Lin Zhonghua and Cao Tiannan's past story isn't too complex; they were considered hotown friends. They went to elentary school together, but later, Cao Tiannan's parents returned to the city, leading to a loss of contact between them.
Back then, elentary school students loved giving each other nicknas. Cao Tiannan was a bit of a bookworm and sowhat frail, earning him the nickna "Little Devil." As for Lin Zhonghua, he was always a mischievous troublemaker, often setting off firecrackers at school, getting caught by teachers many tis, and punished by standing outside. Hence, the nickna "Lin Dapao" spread across the entire elentary school.
"Speaking of which, it's been over ten years since we've last t!" Cao Tiannan, after recounting the funny stories of his elentary days with Lin Zhonghua, sighed nostalgically, "Ti really flies, doesn't it? In the blink of an eye, our sons and daughters have grown up."
"Stop showing off your charm, I won't buy into your act..." Lin Zhonghua suddenly sneered sarcastically, shaking his head, "You've always been deliberately avoiding with Yue Qin, haven't you? I find it hard to believe that being people from Jiangzhou with your amazing abilities, you couldn't find ?"
"Ahem... Mr. Lin, today our children are all here, let's not bring up any old matters!" Cao Tiannan gave an awkward smile and stopped him after hearing Lin Zhonghua's words.
Lin Feng and Cao Ying exchanged glances, both unaware of what secret past Lin Zhonghua and Cao Tiannan might have. In fact, up until today, Lin Feng and Cao Ying didn't even know their fathers were old acquaintances.
anwhile, Li Liping kept her head down bashfully, fearing that the conversation might suddenly point towards her.
"Hey, feeling guilty?" Lin Zhonghua chuckled but shook his head defiantly, "You don't want to speak, but I'll insist on making things clear. Otherwise, you'll really think I'm still the sa person from over thirty years ago!"
"You..." Cao Tiannan was speechless with anger but couldn't control Lin Zhonghua's mouth, so he just shook his head helplessly, sighed, and looked at Cao Ying with embarrassed eyes, observing her expression...
"Actually, this isn't anything significant..." Lin Zhonghua smugly glanced at Lin Feng and Cao Ying, saying with a smile, "I don't mind saying it directly for you youngsters to hear... In the past, Cao Ying's mother, Wang Yueqin, was also our elentary school classmate..."
"Ah..." Cao Ying's face revealed a slight surprise, not expecting that even her mother was an elentary school classmate of Lin Zhonghua's—what a coincidence!
"That's how it was..." Lin Zhonghua nodded, "At that ti, the movent to go to the countryside was very popular; both Yue Qin and Little Devil's parents ca down as intellectuals from the city. They were the children of city folks, naturally seeing eye to eye with each other, which is understandable... It's just that the kids in our poor county had never seen soone as classy as Yue Qin, getting attracted to her since childhood was also normal..."
Upon hearing Lin Zhonghua's narrative, Lin Feng paused, and although Lin Zhonghua spoke sowhat cryptically, he finally understood the old grievance between Lin Zhonghua and Cao Tiannan—they were actually love rivals...
"I admit, back then I was young, hadn't seen much of the world, and with Yue Qin being a beauty since childhood, being chard by her wasn't sothing shaful. I'm daring enough to admit that now..." Lin Zhonghua said openly, looking at Cao Tiannan with his chest puffed up.
Cao Tiannan looked at Cao Ying's stunned face and could only smile wryly. Even as a kid, Lin Dapao wasn't just mischievous; he was straightforward and blunt like a cannon. After all these years, he hasn't changed one bit!
"However, Cao Tiannan, let seriously tell you!" Lin Zhonghua suddenly looked at Cao Tiannan and said earnestly, "That was after all a matter of childhood. After you and Yue Qin's families returned to the city, I did mull over it for two to three years, but in the end, I let go of it! Later, when I learned you two got married, I completely gave up the thought... However, after all these years, tell , why have you and Yue Qin been avoiding ? Afraid I'd cause trouble?"
Of course afraid you'd cause trouble... Cao Tiannan looked at Lin Zhonghua with so grievance and helplessness. This guy is really thick-headed. He thinks mixing in local circles is the sa as mixing in the military camps? Sotis, saying even one wrong sentence can cost you your position. There are innurable examples of this!
Besides, the two belonged to different systems, one being a local official, the other an officer in the military. Close contact would only arouse suspicion among the interested parties. Cao Tiannan, being a career-oriented person, always avoided such occurrences. Moreover, why would he want to et a man who once had ideas about his wife knowingly...
"Ahem..." Lin Feng, noticing Cao Tiannan's uneasy expression finally couldn't help but coughed lightly, gently reminding Lin Zhonghua, "Dad, why don't I take Cao Ying and Li Ping to another room? They like the hustle and bustle, us young folks will go sing or sothing!"
Lin Zhonghua turned around and glanced at Lin Feng, a slight expression of gratification appearing in his eyes. It seems this kid truly matured, actually knowing how to read the room...
"You guys go ahead, the two of us old n will just chat casually!" Lin Zhonghua chuckled, waving his hand at Lin Feng.
Seeing the younger generation leaving, Cao Tiannan's expression finally relaxed, and with furrowed brows, he started explaining to Lin Zhonghua the reasons he avoided connecting with him back in those days.
...
Lin Feng, Cao Ying, and Li Liping directly opened a room next to them. The three sat at the table and began chatting.
"I really didn't expect that Uncle Lin was also an elentary school classmate of my parents..." Cao Ying casually said, then flashed a sly smile towards Lin Feng, "Why did Lin Feng never tell that your dad is Commander Lin Zhonghua?"
Li Liping also looked at Lin Feng with a very dismal gaze, feeling quite aggrieved. If she'd known Lin Feng's father was Lin Zhonghua, she would have treated Lin Feng quite differently, and her experiences wouldn't have been so unfair. Especially regarding the pressure to get engaged to Ling Jiahui, her parents would have surely taken Lin Feng's opinions much more seriously.
"I'm really not to bla for this; it wasn't intentional to hide..." Lin Feng's eyes rolled around, then shalessly said, "You never asked about my father's identity, right? If you never inquired, it would have been odd for to bring it up out of nowhere! Also, I've never asked Uncle Cao about his status either..."
"Hmph, only you make sense. My dad often appears on Jiangzhou TV's evening news; seeing him once and you'd recognize him!" Cao Ying slightly dissatisfied, glanced at Lin Feng saying flatly. She also recalled her mother Wang Yueqin's insistence not to associate with Lin Feng. If she'd known Lin Feng's father was the military district commander, Wang Yueqin might have disliked Lin Feng's young age but wouldn't have said anything unpleasant!
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