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

Chen Ruiyu's facade of strength crumbled at Lin Qin's words, her eyes instantly turning red. "Mom, why do I have such a mother? Just because I was born disabled, she wants to kill me?"

Lin Qin washed her hands, wiped away his tears, and said angrily, "That woman is heartless. Kind people will always be kind, and ruthless people will do anything. Don't get stuck on this!"

"No matter what she did back then, you're all grown up now, and you have a father who truly loves you, and me. Although you're not my biological child, I've always treated you like my own, making up for the lack of a mother you grew up with. Isn't that enough?"

Chen Ruiyu hugged Lin Qin tightly, "Mom, I only recognize you as my mom. Why did he have to show up? Why did he have to disrupt my peaceful life?"

"Don't cry. Mom asked around. Don't worry, with your dad and me here, we definitely won't let her bother you," Lin Qin said firmly through gritted teeth.

It took several more moments of persuasion to calm Chen Ruiyu down.

At this moment, Chen Xinyue and Xu Kang had already learned from Lin Yi that Chen Ruiyu's biological mother had come to cause trouble. The two of them were extremely worried, so they went downstairs and stayed by his side, coaxing him to go to the gymnasium.

Lin Qin watched the three children leave, let out a long sigh, turned her head and saw Chen Wenjun standing behind her. She stepped forward and pondered, "In my past life, I lived with you for so many years, and that woman never appeared until I died. Could it be that she came back to find you after I died?"

Having lived two lives, this was the first time Lin Qin had faced Ping An's birth mother head-on, and she was caught somewhat off guard.

Chen Wenjun subconsciously grasped her hand and comforted her, "No, that's not true. If she hadn't shown up today, I would have almost forgotten she existed. She only brought harm to me and Ping An. Originally, I didn't want to mention her, but since they came to my door today, I told you everything about the past."

The couple left the cooking to Lin Yi and went to the rooftop terrace together.

It's windy and sunny right now.

The rooftop eaves provide shade, and setting up a table there would be perfect for casual conversation.

Chen Wenjun made Lin Qin a cup of coffee and slowly said, "When Ping An was first born, there was nothing unusual about him. Because he was a son, He Chunhong was happy for a while."

But as the child grew up, everyone noticed that Ping An was acting strangely. He Chunhong, who used to love showing off her son, gradually stopped going out and stayed at home all the time.

Once, she took Ping An out and came back to tell me that she wanted to take the child to the hospital for a checkup. I was actually very worried, but I was more inclined to avoid the issue, so I never brought it up.

Since she's already spoken, let's go.

It was during that trip that my child was diagnosed with hemiplegia after a check-up. At that time, everyone was poor and medical care was inadequate. The doctor gave my child a death sentence. My world collapsed, but it only collapsed for one day. The next day, I made up my mind to take care of him for the rest of my life.

But He Chunhong was different. Her world collapsed, and she cried and sobbed for a long time afterward. She threw tantrums at home every day, stopped taking care of her children, and stopped cooking.

One day she discussed with me the idea of ​​abandoning the child. I had a big argument with her and was very firm in my stance. She left the child and went back to her parents' home crying.

I didn't come back for two days. That was the first time I took care of my child alone.

When she came back, she apologized to me, saying she had figured things out. I didn't suspect anything and even breathed a sigh of relief. But that bitch actually took advantage of me going out to sell fish and threw Ping An into the water, trying to drown the child!
If I hadn't asked the old lady to watch over him before I left, Ping'an would have been gone long ago!

Recalling the past, Chen Wenjun's face was filled with resentment, veins bulging. Lin Qin rarely saw him so angry; it felt as if a heavy stone was pressing on her chest. She patted his hand and asked, "Who is this old woman you're talking about?"

Logically speaking, this person is Ping An's savior, and Chen Wenjun should treat her like his own mother. However, from the time she met Chen Wenjun until now, there has never been such a person.

After calming down, Chen Wenjun explained, "Grandma is Wenjiang and Wenhai's grandmother. She died when Ping'an was three years old. Because of this kindness, even though we are not that close to Uncle Yongding and the others over the years, I will still do my part whenever there is a big event."

Back when everyone moved to the mainland, Chen Yongding didn't have enough money to buy houses and land for his two sons, so he took out 20,000 yuan to help out.

He said he borrowed it from them, but he never intended for them to return it.

Later, Chen Wenjiang and Chen Wenhai were also introduced to their jobs by him, just to repay that kindness.

Lin Qin suddenly realized that she had never understood Chen Wenjun's support for Chen Yongding's family before, and thought it was because he was nostalgic. It turned out that there were actually these entanglements involved.

Knowing what had happened, Lin Qin felt relieved and immediately asked, "What happened next? Ping An was rescued by Grandma. How was that resolved?"

Chen Wenjun spoke again, now able to control his emotions, "Such a big thing is bound to cause a stir. People from the He family came and started making a scene, trying to take He Chunhong away."

I have no parents, uncles, or aunts. Even the elders surnamed Chen couldn't stop me. The He family ran away with He Chunhong before I came back.

I only found out about this when I returned to Nanxi. I planned to take some people to confront He Chunhong, but after waiting for half a month, the He family's boat still hadn't returned. That's when I knew He Chunhong had run away.

It doesn't matter that she ran away, but this matter cannot be left like this. So I asked the Chen clan elder to step forward and demand an explanation from He Chunhong's close relatives. In addition, I also asked to divorce He Chunhong.

In those days, divorce was a huge deal. He Chunhong ran away, making divorce difficult, but I insisted. I took Ping'an, who was not even a year old yet, and ran around everywhere, getting a bunch of certificates and fingerprints from a bunch of people before we could legally get a divorce.

I did it back then just to vent my anger and spread the word about what that bitch did. Looking back now, I'm actually quite grateful to my past self.

"If we hadn't gone through all that trouble, we wouldn't have had the confidence to go up against He Chunhong now!"

Meeting Lin Qin's suspicious and puzzled gaze, Chen Wenjun smiled and said unhurriedly, "Back then, in order to get a divorce, we prepared a lot of materials, found a lot of witnesses and fingerprints, and kept everything. Since He Chunhong is so shameless, let's make things bigger again and take it to court so that the law can decide! If possible, I would also like to send that bitch to prison."

Lin Qin stared silently into the distance, without uttering a sound.

The couple had no idea that their three children were right behind them, having overheard their entire conversation.

The three of them quietly retreated to the third floor and followed Chen Ruiyu into the room.

Chen Xinyue sniffed and forced a smile, saying, "Brother, don't be sad. Mom, Dad, Grandpa, and my brother all love you!"

"And me, I love you too!" Xu Kang added loudly. (End of Chapter)