Chapter 452: Chapter 441: The Top Scorer from a Farming Family
Ye Baomin returned home with an exceptionally somber face. Ye Wei and Mrs. Xiao Wang sensed something was wrong and found an excuse to go back to the county, leaving only Ye Ming’s family at home.
Ye Mei had been crying nonstop from the start, and now that there were no outsiders, she slumped into a chair, looking as though she had lost her soul, tears continuously flowing down.
Ye Wangshi was greatly pained seeing her daughter like this. Ye Ming also had an extremely dark expression, and even Ye Lin felt impatient with his sister for losing face for herself today. He stealthily glanced at his grandfather’s expression and slipped away.
Now, only Ye Baomin, Ye Ming, Ye Wangshi, and Ye Mei were left in the room. Ye Ming, with a nervous look, glanced at his father and said resentfully, "Dad, this must be the Wang family’s doing. I clearly remember putting Wang Zhaoxing in that room. How could it have become the second rascal in such a short time?"
"You damned fool, it’s all because of you that our daughter is in this mess!" Ye Wangshi cried and flung herself onto Ye Ming. In her mind, if it weren’t for Ye Ming’s unreliable actions, how could things have turned out this way? Could a drunk person be so easily moved? It must be because Ye Ming was too drunk and made a mistake.
"Enough, what’s all the fuss about." Ye Ming dodged a couple of times unsuccessfully, then finally grabbed Ye Wangshi’s hand and impatiently pushed her away, "If you hadn’t started yelling before seeing the situation clearly, it wouldn’t have blown up like this."
Although Ye Ming usually was careless, a man’s strength is always greater than a woman’s. Ye Wangshi lost her balance and ended up sprawled on the floor.
After sitting down, she didn’t get up but acted like a shrew, rolling and thrashing about, "Isn’t this following the plan? Ye Ming, all this is your doing. How are we mother and daughter supposed to live from now on!"
Hearing Ye Wangshi’s racket, Ye Mei cried even harder.
"Enough, what’s all this commotion!" Ye Baomin suddenly shouted.
Ye Wangshi got quite a scare, immediately stopped yelling, and her face was smeared with tears and snot.
"Regardless of the situation, in others’ eyes, it is as if our Ye family has lost more than what we tried to gain. Now, the most important thing isn’t to shift the blame, but to manage this matter. Otherwise, our family’s prestige will be lost, and you can forget about becoming the next village chief."
Ye Ming obviously couldn’t accept this outcome, and he cautiously asked, "Dad, what should we do now?"
Ye Baomin didn’t speak, just stared at Ye Mei with an inscrutable gaze.
Being stared at by her grandfather like this, Ye Mei suddenly shivered, a sense of fear rising in her heart, and her tears stopped flowing.
Ye Ming and Ye Wangshi also had a bad feeling, as they listened to Ye Baomin’s somber words, "I absolutely will not acknowledge the second rascal as my grandson-in-law."
Ye Wangshi nodded, right, she would never marry her daughter to the second rascal either.
"Ye Mei, you should know that a woman whose reputation has been destroyed and been publicly... cannot possibly marry a second man. I will not acknowledge the second rascal. In order to protect you and the reputation of our Ye family, the only way is for you to take your own life, as a repayment for the Ye family’s nurture, understand?" Ye Baomin stared at Ye Mei.
Ye Mei was disheartened, with a pale, bitter smile. Of course, she understood what that meant, but was she just going to be abandoned like this? Ironically, this was the first time her grandfather had spoken to her so seriously!
But Ye Mei, she did not want to die, even if her reputation was destroyed, she did not want to die.
She suddenly knelt down, pleading with Ye Baomin, "Grandfather, please, I don’t want to die, would it be alright if I leave tonight? I could find a nunnery to become a nun, it doesn’t necessarily have to end in suicide."
At this moment, Ye Baomin suddenly thought of that widowed woman who had committed adultery when he first became village chief. She had also begged him like this, but because she was unrelated to him, Ye Baomin had no sympathy and forcefully had her drowned in the pond.
What did that woman say at the time? That she would face retribution? Is this her retribution?
Ye Baomin took a deep drag of his cigarette, retribution be it then, he could never let an incident with a granddaughter ruin the future of his descendants.
"Dad, you want Meimei to..." Ye Ming couldn’t say those two words, although he preferred his son, his daughter was still his child. How could such a trivial matter lead to her demise?
His father was the village chief, and he was the future village chief, who would dare gossip?
The second rascal, no matter how worthless, would still allow his daughter a bite to eat under his heavy hand, wouldn’t he? Even if she doesn’t marry the second rascal, like she said, becoming a nun is also an option! Why should she choose death then?
"No, I disagree," Ye Ming was firm for once.
Ye Wangshi got up from the ground, holding Ye Mei and crying, fearing that her father-in-law would drag Ye Mei to her death.
"You disagree and you still want to be the village chief?" Ye Baomin said with an ugly expression, "Forget about you, even I can’t continue being the village chief at this rate."
"Isn’t there still the third brother? Would they dare to oppose?" Ye Ming weakly said.
"Your third brother is just a Government Official, can he handle the affairs of our village?" Ye Baomin said exasperatedly, "Either Ye Mei commits suicide, or you give up being the village chief and live humbly in the village from now on, make your choice."
"I..." Ye Ming hesitated, looking at Ye Mei with the same complex eyes as Ye Baomin used to.
Ye Mei cried out, "Dad, I don’t want to die, your daughter doesn’t want to die, save me, I will definitely be filial in the future."
"I have your brother to be filial to me," Ye Ming said subconsciously. After saying this, he had already made his decision.
Ye Mei stared blankly at her father, never expecting to be abandoned just like that. Could her own flesh and blood really not compare to a position of a village chief?
"You all have such cruel hearts, such cruel hearts!" Ye Mei cried dispiritedly, struggling to run outside.
Unexpectedly, Ye Lin who had returned home from a boring stroll outside, heard his grandfather and father’s conversation and stopped Ye Mei who was trying to run.
Although Ye Mei was his sister, if she really ran away, wouldn’t he also lose face? Better for her to die; it could be considered a contribution to the family, and she might even be honored as a chaste woman! It would also benefit his future as a Government Official.
"No, you can’t do this." Ye Wangshi struggled to push Ye Lin away to let her daughter escape, but her closest husband stopped her, and she looked back in disbelief while Ye Ming guiltily averted his eyes.
"Ye Lin, since your sister is disobedient, help her out," Ye Baomin ordered.
With Ye Baomin’s command, Ye Lin gained more strength, and he took his belt off his waist, then looped it around Ye Mei’s neck.
"Sister, don’t blame your brother. Brother also has no choice, if there is an afterlife, brother will treat you well."
"Ah! Murder!" At the critical moment, a scream came from the Ye Family Mansion.