Reborn in the 1980s: I became a stepmother in the 1980s Ⅱ

Part 220 Too late to regret

"Lin Lao'er, get out here!"

"You all need to give us an explanation for what happened today!"

"First, it was your nephew you harmed, and now you're trying to harm our village people too, right?"

A group of villagers surrounded the Lin family's house, starting to shout and make a scene.

Lin Xiao was taken aback, unsure of what was happening. He hurried over.

"Uncle Lin, Third Uncle, what's going on?"

"How can you even ask what's going on? This must be your idea, right?"

"Wang Tao was right—if they come, it'll make it easier for your Lin family to do business, right?"

"Tell your father to come out and talk to us!"

Lin Xiao, who had been busy outside all day, had no clue what they were referring to. Fortunately, Lin's dad, who was inside playing with the kids, was alerted. Thinking they were looking for him, he quickly handed Yao Yao back to Zhou Yueshen and went outside.

Zhou Yueshen listened to the commotion, his brows furrowing slightly.

He thought he had made himself clear and that these people wouldn't cause any more trouble. To his surprise, they were still relentless.

Zhou Yueshen looked down at his daughter, who was blinking up at him with wide eyes, and then turned to his two sons, who were laughing and exchanging gifts. "Xiao Dong, Xiao Han, take your sister to play."

Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Si Nian and Lin's mom heard the commotion and all rushed outside.

"What's going on?" Lin's mom asked, stepping out to see a crowd of villagers gathered at her doorstep, looking bewildered.

But when she spotted Wang Tao, who was grinning maliciously in the back, her expression darkened instantly. Wang Tao had been spreading rumors about the Lin family lately, and her appearance here couldn't be a coincidence.

Si Nian recognized some of the people in the crowd, a few of whom she had seen when they first entered the village. They had actually come to cause trouble.

Didn't Zhou Yueshen say it was all cleared up?

Si Nian felt a bit confused; she really had no strong opinions about whether or not to help boost the economy of Linjia Village. She didn't want to help anyone, either.

After all, this was just a hassle for Zhou Yueshen. Especially if it was something she felt too embarrassed to refuse for her own sake, then she had even less reason to get involved.

She simply wanted her family to live a better life; she had no intention of being a savior. How others lived didn't concern her.

So when Zhou Yueshen brought up the matter and mentioned it was still uncertain, she didn't try to persuade him. It was his decision to make.

At that moment, she couldn't understand why these people were causing a ruckus. Even if Zhou Yueshen really planned to come here, wouldn't that be quite beneficial for Linjia Village?

Working at Zhou Yueshen's factory paid at least thirty yuan a month. Almost half of the men in their village worked there.

If he opened a factory in Linjia Village, how many families would get jobs and change their fate of merely surviving on grain? Furthermore, buying land didn't necessarily mean they had to use it for farming; since the village chief had ideas, he would surely make arrangements.

What were these people so worked up about?

One had to admit that the limitations of their mindset meant these people were destined to remain stuck in their ways for life.