Chapter 165: Refuse to Admit Death
Lady Lin’s face flushed red as she came out of the room and managed to squeeze out a smile to explain, "Mother, it’s not what you think. I was worried that Jinguan would go astray and pick up bad habits, so I disciplined him. I didn’t use much force. He’s just been coddled by me and started crying louder than a bell before I even touched him—"
Hearing what Lady Lin said, Jinguan rolled out from inside, darted to Wang Laozhu’s feet, and clutching them, burst into tears, "Grandpa, save me! My mom said she’s going to beat me to death! I clearly didn’t take any money from the house; Mom’s falsely accusing me! She whipped me with a big broom, and my arms and body are all swollen! Grandpa, I miss my dad! If my dad were home, I definitely wouldn’t be beaten!"
In just a few words, he had completely sold out Lady Lin.
Lady Lin’s face turned as purple as a pig’s liver.
Normally, others could take it, but seeing how pitiful Jinguan was with several swollen welts on his face and body, Wang Laozhu momentarily forgot about the anger he held towards Eldest Brother and felt sympathy for Jinguan.
He felt displeased within, the men of the Wang Family, himself, his old lady, and even Eldest Brother had never laid hands on the child like that, but Lady Lin seemed quite adept at it!
With a stern face, he asked, "What’s this money in the house that Jinguan is talking about, Eldest Brother’s wife? As soon as you returned, you started shouting about thieves; is it the money that’s gone missing?"
Lady Lin neither nodded nor shook her head, just hung her head silently.
Wang Laozhu sighed, waved his hand, and thought to himself, let it go, ever since Eldest Brother got into trouble, the house had been in constant turmoil; he really couldn’t stand it anymore.
He and Old Granny Zhang were well aware of Lady Lin and Eldest Brother hoarding secretive savings, and right now, he didn’t feel like arguing about it.
Old Granny Zhang couldn’t let it go, though. With such a perfect opportunity, why should she let it pass?