Chapter 239 Lin Dayou Asks for Wages

"Dad, you're making it sound like we were ignorant one day."

"It's just that we're from poor families, so we've seen more things and understand the wickedness of human nature." Lin Wenqian rolled his eyes at Lin Dayou after hearing his words.

It was during this time that Lin Dayou improved; otherwise, he would have criticized Lin Dayou.

“Daughter, put this gold away too. I have a feeling something’s not right. Look, there’s an official seal underneath this gold…”

Lin Luoxi arranged everything at home perfectly, so Madam Lin didn't worry about it at all, instead playing with the gold necklace that Lin Luoxi had given her.

She accidentally noticed some writing on the purse, but she couldn't understand it, so she showed it to Lin Luoxi.

Lin Luoxi took a look and saw that the exquisite locket did indeed have square markings on it, and the official seal of the imperial court was engraved inside.

Upon seeing the words above, Lin Luoxi's expression changed drastically, and she quickly put away the gold.

"Mother, I'll give you these things later." Luckily, Lin Wangshi found out, otherwise if she had taken them out and others had seen them, it would have been troublesome.

“Daughter, these things…” Although he knew that Lin Luoxi had brought back the gold from Bear Ridge, Lin Dayou still felt that this matter was not simple.

"Dad, just pretend nothing happened tonight." To avoid trouble, Lin Luoxi made an agreement with her family.

"Okay!" Realizing the seriousness of the matter, the entire Lin family nodded in unison.

Lin Luoxi looked through them and found that only the gold and silver jewelry in the underground vault of Bear Ridge had the imperial seal, while the gold jewelry they took from the bottom of the cliff did not.

The loose silver coins she had just prepared to give to Lin Wenqian and Lin Wentao also had markings on them.

Fortunately, Lin Wenqian and Lin Wentao were sensible children and hadn't planned ahead; otherwise, the whole family would probably have faced annihilation.

Lin Luoxi turned the copper coin over and over to look at it, and only after finding no marks did she give it to Lin Wenqian and Lin Wentao.

Lin Luoxi picked out several pieces of jewelry without any markings and gave them to Lin Wangshi.

“Daughter, you know, it’s not appropriate for a country woman like me to carry these things. It would be bad if thieves took notice of me.”

Lin Wangshi looked at her left wrist, at least half a pound of bracelet that Lin Luoxi had forcibly slipped onto her wrist, and looked at Lin Luoxi with a somewhat indescribable expression.

"Mom, the golden bracelet is so beautiful, and it suits your temperament so well."

"As women, we may not wear gold jewelry, but we can't be without it, right, Mother?"

Seeing Lin Wangshi secretly touching the gold bracelet on her wrist with a very uneasy expression, Lin Luoxi comforted Lin Wangshi with the words of a modern independent woman.

"Yes, I think my daughter is right. You should just keep it. There are more people in the family now, and you don't have to do much housework, so just wear it..."

Lin Dayou felt quite guilty towards Lin Wangshi as he carefully stroked the large gold bracelet as if it were a rare treasure.

He hated himself for being useless, unable to buy his wife a gold bracelet. He had never even bought her a silver one, let alone a gold one.

He watched as Lin Wangshi looked at the gold bracelet as if it were a precious treasure, and he knew that Lin Wangshi must really like it, so he kept urging Lin Wangshi to accept it.

No matter how Lin Dayou tried to persuade her, Lin Wangshi shook her head. "I heard that gold is soft. It would be such a heartache if I scratched or rubbed it. Let's keep it for now!"

After Lin Dayou's persuasion, Lin Wangshi did not say she wanted to return it to Lin Luoxi. Instead, she carefully picked it up with a handkerchief and put it in her bosom.

"Mother, keep all of these. When I make a lot of money, I'll hire more maids and servants to take care of you, and you can wear them every day..."

"When you get tired of these styles, I'll buy you other styles!"

Lin Luoxi did not tell her family how much treasure she took from the bandit stronghold in Bear Ridge; she only said that she took a little.

Lin Dayou thought that since Lin Jize and the Ninth Prince were also there, his daughter probably didn't have much, so he assumed that what was on the table was all the belongings Lin Luoxi had brought back from the bandit stronghold.

"What are you saying, girl? I'll buy your mother's jewelry from now on. I'll take care of my own wife."

"But, daughter, could you pay me for my work? Just pay them the same as their wages, so I can have money to buy jewelry for your mother."

He spoke the first sentence with great fanfare, but the second sentence, with a somewhat obsequious look at Lin Luoxi, seemed to be asking her to give him more money so that he could accumulate enough to buy gold jewelry for his wife.

"How dare you ask me for money? You work for your daughter and you still expect her to pay you? Your food and drinks are all paid for by your daughter. Don't use me as an excuse..."

Upon hearing Lin Dayou's words, Lin Wangshi's joy vanished, and she immediately pinched the soft flesh on Lin Dayou's waist hard.

"Wife, wife, my lady, please have mercy!" Lin Dayou, who had been grinning, quickly begged for mercy as Lin Wangshi pinched and twisted the soft flesh around his waist.

"Wife, I know I was wrong, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have asked our daughter to pay me my wages like that."

"The children are watching, honey, please give me some face, I really know I was wrong..." Feeling the hand on his waist tightening, Lin Dayou quickly apologized and begged for forgiveness.

"That's more like it!" Seeing that Lin Dayou had admitted his mistake, Madam Lin let him go.

"Hahaha..." Lin Wenqian, Lin Wentao, and Lin Luoning laughed heartily when they saw Lin Dayou being taught a lesson.

"You really are something. My second sister is working hard to make our family's life better and better, and you, on the other hand, are thinking about getting paid." Lin Wentao was a little disgusted with his father's behavior and couldn't help but lecture him.

"That's right, Dad, we've been shopping for days and we're starving. And you're already getting cocky, aren't you?" Lin Wenqian still remembers Lin Dayou's blindly filial behavior from a few months ago.

"No, Dad, have you forgotten who our family's good life is all thanks to?" Lin Luoning retorted without any politeness.

"I... I was just thinking of buying a bracelet for your mother, that's why..." Lin Dayou was speechless after being rebuked by his wife and children, and only felt wronged.

"Stop thinking about it. I don't need you to buy it for me. You're always trying to take my daughter's money." Madam Lin glared fiercely at Lin Dayou.

Ever since her daughter regained consciousness, Lin Wangshi gradually realized that men are unreliable and it's best not to let them have money.

What do you mean by "buying it for her"? She doesn't need it. Don't try to use her as an excuse. Her daughter is so filial; her daughter will buy it for her.

Even if she doesn't buy it, she won't blame anyone. It's her fault for not being able to make a lot of money. It's not anyone's obligation or responsibility, and she won't morally blackmail anyone.