Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties-Chapter 82 - 81: You Don’t Understand (Third Update)

Lin Chun watched anxiously as Lin Aiguo, without asking further, climbed onto his bicycle and rode away;

The weather was clear and crisp, yet not only was his forehead covered in sweat, but his back was also drenched in a cold sweat.

He didn’t know how much of what he said his father had taken in, but he could see his father’s attitude had softened.

However, Lin Chun immediately thought about his elder sister not going to work, but Lin Dong was still in school. Surely his father wouldn’t go to Lin Dong’s school to look for him?

Unable to settle his mind, Lin Chun immediately took leave from his job and went to warn them... fгeewebnovёl.com

After leaving Lin Chun’s place, Lin Aiguo went directly to Lin Xia’s workplace.

The reason he hadn’t asked Lin Chun was that he knew his eldest son wouldn’t really understand the situation either.

He thought it better to go directly to Lin Xia, partly to collect her salary and partly to ask her face to face what exactly was going on.

As it turned out, Lin Xia hadn’t come to work at all!

That infuriated Lin Aiguo; he initially wanted to go to Lin Chun’s workplace, but then he reconsidered that the youngster would have to come home after work anyway, so he could ask him later.

Lin Aiguo thought it over and went to Lin Dong’s school, but all the while, he was preoccupied with thoughts about Lin Qiang.

If this kid kept stealing and messing around like this, he might well cause serious trouble one day.

By the time he reached the school, there was no one around.

Fuming, Lin Aiguo cycled home. When he saw that the front gate was locked, he didn’t go in but instead went to his sister’s house.

Lin Aijia’s workplace was very close to home, so she got home early. She was about to start cooking when she saw Lin Aiguo enter. She quickly put down what she was doing and ushered Lin Aiguo into the Eastern House to sit down.

"Big brother! How come you’ve come back these few days?" Lin Aijia said as she poured him some water from a thermos.

"I was worried about those kids, thought I’d better come and check on them, to prevent any more trouble!" Lin Aiguo took the cup, blew on it—finding it not very hot—and drank half of it down.

Lin Aijia sat on the edge of the Kang, "That’s true! I’ve been asking Hongmei every day. But Lin Xia, that kid hasn’t been going to work! I heard from Hongmei that Lin Chun requested leave for her, said she was sick!"

Lin Aiguo, annoyed, slammed the cup down on the Kang, "Sick my foot! Definitely a lie! I went to Lin Chun’s workplace! He didn’t tell me anything about Lin Xia being sick! She must be up to something!"

Lin Aijia stayed silent, unable to respond to that.

Lin Aiguo paused then asked, "How much is your Hongmei making this month?"

"With full attendance, a little over fifty yuan!"

Lin Aiguo scowled, "I really need to find these kids soon, or there won’t be any money left! It’ll all be squandered! None of them are reliable!"

He even included Lin Qiang in his remarks, though Lin Aijia didn’t know. She advised, "Big brother! Lin Chun and Lin Xia are all grown up now, they have their own minds! Sometimes you really need to control your temper! It’s not like when they were little when you could just spank them or scold them whenever you wanted! You need to coax them a bit, they are all obedient kids, why wouldn’t they listen to you?"

Lin Aijia still felt that the problem this time was that her big brother was too biased, which wouldn’t have led to the siblings moving out to live on their own.

Before, she hadn’t known too much about the situation.

That day Lin Xia had come to her house to ask Hongmei to help request leave, and she had thought of visiting Lin Qiu. That was how she found out her big brother was back, and about the fight they had.

At that time, her big brother had blamed Lin Xia and the others for the incident, and she had believed it.

It wasn’t until her daughter came back and told her that Lin Xia had gone to work and what she had said;

It was said that Lin Qiu had a dislocated arm, yet her eldest brother wouldn’t allow her to recover and made her work at the soybean paste factory. Then, he even demanded that they apologize to Qian Chunli, which ultimately led to her being kicked out of the house by her eldest brother.

Lin Aiguo suddenly stood up, glaring at Lin Aijia with widened eyes, "I am their father! Should I still have to support them? Aijia, you don’t understand!

Now, every one of them is defying me! If I don’t stand firm, they will respect me even less!"

Lin Aiguo felt that he had been too lenient with them. If it had been the old days, a lash with the big belt would have sufficed to make them all obedient. Who would dare to say ’no’ to him then?

Unlike now, Lin Xia even dares to challenge him openly!

Lin Aijia knew she couldn’t persuade him, and sighed helplessly, "Big brother! I am just your sister, some things I say because I am family, otherwise, I would keep quiet;

You can be biased previously, but they are all grown up now. If you continue like this, what would Lin Xia and the others think?

What will you do when you’re old if you expect those who aren’t your own children to care for you?"

Isn’t that like dreaming? She couldn’t understand what her eldest brother was thinking! Why would he favor those who aren’t his own biological children so much?

If Lin Yu and Lin Qiang didn’t look slightly different from him, she would’ve even suspected that those two were his children as well.

"They dare not to take care of me! If they don’t, I’ll go to their workplaces and make a scene! Let’s see who can still go to work!" Lin Aiguo was not afraid of this.

What more could Lin Aijia say? She was at a loss for words.

Just then, Yu Hongmei got off work and came home.

Upon seeing Lin Aiguo at her house, Yu Hongmei hurried to greet him.

Lin Aiguo didn’t stay much longer after exchanging a few words, and went straight back to his own home.

When Lin Aiguo got home, Qian Chunli had also returned from work.

"Aiguo! Why are you back?"

Qian Chunli was surprised to see Lin Aiguo turn up unexpectedly but greeted him warmly nonetheless.

Lin Aiguo responded, and then said, "Hurry up and make dinner! I’m hungry."

"Okay!" Observing Lin Aiguo’s mood, Qian Chunli quickly went to start cooking.

Meanwhile, Lin Qiang came back from outside. Seeing a bruise on Lin Qiang’s mouth, Lin Aiguo frowned and asked, "What happened? Who did you fight with?"

Lin Qiang gently touched the scar, "It was an accident while messing around!" How could he dare to tell the truth?

Due to Lin Chun’s words, Lin Aiguo had other suspicions, but he didn’t ask directly, instead changing the topic, "Do you know where those few moved to?"

"I don’t know... Dad, I’ve been following Lin Dong for days, and he’s slippery! He hides at school during lunch and doesn’t come home, and in the evenings, he goes straight home with classmates..."

"So you couldn’t watch outside and see where he went after coming out?" Lin Aiguo didn’t believe his excuse was logical! It was either laziness or he was distracted by other things!

Lin Qiang felt especially wronged, "Dad! How could I not have waited? I waited for two or three days straight! The first day he escaped through the back door!

I went to the back door the next day to intercept him, and he ran out through the front door..."

Lin Aiguo waved his hand, "Alright! You too, go back to your room!"

He felt it was impossible to make him understand!

Once Lin Qiang had gone into the Eastern House, Lin Aiguo, after some thought, spoke to Qian Chunli who was cooking, "It’s not good for Lin Qiang to idle away his days like this. Why don’t we find him a job on the mountain or something?"