Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 210 - 209: Let’s Have a Blast

Chapter 210: Chapter 209: Let’s Have a Blast

Lin Aijia, seeing the situation, tried to smooth things over, "Lin Xia ah, put the knife away. It’s disgraceful for a young lady to be brandishing a knife like this! Let’s talk this over calmly!"

She had realized that this man had some skills, and as long as he was there, none of them would be able to lay a hand on Lin Xia.

Given how Lin Xia was behaving now, she was genuinely worried that the girl might lose control and accidentally hurt someone.

After all, the reason she had accompanied Lin Aiguo here was because she was upset and wanted to help him settle the score and discipline Lin Xia, but she had not intended for it to be a life or death situation.

Jiang Mingyuan hadn’t expected Lin Xia to react like this either. He softly consoled her, "Lin Xia, put away the knife!"

With him there, he wouldn’t let her be at a disadvantage.

Qian Chunli and Lin Yu, seeing the scene unfold, didn’t even bother moving closer but stood at the side, watching the excitement.

Lin Xia knew with her older brother there, she wouldn’t be at a disadvantage, but she had truly had enough of Lin Aiguo and his people.

Besides, she couldn’t always hide behind her older brother, expecting him to stand up for her.

"How have you treated us all these years, do you not have an idea? Not to mention the time when my mom was still alive, but just talk about less than a month after her death, when you married the one surnamed Qian; what kind of life have we been living! We slaved away at home and took grievances without even a decent meal to eat! You always sided with them, when did you ever treat us, your own children, well? Even a bit of kindness would have prevented things from escalating to this point!

Now that we’ve moved out of that house, you’ve been causing us trouble again and again! Every time things start to get better for us, it’s either you or those three causing a scene and picking fights!"

So, let’s just get everything out today. Say how you want to break it off! If you want to kill me, we might as well die together right now! Settle it once and for all!"

She could join her older brother and give Lin Aiguo a good beating, but what about after that? Wouldn’t he just find the right opportunity to cause trouble again?

So she had decided, to take this opportunity to speak her mind fully and settle things once and for all.

The reason she dared to speak like this was because she knew Lin Aiguo wasn’t that heartless; it was mostly just bluster.

Jiang Mingyuan understood what Lin Xia meant. He said no more but stood by her side, protecting her.

Hearing Lin Xia speak like this, Qian Chunli was infuriated, rolling her eyes continuously, while Lin Yu kept pouting.

Whenever they tried to settle scores with Lin Xia, when had they ever come out on top?

Lin Xia wasn’t mentioning the times she had hit them back? She and Lin Aiguo better stay united and eliminate one at a time!

Lin Aiguo was panting with rage as he glared at Lin Xia. He actually did want to kill her, but he also knew he didn’t have it in him!

He loudly retorted, "Even if I haven’t been great to you all these years, haven’t I kept you from starving? Isn’t that how all old folks treat their families? Should I perhaps treat you as revered ancestors instead?"

He felt like he was about to be driven to his death by his daughter, he acknowledged his bias, and indeed, Lin Qiang’s attack had somewhat awoken him, but hadn’t they also beaten him afterwards?

Now, to make matters worse, he had even been sent to a psychiatric hospital. Who else had ever had such a frustrating experience being a father?

At this point, Lin Aijia didn’t know who to persuade and who not to. Neither of these father and daughter were easy to deal with.

Lin Xia kept a stern face, "You don’t need to keep shouting and getting angry, let’s talk about the matter at hand! I just want to know how you want to end this and not cause more trouble in the future!"

Continuing to fight and argue would ultimately resolve nothing.

At the end of the day, Lin Aiguo was still their father. Allowing him to continue making a scene would do nobody any good.

To gain some temporary peace, she was willing to lose some money, but it all depended on what Lin Aiguo thought.

Lin Aiguo’s face was stern; he also understood that with that man present, he couldn’t touch Lin Xia.

Moreover, the knife in Lin Xia’s hand, shimmering with a cold glare, wasn’t just for show; he knew well enough that in desperation, the beast could actually stab someone.

He couldn’t swallow his pride just yet, but he had to for the time being.

After all, he was a father, and there wasn’t a shortage of ways to legally deal with Lin Xia later. Hadn’t he just thought of a good method?

"You need to apologize to me formally, and then you still need to give me money every month!" For now, he needed to secure the tangible benefits and find opportunities to deal with her slowly later!

Lin Xia understood that her decision to send Lin Aiguo to the mental hospital was indeed inappropriate, so she was willing to apologize.

As for the money, she was also willing to give it if the amount wasn’t large, considering it a small price to pay to avoid disaster. However, if he demanded an exorbitant sum, she wouldn’t comply.

Before Lin Xia could respond, Qian Chunli and Lin Yu beside her couldn’t stand it anymore, no longer just observing from the sidelines like before.

Qian Chunli moved closer to Lin Aiguo, her lips pouting in grievance, "Aiguo! How can you let this go? What about all the suffering you endured? And Qiangzi is still in detention..."

The father and daughter had previously been at each other’s throats, as if fighting to the death, and now they seemed about to reconcile; did that mean they had suffered for nothing?

Lin Aiguo certainly didn’t want to just let it go; had he suffered less than Lin Qiang in there? Facing his colleagues at work, how could he hold his head up?

But due to the situation and having someone on his side, he couldn’t deal with Lin Xia right now. Therefore, it was better to change his strategy and plan patiently for the day she would cry!

He snorted coldly, his eyes meaningfully fixated on her, "Do you not know why he was detained? Theft and robbery!" He knew that Lin Qiang would definitely not divulge his involvement in burning the straw stacks; otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to settle this quietly.

Qian Chunli moved her lips but didn’t dare speak further. With others present, including Lin Xia and that man, any wrong word might cause more trouble for her Qiangzi.

Lin Yu also understood the stakes. She clenched her teeth and didn’t dare to make a sound, but her eyes glared at Lin Xia as if they carried daggers.

She had anticipated that Lin Aiguo wouldn’t easily let Lin Xia off when they arrived, and they had just been waiting to watch the drama unfold.

Now, unexpectedly, the conversation had turned to paying money!

She couldn’t understand at all why things had developed this way.

Seeing that Qian Chunli and her daughters were silent despite their displeased expressions, Lin Aiguo furrowed his brows and said gruffly, "You need to formally apologize to me and pay me each month!"

Lin Xia, staying calm, quickly put a cap on his demands, "Fine! But I can’t give you two hundred! I have to support several of us here and also provide for Lin Dong’s education, not to mention the ups and downs of doing business!"

Lin Aiguo, his neck stiff, breathed heavily. He also knew that asking for too much money wasn’t easy to step back from.

Lin Aijia spoke up at the right moment, "Brother! You should also make some concessions. How much do we make in a month with our jobs?"

She had caught Lin Xia’s drift, and if her brother remained inflexible, it might just end up in a fight again resulting in bloodshed and they’d gain nothing.

Although what Lin Xia did was infuriating, if her brother could get paid every month, wouldn’t that secure their future?

After all, when all is said and done, their own children are better than those brought by Qian Chunli, and couldn’t they rely on them for elder care or otherwise?

Besides, speaking unpleasantly, they as elders were still around. In the future, any marriage would have to meet their approval. There were always opportunities to influence them.