Chapter 6 Enlightenment

Zhou Qing walked forward and looked at his daughter's determined expression, feeling a little uneasy.

How could my own daughter not understand?

Something was wrong when Lin Qiu came back this time.

When she came back yesterday and saw herself and her father, she couldn’t stop crying, as if she had suffered a lot of grievances, and there was a look of attachment in her eyes? Pity? It's so strange that I can't explain it.

When talking about the situation at Wang Xiuren's home last night, Lin Qiu himself was not aware of the resentment and disgust in his tone. Lin Qiu was not as gentle towards Wang Xiuren as before. .

Zhou Qing didn't hear the entire argument between her and Wang Xiuren today, but she got the general idea.

Lin Qiu has always been a casual person, which was later described as "Buddhist". In addition, he was spoiled by his husband and didn't know how to be competitive. How could he be so strong now?

Zhou Qing didn't understand why her daughter had changed so much in just a few days. She never dreamed that Lin Qiu was reborn, and now inside his body was a soul that had been torn apart by the quarrels with Wang Xiuren for most of his life, by a messy family, and by a life that was difficult to describe in words.

“Qiuqiu!”

Zhou Qing wanted to say something but didn't know how to start, so he could only hug his daughter's shoulders.

"Mom, don't worry, I'm fine!" Lin Qiu looked at his mother's worried expression and comforted her.

Zhou Qing looked at his daughter's eyes, which were so determined that they made people feel unfamiliar. The worry in his heart could only be transformed into one sentence: "Oh, I'm glad you're okay!"

Lin Qiu knew that based on Zhou Qing's personality, she would definitely be worried, but she couldn't tell her the truth. She couldn't say that she came back after decades! Even if I told her, she and my father would probably think that I was possessed by a ghost and would invite a Taoist priest to perform a ritual to exorcise the ghost.

So, there is nothing to say, I can only live a good life and let them feel at ease!

Lin Qiu hugged Wang Shan tightly and leaned against Zhou Qing, desperately trying to absorb warmth and strength.

…

On the other side, Lin Ting was also doing ideological work on Wang Xiuren.

After Lin Qiu left, Wang Xiuren took a few deep breaths and then calmed down.

Seeing that Wang Xiuren had calmed down, Lin Ting pointed at the chair and said to him, "Sit down!"

Wang Xiuren stood still.

"Come and sit down, have a cup of tea." Lin Ting walked to the table, made two cups of tea, and sat down.

Wang Xiuren then sat down opposite Lin Ting, lowered his head, and said nothing.

"What are you two arguing about?" Lin Ting picked up the teacup, blew on it, and took a sip.

"It's okay." Wang Xiuren raised his head and glanced at Lin Ting, then quickly lowered his head.

"There has to be a reason, right? It's so loud!" Lin Ting stared at Wang Xiuren, "Don't worry, I won't take sides. If it's Lin Qiu's fault, I will blame her too."

Wang Xiuren felt uncomfortable being stared at, and it took him a long time to speak, saying sullenly, "My brother asked me to borrow money, but Lin Qiu refused!"

"Oh!" Lin Ting suddenly realized, "It's about money!"

"Xiu De is a promising man. I heard from his father-in-law that he made a lot of money in Guangzhou last year!" Lin Ting praised loudly upon hearing this.

"My brother is indeed smart and has many ways to make money!" Wang Xiuren looked honored.

"It's good to be smart, because you can make a lot of money! These days, life is hard without a few dollars in your pocket!" Lin Ting sighed, and then changed the subject: "Xiu De has made so much money, why does he still ask you for money? This is a big business to do!"

"My brother wants to build a new house, but he asked me because he is short of money." Wang Xiuren said it casually.

Lin Ting held up the teacup to cover the corners of his mouth, "He is indeed a capable person. He built the house two years ago, and now he wants to rebuild it again!"

"Come to think of it, Xiu Ren, when are you going to build a new house? Your brother is going to build one twice already, you can't lag too far behind him!"

When Wang Xiuren heard this, he thought of the house he lived in and said with an embarrassed look on his face, "I'll start living there when I have more money."

"Oh, but if you want to build a new house, you'd better do it as soon as possible." Lin Ting put down his teacup and knocked on the table. "Bricks and tiles are still cheap now, so the sooner you start, the sooner you can finish the job! Look at how fast the labor cost has increased in the past two years! Money is becoming less and less worthwhile!"

"Dad, you are right, that's the truth!" Wang Xiuren nodded in agreement, "I will also save my energy this year and try to build a house next year!"

"It's a good thing to be determined!" Lin Ting said earnestly: "Logically speaking, I shouldn't be involved in your family affairs. It's not wrong for you to lend money to your eldest brother, but let's be honest, you shouldn't have decided to lend the money without discussing it with Lin Qiu, and you shouldn't have said that Lin Qiu is selfish!"

"Aren't I here to discuss this with her?" Wang Xiuren explained hurriedly.

"Don't worry, just listen to me." Lin Ting tapped the table. "Originally, it's only right for you to help your brother build a new house, but you also have to consider your own situation! It seems that you have some extra money, but think about whether it is enough."

"Hey, Xiu Ren, I know that over the past year or so, many people in your family have said that my Qiu Qiu never comes home all year round and lives at her mother's house all year round. Many people also say that her mother and I are bastards and that we take her to live at her mother's house whenever we have nothing to do! Although it's not nice to hear, it's true." Lin Ting suddenly sighed, "Then do you know why we want to let them live here?"

"I'm afraid if it rains or snows, your side room will collapse and crush them to death! So I'd rather listen to gossip than not take her over to live with me!"

"Why is Lin Qiu unwilling to lend money? She also wants to build a new house as soon as possible, so that she doesn't have to worry about the house collapsing one day, and she doesn't have to trouble her parents, and she doesn't have to listen to gossip. Think about it, isn't this the truth?"

"These past two days I have been discussing with my mother-in-law whether I should lend you some money to build a new house. Before I even had the chance to discuss it with you, you two started arguing in front of me. What should I say to you! Oh!"

Lin Ting's words made Wang Xiuren blush, and the anger in his heart was replaced by shame.

"Dad, I made you worry!"

"We are all family, don't be polite!" Lin Ting waved his hand calmly, "As long as you are living well, that's all!"

…

More than half an hour later, Zhou Qing came in holding Wang Shan, followed by Lin Qiu.

"Qiuqiu, come and sit here!" Lin Ting called Lin Qiu.

Lin Qiu sat down obediently, but turned his head away and didn't want to look at Wang Xiuren.

"You two are both wrong about what happened today! Xiuren made the decision without discussing it, and Qiuqiu, you shouldn't have dragged the elders into it. It's New Year's Day, and you're still arguing about it! If a couple has things to discuss properly and work together, how can they not live a good life? Don't do this again in the future!" Lin Ting looked at the two of them and gave each of them fifty lashes, "Did you hear me!"

"Yeah." Wang Xiuren nodded.

Lin Qiu didn't say anything.

"Stop arguing, do you hear me?" Zhou Qing stepped forward and pushed Lin Qiu's arm. "Don't look at the monk's face, look at the Buddha's face. Think about Shanshan!"

Lin Qiu then responded: "I know!"

"You have a very bad temper now! I don't want to talk to you anymore, Shanshan. Grandma will take you and Congcong to play and ignore your ignorant mother!" Zhou Qing was too lazy to look at Lin Qiu's stern face and simply took Wang Shan out to play.

The only people left in the room were Lin Ting and the couple Wang Xiuren and Lin Qiu.