Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots
Chapter 219 - 219 219 Lin Yongle Returns Home (10)_1

Chapter 219: Chapter 219 Lin Yongle Returns Home (10)_1 Chapter 219: Chapter 219 Lin Yongle Returns Home (10)_1 “Whose brat is spouting nonsense here?

Who’s dead?

Always blabbering away!”

Xia Zheng crossed his arms and responded from across the shaky broken door of Chen Zhu’s house, “Whoever answers is admitting it’s their family who’s dead!

I never named names, yet someone couldn’t wait to respond—how laughable!”

Leaving Old man Chen speechless, Xia Zheng took Lin Yuan by the hand and walked towards home, not forgetting to administer a dose of sarcasm to a certain clueless old man, “Such a wonderful woman and you don’t know how to cherish her, you deserve it when your house collapses and no one cares!

Come on, let’s go eat something tasty and spicy with me!”

Old man Chen was so angry he stamped his feet.

Although he was blind, his ears were sharp.

Xia Zheng had walked quite a distance away, yet he could still hear him talking about his son.

“Thinking that earning a title will lift your entire family to the heavens, huh?

Hmph, look at the times we’re living in.

Aside from the top scholar who might just get a minor official post, everyone else is getting in through back doors!

Girl, you’re wise to kick that Zhu Zi to the curb.

Just watch, he’ll at most pass the Jinshi and definitely won’t make it to the palace examinations!

If you followed him, you’d be eating chaff and swallowing vegetables daily, and you might even have to support him with your dowry money!”

Lin Yuan found it amusing, knowing this proud guy was still angry about her going to take care of Chen Zhu’s parents just now.

To tell the truth, her visit wasn’t because she harbored any delusions about Chen Zhu, it was simply out of consideration for Aunt Chen and her husband being old and immobile; she was just checking in on her way past.

Even though Old man Chen wasn’t much, Aunt Chen had been quite kind to her before.

But now, since they didn’t appreciate it, why should she keep showing up?

She didn’t want to give Old man Chen the impression that she still held any foolish hopes for his ‘Little White Face’ son!

After returning from Chen Zhu’s house, Lin Yuan told Lin Jiaxin about the missing bricks, including her own suspicions.

She had thought Lin Jiaxin would say they were just a few bricks, to let them be.

To her surprise, after frowning and thinking for a while, he firmly instructed Lin Yuan to push his wheelchair so they could reclaim the bricks.

Her father’s attitude truly shocked Lin Yuan.

Ever since he’d sent mooncakes to Lady Yang, Lin Jiaxin had clearly seen their true colors.

No matter how well he treated them, they always took it for granted, never feeling gratitude.

If even his own mother didn’t cherish his kindness, how could he expect any better from his brothers and nephews?

Moreover, the silver spent on those bricks was earned bit by bit by his daughter.

As the head of the family, it was bad enough he didn’t contribute at all, but could he continue using his daughter’s hard-earned silver to feed those ungrateful white-eyed wolves?

Of course not.

His daughter was his own flesh and blood.

Seeing her busy herself every day, he couldn’t bear it.

Lin Yuan was moved by her father’s change of heart.

They would definitely get the bricks back, but since it wasn’t convenient for her father to move around, especially on roads filled with stagnant water and yellow mud, she didn’t want him to go back and forth.

She alone was enough to handle the situation.

If those people handed over the bricks willingly, then all would be well.

If not, they couldn’t blame her for being inconsiderate.

By that time, most of the villagers had already gotten up.

Lin Yuan gauged that the time was right and left for the old house.

Naturally, Xia Zheng followed, and unexpectedly, Liu Limin joined them as well.

Seeing her aunt’s eager demeanor, Lin Yuan silently facepalmed.

Her unmarried aunt was so “belligerent”—how would she ever manage to get married in the future?

It seemed that she had noticed her niece’s subtle thoughts, Liu Limin slapped her on the smooth forehead and huffed, “You little wench, you should worry about your own lifelong affairs.

It’s not your turn to worry about your auntie yet!”

Xia Zheng, who had been silent, suddenly chuckled and leaned in, “Auntie, there’s no need to worry about her either.

She’s already found someone else.”

Liu Limin was startled, not expecting him to admit it so readily, and burst out laughing.

She grew even fonder of the straightforward Xia Zheng, “Well done, you good lad!

If the someone else is you, then I’ll accept you as her man!

But you can’t let my girl be wronged, huh, my fierce reputation is not for nothing!”

Xia Zheng’s expression was more serious and earnest than ever before, he was almost pounding his chest to assure her, “Xia Zheng’s woman, I wouldn’t let her suffer the slightest grievance, let alone let others bully her.

Auntie, rest assured, in the future, it’s only her who will bully me, never will I make her feel wronged.

If ever I do, let Xia Zheng be ruined and reduced to begging on the streets!”

Being ruined and reduced to begging in the streets—for Young Master Xia, who was fixated on money, this was indeed the greatest punishment imaginable.

This was the first time Lin Yuan heard Xia Zheng express his feelings toward her with such seriousness.

To say she wasn’t moved would be a lie.

However, whenever she thought of his untold status and his family whom she had never met, Lin Yuan always felt uneasy.

No matter how many promises were made, they were as insignificant as clouds compared to tangible reality.

Watching the two of them bounce off each other, Lin Yuan stomped her foot and exclaimed loudly, “What do you mean ‘your woman’?

Who agreed to be your woman?

Stop dreaming!”

She turned to face Liu Limin, who seemed to be enjoying the show, and said with a blushing face and an accusing tone, “Is this how you behave as an auntie?

With just one word, you’re ready to sell off your niece!

Be careful, or I’ll go back and tattle to grandma, and we’ll see who ends up getting married first!”

With that, Lin Yuan set off toward the old house with her light step.

Watching her retreating figure that was nearly escaping, Liu Limin patted Xia Zheng on the shoulder, laughing and offering a “sympathetic” comfort, “Poor boy, you’ve almost got your aunt thrown out of the house trying to help you!

Hahaha, you’d better coax your wife back home yourself!”

Shouldering his helplessness, Xia Zheng finally understood what Lao Fan meant by his sympathetic look and the saying, “The road to chasing your wife is long and full of obstacles.”

The rain last night had been heavy, and naturally, there was a lot of water accumulated in front of the old house.

Moreover, now there wasn’t a single person in the Lin family’s inside who was diligent, so there was really a big pile of rotten mud and dead leaves in front of the door.

While other families got up early to clean up, only the Lin family members were still behind closed doors, unaware if they had even woken up yet.

“Open up!” Looking at the footprints on the ground by the door, Lin Yuan was even more convinced and knocked on the big door.

Lin Yuan was now a celebrity in the village.

She used to be known for carrying the stigma of Little Disaster Star, but now she was known for being a young girl who both built a house and opened a shop, stirring both envy and jealousy in many villagers.

So, this morning, as their party of three passed by, they had already caught the attention of the villagers.

Especially when they went straight to the old house, the gossip in everyone surged, and there were already quite a few villagers stretching their necks, waiting to watch the excitement.

Lin Yuan swept a glance at the surrounding villagers and knocked on the door again.

She had waited until now to come over precisely to let the whole village know what shady things the Lin family had done.