Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties-Chapter 46 - This Isn’t Over Between Us
46: Chapter 46: This Isn’t Over Between Us
46 -46: This Isn’t Over Between Us
Lin Aiguo’s chest heaved with anger as he cursed, “It would be better if they all died out there!”
He thought that by speaking to Lin Chun at noon, given his understanding of his eldest son, Lin Chun would definitely find those kids and bring them back to apologize to him.
But he was prepared for everything, yet no one was found, how could he not be angry?
However, he was the one who had driven them out, and he, as their father, surely couldn’t go out to find them himself, could he?
What would that look like?
That would really spoil them!
Lin Chun timidly followed Lin Aiguo into the house, pretending to check the large pot to see what was for dinner, but Lin Aiguo, without even asking, went straight into the Eastern House.
In the large pot, there was nothing but half a pot of water, and Lin Chun turned over the bowl rack, finding only half a bowl of cornmeal porridge.
Lin Chun picked up the bowl and drank it clean, then scooped some water from the water jar to wash the bowl, before returning to the Western House.
He sighed quietly, relieved that he had eaten his fill at his eldest sister’s place; otherwise, the thin cornmeal porridge wouldn’t have been satisfactory.
In the Eastern House, Lin Aiguo was sitting on the edge of the southern kang, puffing on his tobacco pipe.
Qian Chunli sat on the neatly made mattress, yet her eyes were constantly on Lin Aiguo’s expression.
“Aiguo, perhaps I should go look for the kids tomorrow!
Where does that eldest girl think she’s staying?
What if something happens?
As parents…”
She was just saying this, although deep down she did not think so.
Lin Aiguo hummed, “No need!
They’re all spoiled!
Just watch, they’ll slink back here themselves in no more than two days!
See how I’ll deal with them when I come back from the mountain!”
After speaking, he took off his shoes and climbed onto the kang, “Let’s sleep!
What’s the matter with Lin Qiang?
What’s he doing?
Why hasn’t he come back yet?”
Qian Chunli chuckled nervously as she explained for Lin Qiang, “He said a friend needed him for something.
Let’s just go to sleep!”
Lin Aiguo crawled under the quilt at the head of the kang, and Qian Chunli hurriedly pulled the lamp cord.
Lin Yu had lain down early on the northern kang; in fact, she wasn’t asleep at all, yet she didn’t dare make a sound.
When Lin Qiang came home for dinner, his gaze turned strange upon hearing that she had spilled the beans.
After dinner, he ran out, and no one knew what he was up to.
Thinking about it, she still felt wronged.
Could all that really be blamed on her?
Lin Qiang returned home very late; he entered the house quietly, and Qian Chunli, hearing noise, called out softly, “Qiangzi!
You sleep at the end of the kang!”
Normally, when Lin Aiguo wasn’t home, Lin Qiang would sleep on the northern kang, and Qian Chunli and Lin Yu, the mother and daughter, would sleep on the southern kang. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom
Lin Qiang, in the dark, climbed into the neatly made quilt on the southern kang and, before lying down, glared fiercely at Lin Yu on the northern kang, having never seen someone as foolish as her.
In the same room, Lin Yu also woke up when she heard noise, biting her lower lip in resentment.
The next day, Lin Aiguo got up early at half past four and left the house, while Qian Chunli got up early to make him breakfast.
As soon as Lin Aiguo left, Lin Chun felt a huge relief.
He thought of telling his eldest sister to come back to collect her clothes while it was still early before work.
Lin Chun quickly ate some breakfast and then also left the house, leaving only Qian Chunli and the others.
While Qian Chunli was washing dishes in the kitchen, in the Eastern House, Lin Qiang pointed at Lin Yu’s nose and started scolding, “Lin Yu!
Are you an idiot?
Even if I was seen yesterday, I didn’t say anything!
And you, you just had to blurt it all out!
Did your brain become foolish from all the studying…”
She could really drive him crazy!
Had he known Lin Yu was so useless, he never would have involved her in the first place!
Now what would Lin Aiguo think of them?
“You’re the idiot!
If you’re so smart, how come you got caught?” Lin Yu retorted sharply.
She initially felt guilty and embarrassed inside about Lin Qiang, but his scolding left her with nothing but greater grievance and anger.
Lin Qiang, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, bristled, “I’m telling you, Lin Yu, just wait!
We’re not done yet!”
“I’m waiting!
What are you going to do about it?” Lin Yu sneered, not that she looked down on Lin Qiang, but mainly because he was all bark and no bite.
Qian Chunli, hearing the noise, entered the room and angrily pointed at them, scolding, “What are you arguing about so early in the morning!
It’s no use blaming anyone now that things have come to this!
Get on with what you need to do!
Lin Yu, aren’t you going to school?”
“Of course I’m going!” Lin Yu glared at Lin Qiang, “I’ll just finish in the bathroom and then leave!”
Lin Qiang, more infuriated by her demeanor, pointed at Lin Yu’s retreating figure with a flick of her braid and complained to Qian Chunli, “Mom!
Look at her!
She’s clearly in the wrong, yet she still has the nerve to gloat in front of me!”
Qian Chunli’s expression hardened, “Qiangzi!
Why can’t you let it go?
I didn’t even get a chance to ask you yesterday, but how could you still stoop to thievery?”
Even if you saw that Lin Xia was selling scarves, couldn’t you have come back and talked to me about it, huh?
Is it not shameful to sneak into their house and rummage around?”
Lin Qiang tried to find an excuse, “What!
Mom!
That’s not what happened at all!
I went there thinking of getting back at them, who knew Dad would suddenly barge in with a stick.
Then, with what Lin Yu said, I really ended up looking like a thief!”
Qian Chunli was half-convinced but as a mother, she never wanted to think too poorly of her own child, so she rather hypnotized herself, “Anyway, you’re already so grown up, learn something good.
Don’t keep getting involved in bad things.
If you really anger your dad, do you ever want to take over from him?”
Lin Qiang managed to coax Qian Chunli out of the Eastern House, and only then did his ears get some rest.
Meanwhile, Lin Xia, after finding out from Lin Chun that Lin Aiguo had returned to the mountain, did not rush back to get her belongings.
Instead, she took advantage of the good weather to air out the quilts and mattresses.
She had been busy yesterday with firewood and shopping, and the sun wasn’t very good, so she hadn’t thought of airing them out.
Lin Qiu followed behind Lin Xia like a sidekick, asking, “Sister!
Do you need me to go back with you?” She was worried her sister wouldn’t be able to carry everything on her own.
“Sure!
It’s a good chance to bring our bicycles back!
But can your arm handle it?
Otherwise, we wait for Dongzi after school!” Lin Xia was worried about Lin Qiu straining her right arm again.
“No worries!
Sister!
I can manage!” Lin Qiu didn’t want to appear useless, especially since her left arm was still strong, able to grip the bicycle handle with one hand.
So Lin Xia and Lin Qiu walked back to the Lin Family’s house.
Seeing the gate tightly locked, they looked at each other and laughed, better that nobody was home!
On the way, they had even mentioned that if Lin Qiang were home, he might have caused trouble.
Upon entering, Lin Xia opened the gate and started to pack up with Lin Qiu.
Lin Xia told Lin Qiu to pack the clothes and small items while she went out to check around.
She first visited the kitchen and found a canning jar to pack some of last year’s pickled mustard and salted vegetables.
She then visited the storage room and sorted through various items; among the clutter, she picked up a chopping block from a pile on a sideboard.
She packed two large chunks of pine fire starters; such materials were available in the mountains, but collecting them would be time-consuming, and who had the time for that?
It made more sense to take some ready-made ones, and later she would just say she found them in South Mountain.
Noticing useful items, she quietly placed them in Jade’s room.
She took another trip to the backyard and picked some leeks, radishes, and cabbages, also stashing them in Jade’s room—grown by Xiaoqiu herself!
When Lin Xia got back to the Western House, she saw Lin Qiu spreading clothes from the mahogany box onto the green checkered cloth on the bed; she hurriedly lent a hand.
Both sisters quickly packed two large cloth bags, after all their eldest brother still had to stay here temporarily, and they did not take everything he might need.
Once outside, however, Lin Xia couldn’t find her bicycle.
“Hey!
Where did my bike go?”
Lin Qiu also looked around the yard, bewildered by its absence.
“It’s not here, sis!
What do we do?”
Lin Xia knew it must have been Lin Qiang who took it, but they couldn’t wait, so they had to ride the other bicycle home.
Lin Qiu sat on the rear rack hugging a large cloth bag, with Lin Xia tying another in front of her.
The two of them then left the Lin family.
Lin Xia expected to meet some neighbors on the street near their home, but it was strangely deserted.
Once home, the sisters began to settle in.
