Chapter 217: The Letter of Divorce
Lady Lin panicked, both panicked and filled with hatred. She couldn’t understand how the old granny could have told Wang Yongfu about this matter. She dared not meet the eyes of the Wang family, especially her own sons, filled with disappointment.
Upon hearing this, Old Granny Zhang felt like her lungs were about to explode with anger!
So there was this twist in the tale, that wretched old hag had played such a trick!
When the old hag was drawing her last breaths, she and the head of the household were kneeling before her bed, listening to her last words. The head of the household even asked whether the ancestral bracelets should be passed on to his wife.
What did the old hag say? She said those items had been pawned for silver coins during the tough years, and the money had all been spent.
What could the head of the household say? She did not believe it and murmured a few words to the head of the household in private, only to be criticized for being unfilial, saying the old hag was dead, and if she had these items before her death, wouldn’t she have left them instead of taking them to the grave with her?
Because of this, they had a silent altercation, and later, it was only after she swallowed her pride that the matter was laid to rest.
It turned out that the old hag had secretly given the bracelets to Lady Lin behind both her and the head of the household’s backs.
The eldest brother knew, Lady Lin knew! This might mean that the head of the household knew as well, just keeping her in the dark!
If it weren’t for Lady Lin’s falling out with the eldest brother, she might never have known until her death!
With this thought, Old Granny Zhang could no longer restrain herself. She lunged forward and grabbed at Lady Lin’s clothes, "You shameless whore! You’re about to divorce our Eldest Brother, yet you still covet the Wang family’s property! A shameless scoundrel! Hand over the bracelets—"