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

Chapter 268 Changing Wives
Although He Xue didn't say anything, she belittled Guo Lingyue to the point of humiliation in front of Mu Qinglian and Xiao Jinchen, saying, "Mom, I think this woman is restless. Why don't we let Jinchen get a divorce? I'll introduce him to a better partner, definitely better than the current one."

She had long disliked Guo Lingyue, finding her hypocritical, two-faced, and full of malice. The generous mother and son, she said, simply loved that kind of affected manner. She usually turned a blind eye unless Guo Lingyue tried to manipulate her, but now that she dared to scheme against her friend's daughter, she couldn't tolerate it.

Xiao Jinchen's face darkened. "Second Aunt, there's no need to trouble yourself. Lingyue is indeed outrageous. I will definitely discipline her properly when I get back and make sure it won't happen again."

He Xue snorted in dissatisfaction and turned her head away. "Xin Yue is my junior, after all. She's suffered such a great injustice, and you just let it go?"

Xiao Jinchen took a deep breath and smiled ingratiatingly, "Auntie, we will prepare a generous gift for Miss Chen."

He Xue interrupted him, "No need for a generous gift. Have Guo Lingyue come to my house in person to apologize to Xinyue. I want to ask her properly how Xinyue offended her!"

Xiao Jinchen's face tightened. "Auntie."

He Xue interrupted him, "It's settled then, otherwise we'll find someone else who's presentable as a wife!"

He Xue rarely acts so assertive; she was clearly furious this time.

Mu Qinglian glared at Xiao Jinchen, annoyed. "Didn't you hear what your aunt said? Hurry up and tell that troublesome thing to get over here!"

Madam Xiao waved her hand, "Don't come here to upset me. Go wherever you want."

Mu Qinglian's expression changed, and she was speechless for a moment. She had originally wanted to change the location to the old house, where the old man and the old lady would be there and He Xue wouldn't go too far. But now it seemed that the old couple were clearly tired of Guo Lingyue. What should she do?
After the mother and son left the old house, Mu Qinglian pointed at Xiao Jinchen with a look of exasperation and scolded him, "You're really useless. Of all people to choose from, you had to choose that kind of down-and-out family. You can't help me at all and you only cause me trouble. I must have had the worst luck in eight lifetimes to have such a brainless daughter-in-law."

"Mom~"

"Don't call me Mom! I'm not your mom!"

Xiao Jinchen sighed helplessly, "Mom, the Guo family's conditions are indeed average, but they still have some influence in the area. There must be some misunderstanding in this matter. Don't you know Lingyue's character? She must have been deceived. Don't worry, I guarantee I will handle this matter properly and make everyone satisfied."

Mu Qinglian's expression finally improved a bit, and she muttered sullenly, "Your grandparents are really well-informed. They got the surveillance footage so quickly. I was going to have someone contact the mall to delete the footage, but I was too late!"

Xiao Jinchen turned his head away, his brow furrowing. "How did Grandpa and Grandma know?"

Mu Qinglian shook her head. Thinking that the old man and the second branch of the family had received the surveillance footage almost at the same time, she immediately thought of Xiao Jinlin and called him without much thought to ask about the matter.

Xiao Jinlin did not hide anything and told the truth, "It was indeed me who had someone copy the documents and send them to my grandparents and my second uncle and aunt. It's not like Guo Lingyue is the only one who has someone backing her up."

Mu Qinglian choked on her breath and questioned him angrily, "What do you mean by that? What do you mean Guo Lingyue has someone backing her up? Do you think I'm biased towards your sister-in-law?"

Xiao Jinlin gave a mocking laugh, "Do you still need to think about something so obvious? Mom, don't forget what you told me on the phone before. Before the matter was investigated, you told me to bring Xinyue back to apologize. Does Guo Lingyue even deserve our Xinyue to apologize? Who does she think she is!"

The car was quiet, and Xiao Jinchen heard what Xiao Jinlin said.

His face was ashen, his fists clenched, and he gritted his teeth as he said, "Jinlin, she is your sister-in-law, and I hope you can respect her." "Hmph! Sister-in-law? She doesn't deserve it! I suggest that you find me a dignified, composed, and virtuous sister-in-law instead!" Xiao Jinlin bluntly stated his intentions.

Seeing that her eldest son's face was about to break down, Mu Qinglian felt extremely frustrated. "Stop talking nonsense! Alright, I'm not talking to you anymore."

After hanging up the phone, Mu Qinglian felt extremely exhausted. On one side was her unreasonable youngest son, and on the other side was her eldest son with questionable judgment. She was caught in a dilemma. The most important thing was that this matter had also alarmed the old man, the old lady, and the second wife. Just dealing with He Xue alone was difficult.

She was so stressed that she didn't want to deal with it anymore.

After the mother and son returned home, Xiao Jinchen stormed into the room and saw Guo Lingyue kneeling on the ground, crying and repenting, looking pitiful.

Seeing this, he couldn't vent his anger, no matter how much he wanted to. He stepped forward and pulled her up, saying, "Tell me, why are you targeting my second brother's girlfriend? Did she offend you?"

Guo Lingyue shook her head, tears streaming down her face. "Su Su has always admired my brother-in-law and dreams of marrying him. I'm close to her, so I wanted to help her. If Su Su could marry my brother-in-law, it would help mend the relationship between him and my mother-in-law, and our family could live in harmony. I just wanted to help Mom and Su Su, but I never expected it to turn out like this!"

Li Muchen and Chen Xinyue were really aggressive at the mall just now. I tried to break up their fight and got beaten up myself.

It would be a lie to say that Xiao Jinchen wasn't heartbroken when he saw the bruises on her hands; he was more furious. "Foolish! I warned you before: mind your own business, ask less questions, and don't inquire about the second son's affairs. He doesn't even give me face. If you offend him, do you think you'll get away with it?"

Did he know that he gave the mall's surveillance footage to his grandparents, uncle, and aunt?

Guo Lingyue looked up in disbelief, unable to even cry anymore. "How could he do this! He's trying to make sure I have no place in the Xiao family!"

The thought that her grandfather and grandmother had seen the video, and that her second aunt, whom she tried so hard to please but never received a kind word from, also knew about it, made her want to die.

Xiao Jinchen let out a long sigh, slowly closed his eyes, and didn't tell He Xue and Xiao Jinlin what they had said. He probably wouldn't even be alive if he wasn't afraid of Guo Lingyue.

Unfortunately, his silence doesn't mean others won't speak up.

Xiao Bai was kept behind by the old man for a while, and returned home rather late. As soon as he entered the house, he began to berate Mu Qinglian.

"Are you out of your mind! The second brother wasn't close to us to begin with, and when this happened, you didn't even investigate properly before blindly believing everything you heard. You even made him bring Miss Chen back to apologize. What gives you the right? Putting aside who's right and who's wrong, what's your relationship with Miss Chen? What gives you the right to make him bring her back to apologize? How dare you! You have no shame!"

Xiao Bai's insults were extremely harsh.

The sound was so loud that even Xiao Jinchen and Guo Lingyue heard it.

Guo Lingyue had never seen her father-in-law so angry before, and she was so frightened that she trembled all over.

Although Xiao Jinchen was furious, he still patted her hand reassuringly and took her downstairs to apologize.