FSC [QT] Chapter 3.2

As for the money he has provided to the Lin family over the years, Jiang Baozong doesn’t care. Lin Pingchun’s mother is short-sighted and may pretend to be deaf and mute and pretend that nothing has happened. But Lin Pingchun still needs face, especially since he is still a scholar.

As long as he doesn’t want this matter to become a basis for political opponents to criticize his character in the future, he will definitely return the money he used to support him in the future.

But, Jiang Baozong still felt a little pity in his heart. After all, the young man in front of him had been his son-in-law for more than ten years. And without Lin Pingchun, where would he find a good son-in-law to entrust the rest of his daughter’s life to?

Jiang Baozong’s mind began to replay the faces of young men he had come into contact with who were the right age for his daughter and then eliminated them one by one.

“When it comes to matters concerning children, the student has to go home and report it to his mother and let her make the decision. Master, don’t worry, I will not let Ah Wu down.”

When Lin Pingchun heard Uncle Jiang mention his marriage in a vague way, he realized that his mother had been delaying it for so long. It had been so long that Uncle Jiang couldn’t wait any longer.

He knew that Jiang Wu would be his future wife since he was very young. He also liked that cute and beautiful little sister very much. However, people’s hearts are fickle.

In the beginning, his mother also liked Jiang Wu very much. Even though his mother knew that Jiang Wu had many shortcomings, the Lin family was at the end of their rope at that time. If it weren’t for the Jiang family’s help, he and his mother, an orphan and a widower, would have starved to death long ago while guarding three acres of land.

The Jiang family is the big tree that the Lin family relies on. Even if Jiang Wu is frail and sick, in the eyes of the Lin family, she is the best choice they can find.

But when Lin Pingchun gradually showed his talent for reading and passed the Tongsheng test at the age of twelve, his mother’s thoughts changed.

At first, she had no choice, but now she is forced to choose. The gratitude in her heart was gone. In Xu Lin’s eyes, the Jiang family became bad people who took advantage of their kindness and sought retribution.

Lin Pingchun didn’t think as much as his mother did. But when he occasionally read some story books, he would yearn for the beautiful life in the book where the red sleeves add fragrance and the piano and the harp sing harmoniously. These are obviously not things that the stupid Jiang Wu can give him.

But that was just a fleeting thought in the dead of night. Lin Pingchun knew that the Jiang family had great kindness to them. Everything he had until now was given by the Jiang family. In return, he must marry Jiang Wu and treat her well throughout his life.

Lin Pingchun is torn between his mother, who raised him as a widow, and the Jiang family, who were very kind to their mother and son. Lin Pingchun is torn between the two, and therefore, the engagement has been postponed until now.

But now Uncle Jiang has already spoken. Lin Pingchun decided to discuss with his mother about inviting a matchmaker to come to arrange marriage after returning home.

“As long as you have this heart.”

Lin Pingchun’s promise made Jiang Baozong feel good. He knew that the child he raised was a person who would repay his kindness.

But the big stone in his heart hasn’t fallen yet. Jiang Baozong doesn’t know Xu Lin’s attitude. Can the other party really accept his daughter without grudges?

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“Aunt, this is the kimchi I made by myself. It’s crispy and delicious. The pubs and restaurants like it all. I heard my mother say that my cousin had a hard time studying, so I specially brought two jars over. This kimchi is the most appetizing.”

In the Lin family, a pretty little girl around fourteen or fifteen years old was sitting next to Mrs. Lin Xu, holding her arm and entwining her affectionately.

“You, you are keeping me and your cousin in mind. You even sent kimchi all the way here.”

Perhaps because she became a widow at a young age, Mrs. Lin Xu has a bad temper. She always has a straight face as if someone owes her two ounces of money.

She has high cheekbones and two deep nasolabial wrinkles on her face, which makes her look difficult to get along with.

But at this moment, Mrs. Lin Xu was obviously in a good mood. Her smile was as bright as a flower, and the wrinkles on her face had relaxed a lot.

The little girl holding her now is named Xu Baozhu. Although she calls Mrs. Lin Xu her Aunt, strictly speaking, the relationship between the two families is quite distant.

Lin Xu’s father and Xu Baozhu’s grandfather were cousins. By the generation of Lin Xu and Xu Baozhu’s father, they had no contact with each other. They just lived in the same village and were from the same clan. They would just invite each other during festivals and happy events.

The friendship between Mrs. Lin Xu and Xu Baozhu was purely accidental. Once, Mrs. Lin Xu went to the foot of the mountain to pick fresh wild vegetables for her son. She accidentally fell and injured her foot. She was saved by Xu Baozhu, who went up the mountain to pick mushrooms.

The two hit it off immediately, and their interactions became frequent from then on.

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