Chapter 496
, Section 1: Blind Date?
Chapter 496, Node 1: Blind Date?
After her aunt left, Lin's mother sat alone on the sofa for a long time.
She didn't go to the kitchen to cook until it was almost dinnertime.
"Mom, we're back! What did you make? Oh, it's potato and eggplant stew again? We're so tired of it." Brother Lin, who had brought his wife and kids to freeload, was immediately disappointed when he saw the dishes on the table.
Sister-in-law Lin pinched Lin Dakuan hard from behind and mouthed, "So stingy."
With a cold face, Lin's mother slammed the rice bowl heavily on the table: "Eat it or don't, it's up to you. You all don't know how lucky you are. How many people still can't afford to eat?"
Lin Da Kuan was stunned by the scolding and secretly winked at Lin Xiao He: "What's going on? What happened to Mom?"
These people don't look like members of the Lin family from Earth, nor do they look like members of the Lin family from the New Federation.
Lin Xiaohe didn't feel anything. She silently went to the kitchen to get rice. After placing the rice on the table, she sat down in her seat and was about to eat when her mother scolded her angrily.
"All you do is eat, eat, eat. Are you a reincarnated starving ghost? You're a college graduate. Your classmates are either assigned to banks or the finance bureau. You, on the other hand, are nothing."
Lin Xiaohe...
Excuse me?
Aunt Lin came to borrow money; is the effect really that strong?
Lin Dakuan's waist was almost bruised from his wife's pinching, and he said with an embarrassed smile, "Mom, I suddenly remembered that there's something going on at home. We'll go home first and come see you again next time."
The family of three, as if fleeing a disaster, were just about to open the door when they bumped into Lin's father, Lin Aiguo, face to face from outside the door.
Lin's mother was already in a bad mood, and when she saw Lin Aiguo return, she said sarcastically, "Oh, Director Lin, how could you bear to come back from your love nest?"
"You old hag, stop spouting nonsense. And you, Lin Dakuan, dinner's almost ready. Where are you planning to go? Sit down."
Lin Da-kuan was still quite afraid of his father, Lin Ai-guo, so the three of them obediently returned to the restaurant and sat down.
Lin Xiaohe's stomach ached from the meal.
Lin's mother would criticize anyone she could get her hands on, and even Lin Aiguo got a few words in her mouth.
Lin Aiguo was the director of the Anning County Statistics Bureau, and he had once been a prominent figure. Naturally, he had a bad temper. After being verbally attacked by his wife several times, he said coldly, "If you have something to say, say it. Don't take it out on us."
Lin's mother, Wang Shuxiang, remained silent.
Lin Aiguo then looked at Lin Xiaohe: "You've been home all day, tell me, what's going on?"
Just say it!
Lin Xiaohe: "My aunt came to our house to borrow money."
Before Lin Aiguo could speak, Lin Dakuan's wife exclaimed, "Why are you borrowing money again? Last month it was my eldest uncle, the month before that it was my youngest uncle, and three months ago it was my youngest aunt. Mom, our family is so well-off, can't you help us out a bit?"
Wang Shuxiang's face darkened, her expression turning extremely unpleasant.
In traditional thinking, a married woman is not allowed to frequently support her parents' family, otherwise she is considered to be siding with outsiders.
But a human heart is made of flesh and blood; she couldn't just stand by and watch her brothers and sisters starve to death on the streets.
Lin Aiguo glanced at his daughter-in-law indifferently: "This year, many factories in Liaoyang Province have gone bankrupt, and it's not easy to resettle laid-off workers. Every family is struggling. As government employees, we can't change the overall situation, but we can still lend a helping hand to our relatives and friends."
“Da Kuan, you work at the Forestry Bureau. If you want to get promoted, you need to talk more about politics. Even if you don’t have much ambition, you still need to have some local character, so you don’t get criticized by your fellow villagers and lose your support from the masses.”
Although Lin Aiguo was saying this to Lin Dakuan, he was actually criticizing his daughter-in-law.
Lin Da Kuan's wife's face turned pale and then purple, and she swallowed her anger with a contorted expression.
The economy across the province is currently struggling; this is the growing pain of reform.
She also works for a company, and she might be laid off any day. In that case, she would have to rely on her father-in-law's connections to stay in the company.
At the table, Lin Xiaohe was the one who ate with the most complete focus.
This body is unlike her original one, which doesn't need to eat. This mortal body gets dizzy if it misses a meal. The way she eats so heartily seems thoughtless to others.
Lin Aiguo rubbed his throbbing temples, feeling extremely troubled.
The eldest son is ambitious, but lacks the ability.
The youngest daughter has no ambition at all. It's been almost three months since she graduated, and she still can't find a job, but she's not worried at all and eats well.
In the past, Lin Aiguo wouldn't have been in a hurry. He could have easily found a township or county-level enterprise, put his daughter in there as a clerk, and she could have lived a stable life.
Given the current situation, county enterprises are either bankrupt or on the verge of bankruptcy. He had drinks with the director of the finance bureau today and learned that the county's finances are tight, and next month, they might not even be able to pay the salaries of government staff.
"Xiao He, have your mom take you to buy some nice clothes tomorrow, dress up, and go on a blind date in a few days."
A blind date?!
Everyone looked at Lin Aiguo in surprise.
Lin Xiaohe started school early and graduated from university at the age of 20.
Is she already going on blind dates at such a young age?
Lin Aiguo picked up the lighter on the dining table, lit a cigarette, and put it in his mouth.
The smoke curled upwards, his face appearing and disappearing intermittently behind the smoke.
“These days, those who build atomic bombs are not as well off as those who sell tea eggs. Rather than toiling away in Anning County for a fixed salary of two or three hundred a month, you might as well go south and do business. The man is a distant relative of Uncle Chen's family. He's 25 years old, a bit old, but he's ambitious and owns a factory in the south. He's a millionaire. If you marry him, you'll be a rich wife, with no worries about food or clothing.”
Lin Xiaohe: "What does he want from me? Is it because I'm unemployed? Is it because I'm poor?"
cough cough cough.
Lin Aiguo was so choked that he almost coughed up his lungs.
"You little rascal, what are you saying? How can you talk about yourself like that? The other person fell in love with you at first sight and specially asked your Uncle Chen to be the matchmaker."
Ah, love at first sight?
All love at first sight is based on physical attraction.
Lin Xiaohe touched her face. With her plain and unremarkable appearance, how could the other person fall in love at first sight? She just couldn't believe it.
Lin Xiaohe's eyes darkened.
Everything abnormal has a purpose.
Although Lin Aiguo was a county-level bureau chief, he didn't have much real power. The other party had a factory in the south and couldn't get help from Lin Aiguo.
He doesn't touch money, women, or power.
What does the other party want?
Does he want his own divine right?
The more Lin Xiaohe thought about it, the more sense it made.
Within the nodes, the world is a giant cycle, repeating itself over and over again.
This guy is probably trying to absorb my luck!
Because if I hadn't descended into this world, from all perspectives, the most logical and reasonable course of events would have been for the original owner to go on a blind date with the other party and get married.
You scoundrel, don't even think about stealing my luck or taking away my divine power!
"I'm not going, tell him to get lost!"
Lin Aiguo flew into a rage: "I told you to get out!"
In the bitter cold of winter, with the moon high in the sky, Lin Xiaohe was kicked out of her home.
My father's rebellion broke my heart.
What's even more heartbreaking is that she guessed wrong.
Even though she rejected the blind date, nothing changed in the node world.