Transmigration: Becoming the Wicked Stepmother of Four Children

Chapter 31 The Lin Family Affairs

Lu Qingqing was busy in the kitchen.

Several children gathered in a corner of the yard and whispered among themselves.

Stone frowned slightly, lowered his voice to a whisper, and said mysteriously:

"I wonder if Father will like Mother."

Er Mao blinked his big, watery eyes, his face full of worry.

She unconsciously twisted the hem of her clothes and said:

I hope Father likes Mother.

I love my current mother; she's wonderful.

Sanmao tugged at Ermao's sleeve, her little face flushed, and said childishly:

I want my father and mother to be together.

Now we're a complete family.

At this time,

Shuang'er's childish voice came through, sounding as certain as a little adult:

"They will be together, Father and Mother will be together."

We have a father and mother, and we will always be happy.

After saying that, the children looked at each other.

His eyes were full of anticipation.

Not far from them, two wolf cubs were also with several children.

A little wolf cub was playfully rolling around on the ground.

Occasionally, it would rub against the children's legs;

The other one lay obediently to the side, its ears perked up.

He seemed to be listening attentively to the children's innocent words.

They looked absolutely adorable.

The children were speaking softly.

But Lu Qingqing heard everything clearly.

Lu Qingqing smiled, shook her head, and muttered to herself:

"These little devils have quite a few ideas."

After saying that, she went back to tidying up her pheasants.

Lu Qingqing skillfully plucked the chicken feathers.

His eyes would occasionally glance at the children in the yard.

Lu Qingqing thought the pheasant's feathers were quite pretty, so she plucked some and set them aside.

I'm thinking of making some shuttlecocks for the kids to play with when I have some free time.

After cleaning the pheasant, Lu Qingqing wrapped the feathers she had kept in a cloth.

It was placed in the cabinet.

She went out of the kitchen and saw the children still chattering in the yard.

"I'll give them to the children when I have some free time. They'll make shuttlecocks for them, and they'll be very happy."

As Lu Qingqing thought to herself, a relieved smile unconsciously appeared on her face.

At this moment, the voices of Lin Qingshan and Chu Yunlan could be heard coming from inside the house.

All that could be heard was Chu Yunlan speaking in a weak and somewhat dejected voice:

"Dad, I heard some things before I got sick, things about our family."

Lin Qingshan looked at Chu Yunlan with a puzzled expression and said:

"Third brother, tell me, what exactly happened?"

Chu Yunlan gritted his teeth, hesitated for a long time, and finally slowly said:

"The night before I fell ill, I saw my mother and cousin talking in their room."

They talked about the background of the three of us brothers.

Lin Qingshan's expression instantly turned serious, and he asked in a low voice:

"Background? What background? What did they say?"

Chu Yunlan hesitated, unsure whether she should speak.

Because he didn't know if what he heard was true.

Seeing his third son's hesitant expression, Lin Qingshan said directly:

"Third brother, tell me quickly, what did they say? Tell your father right away."

Chu Yunlan shook his head and said:

"I heard my cousin's tone of voice as if my older brother was his and my mother's child."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qingshan was greatly surprised and said in a trembling voice:

"What did you say?"

His eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief, as if he had been struck by lightning.

Chu Yunlan bit her lip and continued:

"Dad, I wasn't sure if it was true at the time, but my cousin's tone was very certain."

I've been struggling with this for a while, not knowing how to bring it up with you.

Lin Qingshan swayed, almost losing his balance.

He gripped the edge of the bed and muttered to himself:

"How is this possible? How could this be...?"

Lin Qingshan felt a buzzing in his head and was completely stunned.

He couldn't believe his ears; his heart was filled with a turbulent storm.

He always knew that Qin Xiulian was close to her aunt's family.

Her cousin also visits often, so her eldest son is usually closer to his cousin.

But he never imagined that such a sordid truth would be hidden within.

Lin Qingshan felt a sharp pain in his chest.

I can't believe that my wife, whom I've always trusted, would do such a thing.

His legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground in a panic.

My heart was filled with a mixture of pain, anger, and disbelief.

His eyes widened, filled with despair and indignation, and he muttered:

"How could this be? Xiulian, Xiulian, how could you do this to me..."

Lu Qingqing heard the commotion from the kitchen.

He hurriedly put down what he was doing and rushed over from the kitchen.

Upon entering the house, one sees Lin Qingshan slumped on the floor, looking utterly dejected.

Lu Qingqing was startled, wondering what had happened.

This caused the father and son to lose their composure so badly.

Lu Qingqing quickly stepped forward to help Lin Qingshan up and asked with concern:

"Father, what's wrong? What happened?"

Lin Qingshan's eyes were glazed over, and his lips trembled as he was unable to speak.

Chu Yunlan wiped away her tears and, choking back sobs, repeated what she had just said to Lu Qingqing.

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingqing's eyes widened in shock.

For a moment, I didn't know what to do.

Looking at Lin Qingshan's pained expression, she felt a pang of sympathy and said softly:

"Father, perhaps there's a misunderstanding here. Let's not jump to conclusions."

Lin Qingshan seemed not to hear, continuing to mutter to himself:

"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible..."

Lu Qingqing frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said:

"Father, why don't we investigate this secretly first and see if it's true?"

If it's a misunderstanding, that would be for the best.

If that's really the case... let's discuss it further.

Lin Qingshan then came to his senses slightly and looked up at Lu Qingqing.

His eyes were filled with confusion and helplessness.

"Qingqing, what do you think your father should do?"

Lu Qingqing looked at Lin Qingshan and said:

"Father, don't panic."

We can remain silent and observe the recent interactions between Mother and Uncle.

Check if there is anything unusual.

Or you could quietly go to your cousin's village and ask the neighbors.

Have they ever been the subject of any rumors or gossip before?

Also, we can test the waters to see what our older brother's attitude is.

Let's see if he knew about this.

But all of this must be done discreetly, without alerting the enemy.

Hearing Lu Qingqing's words, Lin Qingshan felt a little more at ease and nodded, saying:

"Qingqing, you're right. Is your father confused, or are you just being thoughtful?"

Lu Qingqing continued:

"Father, please don't take it too hard during this time."

"What if Yunlan just misheard? If we panic first, it will be worse."

Lin Qingshan sighed deeply:

"I hope I misheard, I hope so..."

Lu Qingqing comforted her:

"Dad, no matter what, we will find the truth and resolve this matter."

Seeing that Lin Qingshan seemed a little better than before, Lu Qingqing offered a few more words of comfort:

"Father, don't worry. Even if it's true, we still need to stay calm."

Life goes on, and we can't let this crush us.

Besides, we still have Yunlan and other children; our family cannot fall apart.

No matter what difficulties we encounter, as a family, we can overcome any obstacle together.

Lin Qingshan listened and nodded heavily:

"Good child, thanks to you, I feel much more at ease."

Lu Qingqing smiled and said:

"Father, please don't say that. This is what I should do."

Let's keep this to ourselves for now and talk about it later.

Lin Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, we'll do it your way."

Lu Qingqing continued:

"Dad, why don't you rest here for a while? I'll go to the kitchen and see if I can prepare the meal."

After saying that, he turned and left the room.