Chapter 427 People Arrive at Night
While Lin Shuhong remained silent, Lin Jinyao said to Wang Xiu, "Don't be so optimistic. You'd never ask me to earn money for your child, not even in my next life."
Although her voice still carried the immaturity of a young person, her tone and eyes conveyed a seriousness that even adults could not ignore.
“Dad, I’m starting to doubt that you’re really my dad. My dad wouldn’t be so calculating towards me. If you dare let me work in the factory, I’ll beat Lin Jinchao every day. If he gets brain damage from hitting his head, don’t blame me.”
As soon as she finished speaking, Wang Xiu rushed forward to hit Lin Jinyao.
"You're such a heartless girl, treating your own brother like an enemy..."
Lin Jinyao rushed to the door and turned to the room, saying, "Have you all thought this through? You're not going to let me go to high school, and you're planning to make me work in a factory to earn money. From now on, none of us will have a good life."
Lin Jinyao slammed the door and left.
Wang Xiu cried and begged at home, saying she had raised a good-for-nothing.
Lin Shuhong looked at her and said, "If you weren't so biased, would she be like this? It's all your fault!"
Wang Xiu thought to herself, if he hadn't turned a blind eye, she wouldn't have dared to do this!
Lin Jinyao didn't care about their reactions at all. Anyway, she had already made a scene and achieved her goal. From now on, no one in the family would dare to cause her any more trouble.
It was already completely dark, and everyone was almost asleep. As she sat alone on the playground, two dark figures approached her.
"Comrade, do you know which household Lin Shuhong's family belongs to?"
Lin Jinyao was taken aback. Through the beam of the flashlight in the newcomer's hand, she saw that the woman on the right, who was wearing a headscarf, was dark-skinned and thin.
"What do you want with him? Who is he to you?"
The woman on the right rubbed her hands together and said, "You don't look very old. My daughter's name is Lin Jinyao. Do you know her?"
Lin Jinyao remained silent for a moment.
Since leaving the Second Branch Farm, she hasn't seen her mother once in all these years.
She had mentioned to her father before that they should visit her mother together, but her father was unwilling to go.
"mom"
Lin Jinyao called out, her voice trembling.
"Oh, so I've run into your daughter. That's perfect. I've already shown you the dorm. After we finish talking, you can go back by yourself. You can only stay in the dorm for one night. You'll have to register with us by tomorrow afternoon at the latest."
After everyone left, the mother and daughter began to reminisce.
Liu Mei was mainly talking, while Lin Jinyao was listening.
After not seeing her mother for several years, her mouth was dry and she couldn't speak.
Lin Jinyao only became more talkative when Lin Shuhong and Wang Xiu were mentioned.
After listening to Lin Jinyao's complaints, Liu Mei felt extremely sad.
"My son, I'm not here, and you've suffered so much."
Liu Mei began to sob.
Lin Jinyao felt a pang of sadness, and her eyes reddened.
After a tearful outburst, the estrangement between the mother and daughter caused by time and distance dissipated considerably.
"Mom, don't stay in the factory's dormitory tonight. Come home with me."
"Because no one stands up for me, she and my dad both bully me! From now on, you'll be living at home!"
Liu Mei rubbed her hands nervously and asked, "Aren't you ashamed of me?"
Lin Jinyao said, "You are my biological mother."
If they don't tell, who would know that her biological mother had committed a crime in the past?
What troubles Lin Jinyao is that her mother's past might affect her college education, but she hasn't even started high school yet, so she can only take it one step at a time.
"Mom, what are you going to do from now on?"
Liu Mei had no intention of returning to the Second Branch Farm this time.
“You’re studying in the city. I’ll see if I can find a job here and stay for now. I’ll take care of you and make sure no one bullies you. You’re my only child, and I’ll only ever be good to you.”
On the day it all ended, the first thing she did after surviving was to buy a ticket and go back to her hometown.
She thought there were good things hidden under the stones in the village, but there was nothing there.
She suspected that Lin Shuhong had taken those things.
The mother and daughter talked for a while longer, and then walked home together.
Fearing that she might anger Lin Jinyao, Wang Xiu made her daughter sleep on the floor today.
When the mother and daughter entered the house, it was pitch black inside.
Lin Shuhong, suppressing her temper and raising her voice, asked, "Where did you go so late at night?"
Lin Jinyao said with a smile, "Dad, I ran into Mom. She's here, so I brought her back."
At first, Lin Shuhong thought she was joking, until Liu Mei called out "Shuhong".
Lin Shuhong was so frightened she almost fell off the bed.
Wang Xiu jumped up.
After a long pause, she finally said, "Why didn't you tell me you were coming? I..."
Wang Xiu didn't know how to continue.
She knew Liu Mei's surname and given name, but didn't know how to address her; she felt awkward no matter how she addressed her.
How come this person is still alive? It turns out the illness was fake!
Liu Mei calmly sat down on a stool in the room and said with a smile, "Why would I need to tell anyone beforehand when I'm here to see my own daughter?"
"Shuhong, I heard you have a son. Congratulations!"
The unremarkable tone inexplicably sent a chill down Lin Shuhong's spine.
Will Liu Mei genuinely congratulate him?
Even after all these years, she has really changed.
“I’m thinking of our son, Jinyao. Do you remember your younger brother? He was weak from birth, and later he died of illness because no one took care of him.”
"Shuhong, that's your son Lin Jinchao, right? He's really fat. And look at our Jinyao, her hair is yellow and she's not very fleshy. It's clear you prefer your son."
Lin Jinchao, whom Liu Mei was pointing at, was propping his head up on the bed, frowning as he looked at Liu Mei. His head was round and his face was fleshy, making him look quite fat.
Lin Shuhong still hasn't realized that the woman in front of her, who looks to be in her fifties, is Liu Mei.
He even had the illusion that he might be dreaming.
Everyone in the room fell silent, but Lin Jinyao felt a sense of triumph.
In the past few years, she suffered in silence at the hands of Wang Xiu, but later, after listening to others, she gradually learned how to deal with Wang Xiu.
Showing weakness was too pathetic; she wanted nothing more than to scratch Wang Xiu's face to pieces. Only throwing a tantrum would work!
But the downsides of falling out with Wang Xiu were obvious: sometimes she wouldn't have enough to eat, and her father would say she was becoming more and more like a member of the Liu family, and he treated her worse than before.
Although she had just won today, she was still feeling very sad. Now that her mother had come, her mother hadn't even done anything yet, but she had already left her father and Wang Xiu speechless.
"It's late, and I'm tired after a long day. Jinyao, let's go to sleep."
Liu Mei went to sleep in the room.
Although Liu Mei slept with Lin Jinyao, Wang Xiu felt that Liu Mei was sleeping between her and Lin Shuhong.
Even though Lin Jinchao slept between her and Lin Shuhong, she felt extremely uncomfortable living under the same roof as Liu Mei.
Wang Xiu pinched Lin Shuhong on the bed and whispered in Lin Shuhong's ear, "Are you just going to let her stay like this?"
When dawn breaks and the neighbors find out, where will Wang Xiu put her face?
I can't bear to lose face like this!
Lin Shuhong said softly, "Go to sleep first, we can talk about the rest tomorrow."
He turned over, his mind replaying the past between him and Liu Mei.
Although hatred may fade with time, there is no longer any affection between him and Liu Mei.
I just don't know what Liu Mei is trying to do this time.
If it's just for the sake of the child, that's fine. But if someone wants to ruin his current good life, then he's in trouble.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
