Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 94 - 93: Not Stealing

Chapter 94: Chapter 93: Not Stealing

Lin Aijia took a deep breath, she had never been so angry with her own children, "Lin Xia! I am saying all this for your own good! I’m not even afraid to tell you that your dad is about to get Lin Qiang into the lumberyard.

If you keep making a fuss like this, having no home to return to and going against him, you might not have any part in succeeding him! What will you do when you regret it? Not even managing to succeed... being nothing but a youth for a lifetime..."

Lin Xia and Lin Qiu exchanged a glance, both knowing that their eldest brother had made up his mind to work out of town, so neither cared about the succession.

Lin Xia smiled indifferently, "If we don’t succeed, we don’t succeed! That will be perfect, whoever takes over can take care of the elderly! Aunt! You all take your time washing up, we’re heading out now!"

Lin Xia and Lin Qiu left together, carrying their towels and such.

Lin Aijia was so angry she couldn’t help but shout after them, "Are you fools? Even if Lin Qiang takes over, when it comes to elderly care, you will still have to rely on your own children..." Can you count on those who aren’t your own?

Yu Hongmei pulled Lin Aijia aside, "Mom! Could you please keep your voice down! People are watching! What are you doing?"

She truly regretted following her mother to the bathhouse today.

Even though there might not be any acquaintances here, being looked at with strange eyes made her feel uncomfortable all over.

Lin Aijia’s tone was aggressive, "What am I doing? I’m doing this for their own good! Not one of them is grateful or thanks me, and on top of that, they irritate me..."

Lin Chun and Lin Dong finished washing faster than Lin Xia and her sister, and they had left a little while earlier.

But they coincidentally missed running into Lin Aijia and her daughter by a moment.

As they exited from the staff bathhouse, Lin Xia and her brothers learned about the encounter with Lin Aijia and her daughter, as well as Lin Aiguo’s plans to bring Lin Qiang into the lumberyard.

When Lin Chun heard Lin Xia’s account, he furrowed his brow.

Lin Xia, observing his reaction, hurriedly said, "Eldest brother! I hope you don’t get any ideas!"

"I don’t! I’ve already made up my mind to work out of town! But to say that we have no feelings about it at all, that’s impossible..."

Lin Chun spoke honestly; if he said he felt nothing unusual, that would be a lie.

He too had genuinely wanted to take over the family business, and had truly believed that his father would definitely pass the reins to him.

But after everything that had happened, Lin Chun realized that waiting to take over his father’s position was too uncertain; he was better off seizing the current opportunities.

Lin Xia was relieved, "Eldest brother! It’s best if you think this way! However he wants to arrange things for Lin Qiang, that’s his business! It’s none of our concern and we won’t meddle! Nowadays, every family is the same, whoever takes over has the duty of caring for the elderly..."

"Once I finish selling this stock, we’ll buy some things and visit Aunt Jin..."

Lin Xia figured she should get the household registration book first, since she couldn’t apply without it.

As for the future, she would think of something else.

"Alright! I’ll join you in selling goods these next few days!" Lin Chun agreed.

The siblings chatted as they walked back home.

Lin Xia sold off all her goods in less than two days, and the next day she and Lin Chun bought quite a lot of things and went to Aunt Jin’s house.

They picked their timing carefully, making sure the big gates of the old Lin Family home were locked before they entered Aunt Jin’s house.

Auntie Jin, living so close to Lin Xia’s home, knew everything that went on, so she was very clear about how Lin Aiguo had beaten Lin Chun, and that later Lin Chun had moved out as well.

She felt particularly embarrassed when Lin Chun and Lin Xia came to visit her with gifts in hand.

"Look at you two kids! Just come over, no need to bring anything!

We’ve been neighbors for more than just a day or two, why bother with all this? Besides, we haven’t been any help at all!"

Auntie Jin urged them to sit down quickly and went on to make tea and pour water for them.

Lin Chun, not good with words, didn’t know what to say, but Lin Xia chatted and joked with Auntie Jin with ease, "Auntie Jin! How can you say you haven’t been a help! You’ve always looked out for us for so long! In fact, we’ve been meaning to bring something over to see you and Uncle Jin...

Moreover, we’re not just here to visit today, we have a favor to ask!"

Lin Chun sat down on a stool while Auntie Jin, like Lin Xia, sat on the edge of the kang, "What’s the matter? Don’t talk about ’asking for help’ like that, if we can help, we definitely will!"

Auntie Jin, looking at Lin Chun’s expression, already had a premonition in her heart.

Lin Xia got straight to the point, "My elder brother has finally seen the light, he wants to go, and we need Uncle Jin at your home to take trouble on our behalf. Your family’s security guard could go with him; they’ll have company. It’s just that we’re not sure if they’ll be assigned together..."

"That’s no problem! Put your mind at ease, we will certainly help with that! I was the one who went to them initially, so I must follow through to the end!"

Auntie Jin paused, then shifted her tone, "However, whether it will work out in the end is up to Lin Chun himself, if it doesn’t happen, there’s nothing we can do!"

She sympathized with these kids, but some things needed to be made clear.

Lin Xia nodded gratefully, "We understand, Auntie Jin! The other thing we’ve come to you for, as you know our family situation well, is that my dad now hates us so much he could kill us all!

And, not to hide this from you, Auntie Jin, we ran into my aunt the other day, and she told us that my father wants to get Lin Qiang into the lumberyard..."

Auntie Jin really hadn’t heard this piece of gossip before; she slapped her thigh in excitement, "There’s this too? Then in the future..."

She couldn’t help but sigh, that old Lin was really something, not securing a place for his own biological son in his work unit, but arranging for that stepson to get in. Even if it was just a contract position for a young man like Xiaoqing, it would still make others wonder!

Moreover, Auntie Jin did not have high hopes for that Lin Qiang, just one glance and she could tell he was no good.

Lin Xia sighed, "So, we’ve come to understand, Auntie Jin, that what our father wants to do with his post is his right. We are grown up enough to seek our own paths!

But at a moment like this, even if my elder brother wants to leave, he might not agree!

So we thought, once my elder brother is gone, even if he has tactics, he won’t have anywhere to apply them..." She let this slip to gauge Auntie Jin’s reaction.

"Well..." Auntie Jin hesitated, there were too many complications in this situation for her to casually give advice. What if she ended up being blamed, leaving herself an outsider to everyone?

"Registration is about to start; maybe you should get your names on the list first, pass the physical examination, and then take it step by step!"

Lin Xia followed with an understanding smile, "Right! We’ll just see how it goes and by then, we surely can’t do without your and Uncle Jin’s help!"

"Lin Xia, why talk like an outsider! If you guys end up doing well, that makes us happy too..." Auntie Jin also smiled.

Lin Xia casually brought up, "Auntie Jin, what if our stepmother finds out about this..."