"that's all?"
After hearing this, Lin Xiaoman, who had always thought that his parents were very loving and that his family was a standard harmonious and happy family, was a little confused.
"Yes, that's it." Shi Yalin took it for granted, and then asked, "What else do you think?"
"My dad doesn't pursue you? Doesn't he have any...love?"
"In our time, there was no such thing as love and romance?" Shi Yalin gave Lin Xiaoman a contemptuous look, and that expression was a standard 'you are an idiot'.
"Back then, we all had matchmakers. The matchmaker would introduce the two of us, and we would get to know each other and start dating. At most, we would have a meal together, take a walk, or go to the movies, and that was considered incredibly romantic. If both of us felt that the other was suitable and our families didn't object, then it would be a done deal.
It's just you guys now, you're all into this whole love thing. I tell you, it's all just to fool young girls. Take the classic love story of N Man and Z Woman, for example. Peeping at a fairy bathing? Back in our time, that would be hooliganism, and hooliganism is a crime, you know? Serious offenses would result in arrests and eating peanuts!
Lin Xiaoman: ...
Uh, I almost forgot, different times, different customs.
Because he had not experienced the 1980s, Lin Xiaoman did not have much experience in this regard. After hearing what Shi Yalin said, he finally realized that, yes, the atmosphere in the 1980s was simply conservative.
However, the heroine's mother, Lin Ke, got pregnant before marriage!
In that era, weren’t you drowned by spit?
And didn't that old thief Lin Tiancheng just get on the bus without buying a ticket? A standard crime of hooliganism! How come he wasn't arrested and given peanuts to eat?
Well, if Lin Tiancheng ate the peanuts, she would be gone.
"Xiao Man, tell me the truth, have you found someone outside?" After finishing her long speech, Shi Yalin pondered for a moment and came to a shocking conclusion, "You didn't find me a foreign son-in-law, did you?"
With this thought in mind, Shi Yalin waved her hands exaggeratedly, "No, no, it's not possible. We're going internationally, and our living habits are so different. I won't agree! Unless he's incredibly handsome, and makes this old mother's heart melt."
"Mom, can you be more reliable?" Lin Xiaoman was speechless, her head full of black lines, "If you act like this, I will think you are a funny guy hired by the monkey."
"Where did you learn that? Are you trying to bully me because I don't understand? I'm telling you, don't change the subject. Tell me the truth. Did you really have a girlfriend abroad and bring her back? You're not hiding her here, are you?"
Lin Xiaoman had a headache, then he clasped his fists with a stern face and saluted her, "I admire you so much, you guessed it all."
"Really?" Shi Yalin's eyes lit up with a hint of anticipation. "Where is it hidden?"
"Fake!" Lin Xiaoman complained speechlessly, "With your imagination, it would be a waste of your talent if you didn't become a screenwriter."
"Tsk, how boring!" Upon hearing this, Shi Yalin began to dislike it again. "Your father and I have good genes, and we didn't give birth to you abnormally. Although you may not be stunningly beautiful, you are definitely a beautiful woman. Why are you still single?"
"I'm studying hard!"
"What did you learn?"
"I studied business administration!"
"So, what can you do now?"
"I will be the chairman now." Lin Xiaoman said with a serious smile.
"You're so beautiful. With your father's character, he won't retire until he's at least 70. If you want to inherit the position of chairman, you'll have to wait!" Shi Yalin knows her partner very well as they have been together for more than 20 years.
"I can plot to usurp the throne!" Lin Xiaoman said casually with a smile, seemingly unintentionally. She wanted to take precautions in advance.
"You?" Shi Yalin looked her up and down for a few rounds. "My dear, I'm not trying to discourage you, but before you grow up, just be quiet and don't do anything stupid. Otherwise, you'll end up losing money and even having your own pocket money deducted."
"Mom, you have to have confidence in me. I, your daughter, have excellent business skills."
"Look, what's flying on the ceiling?" Shi Yalin pointed at the ceiling with an exaggerated expression, "It's a cow!"
Lin Xiaoman: ...
"Mom, why didn't I realize you were so funny before?"
"Daughter, I never realized you were so naive before!" After saying this, Shi Yalin suddenly restrained the joking expression on her face, and with a bit of seriousness, she began to preach earnestly, "You young people, it is easy to be ambitious. Xiaoman, let me tell you, you must not think that you know everything just because you have studied abroad for a few years, and that making money is easy. What you learned in school is all talk and theory. When you really get to the business world, it is so cruel. Those people in the business world are all shrewd! The business world is like a battlefield, it is so deceitful and full of fighting.
Now that you're back, you're definitely going to join the company. Your father will definitely make arrangements. I'm guessing he'll let you start at the bottom to gain some experience. Don't feel dissatisfied. Just work hard and perform well. You'll be promoted sooner or later. If you act as arrogant as you did just now, your father will definitely think you're overambitious. Then, the chairman position will be something you can only dream of."
"I'm your only daughter, how can he give his property to someone else?" Lin Xiaoman said deliberately.
"How stupid! He could leave his fortune to his grandson!"
"Uh, looking for someone to marry into your family? So my role is to inherit the family line?"
"If you're capable, you can do it. If you're not, your son can do it. Anyway, if your father thinks you're not capable and don't have the ability to take on the company, then he will definitely focus on training your son. Your father will definitely not give you the chance to squander Shilin's wealth."
"What if I don't have a son?"
"Just try your best to have a baby."
"Uh... Mom, why do you say grandson, what about son? Isn't this favoring boys over girls?" Lin Xiaoman grumbled in dissatisfaction.
"Look at the circle around us, aren't there sons and grandsons who inherit the family business?" When Shi Yalin said this, her eyes couldn't help but darken. Although daughters are also good, it is a pity after all to have no sons.
The society is not so bad nowadays. Boys and girls are treated the same.
Back then, if you didn't have a son, you really couldn't hold your head high. It was fortunate that she married the impoverished Lin Tiancheng. If she had married a man of equal power, she would either have had to bear an illegitimate child or split up completely.
"Mom, my grandparents clearly favor boys over girls. What do you think of my dad..."
Before Lin Xiaoman could finish her words, Shi Yalin smiled contemptuously and said firmly, "They wishful thinking. Don't worry, your grandparents have the will but not the courage to do it. Your father wouldn't be so foolish as to leave his family fortune to someone else's son. Even if it's a nephew, he's not his own blood after all."
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