Healing His Paranoia

chapter 05 : Wang Laopo

chimed in, “Lin Xuechun lives right next door, it would be convenient for him to come and go!”

Wang Laopo pinched her nose and let out a sneaky chuckle, thinking that nobody would notice.

But before she could enjoy her little joke, Lin Xuechun suddenly pulled her out of the crowd.

Seeing that things were not going well, Wang Laopo preemptively spoke up, “I was just talking, if you don't like it, forget it.

It's just a small matter, it's not worth me, an old woman, getting involved!

Isn't there any justice left?!”

Village hierarchy could be a burden, and with Lin Xuechun's disregard for it and his willingness to lay hands on an elderly person in public, the current village chief's expression subtly changed.

The village council immediately reprimanded, “Song's daughter-in-law, nothing has been decided yet, so it won't all fall on your family.

It was wrong of you to rush into action, you should apologize to Wang Laopo.”

Lin Xuechun could tell which side he was leaning towards and also noticed the stance of the others.

She faced their gazes head-on, pointing at Madam Wang without backing down:

“Since we are all fellow villagers, it's a good opportunity for me to seek justice!

This shameless old woman took advantage of my daughter's illness and agreed to arrange a marriage for the cripple next door!”

“How old is this cripple?

Forty!”

“Don't say that I, Lin Xuechun, spoil my daughter.

Look deep into your hearts and ask yourselves, who would be willing to marry their fifteen-year-old daughter to a forty-year-old cripple?

Is there anyone willing?!”

“This Madam Wang comes to pry into our affairs every now and then.

Finally, we managed to drive her away, but today she seized the chance to plot against me.

Should I just endure this?

Is there no justice in this world?”

What a sharp and agile tongue she had.

Her words struck like a barrage of bullets, leaving you confused and naturally following her lead.

Lin Xuechun was fierce!

Seeing that she was about to lose out, Madam Wang simply sat on the ground, slapping her knees and crying out:

“I'm the one who's suffering, it's all my own fault!”

As if admitting guilt, she suddenly changed the direction of her words, “Blame it on my old age, always worrying about my own granddaughter, constantly doting on her.

Now my good intentions are taken for granted, treated like dog s**t in front of everyone!”

This unexpected turn of events gave the village leader a headache.

Looking left and right, the children of Madam Wang were not present, and Lin Xuechun's in-laws and husband were also absent.

He didn't want to get involved in this matter, so he took the opportunity to say, “Most likely, there has been a misunderstanding.”

“Stop arguing and causing trouble.

Let's not hurt each other.”

The old lady Wang let out a sigh of relief, but Lin Xuechun refused to let go.

She cursed Lin Xuechun in her heart, wishing her nothing but misfortune, and prepared herself for the confrontation.

The two of them continued to argue back and forth.

Atin, who was small in stature and strength, finally broke free from the crowd and went to restrain the hot-tempered Lin Xuechun.

“Children should not interfere in adult matters!”

Lin Xuechun and the old lady Wang shouted together, but with completely different intentions.

Atin stood still, staring straight at the old lady Wang.

She blinked her long eyelashes and looked up at Lin Xuechun, saying in a soft and surprising voice, “This lady said I am a dead girl with a foul mouth, a worthless and wasteful person.

Mom, is she telling the truth?”

Everyone was shocked by the sweet and innocent voice of this little girl who seemed like water.

Lin Xuechun sneered, “Old lady Wang, do you have anything else to say?!”

Atin's temper and reputation were not good, but everyone believed that the child wouldn't lie.

Lin Xuechun may have a bad mouth, but she was indeed a troublemaker who wouldn't bother you if you didn't bother her.

This time, perhaps it was the old lady who was in the wrong first?

The villagers still couldn't believe their eyes as they looked at Ating, unable to look away, but they had already made their judgment.

Old lady Wang covered her eyes and pretended to cry, repeatedly complaining about her good intentions leading to bad outcomes, but her voice was drowned out by Lin Xuechun's loud one.

“She's done more than one or two terrible things!

The old Chen family last year, Liu Grandma's granddaughter, and Wu family's daughter the year before, weren't they all her victims?

The old woman just married our village's good girls to beasts, aren't they wronged?

Who can they seek justice from?”

Lin Xuechun was well-informed, and had already got hold of old lady Wang's weaknesses.

As soon as these words came out, it immediately aroused public outrage.

Nowadays, children's marriage is first held in the hands of their parents, and secondly, they rely on the matchmaker's selection.

As the saying goes, a married daughter is like water thrown out, a divorced daughter is no better than grass.

The fathers who had been tricked by Madam Wang didn't want to make a big fuss, the mothers had nowhere to complain, and they hoped to rise up today.

“My second daughter was harmed by this old woman!

She said nice things in advance, that he was caring and had a dowry, who knew he would cheat on her not two months after the wedding!”

“The beast you introduced to my family beats his wife!”

“This old thing has no conscience!”

Seeing the opportunity, Lin Xuechun shouted:

“Old village head, look at what this old woman has done, how many girls in our village have been wronged!”

Can you please kick her out as the head this time?”

“If you say she's wrong, I agree.

I paid out of my own pocket to build a new house for Lu Xiaotzi, right next to hers, so she could take good care of him.

If anything happens to that kid, I'll be the first one to hold her accountable!”

Wang Laozi panicked.

She knew that she was getting old and didn't have many good years left.

But she was determined to die on her own land, how could she be driven out?

She couldn't argue, so she quickly grabbed the old village chief, crying bitterly.

But the villagers overwhelmed her, one after another, and all wanted to drive her out.

The old village chief knocked his cane twice, his murky eyes fixed on Wang Laozi, making her feel uneasy.

“Listen to me, everyone,” he said.

“I may be the village chief, but this house and land don't belong to me.

They belong to the country.

Whether to kick her out or not is not for me to decide.

However...”

He paused, and Wang Laozi couldn't help but feel anxious.

“If everything Lin Xuechun said is true and you really let our children in Rimo Village suffer, I will definitely hold you accountable.

If you have even a shred of guilt and conscience, go to the ancestral hall and apologize to our ancestors.”

Was he asking her to kneel in the ancestral hall?

In the past, when children caused trouble, they would be punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall, without eating or drinking, as a sign of respect.

Would she, an elderly woman in her 80s, really kneel?

Wouldn't that be humiliating?

This statement was like a hard slap across her face.

Wang Laozi gritted her decaying teeth and had no choice but to agree.

She was truly afraid of being kicked out of her home, and even more afraid of the old village chief's other tricks.

Therefore, no matter how humiliating and painful it was to kneel in the ancestral hall, she had no choice but to kneel.

She had no other options.

Still have to apologize humbly.

Lin Xuechun made it clear that he wouldn't let her off easily, frowning and holding his arm.

“Is it my ears not working?

Atin, did you hear anything?

?”

Atin had an innocent face and shook his head repeatedly.

Grinding his teeth, he said in a resentful tone, “It's my old servant's fault for acting recklessly, I apologize to you.”

Wang, the old servant, was filled with anger that had nowhere to go, as if her internal organs were burning.

She hated him so much and vowed to hold this grudge!

The old village chief saw that the situation had been dealt with to some extent and spoke again, “When a family is in trouble, everyone helps.

As long as they haven't done anything outrageous, the rule in Rimo Village is like this.

So let's take turns to take care of Lu Xiaozhi.

When he turns eighteen, he can take care of himself.”

“You don't need to worry too much, just give him what you eat.

Each household takes turns for three days, is that fair?”

Fair and reasonable, it was a unanimous agreement.

“Alright, let's take care of Ah Xiang's affairs first.”

The old village chief looked at the still house and then at Wang, who had left with a pat on her butt, and sighed deeply.

The village party secretary wrote down the words haphazardly, with twisted and sloppy strokes.

But Atin recognized it.

He held a stone and added another stroke next to it, completing the name.

His name was Lu Xun.

Ating approached the half-open door, grasping the bronze door handle as if slowly opening a mysterious box.

Without seriously considering whether it contained gold, silver, and jewels or instantaneously lethal poison, she just wanted to see those eyes.

The wooden door creaked, and suddenly a reprimand came from behind, “What are you doing?

!”

“Mom.”

Ating looked at the person who had arrived, “I just wanted to...”

“Wanted my foot.”

Linyuechun took two steps forward, grabbed her arm, and led her back to their house, “You useless brain, besides exams, you have nothing else to think about.

I've bought ribs and Vitasoy, quickly eat and fill your stomach and go read.”

“Oh...”

Ating obediently went home to eat, and under Linyuechun's nagging, she drank every last drop of Vitasoy in the porcelain bowl.

She planned to go to the neighbor's later, but after finishing the meal, Song Yuqiu didn't return, and Linyuechun didn't go out either.

Instead, she borrowed a sewing machine from the Wang family next door and sat in front of their house all day.

Da da da da da...

da da da da da...

Linyuechun's feet moved up and down, and the sewing machine made a distinct rhythm.

She seemed to be focused on making clothes without looking up, but she was actually paying attention to her daughter's movements.

“Concentrate on reading, why do you keep peeking at the neighbor's?”

It was naturally about Ating.

Linyuechun didn't need to look to know what she was thinking, “That kid has a lot of luck.

He can't be drowned in water or frozen to death in winter.

He was left on the back mountain for days and still wasn't bitten to death by the wolves.

He won't die even if he goes hungry for a day.”

“The village chief's family was responsible for taking care of Lutz for the first three days.

However, since the village chief lived on the other side of the village and had difficulty walking, he handed the task over to his son.

As the sun began to set, the village chief's son still hadn't come to deliver the food.

Most likely, he resented the scar on his hand and ended up throwing away all of Lutz's food on the way.

Lin Xuechun easily understood the underlying reason and said, 'I'll go talk to the village chief tomorrow morning, you don't need to worry about it.

' Atin reluctantly withdrew his gaze and continued cramming for the text.

In order to prepare for tomorrow, Song Yutian came back before it got dark.

The family of three went to bed early, and by nine-thirty, the snores of the parents in the outer room were already thundering.

Atin carefully walked down the stairs, took out half a bowl of pork ribs and sweet potatoes, silently walked out of the house, and didn't wake anyone up.

Except for the sudden opening of the eyes of the boy next door.”