Back to 1984: Let's Work Hard Together to Raise The Kids!-Chapter 131: Reaping the Bitter Fruits

Lin Qin? Liu Yongguo instinctively frowned, feeling bewildered at hearing this name so suddenly. His expression immediately turned sour, "Did you provoke her?"

Ever since Lin Qin went berserk and caused chaos, her personality changed drastically, becoming unpredictable. Every time they clashed with Lin Qin, they gained nothing. To Liu Yongguo, Lin Qin was the bane and disaster of the Liu family.

Upon hearing this, Liu Li got even angrier, "Why can’t I provoke her? What is she anyway? If it weren’t for her, our family wouldn’t be like this! She should have just divorced quietly and lived with her head down for life, but she insisted on resisting. What a bitch!"

Liu Li’s cursing became more vehement, and even the police officer on the side couldn’t take it anymore and intervened sternly, "She’s beyond saving. Given how many times she’s been picked up for various bizarre reasons, as a repeat offender, we won’t be lenient anymore. You should leave."

Liu Yongguo didn’t even get a chance to plead or say soft words, so he had no choice but to leave with his head hanging.

Ma Cuihua was not surprised by the outcome, but she pounded her chest in regret, "It’s all my fault! If I had been stricter with your sister back then, she might not have turned out so spoiled and rebellious!"

Liu Yongguo remained expressionless, "So are we still cooking lunch?"

To entertain the guests today, Ma Cuihua had gone to the market early in the morning to buy a lot of fish and meat, as well as rice cakes the family couldn’t usually afford.

Ma Cuihua was unsure what to do, so the mother and son decided to wait until the guests arrived to discuss it.

They waited until one in the afternoon, but instead of the guests, Liu Yongming came back.

As soon as he entered, he harshly questioned Ma Cuihua, "Mom, what happened with Liu Li? I went through a lot of effort to get her out, repeatedly warned you to keep a close eye on her, and now? She’s back in there again! And at such an important time! Is she trying to infuriate me?"

In his anger, the veins bulged on Liu Yongming’s temples, making him look terrifying.

Ma Cuihua was startled, feeling guilty and wronged, "How can you blame me? I also wanted her to marry well. I watched her every day during those days and even locked the front door, afraid she would run out. But I can’t keep her locked up forever! Just yesterday evening, I opened the door to let her go to the street to get some things to spruce herself up. With guests coming today, I couldn’t keep the door locked.

As soon as I left to buy groceries, she ran out after me. Not long after, I heard she got caught. I’m angry too! Second son, the guests you mentioned still haven’t come. What’s going on?"

All morning, she had been thinking about how to get through to them, but she didn’t get to use any of her prepared excuses.

Ma Cuihua’s words only fueled Liu Yongming’s anger further. His eyes turned bloodshot as he stomped and roared, "They already know what Liu Li did, and no matter how I explained, they wouldn’t listen to me. They even scolded me, accusing me of having malicious intentions. Her marriage plans are ruined, and my opportunity to transfer back is gone!"

From the day he was assigned to that poor village, not a day went by without him thinking about transferring back. It took a lot of connections, bowing and scraping, to finally get to know a few city leaders.

As long as Liu Li’s marriage was secured, they would lend a helping hand for the sake of the familial connection, making his transfer certain. At such a critical moment, Liu Li dropped the ball. It’s sheer stupidity beyond saving!

"What? How could it be this serious?" Ma Cuihua was hit hard, feeling dizzy and almost unable to stand.

Liu Yongguo looked at the chaos at home, also furious inside, and immediately started talking about Liu Li’s incident.

"It’s all because of Lin Qin. If she hadn’t been so petty and targeted my little sister, my little sister wouldn’t have been caught. It’s just a bag of oysters. How much could it be worth? Why does it warrant being locked up for ten days to half a month?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Cuihua exploded, her voice suddenly sharp, "That damn woman, I’ll fight her to the end!"

Burning with rage, Liu Yongming didn’t stop Ma Cuihua either.

They could only watch as Ma Cuihua stormed out.

Liu Yongguo wanted to intervene, but his dislike for Lin Qin, coupled with his desire to get even, held him back.

The brothers sat in the main hall waiting for Ma Cuihua to return victorious.

After waiting for more than an hour, Ma Cuihua still hadn’t come back.

Just when Liu Yongguo was about to become restless—

Granny Liu from next door rushed over, knocking at the door, "Jianguo! Something’s wrong with your mother!"

The brothers’ faces changed, and they hurriedly stood up to open the door.

Granny Liu noticed Liu Yongming was also there and was a bit surprised, but she didn’t ask much. She said anxiously, "Your mother’s fighting with an old lady over by the seafood store. They’re physical! Better stop them before it turns into a group fight!"

The brothers were shocked and hurried over.

When they arrived at Wenjun Seafood Wholesale Store, all they saw was Ma Cuihua lying on the street, crying with a swollen and bruised face, surrounded by onlookers, none of whom stepped forward.

The seafood store’s doors were shut, not in business. They had no clue who the attackers were.

The brothers quickly helped Ma Cuihua up.

Liu Yongming, boiling with anger, glared at the surrounding people, "Who did this?"

No one answered. The onlookers, afraid of trouble, dispersed.

Ma Cuihua was wailing, snot and tears streaming down her face, "That wretched woman, I’ll fight her to the end! Sob, sob, sob..."

Liu Jianguo, seeing how pitiful Ma Cuihua looked, immediately urged Liu Yongming to take her to the hospital for a check-up and report the incident to the police.

Unexpectedly, the other party had already reported it in advance, claiming Ma Cuihua started it.

Because of Ma Cuihua’s age, the police didn’t take her to the station.

After a day of turmoil, the Liu brothers were emotionally and physically spent, and had to spend a sum of money for Ma Cuihua’s medical expenses, too worn out to even hold onto their anger.

At this point, Liu Jianguo became increasingly convinced that Lin Qin was a jinx to the Liu family. He sternly warned Ma Cuihua for the first time, "Mom, don’t go near Lin Qin again. She’s a jinx; whoever gets close to her will have bad luck. Liu Li ended up like this, and so did you. Don’t forget!"

Having suffered such a huge setback, Ma Cuihua dared not refute, accepting it with reluctance.

As for Liu Yongming, knowing that Lin Qin was now enjoying a good life and had given birth to a son for another man, never sat right with him. His desire to return to the city became stronger.

After pondering for two days, he took two bottles of nice liquor to the government compound.

In less than a day, Liu Li was released.

Seeing Liu Yongming waiting outside, Liu Li instinctively frowned, "Second brother? Did you personally come back to save me?"

Liu Yongming nodded, and seeing Liu Li’s smug face, he promptly pulled her aside and pointed to the car across from them, "See that? Want a ride?"

Liu Li’s eyes lit up, and she nodded eagerly.

Liu Yongming couldn’t help but smile, "If you want to ride, go over there. That’s the good match second brother found for you. Just looking at the car, you know the person is powerful and influential. Marrying there means no more hard days, and you can buy anything you want. There’s just one condition: you have to behave, be obedient! As long as you listen and stop making trouble, just live a good life."