Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 211 - 210: Unexpected

Chapter 211: Chapter 210: Unexpected

Lin Aiguo darted his eyes around, "Then make it one hundred eighty! Can’t go any lower!"

He reckoned that if Lin Chun, Lin Xia, and Lin Qiu all worked and contributed money to the household, it would just about cover that amount.

Lin Xia snorted coldly, "You really are asking for a lion’s share. I can’t give you that much! I can only give you sixty! And this money isn’t that easy to get.

"If you or anyone else from the Lin Family, say someone from the gutter, dares to come to my place and make trouble, not a single cent more will I give! Verbal agreements are worthless, we need to put this in writing!"

She had to guard against the likes of Lin Aiye coming back for more after she paid the money.

Both Lin Aiguo and Lin Aijia’s expressions changed subtly; indeed, they had harbored other thoughts.

If Lin Aiye and his spouse got wind of Lin Xia’s agreement here, with their insatiable greed, they’d definitely figure out ways to take advantage of Lin Xia.

Lin Aiguo wanted to curse out loud, but seeing the fierce look in Lin Xia’s eyes as she held a knife, and the menacing man by her side, he changed his tone, "What good is sixty dollars? Are you sending off a beggar?"

"Think it’s too little? You’re free to decline. I’m not even willing to give it!" If Lin Xia didn’t have to consider the business at the greenhouse and the house she bought nearby, she wouldn’t have given him the money in exchange for temporary peace.

She could, of course, rent a small place elsewhere to do business, or even thought about transforming the warehouse in front of her house into a retail space with adobe and wooden boards, but how many people would come in to buy goods?

For now, the greenhouse had a larger flow of customers and sold better; people from various counties came here. She couldn’t afford to be on bad terms with money.

Besides, the fact that Lin Aiguo was their father, she couldn’t deny it even if she wanted to. One cannot choose their origin or their parents.

If one could choose, who would want such a father?

Just as father and daughter were about to lock horns again, Lin Aijia stepped in again to mediate, "Big brother! Lin Xia! I think both of you should give a little!"

Lin Aiguo’s scowl softened somewhat, "One hundred fifty!"

Lin Xia said sarcastically, "Even sixty dollars is tough for me to part with, and you still want one hundred fifty!

"How much do you earn a month? Do you have one hundred and fifty? We all moved out and are not dependent on you for food or shelter, and you’re not paying for Lin Dong’s school either. You just sit and wait for money every month.

"Is your conscience clear asking for so much? Is this how a father behaves? You always talk about how others’ parents are, but have you ever considered how they treat their own children?"

"You!" Lin Aiguo was so enraged by her barrage of words that he clutched at his chest in pain, pointing at Lin Xia with gritted teeth, "What kind of a child acts like this, sending me to that place! I’m your own father! Even if I’ve done something wrong, didn’t I raise you once?"

He appeared menacing and about to explode with anger, but deep down he was thinking of getting back at Lin Xia in some cruel way. Yet he too was human, with a heart; couldn’t his heart feel pain and sorrow?

Who wouldn’t be affected being sent to a mental institution by their own daughter?

For years, he indeed had not treated Lin Xia and her siblings well, but there were reasons for that; with Yu Wanhua dead, what more could he say... and how could he speak those words to his children now?

Lin Xia saw such an expression on Lin Aiguo’s face for the first time, thinking maybe being sent to the mental hospital by her had greatly impacted him.

She had never been ruthless by nature; it was only their pushing that made her so unsympathetic. So at this moment, her heart felt numb, but she gritted her teeth and bore it.

She reminded herself that Lin Aiguo did not deserve sympathy or pity. She should remember what he had done, how he treated them and their mother.

"You raised us once, but how did you treat us? Did you ever treat us well? If not for Mom protecting us, it’s questionable whether any of us could have survived to grow up!

"Enough talk! Eighty thousand! If you agree, let’s go write up a promissory note! If not, it’ll be a life for a life—we go in with a white knife and come out with a red one!"

"I’ve lived long enough anyway! What’s the point of living with such a family!"

She didn’t want to bring up the past, nor did she want to mention her mother at this moment. One must look forward to live happily, and the less you think about those unpleasant memories, the happier you’ll truly be.

Jiang Mingyuan looked at Lin Xia, who stood beside him with a resolute expression, with a heart full of pity. He had guessed that her life must have been very hard, but when she spoke those words;

Although he knew she was deliberately saying them for everyone to hear, he could still sense that she must have considered such a thought at some point.

Lin Aijia looked towards her elder brother, and she couldn’t deny that Lin Xia’s words moved her.

Her brother indeed had failed these children over the years. His former wife suffered a lot of beatings and grievances when she was alive, and she herself knew that her mother had done nothing good either.

Then, when the stepmother came with her two encumbrances, it was obvious how those days went without even thinking about it.

And now, with Lin Xia not only stabbing him but also sending him to that place, wasn’t all this just hate, incident by incident, towards him?

Without such deep hate, one couldn’t do such things.

Qian Chunli and Lin Yu had been silently watching the whole time, anxiously looking at Lin Aiguo, unsure whether he would fly into a rage and disagree right then and there, unsure whether blood would be shed immediately!

But Lin Aiguo disappointed them, unexpectedly drooping his eyelids, "Fine! We’ll do it your way!"

Everyone couldn’t believe their eyes as they looked at Lin Aiguo, no one could fathom what he was thinking at that moment.

Lin Xia truly hadn’t expected Lin Aiguo to so readily agree. She had thought he would argue with her... but this was ultimately a good thing, wasn’t it?

Could she really kill or wound him, and ruin the life she had hardly got a second chance at, for someone like him? Was it worth it?

"Then let’s go make a promissory note! If anyone comes to me causing trouble, they won’t get the money!"

After that, they all went to Liu Peng’s office to draft the promissory note, where they signed and stamped their fingerprints.

Since Lin Aiguo was still in the middle of a work transfer, the money was temporarily to be paid each month to Lin Aijia, who would take care of it on his behalf.

Later, Lin Xia apologized to Lin Aiguo in front of everyone. As for the lightness of an apology, she could still bring herself to say it.

No one had expected the situation to be resolved in this way.

It can be said that not just Lin Aiguo and others didn’t see it coming, but Lin Xia and Jiang Mingyuan hadn’t expected it either.

All their previous plans had become unnecessary because of this change.

Lin Xia also understood that Lin Aiguo hated her immensely, and he might still seek revenge if he got the chance.

And with Qian Chunli and the others, and with Lin Qiang still detained, there was no telling what might happen when he got out.

But she would rather pay a few tens of yuan each month for some temporary peace...

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