Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 93 - 92: Being Ignorant

Chapter 93: Chapter 92: Being Ignorant

This kid! Why is he here too?

Several times they had waited outside for him to go to work before entering Lin Qiang’s house, and the way he had charged into the room with a firewood stick was particularly memorable to them.

Having Lin Chun with him, Dahai felt less certain about his prospects, originally considering acting alone so that all the money would be his, rather than bringing along the burden of Lin Qiang and the impulsive Lin Chun and ending up with nothing.

After a while, the crowd around Lin Xia gradually dispersed.

Lin Chun came up to help her pack, storing the goods in the bag, and clamped the plywood onto his bike’s rear rack.

The two of them, talking and laughing, rode off on their bicycles.

It was then that Dahai emerged from his hiding spot, his eyes darting about as he carefully followed behind them...

As Lin Xia rode her bike, she chatted with Lin Chun, "Big brother! Once Dongzi comes back from his friend’s house, let’s go to the worker’s bathhouse for a bath, shall we?"

"Sure! We haven’t been to the bathhouse in a while! I still have bath tickets!"

"I have them too!" Lin Xia laughed, "Then let’s hurry home! Let’s have a bike race to see who gets there first!"

Lin Chun laughed heartily in agreement, "Alright! Get ready, start!"

After shouting this, they both laughed heartily as they pedaled hard, speeding away, which was tough for Dahai who was jogging along behind them.

How could his two legs outrun those accelerating bike wheels?

So he had to give up for the time being...

When Lin Dong also returned from school and they scarfed down some food, the siblings, carrying bath towels, soap, and towels, went to the worker’s bathhouse to bathe.

A few days earlier, Lin Xia had a cold and fever and had been cupped; once she started feeling better, she feared bathing might bring on a relapse, so she washed quickly at home using a basin.

She had been longing to go to the bathhouse for a proper, refreshing hot shower, and Lin Qiu, Lin Chun, and Lin Dong all felt the same.

Since they had moved out, they hadn’t been to bathe yet.

The four of them chatted as they walked towards the worker’s bathroom, which at that time was a long, rectangular bungalow with a yellow exterior wall.

Lin Chun and the other men entered the men’s bath, while Lin Xia and Lin Qiu went into the women’s bath.

Lin Xia and Lin Qiu observed the bustling scene with many people, some naked just stepping out, others dressed and combing their hair in front of large mirrors, and of course others like them who were undressing.

The sisters silently exchanged glances and both smirked.

After undressing and placing their clothes in an unlocked white locker, they entered the bathroom one after the other.

In the steamy, mist-filled large room, there were two rows of showers facing each other, with two or three people standing under each shower head; Lin Qiu whispered, "Sister! There are so many people!"

"No problem! We’ll keep an eye out for someone who looks like they’re about to finish, and we’ll join them for a wash!" Despite feeling slightly awkward about sharing shower heads, Lin Xia was able to accept it.

Nevertheless, it had been a long time since they had experienced this, so at first, Lin Xia and Lin Qiu really felt shy.

Finally, a kind lady who had just finished washing her hair beckoned Lin Xia and Lin Qiu over, "I’m almost done! You guys can start by rinsing yourselves off a bit!"

"Hey! Thank you, sis!" Lin Xia and Lin Qiu happily stood aside, letting some water rinse over their bodies.

Once that lady had finished and left, Lin Xia and Lin Qiu started bathing with happy laughter, scrubbing themselves.

After Lin Qiu had mostly finished scrubbing herself, Lin Xia helped scrub her back.

Right then, Lin Xia heard a voice that seemed familiar.

Lin Qiu also heard it and, like Lin Xia, turned her gaze to the two people who had just entered.

It was no other than Lin Aijia and her daughter Yu Hongmei.

Lin Aijia looked around for a spot that wasn’t too crowded, while at that moment, Yu Hongmei, with her sharp eyes, spotted Lin Xia and her companion.

"Lin Xia! Lin Qiu!"

Lin Aijia also looked in their direction and they walked over together.

"Sister Hongmei! Auntie!" Lin Xia and her companion greeted.

"You guys are here for a bath too!" Yu Hongmei, afraid her mom would say something unnecessary, interjected, "Mom! I think the person across is about to leave!"

"Why go across? Just bathe right here! Isn’t there a spot?"

Lin Aijia looked at Lin Xia with a not-so-friendly gaze. After that day, she had spent time ranting to her daughter at home and she was still quite angry. A junior had dared to backtalk an elder in such a way!

Lin Xia gave Lin Aijia a cold glance and continued scrubbing Lin Qiu’s back.

In this kind of setting, she didn’t want to argue with her.

"Sister! That’s enough," Lin Qiu signaled to Lin Xia that she could stop, "Let me scrub your back!"

"Alright!"

After Lin Qiu finished rinsing her back, Lin Xia rinsed the bath towel and handed it to her.

Lin Qiu, glancing at her aunt who kept shooting daggers at them with her eyes, thought it best to finish bathing quickly and leave; it was truly uncomfortable to stay there.

That day, after her sister and the others went back, she had heard what her aunt said, which made Lin Qiu’s feelings towards this aunt quite complicated.

Yu Hongmei, while pouring water over herself, tried to smooth things over, "Lin Qiu, is your arm better?"

Lin Qiu nodded with a smile, "It’s almost healed!"

"That’s great!" Yu Hongmei had barely finished speaking when Lin Aijia let out a snort, "Now that it’s healed, you shouldn’t be messing around outside all the time! Hurry up and get back home...

As elders, we do everything for your young ones’ good. Each of you are grown up, how can you be so thoughtless..."

Lin Qiu didn’t know how to respond to that comment. She was wary of overextending her right arm, so she used her left to vigorously scrub Lin Xia’s back.

Lin Xia pulled a wry smile and turned to Lin Aijia, "Auntie! Whether we are sensible or not, that’s our family’s business. You really don’t need to worry about it! Just take care of your own household matters, that will do!"

She didn’t want to argue about who was right or wrong. Because of differing statuses and perspectives, the words spoken would certainly be different.

But she was truly annoyed by others pointing fingers and making judgments in her presence.

Lin Aijia pointed at Lin Xia and scolded lightly, "You little Lin Xia, how did you become like this? You haven’t even married and settled down yet, and while the elders in the family are still here, how can you just leave because of some issues?

You’re grown up as well, why don’t you consider how this looks? What will the neighbors think about your dad?"

"Mom! Stop talking!" Yu Hongmei tugged gently at Lin Aijia’s arm. Their voices echoed in the bathhouse, and many people were watching them.

Lin Xia let Lin Qiu give her a couple more scrubs, then she moved under the shower to rinse off her back, sneering as she said, "Auntie! You’re wrong there! He’s not afraid of people gossiping!

Back when my mom had just passed away, not even a month later, he brought home a widow and two kids. Does he care what others say? If he cared about his reputation, would he have done such a thing? And he claims that his present partner is trustworthy, who’s going to believe that?"

Lin Aijia was taken aback by Lin Xia’s words, "Why are you bringing up such ancient history? Why keep digging up the past?"

Lin Xia laughed sarcastically, "To let you know that he doesn’t care about it!"