Chapter 1670 - 1090: For My Father (Part 2)
However, as it turns out, they were all wrong; when the two entered, Loo Ping was sitting on the kang in the Lin Family’s house being served with good food and drink by Old Father Lin and Old Mother Lin.
"Nier..." Chuxia’s mother was the first to see her daughter and stood up joyfully calling out, but upon seeing Chuxia behind her, she nervously rubbed her hands, "Hello, Comrade Lin."
"Please come in and sit, Comrade Lin." Old Father Lin quickly stood up to invite them and gave his daughter a stern look, "Loo Ping said you were busy and couldn’t come back, so he came on your behalf to check in. If you’re busy, just focus on your work, why come back again?"
"Who told you to come?" Lin Chuxia frowned at Loo Ping who was smiling sycophantically at her, "You should have understood my attitude; is this necessary?"
Chuxia was now incredibly curious; what she wanted to know most was, how could Wang Meifeng be willing to let Loo Ping come back?
"Chuxia..."
Just as Loo Ping called out, Chuxia shivered and immediately interrupted him: "Please note, I’m also called Lin Chuxia, and most people directly call me Chuxia, so call her Xiao Lin."
Old Father Lin and Old Mother Lin exchanged a puzzled glance; this situation seemed off, this girl with the same name as their daughter wasn’t being unreasonable.
Seeing their daughter’s attitude, it seemed there was some friction with Loo Ping, and clearly, this person was standing up for their daughter. However, when the young couple has conflicts or arguments, outsiders really shouldn’t interfere randomly.
Though they thought this, they didn’t dare say anything. Their daughter’s success was thanks to others; they wouldn’t feel right being ungrateful like this.
Loo Ping’s face turned crimson red.
He certainly knew Chuxia’s identity; it was exactly because of this that he changed his mind and headed to Chuxia’s family after Lin Chuxia left with Chuxia and her group.
As for Wang Meifeng, he’s come to see; although they are cousins, their relationship is distant, as was evident from their attitudes during the meal.
Even though Wang Meifeng tried hard to curry favor, her cousin simply ignored her, while she was extremely kind to his girlfriend of the same name.
Thus, who he would benefit more from being with became an indisputable matter.
He admitted, he was a bit opportunistic, but what choice did he have? His own father was rather stubborn; since arriving here, he’d managed to upset nearly everyone. If he didn’t find a shield for his father, who knows when his father might fall into trouble here.
Indeed, his father’s approach used to be quite favored, but now, in his view, his father’s deliberate frugality and busyness would never end well.
He also knew why the girl with the same name as his girlfriend disliked him, so what he needed now was courage, the courage to express his own thoughts!
"Could you... would you listen to me... my thoughts?" Loo Ping hesitantly asked Chuxia, stammering over his expression.
"Alright, speak." Chuxia nodded, eager to hear what reason he would provide, and feeling she couldn’t be too domineering, she had to give him a chance to present his case.
Lin Chuxia’s parents exchanged bewildered glances, unsure if they should stay or leave.
Seeing her parents’ dilemma, Lin Chuxia smiled at them: "Father, Mother, it’s fine if you stay here; after all, these things are meant to be discussed with you too."
The couple then settled down again, honestly, they too had been itching to understand what Loo Ping had done to upset their daughter.
"Would you believe me if I said it’s for my father?" Loo Ping asked, looking at Chuxia.
"Speak."
"My family has been poor for generations, absolutely red-blooded roots, but also absolutely struggled through hardships to carry on, my father is sincerely grateful to the Party, the leaders, and the new era for his current progress, so he believes he must endure hardships, work hard, to be worthy of the Party, the leaders, and the country.
This has led to his actions becoming increasingly disliked; now things are indeed different from before, no one is willing to drag things out longer than necessary.
Yet my father believes the idea that saving a penny by dragging things out is worth it, honestly, I personally think his ideas are wrong.
But I can’t persuade him at all, he insists his methods and thoughts are correct, otherwise how could he have risen from being a mere farmer to becoming a county magistrate?
I really have no way to refute his reasoning, the only thing I can do is to do my best to find him a backup, but we just arrived here and are unfamiliar with everything, who can I turn to?
I considered asking Secretary Zhang, but my father and Secretary Zhang have different political views, if I approached Secretary Zhang, my father would be furious, for his health I can’t do that.
When Xiao Lin went to deliver food to Director Qiao, I had a thought, the relationships between the Qiao Family, Lin Family, and Zhou family are no secret in the building, a little investigation is all it took to figure out Xiao Lin’s real situation.
Truth be told, I never imagined seeking a girl with truly good family background; with my family’s situation, who knows when it might fall from its current glory, I’m afraid to lead a family together with a girl who knows nothing, which indeed is a selfish aspect of mine.
But besides this, I have no other recourse, I hope you understand, and I hope Xiao Lin understands, I truly like you, if at first it was just about utilization, it has developed into true feelings now, you need to trust your own feelings!" (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)