Guide to Happiness for a Supporting Female Character in the 1970s

At the first thunderclap of Jingzhe (Awakening of Insects), Chu Xia unexpectedly learns that she is a lovestruck supporting female character in a male-centered period novel, doomed to spend her ent...

Chapter 126

Chapter 126

Hearing the door opening, Chu Xia, Lin Xiaohan, Tang Haikuan and Wu Xuemei all stopped talking, and the four of them turned to look at the ward door.

Seeing Lin Bingwei through the crack of the door, the smile on Lin Xiaohan's face quickly disappeared. His brows turned cold, and his face showed indifference and arrogance as if he didn't take others seriously.

When Lin Bingwei saw Lin Xiaohan's face, he immediately realized that this was indeed his son who had a bad face and bad temper.

He pushed open the door and walked into the ward with Lu Fangying and Lin Haobo, as if he was a leader inspecting them. He asked without any concern, "How are you now? You can talk and laugh, and you seem to be in good condition."

Lin Xiaohan looked at him and sneered, "Are you here to see me?"

Lin Bingwei said: "Why are you asking this? Such a serious thing happened to you and you are in the hospital. Who should I come to see if not you?" This kid really has the ability to make people unhappy with just one sentence.

Lin Xiaohan stared at Lin Bingwei: "It's best if there's nothing else to do. Now that you've seen it, let's go."

If he guessed correctly, the main reason why he came here was probably because Lu Fangying was angered and left by Chu Xia at noon.

Seeing Lin Xiaohan's attitude, Lin Bingwei hadn't said anything else when Lin Haobo suddenly said unhappily beside him, "What's your attitude? Your parents have worked so hard to come see you, and you have this attitude the moment you meet them?"

Lin Xiaohan glanced at him coldly.

Tang Haikuan and Wu Xuemei also figured out who these three people were.

Before Lin Xiaohan could say anything else, Tang Haikuan said hurriedly, "Hey, hey, hey, stop arguing. The patient is sick."

How can you talk like that to someone lying on a hospital bed? You can't tell how weak his body is.

Lin Haobo was not polite. He turned to Tang Haikuan and said, "Who are you? What do you want to do here?"

Tang Haikuan was unhappy, he straightened his back and said in a hard voice: "I am his family, who are you?"

If we continue talking about this, we're going to end up quarrelling.

Wouldn't it be a joke to have a fight in someone else's hospital?

Lu Fangying quickly pulled Lin Haobo away and stopped him from continuing.

She smiled and looked at Lin Xiaohan and said, "Xiaohan, of course we came here because we care about you. We were very worried and came to see how you were doing. I came here immediately after your unit notified your family yesterday. I was planning to stay with you and wait for you to wake up today, but I didn't expect this girl to come at noon and..."

As he spoke, his expression became a little aggrieved.

Chuxia couldn't help laughing when she saw her like this.

Lu Fangying completely ignored Chu Xia's reaction and continued to look at Lin Xiaohan: "It's good that you wake up now. Go ahead and get treatment. Listen to the doctor. These injuries on your body can be healed. It's a pity that you have suffered so much... It hurts just to see..."

Seeing Chu Xia smile, Lin Xiaohan also smiled.

Since she loves acting so much, they might as well just treat it as a free show.

Lu Fangying has finished her performance.

Lin Bingwei continued, "Your Aunt Fang was so worried about you that she couldn't eat or sleep. She was afraid that something bad might happen to you. She cried all night last night after reading the news report..."

It was really disgusting to hear that. Lin Xiaohan interrupted Lin Bingwei and said, "I'm afraid you've been laughing all night."

"You!" Lin Bingwei's face instantly showed annoyance again - this heartless bastard!

Seeing that he is lying on the hospital bed now, he doesn't bother with him.

He held back his anger and looked at Lin Xiaohan and asked, "Who are these people? Why don't you introduce them to us?"

Lin Xiaohan said: "These people are my family now."

After that, his tone changed, and he said to Tang Haikuan and Wu Xuemei: "Uncle and aunt, this is Lao Lin, the director of Wanfeng Food Factory, and the one next to him is his wife."

When Lin Xiaohan said this, it seemed as if the three people opposite him were really his closest family members, and the three of them, his real family members, became insignificant outsiders.

Lin Bingwei's face suddenly looked a little embarrassed again.

Whenever he was with Lin Xiaohan, he always felt that this bastard was born to jinx him, born to make him unhappy and to make his life miserable.

Lu Fangying was hoping that Lin Xiaohan would do something stupid every day to anger Lin Bingwei to death.

The worse the relationship between the father and son was, the happier she was, so she usually endured looking at Lin Xiaohan's face. It was not a big deal, and it didn't matter if she heard some harsh words from him. Anyway, she was not the one who was hated by Lin Bingwei, so she wouldn't lose a piece of meat.

But this "old partner" still made her unhappy.

And when Lin Bingwei was embarrassed.

Tang Haikuan deliberately responded to Lin Xiaohan's words, and said politely with a smile: "Director Lin, thank you for bringing your wife and children to the hospital to see Xiaolin. If it is convenient next time, it might be better to bring something with you, which will show your sincerity."

Lin Bingwei: “…”

His face was about to fall down.

Lin Bingwei's expression became more and more depressed.

Tang Haikuan continued to smile and said politely: "We have seen it, why don't you go back first and come back next time when it is convenient. Xiaolin just woke up today. He hurt his head, so he can't talk too much, and his emotions can't fluctuate too much. It's better to be happy. You guys are making noises here, which will affect his recovery. He still needs to rest well, and he should rest now."

Lin Bingwei maintained his decency and looked at Tang Haikuan, then at Lin Xiaohan.

Lin Xiaohan said directly: "Goodbye, I won't see you off."

Lin Bingwei forced a smile and said with a breath held back, "Okay, I'll come see you again when I have time."

After saying that, he turned around with a dark face and went straight out the door. Lin Haobo glared at Lin Xiaohan and Tang Haikuan with a sullen face, then turned around and followed him out.

Only Lu Fangying still looks like a good stepmother who doesn't care about anything.

Before leaving, he said, "Xiao Han, take good care of yourself, we will come to see you again."

After Lu Fangying finished speaking, she hurried out of the ward.

After catching up to Lin Bingwei and Lin Haobo, she sighed for a long time and said in a sad tone: "What do you think I should do so that Xiaohan can accept me? From childhood to adulthood, I have treated him better than my own son, but he has always been very repulsive to me and has never smiled at me like that... When I entered the ward just now, I saw him smiling at that family like that. You don’t know how I feel in my heart..."

As he spoke, he covered his chest with his hands, as if his whole heart was frozen.

Lin Bingwei walked down the stairs and said, "You know that he has been an ungrateful bastard since he was a child. He doesn't know what's good and what's bad. He found a family with similar tastes. What kind of people are they? The daughter is uneducated, and the father is shameless and has no sense of propriety. He acted like a master in front of my son. Who do you think he is?"

He turned to look at Lu Fangying and said, "Go and ask around to see what this family does."

Lu Fangying nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go and ask around tomorrow."

Lin Haobo spoke up again, "He's already like this, treating us like enemies, why should we care about him? I say, just forget about him. Besides making you angry, giving mom a hard time, and stealing my things, what else has he done in this family?"

Hearing this, Lu Fangying hurriedly said: "Xiao Bo, you can't say that, he is your brother."

Lin Bingwei said angrily, "If he didn't work in the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, I wouldn't bother to care about him. Every time I see him, I get so angry that I can't eat for three days. If I see him less, I can live half a year longer!"

Lin Haobo: "What's so great about a small cadre in the Political and Legal Affairs Commission? I will definitely be better than him in the future."

Lin Bingwei: "Based on your conduct, Xiaobo, you will definitely have a better future than him. With his bad behavior, he may not be able to stay in a good unit even if he is assigned to one. It is a blessing that he does not offend his superiors or others and is not kicked down by others. When you enter the society, you will not be judged by the school or academic performance, but by your conduct."

Lu Fangying felt comfortable hearing this.

His face was silently filled with smiles.

***

In the ward.

After watching Lin Bingwei, Lin Haobo and Lu Fangying leave.

Tang Haikuan retracted his gaze, looked at Lin Xiaohan with a smile and asked, "Xiao Lin, am I cooperating well?"

Lin Xiaohan also smiled and said, "Thank you, uncle."

Tang Haikuan said: "What are you thanking me for? Just a few words."

Wu Xuemei also spoke up at this time: "If I hadn't seen it before, I couldn't imagine it. Now that I see it, Xiaolin, your biological father, stepmother, and brother are really in trouble for you."

Lin Xiaohan smiled and said indifferently: "I'm used to it."

As he said this, he suddenly thought of something and hurriedly added, "Uncle and aunt, don't worry, I don't spend much time with them. I only see them a few times a year, not even during the Chinese New Year. I won't let Xia Xia suffer any grievances."

Tang Haikuan and Wu Xuemei haven't spoken yet.

Chu Xia continued, "I won't be wronged by them. They are all people who want to save face, but I don't want to save face. I will work with you to piss them off to death."

Lin Xiaohan couldn't help laughing.

Wu Xuemei raised her hand and put it on Chu Xia's shoulder and said, "I can see that too. You must have been mad at someone today. You were feeling wronged just now."

Chu Xia said: "If she acted like that, only his father would believe it."

Tang Haikuan: "They are close family members, how can he not believe it?"

No matter what, Lin Bingwei is Lin Xiaohan's biological father, and they have an unbreakable blood relationship.

Tang Haikuan and Wu Xuemei didn't say anything more, and they didn't stay in the ward any longer. After all, Lin Xiaohan was very weak and needed a good rest.

Chuxia didn't go back with them, she stayed to keep the room company.

Tang Haikuan and Wu Xuemei said goodbye to Lin Xiaohan and went home, and Chuxia sent them out of the ward.

When leaving the ward and heading for the stairs, Wu Xuemei sighed again and said, "Fortunately, Xiaolin worked hard on his own and got into a good university and a good job. Everything is covered by the government, so he doesn't have to rely on his father and is not controlled by his father. Otherwise, I don't know how much more grievances he would have to endure."

Chu Xia said: "Even if he wants to rely on others, he can't. He has been very independent since he was very young."

Wu Xuemei: "That's right, his father only has his youngest son in his eyes."

Tang Haikuan replied, "I don't see how his youngest son can achieve anything. He doesn't look likable."

Wu Xuemei: "He likes the youngest son and dotes on him like the apple of his eye. In his eyes, he must be the most promising one. Whether he is promising or not, no one can say for sure. We will have to wait and see."

As they reached the stairs, Chuxia stopped seeing them off.

Watching Tang Haikuan and Wu Xuemei disappear in the corridor, Chu Xia turned around and went back to the ward.