Chapter 207: Chapter 207: Lady Chen Ran Away (2)_1 Chapter 207: Chapter 207: Lady Chen Ran Away (2)_1 Not only was the kang covered, but also the bowls and chopsticks on the small table were all coated with a thick layer of corn paste, it was feared that an entire bowl could be peeled off!
Shaking her head silently, Lin Yuan’s opinion of Lady Chen grew even worse.
Although the men in the family were not doing honest work, the women needed to be diligent too.
No wonder their household had ended up in such a state!
With a slight sigh, Lin Yuan turned to look at Lin Ershuan and his wife.
Now that Lin Dashuan had been imprisoned and Lady Chen had run away, leaving behind the eight-year-old Xiao He, the attitude of his close uncle and aunt was very important.
“Sister-in-law, did Xiao He’s mother really run away?
Didn’t she just go back to her parents’ home?” Lady Chen’s clothes were missing from the house, and even the valuable items were gone.
Chen’s escape was a foregone conclusion, but Lin Yuan still wanted to confirm it.
Gui Zhi’s sister-in-law glanced at the silently weeping mother-in-law and sighed, saying, “Where does she have a parental home left?
When she married big brother, her family didn’t approve of him.
She ran away secretly to marry him.
Later, after Xiao He was born, big brother would beat and scold her.
She had gone back to her parental home with a thick face once.
Who knew that big brother would chase after her and even beat up her siblings.
Since that incident, she has completely cut off contact with her parental home, there’s been no correspondence for seven or eight years.”
Hearing this, Lin Yuan was taken aback, not expecting there to be such a past between Lady Chen and Lin Dashuan.
But because of this, she despised Lin Dashuan even more.
For a woman of this era to elope was almost unheard of.
Lady Chen had defied her parents to be with him, yet he did not know how to cherish her.
The deep and intense love they had at the beginning had been eroded away by years of abuse.
Gently tugging at Gui Zhi’s sister-in-law’s hand, the two women stepped away from the third aunt before Lin Yuan quietly asked, “Then what about Xiao He, sister-in-law, what are you thinking?”
Gui Zhi’s sister-in-law looked troubled, “Although big brother has done things that wronged our family, he is, after all, Ershuan’s blood brother, and Xiao Shitou’s real uncle.
I know that Ershuan definitely won’t ignore his only child.
Not to mention that our family has earned some silver from our small business, even during the poor days of the past, we wouldn’t have considered her a burden.
The only thing is, just…”
Lin Yuan patted her hand, signaling her to continue.
Gui Zhi’s sister-in-law glanced at her husband and mother-in-law surreptitiously, then lowered her voice, “Yuanyuan, you’re aware of what kind of person his big brother is.
I’m just afraid that after the seven years in prison, when he comes out, he will come looking for trouble with us.
Xiao He is a good kid, though not talkative, she is honest, a hundred times better than her father and mother.
Understanding Gui Zhi’s sister-in-law’s concerns, Lin Yuan felt a weight lift from her heart.
She knew this woman was kind-hearted; otherwise, she wouldn’t have tolerated her husband giving charity to Lin Dashuan so frequently.
“Sister-in-law, I’m not too clear about Xiao He’s father’s situation, but I did hear something in town before,” Lin Yuan also lowered her voice close to her ear.
“Some short-sighted thief stole a Consort Guiren’s silver and ended up in prison for half a year.
But, imagine this, not even three months passed before he was carried out.”
Gui Zhi’s sister-in-law was obviously unaware of such matters, her eyes widened incredulously as she looked at Lin Yuan, too shocked to speak.
This wasn’t a story Lin Yuan made up, but something Xia Zheng had told her because she had previously felt letting Lin Dashuan off with just a few years in prison was letting him off too easily, and given his nature, she feared he might become even more violent upon release, rather than reforming himself.
So, Xia Zheng had shared this story, and the prison was shadowy and terrifying, not something their kind could even imagine.