Back to 1984: Let's Work Hard Together to Raise The Kids!-Chapter 201: Brilliant Counterattack
Lin Qin saw that it was about time, she waved her hand and loudly said, "Since everyone is here, I’ll start talking. Back then, He Chunhong married Chen Wenjun and had a son. Nobody had any objections to this, right?"
The crowd, not knowing what was going on, all nodded, waiting for Lin Qin to continue.
Lin Qin smiled and said, "Unfortunately, as the child grew, the health issues became increasingly apparent. After being sent to the hospital and examined by doctors, he was diagnosed with partial paralysis, right?"
"So what if that’s the case? Lin Qin, stop deliberately wasting time and bring Ping’an out!" He Yong shouted loudly.
Lin Qin’s eyes darkened slightly, and she suddenly changed her tone, asking, "Wasn’t that child thrown into the river at Nanxi and drowned back then? What does that have to do with my Ping’an?"
"Gasp!" Those who were unaware were shocked, looking at each other and glancing between He Chunhong and Lin Qin.
"What nonsense are you talking?" He Xia said, exasperated.
He Chunhong cried even louder, "If he won’t recognize me, he won’t recognize me. Why make up such lies and slander me? How am I supposed to live!"
Lin Qin’s expression was indifferent, but the look she cast on He Chunhong carried a hint of ridicule. "He Chunhong, back then, you attempted murder and fled with your whole family. Didn’t you ever think about how this marriage was dissolved?"
He Chunhong’s sobbing stopped abruptly, and He Xia and the others were left stunned.
Back then, when He Chunhong’s family ran away, they were all afraid of being implicated, so they stayed far away and didn’t dare to ask any questions. When others asked, they always shouted that they didn’t know or weren’t clear, then turned and ran off.
Because they avoided it, they really didn’t know these details.
Everyone looked down at He Chunhong.
He Chunhong’s gaze flickered. This was her trump card. Back then, since she hadn’t shown up, Chen Wenjun couldn’t divorce her, so she believed that Chen Wenjun and Lin Qin were just getting by together. Otherwise, it would be bigamy, which she had already inquired about.
However, she hadn’t planned to reveal this card yet, and she didn’t expect Lin Qin, this woman who had boldly entered the house, to so brazenly expose everything.
Why could she bring this up so confidently?
He Chunhong couldn’t figure it out, and the others were even more confused.
Lin Qin kept everyone in suspense and then laughed heartily.
"You planned to murder your biological son; how could Wenjun possibly tolerate you? You might have escaped, but running away doesn’t mean the law can’t punish you! Back then, he ran around, found loads of people, opened loads of certifications, and used legal means to forcibly divorce you.
The divorce certificate is still kept at our house! I’ll find your copy later and hand it over to you!" 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
The He village villagers were all dumbfounded. If what Lin Qin said was true and she could produce the divorce certificate between He Chunhong and Chen Wenjun, then it would mean that back then, He Chunhong indeed did wrong and was forcibly divorced. Why did they come here to make a fuss?
He Xia and He Yong were both in a panic.
He Chunhong was furious, "Impossible! I didn’t agree, on what grounds did the law force me to divorce?"
Lin Qin clapped forcefully, "Exactly! You hit the nail on the head! Why is that? Naturally, because the matter of you trying to kill your child is true! Besides, there are witnesses, evidence, and the victim; you can’t deny this!
We still have all the documentation, you know. In terms of law, regardless of whether parents have raised the child, children have the obligation to support their parents.
But there is a rather special circumstance where, if the biological mother abuses the child or causes serious physical harm to the child, the child is not required to support the mother and can even pursue accountability.
We have preserved all of the evidence of what you did, so I advise you to give up on trying to extort Ping’an.
Moreover, you don’t have a birth certificate for the child, right? And you have no evidence proving that my Ping’an was born by you.
On the household registration, in the official records, I am his biological mother! You are nothing!
Now you only have two choices; one, you have nothing to do with my Ping’an, go back to where you came from, and we can treat you as a stranger; two, you can cause a fuss, but Wenjun has a bad temper and is prepared to call the police. How the court will rule, I don’t know, but thinking my Ping’an will provide for you is just a dream!"
Lin Qin spoke clearly, and everyone understood what she meant.
All the Chen villagers burst into satisfied laughter, looking at the He villagers with faces full of ridicule.
The He villagers never expected such a turnaround and just felt utterly embarrassed. Some started to leave, with many others quickly following them away on boats.
Seeing the unfavorable situation, He Xia was furious and pointed at Lin Qin, cursing, "Snatching someone’s son, aren’t you afraid of divine retribution! You’ll get your comeuppance!"
Lin Qin laughed disdainfully, "Retribution only falls on those who have done wrong. I, Lin Qin, have an upright character, and heaven will certainly protect me!
But you, at your age, don’t you know to nurture your virtue and accumulate some good deeds for yourself? Be careful of a miserable old age, dying and not even hell will take you, your soul scattered!"
Older people fear curses about life and death the most, and He Xia was so furious that she was almost beside herself and wanted to fight Lin Qin.
In her haste, she lost her balance and fell into the water, thrashing about.
He Yong quickly handed over a bamboo pole and pulled He Xia up, his face ashen with anger and humiliation as he slapped He Chunhong twice, "Don’t worry, we have your back. Stand firm against them, I don’t believe they can really do anything to you!"
At this moment, Chen Ruiyu appeared behind Lin Qin.
He Yong’s eyes lit up, "Ping’an, you’re here just in time; she’s your biological mother, you can’t turn your back on her for wealth!"
Chen Ruiyu glanced at him indifferently, "I, Chen Ruiyu, would never turn my back on the poor and love the rich, and I am very clear about whom I love and whom I hate! Since you don’t acknowledge what happened back then, I’ll take up the legal weaponry to defend my rights. As long as the past is clarified and it’s proven she’s been wronged, I can change my attitude towards her. If she agrees, I’ll call the police right now, how about that?"
"You..." He Yong was so angry that he couldn’t speak.
Everyone looked at He Chunhong, waiting for her decision.
But He Chunhong remained silent with her head down.
No one was clearer than her about what happened back then. If Chen Wenjun really had evidence, making a big deal out of it could land her in prison. She originally went back to Nanxi to avoid the police, so she definitely didn’t want to encounter them!
After waiting a long time without He Chunhong responding, people understood what it meant.
Chen Yintao angrily scolded, "Causing trouble without knowing the situation first! If you wanted the child dead back then, then why come back now? They’ve already let you off the hook, don’t be ungrateful! If you push them too far, do you think good things will happen to you? Leave at once!"
He Yong and He Xia were unwilling; they wanted He Chunhong to continue making a fuss, hanging onto Chen Wenjun and Ping’an, because only then would He Chunhong not demand back the land.
This matter involved the interests of He Chunhong’s natal family.
Back then, He Chunhong’s family ran away, but the hukou information was not changed. When everyone went ashore to distribute farmland, He Xia and He Yong’s families got together and listed He Chunhong’s family to get a share of the land, which they divided up among themselves.
If pursued, they’d have to return everything.
Having already consumed the good things, it was unlikely they’d be willing to vomit them back up.
