Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Back then, it was the village chief who suggested that everyone should take care of Emily together. Her own children didn’t even have enough to eat, yet they had to share their food with Emily. Naturally, she’d never truly agreed to the decision in her heart.
When she thought of how Emily had ruined her chances just now and caused her to lose the money that she almost got her hands on, she felt even more that Emily was an ungrateful bastard who only came back to make trouble for them.
“Bullsh*t! How can you be so shameless? How can you say such things to a child? Have you forgotten? If it wasn’t for little Emi’s father, all of you would have died under the claws of the tiger.”
The old village chief smacked the walking cane in his hand to vent his anger. He had never felt more disappointed looking at these people who had forgotten who saved their life the moment they saw some money.
“That was so damn long ago! Don’t tell me we really have to take care of this kid for life?”
The fat aunt only got angrier at the village chief’s reminder.
“So what if it was a long time ago? When Tavis Hyde was around, he was always the first to rush forward to help any family in need. When the tiger attacked the village, if he didn’t sacrifice himself, do you think any of you could escape? All of you, treating Tavis’ child like this. Aren’t you afraid that Tavis’ ghost would come to haunt in your dreams?”
The old village chief was so angry that he was almost hyperventilating. He finally understood who the real ingrates were.
“Grandpa Chief, don’t be angry. I’m fine. Father did it willingly back then.”
Seeing the village chief gasping from anger, Emily immediately became concerned and tried to calm him down. The last thing she wanted was for Grandpa Chief to suffer a heart attack out of anger for her.
“The most important thing for a person is not to forget his roots, let alone the one who saved your life. Don’t think that I don’t know how you treated Little Emi in the past. I can let all of this go. But now, there’s a kind-hearted family who wants to take Little Emi in, and you’re still trying to trip her up behind her back? Tell me, who’s the ingrate here?”
The village chief continued to question them as he patted little Emi’s hand to signal that he was alright.
“Village Chief, Fat Auntie was the only one who said those things. This has nothing to do with us.”
“That’s right. Whenever Little Emi ate at our house, we treated her well with good food.”
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While the village chief was admonishing the fat aunt, the villagers could all hear that his words were directed at all of them.
“Let’s go, Little Emi. Bring Grandpa to meet the people who came to the village with you. No matter what, I have to thank them in person.”
The village chief did not want to see the faces of the villagers anymore. He felt appalled.
Only then did Emily remember that Shen Yu was still standing at the side. She hurriedly pulled the village chief over to Shen Yu.
“Grandpa Chief, this is Brother Shen Yu. Brother treats me the best.”
Shen Yu saw that Emily finally remembered him, and dissatisfaction from being neglected instantly disappeared.
Shen Yu straightened his posture and nodded at the village chief. “Grandpa Chief, very nice to meet you.”
Shen Yu’s action once again shocked Shen Xue, who was standing not too far from them.
Since when would Shen Yu greet outsiders on behalf of someone else in the family?
She remembered that once, her mother had brought a friend to the Shen family’s old mansion to play, but Shen Yu didn’t even look at her mother at that time, let alone her mother’s friend.
Moreover, when her mother’s friend spoke to Shen Yu, the only reaction he had was the annoyance he displayed on his face, which prompted her uncle to hint at her mother and her mother’s friend to leave.
Shen Xue looked at Shen Yu, who was now so easy to talk to that he was like another person, which made her feel even more irritated by Emily.
It was all Emily’s fault that Shen Yu had become so strange.
Shen Xue selfishly imagined that without Emily, Shen Yu’s love would be given to her.
“Good, good, good.”
The old village chief looked at the person in front of him and he was overjoyed. He had seen how Shen Yu protected Emily just now. Seeing that someone was truly willing to protect Emily, he was happy for her.
“Grandpa, Brother is the best to me,” Emily happily emphasized.
“Got it. Grandpa isn’t that old yet. No need to repeat it over and over again.”
As the village chief saw that Emily had once again become the lively little girl that he knew, he was sincerely happy for her.
Emily held onto the village chief’s arm and pulled him to the place where Shen Yan was staying. Along the way, she chatted and laughed with the village chief and told him about what she had seen outside the village.
But she did not mention anything about how she was once homeless and begged for a living on the streets.