Back in Suzhou, the Lin family was in the middle of a heated argument. Lin Wan lay on the bed crying, while her father angrily pointed at her and yelled, "Don't you know any shame? They've come to my factory! You've completely disgraced me!" Lin Wan tried to argue, "I didn't!" But her father didn't give her a chance. "Don't pretend to be innocent here. Don't you know they've a fiancée?"
"Director Li personally came to me and said that I had raised a good daughter, and that I should behave myself from now on!"
"Old Lin, don't be angry. Wan'er is still young! Besides, they're not married yet, are they? It's Li Bing who took a liking to our Wan'er. Breaking off the engagement is Li's family's business, it has nothing to do with our Lin family." Hearing this, Lin's father became even angrier. "You say it has nothing to do with us, but if it has nothing to do with us, then he can go to the factory and have his fiancée's father say in front of so many people that my daughter and his future son-in-law are having an affair. Now the whole factory knows what your daughter did!"
Lin's father roared furiously, his voice shaking the entire room. His eyes were wide open, veins bulging on his forehead; rage had clouded his judgment, and he raised his hand as if to strike Lin Wan again. At that critical moment, Lin's mother rushed forward, grabbing Lin's father's arm tightly, and shouted, "That's enough! You've hit her, you've scolded her, things have already come to this point. Even if you beat her to death, what good will it do to undo the damage?"
Hearing his wife's words, Lin's father, though still burning with anger, finally stopped what he was doing. He breathed heavily, pointed helplessly at Lin Wan, and asked through gritted teeth, "Did that kid surnamed Li even say he wanted to marry you?"
Lin Wan, who had been sitting on the ground crying, suddenly stopped crying when she heard her father ask this question. As if she had grasped a lifeline, she quickly got up from the ground, not bothering to wipe away her tears, and answered with pride and confidence, "Of course he said it! He told me himself that as long as he handles things over there, he will come to our house to propose marriage as soon as possible! Otherwise, how could I possibly be with him..." At this point, Lin Wan suddenly realized that she had been a little too direct, and couldn't help but blush. She lowered her head, and her voice became softer and softer, as faint as a mosquito's hum.
Lin's father, who had been furious, gradually softened after hearing his daughter's words. He secretly thought that if his daughter could really marry the factory manager's son, it would be a tremendous blessing for their ordinary family. Perhaps through their in-law relationship, she could rise through the ranks. Although it might be a little shameful, the benefits were real. Raising a daughter was precisely to pave the way for him and his son! Then he would be the factory manager's in-law, and many people in the factory would surely fawn over him. Thinking of this, Lin's father's tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed, and a barely perceptible hint of joy even flashed in his eyes. Then he said to Lin's mother, "Go get some wine later."
Lin Jin inquired around the village about study materials and finally learned that a retired teacher in a neighboring village might have some in stock. Without hesitation, he picked up his medicine kit and set off to visit him under the pretext of seeing a doctor. The old teacher was initially a little suspicious, but after seeing Lin Jin's sincere attitude, he lent him the study materials he had treasured for many years.
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