Back to 1984: Let's Work Hard Together to Raise The Kids!-Chapter 199: Scars from the Past

Chen Ruiyu’s facade of strength shattered because of Lin Qin’s words, and his eyes turned bloodshot in an instant, "Mom, why do I have such a biological mother? Just because I was born disabled, she wanted to kill me?"

Lin Qin washed her hands, wiped his tears, and said angrily, "That woman is heartless. A kind person will be kind no matter what, while a ruthless person is ruthless in everything they do. Don’t get yourself stuck in a dead end!

No matter what she did in the past, you’ve grown up anyway, and you have a father who truly loves you, and me. Even though I didn’t give birth to you, I’ve always treated you as my own child all these years to make up for the lack of a mother in your life. Isn’t that enough?"

Chen Ruiyu tightly hugged Lin Qin in return, "Mom, I only recognize you as my mother. Why does she have to appear and disrupt my peaceful life?"

"Don’t cry, Mom will ask someone to look into it. Don’t worry, as long as your dad and I are here, we won’t let her bother you," Lin Qin said through gritted teeth with certainty.

She continued comforting Chen Ruiyu for quite a while before managing to calm him down.

By this time, Chen Xinyue and Xu Kang had already heard from Lin Yi about Chen Ruiyu’s biological mother causing trouble. Both were worried sick, and after coming downstairs, they stayed by his side, coaxing him to go to the gym.

Lin Qin watched as the three kids left, letting out a long sigh, then turned to see Chen Wenjun standing behind her. She stepped forward and murmured, "In our previous life together, that woman never appeared even after all those years until the day I died. Did she come looking for you after my death?"

You could say that living two lifetimes, this was the first time Lin Qin faced Ping’an’s biological mother directly, catching her somewhat off guard.

Chen Wenjun instinctively held her hand, comforting her, "That’s not the case. If she hadn’t shown up today, I would have almost forgotten about her. She only brought harm to me and Ping’an. I originally didn’t want to mention her, but since she came knocking today, I told you everything from the past."

The couple handed over the cooking duties to Lin Yi and headed to the rooftop terrace together.

The wind and sun were strong at that time.

Under the eaves on the roof, there was some shade, making it a suitable spot to set up a table and chat.

Chen Wenjun made a cup of coffee for Lin Qin and said slowly, "When Ping’an was first born, there was nothing unusual, and because it was a son, He Chunhong was happy for a while.

But as the child grew, everyone noticed something was wrong with Ping’an. He Chunhong initially loved showing off her son, but eventually, she didn’t like going out and stayed at home.

One time, she took Ping’an out, and when she came back, she said she wanted to take the child to the hospital for a check-up. I was really worried, but more than that, I was in a state of avoidance, so I never brought it up.

Since she mentioned it, we went.

It was on that trip that after the child’s check-up, he was diagnosed with hemiplegia. At that time, everyone was poor, and medical conditions were poor too. The doctor basically gave the child a death sentence. It felt like my world had collapsed, but it only felt like that for a day. Starting the next day, I was determined to take care of him for a lifetime.

But it was different for He Chunhong. Her world collapsed too, and afterward, she cried a lot, throwing tantrums at home every day, stopped taking care of the child, and didn’t like cooking.

One day, she discussed with me about abandoning the child. We had a big fight, and I was very firm in my stance. She left the child and went back to her parents’ house in tears.

It was two days before she came back, which was my first time taking care of the child alone.

When she came back, she apologized to me, saying she had thought things through. I didn’t doubt her and even felt relieved. But that vile woman took advantage of my absence when I went out to sell fish and threw Ping’an into the water, trying to drown the child!

If I hadn’t asked Grandma to look after him before going out, Ping’an would have been gone by now!"

Thinking back to those days, Chen Wenjun’s face was full of anger, his veins bulging.

Lin Qin rarely saw him so angry, feeling a weight on her chest, and patted his hand, "Who is this Grandma you mentioned?"

Logically, she should be Ping’an’s savior, and Chen Wenjun should honor her like a mother, but since she met Chen Wenjun, such a person never existed.

Chen Wenjun composed himself and explained, "Grandma is the grandmother of Wenjiang and Wenhai. She passed away when Ping’an was three years old. Because of this kindness, even if we aren’t very close with Uncle Yongding’s family, I still lend a hand whenever there’s a major event."

Back then, when everyone moved to the mainland, Chen Yongding didn’t have enough money to buy houses and land for his two sons. Chen Wenjun helped with 20,000 yuan.

He said it was a loan to them, but he never intended for them to repay him.

Later, Chen Wenjiang and Chen Wenhai’s jobs were introduced by him, all to repay that kindness.

Lin Qin suddenly realized, she had never understood why Chen Wenjun supported Chen Yongding’s family, thought he was just nostalgic, but it turns out there were all these entangled reasons.

Knowing all this, Lin Qin was enlightened and promptly asked, "What happened afterward? How was the matter resolved after Grandma saved Ping’an?"

Chen Wenjun spoke again, now able to control his emotions, "Something so big would inevitably blow up. The He family came, making a scene and insisting on taking He Chunhong away.

I had no parents or uncles for support, and the Chen elders couldn’t stop them. The He family took He Chunhong away before I returned.

I only learned about this after returning to Nanxi and planned to take people to confront He Chunhong, but for half a month, the He family’s boat didn’t come back. That’s when I knew He Chunhong had run away.

She ran away, and that’s okay, but this matter couldn’t just disappear. So I had the Chen family elders come forward and sought an explanation from He Chunhong’s close relatives, and also decided to divorce He Chunhong.

Back then, divorce was a huge deal, and with He Chunhong gone, divorcing was tough, but I insisted and traveled everywhere with less than a year-old Ping’an, collecting a pile of evidence, finding people to stamp their fingerprints, and finally got a legal divorce.

Back then, I did it to vent some anger, spread the story of that vile woman’s actions, as a way to unleash my frustration. Looking back now, I’m really grateful to my past self.

If it hadn’t been such a hassle, I wouldn’t have the confidence now to stand up to He Chunhong!"

Facing Lin Qin’s doubtful and puzzled gaze, Chen Wenjun smiled slightly, unhurriedly saying, "Back in the day, to get divorced, I gathered a lot of materials and witnesses to stamp fingerprints, and kept everything. Since He Chunhong is so shameless, let’s make things big again, drag it to court, and let the law decide! If possible, I’d even want to send that vile woman to prison."

Lin Qin silently looked into the distance, not making a sound.

The couple didn’t know that the three children were just behind them, hearing their entire conversation.

The three of them quietly withdrew to the third floor and followed Chen Ruiyu into the room.

Chen Xinyue sniffled, forcing a smile, "Brother, don’t feel bad. Dad, Mom, Grandpa, little brother, and I all love you!"

"And me, I love you too!" Xu Kang loudly added.