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Chapter 289: Chapter 289: The Scene is Too Beautiful, She Can’t Imagine It
The village chief frowned at his daughter, "Look, look, just two glasses of wine, and it’s already made you all sorry, right? Did you really think I came all the way here just for these two glasses? If I had known, I would have come in the afternoon and had my son-in-law treat me at the State-Owned Restaurant."
"I’m sorry, your son-in-law listens to me," Sun Lanlan said proudly, hands on her hips.
If the village chief had a beard, it would be bristling with anger right now.
After a verbal tussle between the two, the village chief steered the conversation to more serious matters.
He wasn’t here to mediate, but there were some things he needed to tell Lin Chuxia in advance.
"It’s just this, don’t feel burdened, just pretend I never came. In this matter, uncle is on your side, handle it however you want, even if it causes a stir, in Daqing Mountain Village your uncle still has some weight, I absolutely won’t let your biased parents ruin your reputation."
"Uncle, thank you, for troubling you."
Lin Chuxia sincerely thanked him.
The village chief waved his hand, "Talking like that makes us strangers, doesn’t it? Our family depends on you, Uncle can’t thank you enough, I’ve told your three brothers, if your maternal family isn’t strong enough, your three brothers will be your family from now on. Just speak up if you need anything, don’t treat me like an outsider."
"That’s right," Sun Lanlan linked arms with Lin Chuxia, "I think your maternal family can’t be counted on, just forget about them. If Qin Yang ever bullies you, let my three brothers handle it, I assure you they won’t let you be wronged."
Lin Chuxia thought about the scene of Qin Yang facing Sun family’s three brothers...
It was too beautiful to imagine.
After several days of gloomy and stuffy weather, the wind finally came.
Before people could enjoy it for long, the wind grew stronger, quickly turning into a fierce gale.
People working in the fields, carrying baskets and hoes, hurried home.
Yet, they were still caught by the large raindrops, quickly soaking their clothes.
Mother Lin got caught in the downpour. She ran into the house, barely shielding herself from the rain, as water dripped from her hair.
Lin Jiayi had been anxious, according to her mother, the village chief was supposed to visit Lin Chuxia today.
Her mom was just coming from the village chief’s house to check the situation and had taken half a day to return, there must be news.
"Mom, how is it? How much money did that little wretch give?"
Knowing her mother hadn’t asked for a lot of money yesterday, Lin Jiayi had already scolded Mother Lin.
Such a good opportunity to ask for more money, how could she let herself down. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
Mother Lin’s face was even gloomier than the outside weather, she took a towel to wipe off the rain, while grumbling under her breath.
"That damn girl has grown wings, she didn’t even give face to the village chief..."
"She didn’t give money?" Lin Jiayi shrieked.
Mother Lin glared at her, then glanced in the direction of her son’s room, whispered, "Keep your voice down."
After speaking, she hurried back to their room.
Lin Jiayi followed closely, still unable to contain her anger, "Why didn’t she give the money? She doesn’t listen to the village chief now? Isn’t she closest to Sun Lanlan? Isn’t she close with the Sun family?"
"That damn girl told the village chief that it was Qin family’s business, she had no say in it. She also said because those people caused trouble at the food factory entrance, it has affected the factory’s business. Their deli’s revenue dropped by more than half, and several organizations that were supposed to sign contracts with them have now refused."
"If she can’t make the decision, then let her give some money as if it’s borrowed from the family. She can’t totally ignore family affairs, right? How does the village chief manage things? Can’t handle such a small matter flexibly? How is he even the village chief?"
"She told the village chief that it wasn’t her who asked you to do it, nor was it her who asked you to sell spoiled meat to others. Whoever is responsible should be held accountable, she even mentioned the food factory has already called the police."
When Mother Lin mentioned this, she recalled what the village chief had told her, "That big factory, it’s not up to her alone, she’s just a newlywed, still relying on her in-laws. Don’t push people too hard. In my opinion, whoever did it should be responsible. If it really comes to it, you, as her mother, help out by borrowing some to cover the medical expenses."
She didn’t want to push anyone too hard either. If pushed too hard, who would pay for her son’s tuition?
But to ask her to borrow money...
Who would pay it back?
Absolutely impossible.
The rain outside the window grew heavier, accompanied by strong winds and thunder, the gloomy weather seemed to be a harbinger of something.
Suddenly, a person ran through the rain curtain.
Li Dongmei was completely soaked, her hair stuck to her forehead, her face full of anxiety, it was unclear whether it was rain or tears.
"Sister-in-law, it’s terrible news. The police came to our house and took my brother away. Sister-in-law, what should we do?"
People are most afraid of two things: those in power and the police.
No matter how assertive Lin Jiayi was, she staggered when she heard about the police coming to her door, almost falling, if not for Mother Lin’s support.
Lin Jiayi was also panicked now, holding Mother Lin’s hand anxiously and asked, "Mom, what should we do? Guang Yuan can’t go to jail."
She was still counting on him to succeed and make her a wealthy lady. If he was taken away, what would she do?
And the child, she couldn’t let her son have a father who had been in jail.
"It must be Lin Chuxia, that little wretch. She just can’t stand to see me doing well. Even though I gave her the best of everything, why does she still want to ruin me? She’s simply jealous because her marriage with Qin Yang is unhappy, and seeing me having a child, she wants my child to be fatherless. Mom, it must be her, it surely is her..."
Lin Jiayi was emotionally agitated, gripping Mother Lin’s arm so tightly she might have pinched her.
Mother Lin’s arm hurt, and her heart hurt too.
She had not expected an actual police report to be filed; she thought even if the Qin Family wanted to, Lin Chuxia, being from Lin Family, would try to stop it.
And yet...
Such a menace, she should have just strangled her at birth, drowned her with a scoop of water.
"Oh... my stomach..."
Lin Jiayi’s voice pulled Mother Lin back from her thoughts, seeing her pained expression, Mother Lin also panicked.
"What’s wrong? What happened?"
"Mom, my stomach hurts."
"Stomach pain? Isn’t it still early for your due date? Jiadong, Jiadong... go get your dad back, take your sister to the health clinic..."
Mother Lin yelled for help, but Lin Jiayi held her hand and shook her head.
"I don’t want to go to the health clinic. Guang Yuan has been taken by the police, I can’t be at ease there. Mom, help me get Guang Yuan out, the child and I can’t be without him..."
"Why are you still saying so much? You might have disturbed the pregnancy, you need to see a doctor at the health clinic."
