Chapter 237: Reverse Pickpocketing
After the houses here were renovated, they approached the middle-aged man again to look at another one.
Fortunately, the house was still available within these two days.
Old Wu had many matters to handle on his own, so he didn’t accompany them this time.
When they arrived, they happened to witness a good show.
“Weiwei, how can you be so selfish? It’s such a waste for you to live alone in such a big house. We can help each other out if we move in.”
“Besides, we are all your relatives – your uncle and aunt, and your grandparents. They are so old, can you, as their granddaughter, bear to see them without a place to live?”
“Exactly, Weiwei, you’re too unfilial. It’s so dangerous for you to live here alone. We’re all doing this for your own good, why are you taking our good intentions for granted?”
“Weiwei, don’t be stubborn anymore. Although this house is under your parents’ name, it is ultimately part of the Chen family. You are a young girl destined to marry in the future. Would you want to give away our Chen family’s house to someone else then?”
Yun Jiao and the others watched as a young girl, about eighteen years old, was surrounded by a group of people being ‘earnestly’ persuaded. The shameless words made Yun Jiao’s little brow furrowed.
Chen Wei also clenched her fists, “You all shut up!”
She roared, and the scene immediately quieted down for a moment, but then those people became even more aggressive.
“Chen Wei, how can you speak to your elders like that? Is this how your parents taught you? Have you really become so ill-mannered after staying in the countryside for so long!”
Chen Wei’s face was cold, “No matter what you say, I disagree. I will absolutely not agree to you moving in!”
Her eyes reddened, “If you dare to force your way in, then I will go to the police station and find the Women’s Federation to report you for trespassing!”
“What trespassing? We are your relatives.”
“No, you are not!”
Chen Wei’s voice was hoarse, “Don’t think I don’t know what you’ve done. And as soon as something happened to my parents, you couldn’t wait to announce in the newspaper that you severed ties with them. You are no longer my family. If you had even a shred of conscience, you would have sent them some things, and they wouldn’t have died!”
“And me, when I lived in your house for those two years, did you treat me like family? You treated me like a slave, and finally, without my consent, you privately registered me for the rural relocation program to replace Chen Huan, sending me to the harshest, most difficult Northwest.
On a cold day, you wouldn’t even prepare a piece of clothing or even a bite of food for me. Did you treat me like family? You wished I would die too. What, I returned alive, and I disappointed you, didn’t I?
I’m telling you, this house, as long as I’m alive, I will never let you in. When I die, this house will be donated. Don’t even think about touching a single bit of it!”
Hearing her words, those people’s expressions immediately contorted.
One of the elders, presumably Chen Huan’s grandmother, slapped her across the face.
“Several ungrateful wretches, troublesome brats who deserve a scolding! Today, as your grandmother, I will teach you a good lesson!”
“Hey, hey, hey… why are you hitting people.”
Yun Linhai and the others rushed forward, shielding Wei behind them.
Shen Yunlian looked at the slap mark on the child’s face with heartache.
Chen Wei looked too thin, her skin was very dark, and her hair was dry and yellow, indicating severe malnutrition.
Thinking about what she had just said, this girl must have suffered a lot.
“Who are you people? I’m disciplining my granddaughter, what does that have to do with you?”
Wang Mei said sarcastically, “Oh, now you know she’s your granddaughter? Didn’t you announce in the newspaper that you severed ties with their family? With the way you were just acting, calling her granddaughter, aren’t you more like enemies?”
The surrounding residents, drawn by the commotion, all nodded.
“At that time, announcing in the newspaper to sever ties was for everyone’s good. We couldn’t let our whole family be implicated because of them. Besides, we weren’t the only ones who did that.”
Chen Wei looked at them with eyes full of hatred, “But who would report their own son as a capitalist!”
“I heard it all. You reported your eldest son because you favored your younger uncle, and because my dad refused to give him money to buy a house. My parents were killed by you!”
Woosh…
Everyone looked at the old couple in disbelief.
They were really trying to destroy their eldest son!
Are they even his parents?
“You shut up!” the old lady exclaimed in exasperation, her expression becoming even more vicious.
“What nonsense are you talking about? When did we ever say that?”
“Exactly, everyone, don’t be fooled by this brat. She’s clearly trying to frame us because she doesn’t want us to live in the house.”
Chen Wei: “I’m not talking nonsense. The person who came to arrest my parents back then was my aunt’s younger brother. I remember him, and many of our family’s belongings have appeared in your house. If you don’t believe me, those who knew my parents back then know. If you go to their house, you’ll understand.”
That’s why she wanted to tear these people apart, how could she possibly let them live in the last home she had with her parents.
She would rather sell the house than let them move in and defile their home!
Instantly, everyone’s gaze towards the Chen family was filled with disgust.
But the Chen family only cared about the immediate profit, only that four-courtyard siheyuan, and didn’t care what others thought of them.
Moreover, no matter what Chen Wei said, they refused to admit it; they were quite thick-skinned.
Someone reminded them, “You all be careful. These people are very shameless, watch out for them trying to stage an accident.”
Clearly, someone had been a victim of staging an accident before.
After all, this family’s issues had been happening here for more than a day or two.
As expected, seeing that these people were determined to help Chen Wei, the old lady and old man suddenly rushed over.
Granny Yun and Grandpa Yun quickly pushed the people in front aside, and they collided with the two.
“Oh dear…”
Immediately, the four people lying on the ground started wailing.
The two elders who were trying to stage an accident were stunned by the sound. No, this wasn’t what they had planned.
Yun Jiao looked from side to side, then, just like her grandparents, lay down on the ground.
“Oh…”
Her acting wasn’t very good; she wailed expressionlessly.
Shen Yunlian’s mouth twitched, and she quickly hugged the child and began to accuse them.
“How could you bump into people!”
Wang Mei even put her hands on her hips, “What shameless old things! After only a few words, you’ve already started hitting. Now you’ve knocked down two elders from our family and my precious Nannan. Pay up, or we’ll go to the police station to reason with the public security comrades…”
Wang Mei, having experience with arguments, directly attacked first.
“You… you…”
“What? Everyone saw that you were the ones who bumped into us first. Are you trying to renege on the debt?”
“Exactly, exactly. I saw it. Those two were the ones who bumped into us first.”
Someone in the crowd’s eyes lit up. So, one could also stage an accident in reverse.
