Back to 1984: Earning Money, Raising Kids, and Keeping the Household Busy

Thinking of the reprimands Director Ye had just given him, Li Ke reluctantly followed Wang Xinyuan to the hospital.

When Wang Xinyuan and Li Ke arrived at the hospital and saw Li Xiaomei with bruises and swelling all over her face, they were dumbfounded.

Zhuang Fangfang saw them as if she had found her pillar of support, and cried out in distress, "President, you must stand up for us!"

Wang Xinyuan looked somewhat uneasy and said tactfully, "Director Ye just called everyone else in the club to his office and gave them a dressing down. I came here not only to see you all, but also to understand the situation. I want to know what grudge exists between Li Xiaomei and Du Juanhua? Why did you isolate her and embarrass her?"

Zhuang Fangfang subconsciously glanced at Li Xiaomei, but seeing that she was facing away from Wang Xinyuan and not saying a word, she didn't know what to say. She immediately changed the subject and muttered in dissatisfaction, "We've been beaten like this, shouldn't they give us an explanation?"

Li Ke shook his head regretfully, "Du Juanhua's roommate is very capable and knows the law. As soon as the counselor opened her mouth, she recited the criminal law and said that you attacked first and that they acted in self-defense. At most, it was considered excessive self-defense. Moreover, your slander against Du Juanhua is immoral. From a moral and legal point of view, you are the ones who are at fault, and she has done nothing wrong."

Director Ye also said that after Li Xiaomei is discharged from the hospital, the matter will be thoroughly investigated. If it is indeed true that Li Xiaomei deliberately targeted Du Juanhua, then you will have to apologize to Du Juanhua and seek her forgiveness. If you continue to cause trouble, she has every right to call the police.

Zhuang Fangfang and the others were immediately taken aback, their faces turning extremely ugly.

Li Xiaomei remained silent on the bed, and Li Ke grew angry. "Fine, we've already said everything. Whether you want to listen or not is up to you. I'm leaving now."

"Li Ke, don't be in such a hurry!" Seeing Li Ke leave in a huff, Wang Xinyuan quickly said goodbye to Zhuang Fangfang and the others and chased after him.

As soon as they left, Li Xiaomei turned around, tears streaming down her face. "Was the president scared when he saw me? Did he look down on me?"

She had originally planned to confess her feelings to Wang Xinyuan after the club recruitment was over, but now this had happened before the recruitment was even over, and her good image in Wang Xinyuan's mind must have been ruined.

Li Xiaomei became increasingly heartbroken and cried uncontrollably.

Zhuang Fangfang was frantic. "What time is it and you're still thinking about the president! Didn't you hear what Li Ke just said? Once you're discharged from the hospital, you have to apologize. If you don't apologize, they might call the police. What are we going to do?!"

They were all students who had never been to society before, and they had never encountered anything like this before. She now regretted fooling around with Li Xiaomei.

Li Xiaomei was so angry that her face contorted and her emotions became extremely agitated, thinking that the reason she had become like this was all because of Du Juanhua. "That Du Juanhua clearly had ill intentions towards the president, harbored no good intentions, and shamelessly stole what belonged to her. Was I wrong to scold her?"

Zhuang Fangfang was exasperated. "But you have no evidence! As far as I know, Azalea didn't seem to have confessed to the club president. You're just impulsively targeting her, which is really unreasonable."

Li Xiaomei didn't care about any of that; all she could think about was how to get revenge on Du Juanhua and prove her words true.

She happens to know a guy who works at a news agency; perhaps she can ask him for a favor.
With the azalea incident behind them, Lin Qin thought she could spend the weekend playing with the children and discussed with Chen Wenjun whether to take them to Nangang to see the sea or something.

This was not a difficult task for Chen Wenjun.

So the whole family organized a day trip to Nangang.

However, the main concern was Lin Qin and the children. Chen Wenjun was only responsible for taking them there, and then he had to buy seafood wholesale to take back. Lin Qin would take the children sea fishing and go fishing on nearby fishing boats. With Hong Weimin around, Chen Wenjun wasn't worried about Lin Qin and the children getting into trouble.

Lin Qin's original intention was simply to bring the children to see the scenery by the sea and to try their hand at fishing.

The children were incredibly lucky; as soon as they cast their lines, fish would bite. Luckily, all the fishing lines were tied to the seawall railing, otherwise the little ones would have been dragged into the sea by the big fish.

Reeling in the line was a difficult task, but fortunately, Hong Weimin's colleague was helping from below in a small fishing boat.

The fish that the children caught were all taken in by the small fishing boat.

Several foreigners fishing nearby were extremely envious and made no attempt to hide their admiration.

Mr. Lü, who was standing nearby, immediately led them over and said to Lin Qin in a somewhat ingratiating manner, "Sister-in-law, this is Mr. Stephen, and the people behind him are his team and government staff from Nangang. They are planning to invest in a big project in the port. I happen to know this area well, so I will take care of them. Mr. Stephen said that your child is a fishing prodigy, and he is now planning to take a cruise ship out to sea for deep-sea fishing. He asked if you would like to come along."

Lin Qin blinked, glanced at the children, and frowned involuntarily. "Sea fishing? With children? It's not safe!"

Boss Lü quickly pulled Lin Qin aside, "Safe, very safe! We have professional divers, swimming experts, and sea fishing specialists. Everyone on board wears a life jacket. You may not have seen life jackets before, but the foreigners have made sure everything is prepared perfectly."

And that's a luxury yacht, with a lounge area, a chef's area, a restaurant, and suites—I guarantee you've never even seen anything like it.

Lin Qin became increasingly skeptical as she listened, "Could such a good thing really be available to us?"

Mr. Lü was on the verge of tears. “To tell you the truth, Mr. Stephen is a sea fishing enthusiast. His investment project is related to this. I don’t know why, but these past few days Mr. Stephen has been going out sea fishing every day to show off his skills. As a result, he has caught nothing for three consecutive days. Mr. Stephen is unhappy, and we are under a lot of pressure. What if he suspects that there are no fish in this area?”
Today is Mr. Stephen's fourth time going out to sea, and we're all under a lot of pressure. We've tried everything to persuade him, but he hasn't said a word. He only looked a little better after seeing your kids catch several fish in a row.

Sister-in-law, I'm begging you, please help me this once? I'll agree to anything you want afterward, even if it means giving you a discount.

Since things had come to this point, Lin Qin couldn't refuse, so she turned around and discussed it with the four children.

When Ping An and Ya Ya heard that they could go fishing at sea, their eyes lit up.

Xu Jian and Xu Kang were also very excited, but being older and knowing they were just brought along, they weren't as open as Ping An and Ya Ya.

Lin Qin could tell their emotions from their faces, so she had no choice but to agree, and repeatedly reminded them to be careful.

Mr. Lü quickly reported the situation to Mr. Stephen.

The crowd began whispering amongst themselves, their expressions noticeably more relaxed.

Before boarding the yacht, Lin Qin carefully checked the life jackets of the four children, making sure they were all properly dressed before leading them onto the boat. (End of Chapter)