In the hot summer, the capital city is not much cooler than Hai City.
Fortunately, the summer in Beijing is like a child's face. It can rain at any time, and the sun can shine brightly, and then it can pour down in the next moment. Finally, people can take a break from the scorching heat.
Chen Jingru changed her wet pants, but before she finished washing them, it was sunny outside again.
"It's just like an old lady's face."
Lin Dinghui, who had just returned from the weekend, heard his mother's mumbling and smiled happily. He was wrong. The old lady always had a wooden face now.
Chen Jingru finished drying his pants and sat on the sofa. "Have you eaten enough recently?"
Lin Dinghui smiled and nodded, "My dad gave me a lot. I'm doing well in school."
Chen Jingru didn't believe it. Ever since the old lady's troubles began, she, as the daughter-in-law, had been looked down upon, let alone her own grandson.
She hesitated for a moment, then said cautiously, "Has anyone gossiped about you in front of you?"
Lin Dinghui smiled and nodded, "Yes, but rarely. They don't dare to say it to my face. Xiaowu and I play basketball often and have a good relationship. No one would be so tactless."
Chen Jingru breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, then stood up, ran outside, opened the door, and stuck his head out to look.
Seeing this, Lin Dinghui knew that his mother had something important to say to him, so he stood up and looked at her.
"Come on, let's go to your room."
Lin Dinghui moved a chair for her and sat on the edge of the bed, looking at her and waiting for the next step.
Chen Jingru looked at her son with relief and smiled. Then, remembering what she wanted to say, she stopped smiling, cleared her throat, and then whispered something about what she had heard outside the study that day.
Of course, she didn't just say that. She also described to her son in detail the recent movements of Lin Laoer's family. Time slowly passed as she spoke.
Lin Dinghui listened to all the topics in silence, and looked down at the ground for a while.
"Stay away from them from now on. Don't listen to your dad. He says that family members should help each other. I don't think the Shengli brothers consider you family either."
Lin Dinghui smiled and nodded. He understood his mother's intentions, and she was afraid that he would suffer a loss. It was a pity that his sister could not understand her mother's kindness.
Thinking of his sister, he subconsciously frowned, but a glance at his mother immediately relaxed his expression. His mother hadn't had an easy life, so he should not let her worry.
"Do you think your father will be punished this time? Sigh... your sister's experience has completely destroyed all your father's achievements. Add to that your grandma, sigh..."
Seeing his mother sigh, Lin Dinghui smiled, walked over to her, squatted down, and comforted her, "My uncle is a very smart man. He will protect his subordinates. Given that my father has been with him through thick and thin for so many years, he will protect him. Besides, this matter is none of my father's business."
Chen Jingru's eyes lit up when she heard this. It was indeed the case. If he couldn't even protect his own men, how could they obey him? She couldn't be fooled by the old man's lies.
Lin Dinghui observed her expression, pondering how to address her concerns. He'd heard about the old lady's actions at school, and he knew it must be true. And with a sister like that, he was already considering his future plans. He'd be assigned an internship next year, and there were things he couldn't afford to delay.
"Is there something you want to say? Don't worry about me, just say it." After saying that, Chen Jingru looked at her son seriously. She believed that she was not stupid.
At such a young age, she was able to travel from north to south with her classmates, and had been to every part of the country. She had survived those years and had experienced so many things, so there was nothing she didn't understand.
She was just a dull person, too lazy to argue with others. The old lady made her bear the blame for neglecting her duties in educating her daughter, so why didn't she defend herself?
Because she felt that she was wrong. What she regretted most was that she was a bit biased towards boys and neglected her daughter. This son must not get into trouble again.
Lin Dinghui asked softly, "Mom, have you ever thought about asking Dad to apply to go to Cheng City? Uncle Cheng is over there, and Dad can go there and start working."
Chen Jingru looked at him and smiled encouragingly, "Go on."
"My dad took the initiative to apply, so it can give my uncle a way out. The two of them are no longer suitable to work together. Besides, it wouldn't be good for my dad to work under him. Putting aside other things, even if there were benefits, my uncle wouldn't want to hand it over to him. Even if they are far away, my uncle will still remember the relationship we have had for more than ten years..."
Chen Jingru nodded and leaned back in her chair, thinking. She understood that her son had been very tactful. Her sister-in-law's background had been exposed, so it was indeed not suitable. She had thought about this issue before, but the old man would never allow such a situation to happen. Now...
Chen Jingru bit her lip, looked at Lin Dinghui's expectant eyes, and nodded again, "When your father comes back tonight, we will have a good talk as a family. For your future, he will consider it."
As night fell, Lin Aiguo returned home exhausted. As soon as he closed the door, he saw his son pouring him a glass of water and smiled.
"Dad, go take a shower and rest for a while."
"Okay, have you been to your grandfather's?"
Lin Dinghui smiled and nodded. "I sat with Grandpa and the others for a while. I saw they had something to discuss in the study, so I said goodbye and came back."
Lin Aiguo heard this, looked at his son's smiling face, and moved his lips, but he didn't say anything to comfort him. Since his last deep talk with his wife, he began to pay attention and found that his son had never entered the study once.
He wanted to talk to the old man several times, but after thinking about it, he decided not to. His son was no worse than the Shengli brothers, so there was no need to argue with them.
But he was really disappointed with his brother. If it was really as his wife said, then his son was also his only nephew, how could he not have noticed it?
Seeing this, Lin Dinghui smiled and shook his head, pushing his father into the bathroom. After closing the door, he thought about it and smiled and shook his head again. Ever since his father had a heart-to-heart talk with him after returning from his grandfather's house that day, he had no longer complained. He was his father's only son. No matter how good his nephew was, could he ever compare to him?
After dinner, Chen Jingru took her husband and son to the study.
In order to protect her son, she applied what her son had just said to herself and explained her thoughts in detail. As for the old man's words, she would not say them out loud.
Her husband's foolish filial piety stemmed from his guilt over not having served his parents for seventeen years. If things had been the same back then, she would have walked away long ago, rather than fulfilling her filial duty for him.
She didn't know what her husband would think if he knew what the old man said, but it was always embarrassing. Life is hard to be ignorant, and some things have to be figured out by himself.
Lin Aiguo smiled when he heard his wife's plan. He looked at his wife and son and said, "I've wanted to transfer to another place for a long time and have been thinking about how to tell you. If Xiaohui's job is scheduled in Beijing next year, he will be alone again if I leave. Also, will you be uncomfortable traveling out of town?"
Lin Dinghui and his mother exchanged a glance, both laughing happily. It seemed his father had considered staying away from these troubles, but was concerned about the future of both mother and son.
Lin Dinghui finally spoke his mind, "Dad, you don't have to worry about me. If nothing unexpected happens, I will stay in the secretariat for a few years and will go to the grassroots level in the future. You and Mom will go to Cheng City first, and I will find time to visit you."
Lin Aiguo looked at his son thoughtfully and nodded seriously. After a moment's thought, he instructed, "Don't tell anyone about your personal plans except your mother."
Lin Dinghui also nodded seriously.
Both father and son knew who they were avoiding. There were some things they couldn't say, but they all knew tacitly that if they showed any signs, the old man would interfere in his grandson's affairs.
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