Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties-Chapter 86 - 85 Follow Me

Lin Qiu thought for a moment and decided to tell Lin Xia what happened the day she left when their eldest brother came home.

"Sis! The day you left, the two of us went to the train station, and Big Brother came home to find no one. He went to Dongzi’s house to look for him and told him about Dad coming down from the mountain, and asked Dongzi not to go to school for now..."

"What?" Lin Xia sat up excitedly, "Xiaoqiu! Why didn’t you tell me this before? Where’s Big Brother now? After telling Dongzi not to go to school, wouldn’t he have been beaten when he got home? Did Dongzi go to school today?"

Lin Qiu said, "Dongzi went today. He said if Dad happens to look for him, he’ll just run!"

Lin Xia was very worried. She knew exactly what kind of person Lin Aiguo was. He could surely guess that it was her eldest brother who tipped them off, so how could he let Big Brother off lightly?

She couldn’t even care about her own sickness anymore; she told Lin Qiu to stay at home and take care of the house, and not to open the door for anyone who might come knocking.

She hurriedly went to Lin Chun’s workplace to find someone. She broke out in cold sweat on the way, but Lin Xia gritted her teeth and endured it. If she had known about this earlier, she would never have gone to the provincial city.

Even if she had to drag him by force, she would get her Big Brother back to their house.

By the time Lin Xia arrived at Lin Chun’s workplace, she received the news that he hadn’t come to work.

Lin Xia’s heart raced with panic—Big Brother wasn’t the kind to take leave lightly!

She stamped her foot in frustration and headed straight for home—she had to see for herself what on earth had happened to her Big Brother!

When Lin Xia reached the front door and saw that it was unlocked, she knew for sure there was someone inside.

Right now, she didn’t care who was in the house, even if it were Lin Aiguo; she had to burst in and see what had happened to her Big Brother!

Lin Xia pushed open the main gate and went in, seeing Lin Chun’s bicycle parked in the courtyard.

She leaned on the bicycle and charged into the house. When she opened the door to the Western House and saw Lin Chun lying on the kang, her tears fell instantly.

Not only did her Big Brother have injuries on his face, but it looked like his body was injured too!

When Lin Chun lifted his head and saw it was his eldest sister who had come, he was first surprised, then quickly tried to lower his head to hide his face.

"Little Lin Xia! Why are you here? Didn’t you just get back this morning?"

"Big Brother! How could I not come?" Lin Xia didn’t want to cry; since coming back, she seldom cried.

She once told herself that she would never allow herself to cry again; tears were the cheapest thing! Yet at this moment, tears fell like a string of broken pearls.

She took steps towards the edge of the kang, teeth clenched as she asked, "What did he hit you with?"

"A belt! Big Brother is fine, just needs a couple of days to recover. You should leave quickly!" Lin Chun was worried that if someone came back later, they would take it out on his eldest sister.

"You’re coming with me! You can’t stay in this house any longer!" Lin Xia couldn’t spare a single second letting her Big Brother stay here.

Lin Chun lay there immobile, "Little Lin Xia! Please leave! I can’t! If I leave, Dad will surely get even angrier! Just go, don’t worry about me!"

He was the eldest brother, it was fine if he got scolded or beaten, but he didn’t want his younger brothers and sisters to suffer.

Lin Xia was truly infuriated, "Lin Chun! Do you really want me to curse you? Let him be angry if he wants! It would be better if he died from his rage! He has beaten you like this, and you still want to stay in this broken home? Hurry up and come with me! If you weren’t my Big Brother, I wouldn’t bother about you at all!"

She felt both anger and resentment towards Lin Chun for being so foolish!

Lin Chun looked up, "Little Lin Xia! I really can’t leave!"

Lin Xia sat down on the edge of the kang, wiping away tears, her voice cold, "Fine! If you won’t leave, I won’t either!

If they come back and pick a fight with me, I’ll fight them to the death! Right, I’m going to grab the kitchen knife! I’ll chop anyone who shows up! No one is going to have it easy!"

Lin Chun, frightened, quickly scrambled up to stop Lin Xia. When his sister’s fierce attitude flared up, she really dared to wield a kitchen knife against someone.

He endured the pain and grabbed Lin Xia’s arm, "Lin Xia! Listen to me..."

"I won’t listen! Just tell me if you’ll come with me or not!" Lin Xia didn’t struggle; she asked very calmly with a cold face.

She was determined; if Lin Chun dared not to leave with her, she would smash everything in the house! No one would have it easy!

Lin Chun sighed. He knew Lin Xia was only thinking of his best interest, but the thought of leaving home like this... frёewebnoѵēl.com

Lin Xia’s voice grew colder, glaring at him she asked, "I’m asking you one last time! Are you coming with me or not? If you don’t, I’ll trash the place. Do you believe me?"

Lin Chun nodded helplessly, "Fine! I’ll come with you, okay?"

"Good! Pack your things!" Lin Xia quickly started to open the red suitcase, searching for anything they could wear to take with them.

Lin Chun stood on the ground, feeling a lot of grievances in his heart. He had always wanted to be a strong support for his younger siblings, to protect them.

In the end, he still ended up being a complete mess and caused his elder sister grief.

Lin Xia packed quickly. Lin Chun didn’t own much to begin with, and they had already moved the bits and pieces out during the previous moves.

Finally, Lin Chun grabbed the old radio. Lin Xia glanced at it and said nothing.

Lin Xia wrapped the patches into a big bundle with a quilt sheet and tied it to the rack on the back of her bicycle with a rope.

"Can you still ride a bike?"

Lin Chun nodded, "I can ride!"

"Then let’s go!" Lin Xia led the way, pushing her bike in front.

Lin Chun looked back at the house one last time before following Lin Xia out the door.

Lin Xia waited for Lin Chun to lock the front door.

The two of them got on their bicycles and rode towards their new home.

However, they unexpectedly ran into their aunt, Lin Aijia, on the road.

"Where are the two of you off to? What’s the matter, Lin Chun! Are you and Lin Xia not going to stay at home anymore?" Lin Aijia stopped Lin Xia and Lin Chun, her voice filled with excitement.

Seeing the children like this made Lin Aijia furious!

What kind of children act like this, moving out on their own before they even get married?

Lin Xia frowned; had her elder brother not been there, she would have charged past, "Aunt! Move aside! From now on, we will live our lives, not interfering with theirs!"

"You little Lin Xia! Is this all your idea? Huh? Your father can’t even speak a few words without you being stubborn?

Not today. No matter what, I won’t let you leave! Go back home with me right now! Apologize properly to your father! At the end of the day, you are still a family!"

Lin Aijia pushed over the bicycles and firmly grabbed Lin Chun’s arm without letting go.

She knew Lin Chun was a good-natured kid, not like Lin Xia, who had now turned fierce and would disown her kin just to break free.

Lin Xia coldly looked at Lin Aijia, "What family? Who’s family with whom? He might be family with them, but not with us! Didn’t you see the wounds on my elder brother’s face? He has them on his body too! What, does someone still want to beat him to death or something?"

Lin Aijia’s stomach ached with anger at Lin Xia’s words, and she scolded, her face taut,

"You child! How can you speak like that! Aren’t you all surnamed Lin? If you’re not family, what are you?

Even if your father has a short temper and hit your elder brother, wasn’t it also for your own good?

Listen to me and go back home, all of you. Stop fooling around outside. You’re all grown women; what if something happens?"