After the villain was reborn, he found out that he had a childhood sweetheart.

Lin Xiangling booked the hotel herself. She currently does not have a fixed assistant, and she has to worry about similar matters by herself. To be honest, she doesn't trust others to do it for her. Someone might set a trap for her on behalf of her uncle and aunt. The atmosphere of mutual harm within the family is like this, so she has to be on guard.

The air in the south is hot and humid in summer. When you open the curtains and look outside, the first thing that catches your eye is a narrow river with narrow one-way lanes on both sides.

This place is located in the city center, but it is just a village in the city, an environment that Lin Xiangling is very familiar with.

If compared with the urban village in Beicang... the living facilities are probably more complete, but the space is more crowded.

Lin Xiangling observed the surrounding environment with great interest.

With the fate of a protagonist, she has a strong ability to read the environment, which is also part of the little pig's extraordinary learning ability.

In the timeline of the previous life, the subsequent renovation project of the old city area led by the Lin Construction Group (including but not limited to the dilapidated buildings where Li Canglim lived) was led by the protagonist and became the protagonist's first achievement in the Lin Group.

Now Lin Xiangling has other achievements, but Lin Yun still asked her to learn the basic knowledge of municipal planning. Therefore, when she sees related scenes in life, Lin Xiangling will try to interpret them.

"Oh my god, it's different when you take medicine." The little black pig complained a little abruptly, "You are still so calm even though you are thinking about your brother Lin Yun."

“This is the life I want.”

"I believe it."

"Whether you believe it or not, I have my own persistence." Lin Xiangling glanced in the direction of the little black pig's phantom, "What do you want to ask of me this time you ran out?"

"Oh my... Can't I just be here to help you? I was the one who reminded you to buy the medicine to control Xingyu last time. Why can't you just hope for me to be okay?"

Looking at the little black pig's smiling face, Lin Xiangling instinctively felt that this guy had ulterior motives, but she couldn't find any flaws for the time being.

The two personalities have shared memory areas, but also different thinking parts. Overall, it is a closely dependent but subtle relationship.

Seeing that Lin Xiangling was listening to her seriously, the little black pig became serious:

"I have a feeling that during this business trip to the South, there will be a link where someone will do something to you."

"why?"

"Let me ask you a question first. Do you think that old bitch, Mrs. Lin, really cares about the facts behind the so-called "real and fake young master"? That old thing only cares about profit, and doesn't seem like someone who cares about the truth."

"so?"

"So actually, the result of your visit this time is not important. It will be a very positive achievement for you in the family, which is equivalent to picking up something for free. In other words, choosing you to talk to de Broglie is to give you the power to handle affairs on behalf of the older generation, and also to help you accumulate experience..."

Hearing this, Lin Xiangling understood a little bit what the other party wanted to express: "You mean... are you preparing to push me to be the head of the family?"

"That's right. So, when the gears of fate start turning, how will the other three forces that are destined to fail react?" Little Black Pig counted on his fingers, "My eldest uncle's son is in jail, my second uncle just messed up his new online education company, and my aunt's bully... To be honest, they don't have many cards to play now. The best option is to crush you to death."

"My brother sent someone to protect me."

"Alas, protection is always a passive thing. I think we should take the initiative to catch the Lin family members who are following you and torture them..."

Lin Xiangling smiled and said nothing, silently and firmly rejecting this plan.

Perhaps this is the difference between her and Little Black Pig's styles of doing things. She can also be described as ruthless, but she rarely takes the initiative in similar situations.

She doesn't like to start disputes.

Just like Lin Yun’s case, she didn’t want to snatch it away, she just wanted to be his good sister and enjoy some benefits secretly, and even took those medicines in order not to cross the line.

After she had fully recovered her strength, Lin Xiangling set out to look for Lao De.

Received a closed door.

"I'm sorry...Grandpa has had a serious stomach problem recently and is bedridden, so it's inconvenient for him to see people."

The person who received Lin Xiangling was de Broglie's granddaughter, a tall mixed-race girl. She expressed her apologies to Lin Xiangling in Mandarin, which was actually quite fluent but still had many flaws.

"Stomach problem...what medicine is he taking now?"

"..."

"Relax, I won't make things difficult for you."

Lin Xiangling smiled and shook hands with Lao De's granddaughter, then turned around and left.

The girl was stunned for a moment, then returned to the house angrily, feeling a little guilty.

Lao De stopped asking about the specific affairs of the Lin Group a long time ago, but he has always held some shares and received dividends every year... He is different from the ostentatious old man Lin. His consumption level has always been low, and he has accumulated a lot of wealth for his descendants.

This resulted in his granddaughter growing up in an environment with plenty of money but no intrigue, and she is not good at lying.

But it is enough.

Lao De was playing chess with another old man across the street on the balcony of his self-built house.

These two adjacent buildings are almost kissing each other. There is a board on the balcony railings on both sides, and a chessboard is placed on it, so that people can play chess with friends without leaving home.

It is indeed a bit abstract, but it is in line with Lao De's imaginative style. If he didn't have a wild imagination, he would not have traveled across the ocean from Europe to come here to start a business with a rural man who claimed to be a "reborn person" and a fortune teller who called himself "Cang Lin Taoist".

"Gone?" Lao De turned his head and glanced at his granddaughter.

"Well... she seems to know that you are pretending to be sick, Grandpa."

"Haha! She must know."

When talking about Lin Xiangling, for some reason, a look of fear emerged on de Broglie's weathered old face. He had never been afraid of anything in his life, so this made his granddaughter particularly curious. Lin Xiangling seemed easy to talk to, good-looking, with a great figure and a gentle temperament.

Especially the delicate skin and the appearance that will not look old even in ten years... This is something that mixed-race girls envy local girls very much.

355, Lao De

"Grandpa, do you know Lin Xiangling?"

My granddaughter is a straightforward person and can’t help but speak out when she has questions.

These words made Lao De pause as he picked up the chess piece. He was stunned for a few seconds before making his move.

"That's it."

Lao De gave an ambiguous answer and was obviously unwilling to talk more about this topic, which made his granddaughter even more curious.

The chess friend across from him laughed heartily like The Ring: "Old De, why don't you tell the young people some stories from the past? I think your daughter wants to hear them. Isn't she always complaining that no one is there to chat with you?"

"It depends on what we talk about." Lao De smiled and shook his head. "For some absurd stories, I'll just bury them in the sewer with me."

At this age, people will start to think a little about their own funeral arrangements.

Some elderly people have requirements for cemeteries, but Lao De is not particular about this. His instructions to his granddaughter are that after he is cremated, just pour the ashes into the toilet, press the flush button, bow and be done with it.

"If you are interested, you can go and accompany her to visit the city." Seeing that his granddaughter was not giving up, Lao De added.

In fact, Lao De had no opinion about Lin Xiangling, or it could be said that there was no hatred or grudge between them.

However, when Lin Xiangling was young, he went to Hua'an County to observe.

After all, this child was a victim of old man Lin’s crazy plan back then. Compared with the decisive and ruthless old man Lin, Lao De has more compassion.

After seeing Lin Xiangling's situation clearly, Lao De suddenly realized that his compassion seemed unnecessary.

Lin Xiangling doesn't need anyone's sympathy.

The old man would never forget that day. He first went to the town to inquire and heard that Lin Xiangling had gone up the mountain to hunt.

The term "going hunting in the mountains" rarely appears in modern contexts. Many prey that were once common have been listed as protected animals. In addition, with the development of the food industry, hunting is no longer a necessity.

At that time, Lao De tentatively understood it as the little girl's personal hobby.

So I found a guide and the security personnel I brought from abroad and went up the mountain to look for the person. But I saw the girl with a delicate figure and chubby face sitting next to the trap, laughing at the screaming prey inside...

after that.

Lao De conducted a detailed investigation in the entire Hua'an County and found that Lin Xiangling was a typical white-cut black guy.

On the surface, she is a little bullied by her parents every day and a good kid who loves to study. However, secretly, she is a hidden bully in the county middle school. All the gangsters near the county middle school recognize her as their boss.

nowadays.

The girl returned to the Lin family and became the heir designated by old lady Lin. Lao De could only say that there were only two possibilities for the future of the Lin Group: to achieve great things, or to perish.

Lin Xiangling's personality is too extreme, there is no second possibility.

Lao De asked his granddaughter to take her for a walk, which also meant that he just wanted to take the secrets of the past to the grave and he had no objection to her.

So as to avoid being hated for no reason.

The granddaughter had no idea about her grandfather's rich psychological activities. After receiving the instructions, she called Lin Xiangling and took the subway to find her.

Lin Xiangling is visiting an art exhibition.

As a central city in the south since ancient times, it has abundant exhibition resources.

Lin Xiangling probably has a plan to help Beicang's International Art Center attract more resources so that she can spend more time on a date with her brother.

Since taking control of Star Entertainment, Lin Xiangling has dared to have some ulterior motives.

Since the old man doesn't want to see her for the time being, then she can take this opportunity to inspect the exhibition.

Unexpectedly, the person who came was Lao De’s granddaughter.

"Grandpa said that some things should just be left to go quietly into the grave with the old guy."

When she came to Lin Xiangling, the granddaughter directly conveyed Lao De's intentions.

He even wrote down his grandfather's words on the memo on his mobile phone and opened the memo stick to read them in front of Lin Xiangling.

For a moment, Lin Xiangling didn't know how to respond.

It's really pure...

It turns out that children who are away from the chaebol struggles are different.

The phantom of the little black pig beside him laughed out loud: "Is this kid missing a bone in his brain?"

"You are too mature." Lin Xiangling glanced at her silently, "Girls of this age shouldn't understand so many things."

Lin Xiangling simply gave up asking Lao De's granddaughter about her adoptive parents. Looking at her appearance, it was estimated that she knew nothing about anything.

I simply enjoyed a day visiting the exhibition.

A lot of improvements to the art center were written down in the memo.

In theory, this matter is not something that a private enterprise group can have the final say. In fact, Lin’s Construction is deeply involved in municipal construction, not only through bidding, but also has deep-rooted connections in relevant departments.

It was after experiencing these things that Lin Xiangling finally understood why Lin Yun had won many battles with the Lin family in the business field, but still did not look down on them.

Because some things are not business at all, they are politics...

The Lin family is deeply bound to the city of Beicang, with roots extending into the flesh and blood of the city. Lin Yun wants to challenge it. Without a doubt, it is a courage worthy of admiration, but it also makes people feel a little emotional... Why?

Lin Xiangling didn’t quite understand. She had actually been thinking about this question for quite a long time.

Somehow, she felt that the answer to the question should be related to their life experiences, so everything was stuck with Lao De.

No.

I still have to talk to this old man face to face.

The little pig has outstanding willpower and flexible means. Her willpower comes from her nature, and her flexibility is learned from Lin Yun.

At half past nine the next morning.

In the urban village here, the alleys are very narrow and the buildings are very tall. Some shops are hidden at the end of the winding alleys. You have to go around the building twice to get to the elevator. If you are not a familiar customer, you may not know how to get there.

Similar shops probably don’t have rice balls or review pages, and their business depends entirely on the care of neighbors.

Lao De walked in leisurely, swinging his hands and stretching his arms. He saw Lin Xiangling standing up at the table where he usually sat and bowing to him.

He stared, then sighed, walked over helplessly and sat down next to Lin Xiangling.

"Do you know how to place an order here?"

"Yes, I know." Lin Xiangling took out a worn tablet computer from the partition between the two tables and opened the ordering interface.

Unlike the restaurants in Beicang, there are no prices under the pictures and texts of each dim sum, but some words that look a bit strange.

"Small, medium, large, special, top, super, and beautiful. The prices are from low to high." Lin Xiangling paused. "That should be correct, right?"

"Tsk, you did your homework."

Lao De glanced at her and it seemed that, apart from her bravery and aggressiveness, Miss Xiang Ling had made great progress in her interpersonal relationships over the years.

In comparison, the other young people sent by Old Lady Lin to find him were obviously far inferior.

356: Possession

Despite this, Lao De still did not let his guard down.

The little girl has a very pure and innocent face. Even after working as the head of the Lin family for a long time, she still maintains a cute look.

The head of the Lin family has always let young girls do the work, and they are responsible for handling all the troublesome matters in the family. It stands to reason that young girls would encounter many obstacles when doing these things. However, after decades, the joints of various industries in Beicang have long been accustomed to a young girl in a well-ironed suit and skirt running around, and with a wave of her hand, she can get orders of hundreds of thousands and debts of millions.