Chapter 201

Chapter 201 – Mother

Lin You Xi followed Mei Fang into the house. At this moment, her uncle You Xiaobing was hurriedly descending the stairs with a stack of documents in his hand.

Mei Fang took a big step forward and grabbed You Xiaobing tightly, while Lin You Xi continued filming with her phone.

You Xiaobing, who was about thirty-five or thirty-six years old, was tall and thin like a bamboo pole. However, in front of the vigorous Mei Fang, he had almost no chance to struggle and couldn’t escape.

“Hey… Lin You Xi, where did you find this wild man? Are you both out of your minds? Get lost!”

You Xiaobing immediately kicked at Mei Fang, but Mei Fang had anticipated his move and dodged, nearly causing You Xiaobing to slip.

Mei Fang seized the opportunity to grab You Xiaobing’s wrist and pinned him down on the sofa.

After the sports meet, Mei Fang had developed a habit of exercising and had learned some basic self-defense techniques.

“You Xiaobing, now you’re trespassing and committing burglary. You’ll have to serve at least three years. The police will be here soon.”

Lin You Xi paused for a moment and continued filming You Xiaobing. “And you injured my family members, so you could also be charged with intentional harm. Just wait and see!”

“What do you mean trespassing? The land certificate clearly states that this land belongs to our You family generation after generation. When did it become the Lin family’s territory?”

You Xiaobing yelled at Lin You Xi, “You little brat, just because you’ve read a bit more, you think you can get away with disrespecting your uncle!”

“If you don’t want to be my uncle, then fine. I never considered you as an uncle anyway.”

“You’ve always been a cancer to our family. Every time you come over, it’s either to ask for money from my father or to ask for money from my father… If you had any sense of shame, you wouldn’t have done something like this today.”

“Go to hell! That’s what my father owed me! Wait for him to come, and you can ask him yourself! He swore on my mother’s grave—”

“Don’t mention my mother! You don’t deserve to!”

Lin You Xi’s sudden shout startled You Xiaobing, even Mei Fang was slightly surprised.

Mother You Xi had always been a sacred existence for Lin You Xi and her early spiritual support. Whenever she encountered sad or difficult things and couldn’t confide in Xia Yuan or Mei Fang, she would go to her mother’s grave to talk.

But such a mother actually had such a loutish brother. This had always been a source of discomfort for Lin You Xi.

She could understand her father’s tolerance, which stemmed from guilt for not being able to protect his deceased wife.

But everything has its limits.

Just as You Xiaobing was mumbling about how someone upstairs had treated him, Mei Fang’s father, Mei Lijun, and the police arrived almost simultaneously.

The wailing sirens attracted the attention of neighbors, and Mei Lijun and the police entered the house. Seeing that Lin You Xi and Mei Fang were safe, they relaxed.

The police asked Mei Fang to let go of You Xiaobing and then listened to their accounts of the incident from both Lin You Xi and You Xiaobing.

One of the older police officers began to mediate after understanding the situation:

“I thought there was some serious matter when you reported trespassing, but it’s all within the family. Why make such a fuss during the New Year? It doesn’t look good for the neighbors…”

Facing such disputes, the local police officer clearly wanted to mediate and smooth things over.

But Lin You Xi didn’t agree.

“Uncle, I hope you understand what I’m saying.”

“But isn’t he your uncle? Thunder above, uncle below, don’t cause trouble. Is your mother at home? Why hasn’t she come out?”

“This, comrade, let’s talk elsewhere.”

Mei Lijun had rushed over by taxi, his hair disheveled and somewhat disheveled, but he patiently explained Lin You Xi’s situation to the police.

The older police officer continued, “The situation is like this, but this matter is too complicated… One has a land certificate, the other has a property certificate. Isn’t it reasonable for him to return here?”

“Hey, comrade, if you don’t know, don’t speak nonsense.”

Mei Lijun frowned immediately, “You’re not from the Land Bureau or the Housing Bureau. If you don’t understand the principle that property rights outweigh land rights, it’s fine, but don’t spread false information among the public.”

“Hey, comrade, you sound like an old cadre. Whether I understand or not doesn’t need your teaching. Shouldn’t you be the homeowner here…”

As soon as the old police officer finished speaking, loud voices could be heard outside. Several middle-aged men strode up to Mei Lijun and greeted him with smiles and apologies:

“Oh, Chief Mei, what happened? Why did you rush over here?”

“My son’s friend had some trouble, so I came to check on them. It’s nothing major.”

Baimei County was a small county town, and the old police officer immediately recognized several of the people as minor officials from the county.

Seeing their attitude and addressing him, he was startled, “Subsequent handling should wait until the homeowner is present…”

Another young police officer next to him had been controlling You Xiaobing and didn’t say anything, only whispering to Mei Fang:

“Is that man your father?”

“Yeah,” Mei Fang nodded, “My father is Mei Lijun. But it’s okay if you haven’t heard of him. He wasn’t very famous anyway.”

During the process of understanding the dispute, several key figures returned to the small courtyard, including Xia Yuan and Liang Meijuan, who had tended to her wounds; the protagonist, Lin Guochuan, was the last to return.

He had roughly understood the situation from the phone call and had been brewing anger, maintaining emotional stability without exploding.

When he got home and saw the mess in his warm home, his bleeding and injured wife Liang Meijuan, and his daughter Lin You Xi hugging Mei Fang and rubbing her red eyes, the usually mild-mannered Lin Guochuan finally erupted.

He walked straight up to You Xiaobing and slapped him hard across the face. Almost no one could stop him.

Even Mei Fang didn’t seriously try to hold him back.

This time, Lin Guochuan was truly enraged by You Xiaobing’s repeated disturbances. After obtaining the audio and video recordings from Mei Fang and Lin You Xi, Lin Guochuan decided to follow his daughter’s suggestion and prepare to sue You Xiaobing for trespassing.

At this point, the usually arrogant You Xiaobing finally felt scared and kept begging Lin Guochuan for forgiveness, saying that they were relatives and shouldn’t escalate the situation.

The usually amiable Lin Guochuan remained silent, his face dark.

“I talked to the people around you.”

“The marriage proposal and dowry were all lies, weren’t they?”

“You just owed a lot of gambling debts and came to deceive me to pay them off.”

“Brother-in-law, don’t do this… Brother-in-law… Ah… Hit me, hit me as much as you want! Don’t send me to jail! We are family, aren’t we…”

You Xiaobing kept slapping himself and pleading with Lin Guochuan, but Lin Guochuan remained unmoved.

Seeing that the situation was beyond repair, You Xiaobing finally showed his usual fierce demeanor.

“Lin Guochuan, you dog! My sister must be blind to marry such a dog! She suffered so much with you, never enjoying a day of happiness! Now you treat her brother like this, what will you say to her when you die—”

You Xiaobing received a pair of handcuffs and was grumbling as he was taken away by the police.

There was a lot to handle next, and everyone busied themselves helping clean up the chaos in Lin You Xi’s home.

In the midst of this, Lin You Xi quickly checked Liang Meijuan’s injuries again.

“Still hurting?”

“No, it’s just a small scratch. Did you and Mei Fang block You Xiaobing? Are you… okay?”

“I’m fine.”

“Are you sure? Your skin is broken, let me clean it…”

“I’m really fine… really…”

Liang Meijuan carefully applied iodine to Lin You Xi’s abrasions. Lin You Xi looked at Liang Meijuan’s face, recalling the scene where she had stepped forward to protect her, and all the memories they had shared, making Lin You Xi feel overwhelmed with emotions.

She gently patted Liang Meijuan’s shoulder and rubbed it a few times.

“It’s fine… Mom.”

Liang Meijuan initially didn’t realize the change in Lin You Xi’s address, but she looked up at Lin You Xi in surprise, seeing her smiling at her.

“I…”

Liang Meijuan loved children and had always wanted one. So, when taking care of Lin You Xi, she treated her as her own, showering her with affection.

She didn’t mind Lin You Xi calling her Aunt because she knew You Xi was a sentimental child and that she didn’t need to compete for titles as a stepmother.

However, when Lin You Xi called her “Mom,” both Lin You Xi and Liang Meijuan felt as if a long-standing chain had been broken, bringing a sense of relief.

Liang Meijuan covered her face and silently wept, while the sensible Lin You Xi comforted her back. Mei Fang and Xia Yuan were moved by this heartwarming scene.

You Xiaobing was detained for suspected trespassing, and there were still many issues to handle afterward.

But after Lin Guochuan dealt with these matters, Lin You Xi would never associate with this person again.

Unexpectedly, something like this happened the day before New Year’s Eve. Mei Lijun had to greet those officials and leave first, while Mei Fang helped out and was exhausted when he returned from You Xi’s house. Xiang Xiaoxia and Mei Ya didn’t dare to ask too much and only listened to Mei Fang explain the details.

“That You Xiaobing is truly no good. The Lin family has helped him so much, yet he still doesn’t appreciate it…”

“You said You Xi called Meijuan ‘Mom’? That’s incredible! Tomorrow, after delivering spring rolls, I’ll have to ask Meijuan how it feels to be called ‘Mom’ by You Xi.”

“If you want to know so badly, why not have You Xi call you—”

Xiang Xiaoxia pinched Mei Ya’s cheek, “You little girl, instead of learning good habits, you always tease your mom. In the afternoon, I picked up Yuan Yuan to be my daughter, and by evening, you want to be You Xi?”

“I’m just worried Mom might get confused,” Mei Ya smiled, “Otherwise, we can have two—”

At this moment, there was a soft knock on the door.

Mei Fang opened the door and found Lin You Xi standing in front of him with a backpack.

“Is something wrong? Again?”

“No, nothing. Our master bedroom is not suitable for sleeping tonight, so I told my parents to sleep in my bed…”

Lin You Xi touched her nose and then gave Mei Fang a faint smile, “So, can I stay over at your place tonight?”

That’s all for today’s update in the underworld. Try to return to the world of the living for updates tomorrow by 10 PM.