Chapter 67 Selling One's Daughter for Personal Gain "Hmph! Let's go..."
"Hmph! Let's go, he'll regret it later." Zhang Cuiping pulled Lin Tianyou and Lin Pan'er and walked out. Lin Yongwu also shook his head in disappointment as he followed Lin Qing'an.
As he approached the door, Lin Qing'an saw Lin Pan'er's tearful face as she turned around. He immediately saw the pleading and helplessness in her eyes. He forced himself to turn his face away and tried to recall the times when they had bullied A-Feng.
In short, he is a vindictive person. Everything has its cause and effect. He is not a great philanthropist and cannot help everyone.
That's what he said, but even though Lin Pan'er had been gone for a long time, Lin Qing'an still felt uneasy. In order to dispel these feelings of unease as soon as possible, he simply closed the door and went upstairs to sleep.
The rain outside was drizzling, perfect weather for a long nap.
Anyway, Lin Jing has Chen Gengnian on her side, so nothing should happen to her.
As Lin Qing'an was thinking, he drifted into a deep sleep. He was awakened by the aroma of meat.
He got up and went downstairs, only to see that Chen Gengnian and the others had already returned.
Chen Gengnian was carefully chopping vegetables, his movements slow and gentle, like a robot that was about to run out of power.
Lin Jing and Liu Yiyi sat to the side tending the fire.
Everyone was careful to make no sound, which made Lin Qing'an both laugh and touched.
"How is it?" Lin Qing'an asked, getting a little closer before speaking, afraid of startling them.
But it still startled Liu Yiyi.
Chen Gengnian asked Lin Qingan affectionately, "Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
Lin Qingan shook his head. "I've had enough sleep."
He pulled up a chair and sat down next to Lin Jing and Liu Yiyi, asking again, "Sister Yiyi, how is your mother? Is she feeling any better?"
Liu Yiyi nodded and said, "It's alright. The doctor said she just needs to rest for a while after taking the medicine."
Even so, Lin Qing'an still sensed something was wrong. He looked at Lin Jing, who sighed deeply and said, "Sigh! Her mother absolutely refuses to leave the courtyard. If we don't bring a doctor today, she won't even come out to see a doctor."
Lin Qing'an didn't know what to say. As a modern person, he didn't understand many of the rules for women in ancient times. In some TV dramas about ancient families he had watched before, some women were instilled with feudal ideas from a young age, such as "marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog," and once married, they had to obey their husbands completely. If their husbands didn't allow them to go out, they were not allowed to go out for the rest of their lives.
well!
Lin Qingan also sighed deeply.
Liu Yiyi wasn't the only one present who felt helpless.
What's even more frustrating for Liu Yiyi is that she can't stay by her mother's side to take care of her. Everything she does in the Liu family depends on Mama Feng's help inside and outside. She also has to keep the matter of treating her mother's illness a secret from everyone. If she stays there and is discovered, it will probably be difficult for her to get out again.
Chen Gengnian also felt that a father like her should have been divorced long ago.
But that's easier said than done.
Just as they were sighing, Lin Jing suddenly spoke up to Lin Qing'an, "By the way, Qing, I have something to tell you."
Lin Jing looked serious, which made Lin Qing'an take it seriously as well.
Lin Jing asked mysteriously, "Guess who we ran into today?"
"who?"
"Lin Pan'er!" Lin Jing didn't beat around the bush. They had already discussed this matter and hadn't intended to hide it, so she quickly revealed it.
"They just came to the shop again?" Lin Qing'an asked immediately.
"Again?" Chen Gengnian suddenly stopped wielding the cleaver and looked over. "You mean they came to the shop while we weren't here?"
"Yes, all four of them came when you weren't here."
Everyone tensed up instantly, and Lin Qing'an quickly said, "But don't worry, they didn't get anything good out of it. Instead, I swindled them out of a tael of silver before they slunk away."
"They even said Lin Pan'er is getting married. How can such a petite girl get married? Zhang Cuiping and Lin Yongwu are truly inhuman."
Chen Gengnian looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated, while Lin Jing and Liu Yiyi looked at each other, also looking like they couldn't say anything.
"What's wrong?" Lin Qing'an asked, then immediately realized what was going on and said, "You...you found out too?"
Indeed, since they had already met, Zhang Cuiping, given her personality, would surely show off a bit before leaving.
Chen Gengnian nodded, "Yes, I understand. Not only that, I also know who she's going to marry."
"Who?" Lin Qingan was genuinely curious.
Liu Yiyi slowly said, "My father."
"Huh?" Lin Qing'an thought he had misheard and asked again to confirm, "You mean your father's childhood bride was Lin Pan'er?"
After Lin Qingan finished speaking, Liu Yiyi nodded.
Oh my goodness!
"Has Zhang Cuiping gone mad? And Lin Yongwu, no matter how indecisive he is, isn't he saying a word at this time?"
Lin Qing'an was both shocked and speechless. He never imagined that the couple could be such scoundrels.
No wonder Lin Pan'er didn't say much all afternoon. Was the look on her face when she turned back to look at him before leaving a plea for help?
Lin Jing was also helpless, spreading her hands, "Let's respect other people's fate. After all, we had already tried to persuade them, but Zhang Cuiping scolded us instead, as if we wanted to benefit from her."
Lin Qing'an remained silent, his heart filled with complex emotions.
Chen Gengnian dried his hands, walked over and patted Lin Qingan on the back, and said in a low voice, "Don't rush, follow your heart. I will support you no matter what decision you make."
"Support what?"
Abao's sweet, soft voice came in from outside the door, and Lin Yanfeng, holding two books, was pulling the door open for him from behind.
As Ah Bao walked along, he asked with a grin, "Brother, what are you talking about?"
Lin Qing'an looked up at Lin Yanfeng, his eyes revealing his helplessness and distress. Lin Yanfeng immediately noticed something was wrong and quickly went over, putting down the books he was holding and asking, "What's wrong, brother? What happened?"
Upon hearing this, A Bao's smile abruptly vanished. Seeing this, Chen Gengnian quickly patted A Bao and whispered comfortingly, "It's nothing, just a small matter."
Abao nodded and sat obediently next to Lin Jing, listening attentively.
Lin Qing'an hesitated for a few seconds before letting out a deep sigh and saying, "Ah Feng, Lin Pan'er is getting married to Yi Yi's father."
"What?" Lin Yanfeng's reaction was just as good as Lin Qing'an's.
After a brief moment of confusion, Lin Yanfeng regained his senses and said, word by word, "To call it marriage is more like selling your daughter for personal gain!"
No one present responded. Lin Yanfeng was right; this was blatant selling of his daughter for personal gain.
After giving Lin Yanfeng some time to process the question, Lin Qing'an finally asked the question that was on her mind.
Lin Qing'an looked at Lin Yanfeng and asked, "Feng, what do you think about this?"
Lin Yanfeng was a scholar, and such people were easy to communicate with. He could understand most of the meaning of any sentence just by hearing the beginning of it.
Lin Yanfeng understood the meaning of those words at a glance from Lin Qing'an's eyes.
His feelings were also complicated. After all, the fact that Lin Qing'an was still willing to ask this question after so many things proved that he had always regarded him as family and had integrated himself into their lives in this way.
Lin Yanfeng felt his eyes stinging and tried to control his emotions, saying, "Brother, to be honest, I don't know either."
It's not that I don't know, but that I don't need to care.
Lin Qing'an was very glad that he told Lin Yanfeng about this, otherwise he would have regretted it later.
No matter what, these people were his blood relatives. Although the adults were vicious, the children were like blank slates, and in the end, they didn't do anything too outrageous.
After a brief silence, Lin Yanfeng finally spoke, "Brother, Lin Pan'er... is she willing?"
Although that's the question, it seems redundant.
What young girl would want to marry a decrepit old man?
Given what Yiyi has been through, that old man probably won't treat her well either.
Lin Qing'an recalled the look Lin Pan'er gave him when she left at noon. He didn't say anything absolute, only saying, "I don't know, I can ask her when I have the chance."
The others who had been listening to the two brothers' cryptic conversation finally understood what was going on.
Lin Qingan and Lin Yanfeng wanted to help Lin Pan'er.
Liu Yiyi gained a deeper understanding of the two brothers and developed a deep respect for them.
"Brother Nian..."
Lin Qingan had barely uttered a shout when Chen Gengnian took over.
Chen Gengnian smiled knowingly: "I know, let's figure something out together."
Lin Jing and A Bao said in unison, "And us too!"
Liu Yiyi nodded in agreement.
Lin Yanfeng and Lin Qingan looked at the group and were deeply moved.
No one asked them why they suddenly made such a decision, nor did anyone scold the two brothers for forgetting the pain once the wound had healed. Instead, they stood firmly on the same side as them.
He used to not understand the actions of those seemingly innocent but actually naive characters in some storylines, but only when it happened to him did he realize how difficult it was to follow his heart.
"good!"
"Thanks..."
Lin Qing'an and Lin Yanfeng's voices rang out at the same time. Out of the corner of Lin Qing'an's eye, Lin Yanfeng was bowing to all of them to express his gratitude.
Chen Gengnian and Lin Qingan simultaneously reached out to help the person up, saying, "What are you doing! We're family, why are you doing this?"
Faced with Lin Qing'an's feigned anger, Lin Yanfeng simply smiled, which made everyone feel inexplicably sorry for him.
"Alright, alright, let's talk to Zhang Cuiping tomorrow, and most importantly, let's talk to Lin Pan'er and see what her attitude is. If she's enjoying it herself, then there's nothing we can do."
Lin Yanfeng barely slept all night, while Lin Qing'an was fine, so he didn't even know when Chen Gengnian went out in the morning. When he came back, he bought a lot of breakfast.
Lin Jing arrived early as well. As agreed yesterday, she would accompany Liu Yiyi to the Liu family home, while A Bao would stay behind to watch the shop. Chen Gengnian, Lin Qing'an, and Lin Yanfeng would go to Lin Pan'er's residence.
After a quick breakfast, the three of them followed Chen Gengnian to the house where Lin Yongwu's family lived.
Lin Qing'an originally thought they would only stay at the inn temporarily, but Chen Gengnian found out that he had rented a small courtyard.
It seems they intend to stay for an extended period.
The courtyard is located in an alley at the very end of West Street, where most of the residents are renters. The houses are not nice, but they are not shabby either. Overall, they are hundreds of times better than those in the countryside.
When Lin Qing'an and his group arrived, only Lin Yongwu from Zhang Cuiping's family was awake.
Lin Yongwu, half asleep, took a piss and was about to go back to his room to catch up on sleep when he heard someone knocking on the courtyard gate.
Lin Yongwu, still half-asleep, opened the door and asked somewhat impatiently, "Who is it?"
Seeing that he couldn't even see the person in front of him clearly with his half-closed eyes, Lin Qing'an frowned and replied, "I."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yongwu's eyes widened suddenly. When he saw Lin Qing'an, Chen Gengnian, and Lin Yanfeng, he thought he was dreaming, so he quickly raised his hand to rub his eyes.
As he was rubbing his eyes, Chen Gengnian stepped forward and blocked the doorway, making way for Lin Qing'an and Lin Yanfeng. The two of them took advantage of the gap and went inside.
Seeing that the two of them had gone in, Chen Gengnian also let go of the others and swaggered in as well.
Lin Yongwu then realized what was happening and chased after them, asking, "Hey... what are you doing here?"
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