Chapter 174: Where Did This Idiot Come From?
As expected, Yun Dafu’s family’s big drama was unfolding.
When Yun Jiao arrived, the two families had already started arguing.
Outside Yun Dafu’s house, people were packed in circles. Yun Jiao was too small to see inside even on her tiptoes.
She could only try to squeeze in through the gaps between adults’ legs.
She was really going all out to get the gossip.
“Excuse me, excuse me, don’t step on me.”
Her efforts were useful; in a few minutes, she had squeezed to the very front.
The two little fat dogs, not wanting to be left behind, followed closely in her footsteps.
They were even smaller, so squeezing through was much easier for them.
At this time, Yun Jiao’s clothes were wrinkled, and her neatly combed hair was messy.
But she didn’t care, her eyes were shining as she watched what was happening inside.
Yun Dafu’s house was also made of blue bricks and tiles, with a large courtyard. Inside the courtyard at this moment, Yun Dafu’s sister-in-law’s family was kneeling on the ground, crying and using moral kidnapping.
“That’s your nephew, how can you heartlessly watch him be locked up? Although he made a mistake, he’s still a child, and he didn’t take all the money. You know Little Rui, he’s usually very well-behaved. It must have been the other two who instigated him…”
“You must go to the Public Security Bureau and sign that forgiveness letter. Little Rui is so young, how can he be locked up? We are relatives; we can’t just watch him get into trouble.”
“It’s just a little money. Don’t you always say how rich your family is? Why are you making such a big fuss? He’s only seventeen years old. If he gets a criminal record for being jailed, how will he get married and live his life in the future?”
Yun Dafu’s family was furious.
Especially Yun Dafu, he liked to show off how rich his family was, but he was even more of a miser.
Usually, he refused direct requests for loans from relatives. Now, someone had stolen money from his house and beaten him severely; he couldn’t tolerate this.
“Fine, if you want your son out, then return the three thousand yuan that was stolen from my house, and don’t forget the medical expenses for my injuries, not a single bit less. Hmph… calling yourselves relatives? Relatives bring outsiders to my house to steal money and beat me, your uncle? I don’t need relatives like you!”
“Three thousand yuan! Why don’t you just rob them!!!”
The sister-in-law’s family immediately exploded: “The money wasn’t stolen by Little Rui alone, why should our family pay three thousand yuan? And these injuries weren’t caused by your Little Rui either. You’re supposed to be relatives, how can you cheat us like this? Yun Dafu, you’re too heartless.”
“That money was stolen by your son bringing outsiders. I’m telling you, if this money isn’t repaid, don’t think he’ll get out!”
The two sides argued more and more fiercely over the money, completely disregarding the many outsiders spectating.
Yun Jiao ate sunflower seeds, watching with great interest.
She even gave some sunflower seed kernels to the two little dogs.
She was multitasking, her eyes watching the people in the courtyard, her ears listening intently, and at the same time, she overheard the discussions of the onlookers.
“He’s seventeen and still considered young? That’s quite a stretch. At that age, one can already find a partner for marriage.”
Crunch, crunch…
Yun Jiao ate sunflower seeds and nodded, “Exactly!”
“Three thousand yuan! And they think a few words and a kowtow will make people forgive them? Is there such a thing?”
Yun Jiao: Exactly, exactly. No one would be so stupid to think they’d be forgiven just because they kowtowed, right?
Believe it or not, there really are such foolish people.
Yun Jiao watched as an old woman walked up to mediate.
“Dafu, they are all relatives, family. No matter what, you can’t joke about the child’s future. Let the child kowtow and apologize when he gets out, and that will be enough.”
Yun Jiao: …Wow, there really are such oddballs.
I’ve learned something new.
Yun Dafu’s face turned green. He ignored that she was an elder and retorted directly.
“Enough?! That’s three thousand yuan!”
The old woman spoke in a lecturing tone: “Money and possessions are external things; how can they be more important than kinship? We shouldn’t value those things too much. Look how pitiful they are, kowtowing to you, and the child is still locked up. We should at least get the child out first.”
Yun Jiao was confused: Who is this?
Soon, Yun Jiao knew, as the crowd started discussing.
“Yun Dafu is unlucky to have run into Granny Yuan, this unreasonable, overly kind person.”
From the discussions of the crowd, Yun Jiao learned about this old woman’s “glorious deeds.”
She was a good-for-nothing who was generous with other people’s money; in simpler terms, she was a saintly white lotus.
She believed in Buddhism, considered herself a good person, and loved to meddle in other people’s affairs. Usually, she would help the weaker party without reason.
She had given away her family’s grain to beggars and invited strangers to eat at her home.
She did this because she thought she was kind and generous, but her family suffered immensely from her actions.
She also felt her maternal home was poor and often used her family’s belongings to help her maternal relatives.
It was better when her parents-in-law were alive and managed things. Once they were gone, she completely let loose.
It was bad enough that she interfered in her own family’s affairs, but she also meddled in others’.
For example, in one family, the husband often beat his wife after drinking. One time, the wife couldn’t stand it anymore and went back to her maternal home to ask her brothers for help in teaching the man a lesson. The man knelt and begged for mercy at the time.
Granny Yuan saw this and went in to scold the woman and her family, saying that since her husband admitted his mistake, she shouldn’t be so demanding and petty.
There was also a conflict between another family’s mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. The mother-in-law was clearly too harsh, but Granny Yuan unreasonably accused the daughter-in-law, saying that all women go through this and should respect their elders and seniors.
After listening, Yun Jiao thought: ………
What the hell is this stupid person?
Meanwhile, Granny Yuan was still talking endlessly. Arguing with her was impossible; she had her own set of logic.
Finally, she pushed Yun Dafu over the edge, and he shoved her.
Granny Yuan cried out “Aiyo” and fell to the ground.
“Aiyo, Yun Dafu, you pushed me, this old woman. I was kindly advising you, all for your own good, how could you hit me? You’re really too much…”
Yun Jiao, holding the two puppies, couldn’t help but complain: “I really want to beat her.”
Even though Granny Yuan wasn’t talking about her, her logic alone could make the onlookers’ blood boil.
“This Granny Yuan is truly a troublemaker!”
Someone said so.
Yun Jiao nodded, “Yes, exactly.”
However, if Granny Yuan is a troublemaker, then aren’t Yun Dafu and the others…
Uh…
Yun Dafu was so angry his face turned red. He pointed at Granny Yuan and cursed: “Who do you think you are, an elder? Since you’re so capable of making me forgive their family, then have the ability to pay back that three thousand yuan for them!”
Granny Yuan: “The money wasn’t stolen by me, why should I give you money.”
Yun Dafu: “Then shut up! This is a matter between our two families, what business is it of yours!”
“You… how can you treat me, an old woman, like this? They are your relatives.”
