Chapter 577 - 571_1
Dr. Zheng, upon seeing Lady Zhou’s behavior, deeply felt that Lin Yue had it hard indeed. With such top-grade relatives, only someone as capable as Madam Lin could handle them. Any other family would’ve been overwhelmed by now, unable to maintain such prosperity in their daily lives.
Although Lin Yue didn’t mind spending a bit of money to appease Lady Zhou, she really couldn’t stand Zhou’s attitude. After Dr. Zheng had seen Lin Qing, she followed him out, leaving behind some ingredients and tonics from her own home for Lin Qing to nourish his health. Lin Youfu and Lady Zhou cherished this son the most, so anything left behind would surely be used for Lin Qing’s benefit.
"Lin Yue, leaving so soon? Why don’t you stay for lunch? I’ll make you something delicious at noon," Lady Zhou said ingratiatingly, eyeing Lin Yue. She thought about how in just a few days, she had gained ten taels of silver from Lin Yue, along with so much food and tonics—it truly was a multitude of benefits. She planned to get closer to Lin Yue and thus invited her to stay for lunch; of course, it was just a courtesy, not a real wish for her to stay. Lady Zhou had noticed Lin Yue’s disdain and expected she wouldn’t accept the offer.
To her surprise, Lin Yue found that her normally stingy stepmother had actually invited her to stay for lunch. It seemed Lady Zhou wasn’t so foolish after all, knowing it was time to cozy up to the money source. As Lady Zhou expected, Lin Yue would not stay for the meal. Not to mention the uncleanliness of the food Lady Zhou’s lazy nature would produce, just seeing Lin Youfu and Lady Zhou’s behavior was enough to disturb Lin Yue’s peace of mind. She preferred to go hungry rather than dine in discomfort.
"No need, I’m planning to visit Grandma’s grave soon, and then I intend to visit my aunt. I won’t have time to come over," Lin Yue replied, a rare occurrence but done partly in consideration of Lin Qing, who was caught in the middle, and because Lady Zhou had shown some tact.
Lin Yue didn’t know where Grandma’s grave was and had inquired with Lin Qing in advance. Carrying the offerings, incense, and paper, she easily found Grandma’s grave. After paying her respects and saying what she wished to say, she headed to her aunt’s home.
Both from the same village, her aunt’s house was only about a quarter of an hour’s walk from Lin Genfa’s home. Lin Yue easily found the house, which appeared empty when she arrived. The door was open, but calling out elicited no response. Perhaps no one was home. As the door wasn’t closed, Lin Yue reasoned they couldn’t have gone far and decided to wait in the carriage.
The Li Family, with their young grandson in tow, were visiting neighbors. As they chatted away, they heard the neighbor’s child shouting, "Grandma, Grandma! There’s a big, beautiful carriage parked at the Li family’s house, and I saw a very pretty sister with maids and servants!"
Realizing someone had come to her house, and from the children’s description, the Li Family matriarch immediately thought of the now wealthy Lin Yue. Among their relatives, only Lin Yue’s family could afford to have a carriage. Having mentioned coming over in a few days just yesterday, the Li Family matriarch took it as a polite gesture, not expecting such an immediate visit. She promptly stood up to head home.