"Hiss~"
Wang Quezi was furious and retorted, "Are you on your period? What did I do to you?"
Song Yue snorted, "You didn't do anything to me. I just don't like you, is that okay?"
"You..."
Wang Quezi gritted his teeth in anger, but he couldn't do anything to Song Yue.
He didn't dare to offend anyone associated with Lin Fan!
Besides, if any more bad rumors spread, it would be difficult for him to find a wife later.
"Xiao Yue, when I sell pork during the New Year every year, I never overcharge you a single cent. You don't have to treat me like this."
"Besides, I was just asking about how Lin Fan's family is doing now?"
Song Yue chuckled, "Did you see the car they're driving?"
"I saw it. So what, is that car even Lin Fan's?"
Wang Quezi said the opposite of what he meant deliberately.
"You don't think it is?"
Song Yue sneered, "It's five or sixty thousand yuan. What was it called, Mu? Anyway, it's a high-end SUV."
"Really?"
Wang Quezi's face showed more doubt than shock.
He believed that Lin Fan was rich now.
After all, Lin Fan had opened a clinic.
But he wouldn't believe that Lin Fan had bought a car worth five or sixty thousand yuan for all the money in the world.
Did he rob a bank?
Seeing his suspicious look, Song Yue reminded him, "Didn't you see the village secretary driving Lin Fan? If you're capable, get our village secretary to drive a tractor for you."
"This... I..."
Wang Quezi was speechless.
"That's enough, stop asking. You're miles behind Xiao Fan. You don't have any self-awareness, what are you comparing yourself to him for?"
After saying that, Song Yue slammed the small door shut with a "bang."
"You damn woman!"
Wang Quezi gnashed his teeth in anger.
What was going on?
Something was wrong!
Just a few months ago, the Lin family was so poor they couldn't even make ends meet. How could they be doing so well now?
Just because of that little clinic?
The more Wang Quezi thought about it, the more uneasy he became.
"No, I must investigate this. That kid must have been doing something bad behind the scenes!"
As he spoke, Wang Quezi started the tractor and continued to drive forward.
...
Meanwhile, Lin Fan sat in the passenger seat, pointing at various equipment in the car and asking endless questions.
He annoyed Tian Mengyao to the point of impatience.
"Alright, it's a borrowed car, why are you asking so many questions?"
"Hey, what are you talking about? Just because it's borrowed, I can't learn?"
Xia Xue patted Lin Fan on the shoulder and chided, "Xiao Fan, be polite when you talk to Secretary Tian. Don't be so disrespectful."
"Did you hear me?"
Lin Fan pointed at Tian Mengyao's profile and said, "My sister-in-law said not to be disrespectful. Based on our age, you should call me brother, so you should respect me."
Tian Mengyao chuckled and didn't retort.
Xia Xue felt that Lin Fan's behavior was not good, but seeing that Tian Mengyao didn't seem to mind, she felt relieved.
She looked at the back of Tian Mengyao's head, then at the back of Lin Fan's head, and thought to herself, "Xiao Fan has such a good relationship with Secretary Tian, he won't be bullied in the village anymore."
Tian Mengyao, driving the SUV, suddenly thought, "This isn't right. With Lin Fan's personality, if he borrowed someone else's car, he would cherish it immensely and would never be so casual."
Thinking this, she tentatively asked, "Xiao Fan, I'm going to negotiate a project in a couple of days. Can you lend me this car for a few days to impress people?"
"Sure!"
Lin Fan agreed, then realized, "I borrowed it too. It might be inappropriate to lend it to you again."
Tian Mengyao "humphed" twice and thought, "It's just as I suspected!"
"What are you afraid of? Borrowing it for one day or two is still borrowing."
"Besides, this is also contributing to the village, isn't it, Sister Xue'er?"
Tian Mengyao knew that although Lin Fan was difficult to deal with, Xia Xue was completely guileless.
Xia Xue patted Lin Fan on the back of his head and said, "Xiao Fan, if it's possible, please help out."
"Okay!"
Lin Fan agreed, then turned and glared at Tian Mengyao resentfully, "You just wait!"
Tian Mengyao raised her chin, "I'll wait."
Even with such obviously problematic dialogue, Xia Xue didn't detect any issues.
This showed that good people have a major weakness: they trust the people around them too much.
The twenty-kilometer journey took Tian Mengyao just over an hour in the SUV.
As the car drove down a gentle slope, the village called "Xiajiagou" appeared.
Xia Xue looked out the car window at the place where she had played as a child. Besides excitement, she also felt a bit of apprehension.
"Sister-in-law, it's okay."
Lin Fan understood and turned back to offer his sister-in-law a comforting smile.
"Mmm."
Xia Xue nodded, but her heart was still uneasy.
Tian Mengyao slowed down the car and asked, "Sister Xue'er, how do we go from here?"
"Turn right, there's a small bridge. Go straight after crossing the bridge."
There's a saying: the closer one gets to home, the more nervous one becomes. The closer Xia Xue got to home, the more flustered she felt.
How were her parents now?
Were they in good health?
Xia Xue pictured her aging parents in her mind, and her beautiful eyes instantly reddened.
Creak!
A scraping sound.
Tian Mengyao suddenly stopped the car next to a poplar tree and turned back to ask, "The road ahead is too narrow to turn around. Sister Xue'er, is it the house ahead?"
"Mmm."
Lin Fan took a deep breath, ready to face any situation.
His brother was not well-received before, and now it was his turn, so the situation was probably similar.
"Sister-in-law, let's get out."
Lin Fan said to his sister-in-law, then turned to Tian Mengyao and said, "You wait in the car."
He was afraid Tian Mengyao would also receive bad treatment if she went inside.
"You actually want me to wait in the car alone?"
Tian Mengyao clenched her small fists, wishing she could go up and beat Lin Fan.
Lin Fan smiled helplessly, spread his hands, and said, "Then let's go in together. But, whatever you see or hear later, don't say anything."
Tian Mengyao furrowed her brows, sensing that there might be some hidden story.
No wonder Sister Xue'er had been acting so abnormally all the way, not like a daughter happily visiting her parents, but rather worried and anxious. xxs壹贰
And so, Lin Fan carrying a box of delicacies, Tian Mengyao carrying two bags of fruit, led by Xia Xue, they walked forward like a gliding dragon.
Woof woof woof!
A stray dog suddenly emerged from a pile of firewood in front of the door, baring its sharp teeth and barking loudly.
"Xiao Hu, no barking!"
Xia Xue scolded.
Xiao Hu paused, then sniffed, wagged its tail, and ran to Xia Xue's feet.
Xia Xue smiled and turned to Lin Fan, "Xiao Fan, give it a meatball."
"Oh, okay."
Lin Fan responded, then opened the insulated box and took out a meatball.
Tian Mengyao snatched the meatball and smiled, "I'll feed it."
"Good boy, Xiao Hu, here you go."
Tian Mengyao dangled the meatball in her hand and walked step by step towards Xiao Hu.
Xiao Hu was wary, backing away step by step until it stopped behind its food bowl.
Seeing this, Tian Mengyao, afraid of being bitten, had no choice but to put the meatball into the food bowl.
Xiao Hu looked at the meatball in the bowl, then at Xia Xue.
Seeing that Xia Xue made no move, it began to eat ravenously.
"Wow, what a smart dog!"
Tian Mengyao reached out to pet Xiao Hu's head, but hesitated, still a little afraid.
Xia Xue smiled faintly, "He's been raised for over ten years, he's very human-like."