Reborn as a Rich Woman in the Eighties-Chapter 303 - 302 Unlucky

Lin Yu really thought too little of Lin Qiang.

Lin Qiang knew he was in trouble, and since entering, he had ratted out the thugs but had not mentioned a word about Lin Yu’s involvement.

What he told the police was that he had seen Lin Aiguo beating Lin Yu because of Lin Xia and the others, and out of anger, he wanted revenge on Lin Xia and the rest, claiming that breaking into the convenience store was a spur-of-the-moment decision.

He felt lucky that he had gone to drink with the thugs but did not say it was Lin Yu who had told him to do it, only that he wanted to vent for Lin Yu.

Otherwise, Lin Yu might have gotten involved as well.

He thought it through very clearly; his mother only had two children—she couldn’t afford to have both locked up, as that would dishonor her, and she would go insane.

Lin Qiang and the thugs were sentenced to ten years, which was considered light compared to others.

This was not without the results of Lin Yu seeking help from Chen Gang.

But for Qian Chunli, having her son imprisoned for ten long years for a theft was too much to bear!

Qian Chunli grew to utterly hate Lin Yu.

If it hadn’t been for her meddling, her son would be working a job—even if the money didn’t reach her, it was better than being behind bars!

Her son was her lifeblood, her hope!

She had desired nothing else in life but to see her son have a good future, marry a wife, and have children.

All of that was now ruined; by the time he was released, how old would she be?

It was uncertain if she’d even live to see that day.

Therefore, she hated Lin Xia even more, wishing they could all die.

Lin Aiguo, for his part, had not expected this outcome.

Initially, he just wanted to lock up Lin Qiang to teach him a lesson, to see if he’d dare to harass Lin Xia and the others afterward.

But he hadn’t anticipated that it would coincide with a crackdown, resulting in such a heavy sentence.

Lin Xia, hated to death by Qian Chunli, felt that ten years for Lin Qiang was actually too lenient.

She had once heard a true story about a young man who, during a crackdown, stole seventy cents from a hawker selling sugar-coated haws and was sentenced to seven years.

Lin Qiang had committed theft and assault and had even attempted arson; ten years was indeed letting him off easy.

Lin Qiu felt very differently from Lin Xia; since finding out about Lin Qiang’s ten-year sentence, she had been greatly troubled, feeling that the punishment was too severe after all.

She asked with concern, "Sis, what do we do if those people come and make trouble at our home? Honestly, ten years is really quite heavy!"

Lin Xia knew her sister’s nature; she was kind-hearted and easily swayed by compassion.

"Xiaoqiu, whether it’s heavy or not, he’s just unlucky! Who else can we blame for this?

If Lin Qiang hadn’t come here to steal and attempt arson, no one would have caught him.

Remember, we have nothing to feel guilty about! Even if they come knocking, we must stand our ground!

If anyone dares to lay a finger on us or tries to destroy our family, they won’t get off easy either. We just call the police and handle it.

If Qian Chunli wants someone from her family to follow Lin Qiang into prison, then let them come; we definitely won’t indulge them..." She had really hardened her heart, knowing that being merciful to them would be cruel to herself.

From the beginning, she had only wanted to live her own good life, wanting all her siblings to be well, without even thinking about retaliating for all the things Qian Chunli had done behind her back in a previous life.

But what had they done?

Calculating against them over and over, Lin Qiang ended up in this predicament, a fate they brought upon themselves.

Wang Lan had also heard about Lin Xia’s stepmother’s son being sentenced to ten years and felt restless in her small store.

At the time, she just wanted to get the boy locked up, without thinking about how severe his sentence would be, just to teach him a lesson and make him think twice before targeting her family again.

Who would have thought that things would escalate to this?

Wang Lan remembered how Lin Xia’s stepmother and her daughter had pleaded with her, so humble and subdued. Now that this had happened, wouldn’t they come to settle scores with her?

The more she thought about it, the more worried she became. Just then, she saw Lin Xia riding her bike back from the outside.

She hurriedly stepped out of her store and called out to Lin Xia, "Lin Xia, oh!"

"Auntie! What’s the matter?" Lin Xia parked her bike at the entrance of the clothing store.

Wang Lan approached her, hiding the gloom in her eyes, "Lin Xia! About... your stepmother’s son getting ten years, you know about that, right?"

"I know!" Lin Xia felt a sense of satisfaction.

During this crackdown, ten years was considered lenient.

Not being sentenced to death was Lin Qiang’s stroke of luck.

She didn’t know yet it was because Lin Yu had found someone to pull some strings in the background.

"Lin Xia! Do you think your stepmother and the rest will come to trouble us? I’m telling you, I really hadn’t foreseen such a stern crackdown. If I had known, I would definitely have turned a blind eye and let him go... after all, he didn’t manage to steal anything... sigh, this whole situation has gotten..." Wang Lan was torn. She felt a ten-year sentence for petty theft was indeed too harsh.

On one hand, she feared Lin Xia’s stepmother and her lot might target their family for revenge.

On the other hand, she felt a bit remorseful, thinking that if she hadn’t insisted on calling the police at that time, perhaps...

In any case, her heart was in turmoil, caught between conflicting emotions.

Lin Xia could empathize with Wang Lan’s feelings and reassured her with a few words, "Auntie! No one is to blame for this; he is just unlucky!

If he hadn’t come here and caused trouble, how would the police have gone to his house to arrest him?

I don’t know if they will cause a disturbance, but if they do, we have no need to be afraid. The police are on our side, what is there to fear!

If they’re not scared of getting locked up, let them come and cause a scene..."

Even if Qian Chunli brought people to make a fuss, Lin Xia wouldn’t be afraid.

In this tense period, they were the victims. In the end, if matters escalated, Qian Chunli wouldn’t benefit from it either.

After listening to Lin Xia, Wang Lan’s heart felt much lighter, "Hmm! You’re right! We are the victims, what do we have to fear? Besides, it wasn’t us who decided how many years he got sentenced; it’s his own bad luck to have this happen right now!

Ah! Lin Xia! Talking to you has really lifted my spirits. I won’t think too much about it anymore! Go on and take care of your business!"

She really felt suffocated before, just an ordinary citizen worried about becoming a target. It was unbearable to think someone might single them out for revenge.

Now she thought, evil does not suppress righteousness; besides, they had a legitimate grievance in the matter. So, if the time came for a confrontation, she wouldn’t be afraid.

"Okay!" Lin Xia watched Wang Lan enter the store, then she too headed home. fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

Around noon, under the scorching sun, Qian Chunli appeared at the entrance of Lin Qiu’s clothing store with three men.

Qian Chunli’s hair was unkempt, her face was haggard, her eyes red and swollen from crying, extremely unattractive with her puffy face.

But now she didn’t care about anything else. Lin Qiang’s long sentence had completely crushed her.

All she had left was one thought, to make Lin Xia and those wretches suffer as well.