Chapter 5: Forced Not to Remarry
Zhang Guodong nodded, "Mom is right."
"She's an orphan, helpless. She can only rely on us to survive. Otherwise, the wolves and tigers outside will eat her alive!"
"She also said she wanted to take my job back." Yang Aihua was still worried, so she grabbed Lin Ma's arm and said something nice, "Mom, you have to think of a way."
"She's a sure thing." Mother Lin snorted, narrowing her eyes. "Does she even know which way the factory gate opens?"
"If I don't let her take this class, she won't be able to attend!"
Zhang Guodong and Yang Aihua looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then it depends on my mother!"
"Go call your aunts! Let's have a good talk with her tonight!" Aunt Zhang laughed and swaggered out of the ward.
Although she was very sad about losing her son, she was heartbroken when she thought about moving out of the Lin Mansion and living a hard life in the future, and her fighting spirit was immediately high.
In the evening, yellow paper candles for sacrifices were placed in the hall of Lin Mansion, and crowds of people came to pay their respects.
Mother Lin cried bitterly, and Zhang Guodong was also crying breathlessly. In contrast, Lin Wanqing looked at everything in front of her calmly and even indifferently.
It’s not that she didn’t think about exposing Zhang Guodong’s impersonation of his brother Zhang Guoliang, but Zhang Guoliang had been burned to ashes and the evidence was gone.
Her whole family is united in their hatred of the enemy and refuses to admit it. They just say that she went crazy because she lost her man.
Lin Wanqing knew that this was not a matter of urgency and could only be considered in the long run.
The entire ceremony was peaceful, but as soon as it ended, Mother Lin gave a look to her older sisters, and they surrounded Lin Wanqing.
"Oh, Wanqing, how are you and your widow going to live from now on?"
"If it really doesn't work out, just remarry. You're still young, but the child will definitely suffer. It won't be as good as living with your own grandmother and grandfather!"
"It's not that easy to remarry, Wanqing. You come from a poor family. Even with such a large fortune, no good family would dare to marry you. Do you think everyone is like the Zhang family and doesn't despise you?"
"Hey, we aunts have watched you grow up, and we are really worried about you."
The aunts were talking to each other, pretending to be concerned about her, but in fact they were just criticizing her.
Lin Wanqing knew that the climax was yet to come, so she was in no hurry. She simply picked up the coffee, took a sip slowly, and looked at Zhang Guodong as if she was an outsider watching a show.
Zhang Guodong took the role just right. He stood forward angrily and said in a hoarse voice, full of anger:
"Auntie, auntie, we still have men in the Zhang family. As long as I, your uncle, am here, I will let you and your sister-in-law raise the child with peace of mind! From now on, please don't talk about our family affairs!"
He turned to Lin Wanqing with a look of regret and self-blame, "Sister-in-law, it's all my fault. I blame myself for not protecting Guodong."
"It's my fault as a brother."
Zhang Guodong's voice was hoarse, and he began to choke and cry. He added, "But, sister-in-law, don't worry. From now on, as long as I, your uncle, am here, you should stay in this family and raise the child well! I will be there for you and your child in everything. I will stand up for you and your child!"
"Even if you come from a poor background, our Zhang family is not afraid. We will definitely protect you, don't worry!"
Someone immediately followed up with praise, "Oh, I didn't expect the Zhang family to be so loyal!"
"Yes, the child is still young, and it's too difficult for a woman to take care of the child. Besides, she is a capitalist's daughter. Marrying such a wife will hinder progress! I guess it's impossible to find another one."
"That's right. Although the Lin family was once very wealthy, times have changed. Some of the Lin family members have left the country, and some have passed away, leaving behind an orphan like her. She doesn't even have anyone to support her. The most important thing is that she still has money on hand. If someone were to target her, her fate would be dire!"
"Yes, Guoliang took the initiative to say this and take on this responsibility, which shows that he has a conscience. Guodong would be relieved if he knew about this."
Zhang Guodong pretended to be unimpressed by the compliment, and simply nodded casually and said softly, "This is what I should do."
Then he looked at Lin Wanqing with pride and determination in his eyes.
If Lin Wanqing rashly rejected the Zhang family's kindness, everyone would just think that Lin Wanqing was ungrateful!
Mother Zhang saw the opportunity and spoke at this time, "Wanqing, as long as you don't remarry, our Zhang family will protect you for the rest of your life, and you can stay in this family forever."
In her previous life, Lin Wanqing compromised at this time and promised never to remarry. She even promised to use the money left by the Lin family for household expenses. After all, this is what it means to be a real family.
In this life, Lin Wanqing was not moved at all and remained calm and composed.
"Have you forgotten that this home originally belonged to me?"
"Zhang Guodong is a live-in son-in-law."
"I'm in my own home. Do I need your permission?"
"How dare you say such words as "Let me stay in this house and settle down"? What? Do you want to usurp our throne? If you don't know, you might think you are after our Lin family's things."
Although everyone present had the same idea in their minds as Mingjing, she revealed it so bluntly, which was like putting the Zhang family in danger.
Zhang Guodong subconsciously retorted, "We don't!"
"Sister-in-law, you're overthinking it." Zhang Guodong calmed himself down, responded carefully, and said thoughtfully, "The Lin family's things are yours, and they will always be yours. Don't worry about that."
"Of course I believe what my uncle said." Lin Wanqing lowered her head and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. "But we need some actual actions to prove it, right?"
"I'm without a man, so it's not convenient for us to live together in the future. This is just to avoid suspicion and to prove your innocence. After all, you don't covet anything from my Lin family, so please move out with your sister-in-law and mother."
Zhang Guodong's face paled. Wouldn't moving out mean drifting further and further away from Lin Wanqing? The Lin family was a well-known capitalist family. Although they had donated a lot of their assets to the country, a lean camel was bigger than a horse. Who knew how much gold and silver the Lin family still had hidden?
These things must be his!
In desperation, Zhang Guodong shouted, "If you ask us to move out at this time, who will take care of you?"
"From childhood, my mom and I have always been by your side, accompanying you and taking care of your daily life. If we move out, mom and I will be worried!"
Zhang Ma is a servant of the Lin family. The two brothers of the Zhang family can be said to be "house-born children". They have been ordered around by Lin Wanqing since they were young. Lin Wanqing couldn't help but feel relieved to see that Zhang Guodong has not forgotten his "old profession".
This was the sentence she was waiting for.
"Great." Lin Wanqing nodded. "Hearing what my uncle said, I feel relieved."
"After all, I can't lift anything, and someone has to do the housework." Lin Wanqing added, "Besides, my eldest uncle is so righteous, I don't think he would ask for anything from the Lin family."
Lin Wanqing had anticipated from the beginning that Zhang Guodong would not move out of this house so easily.
Besides, she didn't want to break off relations with them so easily. She wanted to make them return all the benefits and greed that Zhang Guodong had received from the Lin family in the past!
Lin Wanqing looked at Zhang Guodong's face, which was gradually turning pale. She straightened her back and said calmly, "It's a good thing that everyone is here, so it can serve as a witness."
"You can stay here for a while. Since you are here to take care of me, let's make it clear that the Zhang family is the Zhang family and the Lin family is the Lin family.
I've already counted my things, and now I'd like to ask my uncle to pack up his things so everyone can have a look."
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