Chapter 476 - 470_1
After Zhao Yunxiang had recovered, she confessed her regrets to Lin Yue, expressing her fear that her health was declining and hoping that Lin Yue would look after Lin Genfa’s family and not allow her own affairs to cause a rift. Lin Yue had always thought Lin Genfa was of good character, estranged only because of Zhao Yunxiang’s actions. Now that Zhao Yunxiang was in such a state, Lin Yue had no reason to hold grudges, and readily agreed to help.
"Little sister-in-law, I thank you for putting aside past grievances. I’m afraid I won’t have much time left in this life. If there is another life, I would be an ox or a horse to repay you," Zhao Yunxiang said as tears fell. As the saying goes, a dying person’s words are kind, and Zhao Yunxiang was truly remorseful, but it was too late for her.
"Big sister, don’t talk like that. You and Erhu are siblings bound by blood, and the past is the past. Stop worrying about it and focus on recuperating. Dr. Zheng is Xin’an City’s best, and he will do everything he can to cure you. Don’t stress about anything else, I’m here for you." Whether Zhao Yunxiang truly regretted her actions or not, her health was clearly not promising. Lin Yue didn’t mind playing the good Samaritan at this moment. To her, everyone in the family was decent, except for Zhao Yunxiang and her younger son Lin Youjin. Even Lin Youjin, the once immature troublemaker, had become much more sensible after months of hardships without anyone indulging him due to his mother’s illness.
Lin Yue’s visit today was not just to see Zhao Yunxiang. When she had come over yesterday and seen how poor Lin Genfa’s family was living, she felt pity for the children. Now that Zhao Yunxiang’s life depended on medicine, a lack of nutrition would only worsen her condition. Since Lin Yue had already asked Dr. Zheng to try his best and had paid a hefty sum of silver, she naturally wouldn’t be stingy with such details; hence, she brought over a large amount of provisions like rice, oil, salt, and more, which filled more than half a cart.
"Lin Yue, you unfilial daughter, come out here! I’ve never seen anyone as heartless as you. I raised you for nothing. You come to Shanglin Village and don’t even enter your family home. How can you be so unfilial without fearing others poking your spine?"
Lin Yue was instructing Liu Aniu and Lin Genfa to unload the cart of grain and other items when a shrill and unpleasant voice reached her ears. Lin Yue was indifferent to the abuse; she had heard worse from Zhao Yunxiang and Zhao Lan in the past. It was clear from the voice and the content of the tirade that the foul-mouthed woman outside was her birth mother.
Not long after the voice faded, a woman around forty years old, with an aggressive demeanor, barged into Lin Genfa’s yard, followed by a man of roughly the same age who shared some resemblance with Lin Qing. Lin Yue almost immediately knew this man to be her birth father.