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Chapter 224 - 216: The Fate of Yang Linghua

Chapter 224: Chapter 216: The Fate of Yang Linghua

The next day, Yang Linghua’s family came over with two bags of gifts to apologize.

Uncle had not gone to the team early in the morning, he just sat in her courtyard waiting for them.

He didn’t want anything and threw fifty yuan at them, asking Yang Linghua to apologize to Lu Jingqiu loudly at the door.

Yang Linghua was reluctant, but she couldn’t withstand her father’s icy gaze. Lu Jingqiu saw Yang Linghua’s swollen face, which definitely wasn’t caused by her yesterday—it must have been a lesson from her father after she got home.

Lu Jingqiu didn’t feel the slightest pity for her; she had brought it upon herself.

She apologized loudly at the door, while Lu Jingqiu stood in front of her listening.

Seeing her flushed face, Lu Jingqiu said with a sneer, "Now you know how to blush. When you were scheming against me, why didn’t you think about the consequences?"

Yang Linghua looked at the increasing number of neighbors around and said softly, "Lu Jingqiu, I was wrong. I promise I will never appear before you again, and I won’t have any improper thoughts about Jiang Nanzhou. Please forgive my ignorance this time."

"I can listen to a promise, but I’m also warning you, if I see or hear of you causing trouble behind my back again, it won’t be as simple as just making you to pay compensation and apologize this time."

"I know, I know, I have learned my lesson and will definitely correct myself."

"Leave the money and go."

Father Yang and Mrs. Yang, seeing Lu Jingqiu speak up, hurriedly greeted Yang Pinggui and pulled Yang Linghua away dejectedly.

Lu Jingqiu watched them scurry away like rats crossing the street, seeing Mrs. Yang no longer showing off her son’s favors, she couldn’t help but feel reflective, wondering what they were thinking.

The onlookers watched them leave, especially Aunt Cuihua who eagerly stepped forward and asked, "Xiao Qiu, what’s going on? The man who just came to apologize, he looks like the director of the steel factory. Why did he come so early in the morning to apologize? What’s wrong with his daughter? Why do I hear her mentioning your partner?"

Lu Jingqiu, seeing Aunt Cuihua’s eyes rolling non-stop, replied evasively, "It’s nothing, she was just slandering me outside, and I caught her, so she came over to apologize today. Oh, and Aunt Cuihua, I saw Sister Xu Li at the lantern festival last week, was that her partner with her?"

"Ah, ha, yes, yes, her partner is from the steel factory. He’s already a first-class technician even though he’s young. He’s a key person in their factory, and they’re going to have a wedding in May."

"Well, congratulations to Sister Xu Li then." Lu Jingqiu smiled. She remembered the man she met at the lantern festival was not the one Xu Li was seeing on her own. She had noticed Xu Li’s reluctance — so it was the match made by her family. And they were getting married so soon?

"When the time comes, they will definitely invite neighbors and friends to the wedding feast."

Aunt Cuihua seemed reluctant to talk about her older daughter’s affairs and had come to ask about Lu Jingqiu’s business. Now that she had been sidetracked, she could only leave awkwardly.

The other neighbors, after hearing Lu Jingqiu’s explanation, also felt it was not appropriate to ask more and left after the excitement had died down.

But Xiao Shun came over grinning with two bags of stuff, saying, "Sister Xiao Qiu, that family left these things at your doorstep."

Aunt Liu, who was beside them, immediately tried to slap her son, "You child, didn’t you hear Sister Xiao Qiu say she didn’t want them? Hurry and throw them away."

Xiao Shun dodged quickly, "Mom, there are two cans of food, Malted Milk, baby formula, and fruit inside. It would be such a waste to throw them away, right Sister Xiao Qiu?"

Lu Jingqiu laughed, "Xiao Shun, it’s their business if they want to leave it there, I didn’t say I’d accept. Cough cough, do you understand?"

Xiao Shun’s eyes spun, and he immediately grasped Lu Jingqiu’s meaning, heading straight for the front door, "I understand, Sister Xiao Qiu." As he ran, he called over a few buddies, each of them picked up a bag and chased after the Yang family.

Aunt Liu thought he was going to deliver something to someone and hurriedly instructed in a loud voice, "Xiao Shun, just throw the things down to those people and then come straight back, don’t mess with them, do you hear?"

It’s unclear whether Xiao Shun and the others had heard her since they all ran faster than the next, children chasing after Yang Linghua’s family.

They ran right up to them, shook the two bags of stuff in their hands, and said, "Uncle, Auntie, if you threw away these things on the road and don’t want them anymore, then thanks a lot haha."

Without waiting for the Yang family to answer, the children took off again with their goods.

Mother Yang, seeing the two bags of things, said with distress, "Hey, those are ours." She was about to chase after them but Father Yang pulled her back with a rebuke, "Don’t make a fool of yourself."

Mother Yang sheepishly replied, "But those cost over ten yuan. She was too proud to take them, but why did you lay them down? If she doesn’t want them, we could have taken them to the Luo family, or, at the very least, to Professor Shi’s house."

Mother Yang felt terrible; apologizing to three families, not to mention the money spent on reparations, just the stuff alone was worth more than fifty yuan.

Now, looking at her usually doted-on daughter, she wished she could slap her a few more times—this daughter had been spoiled by her, never thinking before she acted.

Swayed by others’ instigations, she never considered the consequences.

Now, Yang Linghua was too scared to lift her head, wishing she could turn invisible. After returning home yesterday, her father had slapped her twice, and even her usually indulgent mother had hit her several times on the back with a stick. She couldn’t see it, but the bruises were definitely purple and green.

Being beaten was one thing, but then the whole family held a trial against her in the house. Her eldest and third brothers, her sister-in-law—they all reproached her for bringing such a major loss to the family.

To have offended one person would have been bad enough, but to have offended several at once, from army officials to city leaders, even to university professors, was unthinkable.

These were not people they could afford to provoke, but this clueless family member had dared to.

Normally, this sister, relying on the fact that her father was the director of a steel factory and her mother was the manager of a department store, and spoiled by her mother on top of getting into university, believed she was something special and started showing off.

Indeed, having a mindless person in the family could send everyone into the fire pit. Could they not hit her, could they not scold her? Without that, she would never learn.

This time Yang Linghua was truly frightened. Even her mother wasn’t standing by her. She felt like she was treading on thin ice at home, and it was all Xia Lin’s fault.

Just yesterday, she was so angry at Xia Lin for tricking her aunt and snatching away her room.

She wanted to confront Xia Lin with a few harsh words but somehow, in just a few sentences, the conversation turned to her second brother and she began blaming Lu Jingqiu.

Yes, it was Xia Lin who deliberately led her into it.

At that time, Xia Lin must have seen Lu Jingqiu.

She did it on purpose, wanting her to fight with Lu Jingqiu.

Why should she bear so much for something Xia Lin stirred up?

No, she couldn’t just let it go like this; Xia Lin had caused her so much suffering and made her pay so much money.

She wouldn’t let her get away with it.