Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander
Chapter 394 - 268_2

Chapter 394: Chapter 268_2

"Mom, I’m thirsty," Zhao Qiyan said with a pained expression.

Lin Xiaohua caressed her daughter’s forehead with distress, "Mom knows you’re thirsty, but you can’t just gulp down such hot water, otherwise, what if your mouth gets filled with blisters? How will you eat then?"

"Mom, I can’t even worry about that, I... I didn’t feel it was hot at all, and only now do I feel a bit of pain in my mouth."

"Let mom have a look, open your mouth for me to see."

"Ah..."

"Hiss..." Lin Xiaohua gasped in shock, "The skin inside your mouth has all turned red from the scalding. You child, ah, what am I going to do with you? At your age, how can you be so thoughtless..."

Chuxia curled her lip, pulling Zhao Yulan and Lin Baohe to sit on the sofa, watching the mother and daughter with an expressionless face.

Zhao Yulan was someone with a very soft heart, and the sight of Zhao Qiyuan gulping down the boiling water made her feel uneasy, but the previous actions of the mother and daughter had deeply hurt her, and now she just sat there with her head lowered, silent.

Lin Baohe had always been a man of few words, and now that it concerned his wife’s family, he was even less inclined to interject. However, his gaze toward the mother and daughter held no warmth.

Lin Xiaohua and Zhao Qiyan kept observing the family’s expressions, seeing that their own suffering did not garner sympathy from the others, and both mother and daughter felt somewhat indignant. However, after these days of hardship, their tolerance had definitely changed from before.

Lin Xiaohua pulled Zhao Qiyan to sit across from Chuxia’s family, smiling ingratiatingly, "If not for anything else, at critical times, one must rely on relatives. Ah, in the past, my daughter and I just didn’t live smartly..."

"What are you doing here?" Chuxia interrupted her.

"Chuxia, your aunt knows you must be angry with her, and she knows she was wrong, and she has received her karma. At first, we thought we could become workers and live like the upper class.

Who would have known that Xiao Yuwen is a big liar, sending us to a small hotel to do the kind of work no one else would do. Look..." Lin Xiaoyan pulled over Zhao Qiyan’s hands covered with calluses and dried scabs, then displayed her own rough and stubby hands, "The two of us, one washing sheets, clothes, and mopping floors, the other cleaning toilets, never getting a break.

The coolies of the old society had it better than us. Ah, Chuxia, your aunt, and your sister Qiyan are so regretful. Before returning, no matter what, we had to come and apologize to you."

Chuxia nodded slightly, "Oh, I see, what goes around comes around, that really is true. I understand now, you may leave."

Lin Xiaohua felt so angry it almost gave her a liver pain.

She had already bowed so low, what more did they want?

Alright, for the sake of a better life, she would endure.

Forcing a smile, she grasped the hand of Zhao Qiyan who had been sobbing the whole time, "Your sister Qiyan is not good with words, she becomes speechless when she sees you, but on the way here, she kept saying she wanted to have a good chat with you."

"There’s no need," Chuxia quickly waved her hand, "Let’s not bother with the yellow weasel paying a New Year’s visit to the chicken."

Lin Baohe’s mouth twitched, his eyes filled with amusement. His daughter was stronger than he and his wife had been at that age. Back then, they wouldn’t have dared to talk back even if they were bullied.

Now he understood, with someone like Lin Xiaohua, who was shameless, heartless, unprincipled, and solely motivated by self-interest, it was pointless to talk to her about face—it was just making things hard on themselves.

"Chuxia, what kind of way is that to speak?"

Zhao Yulan, though she agreed with her daughter’s actions, had to put on a show of being the elders and scolded her daughter.

"It’s okay, it’s okay, Chuxia is straightforward, it’s just that her fate isn’t good. Such a pretty girl marrying into such a household, what’s to become of her in the future? Sigh... If it weren’t for our Chuxia’s appearance, she could have married into a good family. What a shame."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yulan’s face turned cold, "Sister-in-law, that’s enough. Mind your own worries; you don’t need to concern yourself with our Chuxia’s affairs."

Lin Xiaohua laughed awkwardly, sensing her daughter’s reproachful look, she became even more uncomfortable. Having always belittled Zhao Yulan’s family, she found it difficult to suddenly praise them and slipped into old habits, quickly trying to rectify the situation, "Yulan, don’t be angry, I’m just bad at expressing myself. Actually, what I mean is, I just feel sorry for our Chuxia.

Regardless, whether Chuxia stays here or goes back home to join her husband’s family, your sister-in-law here will help her with the dowry. After all, we can’t let our Chuxia be looked down upon!"

Chuxia gave her a detached glance, "I just want to know, how did you find this place?"

Lin Xiaohua slapped her thigh, "Comrade Liu, who took us to the motel, is a good man. Seeing how pitiful we were, he secretly helped us escape.

Initially, he was going to take us directly to the station, but we begged him to bring us here instead."

Chuxia nodded, "Oh, so according to you, you’ve come to apologize to us, right?"

"Yes, but..."

Chuxia interrupted Lin Xiaohua, "My parents and I are just staying at Grandpa Wan’s home, and it really isn’t convenient to keep strangers around for long. We’ve heard your apology, and you also understand our position, so let’s leave it at that."

"Chuxia..." Zhao Qiyan "plop" fell to her knees, grabbing Chuxia’s leg and crying profusely, "Chuxia, don’t be mad at me anymore, I know I was wrong, I really was. These days, I’ve been reflecting on the past. Ever since we were young, I never let you have your way, I truly wasn’t a good sister. I want to make it up to you, I want to treat you well from now on..." (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to vote for it with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)