Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties-Chapter 50 - Discovery
50: Chapter 50: Discovery
50 -50: Discovery
Lin Chun had never imagined that his eldest sister would talk to him with such a strong attitude, and he felt especially bad inside.
Lin Chun softened his tone, “Xiaoxia, your big brother knows that you’ve become really opinionated and you can endure hardship and earn money, but you don’t like to listen to what I say.
However, there are still things I must say, because I am your eldest brother, our mother passed away early, and if you do something wrong in the future, it would be because I didn’t take good care of you!
You’re also an elder sister, what kind of example are you setting for Xiaoqiu and Dongzi?
If they follow your example, wouldn’t that be…”
Lin Xia looked over at the well-behaved Lin Qiu and Lin Dong sitting on the opposite kang edge, and realized that her big brother’s words indeed highlighted areas where she had lacked consideration.
She pursed her lips, “You two better not learn from me!”
Thinking back on it now, perhaps her thoughts at the time were too extreme.
But just the thought of the future made her unable to help feeling resentment.
She didn’t want to see her days, which should be getting happier, to be weighed down by other people’s business, so she was willing to say some soft words to mollify her big brother.
Lin Dong spoke up, “Don’t worry, big sis!”
Lin Qiu echoed, “Got it, sis!”
Lin Chun felt slightly better inside, “Alright!”
Seeing Lin Chun’s expressions ease up, Lin Xia suggested, “Big brother!
Why don’t you move out too?”
This way of living just wasn’t quite right.
It would be fine for them; they had all left that home, but she always felt uneasy about her big brother staying there alone.
Lin Chun waved his hand, “You live your lives, I don’t want to move for now!
If I move out too, our dad would certainly…”
He didn’t finish his sentence, but they all understood what he meant.
Lin Xia signaled Lin Dong and Lin Qiu to draw the curtains and fasten the door properly before starting the accounting.
Since the money had already been counted at noon, Lin Dong and Lin Qiu’s excitement was slightly less than before.
But seeing the handful of big and small bills, they still felt quite pleased.
Lin Chun, on the other hand, was seeing the change from his sister’s sales for the first time, and while he was helping to sort it, he felt reassured yet somewhat ashamed that, as the eldest brother, he seemed to do nothing but lecture.
In the end, Lin Xia tidied up the earnings from the day’s sales, gathering a total of one hundred and thirty-two yuan; they estimated that they could probably sell out the rest tomorrow.
Lin Chun stayed a while longer before leaving.
When he got home, there was indeed dinner left for him in the big pot—a bowl of Coarse Rice Porridge.
He had eaten quite a bit at his sister’s place, so he did not eat it.
After washing his face, he returned to the Western House.
In the Eastern House, Qian Chunli and her daughters had been listening to the sounds outside.
It wasn’t until Lin Chun entered the Western House that Qian Chunli came out of the Eastern House.
She quietly lifted the lid of the pot to look inside, then pursed her lips and went back to her room.
Lin Yu muttered softly, “Mom!
He definitely went to look for Lin Xia and the others!”
They had originally planned to wait for Lin Xia and the rest to come back to give them a good scolding, but nobody expected that none of them would return.
Currently, only Lin Chun was leaving and returning home on time for work.
Yet he had come back so late tonight, it was obvious, even without guessing, that he must have gone to see those few.
Qian Chunli snorted, “Of course!
And he’s even had dinner already, otherwise why wouldn’t he have the Coarse Rice Porridge we deliberately left for him in the pot?”
Just thinking about Lin Xia and those kids made her angry.
The day before yesterday, they definitely came back to pick up some stuff, a good amount of vegetables from the backyard garden was missing.
Dongzi scratched the back of his head, “Mom!
Who do you think they are staying with?
I’ve snooped around both Yu Hongmei’s place and Haizi’s, who’s quite close to Lin Dong, and they are simply not there!
I even went to Lin Dong’s school, but that wily Xiaoxia managed to evade me!”
Without a trace of them, he couldn’t even find a target for his revenge.
“Qiangzi!
Like this, go to Lin Dong’s school again tomorrow and look for him.
Lin Xia and Lin Qiu aren’t at work, so we can’t find a trace of them, but Lin Dong definitely has to go to school;
You might run away from the monk, but not from the temple.
Let’s pin down where they are, then think of a plan!
A bunch of brats think they can just hide and everything will be fine?
Dream on!”
Qian Chunli would never let things go easily, if they dared to stir trouble on the first, she’d hit them back on the fifteenth.
“Alright!
Then I’ll go to Lin Dong’s school tomorrow and block him!” Lin Dong agreed promptly.
He could just ask them where exactly they were staying!
Lin Yu glanced disdainfully at him and whispered, “Why block him?
Sneakily follow him and see where they actually are!
And you, don’t always wait at the front door; have you ever gone to the back one?”
Sometimes she really felt that her brother was just a big frame with nothing inside his head.
Lin Qiang saw the contempt in Lin Yu’s eyes and stiffened his neck angrily whispering, “That’s what I meant!
What did you think I said?
How could I not have gone there?
But as soon as school is out, whoosh, everyone comes out.
How could it be easy to find someone?” He couldn’t just barge into his classroom, could he?
The two were on the verge of clashing again when Qian Chunli sharply stopped them, “You both cut it out!
You’re both so grown up and still always fighting!”
Lin Yu gave Lin Qiang a contemptuous glance, and Lin Qiang glared back, but neither said anything more.
…
Lin Xia slept in the next day and only when she got up did she really feel completely rested.
When Lin Qiu saw Lin Xia wake up, she asked anxiously, “Sis!
Are you fully rested now?
Are you hungry?
Go wash your face, and I’ll bring the food up to you!”
Lin Xia rubbed her eyes and put on her clothes, “Sure!
What’s for breakfast?”
Lin Qiu smiled with pursed lips, “Steamed bread, cornmeal porridge, and potato slices!”
The previous day she borrowed some yeast from Mrs.
Xu, made the dough last night, and this morning Lin Dong helped her make cornmeal steamed bread, cornmeal porridge, and fried potato slices.
“Not bad!
I’ll go wash up!” Lin Xia felt it was truly good to be living just with her family.
While Lin Xia was washing up, Lin Qiu brought the meal into the room.
After Lin Xia ate, she checked the time and saw it was about right, so she went to the Chopsticks Factory No.
2 to sell her goods.
Sales were smooth that afternoon; by the time Lin Xia packed up, she pondered coming back in the evening to sell more, guessing that nothing would be left then.
By the time Lin Xia got home, Lin Dong had just finished eating, and Lin Qiu was sitting on the edge of the kang, both with somewhat troubled expressions.
Lin Xia asked, “What’s wrong?”
Lin Dong’s face was solemn, “Sis!
At noon when school let out, I found Lin Qiang sneakily following me.
I realized it and lost him by making a few turns!”
Lin Qiu asked worriedly, “Sis!
What if they find out we’re living here, what will we do?”
Lin Xia had already anticipated such a day. freёweɓnovel.com
Currently, she and Xiaoqiu weren’t working, so those people looking to catch their trail could only rely on following Lin Dong.
She reassured them, “What can we do?
If they find out, they find out.
We’ve already moved out!
Lin Xia then instructed Lin Dong, “But still, Dongzi, be as careful as you can be!”
