The Transmigrated Farm Girl Has a Cheat Code

Chapter 43 No Money, No Business

Hearing the commotion outside, Mr. and Mrs. Lin dropped what they were doing and ran out. Mr. Lin's expression turned very unpleasant when he saw that it was Mrs. Lin.

When Grandma Lin saw Lin's father come out, she felt she had someone to rely on. She pointed at the two of them and said, "Lin Hai, you still know how to come out. Look at the good daughter you raised, she is so disrespectful to her grandmother."

Li Shi chimed in, "That's right, brother. Look at Lin Yan, she's becoming more and more ill-mannered. How can she talk to her elders like that? And besides, she's always running around like a little girl. It's not good for her to talk about. How will she ever get married?"

Hearing them say that, Lin's mother felt extremely sad for her daughter. She gripped Lin's father's arm tightly.

Lin's father composed himself and said, "We've severed ties, this has nothing to do with you! Don't come here again."

"Hey, Lin Hai, how dare you talk like that? This means you're disowning your own mother!" Old Mrs. Lin scolded, pointing at her eldest son.

"You were the ones who said we had to sever ties back then, and you were the ones who kicked us out. Now you're coming back to claim kinship?" Lin's father was also angry. He felt that they had treated him like a tool. If he had money, he was their son; if he didn't, they would distance themselves from him.

Old Mrs. Lin felt no remorse whatsoever. She said, "Didn't you even consider the situation back then? Lin Yan got into trouble and owed someone 100 taels of silver. 100 taels, who can pay that back? Did you want to drag your brother and your parents into this mess?"

"Now that you're all safe, of course you should come home! It'll always be better to have family support in the future."

Lin Yan was stunned by the old lady's shamelessness.

"You clearly only want money from us now that we're doing well."

Grandma Lin hadn't expected Lin Yan to be so blunt, exposing her shamelessness so easily. But she still argued confidently, "He's my son, isn't it right for him to give me money? The money he earns should be given to me."

"I've heard that your dried fruit is selling like hotcakes, and you must be making a lot of money. Shouldn't you give some to your parents?"

Mr. Lin took a deep breath and calmed himself down. “The dried fruit business is Yan’er’s business. It’s not mine, so I don’t have any money to give you.” This was true; Lin Yan had always kept the money. Although he had made some money from the furniture business, he wouldn’t give it to her.

"What's your daughter's is yours too." Old Mrs. Lin didn't take Lin Yan seriously at all. With her father keeping an eye on things, how could she not handle this little girl?

Lin Yan chimed in, "Hey, I never said this money is mine, and nobody can have it!"

"What did you say?" Old Mrs. Lin thought she had misheard.

“I’ll tell you. I’m in charge of the Lin family’s money now. If I say I won’t give it to you, I won’t! The money is all in my hands. If you want it, beg me and maybe I’ll give you some?”

"Lin Hai, you actually let this little brat manage the money? Are you stupid? Did Zheng Yun instigate you?"

"What does Guan Yun'er have to do with this? This business was run by Lin Yan. She sold the goods herself, and what's wrong with giving her the money she earned?" Lin's father asked, hearing that his wife was about to drag Lin's mother into the matter.

“If you don’t give me the money today, I’ll let the whole village know how unfilial you, Lin Hai, are. Do you want to see my family suffer? I’d like to see who dares to have in-laws like you in the future. I’ll make sure your son and daughter can’t stay in the village anymore!”

"That's enough!" Lin's father could ignore Lin's mother's scolding, but he couldn't stand it when Lin Yan and Lin Yu were involved.

"You, you dare to talk back to me!" Old Mrs. Lin had never been scolded so harshly by her son.

Lin Yan snorted coldly, "Go ahead and say what you want. When we broke off our relationship, it was in front of the whole village. Do you think they didn't know what you were like? It was Grandpa Lin who was the witness and wrote the letter of severance. Our family of four left with nothing, we won't get anything, and we won't take care of you in your old age! I won't give you a single penny!"

"You, all of you!" Old Mrs. Lin was so angry she almost fell over.

Li quickly helped her up, saying anxiously, "Oh dear, you've made your mother so angry!" In reality, she hoped the old woman would die soon, as she didn't like her mother-in-law either.

"Stop making a scene!" A gruff voice came from behind. The group turned around and saw Li Xiaocao and the village chief.

Just now, when Li Xiaocao saw Lin's parents come out, the group started arguing again, so she took the opportunity to leave and go find the village head.

"Oh dear, village chief, look at my mother! She's been driven mad by Lin Hai and his gang!" Li Shi, the first to complain, cried out to the village chief.

Li Xiaocao rolled her eyes at her. She had already told the village chief about the situation when she came. Besides, the village chief already knew about the big fuss that happened when the Lin family split up.

Seeing the current situation, the village chief Ge Gensheng knew that Old Madam Lin was quite old, so he couldn't go too far. He simply said, "Back then, your division of the family was a big deal known to everyone. You kicked the eldest son out, and you said that you didn't need him to take care of you in your old age. I still have a copy of your agreement! When you left, you didn't give him anything. Since it was already agreed upon, it would be embarrassing for you to go back on your word now."

Upon hearing that the village head was on Lin Hai's side, Old Mrs. Lin immediately perked up and stopped lying on Li's body. She said to the village head, "Back then, something terrible happened. If we don't kick them out, are we supposed to be dragged down with them and have to pay back the money? 100 taels, that's 100 taels! Can you afford to pay that? Does he want to ruin our whole family?"

"Even if your actions were understandable back then, once you kicked them out, why did you try to bring them back just because they were doing well? That's just too shameful!" The neighborhood chief also looked down on the Lin family's actions.

"He's my son, isn't it his duty to take care of me in my old age?"

Village Chief Ge was also annoyed. He rarely saw Old Mrs. Lin being so unreasonable and argumentative. He took a deep breath and said angrily, "It's written on the family division agreement that he has the right not to give you money. Even if he doesn't provide for your old age, it's within the law!"

"I don't care, he has to give me the money!" Seeing that she was in the wrong, Old Mrs. Lin stopped talking and started acting like a rogue!

"If he doesn't pay me, he can forget about doing business again. I'll cause trouble for him every day!"

Lin's father was panting with anger, and Lin's mother quickly patted his back, asking worriedly, "Brother Hai?"

"I'm fine!" Lin Hai reassured her, holding her hand.

"Go ahead and try!" Lin Yan said with a smile. "I can give up doing business, but if you want money, no way!" She then looked at Old Madam Lin and Madam Li with a beaming smile.

The two felt a chill run down their spines from her gaze, and they felt it was unfair to be threatened by a young girl. So, Old Mrs. Lin straightened her back and said, "You just wait and see!" Then she and Mrs. Li slunk away.

"Lin Yan, are we really not going to do business? There's still so much dried fruit here!" Li Xiaocao asked Lin Yan after seeing the two old ladies leave.

"Go ahead! Why wouldn't I go! Do you think I'm afraid of her threats!" Lin Yan sneered, a cold glint flashing in her eyes. They wanted to cause trouble, but because her father was there, she couldn't do anything. Otherwise, she would have kicked these two people ten meters away!

Lin Yan and his parents thanked the village chief and gave him several packets of dried fruit. Village Chief Ge couldn't refuse and happily accepted them. He knew that the dried fruit was selling very well in the county recently, and it turned out to be Lin Hai's business.

On his way home, Village Chief Ge was still thinking, "Old Man Lin and Old Woman Lin schemed so much, but they were still blind. They pushed away a capable son and left behind a good-for-nothing. It's ridiculous."