"Grandpa, it was their family who hit me, look at my face, it’s still red, it’s definitely going to swell up tomorrow."
She pointed to her red swollen face while talking to her grandfather.
"So what if they hit you, every time I see you, I’ll hit you!" Yang Lin was helped out of the room by Lin Baiyi, one hand covering his stomach, the other pointing at Ya Yuju.
Then he glanced sideways at Clan Chief Ya.
"Clan Chief Ya, your granddaughter rushed into my house, almost knocked over the baby in my stomach. Luckily my Sangsang cushioned me, but it ended up hurting my stomach. How do you think we should handle this?"
Clan Chief Ya was rendered speechless by Yang Lin’s words.
He only heard that his precious granddaughter was hit and assumed that it was the Lin Family bullying his granddaughter without thinking of anything else.
"You... Baiyi’s wife, don’t just say things like that. Why would my Yu Ju push you? If you said she pushed you, who can testify for you? Maybe you stumbled and fell on your own?"
In no circumstances can he let others say bad things about his family. Hence, he had to divert the blame for Yu Ju’s fault towards others.
Lin Caisang, holding her stomach, walked out of the room, stood next to Yang Lin, and began clapping.
"Clan Chief Ya, today I learned what it means to blatantly lie. Since you all insist on that, then who can testify for her to prove that we hit Ya Yuju?"
"My face is still red." Ya Yuju pointed at her face, speaking to Lin Caisang.
Lin Caisang looked at her, astonished.
"Sangsang and I just saw you by the date tree outside our house, slamming your face into the trunk. Sangsang couldn’t see clearly who it was and asked me if it was some lunatic from the village.
So, Yu Ju, are you blaming us for something you did yourself? Do you want us to chop down that date tree outside to vent your anger?"
Ya Yuju’s face turned red with anger after hearing her words, although her face was already red from being hit so it was not noticeable.
"You dare to call me a lunatic! Grandpa, look at her, she dares to insult me. Quickly drive her out of the village!" She was so angry, she turned her head to look at her own grandfather, her hands shaking his arm ceaselessly.
Clan Chief Ya was visibly embarrassed, not knowing what to say.
He had previously demanded in his rashness to drive the Lin family out of the village without even knowing what had happened. That was just his impetuous remark, meant to scare Lin Laogeng.
If he really drove them out of the village, wouldn’t the villagers seek to settle their grievances with him? They were all counting on Lin Caisang to teach them how to grow two seasons of rice next year.
"Yu Ju, why didn’t you go home first after you came back? Why did you come to the Lin family’s house?" He lowered his voice and asked his granddaughter.
"Who let this vixen Lin Caisang dare to snatch my Brother Molian from me? Brother Molian is mine, didn’t you promise me, grandpa, that you will let Brother Molian marry into our house and become my husband in the future?"
Ya Yuju said loudly, wishing the entire village could hear.
"Yu Ju, what nonsense are you talking about? When did your grandpa ever say that?"
Clan Chief Ya felt even more embarrassed, his face stiff with humiliation. Such words, he only dared to say in his own house, not outside.