"We also wanted to make things right for them by attending to their graves, but do we dare? If outsiders see us, what will they think? Your mother and I were the ones who reported the case, and we have never been the sort who are helpful towards everyone. If we were truly that helpful, who would believe us?"
If Chuxia were here, she would definitely have said, "You're at least self-aware..."
Zhao Yulan's face flushed with urgency, but she couldn't think of a solution on the spot. She and Lin Baohe had underestimated the shamelessness of the old Lin couple, who were clearly aware that Zhao Yulan and Lin Baohe cared about their reputation and deliberately used that knowledge to provoke them in front of everyone.
If they later neglected the Lin family's affairs, they would always be branded as ungrateful, but if they involved themselves, wouldn't the old couple get exactly what they wanted?
A stir rose among the crowd, and Lin Baojuan squeezed through.
