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

Xiao Jinlin felt completely bewildered and immediately contacted Chen Xinyue after hanging up the phone.

The moment the call connected, his voice immediately carried a hint of worry, "I heard you got into a fight, were you hurt?"

Chen Xinyue was extremely surprised. She glanced at Li Muchen opposite her and shook her head. "I'm fine. It was Miss Su who started the trouble with Miss Li and hit her first. I was just helping Miss Li."

Xiao Jinlin understood and told him about Mu Qinglian's phone call and scolding him.

Li Muchen was right across from Chen Xinyue and heard everything clearly. He immediately slammed his fist on the table and stood up, shouting, "Shameless bitch, how dare you twist the truth! This matter cannot be let go so easily!"

Chen Xinyue quickly reassured her, "Don't be impulsive."

It turns out that when people are angry, they really can't listen to anything.

Li Muchen rushed home and exaggerated the story of Guo Lingyue and her best friend beating her up, and even showed her parents her injuries.

Mr. and Mrs. Li only had this one precious daughter, so how could they swallow this insult? They immediately took their daughter to the Xiao family to demand an explanation.

Mu Qinglian thought it was Xiao Jinlin bringing Chen Xinyue back, and went out to greet them in a huff, but she didn't expect it to be the Li family of three. "Mr. Li, Mrs. Li, Miss Li, what brings you here?"

Although Li's mother was furious, she still maintained her good manners and questioned, "We've come to find your daughter-in-law Guo Lingyue and that woman surnamed Su. We would appreciate it if Mrs. Xiao could do us a favor."

"What do you want with Lingyue and Miss Su?" Mu Qinglian asked, puzzled.

Li Muchen immediately jumped out, took off his coat to reveal his neck and arms, "Auntie, did you see? The injuries on my body were all inflicted by that woman surnamed Su, and Guo Lingyue too. When that woman surnamed Su was causing trouble, she was just watching the show. Don't you think they deserve an explanation from me!"

Li's mother said righteously, "The mall called the police at the time, and there is also surveillance video as evidence. There is no way to deny who is right and who is wrong. Mrs. Xiao, in order not to damage the harmony between our two families, I ask you to handle this matter fairly."

Mu Qinglian blushed with embarrassment and gritted her teeth, ordering the nanny to go upstairs and call Guo Lingyue and Su Su down.

The two women had planned it all out. They only mentioned Chen Xinyue to Mu Qinglian and didn't mention Li Muchen at all. Plus, Su Su had been brutally beaten by Li Muchen, so the two never expected that Li Muchen would come knocking on their door.

When they came downstairs and saw that it was Li Muchen, they were all terrified.

Li's mother glared fiercely at the two of them, "So you're the ones who hit my daughter?"

When Guo Lingyue met Mu Qinglian's fiery eyes, her legs went weak, and she apologized in a tearful voice, "Auntie, it's not like that, it's all a misunderstanding, we didn't know it was Miss Li."

Li Muchen shouted excitedly, "Doesn't she know that just because it's me, she can rush up and snatch the clothes from my hands and curse at me without a care? Mom, that woman called me a country bumpkin and said that having power and influence means you can take other people's things, acting like it's perfectly normal. If you don't believe me, go check the security footage!"

Li Muchen has mentioned surveillance more than once.

Mu Qinglian, who hadn't taken it to heart at first, was afraid of causing another misunderstanding, so she immediately contacted the security guards to copy the surveillance footage from the mall.

Guo Lingyue panicked completely and immediately knelt down, tearfully confessing, "Miss Li, we really didn't mean it. It's all a misunderstanding. I'll do anything you want as long as you can calm down."

Su Su nodded frantically. She had been pretending for so long, and Mu Qinglian had a very good impression of her. If Mu Qinglian saw the video, everything she had done before would be ruined.

Li Muchen crossed his arms, exuding arrogance, "I'm not going to do anything today, I'm just going to expose your true colors! Let's see how disgusting you are!" The surveillance footage was quickly delivered.

At the strong insistence of the Li family, Mu Qinglian released the surveillance footage for everyone to watch.

When they saw Su Su's arrogant and domineering behavior in taking Li Muchen's clothes, not only were the Li couple angry, but even Mu Qinglian was furious.

"How utterly ill-mannered!" Mu Qinglian said with a stern face, without naming names, but Su Su knew she was finished! She had no chance!
It was as if his soul had been ripped out, and his eyes were unfocused.

As everyone continued to look back, they all frowned at Guo Lingyue's indifferent and aloof demeanor. Chen Xinyue, on the other hand, acted the most normally. She didn't start the fight at the beginning, but only joined in after Guo Lingyue stepped forward to mediate. While protecting Li Muchen, she also beat up Su Su, hitting her in places that others couldn't see, leaving Su Su speechless with grievances.

In contrast, Guo Lingyue not only failed to stop the fight but also escalated the conflict. Afterwards, she only thought about smoothing things over and let Li Muchen and Chen Xinyue leave without resolving the issue, showing no ability to control the situation at all.

And anyone with eyes can see that Su Su's fault-finding is inseparable from Guo Lingyue.

After watching the surveillance footage, Mu Qinglian apologized to the three members of the Li family with a guilty look on her face. She said nice things and apologized profusely before the three members of the Li family calmed down a bit.

Before leaving, Li's mother turned back to Mu Qinglian and said, "Your second son has much better taste than your eldest son!"

Mu Qinglian's face stiffened, and she forced a laugh to brush it off.

Guo Lingyue was trembling with fear.

After the three members of the Li family left.

Mu Qinglian took a deep breath and coldly ordered, "Go, tell the driver to take Miss Su home."

With that, Mu Qinglian turned around and looked sharply at Su Su, "Miss Su, you should visit less often in the future. Lingyue and you are not on the same wavelength."

"Auntie, I..." Su Su tried to explain herself, but found that whatever she said seemed so weak and powerless.

After she left, Mu Qinglian slapped Guo Lingyue hard across the face. "You audacious thing, you dare to use me as a pawn? I think you've really forgotten who you are!"

Guo Lingyue knelt down in a panic, sobbing uncontrollably, "Mom! I really know I was wrong! It was all because Su Su kept telling me she liked my brother-in-law. I just wanted to help her, since you also want to mend your relationship with him. I wanted our family to be harmonious in the future. You like Su Su, and I get along well with her. If she could marry my brother-in-law, she would definitely help you ease the tension between you and him. I only meant well!"

Mu Qinglian kicked her angrily, "Your kindness is just twisting the truth in front of me, making me misunderstand Jinlin's boyfriend, and even making that phone call to Jinlin! Guo Lingyue, let me tell you, if Jinlin's misunderstanding of me deepens because of this, I will definitely make Jinchen divorce you! If you don't believe me, just wait and see!"

"Mom! No, don't do this to me, Mom, I really know I was wrong!" Guo Lingyue wailed, completely breaking down.

At the same time, Xiao Jinlin also obtained copies of the mall's surveillance footage, making several copies, which he then gave to Xiao Bai, Xiao Jinchen, the second branch of the Xiao family, and Mr. and Mrs. Xiao.

Although he had nothing, his attitude toward protecting his wife was clear.

That very day, Madam Xiao called Mu Qinglian and Xiao Jinchen over and gave the mother and son a thorough dressing-down.

Xiao Sheng and He Xue followed closely behind. (End of Chapter)