Yu Xinyan put the breakup letter away: "Alright, then I’ll invite you to the cafeteria for breakfast."
Yu Xinyan waved Ye Silai over, whispered a few words in his ear, and then led the Yu couple out.
But before they walked a few steps, Bai Cuilin recklessly interjected: "You’ve been deceived; that money was repaid a long time ago."
As soon as Bai Cuilin said this, before Yu’s mother could react, Zhao Family’s Sister-in-law and Cheng Family’s Sister-in-law squeezed in: "Bai Cuilin, you’re asking for trouble again, doing all kinds of unscrupulous things."
Yu’s mother wanted to ask a few questions, but seeing Bai Cuilin’s bruised face, she gave up on the idea.
She continued to follow Yu Xinyan forward.
Yet Bai Cuilin, refusing to give up, shouted: "I’m not lying. The two hundred yuan was indeed repaid by her; she’s deceiving you."
Yu’s father stopped in his tracks: "What do you mean by that?"
Bai Cuilin said: "The two hundred yuan dowry was returned by Yu Xinyan when she divorced Lyu Juncheng. It’s true, everyone in the factory knows. If you don’t believe me, you can ask anyone."
Yu’s father turned to Yu Xinyan: "Is what she said true?"
Yu Xinyan nodded calmly: "Although it was Lyu Juncheng and his sister-in-law caught in bed, at fault first, I didn’t want the Lyu Family to trouble you, so I decided to return the two hundred yuan to Lyu Juncheng."
Yu’s mother, upon hearing this, hurriedly asked: "Where did you get the money?"
Yu Xinyan inwardly rolled her eyes, but put on a look of concern for them, and said with difficulty: "You don’t need to worry about that. Anyway, Lyu Juncheng and I have settled our scores, and you have also settled scores with the Lyu Family. They won’t dare trouble the Yu Family anymore."
Yu’s mother unwillingly asked again: "You dead girl, where did the money come from?"
Yu Xinyan glanced around at the people nearby and sighed: "Part of it is compensation from Lyu Juncheng, another part was advanced by my employer, and the rest I borrowed from the union members at the factory and a sister-in-law there."
Yu’s mother, upon hearing it was borrowed money and advanced by her employer, fell silent and said somewhat awkwardly: "I’m starving. Let’s hurry and go, such a nuisance."
Having cut ties with the Yu Family, she was in a good mood. Giving them this last bit of face wouldn’t harm her. Besides, she still had to live at the factory for some time, and indeed, one shouldn’t be too ruthless; people do talk, after all.
Along the way, anyone who asked would hear Yu Xinyan honestly tell the truth, as she had previously exposed her family matters. So, along the way, Yu’s father and mother resembled monkeys, constantly being pointed and whispered about.
They dared not speak up in anger, as they were unfamiliar with the place.
Upon arriving at the cafeteria, since they went a bit late, there wasn’t much left to eat. They borrowed bowls from the cafeteria to scoop up two bowls of porridge, bought four mixed flour steamed buns, and got a portion of pickles: "It’s late now, there’s nothing good left. Just make do with this."
Yu’s father silently finished his meal, and seeing there were not many people around, finally spoke: "You knew we were coming, didn’t you?"
Yu Xinyan couldn’t honestly answer, so she shook her head: "No."
Yu’s father didn’t believe Yu Xinyan: "Why didn’t you come home after the divorce or write us a letter?"
Yu Xinyan sighed: "The reason I didn’t return home is that I didn’t want to be pointed at. Besides, I borrowed so much money, I had to pay people back before leaving, right?
As for why I didn’t write, would writing a letter help? Would you have helped me repay the money, or sought revenge for me?"