Chapter 249: Hey, Yao Yao Ling? Someone wants to take my house

After finishing her conversation with Ye Chenjing, Lin Meng saw him to the gate.

"I will take care of the medicinal materials matter, and I'll also trouble you to communicate with a few seniors, asking them to wait a bit longer."

"Also, regarding Lin Jia Cun, if it's confirmed that the medicinal materials base was set up specifically for this batch of medicinal materials I have, then I may need to step in personally and talk with Chairman Yang."

Ye Chenjing nodded upon hearing that.

Seeing that the business was concluded, and he himself was already standing outside, with no reason to stay, he could only say good night and disappear into the darkness.

The next day, my uncle-in-law and Xu Yixiao arrived, and the four of us immediately set off for Lin Jia Cun.

Before entering the village, Lin Meng gave the three instructions.

"Most of the people in this village are snobs; when you meet them, you don't need to be overly polite, since you'll be strangers afterward—don't go looking for trouble for yourself."

Lin Meng knows best how the villagers talk; back when my aunt married far away, Lin Jianyang and Wang Fang, who gained nothing from it, probably spread plenty of rumors about her in the village.

Many people blindly follow rumors, and they might even gossip about my aunt's long-ago marriage.

Lin Meng also didn't want her aunt to worry or be heartbroken.

Xu Hong and Xu Yixiao both looked at Lin Cuihua; Lin Jia Cun is her painful memory, and they also worried that this would reopen the wounds she had just begun to heal.

Lin Cuihua's complexion was flushed, her spirits excellent; hearing this, she laughed and said:

"Xiao Meng, rest assured, I won't let those past matters upset me anymore—it's not worth it."

Since learning from Lin Meng about her elder brother's family's miserable state, she had thought she would still feel some emotional turmoil, after all, he was her own elder brother, a blood relative whose bones were broken and sinews torn.

But when she truly learned that her elder brother was paralyzed, her sister-in-law had fled, and her nephew had been imprisoned, she felt no sorrow or sympathy at all.

Reaching this point is their own doing; though she can let past hurts go, she will henceforth sever all ties with that family completely.

Her elder brother's paralysis is none of her business, and his children's hardship is none of her concern.

Seeing her aunt's brows relax and her composure return, Lin Meng smiled, nodded, and then led them into the village.

At this time, Lin Jia Cun had already begun preparing for relocation.

Someone had already come to measure the land, draw lines, calculate the area, and register the household population.

I heard that the new homes arranged for the village by the authorities are all in White Ridge Town, newly built apartment blocks.

Upon hearing that they would get new houses and subsidies, the villagers all became eager, fully cooperating with the officials' work.

Lin Meng brought her aunt's family to her grandfather's old residence; upon entering the old house, Lin Cuihua finally couldn't hold back her tears.

After comforting her aunt for a while, Lin Meng said:

"I've almost finished moving the old house; today we finished relocating my grandfather's and my parents' graves, and we're staying in Clear Pond Town. Aunt, if you want to spend the night in the old house, you might have to hastily find something to sleep on."

Lin Cuihua naturally didn't want to cause trouble for Lin Meng, so she quickly said:

"I'm fine, Xiao Meng; it's just that coming back here stirs up some memories. My parents have been gone for years, and the only brother and sister-in-law who treated me like a sister are also gone—staying in the old house would be pointless, so I'll follow your arrangements."

Lin Meng nodded; just then, someone happened to come to measure the building area and register the household.

After the staff finished registering, an hour later Lin Meng saw the time was about right and called to have a truckload of spirit money delivered.

Before leaving, she burned a bundle of prosperous incense to gladden the old gentleman.

Who would have thought that just as the registrar left, a commotion broke out outside, with quite a few villagers following to come watch.

"Lin Meng, Xiao Meng, I'm your great-aunt—are you home?"

"And me, your second aunt came to see you too, and she brought two freshly slaughtered free-range chickens from home."

From afar, Lin Meng and her party heard two loud voices.

Lin Cuihua's expression changed instantly, a flash of worry crossing her eyes.

"Oh no, it's the eldest and second sisters coming; they surely heard about the village demolition, today they measured the land, figured someone might be home, and came to claim a share of the housing."

Lin Cuihua directly exposed their scheme and said to Lin Meng:

"Xiao Meng, I'll handle this; as married-out women, they have no right to fight over the natal home's property—if they really start causing a scene, I won't give them a pleasant face!"

Speaking of those two sisters, Lin Cuihua was also seething with anger.

Back when the Lin family married them off, the old man had given them plenty of support, yet they never sent anything back to the natal home to honor the old man.

When Lin Cuihua married far away on her own, her two sisters' behavior was also heartless—they were in cahoots with Lin Jianyang, both thinking only of splitting the benefits, regardless of whether the marriage was good or bad.

Lin Cuihua clearly remembered that when the eldest and second sisters married out, whenever they had a hard time at home and felt wronged, she, as the younger sister, had often contributed money and effort to back them up.

But when it was her turn to marry, not one of them showed any sign of acknowledgment.

Now that they know the old house is to be demolished, they are surprisingly well-informed.

Soon, Elder Aunt Lin and Second Aunt Lin came rushing over in a flurry.

Seeing the old residence's gate unlatched, they walked straight into the courtyard, saw Lin Cuihua also there, and both stared in shock, exchanging a glance.

Who would have thought the old house was being demolished, and even the distant-married little sister had come all the way back—it seems this house isn't worth fighting over.

Lin Meng stepped aside without a word, sizing up the two aunts, both wearing a spiteful expression.

Although they resemble my aunt somewhat in appearance, looks reflect the heart, and they simply lack half her beauty.

"Cuihua, what are you doing here too?"

Elder Aunt Lin looked at Lin Cuihua with a sarcastic, grudging gaze, her displeasure written on her face.

But Second Aunt Lin's eyes darted, and she rushed up to Lin Cuihua, acting warmly.

"Little sis, you came back without even telling your sister, so I could invite you over for a visit."

Lin Cuihua raised her hand to dodge Second Aunt Lin's grasping claws, her gaze cold as she looked at the two of them.

"Cut the act—you're just here to fight over the house, aren't you? The old residence was left by Father to the third brother, and now Lin Meng alone inherits it; none of you dare think of scheming for her property!"

Upon hearing that, Elder Aunt Lin burst out laughing.

"Oh, you say that without a hint of guilt? You don't want a share yourself? With your whole family in tow, blocking the door—you're no different from us!"

Second Aunt Lin dropped the pretense, hands on hips, revealing her true nature.

"Little sis, I don't like hearing that; let's lay it all out—Lin Meng, that little girl, will eventually marry off, and if she's blind to wed a wicked-hearted man who eyes her property, then the old Lin family's foundation will surely be ruined by her."

「I married near my elder sister, life is stable, and I will always guard our old Lin family—only when the house is ours can I feel at ease. 」

Lin Cuihua was furious, yet she still underestimated their shamelessness.

Lin Meng, standing nearby, was also stunned—how could she be so blind as to marry a man with such corrupt intentions?

They could have simply robbed her outright, yet they insisted on slandering and cursing her along the way—this is truly unbearable.

The next second, Lin Meng dialed Yaoyao Ling and summoned the public security officers.

「Officer Shu, they two have no regard for the law, intending to openly seize my demolition compensation rights. 」

「Demolition and resettlement are governed by clear regulations and procedures; they intend to challenge the law and rob amidst the demolition affair! 」