"Sanshui, are you home?"
Upon hearing this voice, a sense of foreboding flashed through Lin Sanshui’s mind.
Mrs. Jiang’s heart also sank, and she instinctively looked at him. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novel·fire·net
"Yeah, I’m home." Lin Sanshui replied hastily, then went out, "Oh, Uncle, what brings you to our house today? Just so happens our eldest is back today, after learning cooking for so long, we’re giving him a chance to show off. How about staying for a couple of drinks tonight?"
It was the village head who had come, having just mentioned him, here he was.
"No need to drink, I’m here today to discuss something with you, just a couple of words. Do you have time?"
"Yes, I’m just sitting idle at home, I also have something to ask you." Lin Sanshui turned back into the house, brought out two stools, and put them in the yard, "Uncle, have a seat and let’s talk. What is it?"
"Well, it’s , Manzi and his family have returned, and now they’re living in a shack outside the village. You’ve heard about this, right?"
"Yes, I’ve heard. Just now when I came back from outside, I saw him." What else could Lin Sanshui say? Naturally, he spoke with half clarity and half confusion.
He wanted to feign ignorance, but the village head instead reminisced about the past, "Yeah, he just came to see me. In just a month or so, he’s lost so much weight, looks much older, and his whole family too, it’s just pitiful. Thinking back, when you were all little, you often played naked together..."
Lin Sanshui chuckled twice, having a rough idea of why the village head had come looking for him.
However, he didn’t say anything.
The village head understood what he was thinking and immediately spoke cheerfully, "It’s Manzi who asked me to come and mediate. What they did was indeed wrong, but Manzi’s an honest guy, led astray by Mrs. Zhang. After going through so much, I believe Mrs. Zhang has learned her lesson. I’m just here as a middleman today, to say a few words. Considering how pitiful Manzi’s family is, could you help plead with Young Master Nan to let them return?"
"Uncle, look at this, I’m not really familiar with Young Master Nan. He just bought a couple of meals when he first came to my house. Young Master Nan is clearly not the kind of person we country folks can easily connect with. Even if I went to ask, he might not listen to me!" Lin Sanshui said with difficulty.
"Sanshui, you’re not being truthful. If you’re not familiar with Young Master Nan, how come that foster daughter of yours keeps running to him?" The village head’s face turned a bit cold, "Ultimately, you’re the one who knows Young Master Nan. If you don’t want to help, just leave it, it’s Manzi’s fate, and his family will just fend for themselves outside then."
Those words were quite harsh.
Lin Sanshui immediately stopped the village head from leaving, "Uncle, it’s not that I don’t want to help, it’s just that I need to say this first. I’ll have Niannian mention it to Young Master Nan, but whether he agrees is beyond my control."
"Young Master Nan is standing up for your family, if you’re willing to help, how could he not agree?" The village head patted his shoulder smilingly, but Lin Sanshui felt even more burdened.
"By the way, Sanshui, you just said you had something to ask me, what was it?" the village head then asked.