, when Granny Lin was trying to persuade the Lin family father and son to come to Xinghua Village, Old Man Lin told her that they shouldn't come to see Wen Dashan.
Wen Linshi was a daughter of the Lin family, but after marriage, she followed her husband's wishes. She was a member of the Wen family. The Lin family sold Wen Linshi without Wen Dashan's consent. Wen Dashan took the matter to the government, and the Lin family was going to face a lawsuit.
Wen Linshi has already been sold by the Lin family. Even if Wen Dashan redeems her, Wen Linshi's heart will no longer be with the Lin family. Severing ties would avoid legal trouble, which is probably the best solution.
Thinking of this, Granny Lin said, "Severing ties isn't out of the question, but Daya is now a princess. We can't just sever ties without letting us get any benefits."
Wen Dashan shook his head and refused: "It's fine if we don't kiss. Second brother, get the car ready, we're heading into the city now."
"No!" Granny Lin hurriedly stopped her.
Afterwards, Wen Dashan asked Village Chief Wang to write a letter severing ties. After watching Granny Lin put her fingerprint on it, he instructed Wen Zibai and his brother to go to Niutou Village with Granny Lin to get the three members of the Lin family to sign it.
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