Capítulo 1401: Chapter 924: Staying
Second watch.
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Chuxia was also puzzled by Third Uncle Lin and Third Aunt Lin’s attitude, but knowing their personalities, it was likely all about “benefits.” So she said to Zhao Yulan, “Mom, whatever play they’re acting out, as long as we don’t take the bait, we definitely won’t fall into their trap.”
Zhao Yulan looked conflicted, “That’s true, but obviously they’ve already changed their faces, and then suddenly beco smiling Buddhas. How can I feel at ease with such inconsistency?”
“What’s there to be uneasy about? They’re afraid of offending the Zhou family, that’s why they don’t dare to show their true colors. Didn’t you hear them say? Zhou Mikang has made another achievent…” Chuxia deliberately sighed, “Which ans the gap between your daughter and Zhou Mikang has widened again, and there’ll probably be even more gossip in the future.”
“Right, how did I not think of that?” Zhao Yulan had a sudden realization, “Each one of their in-laws is successful, they must be afraid of offending them because of this. Yes, that must be it!”
“Mom, what you said is a bit irresponsible. How can you say every mber of the Zhou family is successful? You must not say such things in front of them, or they might think you’re being sarcastic.”
Indeed, the Zhou family has not only Zhou Mikang, Zhou Xikang, Zhou Huakang, but also Zhou Aiping, Zhou Nanping, and Zhou Zhongkang…
Sighing, Zhao Yulan said with emotion, “Outsiders envy us, but the hardships are only known within the family. Every family has its difficulties, none of it is easy, sigh!”
“Sigh…” Lin Baohe also sighed, “People, when they’re too materialistic, troubles co with it, whether they’re poor or rich, it’s all the sa.
Back when we were in Dalin Village, we weren’t accepted, one because we weren’t blood-related, and two because we were poor. They didn’t want us to benefit at all.
But now, whether it’s the Zhou family or the Lin family, they definitely lack nothing in terms of food, clothing, and necessities, but…” He suddenly slapped his forehead, “I understand why Third Uncle Lin and Third Aunt Lin’s attitudes changed so drastically!”
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Zhao Yulan looked at him puzzled, “Why?”
“For power…” Lin Baohe frowned, “During the New Year, when I was chatting with the eldest brother, he hinted that Laosan doesn’t agree with the eldest brother becoming the next Family Head.
In Laosan’s opinion, his son Wenhang plans to marry a girl from the Huang family, and his daughter Wenshu wants to marry a girl from the Shao family. Compared to the eldest brother, whose sons Wenbin and Wenjie married ordinary families, the elder brother’s side doesn’t aid the family as much as Laosan’s side does.
Now, Laosan is so eager to co to us, surely he feels that he can’t get support from the Huang family, so he wants us to side with him and help him.
I guess it’s probably this way, otherwise, he wouldn’t have quickly changed his face after turning unfriendly. You two can think about it, isn’t this the reason?”
“Dad, you’re really smart!” Chuxia gave Lin Baohe a thumbs up. With her father’s explanation, everything made sense; knowing Third Uncle Lin and Third Aunt Lin’s personalities, they were capable of doing such things.
But, they thought of their family as too gullible, didn’t they? From beginning to end, their family was always close to the eldest uncle’s family, whether elder or younger. Now suddenly, with the goodwill shown by Third Uncle’s family, would their family just switch sides so quickly?
Isn’t it underestimating them as being too foolish and spineless? But thinking about it, it’s natural; in Third Uncle Lin and Third Aunt Lin’s eyes, their family hasn’t seen the world. Being valued by them and them coming to ask for help is already doing them a great favor, they should be overwhelmingly grateful, and serve them appropriately to the end!
Now that Zhao Yulan understood the intricacies involved, she looked completely disappointed, “At first, I thought they genuinely valued us, sigh!”
“What good is it if they value you?” Old Master Zhao glared discontentedly at his daughter, “With people like that, you better hope they don’t value you, or they’d be a constant nuisance.”
Old Lady Zhao nodded in agreent, “Your father is right. If people like that truly value you, they’ll want you to help with everything, thick-skinned. Whether you treat them well or not, they’ll keep talking at you, isn’t that worriso?”
Lin Baohe quickly added, “Dad and Mom are right; we don’t need people like that to value us. It’s enough that we value ourselves. Besides, how are we worse off than them? Whether talking about the older generation or the younger, we are definitely less worriso than them. Think about it, isn’t it true?”
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