Chapter 190: Spoken
The village chief couldn’t be bothered to argue with these two; the urgent matter now was finding someone.
So, he directly abandoned Cai Jinhua’s family and followed the search party to personally investigate.
Meanwhile, with Cai Jinhua, their son was crying that he was hungry and wanted to eat.
Those two, who doted on their son, immediately picked him up and left, completely disregarding Yun Laidai.
“Ah, to be born into a family like this, it’s truly unlucky.”
“Exactly, Yun Laidai’s grandparents have still not appeared.”
“Hehe… Those two are at home making food for their beloved grandson; they never care about their granddaughter.”
Previously, everyone thought they were just a bit biased and favored sons, but this kind of favoritism for sons wasn’t just in the village; it was common in many big cities, so people didn’t think it was a big problem. After all, it was someone else’s business.
But to use their own biological daughter for a ghost marriage, that was truly going too far.
These weren’t a biological mother and father; calling them a stepmother and stepfather wouldn’t be wrong.
But… as Cai Jinhua said, that was their family’s private matter.
Their daughter was born to them; outsiders like them could at most condemn and scorn, but they couldn’t interfere.
It’s all fate…
With no spectacle to watch, the crowd naturally dispersed.
Yun Jiao also returned home with her grandmother and her few pets.
Granny Yun also sighed, “In the future, how will the Pan Di sisters get by? This is not how biological parents should be.”
“Grandma, don’t be angry.”
Yun Jiao tiptoed and patted Granny Yun’s back to calm her down.
“What am I angry about? I’m just lamenting that they have bad luck.”
Back home, Granny Yun started cooking.
Yun Jiao continued to practice calligraphy. When she got tired of writing, she would go to the courtyard and play with the animals at home.
At this moment, Yun Jiao was holding the completely carved wooden figurine and preparing to ask her father to take her to the post office tomorrow to mail something to Fu Mingyu.
First, she would have her third brother, who was already in school, help write the letter.
By dinner time, Yun Linhai and the others returned.
At the dining table, everyone was also discussing Yun Laidai’s situation.
“That girl, Laidai, I guess…”
Yun Jiao furrowed her small brows and hesitated, then weakly raised her little hand.
“I know where Laidai sister is.”
Instantly, several pairs of eyes at the dining table fixed on her.
Yun Jiao felt a bit uneasy and guilty, fidgeting her buttocks.
“Laidai sister has left the village. She said she’s going to a faraway place to find work and make money.”
“What? You saw Laidai? She left the village? Then why didn’t you say anything, Jiao Jiao? Everyone was very worried…”
Yun Jiao poked the rice in her bowl with her chopsticks, “I was afraid everyone would go look for her.”
The adults exchanged glances.
“But Jiao Jiao, she’s a girl who has never left the village before; it will be dangerous for her out there.”
Yun Jiao tilted her head, her tone filled with confusion, “But Laidai sister is also in danger at home.”
This left them speechless.
That statement was completely reasonable.
Yun Jiao said seriously, “Laidai sister might be in danger outside, but she might also find work to support herself.”
“At home, it’s dangerous, dangerous, and still dangerous.”
After saying that, she felt she was very right and nodded in agreement.
Everyone else: …
“Then, then she doesn’t have money…”
Yun Jiao slightly puffed out her small chest, “I gave it to her. Five yuan.”
She smacked her lips, “It was all the money I had.”
For a moment, silence spread across the dining table. So, you’re quite proud, huh?
“I actually think Jiao Jiao did the right thing.”
After a while, Granny Yun spoke.
“Although it’s dangerous outside, there are also opportunities.”
“Staying here, she’ll live under Cai Jinhua’s shadow her entire life. Even if this matter is resolved, her future days won’t be easy. She’ll still have to worry about that family marrying her off again for a high betrothal gift to someone of unknown circumstances. Rather than live like that, it’s better to go out and give it a try.”
Wang Mei slapped the table, “Mother, you’re right. Encountering such a family, Laidai and her sisters are truly unlucky for eight lifetimes. Jiao Jiao, you did the right thing too.”
Yun Jiao: Proud.jpg
She knew she had done a good deed.
Grandpa Yun also admonished, “Regarding this matter, once we leave this door, all of you will keep your mouths shut tightly for this old man and pretend you don’t know anything.”
Everyone at the table nodded vigorously.
“As for the village, the village chief asked for help finding her, so you’ll just pretend you don’t know and continue helping to look. I need to talk to him about this.”
If she wasn’t found, everyone would disperse.
In the sea, it was common to die without a body being found.
They lived by the sea, but the sea was also merciless.
Grandpa Yun went to talk to the village chief. What was said is unknown, but in the end, the village chief did not reveal that Laidai had left the village. Instead, he organized people to continue searching for two more days.
Afterwards, rumors indeed spread that Yun Laidai might have drowned at sea.
This sea isn’t like a river; if someone falls in, who knows where the waves might carry them.
Many of the fish in the sea are fierce; they eat meat.
So if a person truly fell into the sea, it’s estimated that not even bones would be found.
The man’s side also heard this news and came to their house to cause trouble again, directly demanding the betrothal gift money back.
Cai Jinhua and Yun Dana were unwilling to return the money; they had already spent some of it.
They refused to accept it, throwing tantrums and rolling on the ground, and then went to the village chief to cause more trouble.
The village chief’s face, Yun Jiao saw it that day, was ashen.
In the end, it was the village chief’s wife, along with his son and daughter-in-law, who drove those shameless people away.
However, Yun Jiao thought they wouldn’t let this matter rest.
Compared to focusing on Cai Jinhua’s family drama, Yun Jiao’s home was happy at the moment.
Because Yun Chennan had returned.
He had finally come home, and Yun Chennan, the only high school student in the family, received a warm welcome.
Yun Chennan and Yun Chenbei are the same age, but he is already a third-year high school student.
Because he was so good at studying, his pace in high school was much faster than what the teacher taught, and he mostly taught himself.
Then he skipped grades all the way, and now, at only 16 years old, he’s a third-year high school student.
He’ll be taking the college entrance examination next year.
However, it’s not very friendly to Yun Jiao because her third brother always checks her homework QAQ.
“Not bad, your handwriting has improved.”
Yun Jiao, having been praised, slightly puffed out her small chest.
Of course, she had been diligently practicing for a long time.
“I want to write a letter to brother; if I don’t know something, third brother, you write it.”
Yun Chennan nodded in agreement.
After finishing the homework assigned by her third brother, Yun Jiao took the hawksbill turtle, two dogs, and one cat outside to play. She was stacking the two puppies when a car drove up to their house.
It was a small car, and this small car attracted quite a few idle villagers.
The weather had turned cold, and with no one going out to sea or working in the fields, there were many idle people.
The family members heard the sound and also came out.
Yun Jiao: This car looks a bit familiar.
It was indeed familiar, and soon, familiar people got out of the car.
Wang Jianlin, along with his wife, son, mother, and his newly recognized sister’s family, had arrived.
Wow, this is quite a scene.
As soon as they met, Wang Yi grinned widely and waved at Yun Jiao and the others.
“Long time no see, Yun Jiao.”
He was as cheerful and happy as a wagging dog.
