Chapter 93: Chapter 93 Affectionate and Filial _1
Chapter 93: Chapter 93 Affectionate and Filial _1
Lin Yue looked like she was crying terribly, vigorously shaking the handkerchief covering her face, but in fact, she was laughing inwardly. She had feared that the Wei Family’s calmness wouldn’t be swayed. That woman was cunning and good at pretending; even Erhu’s father was tamed by the Wei Family, becoming obedient and submissive. Lin Yue even admired the Wei Family’s abilities, so the fact that everything was going so smoothly now was beyond her expectations. She didn’t need to think of any other way to anger the Wei Family anymore.
Erhu, who was hiding not far away and had followed Lin Yue, clenched his little fists tightly when he saw his mother being bullied. Without worrying about Lin Yue discovering him, he rushed forward, “Mother, Mother, get up quickly, don’t beg these people with such cruel hearts, they won’t help you, stop kneeling.”
This time, without Lin Yue’s prior notification, and with her acting so convincingly, Erhu, being just a farmer’s child, had his limits in shrewdness and naturally didn’t realize the clever plan Lin Yue had devised. In his haste, he did not call her “third mother,” but directly cried out “Mother” twice.
Erhu had followed his stepmother this time because his father was injured and unconscious, which left him feeling panicked. He feared his stepmother would abandon them like the shameless Li Family. Seeing someone at home taking care of his father, he secretly followed his stepmother, only to witness her being bullied by the people from the old Zhao Family house while trying to borrow silver for his father’s treatment. He was annoyed with himself for thinking so ill of his stepmother while also feeling extremely angry. As he spoke, he tried to pull Lin Yue up, but she refused to stand, insisting on kneeling.
Erhu was furious inside, thinking how clever his third mother usually was, able to deal even with his aunt, but suddenly she seemed foolish now. These people from the old Zhao Family house were just as hateful as his aunt. Apart from his eldest uncle and aunt, no one was good, and it was impossible for them to lend silver for his father’s treatment.
Actually, Lin Yue had noticed Erhu following her not long after she left home. She thought to herself that the boy must have had his reasons, perhaps due to a lack of security after his father’s accident. Since she wasn’t up to anything shameful, she let him follow her, not expecting that Erhu would come out to defend her at this moment.
Looking at Erhu with his small frame standing upright in front of her, determined to protect her, a warm current flowed in Lin Yue’s heart. After all, her efforts towards the children these past days hadn’t been in vain, especially with Erhu, who was bright but stubborn. At first, he always used to cause her little troubles, but now it seemed he was the most affectionately devoted of all.
The sky was still overcast, with the fine rain from the morning not having let up for long. Now it began to sprinkle lightly again, with signs of becoming heavier. Lin Yue didn’t mind getting drenched in the rain, to make the drama even more pathetic, but she worried for Erhu, a child who refused to listen to her and insisted on getting wet alongside her. If he got sick, it wouldn’t be good. Erhu was still at home waiting for her care, and she didn’t have the energy or time to spend on Erhu now.
“Erhu, be good and go back or find somewhere to shelter from the rain. Don’t stay here with me. What if you get sick?”
“Mother, if you stop kneeling, I will go,” Erhu said smoothly for the first time. He didn’t call her Third Mother anymore, but directly ‘Mother.’ Erhu was too young to remember his birth mother’s face when the Zhao Family left, and now in his heart, Lin Yue was his real mother.
“Then go do something for me. Come here and listen.” Lin Yue compromised, seeing Erhu behave like this, thinking it was about enough. It wasn’t palace or family intrigue or anything that had to be too realistic—pretending to put on a show was just fine. She whispered a few words into Erhu’s ear, and upon hearing them, his eyes lit up. He nodded and immediately ran off to get help.