Chen Chunhua had no business controlling how Lin Fuqiang would communicate with Lin Erniu after he went in. She just stood from the perspective of an observer and friend and said what needed to be said.
However, Lin Guoqing was somewhat inspired after hearing this story.
"Tell me... Did our eldest daughter also feel a bit like what you said... growing up with guilt?"
He was still thinking about how Lin Shuying kept saying sorry to her parents when she failed to get into technical secondary school. Although she was later retorted by Mrs. Liang, the child was usually reluctant to spend money.
Before Lin Guoqing goes on a business trip, he always asks his children what they want and he brings it back for them. The two little ones are the most active. They always chatter and ask for a bunch of food, and then Lin Guoqing picks out the ones to buy.
Lin Shugan also wanted something, but Lin Shuying always shook her head, saying that she didn't want anything and asked her father not to waste the money.
If she really didn't want anything, why would she be so happy when she received the gift that Lin Guoqing brought back? To put it bluntly, she was just too sensible.
Chen Chunhua knew very well that sensible children didn't get candy, so she would sometimes pay special attention to Shuying's preferences and needs and force something on her. But Chen Chunhua felt that this couldn't last forever.
You're used to being sensible around your parents at home, and they'll help you out when they see you. But what about outside? If you don't tell them, who will think you're sensible? They'll just assume you don't have any needs. Society is a jungle of the weak. If you don't fight, you'll have nothing.
"That's why I told Lin Fuqiang, don't let your child grow up feeling guilty. If he becomes mute, that's the end of him."
Chen Chunhua lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling with a pout. Every time her eldest daughter went to live in the high school dormitory, Lin Shumei would go and sleep with Liang Shengdi, saying that she wanted to communicate with her grandmother. It was also a good opportunity for the couple to chat without any scruples.
Lin Guoqing put his arm under his head and sighed, "Brother Fuqiang will definitely talk things over with Erniu. Boys, if they really can't handle it, they'll be obedient after a beating. Why don't you pay attention to our own daughter first! Girls don't know how to communicate when they grow up."
Chen Chunhua: "...I don't know what to say. How about showing Shuying our family's financial situation and telling her that her parents have plenty of money. She can just focus on her studies and ask for whatever she wants, and spend it on whatever she wants?"
Lin Guoqing: ...
In fact, this routine is not impossible, because Lin Fuqiang did it.
After Chen Chunhua finished talking to him and left, he turned around and went back to look through the passbook. He took the thin booklet and went to find his son. He told him simply and rudely that although no one in the family seemed to be earning cash now, the savings were still enough.
Lin Erniu watched his father count the money for him one by one, and the total amount was actually three or four thousand.
"Our family... has so much money..."
"It's true that your father is now a poor man, but at least he has been a village cadre for so many years. Your grandfather was the village chief, and your great-grandfather was also the village chief. A lean camel is bigger than a horse. If you don't have this little money, then all these years of our family's life have been in vain."
Lin Fuqiang glared at him unhappily. "Actually, if you calculate it carefully, it's not a lot, but it's not a small amount either. We don't need to build a house, buy anything big, or do anything major in the short term. This money will earn interest if you put it in the savings bank. Even if no one in the family goes out to earn money, you can still finish your studies. Don't mess with me when you have nothing to do."
Lin Erniu moved his lips but didn't dare to speak. Lin Fuqiang's tone softened and he sighed at him.
"Erniu, Dad knows you're a good kid, but the situation our family is in now is caused by the many mistakes Mom and Dad made in the past. It has nothing to do with you, do you understand?"
"Just focus on your studies and try to get into a university. When you graduate, you can stay in the city and get paid by the government." He gently touched Lin Erniu's head, his eyes gradually turning red.
"There are a lot of people in the city. If you settle down there, you'll be surrounded by new neighbors you don't know. They won't know who your parents are, and they won't look down on you. You can live a happy life then."
"Then Mom and Dad will have no regrets in this life."
Lin Erniu choked up and cried out, "Dad... I will definitely get into college, and then I'll take you, mom, and grandma to live in the city."
Lin Fuqiang did not refuse, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes wrinkled together, and he patted his shoulder with satisfaction.
"So, don't even think about becoming your master. If you do, even if you live in the city, we'll probably have to make room for your master."
…
Lin Guoqing had been asking around for boats for the past couple of days. Chen Jinshui said there was a boat builder in their village, but only one, and his business was brisk. People from neighboring Su County also came to him to order boats, waiting in line for three months or more.
It’s better to go further away, to Huilong Township in the east of the city. Every production brigade there used to have a fishing ground. It is a thousand-year-old fishing village. At least 9 out of 10 people are fishermen, and the remaining 1 who can’t sail can at least repair a boat.
Lin Guoqing took it to heart, and when the factory sent a car to the city bicycle factory to deliver the electroplated parts, he found an excuse that he was going to communicate with a customer and took a ride with them.
Ye Juncai was squatting in the workshop, frowning at the bicycle in front of him. Lin Guoqing tapped his shoulder from behind, which scared him.
"What are you looking at? So serious? Doesn't this bicycle always look like this? Can you come up with a new one?" Lin Guoqing teased with a smile, but his words hit the nail on the head. Ye Juncai pointed his finger and nodded repeatedly.
"Don't tell me! We can really produce something! It's just that our factory is too small and we don't have as many talented people as Shanghai No. 2 Factory!"
"Electric bicycles! Have you seen one? The Shanghai No. 2 factory successfully conducted a trial!"
Seeing Lin Guoqing still looking at him in confusion, he turned around and pulled out a newspaper. It looked like an internal newspaper from a large factory. He didn't know where Ye Juncai got it from, so he pointed it out to him.
"See? It's just like this. At first glance, it looks like a bicycle."
Lin Guoqing: ...Of course, you call it an electric bicycle...
"But look at the battery in the middle. It's supposedly a 24V lead-acid battery for ordinary cars. When you ride it, you just twist the handlebars and the bike goes! You don't even have to pedal! Amazing, isn't it?"
Lin Guoqing nodded, it was quite impressive, now comes the point,
"How much is it?"
"Uh..." Ye Juncai was stuck for a moment, "It's just been tested and hasn't been put into production yet. I estimate that by then it will sell for at least 700 or 800 yuan..."
"That's five times the price of a regular bicycle. Who would buy it?" Lin Guoqing patted his shoulder. "You'd better not study it. There are many rich people in Shanghai, and we're poor here. We can't sell it."
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