Returning wealthy individuals develop their hometowns and become rich in the 1980s

Not long after Lin Yan ran out, Lin Haixi came out of the equally impressive little villa next door, yawning. He was wearing a white vest, with a bright gold chain around his neck, and slippers on his feet, looking like he hadn't woken up yet.

Lin Haixi was followed by his wife, Lin Huangshi, who was holding a baby sucking its fingers. Lin Huangshi entered the room with him and saw Lin Ruiqing sitting there. Her smile was more genuine than Lin Yanshi's.

"Sister, why did you come so early?" Lin Haixi rubbed her eyes, sat down opposite Lin Ruiqing, and reached for a cigarette from the peony cigarette case that Lin Haitao had placed on the coffee table.

Lin Ruiqing felt even colder when she looked at the big gold chain around her younger brother's neck. At least the older brother knew how to put on an act, but this younger brother couldn't even be bothered to pretend. He sat down and started smoking without even asking her why she was there.

When Lin Haitao saw his younger brother arrive, he felt more confident and had someone to speak up for him. "Haixi, your sister came over early this morning asking for money. See if you have any left. Set aside a thousand or two for your sister to take back first."

Lin Haixi, who was still squinting and smoking to regain her senses, immediately widened her eyes and looked at her sister Lin Ruiqing upon hearing this. "Seriously, sis? We only borrowed the money a few days ago, and you're already asking for it back? You should at least have told me beforehand!"

"Besides, I've used all this money to build a house. Where am I supposed to get a thousand or two yuan for you right now?" Lin Haixi refused without even thinking. She turned to her older brother, Lin Haitao, and said, "Brother, don't you have some? Give it to my older sister first, and I'll make up the difference when I have the money."

"If you don't have any money, where would I get any? Besides, I haven't even paid for the Shanghai license plate 760 that I ordered from Zhou Laosan yet. I've already paid the deposit. If I don't pay the final payment, Zhou Laosan won't give me the car," Lin Haitao also refused to take out the money.

Lin Ruiqing's heart sank to the bottom. When they borrowed money from her, they said they needed money to open a sand quarry with someone. But now there was no sign of a sand quarry. It was clearly a lie to deceive her.

Lin Ruiqing pointed angrily at his two brothers, his voice unconsciously rising several decibels as he spoke, "You told me you'd open a sand quarry together, and now I'm asking you, where's the sand quarry? Where is it located?!"

Lin Haixi squinted through the smoke and exhaled a puff of smoke as he lazily said to his sister, "Sis, you don't understand business. You can't just open a sand quarry today and tomorrow. You have to pull strings and wait for all the permits and approvals to come through."

"Yes, Ruiqing," Lin Haitao realized he had misspoke and quickly tried to cover it up, "The sand quarry isn't even open yet, all the money's tied up in equipment. Ruiqing, just wait a little longer. Once the quarry is up and running and making money, I'll send you your share of the profits as soon as possible, okay?"

"Yes, Auntie, only men understand business. You haven't had breakfast yet, have you? Come, come, have some with us. I'll have Haitao personally take you back to Lianzhai on his motorcycle later," said Lin Yanshi, the eldest sister-in-law.

"I'm asking you all, didn't you use all the money you borrowed from me to build houses, buy cars, and squander it all? The sand quarry was just a scam you used to deceive me, wasn't it!"

Lin Haixi awkwardly touched the chain around his neck, his face slightly pale from being exposed by his sister in public. "Sis, what are you saying? The money for building the house and buying the motorcycle was all earned by myself. It has nothing to do with your money. We invested all your money in the battlefield!"

"You earned it yourself!" Lin Ruiqing stood up angrily, pointing at the floorboards. "You're a good-for-nothing who can't even farm properly. How much money can you possibly save in a year? Even if you didn't eat or drink, you couldn't build this building in thirty years! How much of the money I lent you is left?!"

Lin Haixi's face turned ashen from her words. He stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray. "Sister, if that's how you put it, then there's no point. We're siblings. You're just lending me and my brother some money, and you have to be so calculating?"

"We're siblings," Lin Ruiqing's tears finally fell, "When you lied to me, did you never think about the fact that we're siblings? Now that Zai Guang knows about this, he wants a divorce, do you even know that?!"

Seeing his sister crying, Lin Haitao panicked a little and quickly tried to smooth things over, "Ruiqing, don't cry. It's not that I don't want to pay you back, it's just that I can't come up with it right now. Can you ask Zaiguang for an extension? Once the battlefield makes money, I'll pay you back with interest, okay?"

"You think you can fool me with this when the battlefield is making money?" Lin Ruiqing wiped away her tears, swept all the tea trays off the coffee table, and roared, "You haven't even opened the battlefield yet, how are you going to make money? You're still trying to fool me!"

Lin Yanshi and Lin Huangshi stood by, watching their eldest aunt sweep everything to the ground like a madwoman. Neither dared to say a word. The children were also frightened, hiding behind their mother and secretly watching their somewhat deranged aunt cry.

Even with Lin Haitao's good temper, he was still furious at being humiliated like this by his sister in front of his wife and sister-in-law. He pointed at Lin Ruiqing and yelled, "Lin Ruiqing, haven't I been too lenient with you? You know how I've treated you since we were little. When you were hungry, I gave you my share of food. And this is how you treat me!"

"You're utterly ungrateful, Lin Ruiqing! Get out of here! Don't ever come back. I'll pretend I never had a sister like you!"

"You forced me to do this," Lin Ruiqing's voice wasn't loud, but it was firm. "If you don't pay me back, I'll go to the police station and report you!"

Lin Haixi also stood up, a head taller than his sister, and looked down at her. "Sis, if you're going to act like this, then don't blame your brother for being ruthless. No money! Go ahead and sue me if you want, there's no IOU anyway."

Lin Ruiqing trembled with rage, pointing at Lin Haixi, "You...you..."

Lin Haitao and Lin Haixi sat there, not even bothering to lift their heads to look at Lin Ruiqing, clearly indicating they weren't going to pay back the money. Lin Ruiqing was utterly disappointed. Her voice trembled as she asked her final question, "I'll ask you one last time, are you going to pay me back or not!"

Lin Haitao turned his head away and remained silent, while Lin Haixi said nonchalantly, "Sis, don't pressure us. We can still visit each other as relatives in the future!"

"Heh! I, Lin Ruiqing, was blind to believe the lies of you two heartless brothers," Lin Ruiqing said, grabbing the scarf she had brought from the coffee table and walking towards the door. Before leaving, she turned back to the two men and said, "I can't do anything to you, but plenty of people can handle you!"

Seeing Lin Ruiqing leave in a huff, her last words worried both Lin Yan and Lin Huang. They asked Lin Haitao, "Auntie isn't really going to the police station to report this, is she? Haitao, you should hurry and chase after her. We can't let her go and report it!"

"What's there to be afraid of? There's no IOU. If the police come, we'll just stick to the story and say we didn't borrow it. We're not afraid of anyone!"