Lin's Escort Agency.

Lin Huainan discussed with the old lady, "Mother, judging from my father's condition, he probably doesn't have many days left. I've already sent word to my eldest and second brothers, and they should be back soon. But what about my sister..."

He really couldn't make up his mind.

Because he wasn't sure if his father still missed his sister or if he really didn't want to see her at all.

What if the old man is so shocked by the meeting that he dies prematurely?

What if the old man regrets it if we don't meet?

No matter what I do, it's not going to be good.

Lin Huainan didn't want to bear the consequences of this matter, so he left the decision to the old lady.

After all, if the old lady makes the decision herself, not only her eldest and second eldest brothers, but even her sister wouldn't have any objections.

“…I’ll go talk to your father.”

The old lady wanted the father and daughter to see each other one last time.

"Then Mother, you must speak slowly, don't upset the old man so much that he can't take it, and he won't be able to wait for my eldest and second brothers to come back..."

Lin Wangshi's words were unpleasant to hear, but they were also true.

However, Lin Huainan glared at him and said, "Can't you speak properly? If you can't, then shut up!"

Even though the old man is dying, it's really rude of you, as his daughter-in-law, to talk like that!

Lin Wangshi snorted coldly, too lazy to pay attention to the man.

Now that her father-in-law is about to pass away, and her husband is in a bad mood, she doesn't want to argue with him at this time.

No need.

We can settle the score properly once things have calmed down.

"Alright, you two stop arguing. I'll go ask now."

The old lady, unwilling to get involved in the lawsuit between her son and daughter-in-law, went directly to the side room.

The main house in the courtyard is slightly taller than the side rooms, which are low and cramped, making you feel suffocated as soon as you enter.

Lin Jiang has been bedridden since he fell ill and has been lying here for more than half a year. He is only occasionally carried out to bask in the sun in the yard.

It was from that time on that Lin Jianglai's temper became increasingly worse.

Before entering the house, the old lady wiped away her tears and then took two washed plums.

The old man loves to eat this.

But to everyone's surprise, the old man took two bites but couldn't get a single piece off, and angrily yelled at the old woman:

"What do you mean? You know I'm weak, yet you deliberately let me bite you. Are you trying to make a fool of me? You vicious woman!"

Perhaps knowing that his days were numbered, the old man became even more irritable.

The old lady didn't argue with him. She smiled and used a small knife to cut off the plum flesh bit by bit before feeding it to the old man.

This easygoing and unconcerned attitude made the old man feel a little uneasy.

After eating the two plums, the old man actually apologized to the old woman with tears in his eyes.

"I've wronged you by spending your whole life with me."

The old lady was startled and bluntly said, "You really deserve to die, otherwise you wouldn't say such a thing."

When they were young, whenever they argued and she cried, the old man would yell: "What are you crying for? Have you suffered because of me?"

That's always been the case.

Lin Jianglai never thought he had wronged his wife and children.

"You vile woman!"

The old man was so angry he almost twisted his nose!

Is that how you talk?

"Look at you, this is the real you." The old woman lowered her eyes, not letting the old man see the panic in them.

She didn't want to face a different kind of old man.

Because she knew that was a signal that she was about to lose him.

The two of them have been together for forty-five years, through thick and thin, ups and downs, and even arguments and physical fights.

No matter how much she hated him during their arguments, she always hoped that the old man could live a couple more years and spend more time with her.

The old lady had tried her best to hide her emotions, but Lin Jianglai still sensed them.

Lin Jianglai grabbed the old woman's hand with his withered, large hand and said calmly, "After I die, the escort agency goes to the third brother. The land goes to the eldest brother. Then you take all the money in the house and the courtyard we secretly bought, and live with the second brother."

Don't let her loud and boisterous manner fool you; of the three daughters-in-law, she's the kindest-hearted one. She'll treat you well!

When it comes to providing for one's parents in old age, it's not the son who matters, but the daughter-in-law!

The old man understood it long ago.

The old woman could no longer hold back, and tears fell onto the back of her hand. She choked out, "Please stop talking, please take care of yourself, we, we..."

"I know I don't have many days left to live. Don't be too sad. I've made a hole in the bottom of my wardrobe and put a small wooden box inside. The box contains my secret stash of money that I've kept hidden away for over forty years."

When I die, take this out and keep it for yourself. Remember, don't give it to anyone! Give a little to whoever is kind to you. Understand? Don't be soft-hearted.

You need to have money. All the things at home are publicly available, that's hard to deal with. Even the yard we bought secretly, you need to talk to your second son and his wife about it.”

If you want your son to support you in your old age, you must show sincerity.

There must be a bias in terms of property!

Moreover, it has to be a blatant favoritism on the surface, with additional subsidies provided behind the scenes, so that the son can feel at ease taking care of his parents in their old age.

In addition to those secret savings, in the future, when we live together, we can ask my husband to occasionally take out some money to buy clothes for our second daughter-in-law or food for the children. That would be a safe and secure way to make ends meet.

"you!"

The old woman was astonished.

She never imagined that the old man had secretly kept his savings for over forty years.

That's amazing!

"Look at your stupid face! When I was young, I had a bad temper and was injured while escorting goods. I'm also several years older than you. Isn't it a sure thing that I'll die before you?"

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