Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 158 - 157 Approaching

Chapter 158: Chapter 157 Approaching

Sister He listened to what she said and it did seem to make sense; she had known Lin Xia since before last year’s New Year.

Just as she was hesitating about whether to speak or not, someone came to her stall to buy goods, and she immediately got busy.

But Qian Chunli wouldn’t give up easily and just stood by, waiting and smilingly helping her sell merchandise.

It had taken her a great deal of effort to say so much, she certainly couldn’t just give up easily.

Maybe that little bitch Lin Xia was hiding or had something come up and couldn’t make it. If she could find out where they were living, she could simply storm over and take down their whole family!

By this afternoon or tomorrow, when Lin Aiguo comes down again, he’d see how he’d deal with them!

She needed to settle the score for the beating she got from that silly boy at the Xu Family’s house before the New Year.

Why did her Xiaoyu have to go back and get beaten up after that? She always felt it was terribly unfair.

Lin Qiang and Qian Jie were waiting impatiently across the street, but they could tell what Qian Chunli was implying and didn’t dare to approach too casually for fear of saying something wrong and giving it away.

Once the customer left, Qian Chunli pressed on, "Sister, I’m begging you, okay? Just tell me where they are! You’re a mom too, right? Put yourself in my shoes and you’ll definitely understand how a mother feels!"

Qian Chunli hit the nail on the head with that plea, and Sister He thought of her own children, her expression faltering.

"Are you really Xiaolin’s mom?"

"Of course! Is there a fake mom?" chimed Qian Chunli, lying without a change in her expression.

Sister He licked her lips, "I don’t know exactly where they live, but her brother goes to Second Middle School, so they should be living around there!"

In truth, she knew all she had to do was find Lin Qiu at her aunt’s house and ask, but subconsciously she didn’t tell her.

She also feared that she might blurt out something about Lin Qiu learning tailoring at her aunt’s place and make a mistake.

Qian Chunli’s eyes lit up; even though she didn’t know exactly where they lived, knowing where Lin Dong went to school was enough!

But she didn’t leave immediately, showing a look of gratitude, "Sister, I really can’t thank you enough! You’re truly a good person! Could I ask you for a favor?"

"What’s up?" Sister He didn’t know why, but as she looked at Xiaolin’s mother’s expression, she suddenly felt a bit of regret;

Thinking of how Xiaolin had always been quite nice to her, was it not so good to tell her mother their whereabouts like this?

But then she thought that it was also a mother’s doing out of concern for her child, and Xiaolin shouldn’t blame her when she found out, so she soon felt relieved.

Qian Chunli pleaded earnestly, "Just that you don’t mention to Lin Xia about us looking for you, okay? You’ve heard it too, those kids are really at odds with us, and if they move away again, wouldn’t we lose them altogether?"

She also feared that before they even found those kids, Lin Xia would hear the news and run away, and then who would they ask next time?

"Alright! Then I won’t say anything for now!" Sister He didn’t want to let Xiaolin know it was she who told, but looking around at the nearby stallholders, they weren’t too familiar but everyone had seen it.

Qian Chunli, with Lin Qiang and Qian Jie in tow, headed straight for the vicinity of Second Middle School.

On the way, Lin Qiang asked, "Mom, are we going to find Lin Dong by going into the school?" Now that they knew which school, surely Lin Dong would be in the ninth grade, so it would be easier to find him.

Qian Chunli smiled triumphantly, "Let Lin Aiguo handle this; we’re not going to take the lead. It’s his son, let him deal with it!"

She could already envision Lin Aiguo making a scene at the school and how Lin Dong would face his teachers and classmates after that!

Lin Qiang laughed heartily, "Right! He thinks he’s so tough, let him take care of his own business!" In front of Qian Jie, Lin Qiang didn’t feel comfortable mentioning the beating Lin Aiguo had given him.

"Aunt, how are we going to find them? There are so many houses! Are we going to go door-to-door asking?" Qian Jie felt a bit deflated; she had thought she’d be able to score some new clothes in the process, but it looked like it would be a hassle, and it wasn’t even certain if they’d find anyone today.

"You child, just ask around! Someone’s bound to know them! Once we find them, I’ll give you two yuan!" coaxed Qian Chunli.

Upon hearing there was money to be earned, Qian Jie immediately felt energized, "Alright then!"

When they got to the neighborhood around Second Middle School, the three of them began to ask around separately.

Lin Xia had no idea that Qian Chunli and the others were nearby her house; she hadn’t set up her stall today and had instead cleaned the house from inside out. Seeing that the sunlight was pretty good, she also took down the quilts, pillow covers, and mattress covers to wash them.

She was busy until noon, then she began to start a fire to cook.

Just as she was halfway through stir-frying the vegetables, she heard a noise at the outer gate.

At midday, Lin Qiu and Lin Dong would come home one after the other, so they generally did not lock the main gate.

Lin Xia looked outside through the wide-open door of her house and saw Lin Dong entering, his expression somber as he casually bolted the gate behind him.

Lin Dong came inside, and Lin Xia asked in surprise, "What’s wrong?"

"Sister! I saw Qian Jie!"

"Qian Jie? Qian Chunsheng’s daughter?" Lin Xia knew she was Qian Chunli’s niece, and her presence here was very strange.

"Yes! I hid and saw her going into someone else’s house, as if she was inquiring about something!

And then I snuck back here through the back yard! Big sister, I suspect they might have come!"

Lin Dong was still alert; seeing something amiss, he had hidden himself.

In fact, he had been experiencing twitching in his right eyelid recently, but concerned about worrying his sisters, he had not mentioned it to them.

He had told his deskmate, who said it was just eye fatigue from studying too much.

He knew it wasn’t true; those people from his family had not shown up for a very long time.

The more peaceful it was, the more tense he became, feeling like the calm before the storm.

Lin Xia’s heart skipped a beat; she guessed they might have been tracked down.

But she really hadn’t expected them to show up so soon!

"Dongzi! Don’t panic! Even if they have come, we’re not afraid! If they come, we’ll confront them!

But right now, you’re at a critical moment, so you should focus on your studies. For the next few days, don’t come home at noon, just eat at the cafeteria! After the exams, we’ll talk!"

Actually, she even wanted Lin Dong to stay in the dormitory, but knowing he would definitely refuse, she didn’t mention it.

There were only a few days left; they couldn’t afford to be unsettled now, besides finding a house now would also take time!

Lin Xia was seething with anger; how on earth did they find out where they lived!

Just because she was cautious and feared being discovered, she hadn’t even gone out to her stall today.

And now, someone was closing in on her home.

What concerned her even more was whether Lin Aiguo and the others would go to Lin Dong’s school to find him.

But she dared not tell her brother this now, afraid it would disturb his concentration on his revisions.

Lin Dong nodded quietly, "I understand! Big sister!"

For now, they simply had to cope with the situation at hand.

Just then, there was a knock at the gate.

The siblings’ expressions changed at once!

Lin Xia quietly picked up a stick and stepped out of the house, followed closely by Lin Dong, who had also grabbed a thick stick by the water jar.

No matter who had come, they had to face them! They definitely couldn’t let themselves be pushed around!