Sister-in-law Fu looked at the person outside, who was not a family member from the compound, and saw Lin Chuxia’s calm expression. She asked with concern, "Do you know this person? If not, I’ll go out and send them away."
"I know them," Lin Chuxia put down her work, stood up, and walked out.
Sister-in-law Fu, seeing the visitor’s unfriendly demeanor, did not leave and followed behind Lin Chuxia.
She thought that in case something happened, she could lend a hand. Lin is now pregnant and due in a month, and nothing can be taken lightly.
Mother Lin thought she might have come to the wrong place since the dog had been barking for so long and no one came out of the house.
She was contemplating whether to go to the nearby unit to find her son-in-law.
Truth be told, she was a bit afraid to confront her son-in-law.
That second son-in-law seems even more cold-hearted than her second daughter, never showing respect to her as a mother-in-law.
He even dared to threaten her for the sake of that ungrateful second daughter.
But considering her eldest daughter’s situation, she was willing to give a bit for her.
Coming all this way, it couldn’t be for nothing.
Just as she was thinking, the door opened, and Lin Chuxia stepped out.
Mother Lin’s eyes brightened at the sight of Lin Chuxia, meaning she didn’t have to find the second son-in-law.
"Why did you take so long to come out? Didn’t you hear me calling you at the door? You’ve really grown up and no longer care about your mother."
Sister-in-law Fu was slightly surprised to hear the visitor claim to be Lin Chuxia’s mother.
Seeing Lin Chuxia standing at the door, not stepping forward or denying the visitor’s words, she understood something and stood behind Lin Chuxia.
"Hurry and get this little dog away. Why do you keep a dog in such a spacious courtyard? Who are you guarding against? Even at home, you were unapproachable. Now that you’ve moved to the city with your husband, you still don’t know how to get along with the neighbors. People will see and think your parents didn’t raise you well, bringing shame to the family..."
Mother Lin had made three phone calls, expecting Lin Chuxia would obediently return. Yet after waiting for over a week, there was no sign of her.
She could wait, but her eldest daughter couldn’t.
In her old age, apart from her initial escape journey, she rarely went to Ancheng County. Her trips to the city were even rarer, only to be blocked by a dog this time.
From home to here, she had accumulated a bellyful of anger and was furious at the sight of Lin Chuxia’s face.
Lin Chuxia looked calmly at Mother Lin, her deep black eyes like a still pond, inscrutable.
The baffled Sister-in-law Fu frowned a bit; had she not known the visitor was Lin Chuxia’s mother, she would have been less polite.
Even so, she couldn’t believe someone’s mother could be so absurd.
Is this a mother or an enemy?
Seeing Lin Chuxia unmoved, Mother Lin sounded even more dissatisfied, "Are you deaf or what? Didn’t you hear me telling you to move this dog away? I’ve come all this way, dying of thirst. Let me in for a drink of water."
"There’s no hot water at home today. Say what you need here," Lin Chuxia wouldn’t let Mother Lin inside.
She knew her mother too well, having never cared for her from childhood.
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