Chapter 52: Past Events
Yiyi was shocked to hear Mr. Lu’s words. She covered her mouth and finally hid to the side, afraid of being discovered.
Mo Yougen’s expression slightly changed after hearing Mr. Lu’s words, but he still kept a smile on his lips.
"Mr. Lu, you can eat your food carelessly, but you can’t speak carelessly."
"Hmph... Whether I am speaking carelessly or not, you know it well in your heart. Just wait, I will find the evidence and bring you to justice." Every time Mr. Lu thought about how he had been deceived all these years, treating his enemy like his own son, his heart felt a deep pain.
Mo Yougen merely gave Mr. Lu a deep look and calmly said, "Mr. Lu is joking. If it wasn’t done, where would there be any evidence?"
Seeing Mo Yougen’s blunt denial, Mr. Lu coldly snorted and left.
Watching Mr. Lu’s departing back, Mo Yougen stood unmoving, only leaving slowly after Mr. Lu was completely gone.
Yiyi remained hiding in the back, not daring to make a move.
Originally, she thought Mo Yougen was merely a petty man with some scheming, but unexpectedly, he was more vicious than she imagined. Through the conversation just now, Yiyi felt that Mr. Lu was not lying; his eldest son must have been harmed by Mo Yougen.
She waited until Mo Yougen walked far away before slowly emerging from her hiding place.
Now she changed her mind; she decided not to look for Mo Bajin but instead went to see Grandma Li at the village’s end.
Thinking of this, Yiyi turned and went back to town to buy some pastries and sugar noodles, then carried the stuff towards the end of Luwei Village.
"Grandma, I’ve come to see you."
Hearing the voice, a weathered old lady came out. When she saw Yiyi, her face lit up with joy, "Yiyi, how did you come over? Hurry, come in and sit."
"Hey..."
Yiyi responded with a smile, put the things on the table after entering the house, and then sat down.
Seeing so many things, Grandma Li was full of disapproval, "Yiyi, it’s good that you come over, why bring so many things? Take them back when you leave."
"Grandma, these are bought for you, there’s no reason to take them back, especially since these are daily necessities, you’ll definitely use them."
Grandma Li was a hard-luck old lady who lost her husband early on and struggled to raise her son on her own. But in the end, her son didn’t even have time to start a family before an accident took him away, leaving her all alone.
"Grandma, how have you been lately? Are your legs and feet still okay?"
Yiyi hadn’t seen Grandma Li for a while, so she was somewhat concerned.
Hearing this, Grandma Li immediately smiled and said, "Don’t worry, everything is fine."
However, in the end, the old lady had a worried look as she asked Yiyi, "Where are you and your mother living now? I heard your parents got divorced, how did it come to this?"
Ever since her son had an accident, she stopped paying much attention to village matters. When she heard about Mo Guowei and Ding Yuejun’s divorce, it had already been several days, and by then Yiyi’s family had already left Luwei Village. She wanted to find someone but couldn’t, and was relieved to see Yiyi today, seeing how she looked, it seems they are doing alright now.
Yiyi didn’t have anything to hide and said directly, "My mom moved with Shanshan and me directly to the town, our life now is much better than when we were at the Mo family, so you don’t have to worry, grandma."
Grandma Li sighed upon hearing this.
She was actually quite conservative in her thoughts, always feeling that divorce wasn’t good for women, but knowing the hardships that Yiyi and her mother endured at the Mo family, she felt they had truly suffered too much. So she couldn’t really say whether it was better for Ding Yuejun to divorce or not.
"Grandma, do you know about Elder Lu’s eldest son’s incident?"
Yiyi wasn’t aware of Grandma Li’s thoughts, and at the moment, she just wanted to know more about Mr. Lu and Mo Yougen’s situation.
Grandma Li was still in her dilemma when Yiyi’s question made her curious. She asked, "Why are you asking about this?"
"I’m just a bit curious. I’ve never known Mr. Lu had an eldest son, I always thought he only had a daughter."
Hearing this, Grandma Li didn’t think much of it and nodded, saying, "Yes, Mr. Lu did have an eldest son named Lu Yaocang, who was a very handsome young man. But unfortunately, hey..." In the end, Grandma Li shook her head, empathizing with Mr. Lu’s loss; they were both pitiable people who lost their sons.
"What happened afterward? Did Mr. Lu’s eldest son have an accident?"
"Yes, he accidentally fell and died, such a good young man, it’s really a pity." Grandma Li sighed deeply.
"Did Mr. Lu’s eldest son and the village chief Mo Yougen have a good relationship?"
Grandma Li didn’t think much about Yiyi’s question and directly nodded, "Yes, Yaocang and Mo Yougen had always been very close. Initially, Mo Yougen’s family was in a difficult position, but after meeting Yaocang, he helped him a lot and Mo Yougen’s family’s situation gradually improved. Yaocang was really kind-hearted, if he hadn’t had his accident, the village chief position would have been his; the villagers all recognized him, but unfortunately..."
Upon hearing this, Yiyi quickly asked, "Was the village chief position already decided back then?"
"It was more or less decided, everyone recognized Yaocang, but unexpectedly, a few days later, Yaocang had an accident, and Mo Yougen was chosen in the end."
After hearing these things, Yiyi mostly figured it out.
Mo Yougen was ruthless enough to harm his supportive friend just for a village chief position.
"Yiyi, let’s not talk about these things, tell me more about your life in the town."
"Sure."
Having learned what she wanted to know, Yiyi didn’t ask further and started chatting about everyday life with Grandma Li.
After a long chat, Yiyi said goodbye to Grandma Li.
Once she returned to town, Yiyi hurriedly went to the street for some book shopping and finally went home.
"Yiyi, you’ve been out for so long."
Ding Yuejun asked worriedly as soon as she saw her daughter.
"Mom, I ran into an old classmate on the street and chatted for a while." Originally, Yiyi planned to tell her mother about Mo Yougen, but after realizing that his hands might be stained with blood, she decided not to.
Ding Yuejun nodded at her daughter’s words, her worries eased.
"Oh, you ran into a classmate, then go wash your hands, it’s time for dinner."
"Alright."
Yiyi responded with a smile, and after washing her hands, the three of them started eating.
In the afternoon, Yiyi took the books she bought to the Jiang Family, having already gone out that morning, planning to go out tomorrow to avoid having difficulty finding an excuse due to frequent outings.