RUHIP Chapter 019

Lin Amo moved one step to the side, just enough to block the two people who wanted to go inside, and looked at them somewhat strangely.

He smiled and said, “In-laws?”

Yun Xu-shi was so thick-skinned that he had completely forgotten who he had been yesterday. He had even been shouting that Yun Jiu should be thrown into the pond and drowned.

He looked at Lin Amo as if it were perfectly natural and said, “Of course, in-laws. Now that Lin Ye is going to marry my Yun Jiu, doesn’t that make us in-laws?”

When that incident happened yesterday, Yun Xu-shi had been wholeheartedly thinking that he could finally get rid of Yun Jiu, that unlucky fellow. At that time, he had not thought that much, which was why he had kept insulting Yun Jiu in front of so many people. But after returning home, Yun Xu-shi was harshly scolded by Yun Dali and Yun Yushan.

Even Yun Xiaoxiang could not help saying, “Amo, are you stupid? If that Yun Jiu marries Lin Ye, wouldn’t our family get a lot of benefits?”

Being reminded by Yun Xiaoxiang, Yun Xu-shi finally thought of this point.

During this period, he had been angered terribly by Yun Jiu and Lin Ye, so when he saw them fall into trouble, he simply had not thought about anything else. He had only wanted to add fuel to the fire.

After being reminded by the people in his family, the whole family gathered together to discuss a plan. Even if Lin Ye did not think highly of them, Yun Jiu was still a member of their family. Therefore, no matter what, Lin Ye would have to acknowledge their family.

Moreover, that big, foolish Yun Jiu was so easygoing. If they treated Yun Jiu a little better, he would definitely immediately put aside all past grievances and reconcile with his family. At that time, when Yun Jiu remarried, he would still be married off from their family.

Then they would have climbed onto the Lin family’s branch. Wouldn’t they be able to ask for whatever benefits they wanted in the future?

After figuring this out, the whole family could not sleep well throughout the entire night, and early in the morning they ran to the Lin family’s house to make a fuss.

“Yun Jiu was driven out of the Yun family by you. Everyone in Yunjia Village knows this. And I remember yesterday, you were still looking utterly grief-stricken and wanted to have Yun Jiu drowned.”

Lin Amo looked very amiable and easy to talk to, but that was only because no one had provoked him. After all, he had lived in a wealthy and secluded household and had seen all kinds of situations. Naturally, he was not afraid of the Yun Dali family.

Seeing that Lin Amo was not easy to fool, Yun Xu-shi gave an awkward laugh.  Yun Dali beside him immediately said, “In-law is right. My husband is just a person without a brain. He has always been someone who hates evil and injustice. When he heard that such a thing had happened, he became furious at once. He thought that he had failed to teach him properly and had raised a ge’er who had secretly committed adultery with someone. So, for a moment, he became so furious that he said those things. Later, didn’t we find out that it was a misunderstanding? We have come here to reconcile with Yun Jiu.”

“As they say, all parents are concerned about their children. What father would really want his child to die? Those words of his were nothing more than words spoken in anger. How can they be taken seriously?”

Lin Amo’s expression immediately became even uglier. His tone suddenly changed as he said coldly, “Oh, then regarding the matter of hanging Yun Jiu, did you suffer from amnesia and forget about it? Or was the village chief’s punishment last time too light? With one sentence saying that it shouldn’t be taken seriously, everything is simply erased? Then one day, if our Lin Ye accidentally injures Yun Yushan, can we also brush it off by saying that the children were merely playing around and it shouldn’t be taken seriously?”

This was the first time Lin Amo had become angry since coming to Yunjia Village. When he was angry, he was not like the farmers here, who liked to make a great fuss and quarrel loudly. Apart from his colder tone and expression, he still maintained his proper upbringing and composure.

Very soon, quite a few people gathered around. When everyone saw the Yun Dali family, they had not even clearly heard what they were talking about, yet they already knew what had happened.

Everyone knew very well what kind of people the Yun Dali family were, so there was no need to say much about it.

It seemed that they wanted to take advantage of this opportunity. They could not help feeling that the Lin family was truly unlucky. Not only did they have to marry an ugly ge’er into their family, but they also had to be pestered endlessly by the difficult family of that ugly ge’er.

It seemed that life would probably not be easy for them in the future.

“Lin Amo, what are you saying? Everything before was just a misunderstanding. Otherwise, why don’t you let us see Yun—uh, let us see my older brother, and see what he himself has to say?” Yun Xiaoxiang was rather clever. With one simple sentence about it being a misunderstanding, he glossed over everything that had happened before, and instead only said that they wanted to meet Yun Jiu.

Everyone knew what kind of temperament Yun Jiu had.

When they saw Yun Jiu later, they could show a little concern for him, and then reason with him and move him with family affection. With Yun Jiu’s honest and easygoing temperament, he would definitely not hold anything against his own family. At that time, even if the Lin family was unwilling, they would still have to maintain a relationship with the Yun Dali family.

When Lin Ye heard Yun Xiaoxiang call Yun Jiu “older brother,” the corner of his mouth could not help curling into a mocking, cold smile.

Because Lin Ye had been injured, he had temporarily put aside what happened yesterday.

But the humiliation that he and Yun Jiu had suffered was still deeply engraved in his heart.

Lin Ye carefully tried to get up. The moment he moved, Yun Jiu beside him opened his eyes.

Yun Jiu had already woken up when the commotion outside started. He did not have hearing as good as Lin Ye’s, so he could not hear clearly what was being said outside, but he could still hear the voices of Yun Xu-shi and the others.

Yun Jiu knew that it must be his family who had come to cause trouble for the Lin family.

Yun Jiu looked at Lin Ye. “I’ll go. You have injuries on your body, so you should rest properly.”

Hearing this, Lin Ye let out a light laugh. “You go? What can you do? They are your parents. You can’t really hit them, can you?”

Yun Jiu opened his mouth. Although he hated them for being so cruel to him, he truly had no way to hit them.

Actually, in this respect, he was the same as Lin Ye. Lin Ye could harden his heart toward other people, but he alone could not do anything to his own family.

There were things Lin Ye himself had not been able to accomplish in the apocalypse back then, so he would not force Yun Jiu to do them. That would only put Yun Jiu in the same situation Lin Ye had once been in.

Lin Ye suddenly asked very seriously, “I’ll only ask you this once. If you marry me, you must completely sever your relationship with them. Are you still willing?”

He did not want, after putting in so much effort, for Yun Jiu to ultimately still be unable to let go of that family. If that happened, Lin Ye would feel that it was no different from his previous life.

Yun Jiu hurriedly reached out and held Lin Ye’s hand, saying somewhat nervously, “I… I only want you.”

After saying those words, both Lin Ye and Yun Jiu blushed at the same time.

Yun Jiu was afraid that Lin Ye would abandon him because of his family.

Yun Jiu was not a heartless person. If possible, of course he also wanted to have a family. It was just that his family did not care about whether he lived or died, and his heart had long since been hurt beyond repair by the so-called family.

Now, in front of him were such cold and indifferent family members, and Lin Ye, the only person who made him feel warmth. Of course, Yun Jiu would choose Lin Ye without the slightest hesitation.

Perhaps some people would think that Yun Jiu was heartless for being able to abandon his own family merely for someone he had not known for very long.

But was fate not also treating Yun Jiu heartlessly?

Why could he not live for himself?

That weak and incapable Yun Jiu who had been bullied by others had already been hanged from a tree by his own family. That could be considered as repaying his Amo’s kindness in raising him.

The Yun Jiu who existed now only wanted to live another life for himself and Lin Ye.

Lin Amo was just about to open his mouth to refuse when he saw Lin Ye walk out wearing clothes.

The moment Yun Xu-shi and Yun Xiaoxiang saw Lin Ye, their momentum immediately weakened. Fortunately, Yun Dali was also there, otherwise they might have been so frightened by Lin Ye that they would have run away directly.

“Isn’t this my son-in-law? Are you feeling a little better?”

Lin Ye did not look at Yun Dali. Instead, he glanced at Yun Xiaoxiang.

“I remember that all of you liked to call Yun Jiu an ugly freak and a money-losing burden. Just now, did I hear incorrectly? I actually heard someone call him ‘older brother’?”

Yun Xiaoxiang’s face turned completely red from Lin Ye’s words. Although he was not as good-looking as Yun Xiaoshu, he was still a beautiful ge’er. But Lin Ye’s attitude toward him had already become as bad as it could possibly be. He no longer even treated him as a ge’er.

Yun Dali was directly ignored by Lin Ye, making him feel somewhat embarrassed. Unable to help himself, he put on the airs of an elder and said coldly, “Son-in-law, why don’t you call Yun Jiu out? After all, you two are not married yet. It isn’t good for him to move into the Lin family so early. It would save people from gossiping. It would be better to let him come back and live with us first, wouldn’t it?”

Gossip?

After what had happened, the people who should have said the nastiest things were probably this family, right?

Now they actually cared about gossip. It was truly exceptionally ironic and laughable.

At this moment, Lin Ye seemed to have only just noticed Yun Dali. He glanced at Yun Dali and then smiled.

“It seems that you have forgotten about the matter of me sending you to the authorities before. Since you don’t take my words seriously, then today we might as well settle this debt properly.”

Lin Ye now completely ignored them. Yun Jiu had just expressed his position, so Lin Ye no longer needed to be polite with them.

Yun Dali’s face completely darkened. He pointed at Lin Ye with his hand, which was trembling, probably because he was extremely angry.

“Are you actually trying to snatch a person away? Is there any law left at all?”

Lin Ye’s handsome lips pulled into a mocking smile.

“Law? This is something you should be asking yourselves. If you understood the law, how could Yun Jiu have almost been hanged to death? A father who wholeheartedly wants his own child dead is the most heartbreaking kind of person. If you still want to make trouble at the entrance of my Lin family today, your precious son can just wait to go to prison. Go ahead and try. Let’s see whether the authorities will believe you or believe me.”

After Lin Ye finished speaking, he led Lin Amo inside and slammed the door shut without the slightest mercy.

Yun Dali was so angry that he could not speak. Yun Xu-shi angrily paced around in a circle, while Yun Xiaoxiang’s face also alternated between red and pale.

Many households secretly looked over from this side. Seeing the Yun Dali family suffer such a defeat, they could not help laughing.

Everyone had already said that Lin Ye was not someone to provoke, yet they still insisted on going over to make themselves uncomfortable. Wasn’t this simply asking for trouble for no reason?

Yun Jiu had not expected Lin Ye to return so quickly. He could not help looking at Lin Ye worriedly.

Lin Ye happened to raise his eyes and turn toward him, and the two people’s gazes met.

Yun Jiu hurriedly lowered his eyelashes and obediently stood to the side.

Lin Ye turned back to Lin Amo and said, “Amo, today I want to eat meat-sauce noodles.”

Lin Amo nodded and walked toward the kitchen.

Yun Jiu immediately wanted to follow and help, but Lin Ye grabbed him and pulled him back into the room.

Lin Ye closed the door to the room. Yun Jiu stood there somewhat nervously, looking at him with a helpless and bewildered expression.

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