31: Chapter 31 Retaliation 31: Chapter 31 Retaliation How could Lin Xia possibly agree with him not going to school?
“Dongzi, why are you trying to stir things up?
Just go to school like you’re supposed to, your second sister and I will be fine at ho.”
Full of curiosity, Lin Dong asked, “Big sister, then how are we going to get revenge for second sister?”
Lin Xia smacked him on the head, “Don’t worry about this matter.
I’ll tell you when we need you!
Hurry up and eat, then head to school quick after you finish.”
“Alright then!” Lin Dong helplessly picked up his bowl and began to eat in silence.
Lin Qiu felt extrely embarrassed, “Big sister, you really don’t need to stay ho for ; I can manage on my own.”
“Xiaoqiu!
Stop overthinking!
Hurry up and eat!” Lin Xia saw that Lin Qiu’s injury was on her right arm, and guessed that using chopsticks might be uncomfortable for her, so she stood up, went to the kitchen, and got her a spoon to eat with her left hand.
After Lin Dong had eaten, he left for school reluctantly.
When Lin Chun arrived, he was followed by Lin Aijia and her daughter Yu Hongi.
Lin Xia, who was washing dishes in the kitchen, put down what she was doing and invited them into the Western House.
As soon as Lin Aijia entered the room and saw Lin Qiu sitting on the kang, she asked, “Lin Qiu!
Your elder brother didn’t learn much at ho!
How did this happen?
How could you ss up with the arm rings?”
Lin Qiu roughly explained the course of events, naturally omitting the concern over valuable items in Lin Xia’s possession in the room.
Angered, Lin Aijia slapped Lin Qiu on the shoulder, “You child!
Are you crazy?
If he cos into your room to ss things up, let him ss up.
What valuables could possibly be in that shabby place?
You, a grown girl, and him, a young man—his hands were neither light nor careful.
What if sothing had happened?
Every day, why don’t you think things through…”
Lin Qiu pursed her lips and didn’t argue back.
Lin Xia couldn’t stand by, knowing her aunt ant no harm, but still feeling the words were harsh.
“Aunt, don’t you and Sister Hongi have to go to work this afternoon?
You go about your business!” Her aunt, Lin Aijia, worked at a plywood factory not far from ho.
However, Lin Aijia sat down on the edge of the kang, glancing at the clock on top of the mahogany box, “It’s not ti yet!
It’s different now compared to the past, you all should know better!
Your mom passed away early, and no one’s been there to tell you these things!”
At this, Lin Aijia looked at Lin Chun, “Lin Chun, you should go to work!”
Lin Chun knew his aunt had sothing to say to his sisters, so he replied, “Aunt, you sit down, I’ll be off then!” Then he whispered a couple of instructions to Lin Xia before he left the house.
Yu Hongi, noting her mother’s posture, raised an eyebrow, “Lin Xia!
Then I’ll be off too.
How should I say you’re asking for leave at work?”
She had already taken leave on Lin Xia’s behalf this month, and with one person for each job, their workshop manager had not looked too pleased.
But with things having co to this point, what else could be done?
“Sister Hongi!
Don’t ntion Xiaoqiu’s situation, just say I’m sick.
Thank you for the trouble, Sister Hongi!”
Chagrined at the frequent inconveniences, Lin Xia considered giving Yu Hongi a little sothing as a token of gratitude the next ti she went to the provincial city for supplies.
“Alright then!
Got it!” And with that, Yu Hongi also left.
Now, only the three of them were left in the Western House.
Lin Aijia looked around the room with a helpless sigh, “Lin Qiu, it’s not that your aunt wants to speak unpleasantly!
But look at what happened today.
If Lin Yu hadn’t been there, just you and Lin Qiang alone, you two aren’t close, and if he had any bad intentions toward you, wouldn’t your life be ruined?”
As her aunt, she truly cared for these children, but every household had its own issues to deal with, and her elder brother was a stubborn man who was set in his ways, so she couldn’t say much.
Lin Xia had previously harbored such concerns, but so things she felt too awkward to voice out loud.
With a wronged expression and teary eyes, Lin Qiu wiped her eyes and said, “Aunt!
I understand!
I’ll definitely be smarter from now on!”
At the ti, she hadn’t thought that far; all she was concerned about was the chance that her sister might have sothing valuable in the room that Lin Qiang could steal.
“That’s good!
But this is just my wishful thinking, as long as you two know what you’re doing!” Lin Aijia could only say this much.
She glanced at Lin Xia next to her, “Lin Xia, you and your sister should avoid Lin Qiang for the next few years.
Once you’ve found a husband and married off, this will all blow over…”
Lin Aijia gave a few more warnings, then she left.
When they got ho, and it was just Lin Xia and Lin Qiu, Lin Qiu covered her mouth and started to cry, “Sister!
I really…”
Lin Xia sat next to Lin Qiu and hugged her to offer comfort, “Xiaoqiu!
I know!
Our aunt said those things for our good, but she doesn’t understand the situation!
It’s not just about avoiding Lin Qiang now!
“Let be frank with you, if we let this slide easily this ti, who knows how he’ll bully us in the future!”
With a tear-streaked face, Lin Qiu asked, “Then what do you think we should do, sister?”
“You don’t worry about it!
I need to think this through!” Lin Xia had a plan in mind, but she didn’t want to share it just yet.
Suddenly, Lin Qiu rembered, “Sister, with my condition now, what should I do if dad cos back and wants to go work in the soy sauce factory?”
Lin Xia consoled her, “What’s there to fear?
When dad cos back, we’ll just tell him to wait a while before you go, you need to get better before working at the soy sauce factory.
Otherwise, what will we do if this causes a lasting issue with your health?”
Lin Qiu silently nodded, but she still felt uneasy inside.
Actually, because Lin Qiu was injured and couldn’t go to the soy sauce factory right away, Lin Xia felt it was a blessing in disguise.
Otherwise, when Lin Aiguo returned and ordered Lin Qiu to work at the soy sauce factory, she really had no idea how to stop it.
If they had to force it, Lin Qiu herself would not agree.
Lin Xia told Lin Qiu to lie down and take a rest inside the house while she continued washing the dishes.
After tidying up and entering the room, she saw Lin Qiu sitting blankly on the kang bed, not sleeping.
“Xiaoqiu, what’s wrong?
Are you still in pain?
Wait for a while, and I’ll buy so painkillers for you.”
Lin Qiu’s eyes reddened again, “Sister, I feel so useless.” The more she thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt.
“Why do you keep pondering over these things?
Just lie down and get so sleep, you’ll feel better once you wake up.”
After being coaxed by Lin Xia, Lin Qiu finally lay down.
She had been physically and ntally exhausted all day and soon fell asleep.
Seeing that Lin Qiu was asleep, Lin Xia quietly left the Western House.
She stood in the kitchen for a while, her emotions roiling inside her.
In fact, before Aunt Lin Aijia ca over, Lin Xia had already thought of so terrible consequences.
She wasn’t as calm as she appeared on the outside, with waves of guilt and fear raging in her heart.
If sothing bad happened to Lin Qiu due to so changes after her resolution, Lin Xia felt like she could die of regret.
So, she thought a lot.
In the evening, Lin Aiguo would probably co back from the mountains.
How would he deal with Lin Qiu’s injury?
How would Lin Yu and Lin Qiang defend themselves?
Would they try to turn the tables?
And what about Qian Chunli?
Did she and her brother act on their own, or did they have her permission or silent approval?
Based on her understanding of Lin Aiguo, he might side with that brother and sister duo, it’s not certain.
All these years, what had the few of them amounted to in his eyes?
Not to ntion Lin Qiu’s dislocated arm, even if it were broken, he probably wouldn’t consider it very serious, right?
But, no matter how Lin Aiguo dealt with it, Lin Xia felt that maybe it was ti to leave this ho.
This ti Lin Qiu only got injured, but what about next ti?
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