Chapter 312 - 308 Mall as Battlefield (First Update)
Grandma Lin, upon hearing Lin Jing’s words, quickly grasped her meaning: "Yes, Yueyue. All things considered, this is all Su Xiaofeng’s fault. If she had just decisively helped your mom, she wouldn’t have resorted to such extreme measures. If it weren’t for her stubborn desire to save her foolish big brother, your dad wouldn’t have met with disaster, and you wouldn’t be facing a future without schooling or this nice house to live in. It’s all because of her."
"Yueyue," Lin Jing took a deep breath, "I’ve been in a bad mood these past few days and may have been a bit harsh with you. But I want you to understand that I had no other choice. With dad suddenly in trouble and auntie too, the family’s burdens fell squarely on my shoulders overnight. It’s tough on me as well, and I hope you won’t blame your sister for it."
If there’s someone to blame, it’s your useless mother. If it weren’t for her doing more harm than good, the family wouldn’t have ended up in such a dire situation.
Lin Yue, listening to Lin Jing and Grandma’s words, puffed up her cheeks in anger: "Sis, I won’t blame you. If there’s anyone to blame, it’s Su Xiaofeng. She even wanted to borrow fifty yuan to humiliate me, but she can think again."
"But Yueyue, we need to move out of here by tomorrow, we have to go out and find a place to live, and we’ll need to move," Lin Jing, struggling to contain her anger, calmly explained their predicament: "Even though we’re out of money now, we still need to rent a decent place for the four of us to live in."
"I’m just a kid, how am I supposed to know about these things. Grandma, as the elder, shouldn’t you be arranging all this?" Indeed, she was not yet eighteen and just a child, unaware of such matters.
Grandma Lin nearly exploded with anger. Here was someone almost eighteen still claiming to be a child. If she weren’t worried Luo Yuzhu would come and whisk away Lin Yue and Qian Yuan, she would drive Lin Yue out this instant.
Indeed, after the New Year, Lin Yue would almost be eighteen. Look at how lovely and fair-skinned she was, a true blossom of youth.
Once she turned eighteen, she could certainly marry into a good family for a decent price. With this thought, Grandma Lin quelled the urge to drive her away: "All this while, it’s been your mother handling our family’s affairs. I don’t have much money left either. Did your mother mention where she kept the family’s money?"
"Mom didn’t say," Lin Yue recalled her mother once gave Su Xiaofeng twenty thousand yuan: "Before my mom went to Su Xiaofeng for help, she had given her twenty thousand yuan."