Chapter 32: Treat others in their own way
Lin Qin paid the deposit, told the boss that she would come to pick it up in five days, and then left with the children.
Although this trip cost twenty-five dollars and thirty cents, both children were very happy. Chen Ping'an, who usually didn't dare to look up at people, became much more cheerful.
Lin Qin felt that the money was well spent.
While walking on the road, Liu Yaya saw a child eating maltose and was very greedy. She took Lin Qin's hand and asked carefully: "Mom, can I have that candy?"
"Maltose? Where can I buy it around here?" Lin Qin looked around but saw nothing.
Liu Yaya stood on tiptoe in excitement, "Grandma Jinhua can do it."
Lin Qin was in a daze. The Jinhua grandma that Liu Yaya mentioned was an old lady who specialized in selling malt sugar near the street where the Liu family lived.
In addition to being able to make malt sugar, the old man is also very skilled in making rice cakes.
Lin Qin hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed and led the child towards that street.
Grandma Jinhua doesn’t have a store, and those who come to buy things are regular customers.
Lin Qin led the child into the house and shouted at the top of her voice, "Is Aunt Jinhua here?"
"Here you are!" Jinhua came over from the backyard and was stunned for a moment when she saw Lin Qin. "Is this Lin Qin? Yaya? Oh! I didn't recognize you after not seeing you for a while! Why did you come to my place today?"
Lin Qin patted the two children's heads and said with a smile, "Auntie, the children want to eat candy. I'll buy some. Do you have any rice cakes?"
"Yes, yes, yes! I made a pot this morning and it's not sold out yet. In addition to rice cakes, there is also salty cakes. There is one piece left. If you want it, I can give it to you at a discount!" Jinhua smiled from ear to ear and quickly took Lin Qin to see it.
Seeing that the salty rice cakes were indeed not very big, Lin Qin ordered all of them. She also bought the same amount of rice cakes and asked Jinhua to pack a can of malt sugar.
Seeing her generosity, Jinhua immediately praised her, "Before I heard that you and Liu Yongming were getting divorced, I was worried that you would have a hard time. Now that I see that you are in such good spirits, I feel relieved."
Lin Qin lowered her eyes, "Thank you for your concern, Auntie. The Liu family is a hellhole. No matter what, I can't live worse than before."
Jinhua agreed. "I'll tell you something in secret. As soon as you divorced, Liu Yongming brought a pregnant woman back home and told everyone she was a relative. What kind of relative would stay here with a big belly? I think that woman is Liu Yongming's lover. He was having an affair with her behind your back. Now when they go out together, everyone has to gossip about them behind their backs. You are such a piece of shit!"
Lin Qin met Jinhua's inquiring eyes and deliberately hesitated, "I've been used to it for a long time. Liu Yongming married me for my dowry. After I get married and take care of his family, he will leave me aside.
That woman is different. She is from the same school, a top student, educated, and will be assigned to a different unit in the future. She is a perfect match, and we can’t compare to her.”
"What? We're from the same school? Aren't students supposed to study hard? How come you're pregnant?" Jinhua's eyes were burning with gossip flames.
Lin Qin shrugged and shook her head, "I don't know about that. I just ran into Liu Yongming accompanying that woman for prenatal checkups in the hospital several times."
Jinhua quickly wrote down these words, and after seeing Lin Qin and the other two off, she immediately ran to the street corner to gossip with the neighbors who were enjoying the cool air.
"Do you know? The woman Liu Yongming brought back is not a relative of the Liu family at all. She is Liu Yongming's lover and they are from the same school. I heard that the woman is still studying!"
Jinhua's words surprised all the neighbors.
Li San's mother stretched her neck and pulled Jinhua hard, "Who told you that? You can't talk nonsense about this kind of thing!"
"Ouch! Am I the kind of person who talks nonsense? Just now, Lin Qin brought Yaya and a little boy to my place to buy things, and I tricked them out!"
Jinhua shook her head proudly, as if she was particularly capable.
Li San's mother gritted her teeth and jumped up, extremely excited, "What did Lin Qin say? Tell us now!"
So Jinhua described in vivid detail all the little things that happened between Liu Yongming and "Fang Ying". Although most of it was made up by her imagination, it was pretty accurate.
Ma Cuihua originally wanted to go out and find someone to chat with, but as soon as she walked onto the street, she heard people whispering about her family's affairs behind her back.
When she listened closer, she saw several groups of people. She jumped up on the spot and started swearing at them.
All the street directors were called in.
The street director saw that it was Ma Cuihua again, and he felt hopeless. "I say, you old ladies, can't you just calm down? What are you arguing about?"
Ma Cuihua pointed at Li San's mother angrily, "This bastard is making up stories about my son!"
"What's the arrangement?" The street director looked at Li San's mother.
Li San's mother yelled angrily, "Liu Yongming cheated on Lin Qin and got her pregnant. He divorced Lin Qin and brought his pregnant lover back right after. He even said she was a relative. Bah! They were clearly from the same school. He calls her an intellectual. What a scumbag. Shameless!"
The street director immediately frowned, "Hehehe, don't say that! Be careful or someone will sue you for defamation!"
"Sue me! If you have the guts, sue me! I've passed by their house several times and heard that woman calling Ma Cuihua mom. What's going on? Did Ma Cuihua secretly give birth to a daughter behind the back of her husband who died long ago?"
What Li San's mother said was really harsh.
Ma Cuihua was so angry that she was about to rush over and tear her apart.
The street director was so nervous that he quickly stopped them, "That's enough! This is totally untrue, stop talking nonsense!"
Li San's mother was not convinced, "Okay! The director said there was no evidence, right? Everyone heard it! The woman Liu Yongming brought back has nothing to do with the Liu family. Don't say that she has an affair with Liu Yongming when you hear that woman calling Ma Cuihua mom. The baby in her belly is not Liu Yongming's, did you hear me?"
"You stinky bitch, I'm going to fight you!" Ma Cuihua was like a shrew. The street director couldn't stop her and her glasses were even knocked off.
They had no choice but to send someone to Liu's house to call Liu Yongguo and Xu Manzhi over to help.
Ma Cuihua was dragged all the way back, still cursing on the way.
The street director followed into the Liu family with a gloomy face. Seeing "Fang Ying" sitting in the main room eating fruit, he looked at Ma Cuihua angrily with a bad look, "Can't you just talk it out? Why do you have to use your hands and feet!"
"Talk nicely?" Ma Cuihua was furious. "She has already framed my son like this, and she still wants me to get close to her and slap her in the face?"
The street director took a deep breath and asked, "So are those rumors outside true? Ma Cuihua, let me tell you! Liu Yongming is a college student with a bright future ahead of him. He cannot have any style issues that affect his future! Think it over and answer me!"
"I" Ma Cuihua panted, her eyes flickered, and avoided the questions of the street director.
The street director's heart sank, and his face turned dark. "So what Li San's mother said was true? Is that woman really Liu Yongming's lover?"
(End of this chapter)
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