Chapter 18 - A House ? That's Impossible

" A house ? That's- That's totally impossible!" shouted Grandma Lin, her double chin wobbling with its impact " How can they buy a house ? I have never let them save a single copper coin ! Where did they got the money?"

" That's right!" said Zhang Xiaohui , her mouth agape in shock , in the entire Lin family , she and her mother in law were the clearest about The Lin brothers salary . They knew how much they earned as daily wages, she was the one who incited her mother in law to snatch every single copper coin from her nephews . In her heart her nephews were nothing but money losing scourges, especially the youngest one who couldn't speak a single word without stuttering . Zhang Xiaohui was primitively superstitious she believed that Lin Yu was a cursed star and would bring harm to their family , hence she thought it was perfectly right for the Lin brothers to hand over their entire salary in her hands . ??

After all they were risking their lives by letting that cursed star stay in their house !

" humph , you both are simply stupid !" Lin Ze might be a good for nothing but he was the only son of her mother and that made him the lord of the family, so despite being a money losing gambler , he was use to throwing his weight around the house without giving his mother or wife any face

" grandma , I think cousin brothers hid some of their money outside " said Lin Che gulping down the roast pork , though his chopsticks kept flying as he started piling meat in his bowl again , with his father's return Lin Che was worried that their will an extra pair of hands fighting for his food , so his chopsticks never stopped moving " They not only saved enough money to buy a bride but they even hid their savings from you , grandma they are not being filial to you "

" That's right " snorted Lin Ze huffing indignantly as he sneered at his stupid mother and wife" its my son who is the smartest here , do you know mother my nephews actually buyed the Ling family house that had been on sale at a sky high price of fifty taels ! If we had that money , would I still have to worry about Lin Che's studies and Lin Yunxi 's marriage ?" more importantly would he be worried about the debt that was hovering on his head ? With that fifty taels in his hands that debt of ten taels would have been a measly sum of money to him but his mother had to act stupid and kick that golden egg from his clutch . Lin Ze was certain that as long as his nephews stayed in their house , he would have snatched that fifty taels from them one way or other but now ? Now he didn't even had any way left to clear his debt with his nephews he was still left with a way out but without them he wouldn't be able to pay the debt even in his next life !

And the person whom he owed the debt was Li Agou , the known ruffian of the Dong tong town , who was known for his gruesome ways.

Just thinking about it made him shiver with sweat rolling down his spine .

No ! He has to bring money or his nephews back !

" Mother, I don't know anything its your fault now you have to set this right for me " said Lin Ze ,in his his head his nephews were the only one who were deserving of doing the hard work and bring money .As for himself , he was the lord of the house , when was it his responsiblity to earn money and do coarse work in the fields or in the town .

" Those rascals !" just as Lin Ze anticipated the old Woman Lin roared furiously and rushed out towards the Ling mansion .

Lin Ze and Zhang Xiaohui also followed behind her , while Lin Che struggled between snatching the good things from his cousins or eating the good food in front of him . Finally , the desire to bully his cousins overcame his desire to satisfy his tongue and he too rushed out after his grandmother and parents , rolls of fat juggling with his strides .

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" Mother , here you go " handing the recently purchased black glazed bowl to his mother Lin Jing sat down on the stool that he and his brothers placed under the shade of tree in their courtyard " Wan Wan brewed it , drink while its hot "

" En " taking the bowl from her son , mother Lin started sipping on the bitter Chinese medicine . Though she was old and mother of seven children , her tastes were childish , she hated bitter things and liked sweets but alas her luck , was really bad .She can no longer avoid this bitter concoction any more

Mother Lin closed her eyes and drank the luke warm medicine and at once her lips puckered in distate , while her nose crinkled because of its bad smell .

" It's really bitter , Ah Jing " complained Mother Lin but this time her sons didn't let her have her way and stared at her until she gave up and finished the remaining medicine in her bowl .

" Here eat this mother " said Lin Rui handing his mother a sweet candy that his brothers brought for their wife , however Su Wan knew that mother Lin might find the medicine bitter and handed him a piece of candy from the kitchen

" Leave it for Wan Wan " Shaking her head mother Lin refused , what a joke . She was already so old was she so childish as to take her daughter in law candies? This was her sons gifts to their wife , she cannot place a claim on it .

" Mother , eat " taking the candy from Lin Rui 's hand , Lin Jing brought it in front of his mother Lin 's mouth .

Mother Lin saw her son's stubborn expression and knew that there was no way her son was going to listen to her . In end she took the sweet candy and ate it ..mhmm it was really too sweet , her sons were really good to their wife.

" Mother is it sweet ?" asked Lin Chen who was sitting opposite to his and saw the look of contentment on her face

" sweet " nodded Mother Lin " do you want to eat it too ?"

" No " Lin Chen refused at once , this was brought for his wife by his elder brothers , it was fine if their mother ate it but what kind of thick face will he have if he ate his wife's candies too ?

If wanted to eat something sweet , it was better for him to eat his wife who was as sweet as the candy.

" M- mother -" Lin Yu began but as soon as he spoke up , his elder brother stood up abruptly and pulled their mother away from her seat .

Startled the Lin brothers stood up when a huge stone came flying and landed exactly where their mother was sitting .

Mother Lin who was shocked stunned let go of her bowl which shattered on the floor with a loud bang .

" What are you doing ! You old hag ! " Lin Chen who saw his mother getting attacked rushed at the perpetrator leaving his brothers behind . When Lin Jing and the others heard his bellow of ' old hag' they knew whom Lin Chen was screaming at.

Infact they weren't even surprised that the old Lin family came to trouble them , the news that they have brought a new house must have already spread throughout the village.

No wonder the old Lin family came to get a share of their rich pie as well !

Author's note : sorry for the late update , currently I'm busy with my exams preparations . Sorry for the delay !