Back to 1984: Earning Money, Raising Kids, and Keeping the Household Busy

Chapter 114 The Profound Love of a Father
Seeing Lin Ying's furrowed brows, Lin Qin continued, "Let me tell you, he's not happy if he can't use this money. Otherwise, I really wouldn't be so calculating with him. Anyway, I'm in charge. He can spend money if he wants, or save it if he doesn't. He can do whatever he wants with it. I'll make up the difference if he doesn't have enough money. You don't need to worry about it."

"I'll take you to see the house in a bit. If you like it, I'll pay for it right away, and then you can come back later to transfer the property to your name."

As she spoke, Lin Qin glanced at Xu Dahai and lowered her voice, saying, "Remember, it's in your name. Your dad bought it for you. It has nothing to do with your in-laws."

Lin Ying nodded repeatedly, "I understand. It's just that this amount of money is too much. Dad has worked hard all his life and only saved up this little bit of money. If it's all spent at once, he'll be heartbroken and unable to sleep!"

Lin Qin laughed, "He really won't! He's only worried about having money but nowhere to spend it. I'll tell my brother-in-law in a bit that we're going out. I'll have to go back to school after summer vacation, so I really won't have time then."

Lin Ying was a little surprised, "What kind of classes?"

Lin Qin told the teacher about attending the literacy class, "The teacher at the senior university said that after I finish this literacy class, I can even take the college entrance examination!"

"Oh! Does that mean I'll have a brilliant younger sister?" Lin Ying joked.

Lin Qin stared intently, offering no response, and instead shifted the topic back to buying a house.

Lin Yi brought the two children back.

Xu Dahai immediately went to talk to Lin Yi, "Dad, Aying and I are moving to a new house, and we would like to invite you all to come and celebrate."

Upon hearing this, Lin Yi's face showed a hint of relief. He thought to himself, "Qin is pregnant and can't go out. Wenjun is busy with his business. By the time he finishes, it will be at least 10 a.m. If we leave at 10 a.m. to go to your place, it will be noon. We'll have lunch and then have to rush back. If all else fails, I'll take the two children and go there myself."

Xu Dahai knew how busy Chen Wenjun was, so he nodded understandingly, "That works too."

A little while later, Chen Wenjun returned, and Xu Dahai reiterated the moving arrangements, inviting him over.

Chen Wenjun did not refuse on the spot. "I'll see when the time comes. Dad, take the children over first, and I'll check the time here. If it's early, I'll go over."

Xu Dahai nodded happily.

The family gathered together for a meal and then rested for a while.

Lin Qin went to the room and took out the money and account book, handing them to Xu Dahai and Lin Ying for review. "This is the money the two children earned from setting traps, collecting snails, and selling duck eggs during this period. I have written down the quantity and amount. The total is more than 398 yuan, just a little short of 400. I made up the difference for the two children. Here is 400 yuan. This amount is a bit much, so I dare not give it to the children directly. You can keep it for them."

Xu Dahai and Lin Ying were so startled that they jumped up.

They absolutely refused to accept the money.

Lin Ying said unhappily, "We still owe you money! Consider this money as repayment of our debt, so take it quickly! Don't embarrass me!"

Lin Qin was speechless. "Sister, this is money earned by the two kids. A-Jian and A-Kang didn't borrow money from me. Why should I deduct their money? Even you don't have that right. I didn't give them the money directly because I was worried they would lose it, not so you could keep it for yourselves!"

“What’s the difference? They’re still kids. What family’s kids can afford to take care of four hundred yuan?” Lin Ying shook her head repeatedly.

Lin Qin didn't argue with her, but said seriously, "Anyway, you can only keep this money for the children. How the children use it is up to them. I'm not in a hurry to get the money you owe me. I'll pay it back slowly."

Lin Ying couldn't argue with Lin Qin, and subconsciously felt that what she had done was wrong, so she reluctantly accepted the money.

In the afternoon, the two sisters went to Zhongshan Road to look at houses.

After carefully examining the two houses, Lin Ying was quite satisfied. Lin Qin negotiated with the other party and finally bought the two small, dilapidated houses for 8,600 yuan.

A deposit will be paid first, and the balance will be paid after the property transfer is complete. Lin Ying didn't bring her documents with her when she left home, so she has to go back. The house can only be temporarily registered under Lin Qin's account.

The two sisters finished their work in the evening, and Lin Qin invited Lin Ying to a restaurant, specially ordering a table of dishes at Guoxing Restaurant.

Zheng Guoxing was clearly delighted to see Lin Qin arrive. “It’s rare for my sister-in-law to come here for a meal. Order whatever you like. This meal is on me.”

Lin Qin shook her head repeatedly, "That won't do. We can't take advantage of you. I want to eat shrimp cakes and oyster omelets, as well as a plate of your specialty soy sauce-braised cucumber fish and a plate of bok choy, two servings of rice, and two bottles of soda."

"Alright! Coming right away!" Zheng Guoxing turned around and went to the kitchen to cook.

Seeing that Lin Qin had a wide circle of friends, Lin Ying was happy for her.

The two sisters ate dinner before going home, and it was almost dark when they got home.

Lin Yi was happier than anyone else to know that the matter had been accomplished. He straightened his back and told Xu Dahai, "Dahai! This house is a personal gift I gave to Aying. It has nothing to do with your Xu family. This house can only be left to my two grandsons in the future."

"Yes, yes, Dad, you can arrange your things as you see fit, I won't interfere," Xu Dahai patted his chest and loudly assured him.

Lin Yi then returned to his room, satisfied.

After Lin Yi left, Xu Dahai sighed to Lin Ying, "We're both parents, but how come my parents are so different from yours! Now I'm really jealous of you!"

Lin Ying loved hearing this and proudly praised Lin Yi and Lin Qin.

The next morning, the couple took their two sons back to the village.

The housewarming will take place in three days, and Lin Yi will go there then.

Before leaving, Lin Yi pondered and said to Xu Dahai, "I'll go over early that morning and bring some seafood to make your feast more impressive."

Xu Dahai quickly refused, "Dad, you've already spent enough money on us, we can't use your money anymore!"

"Go away, go away! I'm just letting you know what I've decided, so hurry up and leave! Also, Qin said that the four hundred is for the two children, so you can't just use it!"

After giving his instructions, Lin Yi turned to look at his two grandsons, his expression instantly becoming particularly loving. "Ah Jian and Ah Kang, go back and study hard. If you do well on your final exams, have your mother bring you over. Your grandfather will help you continue to make money!"

"Okay!" the two children agreed in unison.

Before they knew it, it was time for Xu Dahai's housewarming banquet. At four o'clock in the morning, Lin Yi and Chen Wenjun set off for Nangang and loaded all the seafood they had ordered in advance onto the boat.

When they returned to Nangang, Chen Wenjun had arranged two tricycles in advance so that Lin Yi could take the two children and the seafood to the passenger station.

It took the bus two hours to reach Xujia Village.

The driver helped unload the seafood. Lin Ying and her two sons had been waiting by the roadside for a while. When they saw so many boxes of seafood, they quickly went back to the village to call for help.

The village is never short of people who want to join in the fun. A group of village women ran out when they heard the news, and their curious eyes fell on Lin Yi and the two children.

(End of this chapter)