Having silver and a courtyard means they’re not without a home, and their lives aren’t without a path.
But these past two days, Lin Sanshui’s behavior has truly opened her eyes.
Hoping he’d stop caring for that pair of siblings, seems unlikely.
Mrs. Jiang, too, has given up. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have left herself no backup plan by taking all the silver with Gu Nian, actually with a vengeful heart.
When the family is poor and out of silver, with a few boys waiting for marriages and schooling, let’s see how Lin Sanshui will still have the energy to meddle in other people’s affairs!
Lin Sanshui awkwardly tugged at the corner of his mouth, "It’s not your fault, who told you to say such things that night? Jing’er, being a young girl, is naturally thin-skinned. If I hadn’t chased her quickly that day, the child would’ve jumped into the river. These days I’m just afraid she might not think straight, so I gave her a few words of guidance."
Mrs. Jiang snorted coldly, having figured everything out, realizing that Lin Sanshui’s mind was entirely on that pair of siblings now. No matter how much she talked, he wouldn’t listen.
So she simply stopped nagging him, went on with her own business, completely ignoring Lin Sanshui.
Seeing this, Lin Sanshui quickly chased after and said, "Alright, alright, I won’t argue with you anymore. You hurry up and give me the silver, I’m waiting for an urgent matter!"
"The silver’s gone, Niannian is about to leave home. I took all the silver with him. Only left twenty taels at home for expenses," Mrs. Jiang said directly.
"What?" Lin Sanshui widened his eyes in shock, "You... you woman, how could you just black out all the silver? Wait, where’s Niannian? He’s at home, right?"
With that, Lin Sanshui turned to walk towards Gu Nian’s room.
Mrs. Jiang sneered behind him, "Lin Sanshui, if you dare use our household silver to support that little vixen, I might be furious inside. But if you dare ask Niannian for silver, I guarantee I’ll let everyone in Qingshan Town know the names of those two illegitimate children. As long as you can bear this disgrace, I’ll throw away my face and join you!"
Lin Sanshui’s gaze upon turning back was still calm, but the calmer it appeared, the more it revealed his inner unrest.
The sound of the argument outside grew louder, and Gu Nian couldn’t pretend not to hear any longer.
Besides, in this old-fashioned era, a divorce for Mrs. Jiang isn’t realistic.
Their married life must still go on, and quarreling benefits no one, so she had to be the bad guy.
Just take it as repaying her brothers’ genuine love for her.
Anyway, she’s about to leave soon, whether people dislike her or not doesn’t matter much anymore.
Stepping out of the room, Gu Nian got straight to the point, "If father intends to use silver to bail out those siblings, it’s not going to happen."
Lin Sanshui clearly hesitated at her words, then said, "What do you mean? Do you know something?"
Or perhaps, the incident of Jing’er and her brother ending up in jail, is indeed linked to Gu Nian?
If not, how would she know he was actually coming back for silver to bail people out from jail?
The siblings were just taken away recently; no one should know yet.
Mrs. Jiang also surprised, asked Lin Sanshui, "Bailing from jail?"
She didn’t know what crime the siblings had committed, but Mrs. Jiang knew nothing good ever comes from being involved with the jail.
Lin Sanshui’s gaze avoided Mrs. Jiang’s stare, as Mrs. Jiang turned to ask Gu Nian, "Niannian, quickly tell your mother what’s going on?"
After all, Lin Sanshui still hadn’t abandoned the idea of marrying Jing’er to Dahu. She had to find out the truth.