Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots
Chapter 584 Just Taking Mine (2)_1

Chapter 584: Chapter 584 Just Taking Mine (2)_1

This time, Lin Yuan didn’t even need to speak; others had already started taking turns to chime in on her behalf.

"You have the nerve to say Lin Yuan took your son’s Silver, but we all saw what happened on the day Zhu Zi left. It was clear that Lin Yuan’s mother took out her own silver hairpin to lend him, providing two Taels of Silver for your son! Otherwise, whether your son could even leave the house to take his exams would have been questionable!"

"Exactly, considering Lin Yuan as a neighbor, she even came over to check on you all every day. But now, just because your son has made some money and returned, you turn your back on her, even trying to swindle her Silver! Look, look, Old man Chen, does your son really lack those two taels of Silver that much?"

"Auntie, don’t even start. Isn’t Old man Chen just notorious for swindling people? Look, just for Lin Yuan setting up a table and chairs here, he wants to extort a Tael of Silver. People like him, thank goodness he isn’t my neighbor. Otherwise, I’d have to keep a close watch on my own belongings and not associate with him at all. What if something rots in his house one day and he tries to swindle me? What then?"

The words of the crowd, like spit, made Chen Shimei’s face turn a bright red, unable to hold his composure any longer.

Seeing Wang Qiaoxin’s contemptuous gaze, Chen Shimei stamped his foot in anger, "Dad, did you really do this? How could you swindle someone’s Silver! We’re all neighbors; how could you do such a thing!"

Chen Shimei had by now conveniently forgotten how he had falsely accused Lin Yuan. Instead, he lightly touched on the issue of Old Chen exploiting others.

Then, he looked at Lin Yuan with an apologetic smile, and said with difficulty, "Sister Lin Yuan, my father was in the wrong just now. I apologize to you. We are all neighbors; please forgive my father for all the years we’ve lived side by side."

"Wait a minute, isn’t Young Master Chen still a Scholar? Why can’t he speak clearly? What do you mean by all the years we’ve lived together? Make sure to clarify that, so as to not mislead others." Lin Yuan quickly waved her hands, distancing herself from him.

Chen Shimei’s face turned sheepish, and he nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, my mistake. It’s about being neighbors for so many years."

Wang Qiaoxin was utterly disappointed with both Old Chen and his wife, unwilling to even spare them a glance. And Lin Yuan, even knowing she was being unfairly implicated, Wang Qiaoxin just couldn’t stand this village girl who remained calm as water.

"Lv Liu, take out one Tael of Silver and give it back to her."

Lv Liu responded and pulled out a tael of silver from her purse, handing it over as if bestowing alms, "Here, take it."

Lin Yuan didn’t even glance at the silver and smiled, "Didn’t I already say? That one Tael of Silver was for renting the road in front of the Chen family’s house, so I can’t take back this Silver. Oh right, Young Master Chen, do you remember when you left I also lent you two Taels of Silver? Now that you have Silver, please return those two Taels to me."

Chen Shimei’s face grew red and his neck thick with anger; those two Taels of Silver were supposed to be a gift to him, weren’t they? How could they now be considered charity?

Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow, her smile tinged with mockery as she looked at him. It was true that they had agreed the Silver was a gift to him. But, she was willing to bet that Chen Shimei would definitely not dare to say that out loud, especially with Wang Qiaoxin present. If he dared to admit his previous ambiguous involvement with Lin Yuan, Wang Qiaoxin would surely dig deep for the truth. How could he dare to confess?

Just as she expected, Chen Shimei hemmed and hawed, unable to utter a single word. His hands nervously hidden in his sleeves, he dared not move an inch.

Wang Qiaoxin narrowed her eyes and gave Lv Liu a significant look. With a pursing of her lips, Lv Liu reluctantly took out two Taels of Silver from her purse and handed them to Lin Yuan.