Chapter 335: Family Scandal (II)
No, he could not allow this good girl to be ruined by that woman. Village Head Xiao immediately tried to make Han Ruochen see the light. "Ruochen, that land is barren, and there is nothing that you can do there. Even those from the village would never think of contracting that land. If you purchase it, then you will certainly make a loss. Don’t always listen to your mother and do whatever she wants you to do. She is a troublemaker."
When Han Ruochen heard the warm words of Village Head Xiao, she could not help but feel a bit touched. Even though Village Head Xiao was a bit stern, he was kind and understanding. She shook her head and explained, "This matter has nothing to do with my mother, Village Head. I want to buy that piece of land because I have my own reasons. You might have already heard that the people at the public harbour are making things difficult for me. They either dirty my boat or they charge me twice the fee. Clearly, the parking fee is ten yuan a day, but they charge me a hundred yuan."
"I might be lucky a few days, but that does not mean that I can be lucky every day. How am I supposed to bring a hundred yuan every day?" Han Ruochen did not mind paying the exorbitant fee; she could always pay it with ease, but she disliked such bullying tactics. Just because they could not catch the same amount of prey as her, they wanted to use such scheming actions.
Han Ruochen was not someone who was going to suffer silently either; since they wouldn’t let her park her boat on the public harbour, she would build a harbour on her own.
When Village Head Xiao heard that the people at the docks were making use of their power to bully a little girl, his eyes could not help but darken. He knew that those people were making things difficult for Han Ruochen, but he never thought that they would actually do such disgusting things. He sighed heavily and said, "Alright. That piece of land is not under anyone’s governance or authority at the moment. It hasn’t been taken away by the villagers either, and I still have the right to notarise it."
When Han Ruochen heard that Village Head Xiao could help her in purchasing that piece of land, she sighed in relief. In a few years, the village head would lose his powers and turn into a common person just like the rest of them. His authority to manage the pieces of land would also be taken away, and then everything would be handed to the government. Han Ruochen still remembered how hard it was for her niece to contract that piece of land for the next thirty years, as the government did not allow her to purchase it.
Fortunately, that time had not arrived, and she could still buy that piece of land.
"Then I will thank you, village head." Han Ruochen handed Village Head Xiao a box of branded cigarettes.
Village Head Xiao wanted to refuse, but Han Ruochen was adamant.
When he saw that Han Ruochen was determined, he sighed and took the pack of cigarettes.
"Ruochen, you are a good girl. You should stay on guard against your mother. I don’t want to say anything harsh, but your father—he is too confused." Village Head Xiao patted Han Ruochen on the head and told her to be careful.
When Han Ruochen heard his words, she could not help but remember the funeral of her father. Back then, the village head said something similar. He told her that her father was too confused, and it led to such a thing. Hearing him repeat the same thing all over again, Han Ruochen’s eyes flickered, and she could not help but ask, "Village head, do you know something?"
Why did the Village Head say such things? Did he know something?
Village Head’s eyes darkened as he recalled the good things that he had heard in the past. He still remembered the night when Han Yichen was caught with Meng Yunhan and the figure that ran out of the village. He shook his head and sighed heavily. "Ruochen, there are some things that I am not clear about. But I am afraid that there is something wrong with your mother. Of course, I can be wrong because that night when your father was caught with her, it was too dark and my eyesight had never been good. But I saw someone running away from the shack... If you want someone to tell you the truth, then you can only look for Qu Ying. She was your mother’s best friend when the educated youths lived here."
Village Head Xiao did not say anything back then, as he had no evidence and Meng Yunhan was like a shrew. If he dared to say that Han Yichen did not do anything and was schemed against, there was a good chance Meng Yunhan would have made a fuss and said that he was ruining her reputation. What was more, that night was indeed too dark. So what if he really made a mistake?
In the end, all the clues pointed to Qu Ying. Only that woman who was with Meng Yunhan all the time could tell what happened back then, but that woman returned to the city after the college entrance exams started.
When Han Ruochen heard Village Head Xiao’s explanation, she understood what had happened more or less. According to her father, he was already drugged before he could arrive at the shack, so there was a good chance that he might not even remember what happened to him. What if Yun Xinye took advantage of her mother and then pushed the blame on her father? If that was the case, then her father must have been wronged to death!
"But I can also be wrong, like I said that it was too dark back then." When Village Head Xiao saw that Han Ruochen was lost in her thoughts, he could not help but correct himself. He did not want to be involved in someone else’s family scandal.
