Just afraid that person from back then will come knocking. If they find out they mistreated that child and even forced her to marry to pay off debts, they wouldn’t let them off.
Yu’s mother saw she’d been talking for a while and her old man hadn’t reacted, so she unhappily pushed him: "What are you thinking about? I’ve said so much, and you haven’t responded at all."
Yu’s father came back to his senses: "Nothing much, just don’t go telling everyone about Lyu Juncheng’s matters when we get back."
Yu’s mother was unhappy: "Why not? The Lyu Family bullied us just a few days ago. Such a good opportunity, how can we let it go? I’ll make sure the whole village knows about the disgraceful things their third son did."
Yu’s father turned his head and said sternly: "Just do as I say, and even if you want to talk, wait until we get the rest of the money. What if they refuse to acknowledge it if you push them too hard?"
Yu’s mother got worked up: "They wouldn’t dare. It was their son who did wrong. If they don’t pay, I’ll cause a scene at the Mechanical Factory unless he wants his son to lose his job. Besides, we didn’t agree not to talk when we came back to the village."
Yu’s father saw his wife wasn’t listening and got a bit heated himself: "To shut us up, they’ll definitely give us the money readily. Once the money is in our hands, if someone asks, you can tell the truth then."
Yu’s mother realized he had a point, but thinking they’re going back first, the villagers would surely ask: "When we go back to the village, if someone stops us to ask, what do we say?"
Yu’s father looked out of the car window: "Don’t say anything, just tell them to ask the Lyu Family when they return."
Once the Yu couple left, the Lyu Family finally sent off the onlookers and returned to the house.
Granny Lyu had a dark face: "Those Yu Family members are really shameless, blatantly trying to extort us."
Mr. Lyu glanced at Lyu Juncheng who had come in: "So what do you suggest we do? Should we let them cause a scene outside until they ruin Jun Cheng’s job?"
Lyu’s Big Brother wasn’t very happy: "But having us pay the remainder isn’t right, is it? The one who made the mistake is our third brother, shouldn’t it be him bearing the debt?"
The room fell silent all of a sudden, even the three kids inside didn’t dare make a sound.
Lyu Juncheng knew Big Brother was dissatisfied with him: "Big Brother, consider this money as a loan from the family. I’ll pay it back once I’m back on my feet."
But Yao Hui was not happy: "Big Brother, Juncheng sends ten yuan home every month. That’s a hundred and twenty yuan a year, not counting the things sent during holidays or the filial gifts brought back home.
Our family hasn’t split, and you have the nerve to talk like that? How much do you all earn in a year in the village? Most of the family’s income comes from my Jun Cheng, and that’s how you act as the Big Brother?"
Lyu Dacheng didn’t expect Yao Hui to speak to him like that and was instantly displeased: "What right do you have to talk to me like this? If you hadn’t schemed against my Juncheng, would these disgraceful events have happened?"
This set off Granny Lyu’s temper as well, who grabbed Yao Hui’s hair: "Dacheng’s right, you shameless woman. If you hadn’t come to ruin my son, our family wouldn’t be so disgraced, nor would we have to pay out so much money."
Though Granny Lyu was old, women in the village who worked often had great strength, and having dealt with many fights before, she was quite experienced. Yao Hui didn’t stand a chance and could only cry out in pain.
As a result, the spectators who had just left returned: "Hey, isn’t that Yao Hui’s voice? Is she getting beaten up?"