Seventies Sweetheart: From Breakup to Billionaire-Chapter 194: Unearned Money

Chapter 194: Chapter 194: Unearned Money
"So, have you now recognized your father? Having someone else to care for you might be nice."
Lin Yun, "...No."
"Hmm?" Lin Xiang was surprised, "What do you mean?"
"That person later remarried. His new wife gave him a pair of children, and the four of them are very happy together. I can’t fit in at all. My dad doesn’t seem to want me to fit in either, so he gave me some money to send me away."
Lin Xiang felt as if he understood each word individually but couldn’t comprehend them together.
"Since he had your uncle looking for you for so many years, why wouldn’t he let you come home after finding you?"
"The search was solely my uncle’s personal wish; that person doesn’t care whether I live or die."
In fact, despite having so much wealth, he dismissed Lin Yun with just a few thousand yuan.
Lin Xiang began to meticulously recall the original story.
The original story never mentioned Lin Yun’s father remarrying and having other children.
Moreover, in the original, Lin Yun’s father continuously supported him.
Where exactly did things go wrong?
Unable to understand, Lin Xiang simply decided not to think about it.
Anyway, in this lifetime, the protagonist chose to enlist and not engage in business, so he doesn’t have to deal with that shameless dad.
Mrs. Lin pouted, looking displeased, "Only when your biological father won’t take you will you remember you still have your mom and sister. Being non-biological is still not close, no matter how hard you try."
"Mom!"
Lin Xiang regretted being at a distance from Mrs. Lin, preventing her from instantly rushing over to cover Mrs. Lin’s mouth.
"What, did I say something wrong?"
"I beg you to please be quiet!"
Lin Yun did not get angry and waited for Mrs. Lin to finish venting before he spoke: "I never thought about not recognizing you. If it weren’t for Dad picking me up back then, I wouldn’t have survived to twenty. Moreover, when I had a high fever, Niuzu bought me anti-inflammatory medicine and saved me. My life has been saved by you again and again. How could I not recognize you?"
"It’s him who hasn’t spent any time with me, so I feel no affection. He offered me money to sever our father-son relationship, and I gladly accepted. One less family tie means fewer troubles. From now on, I’ll only be good to you, Niuzu, and my uncle."
"As for this money, it’s free anyway. I won’t refuse free money."
So Lin An accepted this sum of money with a clear conscience.
Lin Xiang felt like applauding the protagonist.
Fortunately, Lin Yun isn’t the type of person with excessively high principles. Otherwise, not only would he cut ties with his biological father, but he’d also lose several thousand yuan.
In the seventies, several thousand yuan was a considerable sum!
"No way!" Mrs. Lin continued, "If he doesn’t recognize you, doesn’t that mean you won’t be entitled to a share of the money he earns after his passing? That’s not fair!"
"Mom, I’m tired." Lin Xiang quickly changed the subject, "I want to eat a big watermelon! I haven’t had any watermelon for several days because of preparing for the college entrance exam."
"Alright, alright, I’ll check which household in the village has watermelon and get one for you."
Mrs. Lin agreed verbally but sat down on the stool and started to open the envelope.
She picked up the money that had fallen out and counted it—it amounted to five thousand yuan.
"Niuzu, quickly count how much money you have there."
"...Okay."
The largest denomination of the money now is the banknote, a thick stack; Lin Xiang felt her hand growing tired from counting.
"Also five thousand yuan."
"Adding ours together, it’s ten thousand yuan? Oh my God, doesn’t that make us ten-thousand-yuan households now?"
Mrs. Lin was afraid of being overheard, covering her mouth with her hand, "Niuzu, now that I’ve become so wealthy, I feel uneasy. What should I do with so much money, where should I keep it?"
"Deposit it in the bank."
Lin Xiang had deposited her own money into the bank.
The last two times she brought in million-yuan orders for the cotton spinning factory, the combined rewards totaled ten thousand yuan.
She later also brought business to the food and paper factories, though the amounts were not as large as those for the cotton spinning factory. Consequently, the rewards were somewhat smaller, but the combined bonuses from the two factories were also one thousand yuan.
Recently, Lin Xiang signed a contract with Mr. John’s secretary, bringing another million-yuan deal to the cotton spinning factory. Director Chen gave her a regular reward of five thousand yuan plus some other incentives.
Big White Rabbit Milk Candy ordered quite a lot, doubling the first order.
However, the factory directors for food and paper were stingy and provided bonuses of only three hundred yuan each.
Just the bonuses garnered Lin Xiang a total of sixteen thousand eight hundred yuan.
The money for house repairs and this month’s expenses mostly came from the income generated by selling spicy powder at the stall last year; there was still some left over.
She saved most of her capital in the bank.
All this would be her equity for buying a courtyard house in the future.
Adding this five thousand yuan, her original funds had already grown to twenty-one thousand eight hundred yuan!
Mrs. Lin thought for a moment and simply gave her money to Lin Xiang, "Find some time tomorrow to deposit it for me in the bank—three thousand yuan for me, the remaining two thousand for your brother."
As soon as Mrs. Lin spoke, Lin Xiang and Lin Yun were both taken aback.
Mrs. Lin, who loved money and didn’t view Lin Yun as her biological child, was actually willing to save two thousand yuan for Lin Yun?
"Why are you staring at me?"
Seeing both of them staring at her incredulously, Mrs. Lin said displeased, "I’m not just someone who’ll only torment others! This money is free anyway, having three thousand on hand is already enough for me."
"As for Lin Yun, these two thousand saved for you will be capital for marrying a wife in the future. But let’s be clear, your monthly allowance still has to come to me."
Lin Yun grinned, "Thank you, Mom!"
Seeing Lin Yun grinning widely, Lin Xiang muttered, "Look at you being so cheap."
"I haven’t mentioned you yet! You also take out two thousand yuan and save it for your brother. You’ll have three thousand left, which is enough for a dowry in the future."
Well, savings suddenly decreased by two thousand, falling back to just over ten thousand.
But Lin Xiang had no complaints at all.
After all, this money originally belonged to Lin Yun; both she and Mrs. Lin got it for free.
In her heart, she silently planned to try her best to buy a bigger courtyard house in the future, leaving at least a room for Lin Yun.
No matter whether he chooses to live in it or not, it must exist.
After all, he helped lay the foundation for her dream of a courtyard house.
At night, Fifth Uncle and Fifth Aunt arrived at the house carrying good food and wine.
"Have a drink?"
Lin Yun waved his hand, "Fifth Uncle, I have to catch the early train back to the army tomorrow, so I can’t drink with you."
Lin Xiang, in the middle of munching on a watermelon, raised her head abruptly and stared at him in disbelief, "Didn’t you just return this afternoon? How can you leave tomorrow?"
"Yes, there are only a few days of leave, and the round trip itself takes up several days."