I am chasing a rough man in the 80s
Chapter 314: Trouble in Broad Daylight

Chapter 314: Chapter 314: Trouble in Broad Daylight

"Our mother said that Uncle Six grew up with our father. It was he who changed the old clothes on the fake corpse!"

Something didn’t feel right when Suizi heard what Wang Cuihua said.

She remembered Yu Jingting’s birthmark.

If it was someone familiar, even if they were bloated, their identity can be recognized based on some distinct features on their body.

"Are you saying that Yang Six knew all along that the corpse wasn’t our father?" Yu Jingting narrowed his eyes. If that was true, then his family was indeed being very unscrupulous.

"I believe that’s the case. Even when bloated, the birthmark will still be there. There’s no reason he couldn’t recognize it."

Grandma said that after Grandpa’s death, Auntie Six had been visiting home every day to comfort her. Now looking back, it probably wasn’t about comforting, but checking if Wang Cuihua would uncover the truth in the end.

"Why would they do this?" Yu Jingting asked.

"I hate to think badly of anyone - but jealousy, perhaps?"

A village is a small community in itself.

The social circle is very limited. People are in close contact with each other, and such an environment can easily breed extreme jealousy.

While other families are struggling to make ends meet, the Yu family has started eating wild rabbits and chickens thanks to Yu Shuisheng’s excellent hunting skills. This stark contrast could easily stimulate the darkest side of human nature.

Certainly, this situation is not limited to just the village; it happens among the relatives in the city as well.

Wherever there are people, there are such problems.

"Many people have this mentality. You can live well, but you cannot live better than me. I can even consider more sinister possibilities..."

"Did auntie six come to our home truly to comfort our mother?"

From Suizi’s point of view, she felt more strongly that it was a visit just to watch the commotion.

For someone with a dark mind, what could be more satisfying than seeing a family, once faring better than others, face dire straits?

"If they really considered us as friends, how is it that during the long time I have been married here, she never visited?"

In fact, as soon as the Old Yu family’s conditions slightly improved, Auntie Six stopped visiting.

This time, she returned as soon as she found out that Yu Jingting and Suizi had settled down in the city, wanting to seek favors and build relations again.

"Calcium Oxide," Yu Jingting cursed.

If he was still in the village, he might have turned Auntie Six’s house from a staged fire into a real one.

"Keep an eye on him at the construction site. If he’s up to any mischief, let the foreman inform us in time."

Suizi felt that she had developed a rather pessimistic view of human nature.

However, the reality was much darker than what Suizi had thought, but that is a story for later.

Yang Wei ran away after just one day on the job at the construction site.

The foreman told Yu Jingting that had it not been for his timely notice to keep an eye on Yang Wei, he would have stolen all the steel at the construction site in the middle of the night.

Even when caught red-handed, he brazenly claimed that Yu Jingting asked him to do it, saying that the foreman owed Yu Jingting money.

It was fortunate that the foreman knew the kind of man Yu Jingting was, otherwise, he would have been successfully incited against him.

Out of respect for Yu Jingting, the foreman did not take Yang Wei to the police station and still paid him for his day’s work.

Yang Wei showed no gratitude at all.

Returning to the village, he began saying that Yu Jingting was now affluent and looking down on others.

Moreover, he started spreading rumors about the Yu family. He claimed that Yu Jingting was engaged in smuggling and that his entire family was now rolling in wealth.

According to him, they not only owned a tractor and a television, but their house was also overflowing with banknotes, all stored in cabinets.

His fabrications were very convincing.

If it was not for the good relations Suizi shared with the village chief, based on the rumors Yang Wei was spreading, the old Yu family would have been under investigation by now.

Upon hearing this, Wang Cuihua became angry and insisted on going back to the village with Yu Jingting to confront Auntie Six in person.

While Wang Cuihua just wanted to confront Yang Six’s family about their blatant ingratitude, Yu Jingting went back with a clear purpose.

Suizi suggested earlier, based on her analysis of the birthmark, that Yang Six was aware of the deceit but did not report it. She wanted Yu Jingting to take this opportunity to corner and question him in private.

If it wasn’t for her being advanced in pregnancy, making it inconvenient to travel back and forth, she would like to accompany them back as well.

She was seven months pregnant at this point and indeed it was inconvenient, so she stayed at home to take care of the kids.

Yu Jingting did not only go back to have a dispute with his mother but also to lend a tractor and a pump to the villagers for irrigation.

As Suizi anticipated, there was scarce rainfall in the north this year.

This is when the tractor proved its worth.

Suizi and her family decided that during such a disaster, they should not charge a fee. They were willing to pay for the diesel out of their own pocket, considering it as voluntary service for their fellow villagers.

However, Suizi was cautious and asked Yu Jingting to explain the matter to the village chief in advance.

Helping neighbors was the right thing to do as they were currently in urgent need of assistance.

In this way, the rumors spread by Yang Wei about the Yu family would easily get debunked.

They were willing to help, but they didn’t want to be accused of profiting from a natural disaster by claiming government subsidies or such.

One should never perform acts of kindness only to be misrepresented later. Having individuals like Yang Wei spreading falsehoods about them, would only serve to deter good people from acting out of kindness.

Yu Jingting and his mother left, leaving Jiaojiao with Suizi in the city.

The house seemed empty without the two of them, even watching television felt boring.

"Sister-in-law, why is my brother heading back to help when people are badmouthing our family?"

Suizi was waiting for her to ask this question - an opportunity for educating the child had presented itself.

"Because there are still many who haven’t spoken ill of us and have helped us. Remember, true kindness is about understanding the darkness but not giving up on loving the world."

"What if one has love for the world but doesn’t understand its darkness?"

"Then they would be taken advantage of as a fool. Unconditional kindness encourages evildoers. In the long run, such excessive benevolence can hinder societal development. So, we neither want to be fools used by others nor do we want to be evildoers."

Jiaojiao appeared to half understand, but she made a mental note of it.

Three days had passed since Yu Jingting and Wang Cuihua went back.

The weather had suddenly turned warm in the past few days, jumping from long pants to long skirts, with a significant temperature difference between day and night. Suizi caught a cold.

She didn’t dare to take medication, and was drowsy every day, with a blocked nose and a cough.

Whenever she coughed, her belly moved, making her quite uncomfortable.

Because of her cold, Suizi felt sleepy. When Jiaojiao was at school during the day, she would lock the door from the inside and sleep at home.

One day, Suizi fell asleep again.

In her drowsy state, she dreamt about those two radishes again.

This time, the radishes were not flashy and rich as before. They were striking a basin and making a loud noise towards Suizi.

Suizi woke up with a start.

Upon waking, she heard a click.

Still not entirely awake, Suizi’s first thought was that Wang Hui had arrived.

Wang Hui knew that Suizi was sick and would come every day to help cook and clean the house.

Suizi had given her a key to the main door. If Suizi was sleeping, Wang Hui could use it to let herself in.

Just as Suizi was about to call out ’Sister Wang’, she remembered something terrifying.

Wang Hui only had the key for the main door. After entering the yard, she had to knock on the door of the house and wait for Suizi to open it for her from inside.

She hadn’t heard any knocking, and the click just now was the sound of the door bolt being opened from outside using a thin blade and falling to the ground.

In broad daylight, someone was breaking into the house.