Mrs. Xu had a very good relationship with her deceased husband. Although they were married through a blind date, their temperaments and personalities were very compatible. If it weren't for the accident designed by Master Ma, the two of them would now be a perfect couple in the yard.

Lingling is the only child she and her husband have, so Mrs. Xu must love her very much.

Hearing that her daughter was going to run away from home, Mrs. Xu panicked. The color on her face quickly faded, and her hands and feet were shaking. "Where is she now? Where is she? I have to go out and find her quickly. If something happens to her, I will die."

As she said this, she went out and prepared to ride her bike to look for her girlfriend.

Halfway through the walk, Lin Minjun stopped him again, "No need to go out to look for him, I saw him when I came back, and he has brought him home now."

Mrs. Xu almost cried anxiously. She held Lin Minjun's hand and thanked her profusely, "Xiao Lin, I really don't know how to thank you. If anything happened to my daughter, I would kill myself with a pair of scissors immediately. I really don't know how to thank you."

"I don't need your gratitude. What you need most is to have a good chat with Lingling," said Lin Minjun.

Mrs. Xu nodded: "I know. I must have a good talk with her tonight. She is simply throwing her life away. If such a young child goes out, she will be kidnapped suddenly. How can she be so ignorant that she has never thought about what I would do if she was kidnapped."

Mrs. Xu spoke in a scolding tone from the moment she opened her mouth, and she never reflected on her own problems from beginning to end.

Lin Minjun had a headache after hearing this. She pulled Mrs. Xu into the house and couldn't help but start a deep conversation with her. "Have you ever thought about why Lingling ran away from home? Home should be the warmest and safest place for a child. Now she would rather go out alone than stay at home. Have you ever thought about why?"

"She is disobedient. The older she gets, the less she listens to discipline. Sometimes I don't know how to educate her." Mrs. Xu covered her chest, looking exhausted.

"Because what you said was not education at all, sister-in-law. You were scolding me. Just when I knocked on the door, I, an adult, couldn't stand it, let alone Lingling, a 15-year-old girl."

Lin Minjun couldn't help but say, "Besides, everyone has self-respect and wants to save face. Those who don't have any shame are just two-skinned."

"Today Lingling told me that she didn't do well on the test, and you scolded her and slapped her in front of everyone. Do you think a girl like Lingling who cares about her reputation can stand it? Can she not quarrel with you?"

Mrs. Xu was stunned: "You mean, I hurt her self-esteem?"

"Of course you do. You can't always think that children have no self-esteem. As long as a person is sensible, she has self-esteem. You can't tear down her self-esteem first and then regard her protest as a quarrel with you. That doesn't make sense."

Mrs. Xu thought about it and didn't say anything for a while. After all, it was too difficult for an adult to admit his or her mistakes to a child.

Lin Minjun added, "Also, haven't you heard the rumors in the alley?"

"What rumors?" Mrs. Xu was stunned again.

Lin Minjun: "You probably told a lot of people about Lingling's love affair, and rumors gradually spread in the alley, saying that she was having affairs and was a naughty child at such a young age. Lingling couldn't stand these rumors and wanted to escape from this place."

Mrs. Xu clenched her fists, her knuckles turned white, and she said with pale lips, "But I've never heard of it."

Lin Minjun thought for a moment, "They know you love Lingling, so they won't say it in front of you, but Lingling is a little girl with an introverted personality, and they don't have a good relationship with you, so they won't care too much about it. Of course, you don't know how bad their words are. If these rumors get to Lingling's ears, the child will not want to stay here anymore."

Mrs. Xu didn't know what those people said, but judging from Lin Minjun's reaction, they definitely said something very, very unpleasant.

Mrs. Xu was also angry at the time, and gritted her teeth and said, "I know it's wrong for children to be in love. I told them because I was angry at the time. I didn't expect it to be spread like this."

She was so angry that she was shaking. "Tomorrow I will ask for a day off from work and find out who is chewing my daughter's tongue behind her back. I will find them one by one and tear their mouths apart."

That's right. Mrs. Xu is not a weak person. As a mother, she stood up for her daughter after hearing these words and only then could she help Lingling resolve her worries.

"Let's talk about this tomorrow. Do you know why Lingling falls in love?" Lin Minjun asked again.

Mrs. Xu was bewildered. After thinking for a while, she said, "I think it was that little hoodlum who flirted with my daughter and said some nice things to her. The little girl was naive and believed him."

Lin Minjun: "I think it's not just this reason. The main reason is you, Sister Xu. You force the child to study every day and don't let her relax. Although I have never been a mother, I have had a child. We are all human beings, not machines. How can we work like machines when we are charged? Lingling fell out of the top five in the exam, and you thought it was a big deal. Why don't you talk to her properly? Even if you give her a reward, such as rewarding her with going out to play if she does well in the exam, or something she really wants, it's all fine. You can't just squeeze her all the time."

Ding Ling was not a bad person by nature. The fact that she ranked in the top five in the exam proved that she worked hard. A child who works so hard needs care, not exploitation.

But when it comes to this, Xu's wife is also full of bitterness. She pulled Lin Minjun to complain, "I know, I know what you mean, but I can't do anything about it. Since her father passed away, my mother and I have no one to support us. I don't know how long I can live. I am always worried that she will be bullied when she goes out. I just want her to study hard, go to a good university, learn more skills, and no matter what, she will not be bullied. What else can I do?"

"I am usually very tired. I go to work during the day and am exhausted. When I get home, I cook, wash clothes and do housework. I never ask her to do any of these things. I just ask her to study hard and fight for me. Isn't that enough?" Mrs. Xu said, "I do this for her own good. It's because of her that I didn't remarry all these years. I worked so hard for her. Why doesn't she understand?"

Lin Minjun said calmly, "You said you were tired and bitter, but it wasn't Lingling's fault. She might be willing to help you share the burden. You always said that you didn't remarry because of her. Have you ever asked Lingling if she is willing for you to remarry? Sister-in-law, you can't always put the unsatisfactory aspects of your life on Lingling. This will put a lot of pressure on you and the children. Think about what I said. I am an outsider and shouldn't be involved in this matter, but I really feel sorry for Lingling."

After she finished speaking, she calmed down without saying a word, waiting for Mrs. Xu to slowly figure it out. In this kind of thing, other people can only remind you and stop at the right time. The most important thing is for the person involved to figure it out himself.

One minute, three minutes, five minutes, I don’t know how much time has passed.

Mrs. Xu's eyes gradually turned red. She turned her head and wiped her tears. "I realized that I was really confused."

"It's not too late to figure it out now." Lin Minjun breathed a sigh of relief.

Mrs. Xu: "I only thought about Lingling's good, not these things. Xiaolin, I don't know how to thank you. I will go pick Lingling up and have a good talk with her."

Lin Minjun also stood up and said, "You have to treat Lingling as a person. She is a child, but she also has self-esteem."

Mrs. Xu nodded with red eyes.

As soon as Lin Minjun opened the door, she saw Ding Ling had returned at some point and was standing at the door, her eyes also full of tears and grievance.

Mrs. Xu rushed over immediately. Although she had figured it out, she couldn't change her habit in a short time. She immediately wanted to say something, blaming the child for running out in the middle of the night and being disobedient.

When the words came to her lips, Xu's wife suddenly woke up and hugged Ding Ling and cried, "I'm sorry, it was wrong for mom to do this. I apologize to you. I shouldn't have said that to you in school, and I shouldn't have hit you in front of your classmates. Mom will never do such a thing again in the future."

Ding Ling sobbed twice and then started crying.

The mother and daughter immediately hugged each other and cried, and apologized to each other.

Lin Minjun felt that it was not good for her to stand here, so she quietly prepared to go home. Halfway through her walk, she heard Mrs. Xu sobbing and saying, "Tomorrow, mom will come to your house and tear their mouths apart one by one if they say bad things about you. You don't have to be afraid or embarrassed in the future. If you have anything to say, just tell me. I will never tell anyone about you again. Let's talk in the room."

"But Lingling, everything mom does is for you, it's because she loves you. You must not slack off in your studies. Mom's hopes are all on you." Mrs. Xu said again.

Ding Ling's sobbing stopped.

Lin Minjun also felt a headache. She always felt that she should say something, but for a moment she didn't know how to say it.

That night, when Ding Ling went out to the toilet, Lin Minjun stopped her.

Ding Ling: "Sister, what's wrong?"

"Your mother's mindset won't change in a short time. She may not even realize that some of her words hurt you. After all, I'm an outsider and can't say too much. If you ever feel stressed, you can come to my store and talk to me. We can think of a solution together, okay?" Lin Minjun said, and stuffed a note into Ding Ling's hand. "This is the address of my store. We can discuss anything together. You must never think of running away from home again."

Ding Ling stared at the paper and suddenly clenched it. "Thank you, sister. I will. To be honest with you, if I hadn't met you tonight, I would have really left."

"It's OK as long as you can figure it out." Lin Minjun patted her shoulder gently. "I've encountered this kind of situation before. It's just that I got stuck in a dead end for a while. It would be good if someone could help me out. You don't have to keep it in mind. When you grow up and meet someone in trouble, you can help them. That's enough."

Ding Ling nodded vigorously.

Lin Minjun heaved a sigh of relief. Judging from Ding Ling's expression, she would not think of running away from home in the short term. However, Mrs. Xu would still put pressure on her.

I hope this girl can think it through and turn misfortune into good fortune.

The author has something to say:

A Jun who awakens himself and gives a helping hand to those who are in need, today's Jun is a powerful Jun.

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I am working hard to save my manuscripts so that I can update normally during the Spring Festival.