Lin Yu pursed his lips. He never imagined that his father, who had made such a distinguished career, had such a miserable childhood.
For a moment, he didn't know how to comfort the other person.
"So what happened next?"
"And, my aunt..." Lin Yu couldn't help but ask again.
Lin Yuanlong sighed, his expression complicated.
“When I was eighteen, the army came to my village to recruit soldiers. Joining the army had always been my dream, and it was the only chance I had at the time to change my life, so I signed up to enlist!”
"Over the course of five years, I made a series of meritorious contributions, rising from a common soldier to a battalion commander, and finally achieved some success!"
“For the past five years, I have been constantly thinking about your grandmother and aunt. So, after becoming a battalion commander, I immediately led my troops back to the village, intending to arrange for your grandmother and aunt to enjoy a comfortable life in the city. Who would have thought…”
At this point, Lin Yuanlong clenched his fists, his body trembling slightly. Recalling what happened back then, he was still incredibly excited.
After a long pause, he continued, "When I got back, your aunt had already married and had two children with her husband!"
Lin Yu was slightly taken aback. "Isn't this a good thing? My aunt has a home now, and she won't be bullied anymore!"
Lin Yuanlong, his eyes red-rimmed, said, "Do you know that the man your aunt married is the son of that tyrannical village chief?!"
"What?!" Lin Yu was immediately shocked, and then he couldn't help but clench his fists.
My aunt is always bullied by her bullying son, how could she possibly be willing to marry him? He must have used some means to force her!
No wonder Lin Yuanlong was so agitated. He immediately understood. If it were his own sister who had been humiliated, he would have wanted to kill the person immediately!
Lin Yuanlong clenched his fist and said, "Back then, I was young and hot-blooded, and I pulled out my gun, ready to kill this bastard! But I never expected... your aunt would actually stand in front of me and beg me not to do that!"
Lin Yu was slightly taken aback.
This was an outcome he hadn't expected.
Lin Yuanlong took a deep breath, a bitter expression on his face, and said.
"At that time, I didn't understand either... It wasn't until later, when I met your mother and had you, that I understood what a child means to parents!"
Lin Yuanlong said with tears in his eyes, "The hearts of parents are all the same. How could my silly sister bear to see her two children grow up without a father? How could she bear to turn her own brother into the murderer of their father!"
Lin Yu fell silent instantly.
responsibility!
For most people, two words are enough to define a lifetime.
When we have close relatives, we can no longer be as carefree as before, especially in an era without reform, where certain ideas were enough to imprison a person's entire life.
Lin Yuanlong sighed softly, "Your grandmother passed away ten years ago. I haven't been back since. Sometimes, I don't even dare to face my sister. After all, if I hadn't joined the army, she wouldn't have..."
"However, I've heard that she's been doing quite well these past few years, so I'm relieved!"
"Sigh... Looking back now, I really owe her so much!"
"I still remember when I went to join the army, your aunt sewed shoe soles for me by hand. In the dead of winter, she stitched each stitch, pricking her hands again and again. I still can't forget it! As her older brother, I really feel sorry for her!"
At this point, fueled by the alcohol, Lin Yuanlong couldn't help but sob, as if he were pouring out all the secrets he had kept for so many years.
There's nothing shameful about doing it in front of your son!
Others may see the glory of Marshal Lin, but his tragic and miserable life is like drinking water; only he knows whether it is hot or cold!
Fortunately, his son has now become a pillar of society, which is his greatest comfort in life.
Lin Yu slowly raised his hand, then withdrew it. After a while, he couldn't help but reach out again and put his hand on Lin Yu's shoulder.
"Dad, don't be sad..."
Lin Yuanlong's body trembled, and he suddenly raised his head, staring at his son in disbelief.
He said in a trembling voice, "You...you called me Dad?"
Lin Yu paused for a moment, then quickly withdrew his hand, saying with a straight face, "I just wanted to comfort you!"
Lin Yuanlong looked slightly disappointed, but inside he was overjoyed.
This brat has finally called me "Dad"!
Lin Yu said calmly, "So, you told me this story just to gain my sympathy?"
"Of course not!"
Lin Yuanlong shook his head, his eyes deep, and said, "If it were ten years ago, I would still do the same thing. Even if you hate me now and want to kill me, I won't regret it!"
"Just like the first five years of my military service, not a single day, not a moment, was without hatred!"
“Every day I swear that I will make something of myself, that I will go back to my hometown, punish that bully, take back my family’s land, and make everyone who has bullied me and my family pay a heavy price!”
Lin Yuanlong clenched his fists, his whole body surging with sharp energy, as if he had returned to the era of making great achievements and licking blood off the blade!
At this moment, Lin Yu finally understood.
He couldn't help but nod and say, "Indeed, nothing makes a person grow the fastest than hatred!"
“That’s right!” Lin Yuanlong said, his eyes gleaming. “To be precise, it’s a profound sense of humiliation!”
"It's not that fate is deliberately bullying us!"
"In any era, some people live well and some people live poorly! The hierarchy of social classes has existed since ancient times, but only a sense of humiliation can force you to grit your teeth and persevere no matter how badly you are hurt or how much pain you are in, until you break through one self after another and completely complete a magnificent transformation!"
"This is the passionate life a good man should have!" Lin Yuanlong said firmly.
This is his teaching method.
It might be a bit radical, but it's definitely effective!
Now his son has grown into a towering tree, which is the proudest and most glorious thing in his life! It even surpasses his so-called status as a warlord!
Lin Yu fell silent.
He both understood and didn't understand his father's approach.
Indeed, for the past ten years, he has never forgotten his hatred. The plum blossom stakes are covered with his wounds, and the ancient medical books are filled with his sweat.
He pushed himself every day to become better, until one day he could come back and wring Wu Xueqin's head off and take Lin Yuanlong's life!
Hatred fueled him!
But in the process, some things were also lost.
Innocence, joy, happiness... these things that are within the reach of others seem to be completely alien to him, a part that is missing from being human.
It wasn't until he met Lu Xueqing and married into the Lu family that his cold heart gradually warmed up, and the two depended on each other for survival.
Hatred can motivate people to move forward, but it is also the most bitter thing in the world.
If he had a choice, he wouldn't want to live such a miserable life, a life so bitter he wouldn't dare to look back...
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