Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties-Chapter 73 - 72 Conversation (9th Update)
73: Chapter 72 Conversation (9th Update)
73: Chapter 72 Conversation (9th Update)
“But I can’t just keep not going back, can I?
If I don’t, Dad will definitely come to my workplace to find me!
He might even start a scene!
“What would it look like if my colleagues at the factory saw that?”
Although Lin Chun grew up in a family with poor conditions, he was simple, honest, hardworking, and loved to learn, which made him very popular with his leaders and colleagues.
He cared about his reputation, and if his father really made a scene at his workplace, he would feel extremely embarrassed.
Lin Xia let out a sigh, as the current situation was indeed quite tricky.
She analyzed for him, “Big brother!
Even if you go back tomorrow and obediently hand over your paycheck to him, will he stop questioning where we are?
“Isn’t he still going to ask?
And if you don’t tell him, he’s still going to beat you!
Moreover, he’ll probably beat you viciously!
“It’s one thing at home, but at work, won’t that embarrass you?”
Lin Xia’s words silenced Lin Chun.
He seemed to be trapped in a dead end, with no way forward and someone pressing on from behind.
“But I can’t just keep hiding, can I?”
Lin Xia made up her mind, “Then let’s have it out with him, lay everything on the table, and then withdraw our household registration!
From then on, the road is wide open, and we’ll each go our own way!”
That way, from now on, we’ll have nothing to do with each other!
Lin Qiu and Lin Dong were shocked by their eldest sister’s idea!
They thought about not going back in the future but had never considered having a confrontation and withdrawing household registrations!
Lin Chun quickly waved his hands, completely opposed, “No!
No!
Xiaoxia, if we really did that, the gossip alone would drown us!
How can we fight against the elderly like that?
“Besides, it’s not so easy to withdraw household registrations.
I’m not married, and we don’t have our own house.
Where would we move it to?”
Lin Chun instinctively disagreed; his youngest sister’s idea was too radical, and he had to consider their future.
If things really turned out that way, finding a husband for both of his younger sisters would become a problem.
And there would likely be trouble for his little brother’s college studies.
Lin Xia, frustrated, held her forehead, “Then big brother, what do you suggest?
It’s impossible for us to go back to that home!
“Besides, he’s pressing you to know where we’ve settled.
“So, I say, why don’t you just stay here for a while?
Ask for a few days off from work.
There are plenty of things happening in the mountains at his workplace; he can’t stay at the foot of it for long!
“Once he goes back to the mountains, things will be easier.
Although this solution isn’t permanent, and who knows when he might suddenly attack and look for you or me, it’s still better than now, right?”
Lin Xia understood that there would come a day when they would clash.
If it weren’t for the fact that they had just moved, they would undoubtedly be fighting it out right now.
She wasn’t afraid of going to war with Lin Aiguo, even if it meant fighting him with knives.
But not to mention her big brother, even Lin Qiu and Lin Dong wouldn’t agree to that!
After all, Lin Xia, for various reasons, had become cold-hearted and ruthless, disowning her kin, but they couldn’t.
Deep down, they were still kind and generous children.
“Big brother!
Haven’t we all grown up?
Don’t we have our dignity?
To still be beaten and scolded by him, why should we endure that?”
Lin Chun smiled helplessly.
He also wanted to take this opportunity to have an earnest discussion about himself.
“Xiaoxia, don’t you know what kind of person your big brother is?
I’m the type who overthinks everything and can’t bear to be harsh.
“Today, when you saw Dad hit me, I was indeed quite disheartened, and even thought about leaving and living outside just like you guys.”
“But now that I sit here, I can’t help but think about how furious Dad would be when he finds out I’m not at home.
He’d probably be so angry that he wouldn’t be able to sleep all night…”
Lin Xia rolled her eyes internally.
It would be great if Lin Aiguo was so angry he couldn’t sleep!
What did she care how mad he got?
Amongst them all right now, only the eldest brother still harbored any illusions about Lin Aiguo.
It was, in fact, easy to understand.
After all, in this era, a father was an authoritative figure, akin to ‘Heaven and Earth’, seemingly beyond revolt.
Even many of the marriages for both men and women were arranged by their parents, by the command of the father and the words of the matchmaker.
In these cases, when speaking of parents, it was usually the father who had the final say, with the mothers having little standing in the household.
Lin Dong pressed his lips tightly.
He hadn’t intended to speak up, but now he truly wanted to have a serious talk with his eldest brother.
“Eldest brother!
You always consider his feelings!
But has he ever considered ours?
Does he even care about us in his heart?
Have you forgotten what just happened to my eldest and second sisters that made us leave?”
Lin Chun dropped his head, questioned by Lin Dong repeatedly.
Lin Dong paused and continued, “He is our father, but has he ever acted like one?
Remember how he treated us during the last few years of our mother’s sickness?
Even though I’m the youngest, I remember it clearly.
It was less than a month after our mother passed away when he brought back that old woman with Lin Yu and Lin Qiang.
Back then, they weren’t called by these names, right?
Weren’t they Wang Xiaofeng and Wang Xiaomin?
After they entered our house, what kind of days did we live?
You always told us to endure, that it would pass.
But what good did those years of endurance bring us?
So now, our eldest sister is leading us, and in these few short days, I feel as if I’ve been living in paradise!
I would rather starve or freeze outside than ever return to that home!
Eldest brother!
You shouldn’t go back either!
Wouldn’t it be wonderful for all of us to live together?
Lin Qiu silently wiped her tears on the side.
She felt the same as Lin Dong; she didn’t want to return to that home even for a single day.
Sometimes, she would wake up frightened from dreams of living those days again.
Lin Xia’s eyes reddened too.
She was immeasurably grateful to the heavens for giving her the chance to go back to the past and change the miseries of her previous life.
Otherwise, they would still be living those days of bullying and hunger.
But those weren’t even the worst parts—what was most frightening lay ahead!
Lin Chun broke down, crying and covering his face, “Dongzi!
Xiaoxia, Xiaoqiu, I know it’s all my fault!
I wasn’t capable enough and made you endure those years.
I even feel ashamed of my own incompetence now!
Actually, there have been some things I haven’t mentioned, because we haven’t been together lately.
That day, when I saw Lin Qiang’s two wicked friends in the Eastern House, discussing robbing Xiaoxia, I went in there with a firewood stick, but I didn’t have the courage to hit them!
After I returned to the Western House, I hated myself, wondering why I couldn’t do anything!
At that moment, I thought that if I knew some skills…
In fact, I’ve also considered going out to train for a few years, but I couldn’t bear to leave you all.
I was afraid that my absence of three years would leave you two girls and a young boy unaided in case of any trouble…”
Lin Chun had indeed been holding back a lot in his heart, and he finally spoke his true thoughts.
Lin Xia and Lin Dong’s eyes brightened up.
Since they moved out, they hadn’t brought up this matter in front of their eldest brother.
Yet now, unexpectedly due to the various stimulations, their eldest brother himself had the idea of going away, but he still couldn’t bear to leave them behind.
