My Girlfriend Who Develops Through Development

"No."

Lin Shu's expression was extremely serious. "Lin Xue, I don't mean to look down on you in the slightest."

"Then what do you mean?"

Meeting Lin Xue's questioning gaze, Lin Shu sighed, "I was never interested in taking over the Lin family. If I were, do you think I would have run away from home for a man back then?"

"madness!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Xue was not pleased at all; instead, she became even more furious.

Lin Shu glared at him, annoyed. "Hey, don't go too far! You can provoke me all you want, but why are you resorting to personal attacks now?"

Lin Xue sneered, "Am I wrong? You abandoned the Lin family and your family ties for a man. Isn't that foolish? If you hadn't done that back then, what kind of man wouldn't you have been able to find after you took over the Lin family?"

"Okay, okay, I was stupid, alright?"

Lin Shu was so rebuffed that she felt like she had no will to live, but she had to admit that Lin Xue's words made a lot of sense.

Looking back now, what she did back then was indeed quite stupid.

Hearing Lin Shu admit that she was stupid, Lin Xue smiled with satisfaction, "It's good that you admit it. What I was afraid of was that you didn't admit it. Since you are competing with me for the position of head of the Lin family, then I will also make a statement. Lin Mo doesn't need to compete with me. Whenever he wants to be the head of the Lin family, I will unconditionally give him the position.

Upon hearing this, everyone except Xu Yanshu showed surprise on their faces, including Lin Yi.

"Give it to Xiao Mo unconditionally?"

Lin Shu rubbed her ears. "Am I hallucinating? You're really being this kind?"

Lin Xue snorted, "Don't think so badly of people. The reason I've been cultivating relationships with the family's members all these years is to prepare for competing with you for the position of family head, because I knew all along that you would definitely come back."

"Competing with you for the position of family head is not because I covet power, but because I don't like you. Since you're not vying for the position, it doesn't matter whether I become the family head or not!"

Lin Shu was quite surprised, "You really think so?"

To be honest, she made many preparations in advance for this return to the family.

Judging from the current situation, all her preparations were completely useless. If she had known this would happen, she could have returned to her family a few years ago.

"People of the bright side don't speak secretly."

Lin Mo shook his head and sighed, "Actually, I don't really want to be the head of the family. I hate trouble. Maybe..."

Lin Shu and Lin Xue shouted in unison, "Shut up!"

Lin Mo: "..."

Lin Shu: "Lin Xue and I are both women, so it's not appropriate for us to take over as the head of the family. If you don't take the position, who will?"

Lin Xue: "That's right! I wanted to take over the Lin family before because I had no other choice. Now that you're back, you have no choice but to become the head of the family!"

"..."

Lin Mo secretly rolled his eyes, he really didn't expect things to turn out this way.

Lin Yi breathed a sigh of relief, and the worry in his eyes gradually disappeared.

Xu Yanshu noticed the change in her husband's expression and shook her head almost imperceptibly. Compared to her husband, she knew her daughter Lin Xue better.

In fact, she had anticipated this situation from the very beginning.

"I still have to go to school."

"Then we'll wait until you graduate."

Lin Xue didn't give Lin Mo a chance to speak and made a decision: "After you graduate from university, you should obediently come back and take over the Lin family. Your mother has been living a carefree life for so many years, and your maternal grandfather has always been a hands-off manager. These years have almost killed me."

"cough!"

An awkward expression appeared on Lin Yi's aged face. "Xiaoxue, what do you mean by 'hands-off manager'? Don't talk nonsense."

Lin Xue smiled and retorted, "Isn't that right? What have you ever managed? Don't you always leave all the big and small things to me?"

"Eat, eat."

Lin Yi chuckled.

He was genuinely satisfied with the outcome of today's meeting.

Lin Xue looked at Lin Mo, seemingly waiting for his answer.

Lin Mo nodded reluctantly, feeling quite helpless. "Fine, I'll take over the Lin family after I graduate from university, but before I graduate, I'll have to trouble Aunt Lin to take care of things for the Lin family."

"What Aunt Lin? You'd better change how you address her, or I'll beat you up!"

Before, because things weren't clear, Lin Xue could only endure being called "Aunt Lin." Now that things have been made very clear, she no longer needs to hide anything.

Lin Mo smirked, "You're the same generation as my mother, what else should I call you if not 'Auntie'?"

"Call me 'sister'!"

"..."

No, that's completely messing up the generational naming conventions!

For a moment, Lin Mo cast a questioning look at his mother.

Lin Shu smiled and stared at Lin Xue, "Xiao Mo calls you 'sister,' so should you call me 'auntie'?"

"go away!"

Lin Xue rolled her eyes at Lin Shu, then turned to Lin Yi and Xu Yanshu and asked, "Mom and Dad, you probably don't care how Lin Mo addresses me, do you?"

Xu Yanshu sighed, "Xiaoxue, calling me 'sister'... is indeed a bit inappropriate."

"What's inappropriate?"

Lin Xue insisted, "I don't care about all that. Calling me 'Auntie' makes me seem too old. Anyway, Lin Mo and I aren't related by blood, so he'll just call me 'Sister' from now on!"

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Chapter 629 Two Objectives

Seeing that Lin Xue insisted that he call her "sister", Lin Mo felt a headache coming on. "There has to be a reason for everything, right? You and my mother are of the same generation. Whoever wants to call you 'sister' can call you that. I just can't bring myself to do it."

"that is!"

Lin Shu chuckled, "It's true that you and Xiao Mo aren't related by blood, but given your status, do you really expect him to call you 'sister'? How can you be so shameless?"

"I have no shame."

Lin Xue glared defiantly, "So what?"

Lin Shu smiled knowingly, "Xiaoxue, we're not related by blood. How about you call me Auntie from now on?"

"Get out of here!"

Lin Mo secretly grimaced at Lin Xue's words. Since he could remember, this was the first time anyone had dared to speak to his mother like that.

Lin Shu wasn't angry. She shook her head with a smile and said, "You really have no manners. If you don't want to call me, you don't have to. Why are you swearing?"

Lin Xue ignored Lin Shu and instructed Lin Mo, "From now on, you and Yu'er will both call me 'sister,' understand?"

After saying that, she looked at An Youyu, who was staring blankly at the food in the bowl, and asked, "Yuer, are you sure you can do it?"

An Youyu turned around abruptly and nodded quickly, saying, "Okay."

Her agreement pushed Lin Mo to the brink of disaster.

Lin Mo slapped his forehead and bumped the girl's shoulder. "Do you know what we're talking about? You're saying 'yes, yes,' like you'd even sell me off?"

An Youyu blinked in confusion, "Weren't you guys talking about who would be the future head of the Lin family?"

Lin Mo: "..."

He knew the little thing had been distracted earlier. Now that he'd agreed, Lin Xue certainly wouldn't let her go back on her word.

Is it absolutely necessary to call her "sister"?

I really can't think of a way to refuse in a short time...

"cough--"

"Is there any benefit to calling me 'sister'?"

Seeing Lin Mo's mercenary attitude, Lin Yi and Xu Yanshu exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with helplessness.

This grandson...

What a loser!

In the future, the Lin family will all belong to him, so why would he want any benefits from staying here?

Lin Xue was also speechless. She didn't respond to Lin Mo immediately, but instead looked at Lin Shu and asked, "Tell me the truth, how exactly have you raised your son all these years?"

Upon hearing this question, Lin Shu immediately felt guilty. "Why are you asking this?"

Lin Xue offered her analysis: "If he had been raised normally, he shouldn't have been raised to be so unsophisticated. In front of your parents, you'd better tell the truth: have you been abusing Lin Mo all these years?"

Lin Mo: "?"

Never seen the world?

Why does this evaluation sound so unpleasant?

Noticing her parents' curious expressions, Lin Shu felt completely overwhelmed and rolled her eyes at Lin Xue, "Why are you so talkative? Eat!"

Lin Xue immediately noticed Lin Shu's guilty conscience, which made her even more certain of her earlier guess. Her expression was extremely strange. "No way, I just said it casually, and it's really true?"

"Shut up!"

Lin Shu got a little agitated when asked, "If we don't eat now, the food will get cold."

"Not urgent."

Xu Yanshu slowly spoke, "Xiao Shu, did you really abuse my grandson? Let me tell you, I haven't completely forgiven you yet. You'd better tell the truth. If you dare to lie to me, don't ever come back to this house!"

Lin Shu opened his mouth, but didn't know where to begin, and couldn't help but cough.

Lin Mo understood her mother's meaning perfectly well and spoke up to defend her, "How could my mother possibly mistreat me? You're overthinking it. Over the years, she has worked so hard to raise me."

Hearing this, Xu Yanshu's expression softened slightly, but after hearing Lin Xue's next words, she straightened up again.

"Sister Shu, this isn't right, is it? I remember... Lin Mo was raised in poverty since he was a child."

Hearing Lin Xue say that, Lin Shu was so angry that she gritted her teeth. "It's one thing for you to plant spies in Jingchuan, but why did you have to tell everyone? Aren't you afraid I'll hold you accountable?"