Seventies Sweetheart: From Breakup to Billionaire-Chapter 262: Sick

Chapter 262: Chapter 262: Sick
"I’m going out to chat with people." Mrs. Lin nudged Lin Xiang to get up and she lay back in the recliner. "Didn’t you say that after our little shop opens, we’ll definitely need to hire people? So I plan to first go around and see if there are any suitable candidates."
Lin Xiang did not dampen Mrs. Lin’s enthusiasm, "Have you found anyone suitable?"
Mrs. Lin shook her head, "These people, they just like to compete. They talk pretty, but when it’s time to do actual work, they’re all unreliable."
"But I think, since we’ve bought the house here, we’re considered neighbors with them, we’ll cross paths often in the future, and it’s inevitable that we’ll have to interact. If our family opens a shop and doesn’t include them, who knows what those housewives might say behind our backs, and if there are any with bad intentions, they might try to trip us up."
"So I told them, our rent alone costs fifty bucks a month, you get a twenty-dollar subsidy each month, your brother contributes twenty dollars for household expenses each month, and that’s still less than fifty bucks. So I asked them to recommend some better-paying jobs, not one answered."
"They ignore me now; naturally, they’ll feel embarrassed to ask me for anything later. What do you think?"
Lin Xiang almost wanted to give Mrs. Lin a thumbs up.
And she indeed did, "Comrade Zhao Xiuli, having not truly interacted for a while, I didn’t expect such a change in you!"
Knew how to play mind games now.
With this, Lin Xiang didn’t have to worry, during the time she’d be at school and unable to come home, about Mrs. Lin being bullied.
Mrs. Lin felt a bit guilty being praised by Lin Xiang, "It just occurred to me at the time, when the shop opens, if someone asks me for help, I still don’t know how I’ll refuse."
"Take it one step at a time. If the people who approach you are diligent, honest, and hardworking, and have good character, you can keep them. But if they have poor character or are lazy, no matter which, we must stick to our principles and not hire them, otherwise, the shop we worked so hard to open might end up closing down."
"Don’t worry, your mother is not stupid, I know what to do. Alright then, go upstairs and sleep, you need to visit Yuanyi at the medical college early tomorrow morning."
"Then you should rest early too. The temperature difference between day and night is big now, don’t put the fan in the bedroom at night, blowing directly might cause a cold and require medicine."
"Got it, got it, you’re being so long-winded, I’ve lived for decades longer than you, do you think I don’t know such basic life knowledge?"
Lin Xiang seriously suspected that Mrs. Lin didn’t know!
After all, she had never dealt with electric fans before!
"Achoo! Achoo!"
The next morning, as soon as Lin Xiang came downstairs, she heard Mrs. Lin sneezing one after another, her voice growing weaker.
"Comrade Zhao Xiuli, congratulations on catching a cold." Lin Xiang leaned against the doorframe, watching Mrs. Lin lie weakly on the bed, "I told you last night, don’t let the fan blow directly. How old are you, and you still catch a cold because of wanting to cool down?"
Mrs. Lin: ...
Why did these words sound so familiar?
It seemed that when Lin Xiang was small, Mrs. Lin often told Lin Xiang such things.
But after all, she was the elder, being chided by her daughter like this, it was a bit of a blow to her pride.
So, Mrs. Lin glared angrily at Lin Xiang, "You know I’m sick, yet you’re not quickly going to buy me some cold medicine?"
"I know, just lie down and rest, I’ll cook some porridge in the pot and then buy you medicine. I’ve taken the fan away, don’t even think about using it again until you’re better!"
Buying cold medicine is very troublesome now, need to take a certificate to the hospital to purchase.
Lin Xiang fussed a whole round, brought the cold medicine home, helped Mrs. Lin with food and medicine, only then went to the medical college.
Just one day later, the number of people ing today was twice as much as yesterday.
When Lin Xiang entered Ge Yuanyi’s dormitory, she found that besides Ge Yuanyi’s bed, two other beds were already made.
Ge Yuanyi was drying clothes at the time, hearing Lin Xiang call her, she asked in surprise, "Lin Xiang, why have you come?"
"My mom was worried about you being alone in the dormitory, she told me to come check on you early today. Turns out she caught a cold, I went to the hospital to get her cold medicine, which took a bit of time."
Ge Yuanyi immediately asked anxiously, "How did Aunt catch a cold in this weather? How is she now?"
"The fan blew on her! But after taking medicine, she’s a bit better now. Have you eaten? Let’s go out and grab a bite together?"
"Sure, wait a moment, I’ll finish drying the clothes then go out with you."
Once Ge Yuanyi finished tidying up, Lin Xiang took her out to eat.
Beijing Medical College has a long history, even during those ten years, the medical college wasn’t greatly affected, each year there are People’s Liberation University students coming to study, so there are quite a few places to eat around the school.
It wasn’t mealtime yet, so there weren’t many students out searching for food, Lin Xiang and Ge Yuanyi picked a dumpling shop, each ordered a serving of dumplings.
"Around three in the afternoon yesterday, our dorm got another roommate, she’s from Xiang Province. So last night I wasn’t scared, you and Aunt don’t need to worry too much about me."
Lin Xiang ate a bite of dumpling, "How does it feel living in the dorm?"
"So far it seems good, but as for how it’ll really be, we’ll see after all the roommates have arrived."
"I’ve checked, your medical college doesn’t require mandatory dorm living, so if you don’t want to stay in the dorm, you can stay at my place, there’s a room reserved for you anyway."
Moreover, although the medical college isn’t exactly close to Huaqing University, there’s a direct bus route, it takes just over half an hour to reach.
Ge Yuanyi nodded, "If I really can’t get used to it, it won’t be too late to talk to you then."
"Also, let me say one more thing, no matter how someone shows you their wounds, don’t show yours to anyone else. Apart from your mom, there’s no one who would truly feel for you from the heart in this world, and you won’t know when the scars you reveal might turn into a knife against you."
Ge Yuanyi surely understood this.
From the incident to dropping out, in just a few weeks, she witnessed the various ugliness of human nature.
At that time, she knew that in this world, apart from her mother and brother, no one would truly love her.
But Lin Xiang is different.
Being with Lin Xiang, she felt very secure, and Lin Xiang would analyze problems from different perspectives, not only helping her solve them but also not making her feel uncomfortable.
"I know Xiangxiang, not everyone is like you, knowing my experience and still treating me sincerely as a friend. So I won’t tell anyone else but you."