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Chapter 438: Chapter 438: The Wild Chicken Puts on Phoenix Feathers
Si Boyi felt miserable and simply sat on the stool, hugging his head without making a sound.
Zhang Lijuan was increasingly worried about the milk tea shop job, and she began to cry. It seemed that they probably couldn’t run the milk tea shop anymore.
If she were Tong Yao, she would probably hate to have anything to do with Lin Fengying. How could Tong Yao possibly continue to pay salaries to Lin Fengying’s youngest son and daughter-in-law?
She would be happy if her ex-husband’s family started begging for food.
Chen Jinlan waited for a while, but her daughter and son-in-law didn’t come over for dinner. She came over with the child to urge them, only to find both of them silent, one crying and the other sulking. She thought they had an argument.
"What’s going on? Can’t you hold it in, making a fuss on the first day of the New Year? Won’t people laugh at you when word gets out?"
Zhang Lijuan lamented, "We’re about to lose our milk tea shop job, how can I not cry?" Losing the job would mean they have to return home to take up farming. Having gotten used to living in the city, who would want to go back to farming?
Can people even live in this mud-brick house?
Upon hearing this, Chen Jinlan became even more excited than Zhang Lijuan, "How could the milk tea shop close when it’s doing so well?" Could the shop be relocated by someone else? 𝘯𝑜𝘷𝘱𝘶𝑏.𝘤𝘰𝑚
This wasn’t a job in someone else’s shop. Si Chen couldn’t possibly lay off his own brother and sister-in-law, could he?
"Ask him," Zhang Lijuan exasperatedly pointed at Si Boyi, "His mother not only tried to commit suicide by drinking rat poison but also managed to get Tong Yao’s father into the hospital. Now that they want to divorce, all these assets are theirs. They’ve decided to reclaim them, what do we have to do with this?"
"Has Lin Fengying lost her mind?"
Chen Jinlan was infuriated, she handed the child to Zhang Lijuan and was determined to call Lin Fengying to find out what she was trying to do.
Where else could she find such a capable daughter-in-law like Tong Yao? If she were her daughter-in-law, she would treat her like a goddess. But Lin Fengying was always seeking trouble, just like a domestic fowl pretending to be a phoenix, completely unaware of who she actually is.
Now that she had ruined her eldest son, did she plan on ruining her youngest son as well?
"Where does she live now? How do I contact her?" cried Zhang Lijuan.
Unable to find Lin Fengying, Chen Jinlan turned her anger towards Si Boyi, "Boyi, do you and your brother just let your mother behave so outrageously? Does she need to destroy both her sons’ lives before she’s satisfied? Everyone knows about her and Si Weimin. She was unfaithful when she was young and restless when she’s old. You guys must be so unlucky to be her sons."
Chen Jinlan was furious, and she had lost her self-control while speaking. In the past, if Si Boyi had heard anyone talking about his mother like this, he would have fought with them. But now, he just felt mortified.
What his mother was doing was too outrageous, far from what a normal mother should do.
"What’s the point of yelling at him, it’s his mother who caused all this, not him," Zhang Lijuan instantly defended Si Boyi as soon as Chen Jinlan snapped at him. She could scold her husband, but others couldn’t.
Chen Jinlan was so angry she could barely breathe, but remembering that it was the New Year, she sighed, "Let it be, let it be, come and eat the dumplings first, we’ll discuss it later."
During the New Year in the countryside, harmony is valued the most. On the first day of the New Year, they couldn’t let the whole family starve.
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Meanwhile, Lin Fengying and Si Xiaohui, the ones who started all of this, had just finished making dumplings but neither of them had the appetite to eat.
Ever since Lin Fengying returned home yesterday, she’s been uneasy. She originally wanted to find someone to inquire about Tong Yaohui’s condition, but before she could even leave the house, the police arrived.
Only after questioning did she find out that it was Niu Airong and her husband who reported it. According to the police, they learned from the neighbors of Si Weimin’s previous shared apartment that Song Yu had come to look for Si Xiaohui on the night he disappeared, and was then called out by Si Weimin.
Later, only Si Weimin came back, and Song Yu disappeared thereafter.
Since Si Xiaohui didn’t meet Song Yu alone, after the police questioned her for a few sentences, they focused all their attention on Si Weimin and took him to the police station. He hasn’t returned yet.
Lin Fengying was very worried. Her daughter had clearly said she hadn’t seen him before, but now someone identified that they had seen him. She didn’t know whose words were true.
After the police left, she pressured Si Xiaohui for a long time, only then did Si Xiaohui admit that she had indeed seen him, but she didn’t know where Si Weimin had taken him.
With the police coming to the door, Si Xiaohui was frightened too. She asked, holding Lin Fengying’s hand, "Mom, could my uncle have killed Song Yu?" Other than this, she couldn’t think of any other reason why Song Yu would suddenly disappear.
Lin Fengying’s face turned pale at the time, almost scared out of her wits. She retorted sternly, "Stop talking nonsense."
From yesterday until now, the two women were in a state of unease. Without Si Weimin, they felt like they had lost their main support, confused as to what they should do. Seeing that the dumplings were about to cool down and Si Weimin still hadn’t returned, Lin Fengying picked up the chopsticks to give them to Si Xiaohui.
"Eat the dumplings quickly, they’ll cool down if you delay any longer. After eating, we’ll go to the police station to find out what’s happening with your uncle."
There’s no point just worrying at home. Might as well go to the police station to find out more.
As soon as Si Xiaohui heard about going to the police station, she was instantly terrified, "Mom, I’m not going to the police station! If you want to go, go on your own. Maybe uncle will come back tonight, why do we have to go to the police station?"
Ever since Song Yu disappeared, she was scared whenever she heard someone mentioning Song Yu’s name. How could she dare to go to the police station?
Although she hadn’t done anything to Song Yu, her uncle... anyway, her uncle did all this for her sake.
Just as Lin Fengying was about to say something, a knock was heard from the outside. There were usually very few visitors in this area, so Si Xiaohui became ecstatic, "See, I told you uncle would be back soon!"
Lin Fengying also smiled, and the two of them happily ran to the door to welcome Si Weimin. However, as they opened the door, they were stunned.
"Xiaochen..."
"Brother."
The incident of Tong Yaohui being angered to the point of being hospitalized made Lin Fengying and Si Xiaohui feel guilty when they saw Si Chen now.
"Xiaochen, have you eaten yet? I’ve just made dumplings, come in and have some," Lin Fengying invited Si Chen into the house.
With Si Weimin in trouble, her elder son knew a lot more and might be able to help.
Si Chen didn’t respond to her invitation. He emotionlessly announced, "I came to tell you that I’ve divorced YaoYao. We’ve already signed the divorce agreement, so I have nothing to do with her anymore. You don’t need to come and make trouble repeatedly. Also, I’ve ended things cleanly. The milk tea shop has nothing to do with me, and Boyi and Lijuan cannot continue working there."
"How... how could you end things cleanly?" Lin Fengying was dumbfounded. "Your uncle said it was marital property and you also have a share. You have a share in the milk tea shop and the plot of land in the suburbs. If Tong Yao doesn’t give you your share, you can sue her in court."
"Why should I have a share?" Si Chen asked her, "I didn’t spend a dime on getting married or opening the shop. It was her dowry money that was used to invest in the shop, what does that have to do with the Si family?"
