Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
âI can understand how she feels too.â Su Bei nodded gently.
âBack then, Grandpa was old and broke his leg once. Lin Shulian took care of him for several years. Before Grandpa passed away, he was very grateful for her and wanted to leave a portion of the inheritance to her. However, Grandma was very unhappy about it. Although she didnât object, he could tell her true thoughts. Grandpa didnât want to leave Grandma any regrets, but he also didnât want Lin Shulian to have nothing at all. That was why he made such a decision. He decided to split the inheritance among the children of our generation and didnât give it directly to Lin Shulian.
âWith that, Grandma had nothing to say. She also often said that although she didnât like Lin Shulian, Lin Shulianâs children were innocent. There was no need to target the children.â
âSo thatâs how it is. The old man put in a lot of effort,â Su Bei whispered.
âThatâs right. When I was young, Grandpa was quite nice to us and treated us kindly. But as long as Lin Shulian came over, the atmosphere in the house would become very bad.â
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Su Bei said softly, âI can understand that feeling. Thereâs nothing wrong with Lin Shulian, but her existence is like a thorn in the old madamâs heart. But sheâs a person, not a real thorn. Itâs impossible to pull it out. Itâs indeed a little troubling for such a person to appear in the family.â
âThatâs right. It wouldâve been fine if Grandma and Grandpa had reconciled. Unfortunately, Grandma and Grandpa didnât reconcile until Grandpa passed away. Grandpa left with regrets, and Grandma is still angry with herself. Whenever she mentions Lin Shulian, sheâll get angry. Actually, even if you leave this world first, it still might not bring you any relief.â
These words made Lin Wenyu and Su Bei lower their heads in deep thought as their hearts felt heavy.
After a long while, Lin Wenyu said, âLin Shulianâs existence angers Grandma, so she also deprived Aunt of many things. Therefore, my father hates Lin Shulian. Previously, when Grandpaâs leg was injured, my father investigated it and said that it was Lin Shulian who did it. However, Grandpa refused to believe it, and Dad couldnât produce any more concrete evidence, so this matter could only be left unsettled. Therefore, my family has some opinions about Lin Shulian.â
Su Bei sighed as she listened to these words. Many such tragedies were actually caused by the disloyalty of men or women to their relationships, which led to these tragedies continuing from generation to generation.
But how many people were truly faithful to their marriage? They were used to hearing about such things, and sometimes, it was quite exhausting. Beliefs collapsed, and values were refreshed.
Seeing that Su Bei was still deep in thought, Lin Wenyu stuck out her tongue and said, âSu Bei, we donât have any opinions about it. Itâs just Lin Shulian. All this isnât directed at you. Iâm just stating objective facts. Iâm not deliberately targeting your mother either.â
âIt doesnât matter. Since itâs the truth, thereâs nothing you canât say.â Su Bei smiled. Besides, deep down, her relationship with Lin Shulian was not deep.
She said, âSo the inheritance will be divided equally in this way now?â
âThatâs right. My father only has one daughter, and my aunt only has one son, whoâs also my cousin. With you and Tang Yue, there are four of us. Although Grandpa said that one more child means an extra share of the inheritance, my father is a very magnanimous person. He wouldnât decide whether to have another child just because of these things. Of course, Aunt and Lin Shulian are the same too. They probably had another child purely because they wanted to and it had nothing to do with the inheritance. Itâs just a pity that Auntâs childâ¦â
Su Bei knew that the aunt she was talking about was He Xuyanâs mother, Lin Xiruo, so she asked, âWhat happened to that child of hers?â
âSh*t, my cousin wonât let me talk about it. Heâll be pissed off again later.â
Lin Wenyu stuck out her tongue, clearly a little afraid of He Xuyan. She looked around to see if He Xuyan had come over.
Su Bei was amused by her actions. Then, she said seriously, âItâs fine. Actually, I already know that he had a sister who died prematurely.â
âWow, you even know that. Did Cousin tell you that?â
âHave you forgotten? Iâve worked with Director He before, and weâre quite close.â Su Bei didnât mention Lin Xiruoâs relapse. Perhaps He Xuyan didnât want anyone to mention his dead sister because he didnât want anyone to trigger Lin Xiruoâs illness.
Lin Wenyu nodded heavily. âThen I can tell you. Auntâs child died at birth. Aunt was very sad because of it. She was pregnant with that child not for the inheritance but because she really wanted that child, so she poured a lot of effort and feelings into the baby.
âIf it was really about the inheritance, she wouldnât have stopped getting pregnant and having children after that baby died.â
âWhat about your aunt now?â
âShe and Uncle are usually abroad. This time, because of the inheritance, they came back to pay respects to Grandpa and accompany Cousin. Itâs just that Aunt seems to be a little ill again. Sheâs been in a bad mood for the past two days.
âWhen she came back the other day, she kept talking about looking for her daughter. She even insisted that Cousin bring that panda hat to do a DNA test. She insisted that the owner of the panda hat was her daughter. Sigh, I canât bear to see her like this. I didnât think her emotional problems were so serious before. I didnât expect them to worsen this time.â
Lin Wenyu seemed to have a very good relationship with Lin Xiruo. When she mentioned Lin Xiruo, her eyes turned red.
Su Bei recalled the panda hat she was wearing that night. She had originally worn it casually, but she didnât expect it to cause Lin Xiruo to have such a serious relapse.
However, she did not mean it. It would be strange if she deliberately apologized for it.
Lin Wenyu wiped her tears and smiled. âLook at me. I said that I would talk to you for just a while. In the end, you were trapped by my side to listen to my story.â
âItâs fine. The Lin familyâs matter is related to me. Iâve never heard of it before. Itâs good to hear it now. It also solves some of the doubts in my heart.â
Lin Wenyu said, âIn any case, Grandma is determined to split the assets according to Grandpaâs will. The only person I feel is undeserving is Tang Yue. What she did to you was really too much. However, sheâs going to get the same inheritance as us. Iâm really unhappy.â
âItâs alright. Since none of this was mentioned in Grandpaâs will, thereâs no point arguing.â
As the two of them were talking, the butler came over with a document and stood respectfully beside Lin Wenyu.
âMiss, Young Master said that this is for Eldest Miss.â