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Chapter 291: Chapter 291: Acting Shamelessly
Lin Chuxia remained indifferent to the surrounding gossip and spoke calmly, "Mom, you’re wrong. My elder sister is fine. No one wants to drive her to death, let alone be responsible for two lives."
"You’re trying to drive her to death now, aren’t you?"
"What did I do?" Lin Chuxia couldn’t help but retort, "Wasn’t everything done by my sister and my brother-in-law from the beginning? They sold spoiled food to customers, refused to take responsibility after people fell ill, and then shifted the blame onto Xiyang Food Factory, misleading customers. Now they have been reported to the police station, and they have to compensate for medical expenses. Which of these things did I do?"
Su Wensong chimed in timely, "Madam, if we say we didn’t call the police, then we didn’t. However, if you continue to make a scene, the consequences might not be predictable. Li Guangyuan incited people to make trouble at the Xiyang Food Factory, which has already damaged the factory’s reputation. He must be held accountable for his actions. We didn’t call the police out of respect for Lin Chuxia. If you keep this up, as the Factory Director of Xiyang Food Factory, it is my responsibility to protect the factory’s interests."
Mother Lin had a moment of blankness at the clearly threatening words.
Mr. Lin tugged at Mother Lin’s clothes and asked in a low voice, "Did the Li Family say why the police took Guangyuan away?"
It appeared it really wasn’t Xiyang Food Factory that filed the report.
Li Dongmei hurriedly came to report, and Mother Lin’s first reaction was the village chief’s remark about affecting the factory’s reputation and customers, assuming it was the factory that reported to the police.
But what if it wasn’t them?
"I don’t care, your brother-in-law was taken away by the police. If you still consider me your mother, you should get him out. You are a member of the Lin Family after all. Your elder sister is pregnant; you have to take care of this."
Is this the reasoning of becoming unreasonable when arguments fail?
Lin Chuxia almost laughed at her mother’s assertive tone.
It was indeed her mother’s style.
"Mom, how would you like me to handle this?"
Seeing her daughter’s softening tone, Mother Lin’s eyes flickered, "Isn’t it just a case of food poisoning? Compensate them for medical expenses and see if they still make a fuss. Why don’t you get the money first?"
"Mom, how much money do you want me to take out?"
Mother Lin’s heart leapt with joy, her expression remained neutral, "Start with two thousand yuan, if that’s not enough, we’ll talk."
After speaking, she didn’t forget to grumble, "I asked you for money earlier and you hesitated. Wouldn’t we have avoided this trouble if you’d acted sooner? Your elder sister isn’t feeling well now, and if something happens to the child in her womb, let me tell you, I won’t let this go..."
When Mother Lin righteously demanded Lin Chuxia handle her elder sister’s affairs earlier, Su Wensong’s face had already turned ashen with anger.
Now, hearing her imply that if something goes wrong with her grandchild, she would hold Mr. Lin accountable, he couldn’t stand it anymore.
If she weren’t Mr. Lin’s mother, he truly couldn’t help but want to take action.
No wonder his daughter-in-law always said Mr. Lin had a tough childhood at home. With such a biased mother, how could he have had a good life?
He turned to look at Lin Chuxia, yet her expression remained unchanged.
"Mom thinks two thousand yuan is too little? To think that’s not enough and leave room for further discussion."
As she finished speaking, the way people looked at Mother Lin changed.
To think of demanding two thousand yuan just like that, let alone two hundred yuan is too much to ask for these days.
Truly a lion’s mouth.
Lin Chuxia didn’t wait for Mother Lin to respond, and continued, "When Mom demanded three hundred yuan from the Qin Family as a dowry, she said similar things. Does Mom think that raising a daughter just provides an opportunity to repeatedly drain the in-laws? I wonder if my future sister-in-law’s family will think the same, or does Mom treat everyone equally? If it’s an opportunity to profit, she’ll take it. I heard that Mom doesn’t even plan to let my little brother continue his education. If he’s not studying, shouldn’t he start thinking about marriage?"
"You’re talking nonsense! When have I ever said such a thing?"
Daughters-in-law thinking of giving their own family money from their husband’s family? Absolutely not.
"Why bring up these useless matters? Isn’t our family facing troubles? If you don’t want to give money, do you want to see your elder sister’s family die?" n𝚘𝚟pub.𝚌o𝚖
"Mom only sees my elder sister’s difficulties, her life and death. Have you ever thought about the trouble it would cause me when those people come to cause trouble at the food factory?"
"Well, it didn’t actually affect you, did it?"
Mother Lin glanced at Su Wensong when she said this and seeing his dark expression, she quickly shut up.
At this moment, people also realized that no matter what, Lin Chuxia is from the Qin family who has money. They cannot let her natal family take advantage of her like this.
Moreover, Factory Director Su already said, those people causing trouble previously affected the business of the food factory. This mother really doesn’t consider her youngest daughter’s days in the Qin Family at all, only thinking about how to drain her youngest daughter to help her oldest.
All those present were either parents or children themselves. Even if some parents are biased, they wouldn’t be biased to this extent.
Lin Chuxia lowered her eyes, "I know I have no status in this family..."
Her voice sounded desolate, and the villagers from Qin Family Village felt incredibly sorry for her.
When had they seen this side of Lin Chuxia?
This was more than not having status; it’s about the kind of life Lin Chuxia must have been leading given the number of siblings in her family. One wouldn’t even need to use their brain to figure that out.
Stuck with such a family, she truly was out of luck.
Lin Chuxia raised her head, her gaze resolute, "But this time I can no longer indulge you all. The mistakes made by my elder sister and her husband, they should bear the responsibility themselves, or they will harm others again in the future. If Mom insists that I pay this money to help my elder sister, from now on, I won’t take care of my little brother’s tuition and living expenses, and I’ll have nothing to do with my maternal family."
Mother Lin stood there stunned at first.
Perhaps she didn’t expect her submissive second daughter to speak out like this, or perhaps she was judging the truthfulness of her words.
But, when facing Lin Chuxia’s indifferent eyes, Mother Lin finally realized that her second daughter was no longer the puppet she used to be, where whatever she said goes.
Is she really supposed to pay this money to help her eldest daughter and get her son-in-law out?
But if she really did spend this money, what about her son?
Her second daughter is becoming more and more capable, and her son-in-law is not bad either. Maybe in the future, her son will still need to rely on his second sister and brother-in-law.
Before Mother Lin could weigh her options, Mr. Lin already opened his mouth, "What are you talking about? Aren’t we parents just trying to do what’s best for you all? Are you really thinking about completely cutting ties with the family?"
Mother Lin, deeply hurt, continued, "Fine, fine, I really raised you all for nothing. All that I do, for whom? I can’t handle this anymore, I really can’t deal with you all."
Mr. Lin then said, "I told you, the kids are grown up, let them handle their own matters. You insisted on intervening, now have you learned?"
While speaking, he signalled Sun Bingwen to drive the car.
Mother Lin, feeling disgraceful that they were leaving in such an obedient manner, cursed from the car, "Really, now your wings are hard, you don’t listen to your mother anymore. In the future, if you suffer in your in-laws’ house, don’t expect to come to me crying."
