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After a harmonious New Year, Li Zhong stayed at Lin Feng's house for a few days. As for the matter with Lin Erhu, it was indeed resolved. Lin Feng wasn't very clear about the process, but since Li Zhong told him everything was settled, he took it as done. In any case, after that, Lin Feng never saw Lin Erhu again.
Of course, Xu Meng also spent the New Year at Lin Feng's house. What reassured Lin Feng was that she was living there peacefully. Sometimes she would go out with Dong Jie and others, but more often she was just a charming girl. Only Lin Feng knew her true identity, but seeing how well she got along with everyone and that she didn't behave inappropriately, he chose not to expose her and let her stay at home.
Now that the New Year was over, Lin Feng was set to return to City B, a mid-level city, and everyone needed to get back to their own affairs.
After packing his things, Lin Feng planned to leave for the city tomorrow. Tonight would be his last night at home.
Lin Feng intended to discuss future living arrangements with his mother tonight.
Of course, Lin Feng's own life wouldn't change much; what he wanted to change was the lives of his sister and mother. If possible, he also wanted to help Lin Xin improve her situation.
From his mother, Lin Feng learned that although Lin Xin had come to City B, she was just working for someone else with a low salary. This prompted Lin Feng to think about helping her find a better job.
After dinner, the family sat on the sofa watching TV. Lin Feng spoke up first: "Mom, do you want to come live in the city with me for a while after the New Year?"
"Uh? Oh, let's talk about it later. I'm quite comfortable living here. Besides, you're doing well now; that reassures me. And your sister still needs me to take care of her schooling," Lin Mother replied while engrossed in the television program. It was only after hearing Lin Feng's suggestion that she understood his intention.
"Mom, I wanted to talk to you about my sister's schooling too. I mean letting her study in the city; I've already contacted a school where she can enroll anytime," Lin Feng explained. He had considered his mother's reasoning and had even sent Li Zhong to find a school. Before returning home for the New Year, he had thought about bringing his mother and sister to live in the city because he felt that only by having them close could he take good care of them.
"Really? Brother, can I go study in the city?" Lin Ling exclaimed excitedly while watching TV when she heard Lin Feng's words.
Indeed, it was hard for her not to be excited. In fact, Lin Ling had many grievances about her current studying environment. Although this was already the best high school in town, the atmosphere was such that most students were just aiming to finish high school and get their diplomas without further education. This inevitably led to chaos in class. Meanwhile, seeing her brother enter a good university made her unwilling to fall behind him; thus, she had been working hard in her studies.
Therefore, such a learning environment naturally affected an ambitious student like Lin Ling negatively, which made her quite frustrated.
However, she knew the situation at home and understood that being able to study was already a great blessing, so she had never mentioned her troubles to anyone in the family until after the New Year when she finally spoke to her brother.
Lin Feng could hardly sit still upon hearing this; he immediately called Li Zhong and asked him to contact the school to arrange for the girl to study in a better environment.
That was why he had Li Zhong reach out to the school so quickly.
Now, his mother's reasoning did not hold much weight for Lin Feng.
"Oh, what does the girl think?" Although Lin Mother was a housewife, she was quite open-minded and first asked her daughter for her opinion.
"Mom, I would love to go study in the city! Besides, my brother is there, so I won't have to worry about food and accommodation. Right, Brother?" Lin Ling expressed her thoughts at that moment, throwing Lin Feng a look that seemed to ask, "Isn't that right?"
"Yes, with me around, you won't suffer any losses. What do you think, Mom?" Lin Feng replied and then continued to ask his mother.
"Well, the education in the city is indeed better. I feel reassured letting the girl go with you, Lin Feng. Although you are not my biological son, seeing how you treat your sister and me makes me very grateful," Lin Mother stated at this moment. However, her statement only addressed Lin Feng's suggestion of sending Lin Ling to study in the city; she did not mention anything about moving there herself.
Hearing his mother say this, Lin Feng immediately realized that convincing her to move would be quite difficult.
"Mom, aren't you coming with me? What will I do without you?" Not only Lin Feng but even Lin Ling noticed that their mother seemed unwilling to move to the city and quickly chimed in.
Of course, her reasoning was somewhat far-fetched because she usually handled household chores at home and didn't need Lin Mother to worry about her daily life; rather, she had been taking care of Lin Mother from a young age.
"Sweetheart, you've been sensible since childhood. Now you're capable of taking care of yourself. Don't worry; I think living here is just fine for now. There's no rush for me to move in with your brother," Lin Mother said as she saw her daughter acting cute and expressed her stance.
"No way, Mom! When will you come over?" Lin Ling continued to act cute and asked.
"Hehe... maybe when your brother gets married. I'll come over then," Lin Mother glanced at Lin Feng and suddenly looked at him playfully as she spoke.
"What..." Lin Feng and Lin Ling were both stunned when they heard their mother's words. Lin Feng never expected that his mother would catch him off guard like this.
In fact, Lin Mother had always been worried about Lin Feng's personal issues. However, in previous years, Lin Feng had not made much progress and was still studying, so Lin Mother felt it was inappropriate to bring it up. Now that Lin Feng had achieved some success, even though he had not yet graduated from college, he was on his way to building a career, which is why Lin Mother decided to address the matter.
You see, in Lin Feng's village, at his age, even those who were not married usually had a fiancée. It was rare to find someone like Lin Feng who had never heard any rumors about such matters.
"Well... fine then, Mom. If you want to stay here, I won't force you," Lin Feng finally admitted defeat and said.
Lin Mother smiled and replied, "But you need to hurry up with the marriage thing. Once you get married and have a big chubby baby, I'll come help you take care of the child."
"Yeah, Mom, there's something else I need to talk to you about." At this point, Lin Feng didn't dare to continue discussing the marriage issue and quickly brought up the arrangement for Lin Xin's job. Otherwise, if his mother kept talking about it, he wouldn't know how to respond.
"What is it?" Lin Mother asked.
"It's about Lin Xin. I remember you mentioned that she was working hard in City B. Since Jie Jie needs help at her place too, I think it would be good for her to assist there. At least it should be better than her previous job. Besides, she's family; I wouldn't treat her unfairly," Lin Feng explained what he had thought out earlier.
"Well, you have a point. But Jie Er is also struggling to manage her shop; adding another person means more mouths to feed. I think we should discuss this with Jie Er first. If it's not feasible, we can't force it," Lin Mother said, still unaware that Dong Jie had already gone back to work at the market opened by Lin Feng after the New Year.
In fact, even if Lin Feng hadn't mentioned it today, she had intended for him to find a good job for Lin Xin.
"Mom, you don't need to worry about that. I almost forgot to tell you that I invested in opening a market next to the school. It will open after the New Year. Jie Jie will be going there as the boss after the holiday; they really need more hands there. I think it's quite suitable for Lin Xin," Lin Feng realized he hadn't informed his mother about this yet and quickly explained.
"You opened a market? How much did that cost?" Lin Mother asked in surprise.
Of course, Lin Ling also looked at Lin Feng with curiosity.
"Not much—just ten million. It's all my own money," Lin Feng thought for a moment and felt it was necessary for his mother and sister to know a little about his financial situation; otherwise, they would always worry about him.
"Ten million?" Both Lin Mother and Lin Ling couldn't help but exclaim in surprise after hearing Lin Feng's words.
"Lin Feng, you're not lying to Mom, are you?" After her initial shock, Lin Mother looked at Lin Feng seriously and asked.
"No, if you don't believe me, come with me tomorrow to take a look. The grand opening is just in time," Lin Feng confidently replied.
"But, Lin Feng, tell me honestly, how did you suddenly come into so much money?" At this moment, Lin Mother thought of another question and asked.
"Mom, don't worry. This money is all earned through my own efforts and is legitimate. Otherwise, I wouldn't be making such a big deal about the opening. As for how I made it, let me put it this way: I got into the jade business. Once you come to the market with me, I'll naturally show you how I earn money. By then, you'll definitely feel at ease," Lin Feng said with a spark of inspiration.
Well, since his mother doubted the source of his money, he promised to take her to see how he made it. Of course, he would find a way to keep her there later.
"Brother, do you really have that much money?" Lin Ling then realized that her brother not only had potential but had achieved great success, and she couldn't help but ask.
"Yeah, don't worry," Lin Feng nodded seriously. He had anticipated the reactions of both the girl and his mother, so he wasn't very surprised.
"Okay, then I'll go with you tomorrow to take a look," Lin Mother said. This time she was genuinely ready to set off. Although she had already believed Lin Feng, she was even more eager to see how her son made her proud.
"Alright then, I'll have Li Zhong drive over to pick us up," Lin Feng said as he immediately began making arrangements upon hearing that his mother agreed to go with him.
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