Chapter 15: The Cat Weeping for the Mouse is Hypocritical

Liu Lao’er, it’s Liu Lao’er again!

This Liu Lao’er is truly like a lingering ghost!

Wang Cuilan gritted her teeth, trembling with rage.

“Dr. Shen!”

Wang Cuilan quickly relayed what she had just heard to Dr. Shen, then stepped aside to give him space.

[Actually, Liu Lao’er has always resented Uncle for snatching away the job that is easy, pays well in work points, and has perks. He’s been looking for a chance to retaliate. The last time Uncle fell, it was Liu Lao’er who tripped him.]

[But since he saw it didn’t work, he came up with another scheme. If this one doesn’t succeed, he’ll continue to strike later.]

Lin Xiangrong suspected that the incident where Lin Yuandong got drunk and drowned in a sewage ditch was also Liu Lao’er’s doing.

Even if a cripple had bad legs, he wouldn’t be unable to crawl out of a sewage ditch, let alone drown alive. If it were Liu Lao’er holding a grudge over the stolen job position and seeking revenge, then it would make perfect sense.

After all, Liu Lao’er is a petty, vicious villain who holds grudges for the smallest slights.

He was even cold-blooded enough to force his own eldest daughter, after she made a mistake, to marry a nearly 50-year-old bachelor who could pay a high bride price. After she gave birth to a daughter and died a miserable death, the old bachelor threw her body out.

Liu Meng’s family didn’t even go to collect the corpse.

That shows just how cold-blooded he is.

“It really stopped bleeding!”

Dr. Shen pushed up his glasses. “Sister-in-law Wang, this trick of yours is brilliant! Where did you learn it?”

Dr. Shen was astonished. He had been at his wit’s end, barely able to manage the bleeding, yet Wang Cuilan had come up with an ingenious method to stop it.

The older generation had some schooling, but not much—they could only recognize a few characters. But for Wang Cuilan’s generation, let alone schooling, even having enough to eat was a problem. How could she know such a method?

[Hmph, others don’t know, but I do! And not just that, I know a lot more! Mommy, am I amazing? Hurry, give me a kiss!]

Lin Xiangrong took the opportunity to act spoiled. After a moment of pride, she giggled and reached out to grab Zhou Zhaodi’s hair, shaking it repeatedly.

“Kiss, kiss. Xiangrong is such a good girl.”

Zhou Zhaodi kissed Lin Xiangrong with a tender expression, the cowardice and timidity in her eyes fading significantly.

Seeing Lin Xiangrong save her eldest brother’s life with just a few words, Zhou Zhaodi realized deeply at this moment just how magical and special the golden phoenix that had flown from the heavens into her womb truly was.

If she continued to be ignorant and didn’t fight for benefits for Xiangrong or plan for the future, she feared that once Xiangrong’s blessings were exhausted, she would grow up to live a life worse than a dog, just like Da Ni and Er Ni.

Although Zhou Zhaodi had previously favored boys over girls, she now genuinely and sincerely cherished Lin Xiangrong.

Her gaze firmed up, and in an instant, her weak and submissive demeanor became much more resolute.

“Dr. Shen, times have changed. If you go to town more often, you can learn a lot of knowledge!” Of course, Wang Cuilan couldn’t say that Lin Xiangrong, who couldn’t even speak yet, had told her.

She rolled her eyes, put on a sharp-tongued expression, and asked, “How is my eldest doing?”

“Nothing major. He was just knocked unconscious. He’ll be fine after resting for a while. Since he lost so much blood, make sure he eats a few eggs and some supplements to build his strength back up,” Dr. Shen said. “Alright, I’ll write a prescription. Carry him home in a bit. Remember to change the dressing once a day. The wound shouldn’t touch water for half a month. Fortunately, the weather is dry now, so it should heal quickly.”

Fortunately, despite the series of major problems the family had faced, everything turned out fine in the end—a false alarm.

Lin Yuanxi patted Lin Yuannan. “Third brother, come over and help me carry Big Brother home.”

“Coming!” Lin Yuannan replied, his eyes darting around. His gaze swept over Zhou Zhaodi and Lin Xiangrong as he pondered where those voices that appeared out of thin air had come from.

Nearby, Lin Dawei, who had been hiding by the door smoking his leaf tobacco, also had a bit more warmth in his weathered eyes.

He had finally heard the words of the "Fortune Baby."

It was just as mysterious as the old woman had said.

Those words had appeared out of thin air inside his head.

Good heavens, the ancestral graves must be smoking with good fortune to have a Fortune Baby reincarnated into their family.

Fang Hongying walked out, beaming with joy. As she walked, she told the crowd gathered outside, “My man is blessed with great fortune! He got hit, but he’s perfectly fine—just knocked out. We have to go home and get him some supplements!”

“Oh, that’s great then. As long as he’s fine.”

“Lin Yuandong is really lucky. That pillar was so thick; it’s a miracle it didn’t break his neck. It’s like his ancestral graves are smoking!”

“Auntie, did you go to the warehouse to look?”

“Of course! How could I not go look!”

Several women surrounded a woman who was loudly describing the scene as if she had seen it with her own eyes, leaving Fang Hongying aside. No one even bothered to ask her how things were inside.

This left Fang Hongying, who had wanted to show off, feeling incredibly frustrated.

Fang Hongying pursed her lips. She hadn’t finished bragging about Yuandong’s good fortune yet, and the crowd had already stopped asking. Just as she was feeling annoyed, she caught sight of Liu Lao’er hurrying over.

She was stunned. “Liu Lao’er, what are you doing here?”

Liu Lao’er bypassed her, his gaze fixed on the inside. “I just finished reporting the incident to the team leader. I came to check on Yuandong. After all, he was hit right under my nose.”

“Oh.” Fang Hongying said triumphantly, “Yuandong is perfectly fine, just knocked out. Thanks for helping to let the team leader know!”

“Perfectly… fine?”

Liu Lao’er’s expression shifted slightly. “Really?”

*Hmph*, Lin Yuandong has such great luck?

He was hit and lying on the ground, and he’s perfectly fine?

He had seen it clearly—that pillar hit with a solid thud. If Lin Yuannan hadn’t pulled Lin Yuandong, his neck would have been broken. Even if it wasn’t broken, the top of his head had been bleeding the whole time.

He had thought the man was done for, but he hadn’t expected this Dr. Shen to have some skill and actually pull him back from the jaws of death.

“That’s right!”

“Go, go, go, move aside! Don’t block the way!”

Wang Cuilan jumped out from somewhere and shoved Fang Hongying aside. She looked Liu Lao’er up and down with her "three-white" eyes and said with a sarcastic tone, “Good dogs don’t block the road. Liu Lao’er, didn’t you see my second and third sons carrying someone?”

“My apologies, Auntie Wang.” Liu Lao’er smiled good-naturedly. The way his mouth curled up gave him an honest, likable air. “Is Big Brother alright?”

“He took such good care of me at the workstation.”

“If Big Brother hadn’t been so far away, I would have been able to grab him in time. Otherwise, this wouldn’t have happened.”

“Don’t worry, I’ve already reported the job position issue to the team leader. The team leader said it won’t count against his work points and will be treated as sick leave. He’ll come to visit this afternoon.”

“I’ll go home in a bit and bring some eggs over for my big brother to recover.”

*You really are a weasel paying respects to a chicken—you have no good intentions!*

If she hadn’t heard clearly from her precious granddaughter that this brat was the one who caused the trouble, Wang Cuilan might have been quite moved by these words.

Now, putting everything together, Wang Cuilan almost told him to get the hell back to wherever he came from.

“Thank you, Liu Lao’er.”

Lin Dawei, the head of the family, had a broader perspective. Seeing that Wang Cuilan was about to lose her temper and start cursing, he pushed her aside. “Lan, you go with the boys and help carry the eldest home.”

Seeing Wang Cuilan lead the group toward home, he stayed behind to talk to Liu Lao’er.

“It’s a good thing I have a good brother like you. Otherwise, if no one had reported it to the team leader, I’m afraid he would have lost quite a few work points!”