Yang Ruxin didn’t say anything more and just stood there waiting for Yang Peili’s keys.
At that moment, the door of the house across opened, and Yang Ruyu came out. She was briefly taken aback upon seeing Yang Ruxin but quickly managed to put on a smile, "Eldest cousin, Xiaofeng, you’re here. It’s been a long time since you last came back..."
Yang Ruxin tugged at the corner of her mouth, revealing a sarcastic smile. Just now in the yard and in the house, they had been talking so loudly, even having a fight—she didn’t believe for a second that Yang Ruyu hadn’t heard them. Now pretending to have just noticed them was quite interesting indeed.
Yang Ruyu was extremely frustrated inside. She’d really wanted to avoid encountering Yang Dani, but there was no helping it. When Yang Dani entered the courtyard, she had wanted to use the outhouse, and to avoid meeting them, she had held it in. She had thought they’d leave quickly, but now... she really couldn’t hold it any longer.
"I need to use the outhouse first." Yang Ruyu said to Yang Ruxin, who remained silent, and added as if talking to herself, "I’ll come and hang out when I get a chance." Then she hurried off toward the back.
Yang Ruxin still said nothing. She found it tiring to deal with such a "white lotus" and felt disgusted even talking to her.
Meanwhile, Yang Anshi’s screeches came from inside the house, "I won’t give it to you! That’s my house. If that vile woman has the guts to move out, she should never come back..." Anyway, they were at home, and Yang Ruxin wasn’t likely to come inside with a knife to kill her.
"Big sister," Xiaofeng tugged at Yang Ruxin’s hand.
Yang Ruxin knew that getting those keys was impossible. She also knew that the moment they moved out, they would be denied access to this house forever. She hadn’t really wanted it. However, even if she didn’t want it, she needed a proper way to express it. Now, she had to go inside and see for herself. She walked right to the door and kicked it with her leg.
A loud thud was heard: the lock didn’t break, but the entire door fell down instantly, door frame and all, kicking up dust.
Yang Ruxin frowned slightly—was it really that flimsy? Well, it saved her trouble. The loud noise startled everyone in the old house, including Dong Family, who had been sulking in her room. She peeked out briefly before quickly withdrawing again.
"What happened?" Yang Peili quickly came running out of the house, with a barefoot Yang Anshi and a slipshod Yang Baihe trailing behind him, though the young lady turned back and went inside again upon seeing Yang Ruxin at the door.
But Yang Anshi ran into the courtyard, glanced at the downed door, then, with some inexplicable thought, turned around and went back inside, and stayed silent after that.
However, a scream came from the backyard: "Ah... Mother..." It was Yang Ruyu’s voice.
Yang Ruxin couldn’t help but shudder. Wasn’t that girl in the outhouse? Suddenly screaming so miserably... could it be that she fell in? That would be too good...
Unable to hide her concern, Feng Caie rushed toward the backyard, "Ayu, what happened?"
"What’s going on out there? I got a fright—stepped right in..." Yang Ruyu looked at her embroidered shoes, tears streaming down profusely. Fortunately, she had reacted fast and grabbed hold of the wooden door of the outhouse; otherwise, her entire leg would have sunk in. But now, those shoes were the new ones she had bought when she went to the county town with her younger cousin-in-law...