Lin Qinghuan took the cup, then frowned slightly, remembering her mother who was still lying in bed. She whispered to Wei Xiao, "You stay and talk to my grandfather and uncle. I'm going to check on my mother."
Wei Xiao nodded slightly and turned to talk to Grandpa Lin and the others.
Lin Qinghuan arrived at her mother's room and saw her mother lying on the bed, looking utterly hopeless. Her eyes darkened.
"Mom, have some water to soothe your throat, it'll make you feel better."
Lin Qinghuan placed the cup on the chair and helped her mother sit up. Her mother looked at Lin Qinghuan with a guilty expression.
Qinghuan desperately tried to protect the family's money so that they could live a better life, but Piaoxue selfishly took all the money. Now the family is dirt poor and not only can't afford to buy Qinghuan any good food to nourish her body, but Qinghuan has to use her own pocket money to help with household expenses.
She felt sorry for Qinghuan and her three sons. It was all because of her poor upbringing that Piaoxue became selfish and self-serving.
From now on, she would pretend that she didn't have a daughter named Lin Piaoxue; whether she lived or died was none of her business.
Lin's mother is now heartbroken over Lin Piaoxue's death and even hates her.
Lin Qinghuan handed the cup to her mother, who took it and sipped the water slowly. After drinking the water, she felt much better in her throat.
Lin Qinghuan took the cup, placed it on the chair, and whispered, "Don't think too much, get some rest. There's no hurdle you can't overcome, everything will be alright."
Lin's mother said with difficulty, "Okay!"
Hearing that her mother's voice was hoarse and that she was having difficulty speaking, Lin Qinghuan advised, "You hurt your throat, so try to speak as little as possible."
Lin's mother nodded.
Lin Qinghuan helped her mother lie down again, picked up a cup, and left the room.
When Lin's mother saw Lin Qinghuan's retreating figure, she burst into tears, overwhelmed with a myriad of emotions.
When Erlaizi arrived at Lin Qinghuan's house, he saw so many people in the yard and hesitated whether to go in.
Lin Qinghuan, with her sharp eyes, spotted Er Laizi standing at the gate and walked up to him, asking, "Are you looking for me?"
Er Laizi rolled his eyes. "I'm not familiar with Lin Qing and the others. Why would I come to your house if I wasn't here to see you?"
Lin Qinghuan raised an eyebrow and said, "I don't think I know you very well."
Erlaizi scoffed and said arrogantly, "We're not that close. If it were about the fabric, I wouldn't have come to your house to make a fool of myself."
"You came here to make money. If you didn't have money to make, you wouldn't have come to my house. You should still be in Widow Lin's bed right now," Lin Qinghuan joked.
Er Laizi's face flushed red, and he said angrily, "Lin Qinghuan, are you even a woman?"
Aren't you ashamed to say such a thing?
Lin Qinghuan said calmly, "If I'm not a woman, then who is?" She then looked Er Laizi up and down, "You look like a pretty boy, not a woman!"
"You..." Er Laizi was so angry with Lin Qinghuan that he couldn't speak.
Lin Qinghuan looked at the furious Er Laizi and smiled brightly, "What? You want to fight? My boyfriend is a soldier, he can take down ten men by himself. Do you want to have a match with him?"
Erlaizi saw Wei Xiao standing in the courtyard, glancing at him from time to time. He dared not argue with Lin Qinghuan anymore and took out a few strips to hand to Lin Qinghuan.
Lin Qinghuan took the strip of cloth, examined its quality and color, and felt it was pretty good.
"I need two bolts of white floral fabric, three bolts of polyester, and if you have any other colors, give me a few bolts of those too. As for denim, how many bolts do you have? I'll take them all."
Er Laizi was stunned by Lin Qinghuan's words and it took him a long time to come to his senses.
"Lin Qinghuan, do you have that much money?"
Lin Qinghuan raised her chin slightly and said proudly, "My grandpa drives a car, my boyfriend drives a car, I may lack many things, but I may not lack money."
"Lin Qinghuan, I didn't expect you to be such a braggart," Er Laizi blurted out.
Lin Qinghuan kicked Er Laizi, "Can't you talk properly? Do I look like I'm bragging?"
"My sister's luck has turned around. A boyfriend fell from the sky, and she also has a very rich grandfather. My grandfather said he would take me with him and even hired two nannies to take care of me. My sister will be a rich young lady from now on."
Erlaizi looked at Lin Qinghuan with envy and said sourly, "Why don't I have a rich grandfather?"
Lin Qinghuan laughed and said, "Erlaizi, don't be discouraged. Maybe when you go home, you'll step in dog poop and fall down, and a gold brick will appear in front of you."
"Lin Qinghuan, I feel like you're cursing me," Er Laizi said speechlessly.
“Buddha said, if you have dog shit in your heart, everything you see will be dog shit. If you have Buddha in your heart, everything you see will be Buddha. You scoundrel, your mind is filthy and impure. This is unacceptable,” Lin Qinghuan said in a serious tone.
"You..." Er Laizi was once again quite angry at Lin Qinghuan.
"What do you mean 'what do you mean'? Hurry up and prepare the cloth. I'm leaving Baiyun Village tomorrow morning. I won't wait for you if you don't." Lin Qinghuan said.
After agreeing on a price with Lin Qinghuan, Er Laizi ran up to Grandpa Lin and said, "Grandpa, could you lend me some money first? I'll pay you back in a month at most."
"What do you need the money for?" Grandpa Lin asked curiously.
"I plan to open my own clothing store after I get to the city. I'll design and sew everything myself. I asked Erlaizi to get me some fabric, but I don't have any money right now," Lin Qinghuan said.
"Qinghuan, how much do you need? Your uncle can lend it to you," Uncle Lin said.
Lin Qinghuan looked at Uncle Lin gratefully, "Uncle Lin, I've already borrowed so much money from you, I can't borrow any more."
"Qinghuan, I have some money on me. I can give it to you if you want," Wei Xiao said.
“You don’t need to give me money. If my granddaughter needs money, I, as her grandfather, will give it to her.” Grandpa Lin said, looking at Lin Fu, “Give Qinghuan a thousand yuan.”
When Lin Qinghuan asked him for money for the first time, he was never stingy.
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