Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander-Chapter 568 - 389: Scheming

The first watch of the night had arrived.

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After Chuxia and her group left, Zhao Yulan and Lin Baohe prepared offerings including food, incense, and joss paper, and set out for the cemetery in Dalin Village. As soon as the couple left their house, Lin Chuqiu "thump thump thump" ran to report to Old Master Lin and Old Lady Lin.

The fact that Lin Baohe was not a blood son of the Lin Family had already become clear to both Lin Baojiang and Lin Baohai’s families. The previous night, Old Master Lin and Old Lady Lin had gathered their eldest and third sons for a meeting, telling them the whole truth about the past.

The truth was both unexpected and yet not—considering the old couple’s attitude towards Lin Baohe’s family, they knew better than anyone else. Now that they thought about it carefully, everything seemed to fall into place.

Long ago, Lin Baojiang even harbored suspicions that neither he nor Lin Baohe were actually born to Old Lady Lin, otherwise, there shouldn’t have been such a disparity in the old couple’s treatment towards their four children.

But no matter whether they investigated openly or in secret, the conclusion was the same, Old Master Lin had only ever married Old Lady Lin, and so, the idea of a "stepmother" naturally became untenable.

"Why do dad and mom only dote on Baohai and Baojuan, and treat me so coldly?" Once the conversation started, Lin Baojiang finally poured out the question that had been bottled up for years.

"Scram, brat, don’t stir up trouble here!" Old Master Lin retorted with such a remark.

And so, Lin Baojiang really did scram.

He had initially hoped that the old man and woman would plead on his behalf at Baohe’s place, perhaps giving him a chance. But now that hope had been dashed, and he couldn’t be bothered to deal with them anymore. In this lifetime, he would probably just remain an ordinary farmer. Without desires, there were no expectations—he refused to be at the mercy of their moods any longer!

Seeing her husband leave, Zheng Sanqiao also went her own way. She was always one to not rise early without benefit. With the relationship between the old man and woman and Lin Baohe being so strained, she couldn’t be bothered with them any longer.

She was now eager for them to move out of her house as soon as possible, so that her many years’ wish would be fulfilled. After all, she had never counted on her husband gaining much from Chuxia: no high positions, no glory. For her, the most tangible benefit was the house in front of her eyes.

Old Man Lin and Old Lady Lin were furious, shaking and unable to speak for a long while.

Lin Baohai was also very disappointed. No matter what, as his second brother, there should always be benefits to reap one day. Now that his second brother was no longer his second brother, what was there left to gain?

Moreover, the key point was that the old man and woman were simply ungrateful. They had taken benefits from the benefactor and yet mistreated his son. It would be strange if his second brother still harbored any old affection.

But he also knew that at this point, his complaints were pointless, as was trying to ingratiate himself with his second brother. The only thing to do was to carry on as usual, hoping that no more troubles would arise.

Lin Chuqiu, solely focused on moving to the city for work and getting married, couldn’t accept this fact at all. He was on the verge of having Pang Chunni as his wife, and now everything was going to vanish just like that? He couldn’t accept it!

The only one unaffected was Lin Chuchun. He actually felt a sense of relief. Always caught in the middle, watching his grandparents and parents scheming against his second uncle’s family, he couldn’t bear it, yet he couldn’t truly help his second uncle. Now that things had turned out like this, it was for the best. Without reasons to scheme against his second uncle, he could live his life according to his own wishes, without the worries of resisting their plans any longer.

"Baohai, let’s move back," Old Man Lin said while clacking his tobacco pipe.

After exchanging a glance with his wife, Lin Baohai forced a smile, "Dad, Chuchun and Chuqiu are about to get married. Moving back and forth like this, wouldn’t it be inconvenient for you seniors?"

Old Man Lin lifted his head and stared straight at him, then after a long while, he sneered, "Now that the old man and old woman are of no use, we’re just ’dad and mom’?"

"Dad..." Lin Haibao lowered his voice, "Once Chuchun and Chuqiu are married, they can’t keep sharing a bed, right? If we can’t return here later, what should we do?"

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"He wouldn’t dare!" Old Master Lin snorted coldly, "Do you really think I’ve become a useless old man? Were it not for Chuchun and Chuqiu, would I be in such a hurry to move back?"

"Grandpa, I’ll help you move." As soon as Lin Chuchun heard it was for him, he immediately became as energetic as if he had been injected with chicken blood and hurriedly began helping the old couple pack their things.

After the group arrived at Lin Baohai’s home, Old Man Lin shared his thoughts.

Even if they hadn’t been particularly kind to Lin Baohe, it was a fact that they had raised him; without them, would Lin Baohe have survived?

Filial gratitude is greater than birth gratitude, so it was right for Lin Baohe to repay them.

The biggest weakness of Lin Baohe was his regard for his wife and daughter and his care for his reputation, and this was what they could exploit.

"Chuchun, you keep a close watch on your second uncle and second aunt—wherever they go, report back to me," Old Master Lin assigned the task of surveillance to his grandson.

Lin Chuchun curled his lip; he really didn’t understand what his grandfather was thinking. Things had already gotten this far, yet he was still not giving up. Could it be that he really thought his second uncle was made of clay?

"Grandpa, Grandma, what’s the direct connection between you moving back and asking the second uncle’s family to help?" Lin Chuchun asked deliberately.

"It’s not safe to discuss things at your eldest uncle’s place," Old Master Lin knocked his smoking pipe on the edge of the kang bed, "The room there leaks sound; I’ve tested it."

"When it comes time for my marriage..." Lin Chuqiu looked at the old couple expectantly, "Grandpa, Grandma, will you move back to stay with oldest uncle and his wife then?"

"Sigh!" Old Man Lin sighed deeply and said nothing.

Old Lady Lin angrily poked Lin Chuqiu’s forehead: "If it weren’t for you, would your grandpa and I have to resort to these schemes? Old man, we should just move back and stop meddling in extra affairs. Don’t end up so old and helpless that no one cares even if we have to beg on the streets."

"Mom, how can you talk like that? Don’t you still have us?" Lin Baohai glared at his younger son, "You heartless little scamp, aren’t you going to explain your thoughts to Grandpa and Grandma immediately?"

Lin Chuqiu smiled ingratiatingly, "Grandpa, Grandma, my concern is that the eldest uncle’s family might not vacate the house in the future, and Chuchun will have nowhere to live when he gets married." ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

"You don’t need to worry about my business," Lin Chuchun glared at him, "I’m joining the army after the New Year, and afterwards, you all shouldn’t meddle in my affairs."

"Look at you acting all capable..." Lin Chuqiu scoffed disdainfully, "If you’re so able, don’t claim anything from this house. Leave it all to me."

Lin Chuchun looked at him indifferently, "If you can take good care of Grandpa, Grandma, and our parents, I won’t want anything."

"Why should I be the one to take care of them alone?"

"Then why should you be the one claiming all the property?"

"You’re the one who said to not interfere. I’m simply following your wishes."

"Can’t be bothered with you," Lin Chuchun stood up and returned to his own room, but Lin Chuqiu, unwilling to let it go, followed him to continue the argument. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to support the author by voting and purchasing monthly passes at The Starting Point (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)

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