Wang Qiaoxin said, "Combining the Two Taels of Silver from Chen Shimei earlier with today’s one tael, I’ll pay you back in full."
Lin Yuan glanced at Chen Shimei, a mocking smile playing at the corners of her mouth. She had always said that Chen Shimei was unreliable, and now she’d finally been proven right. Though he managed to climb up to Wang Qiaoxin, the daughter of the County Magistrate, he did not possess even a single tael of silver on him, relying on Wang Qiaoxin even for Three Taels of Silver. That Little White Face was indeed taking his role seriously.
And as for Wang Qiaoxin, now that they were about to wed, she actually couldn’t bear to give him even a single tael of silver.
Lin Yuan seemed to have already foreseen the future life of Old Man Chen and his wife. She fixed a sympathetic gaze on Aunt Chen, pitying the woman who had toiled like an ox and horse for her man in her youth, and now, when her son finally showed promise, ended up serving her daughter-in-law in the same way.
"Let’s just forget about the three taels of silver. I said that one tael was for renting this road. I’ll just take back the Two Taels of Silver that I had lent out," said Lin Yuan, unapologetically taking the silver from Lv Liu’s palm.
Lan Hua and the others all widened their eyes at her. At first, they thought Lin Yuan was just talking big, and now they were surprised to see she really took it back. After all, even twenty taels, not just Two Taels of Silver, were insignificant to Lin Yuan given her current wealth.
But to their astonishment, she actually took back the Two Taels of Silver.
Lin Yuan held the silver in her hands with a smile, saying, "Miss Wang’s silver is indeed different, it even has a fragrant scent to it."
Without waiting for someone else to speak, Lin Yuan gestured to Lin Wei and handed her the silver, "I see Xiao Heidou really enjoys drinking bone broth. Here, take this money and buy some big bones, big sister will make bone soup for Xiao Heidou tonight."
Beaming, Lin Wei accepted the silver, casting a wicked glance at the puzzled Wang Qiaoxin and company, and called out loudly to the house, "Xiao Heidou, come, we’re going to buy you some big bones."
When did Lin Yuan’s house acquire a Xiao Heidou? No one had heard that their family had an additional member.
As everyone looked on in expectation, a little black dog with gleaming fur and tiny legs came trotting over. Its chubby little body wiggled as it moved, utterly adorable.
Xiao Heidou, so it was a dog?!
Wang Qiaoxin’s face turned white with rage. This ignorant little village girl had actually taken her silver to buy bones for a dog!
Lin Wei tenderly cradled Xiao Heidou in her arms, her smile never fading as she stroked its sleek fur. This Xiao Heidou was brought to her by Xiao Linzi through Lan Hua. It was said to have been born to a big black dog in the tofu shop next door, and Xiao Linzi had to beg for several days before he got it.
Though not of any particular fine breed, the little dog was exceptionally clever and quickly took to watching over the house. Plus, with the good food provided by Lin Yuan’s household, it had gotten significantly chubbier in just three to four days.
"Why are you still standing here? Go back already!" Wang Qiaoxin felt like her lungs were about to explode with anger. Not to mention Old Chen, even Chen Shimei was beginning to look down on her.
But obviously, Lin Yuan wasn’t going to let them leave that easily. What a joke, they had just slandered her for no reason, and now they thought to leave without a word? That was certainly not Lin Yuan’s style.
"Wait a minute," Lin Yuan called out to them loudly.
Wang Qiaoxin, not wanting to bother with her, gave Chen Shimei a look.
At this point, Chen Shimei had given up any illusions about Lin Yuan. The little girl who used to admire him had clearly grown up. Getting the hint from Wang Qiaoxin, Chen Shimei grudgingly asked, "What else do you want?"