Chapter 56: Chapter 56: I Don’t Owe You Anything! Chapter 56: Chapter 56: I Don’t Owe You Anything! Lin Baiyi carried Lin Laogeng into a room, Lin Caisang took Lin Changhong to the main room, and Madam Lin of Yang Family, with a sigh, began to unload the goods from the ox cart into the house. She had to return the cart in the afternoon.
Just like that, the courtyard was left with only Lin Caihe.
Lin Caihe’s eyes were muddled with tears when she saw that everyone was ignoring her.
“It’s clearly her fault, why am I being blamed? What did I say wrong? Isn’t her using up all the money a mistake? No, I will make sure Sister Sangsang hands over the money!”
She clenched her teeth, and turned around to chase after Lin Caisang. Why was it that she had to stay home eating porridge while Lin Caisang could spend money outside? This family was really being too unfair, wasn’t it?
“Sister Sangsang, Sister Sangsang.”
Lin Caisang turned around, her eyebrows knitted together, and gave Lin Caihe—who came running—an increasingly annoyed look.
“You and Brother Changhong have been selling wild eggs and hunted game, and you even sold medicinal herbs today. Has the money really been used up, or have you secretly saved some? You’re not trying to keep a secret stash of money, are you?”
Lin Caihe stretched her neck to question Lin Caisang.
“You absolutely can’t do this, the household money must be given to Grandpa. If you’re hiding money, how are we going to live?”
“Secret stash of money? Hahaha.”
Lin Caisang sat down. She formed a fist with her right hand and tapped the table with her knuckles while sneering at the confrontational Lin Caihe.
“I really don’t know what’s called ‘secret stash of money’, Caihe. Why don’t you explain it to me? Since the money was earned by my elder brother and me and held by us, how could that be called a ‘secret stash of money’, hmm?”
Lin Caihe was stumped and didn’t know how to respond. She found her voice after a while.
“I have never stashed away money like you guys so selfishly.”
“That’s because you’ve never earned a cent. Even if you wanted to stash away something, you wouldn’t know how,” Lin Changhong glared at her, retorting.
At first, he thought there was something amiss with Caihe wanting to keep her earnings to herself, but seeing Lin Caihe behaving in this way, he felt that Caisang’s decision was absolutely right!
Lin Caihe was left speechless by his remark.
“Lin Caihe, let me tell you, even if Sangsang wants to keep a secret stash of money, that’s her own hard-earned money. The wild eggs were picked up by her and the medicinal herbs were dug up by her. How is it wrong for her to keep for herself the money she earned?”
Seeing that she couldn’t respond, Lin Changhong questioned her again.
“Even if it reaches Grandpa’s ears, Sangsang keeping her own earnings doesn’t constitute wrongdoing. If you want money, earn it and keep it yourself, no one is going to oppose! Holding onto Sangsang all day, do you find that fun? Has Sangsang wronged you in any way? Every time you lash out at Sangsang, has she ever snapped back at you? Sangsang has put up with you and you think it’s an entitlement. Lin Caihe, Sangsang doesn’t owe you anything!”
“I hunt up in the mountains, Sangsang picks herbs and eggs, these are our skills. What does it have to do with you? You want us to give you our hard-earned money without lifting your finger? Can’t believe you’ve got the nerve to make such a demand!”
Seeing Lin Changhong get truly angry, Lin Caisang reached out and tugged on his sleeve.
“Sangsang, you’re still speaking up for her? Is Lin Caihe still a child? She’s only half a month younger than us. Qing’er and Changyi are much more sensible than her.” Lin Changhong interrupted Lin Caisang, glaring at Lin Caihe as he spoke.