Reborn in 1985, starting from the mountains of Northwest China

When Chen Feng opened the door, he was surprised to see Lin Qingfeng and Lu Dan, with Lin Bei and his wife following behind them.

He was stunned.

Lin Qingfeng and Lu Dan also changed their usual cheerful expressions and looked at Chen Feng with serious faces.

"Father, Mother, what brings you here?"

Chen Feng asked instinctively.

Lin Qingfeng ignored him and walked straight in, his gaze sweeping over everyone in the room, his expression growing even more unpleasant.

Lu Dan followed behind, and when she saw that there were outsiders, she managed to force a smile.

She was still in shock, and any good impression she had of Chen Feng had completely vanished.

Lin Bei and Lu Fang, on the other hand, didn't care about the scene in front of them at all. They looked around with expressions of watching a good show.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked curiously at the four people who had suddenly entered.

As the village head, Chen Zhengang knows the people in this area best.

Sensing the awkward atmosphere, he quickly broke the silence, smiling as he greeted him, "Brother Lin is here too! Chen Feng was a great help this time!"

Lin Qingfeng's expression softened slightly. After glaring at Chen Feng, he moved a stool to a corner and sat there sulking.

Chen Feng felt a little confused. He hadn't offended his father-in-law recently, so why was he being looked at like that?

Lu Dan knew what kind of person her son was, but Chen Feng hitting Lin Bei and threatening him was going too far.

He had no choice but to make an excuse to go to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for Lin Xiu, and first ask his daughter how things had escalated to this point!

Lin Xiu was putting firewood into the earthen stove when someone suddenly tapped her on the shoulder. Turning around, she saw her mother and asked in surprise, "Mother, what brings you here?"

Lu Dan lowered her voice and said, "Your brother may be a scoundrel, but you can't drive him to the brink! If you need money, just tell Mom. You can't send your own brother to jail for a little money!"

"Oh, what did my brother say to you?"

"Shh, keep your voice down," Lu Dan whispered in Lin Xiu's ear, recounting how Lin Bei and his wife had come to them in the middle of the night to complain the previous night.

After listening, Lin Xiu understood the whole story. Her older brother was such a scoundrel!

In the past few years, taking advantage of Chen Feng's easy-going nature, he has often tried to take advantage of him.

Now that he has to pay back the money, he's distorting the truth in front of his parents again.

She said angrily, "He borrowed forty or fifty yuan from us, not to mention the things he took. How can he bully people like this! I think it's better to let him go in, so he won't cause trouble for others outside!"

Lu Dan was angered by Lin Xiu's words: "What are you saying! No matter what, he's still your older brother!"

"I can't handle this! Go ask Chen Feng."

Lin Xiu was also furious and didn't bother to explain to Lu Dan. After saying those words, she left the kitchen with the freshly steamed buns.

Chen Feng keenly sensed that something was wrong with Lin Xiu, and he was just about to ask her what her mother had said to her earlier.

Lin Bei suddenly spoke up: "Brother-in-law, give me a straight answer today. If I pay back the money, will you spare my life?"

Although his voice wasn't loud, everyone present could hear it clearly.

What's going on here?!

Lin Bei, that reckless and argumentative person who always tries to argue even when he's wrong, actually begged Chen Feng to let him off the hook in public today?

Looking at Lin Bei and the somewhat smug Lu Fang, Chen Feng suddenly realized that they had gone to call for reinforcements!

No wonder they seemed so confident when they came in.

So they were planning to make a big scene, hoping to make me back down and then conveniently renege on the debt.

"You unfilial son, shut your mouth!" Lin Qingfeng was usually very concerned about his reputation, and he had originally planned to let this matter drop and make a clean break.

Lin Bei yelled, "How are they supposed to face the village after this? People will probably laugh at them behind their backs!"

"Dad, am I wrong? Chen Feng has climbed up the social ladder now, how can a commoner like me compete with him! Luckily, many people from the village are here, let's all be witnesses!"

Lin Bei stubbornly argued with Lin Qingfeng, already prepared to give up entirely. He figured he could get money and then renege on the deal; after the New Year, he would go to work in the county.

He can't hear what others are saying anyway, so why should he care?

Chen Feng went out and worked for a while. If I went, I would definitely do better than him!

Seeing Lin Bei's defiant attitude, Lin Qingfeng coughed for a while in anger before finally saying, "You'd better pay back the money you owe Chen Feng right now, I can't bear this embarrassment! But Chen Feng, it's only a few dollars, is it really worth making such a fuss!"

Lin Bei pulled out some money from his cotton-padded coat with a smug look on his face, counted it while spitting on it, and said, "It's sixteen yuan and eighty-three cents in total. Count it."

Chen Zhengang tugged at Chen Feng's sleeve, signaling him not to act impulsively. He said that it was fine to argue about this behind closed doors, but if it happened in public, it would damage his reputation.

Chen Feng nodded to the village chief. He knew the chief meant well, but he had been patient with Lin Bei for so many years, and now the chief was doing this again.

He decided to stop holding back, went straight to his bedroom, took out the account book, and read it aloud one by one:

"On the eighth day of the third lunar month two years ago, Xiu'er sent ten yuan to her mother for her birthday. Her older brother said he needed it urgently and borrowed it. It has not been returned to this day."

"On May 20th two years ago, my elder brother came to our house and said that the crops in the fields were not ripe enough, so he borrowed 20 catties of flour. He has not returned it to this day."

"On the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month two years ago, my older brother said that the end of the year would be difficult, so he borrowed five yuan. He hasn't paid it back yet."

"Last year on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, my sister-in-law came to visit and took a liking to Xiuer's cotton-padded coat, which was about 80% new. She said she would borrow it to wear for a couple of days and then return it. She hasn't seen it since."

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As Chen Feng's loud voice echoed through the courtyard, everyone looked at Lin Bei with increasing disdain. The old man of the Lin family was utterly shameless!

How can someone take advantage of their brother-in-law like that? Not only does he borrow money, but he also eats and takes things away from him. Who is rich these days?

Lin Qingfeng found it increasingly unbelievable that Lin Bei had become such a despicable person!

That bastard actually dared to bring Lu Fang to his door; he's really treating him like a fool.

They even said they'd lock him up in jail if he didn't pay, and that he only owed a dozen dollars.

It turns out it was all just to coax him!

They're sure Chen Feng can't keep accounts?

Lin Qingfeng grabbed the stool from under his buttocks, ready to teach Lin Bei a lesson, but several hunters quickly stopped him.

Lu Dan then realized that she had misunderstood her daughter and son-in-law, but Lin Bei was, after all, her own flesh and blood, and she couldn't just ignore him.

"Chen Feng, I'm begging you today. Please have mercy on Lin Bei and let him go! I, as his mother, will pay off the debt he owes you!"

Seeing that Lu Dan was unsteady on her feet, Chen Feng quickly stepped forward to support her. Although his mother-in-law was somewhat biased, she was not a bad person at heart.

If Lin Bei hadn't gone too far, I wouldn't have wanted to tear off the mask of civility like this.

Chen Zhengang knew his time to step in had come: "Lin Bei, I remember you gambled a lot during the New Year! You didn't seem like someone who was short of money back then, so why are you pretending to be poor now!"

"I'm warning you, if you don't tell the truth again, even if Chief Yang doesn't punish you, I'll report your case, and you can expect to go to jail!"