Chapter 224: Why So Thick-Skinned? – Daily Melon Eating at the Sickly Aunt’s Courtyard

Chapter 224: How Can You Be So Thick-Skinned? - The Daily Life of the Sickly Aunt

"Who’s coming at this hour?" Mother Lin asked upon hearing the knock.

Lin Qing was sitting on a stool chatting with Mother Lin, while Cen Xi and Father Lin, the father-in-law and son-in-law pair, were busy in the kitchen. The mother and daughter were outside chatting, waiting for dinner.

"Mom, I'll go see," Lin Qing said, about to get up.

Mother Lin stopped her, "Let me do it, it might be a neighbor looking for me!" But she felt a bit puzzled. Their neighbors usually made a lot of noise when they knocked, so she could tell who it was right away. Who could it be today? It's not like usual.

Mother Lin quickly walked over and opened the door, "You... Lin Shu? What are you doing here?"

Lin Shu could clearly see Mother Lin’s initially relaxed face immediately tighten and become serious. Lin Shu felt a pang in her heart—does this old woman really dislike her that much?

"I..." Lin Shu thought about her purpose for coming but, seeing Mother Lin's expression, suddenly couldn't speak.

"What exactly are you here for?" Mother Lin frowned.

Mother Lin was living quite happily these days. Her daughter would come back to visit them from time to time, and their life was much happier than those with many children and grandchildren.

Why does the eldest family always want to come and disrupt their peaceful life?

Lin Shu caught a glimpse of Lin Qing sitting comfortably in the living room, and the inexplicable jealousy in her heart grew stronger.

Mother Lin, whose eyes flickered, shifted her body to block Lin Shu's view inside.

Lin Shu lowered her gaze, remembering her mother's advice before coming, and began to speak loudly, "Grandma!"

"Good heavens, why are you shouting so loud?" Mother Lin covered her ears, startled.

The commotion drew out many neighbors, who started looking over.

Seeing her goal achieved, Lin Shu continued, "Grandma! I came back today to ask you for a favor."

Mother Lin immediately became alert and blurted out, "What favor? Are you here to borrow money? I don't have any money to give you. Your parents haven’t given me a single cent, and don't think you can borrow any from me either." She even covered her pocket, looking at Lin Shu warily.

"..." Lin Shu suddenly felt like cursing.

Who said anything about borrowing money? Is it necessary to be so guarded against her?

Lin Qing, inside the house, stifled a laugh. Her mom was so funny!

After seeing it was Lin Shu, Lin Qing decided not to go out. It was better to let her mother handle this. No matter what Lin Shu's intentions were, she believed her mother could handle it.

Just look at her mother’s combat skills—absolutely solid!

The neighbors at the door also had mixed thoughts. They knew this girl; after all, she had lived here for many years. They were familiar with Lin Shu.

But the old couple from the Lin family clearly didn’t even acknowledge their son anymore. Why would this girl come to her grandparents instead of going to her parents? If not to borrow money, then what?

They had heard that the Lin family’s Nuan'nuan was filial, giving the old couple a monthly allowance. Could this girl have heard about that and come to borrow money?

The suspicious gazes of the crowd made Lin Shu feel as if needles were pricking her back.

She quickly explained, "Grandma, grandma, I'm not here to borrow money."

"Then why are you here?" Mother Lin still looked at her with suspicion.

Lin Shu really felt like spitting blood at this moment.

"I... I," Lin Shu closed her eyes, gathered her courage to state her purpose, "I wanted to ask if Jiang Yang and I could move in here for a while?"

Granny Lin looked at her expressionlessly, remained silent.

Lin Shu's heart was pounding. Huh? Why isn’t she saying anything? Did she agree or not?

She couldn't help but open her eyes and saw Granny Lin standing with her arms crossed, eyeing her calmly, "Granny?"

Granny Lin finally spoke, but what she said was not what Lin Shu wanted to hear, "Lin Shu, since when did you become so shameless?"

"I..." Lin Shu was stunned into silence.

Lin Qing was equally surprised that Lin Shu came with such a purpose.

"Lin Shu, I’m not your mom and dad. If you want to go back to your parents' home, go to your parents. Why come to me?" With that, Granny Lin moved to shut the door.

Seeing this, Lin Shu became anxious and quickly blocked the door, "Granny, granny, it's like this, it's like this. We originally wanted to go back to my parents' house, but there’s not enough room for everyone, so..."

"If there’s no room, then go back to your in-laws' house. No one’s making you stay here," Granny Lin didn’t take the bait at all.

Lin Shu shouted loudly, "No, granny, it's like this. Zhou Qin and Qin Xianglian from our neighborhood were injured by that lunatic Wang Gousheng. It’s unsafe there, so we wanted to move back to my parents' house for a while. Isn’t it because my parents’ place is too crowded?"

"Why come to me if your parents’ place is full? What does it have to do with me?" Granny Lin completely ignored her.

Lin Qing raised an eyebrow in the inner room. Oh! So Zhou Qin and Qin Xianglian were the ones hurt by Wang Gousheng? But how did they both get injured at the same time?

Could the missing package be connected to them?

"Granny, granny, how can you be so callous?" Lin Shu seemed to be crying out in pain, but it was all an act, just trying to guilt Granny Lin in front of the neighbors.

Unfortunately, Granny Lin didn't fall for it at all, "If Wang Gousheng’s a threat, just call the cops. Otherwise, just stay away from him. Why would you think he would hurt you for no reason?"

Lin Shu: "..." Could she say she was scared?

After being persuaded by Mother Jiang and Jiang Yang yesterday, she did feel a bit shaken, especially since she really had something to hide. Jiang Yang had emphasized this to her last night, so she came over right after work today without any delay.

Through Granny Lin's back, Lin Qing could still see a trace of panic on Lin Shu's face. What's going on?

Could Lin Shu also be involved with that treasure?

That's not a good thing. If Lin Shu is the one who hid Wang Gousheng's treasure, letting her stay here would bring danger to her parents.

Lin Qing immediately made up her mind that she absolutely couldn't let Lin Shu and her husband move in.

Actually, without Lin Qing saying anything, Lin Shu's panic was enough for Granny Lin, who had lived for decades, to see that something was wrong.

"Alright, stop talking. If you're really scared, go to the police station and report it. Let the police arrest him."

In fact, the neighbors also thought Granny Lin made sense. What’s the point of all this? Just call the police and have him arrested, wouldn't that solve the problem directly?

Lin Shu shook her head vigorously, "Granny, it's no use. Wang Gousheng is protected by the Revolutionary Committee. This time he injured Zhou Qin and Qin Xianglian and still wasn't arrested."