Chapter 8: You Really Think I’m Made Of Clay, Huh
“Yes, we have them, so much cloth! We can definitely spare a set of clothes for Brother Jing.”
“Mother······” Zhou Shi had only two daughters under her knee. Seeing all the good things divided to the eldest house, her eyes turned red, but she didn’t dare to openly compete, so she could only grovel, act pitiful, and try to extract things from Old Madam Lin’s hands.
“Are girl children worthy of wearing fine cotton cloth?” Old Madam Lin slanted a glance at Zhou Shi. “Don’t we have coarse cloth woven at home? That’s enough for making clothes for girl children.”
“Yes, Mother.” Zhou Shi lowered her head in embarrassment to conceal the resentment in her eyes. Why were all the good things for the eldest house? Just because Eldest Sister-in-law had given birth to two sons?
“Mother, when there’s benefit, you can’t forget your son me. The eldest house has gotten so many advantages, but our third house still has nothing!” Lin Laosan had always been the old lady’s favorite due to his sweet mouth, even though he had only given birth to two daughters—that hadn’t changed.
“Fine, then you can take one quilt.”
These people didn’t even ask Lin Xin a single question before allocating all the things she bought.
“We’ll handle the things like this for now.” This time, Old Madam Lin’s triangular eyes turned to Lin Xin as she reached out her hand to her. “Where’s the money? Where’s the money you earned? Hand it over quickly for Grandmother to keep safe. Hurry up!”
“Haha, money? What right do you have to demand money from me? Because of your big face? Because of your thick skin? Because you don’t care if I live or die?” Lin Xin had been coldly watching this family’s bandit-like behavior just now, to see exactly how shameless they could be. She hadn’t expected them to really dare!
“What did you say? You little dead girl, even your father wouldn’t dare speak to me like that. Eldest one’s wife, teach her a lesson for me. Let her know what happens when she talks back to Grandmother.” Old Madam Lin’s triangular eyes flashed with vicious light as she stared deadly at Lin Xin.
“Yes, Mother.” Xu Shi crisply agreed, rolling up her sleeves while twisting her fat body toward Lin Xin, completely forgetting the kick she took yesterday.
She might have forgotten, but Zhou Shi hadn’t. Afraid that Eldest Sister-in-law wouldn’t hold up in a moment and Old Madam Lin would remember her, she hurriedly pulled Lin Laosan back several steps until her back pressed against the courtyard wall before stopping.
“Dead girl, for kicking me yesterday, today I’ll definitely intensify and get it back.” With that, Xu Shi’s palm swung toward Lin Xin’s face.
But she really didn’t learn her lesson!
Lin Xin said nothing, raised her hand to grab Xu Shi’s wrist, and gave it a light twist. With a “crack” sound, Xu Shi’s hand drooped down, followed by a pig-slaughtering scream that pierced the sky: “Awooo~”
Surprise appeared on all the Lin Family members’ faces, except Zhou Shi’s.
She knew Lin Xin was already different from before. Although she didn’t know the reason, a voice in her heart kept telling her that it would no longer be possible to bully Lin Xin and rob her things like before.
“You little wretch, you actually dare to hit your Aunt?”
“Which of your eyes saw me hit her? Just now, she wanted to hit me and I merely resisted.” Lin Xin had sent Lin Nan into the room as soon as the Lin Family members approached. Now she crossed her arms over her chest, slightly raised her chin, and indifferently looked at this body’s only blood relatives in the world.
“Resist? You actually dare to resist?”
“Cut the nonsense. What exactly are you here for? Say it clearly. I still have things to do!” Lin Xin was hungry and didn’t want to waste more time with them.
“Hmph! Don’t you already know what for? Hand over all the money quickly. You, a girl child, just know to spend it blindly. Look, are these things something you deserve to use? Your eldest cousin brother is getting married and needs betrothal gifts, Yang Ge’er needs to study and tuition fees—these money will come in just right.” Old Madam Lin lifted her eyelids and glared unkindly at Lin Xin.
“Tch! What a joke! Eldest Cousin getting married and Yang Ge’er studying—shouldn’t they ask their own parents for money? I’m not their mother; I’m not giving this money! Otherwise, let’s have everyone come evaluate the reason—see if there’s any reason for an eldest cousin getting married to have his distant cousin sister provide the betrothal gifts.” Lin Xin sneered as she looked at this group of people whose eyes only saw money.
“You dare! If you dare go out and ruin Old Lin Family’s reputation, I’ll beat you to death!”
“As long as you dare demand money from me, I’ll dare to say it outside.” Lin Xin refused to yield an inch.
“I say, Xin Yatou, why do you speak so harshly? What do you mean ‘demand money from you’? As Grandmother’s granddaughter, isn’t it right to honor Grandmother when you have money? Besides, your father has been dead for so many years, and you haven’t provided for his old age support every year. How should we settle that?” Lin Laosan saw Lin Xin’s attitude was firm, rolled his eyes, changed tack, and brought up filial piety.
Unfortunately, Lin Xin didn’t buy it. She coldly smiled: “Old age support? What? Have Grandmother’s sons all died out? That it has to fall to a granddaughter who’s been an orphan for years to provide it?”
“You stinking girl child, you actually dare to curse me. You deserve a beating!” Lin Laoda’s attention had been entirely on the things Lin Xin bought earlier, secretly calculating how to get more benefits for his own house. Just as he finished thinking and came back to his senses, he heard Lin Xin say Grandmother’s sons had all died out, and he immediately exploded.
“Haven’t they all died out? If they haven’t, why don’t you support your own old mother and come to support her here? I remember when my father was separated out, it was with nothing. Grandfather said at the time not to divide things to our house, and in the future, our house wouldn’t need to provide old age support. My father and mother are gone these years, and I haven’t held it against you for emptying our house openly and covertly. Now that I finally have some money, you actually come to rob it. Do you really think I’m made of clay!”
“You, you, you’re talking nonsense! Dare to talk nonsense again, and see if I don’t beat you to death!” When the Lin Family’s second house separated back then, it had been an ugly scene. Their eldest and third houses had been gossiped about by the villagers for a while. Even now, Lin Laoda got angry thinking about it. This time Lin Xin brought it up again, immediately giving him an outlet to vent. He bared his teeth and claws as he charged at Lin Xin.
“Beat me to death! You try it!” Lin Xin fearlessly went up to meet him.
With a “bang,” Lin Xin’s fist collided with Lin Laoda’s. Lin Xin stood in the original spot like nothing had happened, her right hand still maintaining the punching pose, while Lin Laoda was much worse off. His whole body staggered back outside the courtyard wall and he sat down on the ground with a thud. The four fingers of his right hand, supported by his left hand, were all deformed, and he howled in pain like nothing human.
“Hiss~” Lin Laosan, who went to help him up, watched with twitching eyes and immediately felt his own hand aching along with it. How much strength must it take to break four of the opponent’s finger bones with one punch!
And then she herself had nothing wrong with her.
“Husband!” Xu Shi looked at Lin Laoda’s miserable state and quickly turned back to her mother-in-law: “Mother! You have to stand up for my husband!”
With the eldest daughter-in-law and eldest son successively defeated, Old Madam Lin’s gaze toward Lin Xin was filled with poison.
“Still want the money?” Lin Xin slowly lowered her fist, her gaze sweeping over each of the Old Lin Family members one by one.
“Oh heavens! I can’t live anymore. Second Son, why did you leave so early, leaving your old mother here to suffer! Your good daughter not only beat her Uncle and aunt, but she’s not even planning to let this old woman go! Heavens, open your eyes and send down a thunderbolt to strike her dead!” Old Madam Lin suddenly sat down on the ground, slapping her thigh and wailing.
