Fu Wenwen felt many villagers' eyes appraising her, a hint of envy in their gazes. She nodded at them and walked past calmly.
Seeing Fu Wenwen's smile, as if she had perceived their inner thoughts, the villagers quickly lowered their heads.
After Xu Yaozu escorted Fu Wenwen home and helped her unload her belongings, Fu Wenwen was about to pour him a drink. She called out, "Brother Xu, thank you for your hard work. Come have some water..."
When she emerged, Xu Yaozu had already left.
Fu Wenwen, feeling helpless, was carrying a bowl back when she saw Mother Lin.
"Bringing things is one thing, but why be so ostentatious? The whole village knows your family is well-off now. Are you doing it on purpose!" Mother Lin immediately accused. Fu Wenwen’s expression darkened.
"How am I being ostentatious by bringing things back?" Fu Wenwen said lightly. "What, is there a rule now that you can only move things at night? If I don't move during the day, should I sneak around like a thief at night?"
"You have the nerve to talk back!" Mother Lin was furious. "Such a large amount of things, being so flashy, aren't you afraid of thieves! You city folk, you don't understand anything!"
Mother Lin pointed at Fu Wenwen, her anger surging. Lin Feng was not home, and she was a woman with a child. What if something happened at night?
"If they dare to come, I dare to make sure they never leave!" Fu Wenwen glanced at Mother Lin and said calmly. "There are so many people in the village. If something happens, I'll shout for help."
"If something really happens, who will help you! Honestly..." Mother Lin rolled her eyes at Fu Wenwen. If something truly happened, would she even have the chance to shout for help?
"It's already been moved. Saying this now is pointless!" Fu Wenwen said. "If there's nothing else, I'm going back to organize."
Mother Lin glared at her and turned to leave.
"Mom, Sister-in-law has so many nice clothes. Did you ask her? Can she give me a couple?" Lin Xing, seeing Mother Lin return, excitedly greeted her.
"What clothes? Don't you have any clothes to wear?" Mother Lin scolded.
"Brother! Look, Mom is scolding me again! Sister-in-law has so many clothes, what's wrong with giving me a couple..." Lin Xing looked at her brother aggrievedly.
"Mom, why are you scolding Xingzi? Sister-in-law has so many things, what's wrong with giving her sister-in-law a couple of pieces!" Lin Yu glanced at Lin Xing and supported his sister.
"They've already separated. Don't covet your sister-in-law's things, you shallow little thing!" Mother Lin poked Lin Xing's forehead heavily with her finger. Lin Xing cried out in pain. "Mom! I'm your biological child! Why are you helping that outsider!"
"Exactly! Dad said that woman is an ungrateful white-eyed wolf who can't be raised properly. Why are you insisting on helping him! We've raised him for so many years, what's wrong with his wife giving Xingzi a couple of clothes!" Lin Yu said angrily, looking at Lin Mei. Mother Lin always helped that little white-eyed wolf; he was her real son!
"Enough! Why do you keep bringing this up? Is it endless!" Pushed by her own son, Mother Lin became angry. "You have hands and feet, can't you earn work points yourselves! Always eyeing other people's things, such useless things! Lin Xing, if I find out you dare to ask your sister-in-law for anything, I'll break your legs!"
"Mother! What are you doing! We are your biological children! Why do you always scold us!" Lin Xing was furious, not only did Mother Lin not help her, but she threatened to break her legs.
"Because of Lin Feng, who isn't my biological child, it's his allowance that allowed you to grow up so carefree!" Mother Lin roared.