Chapter 119 Lin Luoluo’s Difficulties
Lin Luoluo didn't even have time to say anything before the other party hung up.
Lin Xiulian walked over to her anxiously, supported her, and asked, "Did your stepmother call again to ask for money?"
Lin Luoluo bit her lip and nodded with difficulty: "Yeah."
Lin Xiulian was angry: "She asks you for so much every month, but she never thinks about where you, a student, will get the money from!"
Lin Luoluo didn't say anything, but just lowered her eyes and kept checking the balance on her phone.
"I still have more than a thousand here, I can give it to you as an emergency measure." After Lin Xiu Lian said this, she transferred all the money she had to her.
Meng Zhiyi stood aside with an ambiguous expression on his face.
"Do you want to go home? I'll take you there." Meng Zhi suddenly said coldly.
Lin Luoluo instinctively wanted to refuse, but Lin Xiulian quickly pulled her aside and answered for her: "Is it okay? We don't have money to take the bus anymore."
"Let's go, give me the address." Meng Zhiyi said, and when he took out his mobile phone and was about to buy a ticket, a big hand reached out and blocked the phone screen.
She looked up at Shen Que, puzzled: "What?"
"Take my car. I'll drive you there."
Shen Que knew that Meng Zhiyi would not hesitate to bother him except when she was deliberately being petty.
Besides, she is more independent than anyone else.
In a situation like this, he has to take the initiative.
"You?" Meng Zhiyi looked at him suspiciously.
Shen Que replied calmly: "I'll be fine from now on."
"Okay then." Meng Zhiyi didn't bother to be polite with him.
Lin Luoluo's hometown is next to the state capital, and it only takes an hour and a half to drive there.
Along the way, Meng Zhiyi listened to Lin Xiulian talking about how excessive Lin Luoluo's stepmother was. Over the years, she had forced Lin Luoluo to study while working part-time jobs. All the money she earned was used for her own living expenses, and all the rest was given to the family.
Lin Luoluo is very frugal with herself. She is reluctant to replace her clothes and shoes even if they are washed bleached or frayed.
She even often ate steamed buns with pickles for a long time.
But even though it was so difficult, she never complained to anyone else.
"I just heard your stepmother say that she wanted to remove the oxygen tube. What's going on?" Meng Zhiyi asked in as calm a tone as possible.
Lin Luoluo looked a little lonely, and was silent for a few seconds before she spoke: "My father used to be a soldier, but he was injured and survived the brink of death, but he is now a vegetable."
"He needed oxygen to stay alive these years, and all the money in the family was spent on him."
"My stepmother has a hard life, too. She takes care of me and my brother, and also looks after my dad. So it's good that I can help to share some of the burden at home."
There was no complaint in Lin Luoluo's tone; instead, she understood her stepmother even more.
But after hearing this, Lin Xiulian immediately said unhappily: "You only care about her. She used all your father's money to buy a house for your brother!"
"Otherwise, why would you work so hard part-time for that kind of money?"
"Xiulian, stop talking." Lin Luoluo grabbed her hand and shook her head.
Lin Xiulian shut up in frustration. She felt sorry for her friend but didn't know what to do.
Meng Zhiyi didn't say anything, but tilted his head and closed his eyes to rest.
In the evening, according to the address given by Lin Luoluo, we arrived at a small county town.
The county town is very small, and the center of the city ends at the end of a main road.
They soon arrived at an old neighborhood. The houses were built in the last century and cars could not enter at all.
Lin Luoluo was a little nervous along the way, worried that Meng Zhiyi and others, rich kids from big cities, would dislike the environment here.
However, after getting off the car, Meng Zhiyi looked around curiously without showing any expression of disgust.
On the contrary...
She pointed to a building in front of us and asked, "Is that your home?"
Lin Luoluo nodded, a little surprised: "How did you know?"
"Guess."
Meng Zhiyi answered casually.
But my heart was not as calm as it appeared.
[I should have been here before, and I am even familiar with this place. ]
Why?
[Is there anyone I know here? ]
Shen Que stood beside her, his eyes gradually darkening as he listened to her thoughts.
Afterwards, Meng Zhiyi and the others walked home under the leadership of Lin Luoluo.
When I came downstairs, several uncles and aunts who were chatting under the tree looked over curiously.
After seeing Lin Luoluo, he immediately smiled and greeted: "Hey, isn't this Xiaolin, are you back from vacation?"
"Grandma Zhao, are you feeling okay?" Lin Luoluo responded enthusiastically.
"I'm old, and not as strong as before." Grandma Zhao smiled and looked at Meng Zhiyi and Shen Que behind her.
Then, she lowered her voice and said in a worried tone, "Your stepmother just went out to play mahjong. It seems that your brother is the only one at home."
"A few days ago, I don't know what happened to him at home. The sound of him smashing things could be heard downstairs."
Grandma Zhao said this and shook her head earnestly: "If it weren't for your dad... you really shouldn't have come back."
Lin Luoluo had a layer of sadness between her brows, and she forced a smile: "Grandma Zhao, this is my home, and it's my father's home."
Grandma Zhao sighed and patted Lin Luoluo's hand with heartache and helplessness.
Lin Xiulian seemed to be afraid of Lin Luoluo's stepmother. She bit her lip and hesitated for a while, then stammered, "Luoluo, I should go home too. My parents must be worried about me."
"Okay." Lin Luoluo understood and nodded with a smile.
After Lin Xiulian left, she looked at Meng Zhiyi and Shen Que.
Just as she was hesitating about how to persuade Meng Zhiyi not to go home with her, she had already taken the lead and stepped into the corridor.
"Let's go. Now that I'm here, I'll go visit my uncle."
Lin Luoluo was a little at a loss.
"Don't worry, since she offered to send you back, that means she is determined to help you." Shen Que rarely spoke too much, so after he finished speaking, he followed.
But Lin Luoluo, the host, could only jog behind.
Because it is an old residential area, there are only five floors and no elevator.
Meng Zhiyi went up all the way, as if it were muscle memory, and went straight to the fifth floor, where he stopped in front of a door.
It was as if she had been here countless times.
Lin Luoluo didn't think much about it and ran up quickly.
Almost at the same time, Meng Zhiyi looked at the pot of dying green plants outside the door, and then Lin Luoluo took out the key from the pot.
Shen Que watched all of this silently, and became more certain in his heart that Meng Zhiyi might really have some relationship with Lin Luoluo.
The door opened, and what came into view was a crowded small suite.
The house was crowded with furniture, and the living room was almost too crowded for more than a few people.
The house was quiet and it seemed that no one was home.
"Do you need to change your shoes?" Meng Zhiyi asked politely while standing at the door.
Lin Luoluo subconsciously looked at the shoe rack, then quickly shook her head: "No, my family is not that particular."
Meng Zhiyi pursed her lips and curled them slightly, then followed her in.
However, what disappointed her was that there was no sense of familiarity in the room.
"Please sit down first. I'll pour you some water." Lin Luoluo quickly picked up the dirty clothes and other things thrown on the sofa.
Meng Zhiyi and Shen Que did not mind the crowds and chaos here. After they sat down, they did not look around impolitely.
Not long after Lin Luoluo entered the kitchen, one of the doors opened and a man in his twenties walked out.
He is the son of Lin Luoluo's stepmother, 25 years old, and his name is Wang Rui.
When Wang Rui saw two strangers suddenly appearing in his house, he was stunned at first.
"Who are you?" he asked.
Lin Luoluo ran out of the kitchen upon hearing the noise and quickly explained: "Brother, they are my friends."
Wang Rui looked at Lin Luoluo and immediately smiled maliciously: "You came back to give me money, right? Give it to me. I just want to buy a game skin."
Lin Luoluo's face changed and her voice became softer: "No, that's Dad's medical expenses."
When Wang Rui heard this, his expression suddenly turned ugly, and he said fiercely: "Give it to me if I tell you to. Do you believe I will beat you?"
As soon as the words fell, Meng Zhiyi's cold voice came from behind: "You dare to touch her."