Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties-Chapter 34 - Why

34: Chapter 34 Why

34 -34 Why

Lin Yu clutched her sleeves in distress, wondering when Lin Qiang would return—they hadn’t even seen each other’s faces, and things could go terribly wrong soon.

Just as this thought flashed through her mind, Lin Qiang returned.

Upon seeing Lin Qiang, Qian Chunli grabbed his arm and urgently said, “Qiangzi!

You’ve come back just in time.

You have to hear how Lin Qiu falsely accused us, learn from your father!”

Lin Qiang could hear the noisy arguments from afar, and when he caught the sounds made by his mom, he instinctively thought Lin Xia was fighting with her so he grabbed a stick in the yard before heading inside.

Now, upon entering the house, this was the scene that greeted him.

He was confused.

What was all this about?

Lin Yu quickly gave him a look, “Qiangzi!

At that time, Lin Qiu falsely accused the two of us of being thieves!

Now she’s even saying we twisted her arm around…”

Understanding the hint from Lin Yu, Lin Qiang was surprised and hurriedly explained, “How could it get twisted?

Dad, I only pushed her a bit; it couldn’t have been that serious!” He really didn’t think he had used much force.

Lin Aiguo looked at them, then at Lin Qiu, and impatiently waved his hand, “Lin Qiu, you tell us, what exactly happened?”

Lin Xia looked at Lin Qiu and nodded gently, “Xiaoqiu!

You say it!”

Facing her dad, Lin Qiu instinctively shrank her shoulders.

Even if she was scared, she had to stand firm now, “Lin…

Lin Yu and Lin Qiang took advantage of my trip to Aunt Jin’s to stuff cotton pants, and they sneaked into our room to rummage through things.

When I returned from Aunt Jin’s place, Lin Yu wouldn’t let me into the house and insisted on blocking me.

Then I found sugar cubes and crunchy twists in Lin Yu’s pocket…

When I ran inside, I just happened to catch Lin Qiang at the door of the Western House… Then they both fought with me…

They pushed me to the ground, and my arm hurt so much I couldn’t bend it…

Later, I went to Old Wang’s house and found out it was dislocated…”

Qian Chunli looked at Lin Yu and Lin Qiang and noticed their guilty expressions, so what Lin Qiu said must be the truth!

She was furious inside, how could they be so greedy!

But now, in front of Lin Aiguo, even if they had to be shameless, they absolutely couldn’t admit it!

What angered her even more was Lin Qiu and her siblings—was it just for some food, and they had gone as far as to call someone a thief?

“Aiguo!

You listen!

Did you hear all that?

Aren’t we one family?

Do we even have to say mine and yours when it comes to eating a bit of food?

How can you call it stealing?”

Lin Xia scoffed, “How can it not count?

Then we might as well go into your room and take whatever we find!” She thought of her cut-up clothes and a smile flickered across her lips.

Qian Chunli blurted out, “How could that work!

That’s not the same thing at all!” Realizing what she had said, she quickly shifted her gaze, trying to cover up, “Aiguo, look, there’s still money in Lin Xia’s pocket.

She even gives money when visiting others out of town, those sugar cubes, and crunchy twists aren’t cheap either!”

She latched onto the issue of Lin Xia hiding money, hoping it would result in a punishment for her.

“Sis!

I…” Lin Qiu immediately tensed and bit her lip hard.

It was her fault for her inability to articulate well, and now Chunli had caught onto a point that could get her sister in trouble with their father!

Unperturbed, Lin Xia patted Lin Qiu on the shoulder, calmly reassuring her, “It’s okay!” She had anticipated that Chunli might zero in on this issue.

Lin Aiguo, not caring about Lin Qiu’s injuries at all, was now only focused on one thing—exactly how much money Lin Xia had hidden.

He stormed up to Lin Xia, his face full of rage, pointed at her, and shouted, “Lin Xia, how much money have you hidden?

Hand it all over now!

Otherwise, I’ll tell you, you won’t escape a beating today!”

Lin Xia’s hand gripped the handle of the kitchen knife as she sneered, “Not a single cent!

What I ate was given to me by a friend!”

Qian Chunli pursed her lips at the side, “Wow!

Lin Xia!

You’re making up such nonsense, who would believe that your friends just hand you sugar lumps and crunchy twists like that!”

Lin Xia responded quickly, “You might not believe it, but others might!

Besides, those sugar lumps and stuff aren’t worth much.

We hand over our entire salaries to the family each month, leaving us with only a little change.

Not like you, who can still save up quite a bit from your salary each month!” The valuable canned meat had been eaten, she had nothing else to worry about.

Lin Qiang and Lin Yu glared at Lin Xia for blatantly lying, but they ultimately held back, not openly bringing up how she had sold a scarf for three yuan.

At this point, resisting the urge to argue wasn’t just about not gaining anything from it; it would also make it easy for Lin Xia to confirm their true intentions for going into the Western House!

They would truly be seen as thieves then!

Qian Chunli was so angry she could almost see smoke coming from her head, she had a belly full of grievances about this issue.

With Lin Aiguo, who had come into the picture later, not all of his salary was handed over to her; he only gave her just enough for the household expenses.

What was wrong with her saving her own money?

Would she not need money when she gets her daughter married off or finds a bride for her son?

Upon reflection, Lin Aiguo realized there was truth to it.

Lin Chun and Lin Xia kept a small amount of money from their salaries, handing over the rest each month to him, while Qian Chunli, apart from her own earnings, also received household money from him every month.

Thinking about this made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

After all, Lin Aiguo was a rather petty man.

But he was still a proud man, could he really bring himself to say these things aloud?

Seeing a change in Lin Aiguo’s expression, Qian Chunli quickly made a pitiful face, “Aiguo!

Look… Lin Xia doesn’t respect me as her elder at all!

These past years of washing and cleaning are like serving for nothing…”

She dared not continue hammering on about the money issue; she was also afraid that if things escalated, Lin Aiguo might get upset and reduce the household money later!

“What have you done for us?

It’s more like we’ve been serving you!” Lin Xia found it utterly ridiculous, “In the few years since you entered this house, haven’t we done all the chores?

Have you done any chores like chopping firewood, making fires, or tending to the fields?

Don’t you just eat what’s ready, then leave dishes without even washing them?

We’ve only stopped short of washing your underwear for you.”

Qian Chunli couldn’t refute Lin Xia’s accusations, but she wasn’t the type to easily run out of moves;

She slapped her thigh and called out to Lin Aiguo passionately, “Aiguo!

I married into your Lin family, these years I may not have contributed much but I’ve endured a lot.

Now why do I get treated like this by Lin Xia, and Xiaoyu and Qiangzi are being called thieves by Lin Qiu, if we can’t stay in this house, then I’ll just take Qiangzi and Xiaoyu and leave, that’ll be fine!”

Lin Qiang and Lin Yu hurriedly supported Qian Chunli from each side, showing a united front.

Lin Aiguo quickly held back Qian Chunli, “What are you doing?” His face tense as he pointed at Lin Xia and scolded, “Lin Xia!

Have you no respect for elders and juniors?

Apologize to your aunt right now!” He obviously couldn’t let Lin Xia keep causing trouble.

Qian Chunli smirked triumphantly, she knew that this tactic would compel Lin Aiguo to rein them in.

Lin Xia kept a cold face, “Why should I apologize?

I’m telling the truth!

Besides, it was clearly them who rummaged through the house and even injured Xiaoqiu!

And they think they are in the right?”

She would die before she apologized to Qian Chunli!

Qian Chunli glared at Lin Xia angrily, this kid being sharp-tongued, she really wanted to smack her hard.

She then feigned a demure expression at the side, “Aiguo!

There’s no need to insist, we don’t need an apology from them!

We’re all family, let’s just forget about it…”

Then she added with a pout, “But what do you mean by getting injured?

It wasn’t on purpose, who told Lin Qiu to tussle with Qiangzi and the others like that?

Besides, was that mistake even a big deal?

Once it’s fixed, there’s no harm done…”