Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 123 - 122: Kneeling

Chapter 123: Chapter 122: Kneeling

Lin Xia laughed, "Not bad! But it’s really cold! We didn’t burn any fire overnight! My sister is continuing to burn the house today! A few more days of burning and it should be fine!"

They were truly exhausted and finally fell asleep, and this morning they especially drank hot soup because they were afraid of catching a cold accidentally.

Seeing Lin Xia’s face showing no difficulty, Zhao Damei liked her even more, "Alright! Once it’s thoroughly heated, it will be fine! By the way, Xiaolin! Nothing serious happened to your father, right? I didn’t ask in detail yesterday when you were moving in a hurry; how did the stepson slash the back of his head?"

Lin Xia didn’t hide it, "...you see, my dad and they came to our door to settle accounts, then started quarreling and ended up fighting. He wanted to hit us, and we didn’t want to endure it anymore, so we also took sticks to fend him off. Then, Lin Qiang suddenly struck and hit the back of his head, and he fell to the ground immediately..."

"That’s really scary; was it an accidental injury, or was it intentional?"

"I don’t know! But let’s not talk about it, Zhao Damei. I just went to the hospital to see my dad and only then found out that he thought my younger brother did it! He was very angry!"

The moment Zhao Damei heard this, she became anxious, "What in the world! How could this be! You have to tell him!"

"Yes, when I heard that, I definitely couldn’t let him wrong my younger brother, so I told him the truth. Then my stepmother tried to hit me, and in frustration, I hit her back..."

Lin Xia didn’t want to hide this matter from Zhao Damei, knowing they would come into contact frequently in the future, it would be better to speak for herself.

Zhao Damei anxiously looked at Lin Xia, "Xiaolin, you’re not hurt, are you?"

"I’m fine!"

Zhao Damei, filled with righteous indignation, said, "What kind of people are these! It was clearly her son who did it yet she tries to pin it on you! She really is a stepmother! Now it’s good, Xiaolin, you all are staying far away, so you won’t have to deal with their trouble!"

Lin Xia felt warmed inside, feeling even closer to Zhao Damei; the two chatted compatibly, talking for quite a long time.

Looking at the time, she stood up to leave, and Zhao Damei wanted her to stay for a meal, "Why are you leaving, Xiaolin! Have lunch at home! Damei will make you something delicious!"

"Not this time, Damei! Maybe another time!" Lin Xia smiled as she declined, "I need to go back and tidy things up; we just moved and there’s a lot to sort out."

"Alright then! We’ll wait for another time!" Zhao Damei couldn’t very well insist.

Lin Xia actually wasn’t going straight home, but was about to sell those woolen socks from her room in Jade.

She had previously gone to that factory, where many people wanted to buy them. If it hadn’t been for her elder brother’s passing and moving, she would have sold them all already.

She thought that once she sold them and the house was in order, she could quickly stock up. This time she would bring more goods back, making it easier to sell them before the new year.

Then, selling directly at the gates of various factories in the city, she could avoid running back and forth and bumping into Lin Aiguo and those people.

After selling the goods, Lin Xia returned to the new house where Lin Qiu had left some food for her in the big pot.

"How did it go, sis?" Lin Qiu asked as she served the meal, her heart always worried for her sister, fearing she’d be taken advantage of.

Lin Xia recounted the events to her, and Lin Qiu was infuriated, "They can really frame people! Luckily you went today, otherwise, they would continue to blame us!"

"Exactly! I didn’t expect them to do this, but I can understand it, had he known that it was Lin Qiang who did it, he would definitely have been furious. Saying it was Lin Dong; then the blame is shifted to us!

However, she definitely didn’t expect me to publicly expose this at the hospital. Let’s wait and see; this isn’t going to blow over easily for him!" It would be strange if Lin Aiguo let them off easily.

"That’s for sure! Dad holds such grudges! That old woman had it coming! This time, she’s definitely in for a beating, let her taste what Mom went through..."

Lin Qiu knew that Lin Aiguo was fine and no longer worried as before, but immediately thought of all his unpleasant traits.

When Lin Xia heard her mention their mother again, she didn’t want to delve deeper, as it would affect her mood, "Xiaoqiu, let’s just keep our distance from them in the future and let them squabble among themselves! We’ll just live our small, happy lives!"

Lin Qiu nodded vigorously, "Sis! We will definitely live better and better!"

That evening, when Lin Dong came home from school and heard what his sisters had learned, he was infuriated beyond belief. He couldn’t believe this was being blamed on him too.

At the Lin Family home, after returning from the hospital, Qian Chunli kept apologizing to Lin Qiang, begging for forgiveness.

Despite her profuse pleas for mercy, Lin Aiguo remained unmoved.

Their current apologies only served to infuriate him further; if it weren’t for Lin Xia going to the hospital today, he would still be fooled like an idiot.

Actually, Lin Aiguo understood that he was not completely without suspicion; he just hadn’t consciously thought deeper about it.

Lin Aiguo himself felt dizzy with any movement, and while he wanted to beat someone up badly, he couldn’t do that yet, but he had other plans to deal with Lin Qiang and Qian Chunli.

He made them kneel in the snow outside the house door, not allowing them to come in until he said it was okay.

Qian Chunli and Lin Qiang dared not refuse; if they didn’t comply, Lin Aiguo could truly drive them out of this home, and then, they would have nothing, leaving dejectedly. Where could they go?

Going back to the village, they would be despised, not to mention whether Lin Yu’s education could continue or what would become of Lin Qiang’s recent job.

Moreover, they wouldn’t have a leg to stand on wherever they went, and spreading this story would only make things unbearable.

So, right now, whatever Lin Aiguo asked them to do was acceptable, as long as they could stay in this home.

More than once, Lin Qiang regretted acting on impulse and hitting Lin Aiguo on the back of the head. If it weren’t for his rashness, maybe it would be Lin Xia and the others kneeling here now.

Inside the house, Lin Yu didn’t dare make a sound. That Lin Aiguo didn’t ask her to kneel outside with them was mercy beyond the law.

She could only sit quietly pretending to do her homework, yet she frequently looked out the window into the yard, thinking since entering this home, they had never suffered like this!

At this moment, Qian Chunli and her two kids hated Lin Aiguo for being so harsh and ruthless; they hated Lin Xia even more, wishing they could tear her apart and feast on her flesh, drink her blood...

Lin Xia didn’t care about what was happening in the Lin Family. In a few days, she was planning to take a trip to the provincial city.

Before leaving, she made sure to instruct Lin Qiu and Lin Dong properly, telling Lin Qiu to lock the front door when at home, and Lin Dong to come straight home after school and not to wander around.

Lin Qiu made scallion pancakes mixed with eggs for Lin Xia, and also brought along some homemade pickled radishes and salty vegetables.

Considering it wouldn’t be warm on the train, she also asked Lin Qiu to cook five more eggs to take along, which could be eaten warm and soaked in hot water to stave off hunger.

With the eldest brother gone and the family having moved away from those people, knowing Lin Aiguo as she did, he definitely wouldn’t let Qian Chunli and her kids have an easy time; they wouldn’t even be able to find them to make trouble. Therefore, Lin Xia felt exceptionally relaxed now.

Traveling light without any worries, even spending a night on the train didn’t seem too hard to endure.