Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 159 - 158 Persuasion to Communicate

Chapter 159: Chapter 158 Persuasion to Communicate

When they heard it was Lin Qiu’s voice, both Lin Xia and Lin Dong heaved a huge sigh of relief, and then hurried to open the door.

Lin Qiu stood outside the door, pushing her bicycle and looking astonished, "Sis! Why did you guys lock the door?" They normally didn’t lock the door at noon.

"Come in and we’ll talk!" Lin Xia pulled her inside the door.

Lin Xia then glanced outside the main door to the left and right before she closed and locked it.

"What’s going on?" Lin Qiu asked in a low voice.

"Let’s talk inside!" Lin Xia said with a grave expression. They were at a critical moment and needed to discuss things properly.

When Lin Qiu heard what Lin Xia and the others had to say, her expression changed drastically.

"I was wondering why the back of someone I just saw looked so much like Lin Qiang! I thought I was seeing things!"

That person had ducked into a house in a flash, and Lin Qiu had thought it was just someone who looked similar, but now that Qian Jie was also spotted nearby, it must have been Lin Qiang!

"Then you probably weren’t seeing things! He and Qian Jie both came, and Qian Chunli and the others will be here soon!" Lin Xia and Lin Dong were even more certain.

"Sis! What do we do? You and I can avoid setting up our stall or going to Aunt Tao’s house, but Dongzi can’t! He has to go to school!" Lin Qiu suddenly worried.

Lin Dong bit his lip tightly, then released it, "Big sis, we can’t keep hiding forever. If we have to, let’s just confront them directly!"

"Do you think I don’t want to? But we can’t now! If Lin Aiguo and Lin Qiang really come, the three of us can fight them for our lives!

But what if you get hurt? Your middle school exams are coming up, and that’s a matter of a lifetime! Even if we have to fight, we wait until after your exams!"

Lin Xia was very eager for a big fight, but with the things coming to a head, she told herself this was absolutely the last time they would run.

Lin Qiu sighed helplessly, "Then sis, should we hurry and find a house to move?" She really didn’t want to move from place to place, feeling like a floating weed.

But that was their dad, and they had physically confronted him before, but what could they ultimately do?

Lin Xia pondered for a moment, "We definitely need to find a house! But for now, we prioritize Dongzi’s exams!

Here’s what we can do: if it comes down to it, Dongzi, you can stay in the dormitory at school. I’ll go and talk to Teacher Hao about this, and remember, don’t go out no matter who calls for you!

Your second sister and I locking the main door at home won’t have issues! They are only inquiring, and our place is quite remote, plus we don’t normally interact with others much, so not many people know about us.

At most, it could be the next-door neighbors, but both our neighbors work during the day and are usually not home. Unless they stay in the city at night, they’d have to return early; there will be no buses going back if it’s too late...

Plus, everyone has jobs to go to; they can’t always take time off. Just finish your middle school exams, and after that, even if they come to us every day, we won’t be afraid..." By that time, whether it’s fighting, arguing, or dealing with them together, she was ready to see it through!

It was also time to properly resolve their relationship and make a clean break!

"Big sis! But I’m worried about the two of you! What if they really do come in? How will you two women manage?" Lin Dong felt that regardless of anything, he was a man, and he could provide some resistance in critical moments.

"Dongzi! As your big sister, let me tell you, even if they do come and you are here, can you really fight them off? So focus on finishing your exams, and afterward, we’ll face them together! We could even take the initiative to seek them out!" Lin Xia tried her best to convince Lin Dong.

In the end, Lin Dong reluctantly nodded his agreement, knowing that this was the best course of action under the circumstances.

Afterward, Lin Xia urged them to eat. But as the three of them chewed on their meal, each bite tasted as insipid as wax, yet they forced themselves to swallow.

Only with full stomachs and energy could they stand a chance against those people.

At noon, Qian Chunli and her group were all getting hungry.

"Mom! Searching like this isn’t working! There are even houses with locked doors, who knows if one of them is where they live!"

"Yeah! Auntie! I’ve asked around, and no one seems to know! Are they really living around here, or could that woman with the stall have been making it up?"

Qian Chunli recalled what the woman had said, "She shouldn’t have made it up! But she only mentioned that they live near Second Middle School."

She glanced behind at the rows of bungalows and sighed, "Who knows, it’s such a large area."

Lin Qiang squatted on the ground and wouldn’t get up, "I’m starving!"

Qian Jie chimed in, "Me too!"

"Just bear with it for a bit longer!" Qian Chunli wouldn’t give up easily, she had finally found out which area Lin Xia and the others lived in and she truly didn’t want to give up that easily, "What if Lin Dong comes home for lunch!"

"Mom! I think if he eats at school, aren’t we being foolish? In my opinion, it would be better to have Lin Aiguo go directly to the school and find him! Then we would know everything, wouldn’t we? Mom, I’m really hungry!"

Lin Qiang was so tired from the commotion that he could barely stand; working didn’t tire him as much as this search for people, which made his feet ache.

In the end, Qian Chunli felt sorry for her son, "Let’s go get something to eat then! After we’re full, we can continue to search! I reckon Lin Aiguo might come back from the mountains today; if we find out where they live, we can go directly to their place and give them the punishment they deserve!"

After eating, Lin Xia left the house and cautiously went to visit Teacher Hao’s home.

Teacher Hao hadn’t left yet; after listening to Lin Xia’s brief description of her family’s situation, he treated it with great importance.

The middle school exams were just around the corner, and the students’ emotional well-being was critical. Although Lin Dong had transferred in later, he was a good student, and Teacher Hao was willing to help them by notifying the security and some other people.

Later, as Lin Xia and Lin Qiu left without seeing Lin Qiang and the others,

the two sisters sent Lin Dong into the school and immediately left afterward.

Ironically, they had just missed each other in timing.

By the time Qian Chunli’s group came back to continue their search after having their meal, Lin Xia and the others were nowhere to be seen.

Disappointed, the three of them returned home only to meet Lin Aiguo who had rushed back from the mountains.

Lin Aiguo, with a stern face, asked, "Did you find those kids?"

Qian Chunli carefully replied, "We found some information and know that Lin Dong is at Second Middle School, and they live somewhere nearby, but we three searched for so long without any luck!"

"Useless bunch! Why didn’t you go directly inside the school to look?" Lin Aiguo was exasperated.

He had encountered difficulty in his previous search due to the many high schools, but now that they knew which school it was, couldn’t he just go in and find the ninth grade directly?

Qian Chunli looked down, quietly pouting, but she was also afraid of Lin Aiguo lashing out at her in front of her niece, "We wanted to go, but we were afraid the school wouldn’t let us in!"

What could they do even if they found Lin Dong? Attack him in the classroom?

Moreover, the person Qian Chunli hated the most was Lin Xia; if it were Lin Xia at the school, she would have definitely gone there a long time ago!

Lin Aiguo stiffened his neck, "What’s there not to allow! I’ll go tomorrow! This time I’ll see where they can run!"