Lin Yuelan slightly frowned.
It was mandatory to be filial in the Long Yan Kingdom. The children could never deny their parent’s request.
She thought that she had scared off Lin Laosan’s family, but they were like cockroaches. After stepping on them, they turned around and immediately came back to life, and they were still alive and kicking.
Lin Yuelan was thinking about how to deal with Lin Sanniu.
She wouldn’t give him a single copper coin.
However, if she refused to give the money to Lin Sanniu and Chen Xiaoqing, who were the original owner’s biological parents, she would be in trouble if they went to court to sue her.
Just as Lin Yuelan was thinking of a solution, the door was pulled open with a creak. Then she heard Liu Jiaying’s excited voice, “sister Yuelan, I’m here to play with you!” Then, she looked at Lin Sanniu and the rest with an ugly expression and said sharply, “Uncle, Auntie, why haven’t you left yet? Why are you standing in front of sister Yuelan’s house?”
Did the people in the courtyard hear Lin Sanniu’s demand? Of course, they did. Everyone knew that it was not right for Lin Yuelan to pay Lin Sanniu. They were not worthy. However, there was nothing they could do because this was the law of Long Yan Country. Otherwise, it would be a violation of the laws of the country.
Filial piety was the first foundation of governing the Long Yan Kingdom. Every country’s citizens had to be filial to the extreme. If they were unfilial, they could be brought to court and severely punished.
Even after Lin Yuelan had cut off all ties with Lin Laosan’s family, once the word filial was brought up, everything would unravel. Since her parents asked for money, Lin Yuelan had to give in. Otherwise, if Lin Sanniu went to court and reported Lin Yuelan, she would be punished.
Lin Yuelan expected this. It was just that this happened earlier than she expected. For a while, she couldn’t think of a solution.
Liu Jiaying was a little helpless in this matter.
However, under Doctor Zhang’s suggestion, she came out to distract Lin Sanniu so that Lin Yuelan could come up with her countermeasures.
As expected, Lin Sanniu’s face turned ashen with anger as soon as he heard Liu Jiaying. He gritted his teeth and shouted, “Miss, this is my eldest daughter’s house. Why can’t I stand here?”
He might be stupid, but he was not a person without a temper. How could he not be angry when he was repeatedly challenged?
Liu Jiaying was young, so it was very rude to talk back to an elder. But she wasn’t from the Lin family Village, and she wasn’t from Lin Laosan’s family. She was only a friend of Lin Yuelan.
Hence, she did not care if she offended these people.
Liu Jiaying sneered and said loudly, “Uncle, do you really think we don’t know why you’re here? We heard from the house that you wanted to extort three hundred taels of silver from sister Yuelan.
“Three hundred taels is a huge sum of money that you can’t even earn in your entire life.
“But you’re demanding that much money from Sister Yuelan. You’ve never treated Sister Yuelan well since she was born and now you’re shamelessly asking for three hundred taels? Why don’t you go to rob someone instead?”
Liu Jiaying could say this, but Lin Yuelan couldn’t because it would make her unfilial.
Lin Sanniu’s face turned green with anger. “I’m asking for family support from my daughter. What does it have to do with you, little girl?”
Liu Jiaying snorted and said, “I just don’t like people like you who don’t fulfill your parents’ duties but ask your children to support you. Besides, I’ve become sworn sisters with little sister Yuelan, so her business is my business.”
Lin Sanniu couldn’t argue with Liu Jiaying, so he turned his attention to Lin Yuelan.
He asked loudly, “Lin Yuelan, are you going to give me the money or not? If you don’t, then we’ll go to court!”
This was a direct threat.
