Chapter 131 Ling Yuanche These assets should be returned to their original owners
Litai Village's transportation infrastructure isn't great, but its lifestyle technology has managed to keep up. My second aunt's house has both solar energy and a water heater, so she can enjoy a hot shower anytime.
Shi Can quickly took a shower, dried his hair, changed into clean clothes, and went downstairs to find Lin Zhuyue.
Lin Zhuyue was surrounded by relatives.
My cousin gossiped with great interest:
"What does your family do?"
Lin Zhuyue thought for a moment and replied:
"Uh... everything..."
The Lin family's businesses cover a wide range, including chain supermarkets, hotels, real estate development and sales, alloy materials, and investment. Recently, they seem to have opened two large hotels in Yuancheng. If the business is good, they will expand to the national level.
"Did you go to Yuancheng No. 1 Middle School before?"
Lin Zhuyue nodded: "Yes."
"That's amazing."
"No, not really. I just barely got in."
Although Lin Zhuyue didn't show it, Shi Can had a feeling that his girlfriend was about to be driven crazy - Lin Zhuyue had social phobia, and there was no socially phobic person in the world who would not be afraid of being surrounded by his or her partner's relatives.
Knowing that Lin Zhuyue was coming, my second cousin came over specially, holding a two-month-old Samoyed and asked:
"Do you like puppies?"
Lin Zhuyue took the Samoyed and said:
"I like it...but this puppy is not small anymore."
"It's Samo after all."
"It bullies our little Teddy every day. Teddy is only six months old and can't beat it at all."
Shi Can went downstairs and sat down next to Lin Zhuyue. He reached out and took the Samoyed from Lin Zhuyue's arms to his own, saying:
"So what if Teddy is an adult?"
There was laughter in the room.
Shi Can asked doubtfully:
"Why is it so reluctant? Doesn't it like me?"
Second cousin said: "It only likes girls."
Shi Chan picked up the Samoyed and asked, "Are you a boy?"
My second cousin shook her head and said, "It's a girl."
Shi Can: “…”
Shican’s CPU is about to burn out.
Although Shican's relatives have many problems, they don't have any malicious intentions.
Therefore, Lin Zhuyue didn't feel particularly uncomfortable.
Since there were a lot of people at home today, we stewed two chickens for lunch. In Litai Village, stewing chicken is a common way to entertain guests and is considered the highest form of etiquette. The best thing about this place is the pheasant, which can be cooked in the simplest way to make a delicious chicken soup.
"Your mother loves the chickens from Litai Village the most. We'll kill a few more, chop them up, and vacuum freeze them for you to take home."
Cui Bihan said to Shi Can and Lin Zhuyue,
"Little Moon also eats a lot and is so skinny. She needs to nourish herself a lot. I'll send more to Tiancheng later. Sigh, when it comes to mailing, Tiancheng is even less convenient than our village..."
"Little Moon" is Lin Zhuyue's new nickname.
"It's still better to eat it freshly killed."
Grandma complained to Shican,
"But your mother is always too busy to come back. The last time she came back was at the beginning of last year."
Shi Can held the Samoyed in one hand and said:
"She hasn't been back to Tiancheng very often."
Before Shican was promoted to the senior department, his parents came home more often. But ever since he became a trainee spiritualist in the senior department, his parents seemed to have drunk too much forgetful milk, and they only stayed at home for more than two days a year.
"Is it really okay to be in Tiancheng?"
My great aunt tapped her pipe and sighed.
"Your grandfather went to Tiancheng when he was young and settled there. Your mother grew up in Tiancheng, and so did you. But I feel that living there, with all the fighting and strife, is far less enjoyable than staying in Litai Village."
The meal was ready very quickly.
The people in Litai Village love their younger generations, and Lin Zhuyue and Shi Can each got a chicken leg.
Lin Zhuyue liked the wild mushrooms in her soup, and even though she only took two more chopsticks, the elders noticed. Soon, her bowl was filled with wild mushrooms.
"I give it to you, and I give it to you too."
Shi Can picked the wild mushrooms from his bowl and put them into Lin Zhuyue's bowl.
“I don’t like eating this.”
Lin Zhuyue was very touched, and then she picked up the ginger in her bowl and gave it to Shi Can.
Shi Can: “…”
After lunch, Shi Can wanted to help clear the table, but was chased away by the elders. He had nothing to do, so he took Lin Zhuyue for a walk outside.
Ducks jumped into the river east of the village in groups.
"Speaking of which, the fish are very plump this season."
Shi Can looked at the water eagerly and asked,
"Frying a fish?"
Lin Zhuyue grabbed Shi Can's hand and said, "You'll be scolded to death."
Shi Can pulled his hand away and said, "I'm not afraid of being scolded."
Lin Zhuyue said: "I'm scared!"
"Then don't explode."
Shi Can held Lin Zhuyue's hand and took her to walk slowly along the river. He pointed at the dry lotus leaves in the river and said,
"If we had come two months earlier, the scenery here would have been the best. We could have paddled in the river, picked lotus seeds, and cast nets to catch fish... My dad fell off the boat when he first came to Litai Village."
Lin Zhuyue asked, "Falling into the water right after arriving, is this an ancestral skill of your family?"
Shi Can was silent for a long time:
"...Lin Zhuyue, you have such a poisonous tongue."
Then Shi Can raised his hand, twisted Lin Zhuyue's face, lowered his head and came closer, smiling, saying:
"But I heard that the more poisonous the apple, the sweeter it is. Let me try it."
Lin Zhuyue raised her hand to block Shi Can's mouth:
"No kissing! Someone's watching... Do you have any shame?"
At three o'clock in the afternoon, they returned to their second aunt's house from the river.
My second aunt’s family is entertaining guests.
The guest looked to be in his fifties, wearing a neat suit and with half-gray hair combed back. He sat on the sofa and tasted the ancient tree Pu'er tea he had brought with him.
When Lin Zhuyue and Shi Can entered the house, the guest turned around and looked at them. There was a gentle smile in his eyes that had experienced the years, as well as an indescribable nostalgia.
The guest stood up and called out, "Miss Lin, Master Shi."
"Mr. Ling."
After Shi Can greeted him, he turned around and introduced the guest who came from afar to Lin Zhuyue.
"He's Ling Yuanche, your grandfather's adopted child. Although his last name is Ling, he doesn't have any Ling blood in his veins, which is why he escaped the disaster twenty years ago. Since then, he left Tiancheng and has spent most of his time abroad."
"I don't know if anyone has told you that the Ling family is actually quite powerful in the business world and has a lot of assets. These assets were not taken away. Most of them were inherited by Mr. Ling and he has carefully managed them and is still running them today."
The half-Ling family member that Shi Can mentioned is Ling Yuanche.
In fact, apart from the lack of spiritual power and blood relationship, Ling Yuanche is no different from the Ling family.
Ling Yuanche has been feeling very painful because of the misfortune suffered by the Ling family.
When he learned of Lin Zhuyue's existence years later, he felt like a lonely wanderer who had seen his family again. He was overwhelmed with joy and wanted to cry.
Ling Yuanche lowered his head, looked at Lin Zhuyue, and said:
"My power is very limited. I have exhausted all my energy just to preserve these things for the Ling family. Some of the property has been lost and will never be returned."
"However, fortunately, the remaining assets are not small, so I don't feel too ashamed when I propose 'returning the property to its original owner.'"
Lin Zhuyue was stunned for a moment.
Before she was eighteen, she didn't even know that she had the blood of the Ling family, let alone how much assets the Ling family had, nor would she covet these things.
Ling Yuanche stretched out his hand and said:
"I was pleasantly surprised to learn of your existence, Miss Lin... no, Zhuyue. However, due to the current situation, I couldn't immediately return to Tiancheng to meet you. I was afraid that if you learned of your past, you would be dragged into the abyss. Over a year later, I finally got the chance."
"Litai Village is very safe. In the early years, when Master Shi's parents and I were still in close contact, we often met here. So, when I learned that you were going to carry out a mission in Dongli City, I wanted to meet you here..."
"I heard about your situation..."
Ling Yuanche pulled up the corners of his mouth and showed a wry smile.
"In my opinion, you haven't had a good life, deeply shackled by prejudice. I think you probably hate the environment you grew up in. I want to help you... I can't change your past, but I can change your future."
"Money stinks, but it has power that no one can underestimate. As long as you have enough money, your grandparents will have no say in your life. They can't let you move towards the future they envision, nor can they force you to marry for the Lin family's benefit."
Lin Zhuyue took a deep breath.
What Ling Yuanche said hit her sore spot.
"I……"
Shican turned his back, holding a dogtail grass, and started teasing the cow cat that had sneaked into the house at some point.
There was no room for him to interrupt the following conversation.
Lin Zhuyue closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she held the hand that Ling Yuanche extended to her.
She wanted so badly to fight back against the forces of fate—she wanted to shut up her grandparents so they could no longer express their prejudices. She wanted to be an independent person, to freely and proudly decide her own future.
"Mr. Ling."
Lin Zhuyue raised his head and said,
"You've been through so much, and you deserve to be compensated. I have no reason to take everything. I'm not good at running a business, I haven't learned anything yet, and I don't have the time to learn anytime soon. As you said, I do need these things, but I can't let the Ling family's ancestral heritage fall into my hands... So, give me what I need, and take what you deserve."
Ling Yuanche had no intention of obtaining the Ling family's assets and said:
"If you need me, I will stay and help you manage these assets. Almost every wealthy metaphysical family will have at least one professional manager to manage the family business, and you should have one too."
Shi Chan made the cat spin in circles and said leisurely:
"I really need a professional manager. After all, I want to be a spiritual master wholeheartedly and don't want to be a CEO. You shouldn't be short of money, so a high salary might not be enough to impress you... I can give you some shares, Mr. Ling. Would you consider it?"
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