Feng Lin didn't say a word, and pulled Feng Xiuqin to sit down.
After Zhao Bo's car drove out of the residential area and into the distance, Feng Lin asked, a beat behind, "Brother Bo, where are we going?"
"I·····"
Zhao Bo had only uttered half of the word "home" when he realized what he was doing, quickly glanced at the rearview mirror, and swallowed the rest of his words.
"You'll see when you get there. Anyway, I won't let you and your auntie be homeless."
Feng Lin was very obedient; when he said that, she really didn't say a word.
Upon arriving at their destination, Zhao Bo grumbled as he opened the door. Feng Lin stared at the luxurious decorations inside, speechless, and exclaimed, "Brother Bo, is this really your home?"
Feng Xiuqin was also taken aback by the decorations in her home. She turned to Zhao Bo to confirm, "Xiao Zhao?"
As Zhao Bo carried his things into the house, he said unhurriedly, "Linlin, Auntie, you can stay here with me. Anyway, I have plenty of rooms and no one is staying here."
Upon hearing this, Feng Xiuqin immediately exclaimed in panic, "That won't do!"
Feng Lin glanced at Feng Xiuqin and quickly added, "Yeah, Brother Bo, what's going on here! My mom and I can't stay at your house."
Without waiting for Zhao Bo to speak, she grabbed Feng Xiuqin and started to leave.
Zhao Bo hadn't expected things to turn out this way, and in a panic, he stopped the two of them.
"Linlin, Auntie, what's wrong again? Why can't we stay?"
Feng Xiuqin stopped in her tracks and said to Zhao Bo with a gentle and earnest tone, "Xiao Zhao, Linlin and I appreciate your kindness, but we're staying here without any official status, which doesn't sound good to others. Besides, Linlin is a girl, and we should be mindful of her reputation."
Seeing that Feng Xiuqin had said everything she wanted to say, Feng Lin lowered her head and looked troubled.
Zhao Bo then belatedly realized the problem.
"Auntie, Linlin, I didn't think this through. I didn't consider this aspect."
After a brief moment of thought, he suggested, "How about this, you stay here with me for now, and then you can move out once I've found you a place to live."
Feng Lin immediately chimed in, "Brother Bo, with the money we have right now, we can't afford anything except that basement, so don't bother."
Feng Xiuqin looked surprised when she heard this.
"Don't we still have..."
She was halfway through her sentence when she suddenly realized something, and her words stopped abruptly.
She glanced at Zhao Bo in alarm, then guiltily looked away.
Feng Lin was also a little flustered, but tried her best to calm down and make amends for Feng Xiuqin.
"Mom, what can you do with your meager retirement pension? It's not even enough to eat!"
Zhao Bo: "It's okay, I'll help you rent it, I'll pay for it."
Despite his extravagant words, Feng Lin still looked troubled.
"Brother Bo, you can help us rent for a while, but you can't help us rent for a lifetime, right? Like I said, we appreciate your kindness, but please don't stop us, let us go back."
Seeing that neither explanation nor persuasion worked, Zhao Bo became impatient and blocked the doorway with his body.
"Linlin, Auntie, even if you want to move out, it won't make a difference if you stay a little longer. Please stay here for now, considering how much I've done for you all day. We'll talk about it again when I come up with a solution that satisfies both of us, okay?"
Fearing that Feng Lin might still disagree, he quickly added, "I will definitely come up with a solution as soon as possible; it won't take too long."
Feng Lin didn't rush to answer, but instead turned to Feng Xiuqin and asked, "Mom, what do you think?"
Feng Xiuqin couldn't bear to watch Zhao Bo cause trouble any longer, so she relented.
"Then let's do as Xiao Zhao says."
Zhao Bo was immediately overjoyed and busied himself with carrying luggage, finding the energy to do so.
Feng Lin sat on the sofa and sighed softly, "If only I owned a house, Brother Bo, you wouldn't have to work so hard."
Zhao Bo didn't catch her unspoken message and chuckled, "It's okay, I'm not tired."
After moving all of the mother and daughter's luggage, Zhao Bo didn't even have time to rest. He simply told Feng Lin the general location of the items and then hurriedly went to the company.
No sooner had he left than Feng Lin received a phone call.
It was opened by the real estate agent in the basement.
"Hey, Miss Feng, are you satisfied with your view of the basement?"
Feng Lin hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, "I've looked at the basement. It's alright, but it doesn't meet my expectations, so let's forget about it."
The agent wanted to introduce other options, but Feng Lin impatiently interrupted him.
"No need. I'll send you an address in a bit, you can come here to pick it up."
Feng Lin hung up the phone decisively, but met Feng Xiuqin's questioning gaze.
"Linlin, was everything you did today intentional?"
Feng Lin, while shaving her nails, retorted directly, "Otherwise what?"
She stood up, looked around the house, and her smile practically radiated from her face.
"Seeing this house, I really can't help but fall for Zhao Bo."
Upon hearing this, Feng Xiuqin couldn't help but put on a stern face.
"Linlin! Xiao Zhao is sincere towards you. I can see his love and care for you. He's someone you can entrust your life to. I think you should break up with Sheng Feichen as soon as possible!"
Feng Lin retorted nonchalantly, "Why should I! I love Brother Chen, and Brother Chen loves me. We are a match made in heaven! Once I have a house, I'll kick Zhao Bo to the curb."
"Linlin!"
No matter what Feng Xiuqin said, Feng Lin couldn't listen anymore and waved her hand impatiently.
"Stop talking! I'm going to show you my room!"
As Feng Lin flitted about in every room like a butterfly, Zhao Bo hurriedly drove back to the company.
He returned to his office, still looking worried, preoccupied with the matter of Feng Lin and Feng Xiuqin's residence.
"You can't stay at my place, and you can't rent a place either, so what should you do?"
Just as he was at his wit's end, Yi An suddenly pushed open the door and walked in, looking quite surprised to see him.
"Disappeared all morning, where did you go gallivanting off to this time? Don't tell me you went to see that Feng Lin again."
Zhao Bo was displeased upon hearing this. "Can you please stop being hostile towards Linlin? She's already paying the price for her mother's mistakes; she doesn't even have a home anymore!"
He froze after saying that.
"Home?"
Zhao Bo's face lit up, and he hugged Yi An, cheering with joy.
"Thank you, Yi'an. I finally know what to do!"
"How do you do it?"
Yi An frowned, and seeing his overjoyed expression, she felt something was amiss.
As expected, Zhao Bo did not disappoint his "expectations".
Zhao Bo said to him with delight, "I want to marry Linlin. I want to give her a real home."
"What the hell?!"
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