Chapter 34: 33, Lin Mo’s Prestige!_i
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Xu Qin originally didn’t believe her daughter’s words, but she couldn’t resist her mentioning it several times, and for a moment, she couldn’t be certain whether it was true or false.
Lin Changshui also looked toward his granddaughter sitting on his lap.
As all eyes were on Lin Xiaoxiao, she first glanced at her parents and, after getting permission, put down the chicken leg in her hand, smacked her lips, and said, “Grandpa, Dad isn’t bragging. Auntie was telling the truth.”
“Dad really did earn a lot of money today, even more than what our teacher makes in seven or eight years.”
Once the news had been confirmed again, the old couple’s gazes, which had initially been in jest, became somewhat stunned, and then both fixated on Lin Mo.
Xu Qin’s eyes widened as she asked, “Old son, is… is what my granddaughter said true?”
Lin Changshui didn’t speak, but his expression was also far from calm.
That’s over a million we’re talking about,
It would take their whole family so many years to earn!
And to save up over a million, they would likely need at least a decade to start!
Since they were all family, Lin Mo hadn’t planned on hiding it and said with a smile, “Xiaoxiao is exaggerating a bit, but I did indeed make some money, about 1.2 million.”
Once the news was confirmed, a sparide seemed to flash in old mother Xu Qin s eyes.
Old father Lin Changshui was much more composed and asked in a deep voice, “How did you earn it, you didn’t do anything unethical, did you?”
“No, here’s what happened…”
Lin Mo summarized the important points of the past two days’ events.
Of course, he omitted the existence of the Intelligence System, simply attributing everything to luck.
In his description, he only wanted to make a small fortune through those Tube Coins, but unexpectedly earned so much.
After hearing this, Lin Siyu exclaimed, “Old bro, you’re incredible! It’s even better than the protagonist’s luck in ‘Zhengyangmen Below’; you’re truly a son of fortune!”
Xu Qin was very happy, but in the midst of her happiness, she still advised, “Old son, although finding such a deal was due to your good luck, don’t take it as a regular thing to do, or you might end up losing everything you have.”
Lin Changshui’s brows were slightly furrowed, and he remained silent, pondering something.
About a dozen seconds later, Lin Changshui suddenly stood up, went into the house, and after a while, came back out under the puzzled gazes of everyone, holding a Postal Savings bank card.
He sat back down, poured himself a glass of wine, and poured one for Lin Mo as well, smiling and saying, “Have a drink with Dad.”
“Sure!”
“Jin Wen, you drive back home, and if you’re not confident, just call a designated driver. I’m going to drink a bit with Dad!”
Lin Mo raised his glass and clinked it heavily with his father’s, then tipped his head back and downed the contents of the glass in one go.
A burning sensation rushed straight to Lin Mo’s crown.
He never really liked to drink; that had been the case since he was young.
“Whew…”
Lin Changshui let out a satisfied breath and passed over the bank card: “Jin Wen, Dad’s not very skilled, but since you got married, I have saved up these 400,000 or so, all here. You take it!”
“With this money, you can buy a house sooner.”
Upon hearing this, Li Jinwen immediately stood up, flusteredly waved her hands, and said, “Dad, Dad, there’s no need, really no need, we’re not planning to buy a house for the time being.”
Of course, she wanted to buy a house, but she also knew how hard it was for her father-in-law to save that money.
Although she and Lin Mo had been married for almost 10 years, and 400,000 in 10 years might not seem difficult for most people, for her in-laws, it truly was a sum built up with sweat and labor!
They couldn’t accept this money!
Besides, they were getting on in years and needed money more than she and Lin Mo did.
“No need for what no need! Old son, you take it!” Lin Changshui handed the bank card again to Lin Mo: “Work hard and buy a house as soon as possible! Transfer the household registration over so that it’ll be convenient for Xiaoxiao when she goes to school.”
“Don’t worry about your mom and me. Once everything here is sorted, your mom and I will go back to our hometown, farm a bit, raise some sheep, and life will be incredibly comfortable.”
Lin Mo had just come back to his senses and shook his head without taking the bank card: “Dad, we really don’t plan to buy a house for the time being. Please take it back, I’ll ask you for it if we’re ready to buy.”
Lin Changshui was again preparing to give his bank card to Lin Xiaoxiao.
Xu Qin also chimed in, “Old son, just take it. Your dad and I still have money. This money was originally intended for you two to buy a house.
Even the usually joking Lin Siyu spoke up, “Brother, just accept it. Although sister-in-law says so, which woman doesn’t want a home of her own? And hey, if you buy a house in Rakshasa City, it would give us face too!”
Seeing Lin Xiaoxiao naively reaching for the bank card, Lin Mo frowned and scolded, “Lin Xiaoxiao, put your hand back. Don’t you take it!”
“Grandpa, then 1 won’t take it,” Lin Xiaoxiao hurriedly put his hand into his pocket and shook his head seriously, “Grandpa, my dad is very capable. He will earn a lot of money in the future, and I will spend it all on you!”
Li Jinwen also said, “Right, Dad, keep it. We’ll talk about it when we really need the money.”
“Let’s eat, let’s eat. What’s with all this fuss? If it’s been said not to take it, we don’t take it!” Lin Mo suddenly raised his voice, putting the bank card back into Lin Changshui’s pocket, “The food will get cold soon. It’s rare for us, father and son, to have a good drink together!”
When Lin Mo got serious, he still had quite a bit of authority at home. After he spoke up, even Lin Changshui stopped saying anything more.
The weather was cooling down, but at that moment, everyone’s eyes were slightly moist.
Chatting and eating, the time quickly reached 8 o’clock in the evening. It was time for Lin Mo and his family to leave, or else it would delay Lin Xiaoxiao’s classes the next day.
The old couple along with Lin Siyu, carrying many household items, saw them off into the car.
Li Jinwen, although he had a driver’s license, was really out of practice and drove with tension, but calling a chauffeur was too expensive, so he had no choice but to drive slowly and stiffly.
Lin Mo, who had drunk alcohol, sat in the co-pilot’s seat helping to keep watch.
Lin Xiaoxiao crouched on the back seat doing homework.
“Dad, you guys can go back.”
“Goodbye, Grandpa!”
“Mom, remember the medicated plaster. You must apply it for Dad morning and evening!”
“I know.”
“Drive slowly on the way back, don’t rush!”
“Sister-in-law, when I’m free, I’ll come to North City District to visit you.”
“My dear granddaughter, take your time on the road.”
After a reluctant farewell, the car slowly drove out of the narrow alley and merged onto the main road.
The car was much warmer than the outside.
Lin Mo was just about to take off his jacket when he felt something hard in the pocket of his outer garment—it seemed to be something.
He took it out for a look. It wasn’t anything else but the bank card that his dad had taken out at the dinner table earlier.
He never expected that his father had apparently put it away, only to employ a bit of cunning.
Li Jinwen, gripping the steering wheel tightly, also saw the bank card and asked with a frown, “Honey, what should we do? Should we turn back and return it to Dad?”
Lin Mo looked at the bank card for a long while, shook his head, and said, “Let’s leave it. Since it’s Dad’s gesture, we’ll accept it. Even if we were to give it back to him, he wouldn’t take it.”
“Anyway, it’s all family money. It’s the same wherever it is. When he needs money, we can just give it back to him.”
Li Jinwen nodded in agreement, with a sense of emotion, “Mom and Dad really have it tough. They already spent quite a lot on our wedding, plus Dad’s health isn’t good. It must have been so hard for him to save this much money.”
She truly felt it now because Li Jinwen realized that what her parents were going through now might very well be their future.
Is it really worth it to struggle to the death in a big city, just for an apartment of a few dozen square meters?
Is such a life really valuable?
Li Jinwen suddenly felt very tired, very stifled, and even more that there was no need to let her husband become like his father.
After thinking it over, she glanced at Lin Mo in the co-pilot’s seat and said, “Honey, why don’t we also move back to our hometown.”
“With this more than a million, not only can we buy a set of rooms in the county seat, but we can also renovate our family home. That way, the pressure on you won’t be so great in the future, and we can also care for our parents.”
“Anyway, concerning schooling, it’s actually the same anywhere.. Aren’t there kids from our hometown who got into the 211 and 985 universities too?”