lcionline Chapter 316: I Can Give Her Everything
Chapter 316: I Can Give Her Everything
Wang Chunhua was angry, but Mrs. Lin was even angrier!"What did we say yesterday? You said you have a daughter who’s got decent qualities all around and you wanted her to meet my son. If they hit it off, then we’d talk about the next steps. They’ve only just met today and haven’t even spoken a word, and they’re supposedly in a relationship already?"
Who would believe that kind of talk?
Wang Chunhua had an attitude like "dating my daughter is a bargain for you," saying, "My daughter graduated from Beijing Foreign Language University. If she takes a fancy to your son, your Lin Family should be burning incense of gratitude!"
"She’s graduated, from the People’s Liberation University, right?" Lin Xiang silently punctured Wang Chunhua’s pride, "Compared to a properly admitted university student like me from Huaqing University, the value isn’t even in the same league."
Wang Chunhua nearly forgot that Lin Xiang was a bona fide university student!
A few years ago, a slot at the People’s Liberation University was something people would fight for, but ever since the college entrance exam was reinstated last year, the degree from the People’s Liberation University isn’t worth much. Wang Chunhua suddenly lost her pride.
But Wang Lijing remained as arrogant as ever: "Even if I can’t measure up to you, I’m still a university student. Your brother didn’t even finish high school, did he? I’m much better than him!"
"Yes, I didn’t go to high school, but I’m not interested in you either."
"What did you say?" Wang Lijing loudly questioned.
"Sorry, I speak quite bluntly and don’t beat around the bush, but my meaning is clear—I don’t want to date you."
Cheng Jinyun’s words made the faces of Wang mother and daughter extremely unpleasant.
Wang Chunhua and Wang Lijing almost already considered Cheng Jinyun and the Lin Family’s Xingfu Restaurant as their own possessions. To them, Wang Lijing, a university student, showing interest in someone who isn’t even a cadre like Cheng Jinyun, was already a blessing for their family. Who would have thought the other party wasn’t willing?
Mrs. Lin was even more furious, and she directly chased the mother and daughter away.
"Zhao Xiuli, how dare you treat me like this? I’m telling you, don’t you ever beg me to marry my daughter to you in the future!"
"Oh, I’m begging to take your daughter in? I’m no fool! A daughter like yours isn’t even worthy to step through my door!"
Others might not know the full story of Cheng Jinyun, but Mrs. Lin knew. He had a big uncle who was a leading figure in the military, a big aunt who was a manager at the Friendship Store, and he also inherited the inheritance from his maternal grandparents. Although he hasn’t been promoted yet, that’s just a matter of time.
If it weren’t for Wang Chunhua always boasting about her daughter in front of her, Mrs. Lin wouldn’t have bothered arranging their meeting.
There’s some truth to the children’s reluctance towards arranged meetings.
Mrs. Lin regretted it deeply and vented to the other waiting neighbors about Wang mother and daughter.
"You guys have no idea; as soon as that girl stepped in, she criticized my daughter and the house we’re building, this and that, and even said that if my Ah Yun married her, she’d have me and my daughter move out, and her mom would come to run the Xingfu Restaurant."
Aunt Zhang widened her eyes, "Did she really say that?"
"Didn’t she? She even complained about us keeping a TV in the Xingfu Restaurant wasting electricity and said she’d move it back to her house. Such a big face she has!"
"Wang Chunhua boasted about her daughter like she was some kind of flower, but who knew she turned out to be such a person! I feel bad for my Ah Yun, and I swear I’ll never arrange another date for him!"
Mrs. Lin eventually came around, realizing that Cheng Jinyun’s matters should naturally be worried about by his big uncle and aunt. The families they could connect him with had way better conditions than the ones she could.
After trashing the Wang mother and daughter for a while, the Lin family of three finally went home.
Mrs. Lin was still angry, cursing Wang mother and daughter all the way home.
Even after they got home, Mrs. Lin didn’t stop talking.
"In the future, Xingfu Restaurant absolutely won’t welcome Wang Chunhua. I won’t let her watch TV there ever again!"
Wang Chunhua always loved going over to watch TV, but she never actually helped out, yet she earned several fifty-cent coins from us. Thinking of this made Mrs. Lin even angrier.
"The Xingfu Restaurant is yours, and the TV is yours; it’s up to you."
Mentioning the Xingfu Restaurant and the TV reminded Mrs. Lin of something.
"Girl, don’t rush back to school yet. Mom’s got something to tell you both."
In the main hall, Mrs. Lin spoke to Lin Xiang and Cheng Jinyun: "Today, a few words from Wang Lijing gave me a wake-up call. In the eyes of others, Ah Yun, you’re part of our family, and also the only male in the house. Many people might naturally assume that everything at home belongs to you."
"But that’s not the case in our family. Whether it’s the house we’re living in now or the Xingfu Restaurant’s property, it was all earned by the girl. You’ve been in the military, so you don’t know how hard my girl worked to earn a bit of money. So all these things are hers, and no one is to covet them. Including you."
Cheng Jinyun wasn’t her biological child. Even though Mrs. Lin had already changed her attitude towards him, there was still a distance between the mother and son.
Mrs. Lin didn’t want her daughter’s hard-earned possessions to end up benefiting others!
Lin Xiang didn’t think Cheng Jinyun would do something like coveting anything from them at all.
Simply because even a single Quanfu Building could be worth more than all of her current assets. Besides, according to her aunt’s words, Cheng Jinyun who had inherited the grandfather’s estate owned not only Quanfu Building but much more.
How could he care about their small-time possessions?
Cheng Jinyun didn’t mind Mrs. Lin’s words and instead seriously said, "Don’t worry, Mom. Everything at home belongs to the girl, and whatever is mine is the girl’s too. I won’t covet any of her belongings; as long as I have it and the girl likes it, I’ll give it all to her."
"Do you really think that way?"
"By heaven and earth."
"Alright then, I’ll believe you for now."
Mrs. Lin was anxious to count the money, so she rushed them, saying, "Hurry back to school, or the dormitory might lock up if you’re late."
"Then I’ll take the girl back. It’s too late; it’s not safe for her to go alone."
Mrs. Lin waved her hand, "Go on, go on."
On the way back to school, Lin Xiang couldn’t suppress the smile at the corners of her lips.
Under the dim streetlamp, Cheng Jinyun noticed Lin Xiang’s subtle expression and couldn’t help but ask, "You seem in a good mood today. Did something happy happen?"
"Not really," Lin Xiang replied dismissively.
Seeing Cheng Jinyun’s gaze still on her, she added, "From my understanding of Comrade Zhao Xiuli, after what happened today, she certainly won’t be kind-heartedly arranging dates for us anymore. So I’ll have a few years of peace."
Cheng Jinyun couldn’t help but chuckle, "So I paved the pit for you ahead of time?"
"Why not? But you are the elder brother, and what’s the harm in shielding your little sister from the storm?"