Chapter 1134: Chapter 1134: He Zhilan’s Will 7

Because cell phones weren’t very popular yet, Lin Chan took out his mobile phone intending to call Xing Ye and the others, only to realize there was no signal in the village. He asked He Dongxue where the He Family’s landline was and planned to use it to make a call to the capital.

Unexpectedly, just as he performed the actions of taking out and putting away the mobile phone, Second Aunt He spotted it. She practically flew over, swiftly snatching the phone right out of Lin Chan’s hands. Truly snatched it and held it up like it was a treasure.

“Oh my! Is this a mobile phone? You must be loaded to afford something like this! In our village, the only phones we have are at the small convenience store, the village chief’s place, and Dongxue’s family. And here you are, using a mobile phone!”

Landline phones in the village were already rare, let alone mobile phones. Upon Second Aunt He’s loud exclamation, everyone outside—regardless of age or gender—started energetically crowding toward her, fighting tooth and nail to get a glimpse of the mobile phone, a symbol of wealth and privilege.

Meanwhile, Lin Chan, the owner of the phone, got pressed backward several steps by the onlookers, leaving him standing dumbfounded at the side, staring at his empty hands.

“Serves you right! That’s what you get for claiming you’re my boyfriend!” He Dongxue muttered softly in frustration. She knew all too well what kind of person Second Aunt He was. Anything belonging to her family, Second Aunt He would justify taking by saying that a single surname “He” meant they were family, and therefore all belongings should go to the second branch of the family. But when it came to anything from the second branch, she’d argue that the families were split and even close kin should handle matters transparently—she wouldn’t give so much as a feather to the main branch.

Despite being annoyed at Lin Chan’s nonsense, He Dongxue still pushed through the crowd, grabbed the mobile phone back from Second Aunt He, and returned it to Lin Chan. She said, “Second Aunt, this isn’t yours. Did you even get permission before touching someone else’s belongings?”

“Didn’t I see that he’s your boyfriend? We’re all family—what’s the big deal about taking a look?” Second Aunt He shamelessly retorted, even scolding He Dongxue for being stingy.

He Dongxue was so enraged that she laughed. “Second Aunt, how exactly is my boyfriend part of ‘our family’? Let’s not even talk about boyfriends—who knows when we might break up and he’ll be nothing to me. Even if he became my husband, how does that make him part of ‘your family’? My dad, my brother, and I are family. Who’s family with you? Second Aunt, your ‘family’ connections are too expensive—I’m not buying in!”

With that, He Dongxue grabbed Lin Chan and stormed off into the house. Fueled by anger, she didn’t care in the slightest how harsh her words sounded.

Back there, Second Aunt He was left fuming and stomping her feet at He Dongxue’s retort. She pulled the surrounding neighbors over and started venting at once. “Take a look! Take a look! She’s gone to college and read all those books, and yet has no manners whatsoever! A single surname ‘He’ and she claims we’re not family?! You all keep saying how girls should study like her and Zhilan, read, read, read. Read what?! Didn’t you see how reading too much killed He Zhilan? She was so young when she died! And look at this Dongxue—either her learning has made her stupid, or she’s just plain stupid! Such a rich boyfriend and she doesn’t know how to butter him up, hurry and marry him to become a wealthy wife living the good life. Instead, she’s rambling on about breaking up!”

No one dared to respond to Second Aunt He’s words. The crowd, seeing there was no interesting spectacle left, gradually dispersed—some returned to drinking, while others resumed chatting.