Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties
Chapter 387 - 386: When the Top Beam is Crooked, the Bottom Beam is Askew

Chapter 387: Chapter 386: When the Top Beam is Crooked, the Bottom Beam is Askew

When Qian Chunli heard Lin Xia’s name, her pupils shrank—she loathed Lin Xia her entire life!

"It’s good she’s not dead. Lin Xia, that vile woman, still lives a carefree life! Life really isn’t fair! Why does someone like her have money? Enjoying the best of food and drink!

And look at Qiangzi, who knows how much suffering and hardship he has endured in there..." Talking about her son, Chunli started crying like it was pouring rain, her heart cramping with pain!

Lin Yu also felt uncomfortable when she thought about Lin Qiang.

Guilt, self-blame, and regret, many emotions intertwined together.

But now, saying anything was too late!

"Mom! It’s already this late, what’s the point of talking about these things! You better think about what to do next?

If Lin Aiguo is all right, you can’t keep hiding like this forever! Mom, think carefully, did you really not participate actively?" If she had participated, the nature of the case could change!

Qian Chunli avoided Lin Yu’s intense gaze; she felt immense shame in her heart, knowing if she had foreseen this day, she would have died to keep things safe.

"...At that time we were terrified too, Lin Aiguo crazily rushed to the kitchen to grab a weapon, I was busy putting on my pants, I couldn’t attend to anything else...

Later, Lin Aiguo came storming in, wanting to fight for his life, I was scared stiff...

Right, his arm got sliced open... I only saw him somehow wresting the kitchen knife away... and then, he attacked Lin Aiguo..."

Lin Yu’s frown tightened, hearing all this, her disappointment in her mother deepened—clearly, it was just an excuse.

She couldn’t believe it, could one be that cooperative if it wasn’t voluntary?

But she couldn’t voice these thoughts, as this was her own mother!

"Mom! If it weren’t for your issue, you should get divorced from Lin Aiguo later!" They definitely couldn’t continue living like this.

"Where would I go if I divorced?" Qian Chunli was not afraid to divorce Lin Aiguo, she realized at that moment that there was no possibility of them being together again in this lifetime.

What she was most worried about was not having a place to stay at all.

After such an incident, she had no face to return to her village.

But she needed somewhere to live.

"Mom! You can stay here then! Chen Gang rented this house for a year; when it’s due, I will renew the rental for you! Just live here at ease!"

Lin Yu had thought it through upon arriving, her mom falling to such lows meant that there was no turning back.

But living in the city would still be trouble-free, as no one knows each other’s pasts, and if her mom didn’t mention it, no one would know.

When appropriate jobs came up, joining in could be pretty good as well.

Qian Chunli finally felt less lost and adrift, "Xiaoyu, I really rely entirely on you! Without you, I wouldn’t even have a place to live!"

Originally, because of her son’s issues, she had harbored deep hatred towards her daughter.

If her daughter hadn’t meddled behind the scenes, Qiangzi wouldn’t have ended up in prison!

If Qiangzi hadn’t been imprisoned, she wouldn’t have been so emotionally tortured and rushed, leading to a stroke, and even though it healed, there were lasting effects!

Later, when her daughter got married and was pregnant, found a well-condition family, her anger subsided quite a bit.

Now, who else could she count on by her side?

"Mom! Don’t think too much! Just stay here for now! I will come tomorrow to bring you food! Once we find out exactly what’s going on with Lin Aiguo, we’ll decide what to do!"

Lin Yu also dared not stay long, she always used other excuses to visit.

Her thought was to hide it as long as possible. If her in-laws knew about what her mother did, her good days would likely come to an end.

"Alright! I’ll be waiting for you! Come early!" Qian Chunli walked Lin Yu to the courtyard, watching her lock the main gate as she left.

She lifted her sleeves and wiped her tears, wondering how Chunli had ever fallen to such a state.

But things having reached this point, she could only follow the trajectory of fate.

She gazed at the azure sky but felt an unbearable suffocation within.

She didn’t know where Daming had run off to after causing such a disaster. He had disappeared without a trace, leaving her in misery. How would this all end?

Where was Yu Ruiming?

At that time, his panicked escape did not take him far; he hid behind a stack of firewood at someone’s home.

With an injured arm and no money on him, and all his belongings left at Lin Aiguo’s home, he dared not run around recklessly outside.

Later, he took advantage of the night’s cover to stealthily return to Lin Aiguo’s house.

He jumped over the backyard fence, changed his clothes after making sure no one was around, quickly bandaged his wound, gathered his belongings, and then left.

There was no way he could stay in Spring City.

But he had to carefully plan how to leave.

He figured that if Lin Aiguo’s incident had alerted the police, it would be the local authorities from the county town dealing with it.

So he headed straight to the city’s train station.

No matter what, he could not have imagined that Lin Aiguo would be at the city hospital, having filed a police report.

His suspicious and furtive behavior at the station drew the attention of the staff.

Two personnel collaborated to drag him into an office where they intimidated him until he confessed everything.

When the police officers came to the hospital room to inform Lin Xia and the others that the suspect had been successfully captured, they also mentioned that Yu Ruiming was involved in more than just Lin Aiguo’s case.

Back in his hometown, he had gotten into a quarrel with a fellow villager while drunk and ended up stabbing the person, leaving them critically injured. The authorities had been searching for him ever since.

Lin Xia and the others were all shocked.

No one had expected that Yu Ruiming had other cases to his name, that he was actually a fugitive!

Lin Aiguo cursed out loud, berating Yu Qiushui, "Yu Qiushui, that bastard! That son of a bitch! I knew it! How could he suddenly turn over a new leaf, sending his son here to endure hardship and earn money?

If the leader is unjust, his followers will be crooked. Could his son turn out to be good fruit?" Wasn’t this just a scheme to trap him? How was he supposed to face anyone now?

Lin Xia also developed a strong aversion towards Yu Qiushui, his son, and all their associates.

In her previous life, none of them had ever come to Spring City, so she had no idea what kind of people her mother’s family were.

Now, she truly realized what sort of people they were.

She thought, with the original case and the deliberate harm to Lin Aiguo, this young man’s sentencing would likely not be light.

Yu Qiushui and Chen Gang quickly came over from their hometown in the south.

For the Yu family, they could never have imagined that Yu Ruiming would commit such a disgraceful act.

But before seeing Lin Aiguo, they still harbored a stroke of luck in their hearts, believing it must have been an exaggeration.

Daming, desperate as he was, wouldn’t stoop so low as to get involved with an old woman,

especially one who was Lin Aiguo’s wife!

But the truth was undeniable, not only was the affair real, but Lin Aiguo was also lying in a hospital bed.

When Yu Qiushui and his son arrived at the hospital room, only Lin Aiguo and Hongli were present, as the Lin sisters were occupied elsewhere and had not yet arrived...