Back to 1984: Let's Work Hard Together to Raise The Kids!-Chapter 268: Swapping Wives

Although He Xue didn’t say anything, she belittled Guo Lingyue to the ground in front of Mu Qinglian and Xiao Jincheng, "Mom, I think this woman is restless. How about letting Jincheng divorce her? I can introduce him to a better match, definitely better than the current one."

She had long found Guo Lingyue disagreeable, honey-tongued and deceitful, full of malicious intent, yet the mother and son of the Xiao family liked this kind of pretentious person. Usually, if they didn’t bother her, she would turn a blind eye, but now daring to scheme against her friend’s daughter, she couldn’t tolerate this.

Xiao Jincheng’s face turned dark, "Second Aunt, there’s no need to trouble yourself. Lingyue indeed behaved improperly. I’ll ensure to discipline her well when I get back, and there won’t be a second time."

He Xue huffed discontentedly and turned her head away, "Xinyue is my junior after all. Can she just swallow such a big grievance?"

Xiao Jincheng took a deep breath, trying to please with a smile, "Auntie, we will prepare a generous gift for Miss Chen..."

He Xue interrupted him, "No need for generous gifts. Let Guo Lingyue come to my house and apologize to Xinyue in person. I really want to ask, what did Xinyue do to offend her!"

Xiao Jincheng’s expression tightened, "Auntie..."

He Xue cut him off, "It’s settled then, or get someone else as a presentable daughter-in-law!"

He Xue rarely was this assertive, clearly very angered this time.

Mu Qinglian gave Xiao Jincheng an annoyed stare, "Didn’t you hear what your Aunt said? Hurry and get that insensible creature over here!"

The old lady of the Xiao family waved her hand, "Don’t come here to irritate me. Go wherever you want."

Mu Qinglian’s expression changed, and she was momentarily speechless. She originally intended to move the location to the old house, thinking with the old man and lady present, He Xue wouldn’t be too excessive. But now it seems, even the old couple was tired of Guo Lingyue. What should she do?

As mother and son left the old house, Mu Qinglian criticized Xiao Jincheng bitterly, "Such incompetence, can’t you find someone better? You had to pick such a troubled person, who only causes you problems. I must have terrible luck to end up with such a foolish daughter-in-law."

"Mom~"

"Don’t call me mom! I’m not your mom!"

Xiao Jincheng sighed helplessly, "Mom, the Guo family’s conditions are indeed average, but they still have some influence locally. There must be some misunderstanding regarding this matter. Don’t you know Lingyue’s character? She must have been misled. Rest assured, I’ll handle this satisfactorily, pleasing everyone."

Mu Qinglian’s expression finally softened a bit, muttering sullenly, "Grandpa and Grandma are really well-informed, getting the surveillance footage so quickly. I originally intended to have someone contact the mall to delete it, but I was a step too late!"

Xiao Jincheng turned his head, furrowing his brow, "How did Grandpa and Grandma find out?"

Mu Qinglian shook her head, thinking how both the old man and the second family received the surveillance material almost simultaneously. Her first thought was Xiao Jinlin, and she didn’t hesitate to call him for inquiries.

Xiao Jinlin did not hide it, speaking truthfully, "I indeed had someone copy the material and sent it to Grandpa, Grandma, and Second Uncle and Aunt. It’s not like only Guo Lingyue has someone backing her."

Mu Qinglian’s breath hitched, questioning discontentedly, "What do you mean by that? What do you mean Guo Lingyue has someone backing her? Do you think I’m biased towards your eldest sister-in-law?"

Xiao Jinlin mocked with a smile, "Isn’t it obvious enough? Mom, don’t forget how you told me on the phone before, asking me to bring Xinyue back to apologize before the matter was investigated clearly. Does Guo Lingyue deserve an apology from our Xinyue? Who does she think she is!"

The car was very quiet, and Xiao Jinlin’s words were heard by Xiao Jincheng as well.

He clenched his fists, his face livid, grinding his teeth, "Jinlin, she is your sister-in-law. I hope you can respect her."

"Hmph! Sister-in-law? She’s not worthy! I suggest Brother find a more virtuous and principled sister-in-law!" Xiao Jinlin spoke unabashedly about his intentions.

Mu Qinglian saw her eldest son almost losing his composure, feeling immensely troubled, "Don’t talk nonsense! Fine, I won’t argue with you."

After hanging up, Mu Qinglian felt extremely exhausted. On one side was the relentless younger son, and on the other, the eldest son with poor judgment. It was a difficult situation. The worst part was that this incident alarmed the old man, the old lady, and the second family. Just dealing with He Xue wouldn’t be easy.

She felt so troubled that she didn’t want to deal with it anymore. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

After mother and son returned home, Xiao Jincheng stormed angrily into the room, just to find Guo Lingyue kneeling on the floor, crying and remorseful, looking pitiful.

Seeing this scene, even if his anger was greater, he couldn’t release it. He stepped forward and pulled her up, "Tell me, why target the second brother’s partner? Did she offend you?"

Guo Lingyue shook her head, tears streaming down her face, "Susu has always admired the younger uncle, dreaming of marrying him. I have a good relationship with her and wanted to help. If Susu could marry the younger uncle, she could mend the relationship between him and mother-in-law, and our family could be harmonious and joyful. I just wanted to help Mom and Susu, but never expected it to turn out this way!

Just now at the mall, Li Muchen and Chen Xinyue really hit hard. I went up to stop the fight and got hit too..."

Seeing the bruises on her hand, Xiao Jincheng couldn’t deny feeling distressed, yet he felt more anger, "Foolish! I warned you before to stay out and don’t meddle with the second brother’s affairs. If he won’t even give me face, what good can come from offending him?

Did you know he gave the mall surveillance to Grandpa, Grandma, Second Uncle, and Second Aunt?"

Guo Lingyue looked up in disbelief, unable to cry anymore, "He...how could he do this! This is...this is to make me have no place in the Xiao family!"

Just thinking about how the old man and old lady watched the video, and even the second aunt who never rewarded her efforts with kindness knew about this, made her want to die.

Xiao Jincheng exhaled deeply, slowly closing his eyes, not telling her what He Xue and Xiao Jinlin had said, fearing she might lose the will to live.

Unfortunately, his silence didn’t mean others stayed silent.

Xiao Bai, who had been left behind by the old man for a talk, returned late, and as soon as he entered the house, he launched into a scathing criticism of Mu Qinglian.

"Are you out of your mind! The second brother isn’t close with us, and then without properly investigating, you still took sides one-sidedly, telling the second brother to bring Miss Chen back to apologize. On what grounds? Not even discussing who is right or wrong, what’s Miss Chen’s relation to you? How dare you expect the second brother to bring someone back to apologize? How presumptuous! Shameless!"

Xiao Bai’s words were extremely harsh.

So loud was his voice, both Xiao Jincheng and Guo Lingyue heard it.

Guo Lingyue had never seen her father-in-law so angry before and was trembling with fear.

Although Xiao Jincheng was very angry, he still comforted her and took her downstairs to apologize.