Chapter 40: A Battle of Words

“Your fortune is really good. Your third son is capable of earning money and doesn’t go against you. You’ve been living smoothly all these years. Now your granddaughter is about to marry up. From now on, in Peach Blossom Village, your Lin family will be the top household.”

Old Madam Lin loved hearing this. A person’s entire life was lived for face.

At her age, she was naturally vain. Being flattered like this made her feel light and airy.

“What top household? Just living our own life properly is enough. But this is all fate. Some people are born lowly and poor. Even when opportunity is right in front of them, they don’t know how to cherish it.”

As she spoke, Old Madam Lin started taking jabs at Lin Qinghuan again. It was clear that breaking off relations and being disobedient had brought quite a bit of gossip to Old Madam Lin’s door. Otherwise, she wouldn’t keep harping on it.

“I can’t agree with ‘born lowly and poor.’ Life is in your own hands. Before, I lowered my head and served the whole family, and no one remembered a single good deed. Now that I’m married, I’m living a good life day by day. I believe that as long as a person’s eyes aren’t blind, they know what choice to make.”

Lin Qinghuan was the type to retaliate for the smallest slight. Since Old Madam Lin kept provoking her, she wouldn’t just sit there and take it.

“Good life? Ha ha ha, that’s laughable. You mean leaving the Lin family lets you have a good life? That shabby house, Xiao Hanting with his crippled leg, and those two little bastards of unknown origin. Tell me, how can you have a good life?”

Old Madam Lin burst out laughing. She thought Lin Qinghuan must have gone crazy, deliberately lying just to spite her.

“The good life you’re living now is clearly from the ten taels of silver you took from me. That money is still enough to support your family in high style, but in a few days, you’ll be back to where you were. When you come crying for help then, I absolutely will not lift a finger.”

Old Madam Lin was very confident about this. She would just wait and see how long Lin Qinghuan could hold out. As soon as the ten taels ran out, she would have to beg everyone.

How could she know that Lin Qinghuan had a space that laid golden eggs? She didn’t need to rely on anyone.

And in the near future, because of these reckless words, she would deeply regret it, regret it so much she would grind her teeth.

“Then you just wait. Maybe when my money is used up, I’ll come borrow from you.” Lin Qinghuan said meaningfully.

If the money ran out, she would also panic. But now that she had discovered the hidden properties of the space, she felt that with her ability to earn money, running out was impossible.

“Humph, now you know regret? Too bad it’s too late. The Lin family will absolutely never accept a person of such low character again.”

Lin Qinghuan nearly laughed out of anger. Her? Low character?

Forget it. She wouldn’t argue with someone whose brain was bound by tiny feet. Reality would teach her how to live.

But Old Madam Lin thought Lin Qinghuan was regretting and therefore had no words to retort. She became even more smug.

Why had she ever thought of introducing Master Liu to Lin Qinghuan? Shouldn’t she have just sent Yanhong and Yanlan?

Sure enough, the marriage destined for the Lin family could not escape.

Along the way, Old Madam Lin enjoyed their flattery, chiming in occasionally.

Big Aunt was originally a bit worried, afraid that Lin Yanlan wouldn’t handle the relationship well after marrying, and also afraid that Master Liu’s interest in her wouldn’t last long, and he would take another concubine, leaving Yanlan young and alone in an empty room.

But now, hearing the flattering words, she also got influenced. She thought that Lin Yanlan marrying Master Liu was a good choice.

At worst, she could be selfish and save up some private money. That way, even without favor, she could still live well.

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