CHAPTER 76

Su Wan and Shen Lin moved to Qingyun County and settled down there.

Wang Luosheng’s parents also paid the remaining silver to Su Wan and then happily moved into Shen Lin’s original house.

Shen Lin’s grandparents, Old Man Shen and Old Woman Shen, had been eyeing Shen Lin’s house for many years and had always wanted to take it away to give to Eldest Shen’s son to marry. However, after Old Man Shen filed a lawsuit against Shen Lin, the county magistrate clearly ruled which things belonged to Shen Lin, and they  were not allowed to interfere.

So, when he saw the Wang family happily moving into Shen Lin’s old house, Old Man Shen almost gnashed his teeth and said, “This Wang family is really a piece of shit. They actually dared to buy Shen Lin’s house. Shen Lin’s house is expensive. If the Wang family didn’t buy it, no one would buy it. Then, we could move in naturally. Now, this house has nothing to do with us at all.”

Old Woman Shen also wiped away her tears: “That’s right. When I heard that Shen Lin wanted to sell this house, I guessed that it wouldn’t be so easy to sell. I was thinking that we would move in when the time comes, and I would live in that house.”

Old Man Shen said, “The Wang family has ruined our good fortune; we can’t let them have it easy.”

Old Woman Shen nodded and said, That’s right.

Old Man Shen added, “By the way, Shen Lin has moved to the county town this time, and his eldest and second cousins are both studying in the city. I think his second and eldest cousins can live in his house this time, so that the two children won’t have to suffer from the cold.”

Old Woman Shen nodded hurriedly. “That’s right, we have to tell Shen Lin to leave two rooms for his eldest and second cousins. When the time comes, don’t treat his two cousins badly. Both of his two cousins are scholars, and our Shen family is counting on them to bring honor to the family.”

Old Man Shen said, “That’s right. Shen Lin himself has no way to bring honor to the family, so he naturally has to help his two brothers.”

Old Man Shen and Old Woman Shen had made a plan and wanted to find Shen Lin to talk about this matter, but suddenly they remembered a serious problem. They had no idea where in the county Shen Lin had moved to.

Ever since he lost the lawsuit in court, Old Man Shen has been angry and has refused to have any contact with Shen Lin. According to Old Man Shen’s understanding of Shen Lin, Shen Lin will not ignore them. Indeed, although Shen Lin’s people have not visited Old Man Shen and Old Woman Shen these days, whenever Shen Lin’s family cooks something delicious, Shen Yaya will serve some to Old Man Shen and Old Woman Shen. Naturally, Old Man Shen and Old Woman Shen will accept the food sent by Shen Yaya with a condescending attitude.

Old man Shen believed that Shen Lin was afraid to face the two old people. Now that Shen Lin had moved to the county town, Old Man Shen thought that he could ease the relationship with Shen Lin. If he treated Shen Lin better, Shen Lin might move the two old people to the county town in the future.

Old man Shen thought about it and realized that in this village, Shen Lin and the Yang brothers had a good relationship, and the Yang brothers had found jobs in the county town and had to go to the county town every day. It would be most appropriate to ask the Yang brothers to bring the message.

Old man Shen went to the Yang family and asked Yang Wu to convey the old couple’s concern for Shen Lin to Shen Lin. He asked Shen Lin how he was doing recently, whether he had any difficulty adapting to the county town, and whether he needed any help, and when Shen Lin was free, he should bring them over to look after the house so as to bring more blessings to Shen Lin.

The brothers of the Yang family were all stunned. The sun was rising from the west, and Old Man Shen actually cared about Shen Lin.

Yang Wu agreed and said he would convey these words to Shen Lin.

Old Woman Shen saw that Yang Wu was easy to talk to, so she asked again, “Do you know where Shen Lin’s new house is? Shen Lin must have been so busy that he forgot about it and didn’t tell us two old people where it was.”

Yang Wu thought to himself, If I tell you two old guys, will Shen Lin still be able to live a stable life?

But Yang Wu really didn’t know. Not to mention that he didn’t want to tell them; even if he wanted to tell Old Man Shen and Old Woman Shen where Shen Lin lived, Yang Wu really didn’t know the place.

Yang Wu shook his head and said he didn’t know.

“Shen Lin is a child who is neither filial nor righteous. He is indeed not as good as his three cousins.” Old man Shen slandered Shen Lin and started talking about Shen Lin again.

Upon hearing this, Yang Wu’s face changed. “Uncle Shen, I don’t have time to tell Shen Lin what you said. You can tell whoever is willing to tell him. Besides, Shen Lin is very loyal to us brothers. This time, I will let you go because you are Shen Lin’s grandfather. If you dare to say something bad about Shen Lin in front of me again, we brothers will not be polite.”

Yang Wu said this and went back to his room.

The other brothers of the Yang family who were present also returned to their rooms, and no one paid any attention to Old Man Shen anymore.

Old man Shen stood in the Yang family’s yard, not knowing whether to leave or stay.

Old man Yang spoke up, “Old Shen, you said Shen Lin was unfilial a few years ago, and everyone really thought he was unfilial. But in court, the county magistrate made it clear that Shen Lin was a filial child. Moreover, even though he was wronged by you, Shen Lin still sent Shen Yaya to bring you delicious food and drinks. Why are you so ungrateful? Why do you always say bad things to ruin Shen Lin’s reputation? Tell me, is this Shen Lao Er your biological son? Is Shen Lin your biological grandson?”

Old man Shen argued: “Shen Lin is, of course, my grandson. Why can’t I discipline my grandson?”

Old Man Yang waved his hand and said, “If you want to discipline your grandson, go back to your home and don’t talk nonsense in my yard. I can’t stand it anymore.”

Old Man Yang ordered them to leave, so Old Man Shen and Old Woman Shen didn’t dare to stay any longer. They didn’t dare to offend Old Man Yang. After all, Old Man Yang had many sons. If they offended Old Man Yang, his sons would be enough to make Old Man Shen very angry.

Old Man Shen and Old Woman Shen left dejectedly. On the way, the two of them became worried. Shen Lin had moved away, and there had been no news from him. Where could they find Shen Lin?

Qingshi Village is close to Qingyun County, so there is no need to reapply for household registration. Therefore, even the village chief does not know where Shen Lin moved to.

You can go to Shen Lin and Su Wan’s Malatang stall to look for them, but Old Man Shen and Old Woman Shen have heard that Su Wan now has three maids working at his stall, so you can’t see Su Wan at all.

If that’s the case, then they really can’t find Shen Lin.

Old Man Shen was a little panicked, and Old Woman Shen spoke up: “I think if we can’t find Shen Lin this time, then we will go to the Wang family to make trouble. It’s because the Wang family moved into Shen Lin’s original house. This house was originally supposed to be occupied by us two old people.”

Old man Shen nodded. “That’s right, it’s all the fault of the Wang family. They bought Shen Lin’s house without asking us two old people whether we agree or not.”

So, Old Man Shen and Old Woman Shen came together to the gate of the former Shen family, now the Wang family.

On the way, Old Man Shen had already figured it out. Except for Wang’s father, no one in the Wang family could fight. Wang Luosheng was a weak scholar who was always gentle and polite. It was impossible for him to get entangled with him. Mrs. Wang and Ang Luoxue were naturally useless.

Therefore, the Wang family is also a family that is easy to bully. After all, they have the support of Eldest Shen and Eldest Shen’s three sons, while the Wang family has only a small number of members.

The Wang family happily prepared a table full of dishes to celebrate the housewarming. The meals were all cooked by Wang Luoxue, and they were just barely edible. After moving into the Shen family’s house, Wang Luoxue finally breathed a sigh of relief. Before, the Wang family’s courtyard wall was just a fence, and anyone could look into the yard and enter and exit the yard at will. Many times, the women in the village saw her disheveled appearance, her untidy appearance, and her cooking skills, and they all talked about her in private.

Now that they have moved into the Shen family’s house, the walls are very high and no one can come in at will. They can finally live a good life behind closed doors.

Wang Luoxue was just feeling lucky when she heard a heavy knock on the door: “Shen Lin, come and open the door for me.”

It was Old Man Shen’s voice. Old Man Shen outside the door knocked the door so hard that it felt like he was going to break it.

Wang Luoxue went to the door and opened it, then said to Old Man Shen, “Uncle Shen, Shen Lin sold the house to us. Now the house is not Shen Lin’s, but our Wang family’s.”

When Old Man Shen saw that it was a weak girl, he became even more arrogant: “When did Shen Lin sell the house to you? How come I didn’t know? I think you deliberately occupied Shen Lin’s house.”

“We are Shen Lin’s grandparents. It’s too cold now, and our house is leaking. We two old people have to move into Shen Lin’s house now.”

As Old Man Shen spoke, he rushed inside with Old Woman Shen. When they entered the house, they saw a table full of meat and vegetables. Father Wang, Mother Wang, and Wang Luosheng were sitting at the table. Old Man Shen and Old Woman Shen also sat down without hesitation, picked up their chopsticks and started eating.

Old Man Shen was annoyed that the Wang family bought Shen Lin’s house, and he deliberately made it difficult for the Wang family to live a happy life.

Wang Luosheng said, “Uncle Shen, it’s not polite for you to do this.”

Old man Shen said angrily, “What do you mean by not polite? You are a poor scholar; have you become stupid from studying? How come you don’t know how to respect the elderly? You even challenge my etiquette.”

Old Woman Shen relied on the power of Old Man Shen and said whatever hit her heart: “That’s right, you are so ignorant of etiquette. I think you can only be a poor scholar for your whole life.”

These days, when Su Wan went to the government to handle the paperwork for this house, she originally planned to write her own name and Shen Lin’s name, but was stopped by Shen Lin. Shen Lin told Su Wan that if he wrote his name as well, his grandparents would be too difficult to deal with, so Su Wan only wrote her own name.

Indeed, they have to be on guard against Old Man Shen and Old Woman Shen.

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