CHAPTER 121: CHAPTER 121: TAKING MY BROTHER TO SEA CITY

Lin Hao looked at his sister, hesitating to speak.

Lin Fu frowned, "If you have something to say, just say it. Stop dilly-dallying like a woman; it’s annoying to watch!"

Lin Xiaoyan finished washing the fruits and placed them in front of her sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law, have some fruit."

"Ah, okay, thank you, Yanyan." Fan Lalan immediately smiled.

"Brother, what’s going on? Just tell me directly." Lin Xiaoyan grabbed an apple and sat down.

Lin Hao, bracing himself, asked, "Is it easy to find a job in Sea City? I... I want to find a job there."

"Any job will do as long as it makes money!"

As soon as Lin Hao spoke, Lin Fu and Lin Mu both looked at him.

"You’re working fine at your job now, why?"

Lin Hao had no choice but to explain what had happened recently.

Lin Fu looked at his son and sighed, but...

"Your sister doesn’t know what jobs are there in Sea City. Why don’t you come with me to the construction site? Right now a day as a laborer pays one hundred eighty, I’ll ask tomorrow if there’s any work, and you can start there."

Fan Lalan glanced worriedly at her husband, afraid he couldn’t handle it.

Lin Hao thought for a moment then nodded, "Okay."

For now, he didn’t have the option to choose.

Lin Xiaoyan looked at her brother, "Brother, how much did you earn a month before?"

"With full attendance, it was five thousand two hundred a month."

"Well..."

Lin Xiaoyan wanted to say something but was interrupted by her mother.

"Lanlan, I’ve been out shopping with your aunt these past days. I bought a few little outfits; come see how they look..."

As soon as Fan Lalan heard about the children’s clothing, she quickly got up to look at them.

"Yanyan, come take a look too."

Lin Xiaoyan: "...Okay."

After her brother and sister-in-law left, Lin Fu and Lin Mu pulled Lin Xiaoyan aside for a talk.

"Your affair can’t be known to outsiders, your father and I know it, that’s enough. Neither of us will say a word."

"Your brother can’t know; if he tells your sister-in-law, who tells her family... one word leads to another, and soon they’ll come and arrest us!"

"Yes, and this time your brother told your sister-in-law that you borrowed money from friends to pay his debts..."

Upon hearing that, Lin Xiaoyan felt a mix of emotions all at once.

"If... my brother can’t find work at home, he can come with me to Sea City too."

Lin Xiaoyan thought and said.

"This time while going to Beijing, they gave me that milk tea shop.

Right now, I’m preparing to hire a store manager, and if my brother is willing, I can make him the manager..."

Lin Xiaoyan discussed her idea; mainly, she couldn’t watch over the shop all the time.

As for the store manager, there were a few interested candidates recently, but the salary negotiation hadn’t been settled.

Upon hearing their daughter’s words, Lin Fu and Lin Mu’s first reaction was to refuse, but then they thought about it. The daughter’s shop indeed needed someone to manage it; they couldn’t trust it to strangers.

As for their son...

"Then... tell your brother it’s your friend’s shop!" Lin Mu suggested.

Lin Xiaoyan laughed, "No way, all the shop’s staff know I’m the owner. Do you think they wouldn’t tell my brother?"

Finally, after much discussion, the three decided to discuss it with the brother (son) tomorrow to see if he wanted to go to Sea City.

"Let’s decide like this; first see if your brother wants to work in Sea City, if he does, take him.

After he goes, then take him to the shop to be the manager, and don’t tell him the shop is yours; just say it was... just transferred over..."

Lin Xiaoyan: "Okay..."

Early the next morning, Lin Hao received a notice from his parents to come and discuss something.

Curious, he arrived early.

Lin Fu asked directly if he wanted to work in Sea City.

Lin Hao looked at his sister, "If there’s a suitable job, I want to go."

"Now at home... to be honest, I can’t stay here any longer; I want to go out..."

Upon hearing their son (brother) say this, the three exchanged glances and decided to take him to Sea City!

"Go back and discuss with Lanlan. If you both decide, when your sister leaves, you can go to Sea City with her."

After hearing that, Lin Hao was delighted and nodded heavily, "Okay."

The cousin’s wedding soon ended, and these days, Lin Xiaoyan’s mood finally stabilized, and she seldom had nightmares at night.

Lin Xiaoyan found time to go to Gao Qing’s place to finalize the house matters.

"Brother, you can stay at my place first; everything’s new in the guest room. It was just bought when Mom and Dad came last time, and after they left, I cleaned it all."

Lin Xiaoyan took her brother into the guest room.

Lin Hao looked at the guest room with a stunned expression, "Sister, you... already have a house in Sea City?"

Lin Xiaoyan shook her head, "This isn’t my house."

Upon hearing this, Lin Hao breathed a sigh of relief; he thought it was his sister’s house.

Earlier when his sister told him she had acquired a milk tea shop in Sea City, he was quite shocked.

Unexpectedly, his usually timid and introverted sister quietly accomplished something big!

Now arriving at where his sister lived, he thought it was her house, and while he hadn’t earned his own house yet, he felt a sting of defeat being compared to his sister.

"It’s already quite good. When I earn money, I’ll buy a house in Sea City and bring Mom, Dad, and your sister-in-law here..."

Lin Hao was hopeful about the future.

However, when he snapped back to reality, considering his current wage relies on his sister, he felt a bit dejected again.

"Sis, do you think I’m pretty much a failure, nearly thirty, and achieved nothing..."

Lin Hao said somewhat gloomily.

"The house was bought by Dad, the wedding expenses were from Dad too. I finally got married and work, but haven’t earned any money, instead, I’m in debt..."

Lin Xiaoyan looked at her brother, wanting to comfort him but didn’t know how.

In the end, she patted her brother’s shoulder, "Brother, everything will get better. Not everyone stays in a slump forever."

Lin Hao looked at his sister and suddenly smiled.

"I never thought there would be a day I’d rely on my sister; thank you, sister."

"Previously, your sister-in-law was... I’m sorry." Lin Hao was full of self-reproach and guilt.

Lin Xiaoyan looked at her brother, the emotional knot inside her long gone.

Perhaps when she joined the Special Investigation Bureau.

Or when her bank balance grew larger.

Or when she decided to buy a house...

Actually, all of these stemmed from not having money.

Upon realizing this, Lin Xiaoyan sighed.

"Brother, we will both keep getting better."

Lin Hao looked at his sister and nodded firmly, "Definitely!"

On the first night in Sea City, Lin Hao vowed to work hard to repay his sister and save up for a house so that his parents and wife could have a good life...

Yun Province

Chen Ge happily walked out of the airport; this time, she kept it secret from her parents, secretly took leave from her advisor, saying there was family business, and ran off to meet friends.

This friend was her high school classmate; they had a great time in high school.