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

Lin Qin suddenly realized that she had been puzzled and even suspected that He Chunhong was He Xia's illegitimate daughter. Otherwise, why would He Xia have been so busy helping He Chunhong and standing up for her? It turned out that she had done something wrong and wanted to shift the blame.

"Shameless!" Lin Qin cursed.

Chen Yintao wholeheartedly agreed, "Now everyone in the village is talking about this, and they're also checking if their own fields have been stolen by others, making the whole village brigade very busy."

To be honest, He Laoguai's family is really no good, and they're quite reckless. But let's keep things separate. They are indeed the victims in this matter, and the houses and fields that were seized must definitely be returned. It's just that how to return them is quite troublesome, and the village committee is still studying it.

It just so happens that temple construction is underway, and nobody wants to get involved.

Lin Qin and Chen Wenjun didn't want to get involved, so they changed the subject to repairing the temple.

Everyone knew their family was wealthy, so they had to pay the lion's share in this kind of thing to avoid any criticism. In the end, the couple left two thousand taels and left leisurely.

In less than half an hour, the whole village knew that Chen Wenjun and Lin Qin had donated two thousand taels of silver.

Everyone praised them for their generosity, but they also hurled insults at He Xia, He Yong, and He Ming's families. Even the victim He Chunhong's family was not spared, and the entire case was the subject of much gossip.

He couldn't hold his head up in the village.

He Chunhong's face darkened when she learned that Chen Wenjun had donated two thousand yuan. They had been husband and wife for a time, and now that she was in such a difficult situation, Chen Wenjun not only didn't offer to help, but also came to the village to donate money in such a grand manner. It was clearly a deliberate attempt to embarrass her.

Old He was furious. After drinking two cups of baijiu, he got drunk and sat on the bow of his boat, cursing loudly, "I told you back then not to marry her, but you were like a ghost, rushing towards her. Now you see clearly that she is a heartless and ungrateful bastard!"
Like father, like son; a child raised by an ingrate will never be any better!

"Alright, can you shut up? The most important thing now is to get our land back, otherwise we'll have to keep living on the boat! Once we're settled ashore, we'll go find Afu. The child is still young, we can teach him properly. If all else fails, we still have Xiaoqiao. Our daughter didn't only give birth to that one cripple. If she doesn't acknowledge him, so be it. So what if he got into university? I want to see what kind of future that cripple can have!"

He Chunhong's mother, Zhou Yanxia, ​​said irritably.

When she learned that He Chunhong's son had problems, she felt ashamed and suggested to her daughter that she get rid of the child. When she failed to get rid of the child, she suggested that she cruelly drown the child.

So now that Chen Ruiyu doesn't acknowledge He Chunhong, she hasn't forced He Chunhong to pester her.

In her mind, being disabled means being inferior to a normal person with all four limbs intact, unable to get married and have children normally, and even if you get into university, you're still a useless person.

Despite his cursing, Old He's thoughts were similar to Zhou Yanxia's. If Chen Wenjun hadn't become successful, he wouldn't have agreed to find his daughter. Since Chen Wenjun was not an option, they might as well never see each other again.

Thinking of this, he took another sip of wine, turned to He Chunhong and instructed, "Once this storm has passed, secretly bring Afu back, and change his surname as well. From now on, Afu will be called He Fu, my own grandson!"

He Chunhong paused, somewhat hesitant, "I doubt the Zheng family will agree."

Old He didn't take it seriously. "What's there to be afraid of? We'll move back to live here later, not in Xinwei anymore. What can they do to us? Besides, Xiaoqiao still has the surname Zheng, right? We're not changing both of our children's surnames!"

He agreed to let his daughter marry Chen Wenjun, who had no parents, because he thought he could control him. He never expected things would turn out like this.

Upon hearing this, He Chunhong said nothing more.

After the storm passed, Nanyu returned to peace.

With only two weeks left before the start of the new school term, the school year is drawing to a close.

Chen Ruiyu had also recovered, and Xu Kang suggested that he go home for a visit. Lin Yi nodded repeatedly, "You should go back. Your older brother didn't come back this summer because of his part-time job, and your younger sister can't go back because she has to attend a special class. It's a good opportunity for you to go back and spend a few days with your parents, and make them happy."

Xu Jian was admitted to a university in Guangdong Province, which is currently experiencing a period of economic boom. He is thriving there and earns extra money whenever he has time. Two months of summer vacation is enough for him to save up for a year's living expenses. He would never miss this opportunity.

Xu Kang originally planned to go home with peace of mind after receiving the admission notice, but something went wrong with Chen Ruiyu, and he was worried about her, so he delayed until now.

Xu Kang smiled and said, "Grandpa, then I'll leave first thing tomorrow morning."

“Sure! I’ll also take some seafood and fruit back with me; they’re things you don’t have where you are.” Lin Yi said cheerfully, picking up a basket to go to the hillside to pick fruit.

In the past two years, several kinds of fruits have been planted on the island, which are not commonly seen here, such as jackfruit, guava, rambutan, grapes, etc. A lot of things have been planted, and there are quite a lot to pick now.

Xu Kang, knowing that Lin Ying liked to eat it, immediately followed her.

The two of them picked two large baskets of fruit on the hillside before stopping.

That evening, Chen Wenjun learned that Xu Kang was going back early the next morning, so he brought back two large baskets of seafood in the early hours of the morning and asked Xu Kang to take them with him.

Xu Kang, carrying four large baskets of goods, awkwardly boarded the bus amidst the driver's exclamations and the frequent stares of the passengers.

The national highway leading to Pingxi Town was completed last year, and it now takes less than two hours to get there from the city center.

Xu Kang closed his eyes to rest and then arrived at Pingxi Town.

The car was parked directly in front of the house.

Lin Ying was entertaining guests when she heard her youngest son shouting outside. She craned her neck to look and rushed out with delight, exclaiming, "Oh! My precious son is back!"

Xu Kang felt a chill run down his spine, goosebumps all over his body. "Mom, just speak properly. Don't be like Auntie Xiang, that's not suitable for you."

Lin Ying rolled her eyes and immediately lifted a large basket. "What's this heavy thing? Da Hai, come and help!"

The family of three had to make two trips to get everything to the kitchen.

Lin Ying went back to entertain the guests. When she heard the guests praising Xu Kang's good looks, she immediately started telling them about how Xu Kang had been admitted to university, which made the guests very envious.

Lin Ying was overjoyed. After seeing the guests off, she immediately lowered the roller shutter halfway and hurried to the backyard to talk to her son.

"Why did it take you so long to come back? I thought you'd forgotten about this family!"

Faced with Lin Ying's reproach, Xu Kang remained calm and composed, and he told her about Chen Ruiyu's matter.

Lin Ying and her husband's expressions changed.

Xu Dahai spat and cursed angrily, "Shameless! You dare to come here claiming kinship after failing to kill someone? Go eat shit!"

He himself hadn't received fair treatment from his parents since childhood, and he couldn't tolerate hearing about such things. (End of Chapter)