Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 147 - 146: Who Bullies Whom

Chapter 147: Chapter 146: Who Bullies Whom

Security Chief Old Wang had rushed out from his home when Xu Haimin and his group began to fight, but even as he tried to restrain Xu Haimin, his efforts were ignored.

Lin Aiguo and Lin Qiang were no match for Xu Haimin; both of them were at a disadvantage.

Qian Chunli and Lin Yu were crying hysterically at the side, wanting to intervene and help but clueless about what to do.

Xu Haimin was also aware of his own strength; as Chinese New Year was approaching, he merely intended to teach the two men, young and old, a lesson, so he refrained from hitting their faces and instead aimed all his blows at their chests and abdomens.

"That’s enough! Haimin! Who are you trying to kill?" Xu Damei was already too late when she came running out, hindered deliberately by Xu Haihua who kept her from leaving the house.

Now, seeing her son knock the two men to the ground, she could only shout this one sentence.

Xu Haihua felt excessively satisfied. If Lin Xia and her group were here, it would be even better to let his brother thrash them thoroughly!

Seeing an opportunity to stop, Xu Haimin proclaimed, "I’m telling you! If any of you come near here again, I’ll beat you every single time!"

"Xu Haimin! What are you doing?" Old Wang was a bit angry. Despite his attempts to stop him, Xu Haimin continued to do as he pleased.

Xu Haimin hurriedly explained to Security Chief Old Wang, "Uncle Wang! It’s not that I want to beat them, they were banging on our door trying to bully my mom and my sister!"

Crying hysterically, Qian Chunli said, "That’s not true at all! Why would we bully them? We just wanted to ask you something, and you beat us up like this! Who is bullying whom?!"

Lin Aiguo wasn’t upset about getting beaten, but the problem was his son, Lin Qiang, had also taken quite a beating. How could her heart not ache?

Old Wang glanced at the two on the ground, paying special attention to Lin Qiang because the last time, it was him and two other young men who acted suspiciously around Old Xu’s house, and shortly after, a burglary occurred there.

Lin Qiang, with a guilty conscience, didn’t dare meet Old Wang’s eyes and groaned while clutching his stomach.

Lin Aiguo was so furious he nearly spit out a mouthful of blood. In all these years, when had he ever experienced such a great humiliation?

"This matter can’t just be left like this. I’m going to sue you!" He intended to take the young man to court; he wasn’t going to let him get away with it.

Xu Haimin smugly lifted his chin, "Go ahead and sue. I’ll be right here waiting for you to try! I want to see how you’ll sue us!"

Only when the police arrived did they realize they knew each other.

Caught between being locked up and leaving freely, Lin Aiguo chose the latter. All he could do was inwardly lament the injustice.

Bent over, clutching their stomachs and groaning in pain, Lin Aiguo and Lin Qiang were transported home by Lin Yu and Qian Chunli on bicycles.

Before they came here, none of them anticipated such an outcome; it was completely unforeseen.

After suffering such a grievous insult, their hatred for Lin Xia and the others deepened, and Lin Yu was also beaten when he got back!

Lin Xia and her siblings had no idea what had befallen Lin Aiguo and his group.

At last, Lin Qiu didn’t have to work at Madame Tao’s house anymore. The past couple of days, they’d already delivered all the gifts due, so the siblings had a lot of free time, relishing good food and chatting away.

Lin Qiu and Lin Dong were now sitting together on the warm kang bed, munching on frozen pears, with a plate at the bed’s edge filled with peanuts, sunflower seeds, and hazelnuts, and also the shiny fruit candies that Lin Xia had specifically bought.

Lin Qiu warmed her hands under her legs on the heated kang as she ate the cold pear, her voice quivering as she spoke, "Sis! I never even dared to imagine living such a good life like we do now!"

What was she doing at this time last year? Starving while working hard, and any slight mishap would provoke curses from Qian Chunli and Lin Aiguo, who were quick to rage and ready to strike.

She had never dared to think that she could live such a leisurely and comfortable life as they did now.

Lin Xia, the same as ever, liked to pull on her braids, "Yeah! Who would have imagined that we could break away from that home and live independently!"

Such thoughts and actions were only possible because she had returned to the past.

In the previous life, even in the toughest and most miserable times, she had never considered such a possibility – at the end of the day, she’d been too naive and too stubborn!

In reality, sometimes you have to be tough to survive. Without trying or fighting for it, you’ll never know what possibilities lie behind the closed door.

Lin Dong put down the pear core and wiped his hands, "Big sister! Our life today is all thanks to you! If it hadn’t been for that change after you recovered from your illness and fever, maybe we would still be living like before!"

Even though he was the youngest, he remembered the past vividly.

Every time there was a problem, big brother would tell them to endure it, that enduring a bit would make it okay, but it always left them feeling suffocated.

He knew very clearly that without his big sister leading them out and working so hard to earn money and support the family, arranging everything for them, how could they have their current peaceful life?

Lin Xia ruffled Lin Dong’s hair, "Silly boy! Look how you talk about me! As if I can do anything! Actually, it’s not all because of me!

You all have yourselves to thank, too! A person can only stand tall if they are able to stand up on their own! Now every one of you has changed! In the future, we will surely be even better!"

In the new year, they were all filled with hope for the future.

Lin Dong asked curiously, "Big sister, have you ever wondered how big brother celebrates the New Year over there?"

Ever since big brother left, he had become the only man in the house.

During festive times, they all missed Lin Chun dearly.

Lin Xia, also thinking of her big brother, faced her siblings’ worried looks with a smile and said, "He’s probably eating dumplings too! Maybe there’s even a performance!"

Just then, someone suddenly knocked on the front door.

The three of them were a bit nervous, not knowing who could come at this time.

Lin Dong was about to put on his shoes to go see, "Who could it be?"

Lin Qiu followed, "The landlord?"

Lin Xia, faster at putting on shoes than they were, said, "Definitely not! We just paid the rent a while ago!"

"Then who could it be!"

"I’ll go out and see!"

Lin Xia and Lin Dong gently pushed the door open and peered outside, listening.

"Xiaolin!"

They heard the sound of Zhao Daniao’s movements.

Lin Xia, surprised and happy, opened the door and, sure enough, saw Zhao Daniao and second brother standing outside, holding things in their hands.

"Zhao Daniao! Second brother! Come in, come in! How come you’re here?"

Zhao Daniao, holding Lin Xia’s hand and walking into the room, said, "I was thinking it’s the New Year, and you all can’t go back home, so I had your second brother bring me to see you all!

Don’t mention it, what were you buying us for!"

If it hadn’t been for her son and daughter, she would have refused to accept anything.

She knew very well how difficult it was for Xiaolin and the children to live outside.

So she thought it would be nice to come over and check on them. Since they had moved here, her second son and eldest daughter had both visited, but she had not been over even once.

Zhao Daniao sat down on the edge of the kang bed while Lin Qiu busied herself fetching water.

She observed that the room, though shabby, was kept warm.

There was food on the kang bed, and it seemed they had a decent life; this put her heart at ease.

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