The Reborn Sidekick Rejected The Male Lead
Chapter 219 - 211: Lu Jingqiu Fights Two Alone

Chapter 219: Chapter 211: Lu Jingqiu Fights Two Alone

Aunt Yang was delighted, "Oh, so you’re Linghua’s classmate, and I still don’t know what to call you?"

"My name is Xia Lin."

"Comrade Xia, hello, you must have overheard our conversation just now. That courtyard of mine, well, the kids’ grandfather passed away there. If you don’t mind, I can take you there to see it."

"As long as the room is big enough, that will do."

Xia Lin had not expected Aunt Yang to take her to a place that was just across from her home and one intersection away, the distance marked by a farmers’ market in between.

The house was a bit dilapidated, the courtyard overrun with weeds, but thankfully the structure was livable— it just needed a good cleaning.

"Aunt Yang, this place must have been uninhabited for several years, right? The house feels like it’s about to collapse. Can people actually live here?"

Aunt Yang quickly reassured her, "Yes, yes, it most certainly can. Don’t judge it by its shabbiness, but the house doesn’t leak at all, and it has three big rooms, plus a kitchen outside and a well, so there’s absolutely no problem with cooking."

Xia Lin pretended to be disdainful, "Oh, it still uses a well? Everyone uses taps now."

Aunt Yang explained, "It’s been a while since anyone lived here. When the community notified us to make improvements, we thought since no one’s living here, there was no need to bother. If you want to use pipes, you can report it to the community, but you’ll have to pay for the installation costs yourself."

Xia Lin was in a dilemma and hemmed and hawed for a while before finally asking, "How much is the rent for this place?"

Aunt Yang thought for a moment; her initial indecision was indicated by her fingers, which first showed five but then changed to three. Xia Lin was actually quite pleased internally.

But she didn’t show it on the surface. After showing more disdain, she said, "Actually, I’ve had my eye on another place. They have a little western-style building for just five yuan, and it doesn’t have plumbing or electricity either.

Aunt Yang, Linhua and I are classmates, and I, being a female comrade, am also familiar with this area. You’ll need to sort out the water and electricity for me. The rent I can offer for this house isn’t much, but the costs for refurbishing the water and electricity are high. I haven’t even moved in yet and I would be helping you renovate; if later on, you decide not to rent to me, wouldn’t I have been made a fool? Isn’t that reasonable?"

"Yes, yes, don’t worry, Comrade Xia, we’re not those kind of people."

"Auntie, how about this? I can pay you a year’s rent in one go, but you’ll need to take care of the water and electricity."

Aunt Yang did some quick calculations; a one-time, one-year amount would amount to thirty-six yuan—that’s a month’s salary for her.

Having the water and electricity fixed wouldn’t cost a month’s salary, and since the house was just sitting there, she figured it might be better to rent it out.

So she agreed with a smile, and Xia Lin was satisfied too. They went to the community office to inquire about the costs for the water and electricity modifications, which would be five yuan.

Xia Lin borrowed paper and a pen from the community office and drafted a simple contract, making it look very official.

She handed over thirty yuan to Aunt Yang on the spot, promising to pay the remaining six yuan after the water and electricity were sorted.

After Xia Lin got the keys, she didn’t hurry to tidy up the place; instead, she happily pushed her bike home.

What she didn’t expect was that Yang Linghua was waiting for her at the entrance to their lane.

Seeing her, Yang Linghua asked rather unfriendly, "Did you really rent my aunt’s courtyard?"

"Yeah."

"Don’t you have your own place? Why would you... You’re not planning to start a garment workshop, are you?"

"What’s it to you?"

Thinking of the deal where she’d be paid half a yuan per piece, Yang Linghua suddenly put on a smile and said, "Linlin, if you’re opening a clothing workshop, could you let me come and work there? I’m quick with my hands and meticulous."

Why would she let someone with ulterior motives come to her place?

Then she suddenly remembered the rejection Jiang Nanzhou faced the last time and mocked, "Aren’t you busy chasing men? Would you even have the time to work?"

These words caused Yang Linghua’s face to immediately change color. The day after she was seen by Captain Jiang, her brother had thrown a big tantrum at home.

She and her mother were so scared they barely dared to breathe heavily for days.

"What sort of people are they? My brother literally saved his life, and just for a woman, he abandoned his principles. What kind of people are they, huh? No loss if such people are gone. And it’s all because of Jingqiu who used her dad’s position to have my second brother transferred. I won’t forget this debt," she fumed.

Xia Lin laughed, unexpectedly Linghua held a grudge against Jiang Nanzhou and Lu Jingqiu. Recalling the words she had unintentionally heard from Gao Qing, Jingqiu was even involved with Gao Da’s business dealings.

Gao Da had clearly stated that he only wanted to work with Yang Mingchao from now on, not planning to have any other partners.

But in the end, even Jingqiu was involved. Not only did Jingqiu get into college, she even found a powerful partner like Jiang Nanzhou, and behind her stood financial supporters like Yang Mingchao and Gao Da.

How could she have it all? After all, she was the reincarnated person. She should be the female lead in the story, and yet, comparing herself to Jingqiu, whether in career, love, or family life, everything seemed so perfect for Jingqiu.

It’s as if she was the real protagonist. This was unacceptable.

"If she used her father’s authority to get your brother transferred, you could report her, right? What good does it do just to remember it? With such a great opportunity, why not take action?"

Yang Linghua said with embarrassment, "How can I take any action by myself? Captain Jiang... When he gets fierce, he’s really terrifying."

Xia Lin "kindly" reminded her, "I heard Captain Jiang has been out on a mission recently, and even Lu Jingqiu’s dad isn’t at the base. During the New Year, she was all alone. Her aunt and uncle weren’t around for the holidays either. Tsk, tsk, such a perfect opportunity, and you missed it."

Yang Linghua was stunned, "They’re not in West City?"

"Why would I lie to you? I was in the compound during the New Year. Actually, she doesn’t have many friends in West City either. If she stepped out, you could just throw a sack over her head and beat her up, and no one would stand up for her now. As for the matter with your second brother, just go directly to the base and find someone to report it. They’re not around, and even if they wanted to defend themselves, by the time they get back, it might be too late."

Yang Linghua was somewhat persuaded and thought for a moment, "You think there’s still time for me to find someone to teach Lu Jingqiu a lesson?"

"There’s still time. You can do it right now."

This wasn’t said by Xia Lin. In the moment their eyes met, they heard a familiar voice. They turned around to see Lu Jingqiu standing behind them pushing a bicycle, which startled them.

Xia Lin had never considered the possibility of being caught red-handed, especially by Lu Jingqiu. She felt a scorching sensation on her face, flitting between expressions.

Yang Linghua was first shocked, but recalling Xia Lin’s words, she didn’t care about the gossip or fear Lu Jingqiu, and sneered, "Lu Jingqiu, today you’ve walked right into it. I need to seek justice from you about my brother’s issue."

Lu Jingqiu looked at this brazen person and burst out laughing, "And what’s your approach to seeking justice?"

"My brother risked his own safety to save your man’s life. Not only did you show no gratitude, but to avoid acknowledging this debt of gratitude, you transferred my brother away to a godforsaken island. You’re repaying kindness with enmity."

The more Yang Linghua spoke, the angrier she got. She thought about how her second brother had finally managed to get transferred to West City, and saving the captain should have led to a good opportunity. She hadn’t expected the Lu Family to be so despicable.

Because her second brother was transferred, she had thrown a huge tantrum at home, and her father, eldest brother, and sister-in-law all thought it was her fault.

How could they blame her? Her mother had clearly said that as long as they asked, Jiang Nanzhou would definitely marry her because of her brother.

At that time, when her mother had said this, they hadn’t objected.

Now she wasn’t welcomed at home, all because of Lu Jingqiu. If it wasn’t for Lu Jingqiu being Jiang Nanzhou’s girl, her mother would have definitely made Jiang Nanzhou marry her.

What a situation she was in now.

The more Yang Linghua thought about it, the angrier she became. When she recalled that nobody was at Lu Jingqiu’s home at the moment, and that Lu Jingqiu wasn’t in the military compound, she felt fearless.

Saying that, she stepped forward, intending to slap Lu Jingqiu hard.

Lu Jingqiu tossed her bicycle to the ground and, with precise force, grabbed Yang Linghua’s incoming hand and flung her aside.

Then she stepped forward, pulled Yang Linghua up, and delivered two slaps, "Thought you could bully me just because my family isn’t around? Today, I’ll let you see who’s bullying whom."

"Ah... Lu Jingqiu, you bitch."

Lu Jingqiu tossed her to the ground and kicked her twice, "Bitches belong on the ground, don’t they? I’ve met shameless people, but I’ve never seen anyone as shameless as you, literally throwing yourself at someone, and being so persistent. I told you, if you’re sick, get treated quickly. If it gets serious and you’re sent to a sanatorium, it won’t be as simple as a few slaps. Consider this a friendly warning; don’t blame me if you don’t listen."

Yang Linghua didn’t expect Lu Jingqiu, a seemingly frail woman, to be so tough. When she herself had fought before, at most she would rip out a handful of someone’s hair.

Indeed, those from the military compound were all about violence.

But she couldn’t just take this lying down. She tried to struggle up, determined to grapple with Lu Jingqiu.

Lu Jingqiu didn’t give her the chance to grab her hair; instead, she seized Yang Linghua’s hair, yanked it back, and pulled her to the ground.

Almost like a shrew, she mounted her and delivered several more slaps, "Didn’t you want to bully me? Here’s your chance."

Lu Jingqiu’s commotion was loud, and the fight was at the entrance of an alley next to the main road, where there weren’t few passersby. Curious onlookers quickly gathered around.

Xia Lin hadn’t seen this side of Lu Jingqiu for a long time. The last time she had was back in Ten-miles Village.

It was when she went to deliver a wedding invitation to Lu Jingqiu, and they ended up fighting.

In her daze, Lu Jingqiu got up from Yang Linghua and unexpectedly slapped Xia Lin.

The slap left Xia Lin stunned.

At that moment, Xue Jianian and Luo Xinyue, who had heard the commotion, came out of the courtyard just in time to witness the scene, unsure of what had happened.

"You..."

"You what? Inciting Yang Linghua to bully me; you’re the one who deserves a lesson. Xia Lin, it’s been a long time since I’ve shown my strength. You must have thought I was as malleable as mud. Having successfully won over Gao Shu, now you don’t even hide your schemes anymore. You’re quite bold."

Xia Lin was not one to suffer losses. As a reincarnated person, how could she tolerate this bullying?

She also threw her bicycle away, and first pushed Lu Jingqiu. Lu Jingqiu was prepared but still stumbled.

Seizing the moment, Xia Lin raised her hand ready to hit.