Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties-Chapter 71 - 70 Visiting (Seventh Update)
71: Chapter 70: Visiting (Seventh Update)
71: Chapter 70: Visiting (Seventh Update)
Lin Qiang led the way, and the four of them, including Lin Aiguo, arrived at the front gate of the Xu Family’s house.
The gate was bolted from the inside and wouldn’t budge when pushed.
Lin Aiguo, in a fury, banged and kicked at the door, “Lin Xia!
You pack of brats!
Open the door right now!”
“If you don’t open the door, I’ll jump over the fence!
Don’t think I can’t get in…”
Lin Aiguo, as fierce as Zhang Fei, cursed and shouted, causing such a commotion that would definitely have alerted the neighborhood.
People started coming out from their homes.
Xu Haihua and her mother from the Eastern House had also hurried into the courtyard early on.
But they didn’t dare make a sound for the time being, they were somewhat dumbfounded by the cursing and the sound of the door being kicked outside, “What are they trying to do?”
Xu Haihua listened closely; she could hear the people outside were shouting and quarreling over Lin Xia’s name.
She yelled in exasperation, “What are you doing?
Banging on people’s doors in the middle of the night!
Lin Xia and the others are not here!
They have moved!
Go find them wherever you please!”
Just mentioning Lin Xia set off a firestorm in her!
She didn’t even say anything out of line, just asked what was going on, right?
Lin Xia wasn’t showing up for work and wasn’t coming home at night, was there a problem with her asking about it?
But Lin Xia’s reaction was extreme, she quickly snapped back and stopped staying at their house.
If she didn’t want to stay, that was fine by Xu Haihua.
She was almost relieved!
But why should she have to give them back two yuan?
If it were up to her, she would never have refunded the money!
But, her mother was too accommodating, fearing that Lin Xia would make a fuss, she had agreed to the refund.
Afterward, when they had moved out, Xu Haihua noticed they took all of their belongings, even the firewood, which seemed particularly miserly!
“Who are you trying to fool?
I saw them living here just a few days ago!” Lin Qiang hollered, and then told Lin Aiguo,
“Dad!
They must be here for sure, probably someone is helping them to cover up!”
He did not believe that Lin Xia and the others would move away!
Where would they go?
They must be here!
On hearing this, Lin Aiguo continued angrily kicking at the gate, “Hurry up and open the door!
If not, I’m going to ram it down!”
He also subconsciously felt that the other party was covering for Lin Xia and the others, which made him even more suffocated with anger—these kids were too capable of mischief.
Several neighbors approached, among them a man with a broad back, round waist, and a bearded face who called out loudly,
“What are you doing?
Banging and kicking doors in the middle of the night, are you bullying the Xu Family because they have no one to defend them?”
“Who are you?” Lin Aiguo, at the height of his fury, glared, ready to confront the man.
Chunli quickly tugged at Lin Aiguo’s sleeve, hurriedly explaining, “No!
Comrade, we are just looking for someone!”
She certainly did not want Lin Aiguo to start a fight with bystanders; that would just complicate matters further.
“I’m the Security Chief for this street,” The bearded man stated, arms crossed.
“If you’re looking for someone, just say so.
The way you’re acting seems more like you’re out to settle scores!
Who exactly are you looking for?”
With both the Xu sons working out of town and old Xu gone, only the mother and daughter were left at home.
He definitely needed to look out for them more.
“My girl and the little one had a bit of conflict with their father and ran out of the house!”
Chunli explained, “We heard that they were staying here, so we came!
We thought to come and bring them back home!
But we’ve been knocking for a long time, and nobody’s opening the door, then my Old Lin lost his patience!”
Chunli’s explanation seemed reasonable, and everyone inside and outside the door heard it clearly.
Xu Haihua and her mother exchanged glances, instantly realizing they were duped!
“Mom!
That Lin Xia and others were lying, claiming they were kicked out of their home, but in reality, they ran out on their own!”
“I was wondering why they were renting our luggage!”
“Lucky they moved away!
Otherwise, they might’ve stolen our stuff!”
Mrs.
Xu had not expected things to turn out this way, and she sighed, “How could I have anticipated this!”
Back then, those kids had seemed so honest and simple; who could have guessed I misjudged them.
Outside, the bearded man said, “There’s no need to kick people’s doors down in such a hurry!
I know those kids you’re talking about, they moved away just yesterday!”
We’re neighbors living close by; we all know what’s going on in each other’s families.
He happened to witness them moving in and out!
Lin Aiguo pressed for answers, “They moved away?”
In his mind, he thought those little rascals had become quite slippery, hard to catch.
“Impossible!” Lin Qiang didn’t believe it and was about to speak again when Qian Chunli and Lin Yu pinched his arm. freewēbnoveℓ.com
Lin Yu then spoke up, “Uncle, do you know where they moved to?”
“That, I don’t know!
I just happened to see them moving!”
Qian Chunli pursed her lips and said, “Comrade, since we’re all here, how about this: we go in and take a look; if we see they’re really not there, we’ll leave and give up, okay?”
“Yeah!
Uncle!
My parents are so worried they’re sick, afraid something might have happened to them outside!” Lin Yu chimed in as well.
The bearded man thought for a moment; what they said wasn’t wrong, and he couldn’t take their word for it without seeing for himself.
He called into the house to Mrs.
Xu, “Older sister!
It’s Old Wang, and a few neighbors from nearby.
Open the door for the two of you, let them have a look, and put their minds at ease!”
Xu Haihua opened the door wide, called out “Uncle Wang,” then looked straight at the people knocking, realizing they didn’t resemble Lin Xia and her family at all.
Old Wang made arrangements, “Alright!
We’ll go in together, have a look, and then you can rest easy;
and don’t come disturbing them again in the future!
Otherwise, we won’t be so easy to talk to…”
“Okay!”
Lin Aiguo and the others followed Old Wang and looked through the Western House, the Eastern House, and indeed, there was no sign of Lin Xia and the others.
Lin Aiguo’s face was grave, Lin Qiang in disbelief.
Qian Chunli asked Mrs.
Xu, “Older sister!
Do you know where they moved to?”
Mrs.
Xu shook her head, “I don’t know!”
Xu Haihua bitterly regretted not paying attention to this matter; otherwise, she would have definitely let Lin Xia’s family know, urging them to work together to find them.
“Aiguo, let’s go then!
We’ll look elsewhere!
These kids are really a handful!
What’s with arguing with the elderly and not even coming home?
You can’t go against your elders like this no matter what…”
On the surface, Qian Chunli was comforting Lin Aiguo, but she was also criticizing Lin Xia and the others.
Xu Haihua suddenly found an outlet for her grievances, “You’re right about that!
Older sister, you don’t know, that Lin Xia, she’s a tough one!
Since they moved in, she never went to work, and then she wouldn’t come home at night.
I just asked her a simple question, and she blew up at me…
What kind of young woman behaves like this, not coming home at night and still thinking she’s justified…”
“Haihua!
Stop talking now!” Mrs.
Xu hurriedly stopped Xu Haihua.
Whatever people do is their own business; there’s no need for a young woman to gossip about it and spread it around, what would that turn into?
Qian Chunli and Lin Yu exchanged glances with each other; it was as if they had heard some juicy gossip.
They babbled, “How could she not come home at night?”
“Yeah!
This child!
Really, I hope she hasn’t gone astray!”
