"Shh!"
Lin Changhong put his muddy hand to his mouth, gesturing for silence. He cast a significant glance towards the shadowy figures in the distance, indicating to Lin Baiyi to look for himself.
Seeing Changhong's bundled secretiveness, Lin Baiyi cautiously followed his gaze, only to be stunned by what he found.
The approaching pair, a man and a woman, were none other than Sangsang's future husband Zhou Liang and his Second Brother's eldest daughter Liu Yushui. They were all grins and whispers, the excitement clear on their faces, suggesting an intimate relationship between them.
"What on earth..."
Shocked, he looked once again at his nephew.
A thought crossed his mind: So, the kid had brought him here to catch this shameless pair red-handed!
...
In the bamboo grove, the sight of Zhou Liang and Liu Yushui cavorting was captured entirely by Changhong and Lin Baiyi. At the same time, Mr. Zhou, swayed by Liu Rumei's poisonous words, had also come to believe that Lin Caisang was a woman who 'killed' her husbands.
His grandson was destined for great things in the future, how could he afford any hiccups?
Without a second thought, Mr. Zhou immediately wrote a letter of dissolution and, with a few family members in tow, rushed to Ya Village.
Originally, Zhou Liang was supposed to come along, but he had spotted Liu Yushui near Ya Village. Unable to resist the temptation, he secretly slipped away to join Liu Yushui in the bamboo grove.
Consequently, while Zhou Liang had gone to the bamboo grove, Mr. Zhou and his party arrived at Lin Caisang's place.
"Grandpa Zhou, Uncle Zhou, Aunt Zhou, Caiqing has gone to fetch grandma. Please have a seat, I'll go and make tea for you." Lin Caisang welcomed them into the main room and, once they were seated, she excused herself and left.
"Hmph."
Madam Zhou chuckled derisively, watching as Caisang obediently left the room.
She had never approved of this future daughter-in-law, if not for Caisang's auspicious birth chart, there was no chance her precious son would be suited to such an oversized pig.
It felt great to finally express this suppressed disgust.
Once this betrothal was broken off, she could hold her head high in public, no longer subjected to mockery for having such a plump daughter-in-law.
"This wretched girl, how dare she act innocent in front of us. No matter how much she pretends, she'll taste her own medicine today!"
"Shut your mouth!"
Upon hearing his daughter-in-law's words, Mr. Zhou cast her a stern glance.
"We are here today to call off the betrothal, we are clearly in the wrong here. If you cause any trouble, I won't hesitate to persuade Jitang to abandon you!"
"I..."
Madam Zhou opened her mouth to reply, but ended up merely shrinking her neck in silence.
"Dad, why are you taking sides with outsiders against your own daughter-in-law?"
Zhou Jitang, unable to stand seeing his wife being devalued for no reason, raised his voice in her defense.
"Zhe Mei is not wrong. Lin Caisang is already a fallen woman, she's not suitable for our Liang at all. It's considerate of us to present a dissolution of marriage agreement, otherwise, others might simply divorce her!"
They were not unaware of yesterday's events.
Even if Lin Caisang was tricked into prostitution by the wicked Second Aunt Liu Rumei, she still went through the wedding proceedings. Moreover, the chronically ill man from the Chen family, who had been ill for many years, conveniently expired at the brothel.
Who would believe that her fate had nothing to do with that?
"Father, we can't afford to tread lightly today. How is Liang supposed to face his peers otherwise?"
...
Meanwhile, Lin Caisang hadn't gone to the kitchen to prepare tea. Instead, she picked up the pen, ink, and paper left behind by Lin Changhong and went into Grandpa Lin Laogeng's room.