Lin Qin suddenly realized the truth. She had never been able to figure it out before, even suspecting that Hé Chūnhóng might be Hé Xiá’s illegitimate daughter. Otherwise, why would Hé Xiá be so busy helping her and constantly sticking up for her? It turned out it was just a case of someone who had done something shameful trying to shift the blame onto someone else.
"How truly shameless!" Lin Qin spat out.
Chen Yintao agreed completely. "The whole village is discussing it now. People are checking to see if their own land has been swindled away by others, and the village committee is in total chaos. Truth be told, Old Man He’s family isn’t exactly filled with upstanding people, and they’re quite unreasonable to boot. But one thing is one thing: they are indeed the victims here. Those occupied houses and fields must be returned. The problem is the logistics of how to return them; the village committee is still figuring that out. And to make matters worse, it all coincides with the temple renovation, so no one wants to touch the issue."
Chapter 204