Chapter 7 Chapter 7 A friend comes to visit.
Lin Quansheng is a good friend of Lin Nanjiang who works together. Most people in their village have the surname Lin. Lin Quansheng and Lin Nanjiang have no relatives, but the two grew up together and can be said to be half-brothers.
Lin Nanjiang has older brothers and sisters. He is the third child who is not valued by his parents, while Lin Quansheng is the eldest child who is treated like a workhorse. Anyway, they are not very close to their parents and brothers, so the two of them just happen to huddle together for warmth.
Liu Suqin didn't recognize Lin Quansheng's voice at first. Besides the fact that he looked decades younger, it was also because she hadn't seen him for many years.
Speaking of which, he and Lin Nanjiang went out to work together, and the amount of money they sent home every year was about the same. However, when Lin Nanjiang got married last year, his parents prepared a generous gift and wedding banquet, which cost a total of five or six thousand yuan. The money he gave to his family over the years was basically spent on himself.
Lin Quansheng was different. He spent all the money he sent home every year on his younger brothers and sisters.
He didn't know at first.
When Lin Nanjiang and Liu Suqin were dating, Lin Quansheng also found a girl from his hometown who he was dating at the factory next door. They had also planned to get married together, but when he brought his girlfriend home last year, he heard his parents say in a difficult tone that the family had no money and asked him to wait a few years for the marriage to end.
Lin Quansheng was dumbfounded at the time. He was one year older than his good brother, but why was Lin Nanjiang's family happily holding a wedding banquet to get him married, while his own parents were not in a hurry at all? Were they really not afraid that he would not be able to get married when he got older?
Only through comparison can we make discoveries. Lin Quansheng finally realized that he, the so-called eldest son, was just a hardworking ox in the eyes of his parents, and was even worse than Lin Nanjiang, the third son who was not valued.
No one wants to be a sucker. Although Lin Quansheng broke up with his girlfriend as his family wished, he no longer obeyed his parents. He spent his salary on food and drink and did not bring a penny home.
Later, he became a man who had difficulty finding a wife at the age of 27 or 28, so he simply found a wife from another place and became a half-son-in-law. The girl's family did not ask for a dowry, and the children born would take his surname. However, he had to follow his wife back to his father-in-law's house during the holidays.
Lin Quansheng wished this were the case.
So since he got married, he only goes back to his hometown once every two or three years.
Later, as smartphones became popular, Lin Nanjiang started chatting with him on WeChat. The two brothers would video chat every now and then. I don’t know where they got so much to talk about.
Anyway, Liu Suqin hadn't seen Lin Quansheng for many years before her rebirth. Seeing that Lin Nanjiang was busy with work, she put away the account book and stood up, "Don't worry, I'll go out and pick someone up."
When they walked out, they saw Lin Quansheng standing at the gate of the yard, pushing his bicycle. There were a few aunties beside him. One of them often came to chat with the landlady, and she waved to Liu Suqin familiarly, "Xiao Liu, this young man has been wandering around for a long time. He said he came to look for your Xiao Lin. I brought him over for you."
"Brother Quansheng." Liu Suqin greeted him first to confirm Lin Quansheng's identity, and then expressed her gratitude to the enthusiastic aunties. She was successfully pestered by the enthusiastic aunties and asked about his business. It took a long time for her to get away. She wiped the sweat from her forehead and took the customer home. "Brother Quansheng, why did you come here suddenly? Aren't you going to work today? Push your bike to my door. We live on the first floor, so we can watch it to make sure it doesn't get stolen."
Lin Quansheng had just heard what the aunties were pestering Liu Suqin with. He was full of questions and didn't bother to answer. He hurriedly asked, "I heard that you two are doing some business?"
After Liu Suqin briefly introduced the fried noodle stall, Lin Quansheng followed her into the room. He quickly looked around the small room before sitting down and explaining his purpose. "Nanjiang hurried back to move his things that day, leaving the address of your rental house and disappearing. I've always wanted to come and see you, but the factory has been working overtime to meet the deadline, so I couldn't find the time. Until yesterday, your parents called the factory but couldn't find you. The older sister who answered the phone knew we had a good relationship, so she told me about it. I thought there might be an emergency at home, so I borrowed the team leader's car during my lunch break to come and let you know."
Hearing this, Liu Suqin and Lin Nanjiang both fell silent.
After a while, Lin Nanjiang spoke with difficulty, "We've been too busy recently, and we haven't called home yet..."
In other words, the parents of both sides only knew that they planned to go back to their hometown after receiving their salary on the first of this month. They have been waiting for them for so many days and there has been no phone call or news. How can they not be anxious and angry?
Lin Quansheng: "...How could you forget that? Do you remember that you only took a week off and had to go back to work the day after tomorrow?"
Lin Nanjiang: I remembered it at the beginning, but after the business started to pick up, I almost forgot about it.
After all, if you can earn seven or eight hundred yuan a day, who would still care about the meager salary at the factory?
Thinking of this, Lin Nanjiang quickly glanced at his wife. Seeing that she didn't seem to care about this, he spoke with confidence, "I've thought about it these past two days. Business is good now. It's a bit tiring, but the money is not bad. Working for myself is better than working for others. I don't want to go back to the factory."
"What are you doing? You will have the New Year holiday in two or three months. If you quit now, won't the one month's salary that the factory has withheld be wasted? If you don't want it, you can give it to me. Why give it to Boss Zhou Paopi?" Lin Quansheng didn't know that his good friend had been making a lot of money behind his back. In his opinion, it was pure stupidity to resign at the last minute when he could have got all the salary for this year in just two more months.
Lin Quansheng was completely bewildered. In his haste to persuade the foolish couple, his tone was inevitably a little harsh. "And then there's the renting of a house. You agreed to take leave to send your sister-in-law back to their hometown to give birth, but now you've found a house in town and rented it, and won't be returning to your hometown. You really don't know how to spend the little money you have now. Don't you see how expensive things are in big cities? You're renting a house, eating, drinking, and going to the bathroom. What can you do with the little money you earn? The child hasn't even been born yet, and once it's born, there'll be one more mouth to feed, and the expenses will only get bigger and bigger. Also, you two just got married and have no experience raising children. Who will take care of the child after it's born? Doesn't your wife need someone to take care of her after the confinement period?"
However, despite this barrage of questions, the couple did not take it seriously.
Liu Suqin had gone through two postpartum confinement periods in her previous life, so she had plenty of experience. She didn't need anyone else to take care of her, and she was sure to keep herself fair and tender.
Lin Nanjiang, on the other hand, had money in his pocket and was not worried. He calmly comforted his good brother, "Don't worry. I admit that my initial decision to stay in Shenzhen was a bit impulsive, but after so many days, I have considered everything I should think about. In fact, even if I send Suqin back to her hometown, there is only so much her family can do to take care of her. At most, they can deliver a few meals and occasionally help bathe the child. In the end, won't Suqin still be responsible for the baby's eating, drinking, defecating, feeding, and washing diapers? Instead of this, it would be better for our family to stay in Shenzhen. No matter how busy I am, I can always do the laundry and cooking for them, and coax the child at night. Besides, we passed by a clinic two days ago and asked the doctor to help calculate the due date. If there are no problems, the baby will be born in the first month of the year. Then I won't have to go out to the stall and can serve them at home 24 hours a day."
Not to mention just staying at home to take care of his wife after she has finished her confinement, if they continue on this trend, it will be no problem for them to save up 30,000 or 50,000 yuan before the New Year. Then, if he is willing, it will be no problem for him to take care of the child at home for a year or two without having to worry about running out of money. This is the confidence that comes with having money.
Lin Quansheng didn't expect that his reasons were so convoluted. He couldn't find any rebuttal for a moment, so his gaze turned to Liu Suqin beside him, "Sister-in-law, you don't care about him?"
Liu Suqin thought, isn't this exactly what she wants? Why should she care? So she smiled at Lin Quansheng's trusting eyes, with a face that looked weak and unable to take care of herself, "I know that Brother Quansheng is sincere about our plan. Thank you for your concern, but I will listen to Nanjiang for everything."
Lin Quansheng: ...
Seeing that the couple was determined to stay together, Lin Quansheng could only respect and bless them. Mainly because Lin Nanjiang's words that his wife would not receive much care if she returned to her hometown were like a thorn in his side - Nanjiang's parents paid him several thousand yuan to marry a wife, but they still couldn't expect them to take care of the children. Then his parents would not be willing to spend a penny on him, and he didn't know how they would torture his wife and children when the time came.
If you put yourself in his shoes, you can somewhat understand your good friend's choice.
Lin Quansheng figured it out, patted his pants decisively and stood up. "As long as you two have a plan in mind, I won't try to persuade you any further. I have to go back to work overtime. I'll come talk to you guys during the next month's holiday. I don't really want to go back for the New Year either, so I can stay with you and help take care of the kids."
Lin Nanjiang patted his good friend's shoulder, put his arm around his shoulder and walked him out, "Okay, then I won't be polite with you."
"Don't forget to call home, your parents are waiting." Lin Quansheng reminded them and turned to Liu Suqin and said, "By the way, sister-in-law, your good friends asked me about your situation. They knew you hadn't returned yet and said they would come to see you together during the next month's vacation."
Liu Suqin had hardly seen these friends since she returned to her hometown to give birth in her previous life. She had almost forgotten their names. But now, hearing that they still cared about her, she was still very touched. She quickly said, "Brother Quansheng, next time you see them, please tell them that they can come to our house to play anytime."
"Okay, next month, we have a holiday on the first. I'll ask them to come together."
Lin Quansheng was indeed in a hurry to go back to work overtime. Lin Nanjiang came back less than a minute after seeing him off. As soon as he entered the door, he said, "Wife, why don't we go make the call today? I'm afraid I'll be busy and forget again."
"OK."
Despite this, Lin Nanjiang still insisted on finishing the work at hand. Liu Suqin sat on a stool waiting for him and mentioned casually, "Brother Quansheng was so worried just now. I thought you would tell him about our recent income to reassure him."
"Oh no, no one asked me about this, and I brought it up without context. If someone doesn't know, they might think I'm showing off."
Liu Suqin asked again, "If he asks, will you tell me?"
"He's not someone who doesn't know what's going on. He wouldn't ask about this for no reason." Lin Nanjiang finally turned around to look at his wife and said with a smile, "Even if he really came to ask, I wouldn't tell him everything. The only one who knows how much I earn is you, my wife. The money is also kept with you, so don't worry."
Liu Suqin pursed her lips and smiled, then said frankly, "I'm not trying to be on guard, but there's an old saying that goes, don't show off your wealth. Besides, this is a small business, and even if we tell him, it's impossible to get Brother Quansheng to join us, so naturally, it's better to keep things simple."
"I know, it's about making a fortune in silence. We've just started out, so we can't worry about so many things. It's more important to take care of our own business first. If he has any ideas in the future, we can discuss it then. But when you call home later, don't mention the stall yet, okay?"
No matter in the previous life or this life, no matter rich or poor, Lin Nanjiang has always been the same, always caring about his own small family.
His brothers and sisters might complain about his selfishness, but as a member of the family, Liu Suqin was very satisfied. She couldn't help but smile again, "I'll do as you say. Anyway, when the factory is closed, the villagers will go home for the New Year. They will know what they need to know. It's good to save some phone bills."
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