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

Chen Wenjun nodded in agreement, "Perhaps Liu Yongming is dead, and his dream of having a grandson has been shattered. What else can he do but not raise him? He can't just drive away the last remaining bloodline of Liu Yongming and let it fend for itself."

He spoke in a sarcastic and ambiguous tone.

Even if Xiao Jinlin didn't know the details, he could guess some of it, and his gaze towards Chen Xinyue became more tender.

Lin Qin took a deep breath, barely managing to suppress the anger in her chest. "Where's Liu Li? Is she lying dead at home?"

Liu Jiajia sensed Lin Qin's anger, shrank back, and her eyes reddened again. "Auntie... Auntie does drugs and hangs out with those thugs. She's often not home. Every time she comes back, she asks my mom for money. If she doesn't get any, she goes and runs through our room. If she still can't get any, she yells that she'll kick us out. Grandma is old and can't control her."

Every time she threatened her mother like this, her mother would give in, so she couldn't save any money.

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Lin Qin was speechless, and everyone else felt suffocated listening to it.

She glanced at Liu Jiajia impatiently and asked, "Your mother told you to go to the An family to find someone to help you, but instead of going to the An family, you come here to beg us. What good will that do?"

Liu Jiajia burst into tears, “Grandpa and Grandma won’t take care of us. If they find out that Mom went to the police station, they’ll definitely beat me out of the village with a stick. I can’t go to Grandpa and Grandma.”

Seeing her weak and helpless appearance, Chen Xinyue, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up, "So your mother is afraid that your aunt will kick you out after your grandmother dies, so she's desperately trying to extort money from me?"

Liu Jiajia nodded emphatically.

Chen Xinyue didn't know what to say. After thinking for a while, she asked the police station to investigate Liu Jiajia's situation, posing as Liu Jiajia's sister.

I learned that Liu Jiajia's good grades despite living in such a family are all thanks to her excellent homeroom teacher.

She immediately called Liu Jiajia's homeroom teacher.

When the person arrives.

Lin Qin was stunned. "Sister Ge? It's you!"

"Lin Qin! Oh my, it's been so long!" Ge Qiuyue excitedly stepped forward and hugged Lin Qin tightly. Spotting Liu Jiajia out of the corner of her eye, she rushed over, "Jiajia, what happened?"

When Liu Jiajia saw Ge Qiuyue, it was as if she had found her pillar of support. She hugged Ge Qiuyue's arm and cried incessantly.

Lin Qin looked at it and felt a bit of a headache, so she pulled Ge Qiuyue aside and gave her a brief explanation.

Ge Qiuyue then learned that Lin Qin was actually remarried, and that her ex-husband was Liu Jiajia's biological father. She found the relationship very confusing and hurriedly asked, "So how do you want to resolve this by calling me here?"

Lin Qin looked at Chen Xinyue, "Ya Ya, what are you thinking?"

Chen Xinyue spoke slowly with a blank face, "I certainly won't let An Meihua off easily, but I also know that Liu Jiajia is innocent and I don't want to involve her. Teacher Ge, if possible, could you please take Liu Jiajia in temporarily? I will cover all her expenses."

Although she had long since severed ties with the Liu family, Liu Jiajia had not offended her, and she could not remain indifferent.

Ge Qiuyue breathed a sigh of relief. "No problem, no problem. This child can come back with me. It's just that I didn't go back to my hometown for the Spring Festival this year, and it was quite lonely at home with only me there."

Lin Qin raised an eyebrow in surprise, "Where's your child?"

Ge Qiuyue said cheerfully, "They've both started their own families. One stayed in the provincial capital, and the other married someone from her hometown county. My husband has been working on construction projects with others for the past few years, but he said he has to rush to finish the project this year and won't be coming back." Although the two were college roommates, they both had families after graduation, and their workplaces were not in the same place. It was also inconvenient to keep in touch at that time, so they lost contact over time. It's fate that they can meet again now.

Lin Qin nodded slightly to show her understanding, "I'll go with you in a bit and help you get acquainted with the place."

And so, Ge Qiuyue took Liu Jiajia away. An Meihua, still in the detention center, was hoping someone would come to bail her out, but all she got in return was disappointment.

Chen Wenjun and Lin Yi escorted Chen Xinyue and Xiao Jinlin back. On the way, Chen Wenjun took the initiative to tell Xiao Jinlin about their generation's past.

"Yaya had a very difficult childhood in the Liu family. I'm not exaggerating when I say that she was only six years old, but she was so thin that she was skin and bones, and there wasn't a single good spot on her skin. Even so, she was still cursed and abused by that old hag in the Liu family, and that shameless woman Liu Li. Just thinking about it makes me feel very sad."

Fortunately, God had eyes. After Ah Qin and I got married, our lives got better and better. We bought a house in Nanyu and changed our household registration. At that time, I said that Ya Ya was my daughter, Chen Wenjun's daughter. She only had me as her father and had nothing to do with the Liu family.

We haven't spoken to each other for so many years, so we haven't specifically brought this up with you. Please don't mind.

Ultimately, it was because they didn't take the initiative to explain that Chen Wenjun's tone unconsciously weakened.

After arriving home, Chen Xinyue pulled Xiao Jinlin upstairs to talk, "If you mind, we can cancel our wedding."

Xiao Jinlin pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly. "I was attracted to you from the start because of who you are. It has nothing to do with whose daughter you are. What kind of person do you take me for by saying such things? Xinyue, those bad things are in the past. If you don't want them to continue to get in your way, I can help you resolve them."

Chen Xinyue was startled and quickly shook her head, "No, they can't cause any trouble anyway, there's no need for them to make trouble for themselves."

Because Chen Xinyue disagreed, Xiao Jinlin had no choice but to give up.

Meanwhile, Lin Qin had already followed Ge Qiuyue to her home.

The Ge family's house was probably bought not long after Ge Qiuyue graduated. It was in an old campus area, but fortunately, the apartment was large enough with four rooms. The house was kept very clean and tidy, and it was comfortable to look at.

Lin Qin praised her a few times before sitting down, her gaze falling on Liu Jiajia as she casually inquired about the Liu family's affairs.

Ge Qiuyue chimed in, "Jiajia, just tell us what's wrong. Aunt Lin is the teacher's roommate, and I can vouch for her character. Tell us so that Aunt Lin and the others can help you."

With red eyes, Liu Jiajia said the same thing as before, repeatedly emphasizing that Liu Li would drive Ma Cuihua and her daughter away after Ma Cuihua died.

Lin Qin looked suspicious. "Where's Liu Yongguo? Isn't he still alive? What? That filial son doesn't care about his own mother's life or death, and can't even control his unruly sister?"

Liu Jiajia nodded, sobbing, "I heard from my grandma that when my dad was arrested, my aunt came home and made a huge scene, causing chaos in the house. My aunt took away all the valuables in the house and wanted to divorce my uncle."

My uncle disagreed, and I couldn't please both sides, so I packed my things and left with my aunt, abandoning even my grandmother and aunt.

The old woman in the alley said that it was because my eldest uncle had also run away, my grandmother had lost two sons, and her only daughter was unreliable, that she took in my mother and me. She said I was an unwanted child and that my mother was foolish.

"This is really bad!" Ge Qiuyue exclaimed.

She knew her student came from a poor family, so she always tried her best to help and encourage her, completely unaware of the complexity of her family situation. (End of Chapter)