The wicked sister-in-law is in charge; meals include fish and shrimp.

Chapter 46 Lin Huai Comes to the Door

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When the group returned home, they brought two strangers with them. After hearing the whole story, the rest of the family felt sorry for the two siblings.

Zhou Yun and Da Ya were about the same age and were both young girls, so they quickly became friends. One of them led Xiao Hu and the other led Er Ya to the backyard to feed the wild rabbits.

Zhou Shen knew it was almost time to get up and head back to town. He had just finished taking leave today and needed to go back.

Before leaving, he slipped a string of copper coins into Wen Zi'an's hand, but Wen Zi'an refused to accept it, instead stuffing it into his arms. He patted Wen Zi'an's shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Yun'er is here, you don't need to worry."

Zhou Shen bumped fists with him, and the two looked at each other and laughed.

No sooner had Zhou Shen left than an uninvited guest arrived. Wen Zi'an raised his fist, the size of a sandbag, and slammed it into the tree trunk behind him. "What are you doing in my house, you skinny chicken?! Don't even think about bullying my sister!"

Wen Zi'an's tiger-like eyes widened in shock, making Lin Huaizhi's legs tremble.

"Fourth...Fourth Brother, Huaizhi just came to talk to Sister Luo'er, that's all." He looked around in terror, his legs weak and he dared not look directly into Wen Zi'an's frightening eyes.

Since Wen Luozhi woke up after her accident, he hasn't been to her house again.

Without Wen Luozhi sending copper coins to his house every few days, his family was already struggling to make ends meet.

He managed to borrow an ounce of silver from a few classmates, but on his way back, he was robbed by some local thugs.

His mother is a good-for-nothing who only knows how to eat and can't do anything else. The family hasn't eaten for days and she doesn't even bother to find something to eat! She could at least borrow some!

He's about to take the provincial exam, and he needs to eat well to nourish his body. After thinking it over, he decided he had to come and find Wen Luozhi.

She must be angry, that's why she hasn't come to see me. If I just humble myself and coax her, she'll be moved and feel guilty. Then the money will come to me obediently.

Maybe they won't have to pay back the twenty-six taels of silver they owe!

With that thought in mind, he arrived full of confidence, only to run into this menacing figure as soon as he reached the door!

Wen Zi'an snorted coldly, looking down at Lin Huaizhi's pretty face with utter disdain, "My sister is busy and doesn't have time for you. Get the hell out of my sight!"

He pushed Lin Huaizhi backward repeatedly with great force.

"Fourth Brother, I need to speak with Sister Luo'er. Just let me in or let her out, that's fine too."

Taking advantage of his inattention, Lin Huaizhi ran to the courtyard gate and clung to it, refusing to let go.

As long as he meets Wen Luozhi, half the battle is won; she used to be overjoyed just to see him.

He had heard that some villagers had recently seen them selling food at a stall in town, and that they were earning at least two or three hundred coins a day.

In that case, he would definitely have to see Wen Luozhi. If he could win her over, he wouldn't have to worry about not having money to spend.

He no longer had to pretend to be rich when he couldn't afford meat at the academy.

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. Lin Huaizhi started to cling to the door, craning his neck and shouting inside, "Sister Luo'er! I know you're still angry with your brother Huaizhi! Come out and let me talk to you, okay?"

Hearing the commotion first, Xie He rushed out with a broom, shouting, "Hey Lin Xiaotong, why aren't you studying properly? What are you doing yelling at our doorstep? Get out of here!" He raised the broom to hit Lin Xiaotong.

Seeing that things were not going well, Lin Huaizhi quickly got up, but still said unwillingly, "Thank you, Auntie. Huaizhi just feels guilty and wants to see Sister Luo'er and talk to her."

"What are you saying? Are you going to talk about returning my family's money?"

Wen Luozhi came out of the house, holding a handful of melon seeds in her hand. The little wolf followed at her feet, howling incessantly when it saw her.

Lin Huaizhi's face darkened. This family's rude dog was just like them.

However, upon seeing Wen Luozhi, he suppressed his displeasure and gave her what he thought was a very gentle smile. "Luo'er, it's been a long time. How have you been?"

Lin Huaizhi gazed at her tenderly. Why did Wen Luozhi seem so much prettier after just a few days apart? Perhaps he hadn't noticed before because she was always by his side?

Wen Luozhi spat a mouthful of melon seed shells at him, then held out her small hand, saying, "Twenty-six taels, pay me back and get the hell out of here."

She curled her lip in disdain. Compared to Wen Zijin, Lin Huaizhi was simply no match. Just by looking at his face, you could tell he was a womanizer and a bad person.

She felt that the word "scholar" was tainted by the fact that he always talked about being a scholar and used classical Chinese phrases.

Lin Huaizhi's smile froze for a moment, and he said somewhat awkwardly, "Sister Luo'er, you know I'm almost done with the imperial examinations and this money isn't enough. Don't throw a tantrum like a child, I..."

"Slap!" Wen Luozhi slapped him across the face with her backhand. She dusted off imaginary dust from her clothes and gave him a sweet smile. "I'll say it again, my mother never gave birth to a brother as ugly as you."

She hadn't even gone to collect the debt yet, but he unexpectedly came to her door.

She wasn't the original owner of this body; she wouldn't have eagerly sent money to someone's house just because he said a few nice words or called her "good sister."

Xie He was completely relieved. She was afraid that her daughter would fawn over Lin Huaizhi like before.

Lin Huaizhi's smile completely vanished. He covered his swollen face and glared fiercely at Wen Luozhi. "Who else would want you besides me? You used to come to my house every day. No one would suspect anything I said!"

Hmph! She's just a brat, does she really think she can turn the world upside down? He can ruin her reputation with just a few words!

He would reluctantly let her into the family as his concubine, while the business would naturally be handed over to his mother, and all the money would be his!

Wen Luozhi seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world. She slowly cracked sunflower seeds and circled around him. "Tsk tsk, with a physique like yours, you shouldn't come to Chunxiang Garden. I'm really afraid you'll die from exhaustion." After saying that, she looked down and gave him a rude "tsk".

This bastard practically has "I want money" written all over his face. It's a shame for Zhang Chunhua for a second; her beautiful dream of being supported by him in the future is probably going to be dashed.

Lin Huaizhi blushed deeply, his hand trembling as he pointed at her. "You... how can you be so shameless!"

"How dare you use Chunxiangyuan to insult a scholar like me!"

The other people in the room also came out, all with their arms crossed, looking him up and down, making him wish he could disappear into a crack in the ground.

Yang Guilan felt unlucky just looking at him. She was so happy that her shop would open for business tomorrow, but then this spoils the mood with this guy, who was also the culprit who caused her husband to break his leg.

Therefore, her words were extremely sarcastic: "Look at your face, it looks like it's been drained dry by a female ghost. Anyone with eyes can see what you've done. Let everyone see who's shameless!"

"Pah! What kind of nonsense is that in your head all day? How dare you talk about my little sister like that!"