Fan Xilou first greeted Lin Yunzhi and Qu Shuangyue, then said somewhat awkwardly, "After parting ways with Miss Lin today, I originally intended to come to the Lin residence to ask for help."
"As a result, because I was not familiar with the roads in Yucheng, I went to the east of the city and accidentally fell into a vegetable cellar that the locals used to pickle vegetables."
"Fortunately, I met this steward of your household, who brought me back."
Lin Xiuyan: "..."
She told Fan Xilou to go back to the Lin residence first, but he went to the west side of the city, even though the Lin residence is in the east of Chongqing.
She smiled and said, "It's good that Young Master Fan is safe and sound."
Fan Xilou wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "Today I have implicated the Lin family and put Miss Lin in danger."
"If something were to happen to Miss Ruolin today, I'm afraid I would feel guilty for the rest of my life."
After he finished speaking, he bowed to Lin Xiuyan and said, "I abandoned Miss Lin in this time of crisis. What I did was really not gentlemanly."
"Miss Lin saved my life, and I have no way to repay her in time."
"If Miss Lin ever asks me for anything in the future, and I refuse, may I be struck by lightning!"
Lin Xiuyan: "..."
Because of her memories from her past life, she always felt that Fan Xilou was a scheming and extremely treacherous person.
But after spending time with him today, she discovered that he was a rare, genuine person, even a bit simple-minded.
What did this person experience in their past life to become like that?
She smiled and said, "Young Master Fan, you flatter me. In a way, you were also dragged down by the Lin family..."
“It has nothing to do with the Lin family,” Fan Xilou interrupted her. “It was my own greed that led me into their trap.”
This incident was a huge blow to him, giving him a completely new understanding of the wickedness of human nature.
This also completely changed his opinion of Lin Xiuyan. From now on, if anyone dares to say anything bad about Lin Xiuyan, he will fight them to the death!
Lin Yunzhi smiled and said, "Nephew Fan, there's no need to blame yourself. You're still young and haven't been in business for very long, so it's normal that you can't resist temptations."
"Just one thing: never go to a gambling den again."
Fan Xilou immediately said, "Thank you for your guidance, Uncle Lin. I will definitely stay away from gambling dens from now on."
After he finished speaking, he took off the bundle he was carrying and said, "This is what Miss Lin asked me to bring back. Now I'm returning it to the Lin family."
Lin Xiuyan was somewhat surprised. After opening the bundle, she found that all the silver she had robbed from the gambling den to give to Fan Xilou was inside.
She smiled and said, "These are all yours, you don't need to give them to me."
Fan Xilou hesitated for a moment: "But..."
"There's no 'but' about it." Lin Xiuyan looked at him and said, "I was in such a hurry at the time that I just grabbed all the money and banknotes from the gambling den and put them in."
"I don't know if it's enough for the money you brought. If it's not enough, the Lin family won't give you any subsidies. Just consider it a lesson learned."
"If you have any extra, hehe, just treat me to a meal when you're free."
Fan Xilou laughed: "I have more than ten thousand taels of silver notes left. Even if it's not enough, I'd still like to treat Miss Lin to a meal."
He had actually sorted out the banknotes in the cellar, and there were more banknotes than he had brought with him.
In this situation, it seems like the gambling den tried to scam them, but ended up being scammed instead.
The feeling was somewhat subtle.
Looking at Fan Xilou, Lin Yunzhi thought that although the boy was a bit simple-minded, he was very honest and, most importantly, he listened to Lin Xiuyan's every word.
With his appearance, he's actually quite suitable to be their son-in-law.
He smiled and said, "You can keep the extra silver; there's no need to give it to us."
"You must be tired. Go and rest. The doctor will come to your room to check your injuries in a little while."
Fan Xilou had been on edge these past two days, getting into fights and getting injured, so he was really tired. He didn't stand on ceremony with Lin Yunzhi and let Lin An lead him to the guest room.
As soon as he left, Lin Yunzhi asked Lin Xiuyan, "What do you think of Young Master Fan?"
Lin Xiuyan casually replied, "He may be a bit simple-minded, but he has excellent character. I think he's quite good."
Lin Yunzhi asked with a smile, "Can I be your husband?"
Lin Xiuyan almost spat out the ice jelly in her mouth: "Dad, can you please stop trying to bring every man you see home as your son-in-law!"
"Besides, the Fan family lives so far away from Chongqing, I don't want to be separated from my parents."
After she finished speaking, she understood why Lin Yunzhi had asked that question. The Fan family lived far from Yucheng, so Zhou Chenyang couldn't reach them, which ensured her safety.
Lin Yunzhi smiled and said, "I was just asking casually, don't take it to heart."
How could Lin Xiuyan not take such a thing to heart?
She mentally cursed Zhou Chenyang's ancestors for eighteen generations.
That bastard Zhou Chenyang, she has to kill him as soon as possible, otherwise it will affect the happiness of his whole family.
Killing Zhou Chenyang is essentially a technical task.
Lin Xiuyan stayed at Lin Yunzhi's place until after dinner. She originally wanted to sleep with Qu Shuangyue, but Lin Yunzhi ruthlessly kicked her out.
When he chased her away, he glared at her and said, "Your mother has been away for so long and needs to rest. You have no sense at all."
Lin Xiuyan: "..."
She inexplicably felt like she'd been force-fed a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).
So, her parents are her true love, and she's just superfluous?
She made a face at Lin Yunzhi: "I know Dad wants to be close to Mom, so I won't disturb you!"
Lin Yunzhi blushed, and she had already run away in a flash.
Qu Shuangyue chuckled as she overheard their conversation from inside the house.
Lin Yunzhi closed the door, took her hand, and said, "I don't know what's wrong with this girl lately, she's been incredibly clingy."
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