Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties-Chapter 282 - 281: The Mother-in-Law is Key

"On what grounds is he talking about people like that! It’s that woman, Miao Xue, who has no shame, what could Wu Zhengyang do? I just found out that Lin Yu works in the same place and is close to that Miao Xue, there could be something fishy going on here!"

"Besides, Mrs. Wu is a very nice person! Whenever her family makes something tasty, they always bring some to my store!" Lin Qiu asked in distress, "What exactly happened when you met in the backyard earlier? From what I heard, no one said anything too excessive!"

Lin Dong scratched his head helplessly, "Indeed, nothing too excessive was said, but Second Sister, I think what Dad said isn’t entirely without reason! When it comes to dating Wu Zheng, you should still be cautious and observe carefully!"

"Alright! I got it!"

On the other side, Lin Aiguo got off the car, passed by the convenience store, and bought another bottle of white liquor, blowing into the bottle as he staggered back home.

Today, besides finding out that both his daughters have boyfriends, he also learned that someone was undermining Lin Qiu, and Lin Yu might very well be instigating it from behind the scenes.

He had to do something for them; he couldn’t just let someone get away with scheming against them.

But considering that his future son-in-law also works at that place, it wouldn’t be appropriate to confront Lin Yu at work.

Yet that rascal Lin Yu rarely comes back on his own!

When Qian Chunli got home from work, she was greeted by the strong smell of alcohol pervading the house.

Lin Aiguo was lying on the bed, dead drunk and snoring, with the place looking a total mess.

She glanced at him irritably, then went out to fetch a broom to clean up the house.

When Lin Aiguo woke up, he dimly saw Qian Chunli serving food on the table, and his eyes darkened.

After dinner, Lin Aiguo uncharacteristically flipped through the calendar.

Qian Chunli found Lin Aiguo’s abnormal behavior quite strange, wondering why he was idly flipping through the calendar.

But with her son working overtime and not yet home, she had no one to talk to about it.

After Qian Chunli finished washing the dishes and came back inside, Lin Aiguo brought up, "Your birthday is coming up in a few days!"

"Aiguo, what made you suddenly remember..." Qian Chunli was startled by his sudden mention.

She herself had forgotten when her birthday was.

"I just suddenly remembered that your birthday seems to be this month! We’ve never really celebrated your birthday over the years, so why not do it properly this year?" Lin Aiguo’s voice was gentle, like they were back to the times when they sneaked around together.

Qian Chunli hadn’t heard him speak to her so kindly in a very long time.

Emotionally, she covered her mouth, "Aiguo, what’s gotten into you today?"

Lin Aiguo looked down and sighed, "Although we got together later in life, you know how I’ve been to you these past years. Let’s not bring up the issues from before anymore, let’s just move on... When you celebrate your birthday, call Lin Yu back as well, and let’s have a nice meal together..." he tightened his fist, revealing another set of emotions.

Qian Chunli didn’t notice, as she was just worrying about how to improve their relationship, to win him over and keep him from getting too close to those children of Lin Xia. Now, the change in Lin Aiguo was exactly what she hoped for.

She immediately took off her shoes, climbed onto the bed beside Lin Aiguo, and said, "Alright! Aiguo, that’s all I wanted to hear! I’ll give her a call in advance using the office phone to tell her..."

As long as she could keep Lin Aiguo happy, by next year when they moved into the new brick house, she might even manage to get her hands on this old house.

"Okay!" Seeing her quick agreement, Lin Aiguo moved over in the bed, "Let’s wipe the bed and get some sleep!"

Qian Chunli happily exclaimed as she went to the kitchen for a rag, while Lin Aiguo chuckled darkly. To celebrate her birthday, to give her a... six...

Lin Xia went with Sheng Yijin that evening to visit someone, carrying gifts. It wasn’t a big deal, and the person promised on the spot to put in a good word. If anyone else came looking for trouble, Lin Xia should claim to be his distant relative from then on.

When Lin Xia and Lu Zheng came back from outside, Lin Dong took the opportunity to speak alone with Lin Xia about what Lin Aiguo had said.

"Big sister, after you guys left, he told me he was sorry, sorry for us and sorry for mom..."

Lin Xia laughed cynically, "Really? He knows how to say sorry now? But what’s the use of a simple apology? Does it undo all that our mom and we have suffered?"

Lin Xia couldn’t help but think, if an apology could just erase everything, then could she also do some awful things and just apologize after?

Lin Dong was silent for a moment before speaking, "Big sister! When we went to the backyard to pick vegetables, we ran into Madam Wu...

He mentioned that Madam Wu wasn’t doing well, and also said that Brother Wu has just started dating and is already causing trouble with women, afraid that our second sister might end up suffering later on... Then I told our second sister, but it seemed like she didn’t take it in and even got quite angry..."

"I’ll find a chance to have a good talk with her too. Actually, these past few days, your second sister has been under a lot of stress because of the business and commerce issue..." Lin Xia knew that just her few words of advice might not be very persuasive to Lin Qiu.

Lin Qiu and Wu Zhengyang are in a good phase in their relationship right now, in spite of some minor setbacks, but there haven’t been any problems between them,

but there are some things she needed to say in advance. Although Lin Aiguo had been quite unbearable in the past, what he’s saying now does have the semblance of an elder.

As for Wu Zhengyang and Madam Wu, Lin Xia also has come to see them in a new light.

Lin Dong asked, "...Big sister! What do you think of Madam Wu? I think she’s alright. In the future, when those two live together, isn’t it mainly about whether Brother Wu treats our second sister well?

He felt that as long as Brother Wu was good to their second sister, was anything else really that important?

Lin Xia looked meaningfully at her still naive little brother and patted his shoulder, "Dongzi, it’s not as simple as you think! When it actually comes to getting married and living together, the mother-in-law is crucial! Look at how our mom was bullied by that old lady back then...

The main thing is whether your second sister can stand up for herself! If she can hold her ground, even a wicked mother-in-law won’t dare to bully her!

If she cannot stand up for herself, a mother-in-law who seems nice to others might also cause her trouble..."

Isn’t that just the way people are? They make judgments based on appearance, bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

Lin Dong stroked his chin thoughtfully.

After Lin Dong and Lu Zheng went back to sleep at Jiang Mingyuan’s house, Lin Xia prepared herself for a long talk with Lin Qiu.

"Xiaoqiu! Let’s have a chat!"

Lin Qiu knew what her sister wanted to talk about and she really didn’t want to listen anymore.

"Sister! I’m so tired! Can we talk about this tomorrow? I’m especially sleepy today!" She yawned twice while speaking.

Lin Xia stared at her, "Xiaoqiu! Have you guys held hands yet?"

Lin Qiu’s face flushed instantly, "Sister! How can you ask that!"

"It’s normal for me to ask! I won’t say much else today, just one thing I ask of you, don’t do anything inappropriate before marriage!"

Since their homes were close and they often spent time together, Lin Xia also worried that her sister, carried away by her emotions, might be taken advantage of by Wu Zhengyang. If they could get married in the future, that would be fine, but what if they couldn’t?

The current era is particularly cruel to women!

Lin Qiu nodded earnestly with a red face, "Sister! Rest assured, I will definitely listen to you!"

"Alright then, go to sleep!" Lin Xia was also tired today and didn’t want to talk too much.

Some comforting words, if repeated over the course of a day, can end up having the opposite effect if said too often.