Seventies Sweetheart: From Breakup to Billionaire-Chapter 223: Don’t Want This Daughter-in-law

Chapter 223: Chapter 223: Don’t Want This Daughter-in-law
"Just talked on the phone for a few minutes, and it cost three yuan?" Mrs. Lin incredulously questioned Lin Xiang.
Lin Xiang calmly explained, "Phone charges are expensive, especially when we’re making long-distance calls. Those calls lasted at least ten minutes, so three yuan isn’t that much."
Mrs. Lin silently muttered, just a year ago, the family’s entire savings barely amounted to two yuan, and now they’re spending three yuan without blinking an eye, and still think it’s not expensive?
But mostly, it’s Lin Xiang who’s earning the money, so Mrs. Lin didn’t say much more.
Her daughter isn’t the type to spend money recklessly, she knows what she’s doing!
The hospital cafeteria didn’t have many food choices, and most were plain and light.
Although Mrs. Lin was famished, she had no appetite for bland food. She only managed to eat a bun, a steamed bread, and drink a bowl of porridge before she couldn’t eat anymore.
Lin Xiang ate a bowl of noodles. Although it was bland, it wasn’t inedible. After finishing her bowl, she brought Lin Yun a bowl of easily digestible wontons before returning to the ward.
"I told you, we don’t need you here, please leave."
"Lin Yun, I just want to help you as much as I can."
"As you can see, I can take care of myself now, and my mom and sister are here, I don’t need your help."
Jiang Chaoxin discontentedly said, "They’re taking care of you? They only stayed for a little while before going back to the guesthouse. That’s not really taking care of you!"
"Comrade Jiang Chaoxin, mind your words!" Lin Yun’s face suddenly darkened.
They traveled all the way from home to the unfamiliar city of Beijing just to see him because he was injured and hurt by his family.
This kindness, he remembers in his heart and won’t allow anyone to speak poorly behind their backs.
"Comrade Lin Yun, don’t misunderstand, I just..."
"You just what huh, you just!" Mrs. Lin burst through the door in anger, pointing at Jiang Chaoxin’s nose and yelling, "Who do you think you are, to gossip and create trouble here?"
"The head has already said there was no arrangement for you to take care of Lin Yun, you just shamelessly stayed here! Not willing to leave!"
Jiang Chaoxin, who had never been subjected to such treatment since childhood, was instantly red-eyed and teary, looking like she was about to cry, "I... I just... just wanted to repay Lin Yun for saving my life."
"If you want to repay him, there are plenty of ways. For example, you could give him some money. He’s injured and hospitalized, with medical staff naturally taking care of him. You’re a woman hanging around a man’s ward all day, have you thought about how it would look for Lin Yun if word got out?"
Thinking of offering herself in gratitude? Please.
Not unless she agrees to it!
Jiang Chaoxin remained silent, just biting her lip tightly and crying as she looked at Lin Yun.
Lin Yun’s eyes were smiling, obviously happy to be so defended by Mrs. Lin.
Mrs. Lin couldn’t stand his meek demeanor, "Let’s make this clear today. Lin Yun saved you to honor his profession and the uniform he wears, nothing else! If you want to thank him, there are many ways, but offering yourself isn’t needed!"
"You two are about the same age, both unmarried, it’s better not to get too close to avoid rumors, which aren’t good for either of you."
Mainly, it’s not good for Lin Yun.
She doesn’t want a daughter-in-law like this!
If she isn’t driven crazy by her daughter-in-law, it’s all thanks to her good luck!
Jiang Chaoxin instinctively looked towards the hospital bed, but Lin Yun didn’t pay her any attention, he was receiving the wontons handed over by Lin Xiang.
She stamped her foot and left in a huff.
"This young girl, so young, yet with quite a temper."
Mrs. Lin plopped down beside the bed, asking Lin Yun, "What do you think of her?"
"Huh?" Lin Yun, just having a mouthful of wonton, said, "What can I think of her? Every time she came, it was when I was asleep, and when I woke up, she either wasn’t there or was with her brother, we never even had a moment alone."
As luck would have it, the day Mrs. Lin and Lin Xiang arrived, Jiang Chaoxin was still there, her bad attitude towards Mrs. Lin angered her, exposing her little scheme.
"Oh!" Mrs. Lin heaved a heavy sigh, earnestly saying, "You’re getting older, it’s indeed time to talk about marriage. I have no requirements for who you find as a partner, as long as I like her, I’ll get along with you both; if I don’t like her, you should both stay in Beijing and don’t hang around me."
"But let’s agree in advance, even if you’re married, you can’t give me less money than you owe me each month."
"I know, Mom, the wife I find in the future will definitely have to meet your approval, if you don’t like her, I won’t pursue her."
"That’s more like it. Now finish your meal."
Lin Xiang had another wonton, chewing it, "Not tasty, very bland."
"I miss the food back home."
Lin Xiang was troubled, "The guesthouse doesn’t have a cafeteria, nor a place to cook. I’ll ask around the hospital later, see if we can rent a stove like at the town hospital to cook some soup for you."
Lin Yun chuckled, "I was just saying, there’ll be plenty of opportunities to eat in the future."
"Don’t jinx it by saying that kind of thing."
Every time a supporting character says something like that, unexpected accidents happen, preventing them from ever tasting the last bite they’ve been longing for.
But Lin Yun is the protagonist, so the ominous nature of his words is on a different level.
Lin Yun chuckled, continuing to eat the wontons in his hand.
"Mom, Sis, I really don’t have any concerns. You should stay a few days and then head back."
"What, you’re just telling us to leave as soon as we arrive?" Mrs. Lin gave Lin Yun a glare, "Do you know how much a train ticket costs? Twelve yuan and fifty! Round trip that’s twenty-five yuan! With both me and your sister, that’s fifty yuan!"
And Sis said, you have to pull strings to even get a sleeper ticket.
If they can’t sleep on the way back, how exhausted will she be!?
Though the guesthouse suite costs around twenty yuan a month, it’s half the price of the train fare, and more comfortable to live in.
Definitely, staying in Beijing is more economical after comparison.
"I’m mainly worried that Sis might miss her acceptance letter."
"No, I’ve already spoken with Teacher Yu, she will personally help me collect the acceptance letter. Once it’s received, I’ll go back to get it."
As for Mrs. Lin, best not to have her wear herself out anymore.
But staying in Beijing indefinitely isn’t a solution either.