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

Chapter 284 Lin Qin VS Ma Cuihua

Lin Qin was also furious, wondering if An Meihua had lost her mind. She thought An Meihua would rather stay in the Liu family and get involved with a lunatic like Liu Li than take the child away. She really didn't know what An Meihua was thinking.

Ge Qiuyue could have been unaware of the situation, but now that she knew, she couldn't ignore it. She quickly looked at Lin Qin and said, "Qin, is there any way to help this child? I don't know what grudges you adults have, but Jiajia is studying right under my nose, and I've been watching her all along. Apart from being introverted and not liking to talk, she's fine."

She studies hard and has no bad habits. I saw her shoes were worn out before and wanted to buy her a new pair, but she refused. She has a strong sense of self-respect. If she hadn't been born into this kind of family, she wouldn't be having such a hard time.

Liu Jiajia lowered her head, her hands clasped together, and remained silent.

Lin Qin felt a surge of anger at the thought of Ma Cuihua and Liu Li, and even looked at Liu Jiajia with a sense of disappointment. "Sister Ge, are students allowed to live on campus at your school?"

“Sure!” Ge Qiuyue nodded hurriedly. “More than half of the middle schools in the city provide student dormitories and canteens. Half of the students who live far away choose to live on campus, while most of the children in the city choose to commute.”

Lin Qin understood, and her sharp gaze fell on Liu Jiajia, "I'll pay for you to live at school, so you better do your best, go to high school, and you're not allowed to go home before you graduate from high school, can you do that?"

Liu Jiajia looked up in surprise, seemingly not understanding Lin Qin's meaning.

Ge Qiuyue tugged at her anxiously, "Such a good opportunity is right in front of you, why don't you hurry up and agree?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Jiajia immediately nodded in agreement.

Lin Qin could tell from her expression that she clearly hadn't figured it out yet.

Ge Qiuyue quickly said, "Qin, the tuition fees now are much more expensive than when we were. A semester of high school costs several hundred yuan, plus room and board, which adds up to several thousand yuan a semester!"

Lin Qin didn't take it to heart. "For Xin Yue's sake, I can afford this little bit of money. But I hope she can keep her word and stop having any contact with those scoundrels from the Liu family from this moment on."

Liu Jiajia hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

Ge Qiuyue quickly covered her mouth and promised for her, "Don't worry, I will keep an eye on her and I will definitely keep my word."

Lin Qin got up with satisfaction, and before leaving, she asked, "What department in which hospital is your grandmother in?"

Liu Jiajia told everyone she knew.

After Lin Qin left, Ge Qiuyue finally breathed a sigh of relief. Liu Jiajia was already in tears. "Teacher, I promised her. Does that mean I'll really never see my mom and grandma again?"

Ge Qiuyue sighed with heartache, took her hand and earnestly advised, "Silly child, what you should be thinking about now is how to change your own destiny, instead of worrying about your grandmother and your mother."

To be realistic, even if you're with your grandma and mom right now, what can you do? You can't stop birth, aging, sickness, and death. And right now, you're just a burden to your mom. Putting everything else aside, your tuition and the money to raise you are enough to crush her, not to mention there's a bloodsucking aunt in the family.

If you weren't with your mother, her concerns would be greatly reduced; whether you stay or leave would be up to her. Listening to your Aunt Lin is better for everyone, understand?

Liu Jiajia was not an ignorant child; she naturally understood the principles Ge Qiuyue was talking about, but she was simply reluctant to part with them.

Having laid everything bare, Ge Qiuyue could no longer run away. With tears welling up in her eyes, she nodded emphatically.

Seeing that she agreed, Ge Qiuyue felt much more at ease. With the New Year approaching, she thought for a moment, then pulled Liu Jiajia up and said, "Come on! Teacher will take you home to pack your things and buy you a set of clothes for the New Year."

Led by Liu Jiajia, the two returned to the Liu family home. It was the same old alley, but many of the houses had moved out, making it look even more dilapidated.

As soon as the two entered, they saw Liu Li lying down, smoking.

Liu Li tilted her head, glancing at Liu Jiajia with hazy eyes. Seeing the unfamiliar Ge Qiuyue, she didn't even greet her, lazily asking, "Where's your mother?"

Liu Jiajia pursed her lips and remained silent. "Teacher, my room is over there."

Ge Qiuyue glanced at Liu Li, her brows furrowed, and then pulled Liu Jiajia away.

Liu Li cursed loudly with a sullen face, and Ge Qiuyue heard her.

When Liu Jiajia was packing her luggage, she found that the room she shared with An Meihua had been ransacked, and it was obvious who did it.

Ge Qiuyue guessed it too, and she was furious!
Since she was an outsider and it wasn't appropriate for her to interfere too much, she quickly asked Liu Jiajia to prepare the things.

Liu Jiajia didn't have much luggage. She only had a few sets of faded clothes, the only pair of shoes she was wearing, a schoolbag, and some extracurricular books. That was it.

There aren't many things; two people can carry them together and move them in one trip.

Seeing them carrying their luggage, Liu Li chased after them, grabbed Liu Jiajia, and demanded with a ferocious expression, "Where are you going?"

Seeing that Liu Jiajia was scared, Ge Qiuyue shielded her behind her, saying, "Don't be afraid, if she does anything reckless, the teacher will call the police!"

As she spoke, Ge Qiuyue gave Liu Li a cold look and shoved her, "Who are you! What business is it of yours to tell my students what to do with yourselves?"

Liu Li was always the type to bully the weak and fear the strong. Over the years, her drug and smoking habits had ruined her health, so she didn't dare to challenge the strong and healthy Ge Qiuyue.

Seeing this, she laughed in fury, "Fine! Very well! You've gotten bold. I'll see how long she can protect you! If you have the guts, never set foot in my house again! You shameless slut!"

"Who are you cursing?" Ge Qiuyue made a move to rush up and argue with Liu Li, but Liu Jiajia grabbed her. "Teacher, let's not bother with her, let's go."

Liu Li is a scoundrel. She'll be scared this time but she'll still dare to do it next time. Besides, she's petty and holds grudges. There's no need for the teacher to get into trouble because of her.

Because of Liu Jiajia's dissuasion, Ge Qiuyue did not pursue the matter further and quickly left the Liu family with Liu Jiajia.

At the same time, Lin Qin also arrived at the inpatient department of the city hospital and saw Ma Cuihua, who was very ill, in the ward.

Although Ma Cuihua was dying, she was still quite lucid. She kept staring at the door of the ward, hoping that Liu Li and Liu Yongguo would appear. She waited and waited, but the people she longed for did not appear. Instead, she saw Lin Qin, whom she had hated all her life, and was so shocked that her eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

Lin Qin crossed her arms and just looked at her, her eyes showing no emotion whatsoever.

"Ma Cuihua, you didn't expect to see me here today! You said you were about to die, and none of your children wanted to take care of you. You've really lived a tragic life!"

Ma Cuihua gritted her teeth and uttered each word with difficulty, "Lin Qin! You came here to laugh at me! You are as vicious as ever."

Lin Qin blinked innocently, "Vicious? That's not a good way to describe me! You do the first day of the month, I'll do the fifteenth. An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, isn't that what I've always done? What? Is it that the magistrate is allowed to set fires, but the common people are not allowed to light lamps?"
Ma Cuihua! It's just a matter of who's one step ahead. If you lose, you have to accept it, right?