Everyone just now was focused on who should be held responsible, but no one thought to check the wheelchair, or maybe they did, but they were misled by certain people.
After the wheelchair was brought up, all eyes turned to Lady Jin, since among everyone present, she was the only one who was an official wife.
Lady Jin glanced at Eldest Jin Family, who was indifferent to everything, and shook her head in disappointment. Then, she looked at Lin Ershuan. While Mother Feng was fetching the wheelchair, Old Lady Jin had already briefly explained the situation to her.
Knowing Lin Ershuan was Lin Yuan’s fellow villager and brother, Lady Jin’s attitude toward him was fairly mild.
"Boss Lin, please take a look and see what’s wrong with this wheelchair."
Even though the request was polite, all eyes were still fixed on Lin Ershuan, which made him feel somewhat uneasy.
Lin Yuan whispered to comfort him, "Brother Ershuan, don’t be afraid. Check it carefully, but it’s best not to touch anything so others can’t accuse you of tampering."
Although with so many people watching, it was impossible for Lin Ershuan to tamper with anything, but when treading near melons or walking under plum trees one must avoid suspicion, lest someone deliberately frame him and he ends up having to waste his breath defending himself.
Lin Ershuan nodded and, taking Lin Yuan’s advice, deliberately rolled up his sleeves, bent over and circled the wheelchair twice, focusing mainly on the wheel.
After examining the wheel carefully, he exclaimed in surprise and then, clasping his fist, said to Old Lady Jin and Lady Jin, "This, this peg in the wheel, has been replaced, it’s not the one I originally used."
The peg was switched? Doesn’t that prove that today’s wheelchair accident was no accident but a deliberate act?
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Jin slapped the chair arm in anger, not caring that Lin Yuan and Shopkeeper Liu were present, and shouted furiously, "Well, well, it turns out someone does covet my life! I married into the Jin family at sixteen, and for decades I have toiled for the family’s business and household without any complaint or expectation of reward! And now, to think, I am targeted by you ingrates, craving to take my life! Ah!"
Seeing Old Lady Jin getting angry, all the Jin family members immediately stood up, with Lady Hong pulling on her husband’s sleeve in a frantic manner.
Jin Xufa then looked up at Lady Hong somewhat suffocatingly and followed her gaze until he noticed his mother’s nearly exploding in anger. Jin Xufa promptly stood up but was utterly clueless, not knowing what had happened.
Lin Yuan was on the verge of laughter at Eldest Jin Family’s response, as such a large incident had occurred and yet he seemed completely unaware, leaving her to wonder if there was something wrong with him.
Seeing Old Lady Jin angry, Lady Jin hurriedly helped her smooth her chest, then sent Mother Feng to fetch Old Lady Jin’s usual medication.
Li Cheng’an also cleverly moved behind his grandmother and began to gently pat her back, demonstrating his thoughtfulness.
Among all those present, aside from Lin Yuan and Shopkeeper Liu and a few other outsiders who remained seated, the only one left was Li Chengzhi. He leaned back in his chair with an impatient look, as if the matter did not concern him in the slightest.
Anyway, since he wasn’t a biological grandson, Old Lady Jin didn’t care much for him. She didn’t even bother to look his way.
After Old Lady Jin had taken her medicine and Lady Jin had consoled her for a while, she finally calmed down a bit. She waved her hand at everyone, indicating they could all sit down.
Second Oldest Jin and his wife exchanged glances and could see both relief and disappointment in each other’s eyes.
Jin Lingling noticed everyone had settled down but no one spoke of the wheelchair incident. She quickly devised a plan and slammed on the table, saying angrily, "I knew it must have been someone deliberately harming grandmother! Grandmother, don’t be angry just yet, this might not have been done by someone from our house! Hmm! Boss Lin, you say the part of the wheelchair was changed, but how can you prove that peg wasn’t made by you? Perhaps from the beginning, you intentionally fitted that peg, planning to harm my grandmother, didn’t you?"