Reborn in the 1980s: Recapture My Devoted Husband-Chapter 751 - 709: The Ruthlessness of Mei Family Women_3
"Hey sis, this is all your fault. Your kid was crying inside for so long, if it weren’t for us neighbors, that child might have been long gone. You’re not even grateful, and now you refuse to pay up. You think we neighbors are blind, and you’re here to bully the people in our community? Have you even looked in the mirror to see if you have that ability?"
"Yeah, just have the house fixed since it’s damaged. We haven’t made it hard for you, didn’t demand a specific amount of compensation. You’re a young woman who seems educated enough, dressed quite well too, why act so shamefully?"
"Call the police, this kind of person should be locked up. Let her serve some time and she’ll learn her lesson."
"Yes, yes."
Being surrounded by their chatter, Ye Qing’s face turned red and white. She had arrived at the Capital City at noon, got slapped by Xie Lingzhi at home, and scolded badly. She hadn’t even sorted out the earlier issues, and now these ladies surrounded her again.
She really had some bad luck.
Ye Qing didn’t want to make things worse now; if she really alarmed the police, she knew she wouldn’t be able to leave for the next few days.
She couldn’t afford to waste time here now. She needed to get her child back to Z City quickly. Without Mei Langchi looking out for her, she couldn’t keep taking leave from work. She needed to go back to work, and if she lost this job, she’d really have nothing left, just surviving with her child.
"It’s just twenty bucks, I said I’d fix your house, specifically fix it for you. Never seen a landlord like you, watching tenants like they’re thieves. Here you go," Ye Qing said, taking out twenty bucks from her pocket and throwing it to the landlord woman, quickly picking up the bundle from the ground, and dragging her child downstairs.
The landlord woman didn’t care how Ye Qing gave it, she picked up the money from the ground and shouted at the stairs, "People like you do need to be watched like thieves, otherwise we’d be the ones suffering."
"Yeah, you can tell she’s got character issues, it’s perfect she’s not living in our building. Otherwise, who knows what trouble she’d cause."
"People like her are sneaky, we can’t outplay them."
"Good thing she’s gone. Dear, you need to be pickier about choosing tenants next time. Never rent to people like her again."
"Some people look alright on the outside, acting all high and mighty, who can see through them? Really, you never know someone’s heart. This time, I learned my lesson, can’t judge tenants by appearance anymore," the landlord woman lamented.
Ye Qing certainly couldn’t hear their conversation, she just wanted to leave that annoying place as quickly as possible. Being pointed at and railed against by so many people nearly made her lose face completely.
"Vixen! Why now, of all times, come back?"
Ye Qing carried two big bags in one hand, pulled Hua Hua with the other, and walked with a cold face all the way, complaining non-stop.
Hua Hua, with his small arms and legs and having not eaten for days, soaked in water for who knows how long, could hardly walk far before stopping by the roadside crying.
Hearing him cry, Ye Qing felt very agitated. She carried the stuff, hadn’t eaten all afternoon, and with the fuss earlier, she was totally exhausted. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
"Crying, why are you crying? It’s all your fault. Mei Langchi is such a good dad, and you didn’t want him. Why did you have to end up as Li Liang’s kid, you ungrateful thing?"
Ye Qing pulled him along while complaining, and got on a bus. Heading to the train station.
Hua Hua couldn’t understand what she was saying, just felt this mother was so fierce, he was scared, didn’t dare to cry, just held his breath, whimpered every now and then. His feet were tired but dared not say a word.
Ye Qing, pulling him along, bought a return ticket to Z City at the train station.
Seeing the child fall asleep as soon as they got on the train, Ye Qing sighed with relief, took advantage of the break to buy some food on the train to fill her stomach.
She had been on the train for two days, returned half a day, now hurried back with loads of luggage. Now she also had a drag-along.
What should she do after returning? Send the child back to Li Liang’s family? Li Liang had only a daughter, after he died, the Li Family would certainly be left without a heir. If she sent the child to Li Liang’s parents, they would be overjoyed.
But... What benefit would she get just freely giving them a grandson?
If she raised him herself...
Since it’s not Mei Langchi’s child, it would be useless for her to raise him, only causing trouble for herself.
If she doesn’t raise him, he truly has nothing to do with Mei Langchi. Anyway, with Li Liang gone, she only needs to forge a fake blood test report.
The only thing now is to coax Mei Langchi back.
She has to quickly take a trip to G City to find Mei Langchi, she needs to explain everything clearly to him.
If she lets it drag on without going, Mei Langchi definitely won’t forgive her.
Last time after what happened with Li Liang he was able to forgive her, this time it’ll definitely be fine too. Besides, he’s still in reform, and really needs warmth right now.
If not once then twice, in these years she just has to visit with the child a bit more frequently. She’ll eventually move him.
If that really doesn’t work, only have to think of another way...
"Store manager, all our goods are stocked now, when are we opening?" Yang Kui tidied up the clothes and said to Lin Wan at the counter.
"Tomorrow. I just got some balloons, you and Xiao Tao go blow them up," Lin Wan was busy making discount cards at the time.
Opening day tomorrow, everything will be half off across the board. Originally, items costing five bucks each, now two-fifty; items costing twenty, ten now.
Offering big discounts for the new store opening to attract people so more of them know about their store.
Although now the employees are just the two of them, it should be enough to handle for the next few days, as their store’s clothes have fixed prices, and are self-service. She offered more fitting rooms designed by Ying Han. Customers select on their own, try on their own, and package if they like it.
Jia Tao and Yang Kui only need to organize the clothes picked out by customers.
"Xiao Wan, your store’s opening tomorrow?" Wang Leqin came down from upstairs and asked.
"Yeah, almost ready, thought I’d open first. By the way, do you have anyone, help me introduce a couple?"
"Now for our kind of private businesses, it’s especially hard to find hires. They’re all fighting to get into factories, for them, this kind of work is too embarrassing," Wang Leqin said with feeling.
"Sigh, what’s embarrassing? It’s all hard-earned labor, not doing anything shady. I assure you, my pay isn’t less than factories."
