Chapter 409: Chapter 409: Has The Affection Faded? Chapter 409: Chapter 409: Has The Affection Faded? “Even your grandmother doesn’t know where your mother came from,” said Grandpa
Lu Qiubo thought about it and shook his head. She didn’t really know anything about her eldest daughter-in-law’s origins or why she was found severely wounded in the woods.
If she hadn’t run into her son, she probably would have ended up as food for wild beasts.
“But Sangsang, don’t listen to what outsiders say. Your mother was the best woman there could be. The moment your father rescued her, I could tell from her clothes that she was different from the girls in our rural area.
But to repay her gratitude, she married your father, bearing you and your elder brother the very next year. While she lived with us, she showed us the greatest respect and kindness. Although she didn’t know much about managing the house, she persevered, doing chores to the point of her hands bleeding.
You know about your Third Aunt’s family. When they took away the clothes your Third Aunt had made for you, your mother packed up your clothes and gave them to Third Aunt. Back in the day, you and your elder brother used to fight over clothes.”
Thinking back to those years, Lu Qiubo felt warmth in her heart. She had such a wonderful daughter-in-law. To this day, she doesn’t understand why she suddenly left.
“I think your mother must have had her own difficulties when she left you all,” she speculated.
Lin Caisang shared the same sentiment.
Seeing how Grandpa talked about her mother, it was clear she was genuinely content with her as a daughter-in-law.
But why did her mother abandon her and her older brother? Was there a reason that made her not visit for so many years? Or did the mother and child bond fade with the passage of time?
Caught in her thoughts, she heard Lu Qiubo sigh heavily.
“I was so afraid. If that girl stole what your mother left for you, how would I explain it to your mother and father?”
She thanked her lucky stars that she had never mentioned the existence of these items to anyone. If Lin Caihe had known about them, she might have taken them too.
“Now that these things are out, I’m no longer going to keep them for you. Discuss with your brother just where to keep these items, just take care not to lose them.”
Her own aged hands trembled showing her nervousness as she closed the box.
“I’ll keep them for now. My brother is a mess, so he won’t be able to hide anything,” Lin Caisang responded.
Lin Caihe’s actions had upset their household, and she guessed there would be no money left in the house. She decided it would be best to keep the items in Jinzhu space.
The things her mother left them had to be safe at all costs.
“Once my brother brings his wife home, I’ll give them to her to keep.”
At dinner, everyone was in a somber mood.
They took stock of what they had: Lin Baiyi had earned about two taels of silver from selling wood products and raincoats in the rain; Lin Changfeng had saved more than half a tael from his previous earnings from transcribing, plus the ten taels Lin Caisang had given him, which totalled ten and a half taels; Lin Changhong had made a little over two taels from selling hunted game; Lu Qiubo had more than two taels of silver in her room.
In total, Lin Caihe had stolen eighteen taels of silver from home.
Lin Caisang didn’t keep any silver in her room, so she wasn’t robbed. But the medicinal herbs she did keep in her room were taken by Lin Caihe, who even went as far as to take the clothes she was mending.