Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Yan Han was still wearing the same clothes he had put on when he first came back, standing simply and casually at the door. It was not particularly late at this time, and the sunset reflected on his beautiful face and somewhat sharp eyes, as if this small courtyard could not contain his brilliance.
“You are…” The woman finally came back to her senses and was shocked by Yan Han’s aura. She asked in disbelief: “Are you Xiao Han?”
Although she suspected this possibility, she still found it hard to believe.
——Is this Yan Han? Is this the timid and introverted Yan Han in her impression?
She had seen this child before. The last time she saw her was when she was about ten years old. In her memory, the child wore old clothes, always kept her head down, and acted timidly in front of her father. It was hard to like her.
But how come now… it’s only been a few years, and… it was even more unbelievable because in her memory, the child always kept her head down and had a bit of a hunchback at such a young age, so the woman couldn’t remember what Yan Han looked like at all.
So this person with incredibly delicate facial features and incomparable beauty was really Yan Han?!
The woman was shocked by Yan Han’s behavior, and not only did her arrogance fade a bit, she even almost lost the momentum she had used to curse at others!
But she at last remembered the purpose of her visit, so she said to Yan Han: “I’m talking to your grandparents now, you have no right to interrupt!”
The middle-aged woman had a slightly out of shape figure and her appearance was not very good, but she should be the type who liked to dress up. Not only did she have a pungent smell of perfume on her body, but she also had heavy makeup on her face.
She had just been standing in the yard with her hands on her hips, and now she was trying to bypass Yan Han and seek justice from the neighbors who had come outside to watch the fun.
“Fellow villagers, tell me, how can there be such a cruel old couple in this world? Yan Xiaoyu and I got married officially, and my son’s surname is also Yan, and he is the child of their Yan family. But the two elders don’t like me and don’t accept me. They have ignored my son since he was born, and I have been raising the child alone. That’s fine. But now my son is short of money for school, and I want to borrow from them. The old people obviously have money but they just want to watch him die. They just give the money to Yan Xiaoyu’s ex-girlfriend’s child. What’s the matter, Yan Han is your Yan family’s child, but my son is not? Tell me, are there such biased old people!”
The woman stood at the gate of the yard and made a lot of complaints. After so many years, most of the old people nearby who knew the whole story had moved away. The neighbors nearby were all new, and everyone gathered around just to watch the fun.
Now hearing what this woman said, everyone couldn’t help but point fingers at the old couple living here, thinking that they were indeed biased. They raised the first daughter-in-law’s child all the way to adulthood, and then because they didn’t like the subsequent second wife, they simply ignored their grandson. They were indeed a bit heartless.
Seeing that her accusation was effective, the woman became even more excited, and she wanted to tell all the grievances she had suffered over the years in front of this audience.
Of course, a lot of it was exaggerated to gain sympathy. As for the part where she was a mistress and the treatment Yan Han received since childhood, they were completely ignored and not mentioned at all.
She complained at the door, but Yan Han simply ignored her and went straight into the house to check on his grandparents.
“What’s the big deal? Call that bast**d and tell him to keep an eye on his wife!”
His grandfather was so angry that he had fallen on the sofa.
The old couple had never done anything wrong so they were not afraid of anything. The only thing they feared was that their family scandal would be made public and they would become a laughing stock among their fellow villagers.
But who could have thought that the mistress would have the nerve to come to their door. The two elders just tried to argue with her, but they didn’t expect that the other party had already thought of a routine and just opened her voice to curse, which almost made his grandfather have a heart attack.
Fortunately, his grandmother helped grandpa back into the house in time and fed him medicine, then simply closed the door and refused to go out. Anyway, all the people who would want to watch the fun had been attracted, and the matter had become a big deal. If they went out now, they would only bring shame upon themselves.
“I’ve already made the call. What sin have I committed! I’m already old, but I still have to be insulted by that kind of woman…”
“Grandma, please take care of grandpa first. Don’t take it to heart. I’ll go out and take a look.” Yan Han said as he stood up and walked out. When he passed by Lin Jianlu who came in with him, he heard the other party ask, “Do you need my help?”
“Dealing with this kind of person… your help shouldn’t be necessary.” Yan Han smiled at him, then raised his hand, pushed open the door of the old house, and walked out.
Lin Jianlu naturally followed him back to the yard.
The door was pushed open with a creaky sound. The woman who had been complaining to their fellow villagers with her back to the door looked back, and when she saw that it was just him who came out, she simply ignored him and continued to tell her neighbors how hard it was for her to raise the child alone over the years.
Yan Han walked straight to her without even looking at the “brother” who was half a head shorter than him, and asked the woman bluntly: “You said it was hard for you to raise the child alone for so many years, but wasn’t my dad with you? He even abandoned me, my mom, and my grandparents for you. What else do you want?”
“You…”
The woman’s face changed as the neighbors exclaimed “Huh”, asking if there was actually some inside story.
Even though Yan Han looked completely different from her impression when she appeared, she never expected that this person would dare to come up to her and talk to her like that!
After all, Yan Xiaoyu would occasionally mention this child over the years, and there were almost no other adjectives in his words except timid and cowardly.
Before, when this kid had some kind of luck to get into Luze High School, Yan Xiaoyu came back and praised her twice, but the woman didn’t like to hear it, so he didn’t dare to mention it again.
Later, she heard that the child’s grades in school were very poor, and she was almost in the worst class. The woman did not show it on her face, but she was a little proud in her heart – she said, no matter what, a chicken that flies to the branch is still a chicken, and it can’t become a phoenix.
But she didn’t expect that the feeling this child gave her now… was as if she was a phoenix, no matter where she was…
But since this woman dared to gossip here in front of so many people, it was obvious that she was not afraid of being exposed.
——She didn’t take the people here seriously at all, nor did she care about her reputation. She came here just to make money.
The only thing she couldn’t stand was that this child dared to stand up in front of her and even showed off to her, so she scolded: “Who told you these? What do you, a child, know about adult matters! Go away and don’t butt in here!”
The woman was not only domineering but also spoke in a fierce manner and showed no mercy to others. In a nutshell, she was both aggressive and rude.
If it were the original owner, she might not dare to argue with her in front of so many people.
But Yan Han didn’t care about these, nor was he afraid of being scolded by the woman, so he simply said: “Then let’s not talk about your being a mistress, let’s talk about Yan Guan’s matter.”
“You!” The woman’s face became even uglier. Since she was called a mistress in public, there was no need for her to continue playing the role of a stepmother:
“Who do you think you are? Do you really think I’m giving you face if I don’t scold you? You uneducated thing!”
“I am uneducated.”
The woman’s words were unpleasant to hear, but Yan Han spoke in a relaxed tone, as if he didn’t care at all. “Yan Xiaoyu couldn’t cheat any money himself, so he asked you to come and ask for it? You are so self-righteous in living off your parents. You are really well-educated.”
“You, you kid, haha, don’t fool others with your good words. People like you will not have any future in society. You can only act in front of me.” The woman was quite angry at first, but she suddenly laughed later, looking like she was completely relieved. In her words, the person in front of her would not have any future anyway.
So she didn’t mind being talked back to by such people.
At least she was trying to act that way.
In the woman’s eyes, no matter how eloquent Yan Han was, she was just a child with little knowledge, and adults had many ways to deal with children.
It was impossible to hit her, she was not stupid.
But directly scaring and completely denying Yan Han, making her feel that she would be a useless waste in the future and was destined to live at the bottom of society, was obviously a method that could really hit the child hard.
In fact, the original owner grew up under these kinds of blows for so many years.
Children’s worldview was often very small, and children who were denied during the growth period when they were establishing their worldview would lose confidence in themselves, and even when they grew up, it would be difficult for such children to regain their confidence.
Because deep down they believed that they were useless. People without self-confidence would find it difficult to succeed in anything they did. Even if they succeeded, they would not be able to be happy in the future as easily as ordinary people.
The original owner had no grudges against this woman, but this woman would attack the original owner whenever she had the chance, which showed how vicious she was.
But unfortunately, Yan Han had always been a little different. The more others said that he was not good enough, the more he thought that he was good enough.
What’s more, his experiences of fighting against hardships since childhood had shaped him into what he was today. The kind of publicity and self-confidence that came from his heart could not be concealed by ordinary people.
So Yan Han didn’t bother to be polite with her. He just chuckled and said confidently: “Don’t worry, I will never be a failure like you in the future. Not only did you destroy other people’s families by being a mistress, but you also don’t want to work to support yourself and your child, instead you come here to steal the money of the elderly.”
“You…” The woman drooped her triangular eyes and was about to start cursing again, but Yan Han didn’t give her a chance.
He interrupted the conversation directly:
“Even if I am a loser, I’ll only spend the money I earn. It’s better than being a shameless person like you.”
After cursing all this in one breath, Yan Han let out a long breath.
The eldest brother was not good at swearing, but he had sworn these words once a long time ago.
Although he was very young at that time, much younger than he was now, where after scolding him he even had a fight with his own scumb*g father and was directly kicked out of the house, but if he had to choose again he would still do the same.
What’s more, after so many years, he had enough power this time and no one could drive him away.
The woman was so angry that her face turned blue. The situation changed after the neighbors behind her heard that she was a mistress. Although the woman didn’t mind what others thought of her, obviously no one could tolerate being pointed at by the original wife’s child and called shameless.
Before coming here today, she had expected that she might be scolded by the old man and woman, but she never expected to be scolded by a junior! How could she bear this!
She wanted to retort, but Yan Guan, who was standing next to her, rushed out and started to defend his mother: “You are not allowed to scold my mother! Come on, try again!”
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