Soon, the sound of the aunt's scolding came from the aunt's house, followed by a man's scream.
Liu Qiang had beaten his cousin.
Zhang Cuihua was very satisfied. When Liu Qiang returned, she gave him a big smile.
As Fu Wenwen walked into Zhu Wende's house, she saw a person who was both familiar and strange.
Mother Lin slowly walked over and knelt before Fu Wenwen.
"Please, save my son! I beg you..." Mother Lin looked at Fu Wenwen before her, her entire being as if the oil in the lamp had run out, devoid of life.
"What happened?" Fu Wenwen raised an eyebrow, looking at Mother Lin before her with indifference.
She turned to look at Zhu Wende and Aunt Liu, who had expressions that were hard to describe.
"Lin Yu stole someone's goods and ran away," Zhu Wende said, giving Mother Lin a disdainful look before explaining to Fu Wenwen.
It turned out that after the reform and opening up, Lin Yu had become a reseller with others. However, his cunning nature had not changed even after losing a hand.
Instead, he became more reckless, increasingly sullen and unscrupulous. While others' businesses flourished, becoming a "ten-thousand-yuan household" was no longer a novelty.
Mother Lin should have been living comfortably with the thousand yuan Lu Cheng Yu had given her before.
Yet, she had taken the money and given it to Lin Yu as capital, hoping he would succeed.
Lin Yu had indeed succeeded for a while, but soon his true nature began to surface. He started shortchanging people on the goods he acquired or substituting inferior quality for better ones. He would do anything to make money.
He made money, but Lin Yu's goods would no longer sell in the future.
Everyone knew that Lin Yu sold inferior products. Once trust was broken, it was very difficult to rebuild it.
Lin Yu was unfazed by this. Instead, he invested all his money and went out to buy a batch of high-quality pagers.
Everyone knew Lin Yu had good merchandise. Even though his reputation was poor, people were willing to believe that the goods he had were indeed good.
So, everyone paid for them.
But after waiting for a few days, the goods Lin Yu delivered were severely misrepresented.
He found the cost of the previous good quality too high and had the manufacturer switch to cheaper goods. Naturally, people were unwilling to accept this.
Lin Yu was arrested and forced to compensate them for their losses. But how could Mother Lin have the money?
Seeing that Lin Yu was about to be sent to the police station, Mother Lin was desperate. She saw the luxurious house in the orchard and thought of Lu Cheng Sen and Fu Wenwen. She begged Zhu Wende to call Fu Wenwen back.
Zhu Wende initially refused, but he couldn't stand Mother Lin's persistent pleading.
She not only made a scene during the day but also at night. Mother Lin's tantrums made it impossible for the entire village to rest. Finally, Zhu Wende reluctantly called Fu Wenwen.
After listening to Zhu Wende's account, Fu Wenwen looked at Mother Lin and found the woman utterly exasperating.
"On what basis do you think I would help you?" Fu Wenwen asked with a laugh.
"You have so much money, just give a little to help me. This amount is just a drop in the bucket for you, isn't it?" Mother Lin pleaded, crawling towards Fu Wenwen.
"I am rich, but why should I help you just because I'm rich? He took the money from others, so he should deliver the goods. Now, as long as the money is given to the manufacturer, they can deliver the goods!" Fu Wenwen pointed out the flaw in Mother Lin's words.
Mother Lin's eyes flickered.
"At most, the money is lost, but it's not like you can't afford to lose this much. The only explanation is that Lin Yu has already spent this money, or... lost it gambling?"
Fu Wenwen chipped away at what Mother Lin wanted to hide, her face growing increasingly grim.
Zhu Wende and Aunt Liu finally understood.
"I knew something was wrong! If Wenwen weren't so sharp, wouldn't you have fooled us?" Aunt Liu said angrily.
She stepped forward and pulled Mother Lin up. "I knew you weren't a good person. Get up, get out of my house! We were soft-hearted to help you, but you don't deserve help!"
Aunt Liu forcefully pulled and pushed Mother Lin towards the door.
Zhu Wende and Fu Wenwen ignored Mother Lin, letting Aunt Liu shove her out.
"You are all so rich, why can't you help me!" Mother Lin yelled at the door of Zhu Wende's house, her hysterical appearance truly ugly.
The villagers knew her greed and looked away in disgust when they saw her.
The pitiable are often the ones deserving of hatred.
If it weren't for her doting, her child wouldn't have been so spoiled.
"Fu Wenwen, if you don't give me the money, I'll tell the press about this. I'll let the newspaper spread it, and I'll ruin your reputation!" Suddenly, Mother Lin uttered something that changed everyone's expression.
Fu Wenwen and Lu Cheng Sen were now well-known figures, especially Fu Wenwen, who often appeared in newspapers for her good deeds and donations.
The newspapers were all too familiar with Fu Wenwen.
Mother Lin's words were intended to ruin their reputation and smear them.
Fu Wenwen was enraged. She walked out expressionlessly and looked at the distorted face of Mother Lin.
"You want to save your son?" Fu Wenwen said with a cold laugh.
"Yes, as long as you save my son, I won't say anything!" Mother Lin glanced at Fu Wenwen with fear and took two steps back. But thinking of her son, she stood her ground.
Fu Wenwen's lips curved into a smile. "Alright."
"Lead the way!"
Mother Lin looked at Fu Wenwen suspiciously, unsure of her intentions.
"Didn't you ask me to save your son? Lead the way!"
Fu Wenwen said with a cold laugh.
"Good, good, good!" Mother Lin said happily.
Fu Wenwen blew a whistle towards the village. Lu Xi Yue, who was playing with Zhang Cuihua's children at her house, heard her mother's whistle and immediately said to Zhang Cuihua, "Auntie Cuihua, Mom is calling me! I have to go."
"Are you leaving already?" The younger son looked at Lu Xi Yue reluctantly. He didn't want her to go.
"Then I'll escort you!" Zhang Cuihua quickly wiped the tears from her hands and sent Lu Xi Yue out.
"No need, Auntie, I can go by myself," Lu Xi Yue said with a smile. She waved goodbye to them and ran off before Zhang Cuihua could say anything.
Zhang Cuihua was anxious and quickly followed to see where the child was running.
She saw Lu Xi Yue running directly to Zhu Wende's house. Fu Wenwen was standing at the intersection, watching her. She waved at Zhang Cuihua from a distance.
Seeing that Lu Xi Yue had reached Fu Wenwen, Zhang Cuihua breathed a sigh of relief as Fu Wenwen picked her up.
Fu Wenwen got into the car with Lu Xi Yue and gestured for Mother Lin to get in.
Mother Lin was a little hesitant to get into the car, but she was also excited to see such a nice car.
Fu Wenwen drove the car, taking Mother Lin to find someone.
With Mother Lin leading the way, Fu Wenwen, with Lu Xi Yue, arrived at a dilapidated factory warehouse...