Reborn in the 1980s: Recapture My Devoted Husband-Chapter 484 - 482: Hu Dong Fights
Ye Qing, who was behind, did not restrain herself despite Zhang Dandan’s apology. Instead, she said, "Are you so feverish that you’re confused? Honestly, you’re causing trouble by delaying things."
As she spoke, she glanced around the courtyard, wondering when this place had been rented out. Zhang Dandan was a bit annoyed by Ye Qing’s remark but didn’t bother to argue back. She deliberately gave her a piece of coal that was about to burn out from the bottom of the stove.
Thinking to herself: Let your big mouth starve you.
While Ye Qing was observing Zhang Dandan’s courtyard, Zhang Dandan picked up a piece of coal and came out.
With a smile on her face, she carefully handed the coal piece to Ye Qing. "Big sister, I’m really sorry, this piece burns the best in the middle. Please take it and light it up quickly."
Seeing her good attitude, Ye Qing didn’t treat her with cold disdain anymore. She let go of her resentment, nodded, and took the coal back home. She couldn’t stay outside any longer; her son was still lying on the heated brick bed at home.
Taking care of a child alone is really not easy. She could only get free time when the child was asleep to cook and do the laundry.
The nanny she had hired would only look after the child, making sure he was neither hungry nor cold. Forget about washing diapers or anything like that.
On normal days after work, she still had to wash the child’s diapers as well as her own clothes.
However, Ye Qing didn’t regret it. Ever since Mei Langchi found out, he would occasionally call her. Each month, he also sent her thirty bucks.
She had thought of sending him a photo of the child, but who knew he wouldn’t allow it, saying something about the military situation being special and fearing suspicion.
Though she was concerned, she didn’t press the matter. Fortunately, he cared about the son too.
He even named him Mei Chunhua, carrying the Mei family name and saying that his son belonged to the "Chun" generation of the Mei family.
Fortunately, Mei Langchi acknowledged his son and even said he would come to see her and the child during the New Year.
In Ye Qing’s view, someone as smart as Mei Langchi would surely handle things well with his wife.
Of course, she wouldn’t just remain silently behind him. With her son by her side, one day she would stand proudly next to Mei Langchi.
As for Han Yi, she wanted Han Yi to know who between her and Lin Wan was the best. Ye Qing returned to the kitchen to replace the coal, waiting over an hour for the fire to start roaring.
Claiming that it was the best-burning coal, that girl was truly untrustworthy. She made up her mind never to let her come over to swap coal again.
At mealtime, her little Hua Hua woke up. The child cried fiercely, leaving no choice but to let the meal grow cold; after all, her son was her most precious. In hardship and helplessness, she would not let her son suffer any harm.
Unexpectedly, by nightfall, both mother and son fell ill. One caught a chill, vomiting whatever he ate and coughing, while the other had a cold with a fever.
This really frightened Ye Qing. Ignoring her own fever, she called Yang Erni next door to help take the child to the hospital.
The result was that the child had pneumonia. There was no doubt in Ye Qing’s mind that it must have been transmitted by that girl from next door yesterday.
If the child wasn’t still in the hospital, she certainly would have gone to give Zhang Dandan a slap.
Her son needed to be hospitalized, forcing her to take a leave of absence from work. The leave lasted for more than a week. It was the end of the year, when all government departments were busiest summing up the year. Her leave made them short-staffed.
There was no other option; her boss had to transfer someone from another department. As it happened, Lin Yinghui had just returned from the grassroots level and performed well, receiving much praise. The government audit department temporarily transferred him from the statistics bureau for a week.
Ye Qing didn’t know that because of this leave, her position would later be overtaken by Lin Yinghui.
No, more accurately, he would have a position higher than hers. But that’s a story for later.
With her brother being highly valued, the whole family was happy for him. Lin Wan and Mom specially stayed at home one day to celebrate for Lin Yinghui, inviting Shi Lan and Li Congnan over as well.
Speaking of Li Congnan, he was doing quite well lately because his family introduced him to someone, and both were very satisfied. They were currently dating.
"Sister Lin, does your family have a relative who sells sunflower seeds and popcorn at the cinema?" Li Congnan asked during dinner.
"Yes, that’s right, my brother-in-law. Why?" Lin Wan didn’t sit with them; instead, she was on the side watching Little Star while munching on a drumstick.
"The other day, when my girlfriend and I went to watch a movie, I saw him fighting with a man and a woman. I met your relative once at Little Star’s full moon banquet. Seeing him at a disadvantage, I rushed over to separate the two. But your brother-in-law, just a young boy, certainly wasn’t a match for those two, and ended up with a beaten face."
"I didn’t know about this. How many days ago was it?"
"About three days, I think."
"No wonder" this week the mother-in-law didn’t come, it’s getting cold, so she usually comes over on Sundays to see Little Star.
"Xiao Wan, bring some things over tomorrow to check on him and see what’s going on," Liang Hongmei instructed her daughter.
"Alright."
The next day, Lin Wan handed over her child to Shi Lan and brought some things to her mother-in-law’s house.
When Lin Wan arrived, her mother-in-law and Hu Dong were at home.
Seeing Hu Dong’s right eye swollen like a frog, Lin Wan frowned.
"Why did you come over in such cold weather? Who’s taking care of the child?" Shen Qing didn’t want Lin Wan to know about this matter. It was all caused by her in-laws.
She had gotten used to it over the years, like a daily routine. What used to be pure endurance had now turned into refusal to endure.
They couldn’t stand seeing them doing well and were always looking for trouble.
"The child is with my mom and her godmother, it’s fine. Is Xiao Dong’s eye okay?"
"It’s nothing, it’ll be fine once the swelling goes down."
"Who exactly hit him?"
Shen Qing looked somber, and Hu Dong’s eyes reddened. "It was my cousin and his wife. They’d seen me at the cinema a few times. Somehow they found out I was making money there and came over to steal my business."
Lin Wan frowned—indeed, birds of a feather flock together. Hu Dong’s cousin’s wife was no good either.
"You too, what’s there to fight over? They’re two adults, can you possibly beat them? If you see they’re causing trouble, just quickly take your things and leave. The cinema isn’t under their control. Whoever wants to do business there can do it. Can they really chase everyone away?" Lin Wan thought to herself; they surely have issues. Even if they chase Hu Dong away, there are many others. Can they chase them all away?
"Ah, you’re telling me. This kid usually seems clever, but how did he get so stubborn in this matter," Shen Qing felt both pained and helpless over her youngest son.
"They wanted to grab my goods, of course, I couldn’t let them have their way. I’m grown up now and not so easily bullied. Hu Liang is as skinny as a bean pole, definitely not my match, but his wife—I can’t possibly hit a woman, right? Instead, I ended up taking a couple of punches from him. Luckily, a kind man came to my aid, so they didn’t manage to take my things. But I didn’t just take a beating; when he hit me, I kicked him twice, and not lightly either. If anyone’s to blame, it’s him for being stingy. Can you do business without investing? Where in the world do you find such luck?" Hu Dong was still a bit aggrieved while recounting. It took a lot for him to break away from that family, celebrating life with just his immediate family. His elder sister was in college, he was in high school, earning money in his spare time. Their parents’ salaries no longer went to that old hag.
But unexpectedly, they still wouldn’t settle, causing trouble every few days. Fortunately, his mom and dad had stood up for themselves.
Unexpectedly, they got a daughter-in-law who could stir up even more trouble, daring to eye his business.
"Because of this, your Uncle Hu and I went to the old house to fight them the day after, letting Xiao Liang’s wife know that we aren’t as easy to bully as they think. Xiao Liang’s newlywed wife isn’t a good person either. Their family won’t find peace. In the future, Xiao Dong’s aunt and grandmother will have to deal with her antics." Shen Qing had become much more open and assertive compared to when Lin Wan first married.
Lin Wan wasn’t worried about those people. What goes around comes around, it seems. For so long, they tormented her mother-in-law, and no matter how they calculated, they didn’t expect to marry someone even more peculiar. They’ll have their share of suffering in due time.
