Chapter 106 Lin Qifeng's Obsession
An unknown village
Lin Qifeng walked all night and finally arrived at a town. She sat on the ground tiredly, her heart full of confusion, like a bird that had just left the nest, unaware of the wind and rain ahead and only longing for the free sky.
"Hey, have you heard? A big hotel somewhere is recruiting waiters. The salary is very high. You can get 100 yuan per month!" A crisp female voice sounded in the crowd, attracting Lin Qifeng's attention.
She turned her head and saw a girl dressed in the same village talking excitedly with her companion. Lin Qifeng's heart skipped a beat, as if she saw the dawn of hope. She quietly moved closer, wanting to hear more clearly.
"Really? Such a high salary, and free food and accommodation? Isn't that great!" said another girl in surprise.
"Yeah, I heard about it too. But I heard that the requirements are quite high. It has to be a woman, and she has to be pretty." The girl smiled proudly, as if she had already seen herself getting a high salary.
Lin Qifeng felt an impulse in her heart. She was not bad looking, so maybe she could give it a try. Moreover, such treatment was undoubtedly a huge temptation for her.
She took a deep breath, mustered up her courage and walked forward, interrupting the conversation between the two girls: "Excuse me, do you know where to sign up for the waiter recruitment?"
The two girls were startled by the sudden appearance of Lin Qifeng, but they reacted quickly. One of the girls looked Lin Qifeng up and down and nodded: "Well, you are pretty, you should have a chance. We are going too, so let's go together! Maybe we can work together in the end!"
They came to a simple registration point, where several young girls were already waiting. When Lin Qifeng saw them, she couldn't help but feel a little nervous. She knew that although she was good-looking, she still looked a little rustic compared to these girls from the city.
Lin Qifeng took a deep breath and walked up with courage. She found a kind-looking manager and asked softly, "Sister, is this where I sign up to recruit waiters?"
The older sister looked her up and down and nodded: "Yes, are you here to sign up?"
"Yes." Lin Qifeng nodded, feeling a little nervous.
"Just wait here. You still have great hope."
Lin Qifeng nodded, and then asked carefully, "Sister, where is this workplace?"
"Oh, well..." The elder sister smiled strangely, "I'll tell you the specific place when we get there. But I can guarantee that the treatment there is absolutely first-class."
Lin Qifeng felt something was wrong, but she couldn't figure out what was wrong. She wanted to ask again, but the elder sister had already turned around to do something else. She had no choice but to wait quietly with the others.
After a while, a woman with obviously unusual attire came over. She was wearing a very high-end dress and the latest watch from Shanghai. She looked very wealthy. She glanced at the girls present and began to choose.
"You, come here." She pointed at a tall and pretty girl and said.
The girl happily walked over and accepted the woman's scrutiny. After some questioning and scrutiny, the woman nodded to show her satisfaction.
Lin Qifeng looked at this scene, feeling both envious and nervous. She knew she didn't have the advantages that girl had, but she still decided to give it a try.
Finally it was her turn. She walked over nervously, trying to remain calm.
"What's your name?" the woman asked.
"Lin...Lin Qifeng." she replied.
The woman looked her over and nodded, "Well, she has a nice figure and looks OK. Do you have a date?"
"No...no!" Lin Qifeng replied.
After the woman asked a few more questions, she seemed satisfied with her. She turned to the person next to her and said, "Leave this one too."
When Lin Qifeng heard this, she was overjoyed. She could go live in the city!
Next, she and several other selected girls boarded a car that was heading far away. Sitting in the car, she watched the scenery outside the window gradually become unfamiliar, and for some reason, she felt a strong sense of uneasiness in her heart.
But seeing that there were many beautiful girls around him and there was no danger, he thought it was just an illusion that he was going to a foreign place where he was unfamiliar with the place. With the strong obsession of wanting to make a name for himself in the city, he suppressed the thought!
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Lin Dahe searched the whole village but couldn't find anyone. He wondered if Lin Qifeng had gone to her sisters' home, so he went to ask every house.
Lin Dahe and Liu Mei looked for Lin Qifeng in five houses but could not find her. They became more and more anxious and went to Liufeng's house again. But before they even got to the door, they heard a "bang" and something was thrown out. Then a young woman was pushed out, accompanied by angry curses.
"You useless thing. You've been married to our family for three years and your pregnancy is still not moving! What use do I have for you?"
"That's right, what's the point of raising a chicken that can't lay eggs!"
Lin Dahe and Liu Mei were standing not far away, their hearts ached as they heard this. Liu Feng was the most well-behaved and sensible of all their daughters, but they didn't expect that after getting married, her in-laws would treat her like this?
What's more, these words were actually said by their seemingly honest and simple-minded in-laws and son-in-law. How can this not make people feel disheartened!
"We don't feed idlers with our meals. Go back to your parents' home. We don't want you as our daughter-in-law anymore!"
Hearing this last sentence, Lin Liufeng finally raised her head, tears blurring her eyes. She glanced at Lin Dahe and Liu Mei not far away, with a trace of grievance, surprise and shame in her eyes.
She struggled to stand up and tried to wipe away her tears, but found that she was too weak to stand up.
Lin Dahe and Liu Mei could no longer bear it, they rushed over to help Liu Feng up. Lin Dahe glared at Liu Feng's in-laws and shouted, "You are a bunch of ruthless people. If it weren't for our Liu Feng's hard work at home and outside, your family wouldn't be able to live the good life they have now. You want to divorce your wife, right? Sure! Return the money Liu Feng earned first!"
Zhang Qiang, Lin Liufeng's ex-husband, secretly poked his mother Li Juan's waist and whispered, "Mom, think about the baby in Xinrui's belly. Although Liufeng is hardworking, our family doesn't need a laborer now. Besides, Xinrui can help you with a lot of work now that she's married."
Li Juan glared at him, but her heart was shaken. She really valued the grandson who was about to be born. He was the incense of their family, much more important than Lin Liufeng, a hen that had not laid eggs for three years.
Lin Dahe supported Lin Liufeng, shaking with anger: "You really think that no one loves our Liufeng, right? We have to get a divorce today, whether we want to or not! But you have to give up all the work points and money that Liufeng has earned in the past three years, otherwise we will go to the commune to ask the leaders for justice!"
Liu Mei also chimed in, wiping away tears as she complained: "Since my daughter Liu Feng married into your family, she has worked hard from dawn to dusk every day. But you guys eat and drink from her, and now you complain that she can't have children. Is this fair?"
Zhang Qiang and Li looked at each other, feeling a little timid. Lin Liufeng was indeed capable. Since she got married, she had taken care of almost all the housework at home, and even worked in the fields with the strong laborers in the village to earn work points, earning more than Zhang Qiang.
But if you really do the math, most of the money Lin Liufeng earned was spent on the family. If he wanted to give it all back, his family would suffer a lot.
Zhang Qiang coughed and tried to ease the atmosphere: "Dad, Mom, don't worry, Liu Feng is not having a easy time either, let's discuss this carefully."
Mrs. Li was a hot-tempered person. She snorted, "What are you discussing? Our family doesn't want her anymore. Let her go back to her parents' home! All the money she earns belongs to our family. If she wants to go back, there's no way!"
"Dad, Mom, Zhang Qiang is in love with a woman named Xinrui, and she's pregnant!" Lin Liufeng's voice rang out at the right time, startling the mother and son of the Zhang family. How did Lin Liufeng know this news?
When Lin Dahe heard this, he was furious: "You are bullying me right at my doorstep! We must get a divorce today and pay back the money! Otherwise, I will go to the commune and report you for having an affair. You can get shot!"
As he said this, he helped Lin Liufeng up and walked out, and Liu Mei followed behind him angrily. Zhang Qiang's family was immediately panicked when they saw this. They knew that if the incident really reached the commune, their family would be completely ruined and there would be no way to save it!
Zhang Qiang hurriedly chased after him and grabbed Lin Dahe: "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, don't be impulsive! Let's talk it out, let's talk it out..."
Li was reluctant to part with the money, but she was even more reluctant to part with her son, so she could only say, "Okay, we are not unreasonable people. Liufeng has worked in our house for three years, so we will give her some wages and some dowry, so that she can return to her parents' home in glory, is that all right?"
Lin Dahe and Liu Mei looked at each other and thought that this was a solution. After all, they didn't want to make a big fuss. As long as they could get their daughter out of this hell and get some compensation, that was fine.
So the two sides sat down to bargain. Zhang Qiang's family naturally wanted to pay as little as possible, while Lin Dahe and Liu Mei wanted to get more benefits for their daughter. The two sides went back and forth, arguing fiercely.
Finally, under the mediation of the village chief, the two sides reached an agreement: Zhang Qiang's family paid Lin Liufeng a certain amount of wages and dowry as compensation for her hard work over the past three years; at the same time, Lin Liufeng and Zhang Qiang officially divorced, and Lin Liufeng returned to her parents' home with the compensation.
After the agreement was reached, Lin Dahe and Liu Mei helped Lin Liufeng leave Zhang Qiang's house. Although Lin Liufeng's face was still stained with tears, her eyes were already flashing with an obvious smile.