Chapter 9: Hurtful Feelings
Lin Fan fell on the bed after returning home. She didn't know whether it was because she stayed downstairs for a long time or because the conversation consumed a lot of energy. She felt extremely tired and fell asleep in a daze.
The words she had said were swirling in her mind, and her uneasiness and fear merged into a dream.
In the dream, Lin Fan was taken into the special laboratory by John Woo. People in white coats gathered around and cut her flesh one by one. She ran and ran, and when she met a man dressed like a wizard, he said he wanted to hypnotize her, and he grabbed her scalp and tried to lift her head. He finally escaped and ran into the iron prison. John Woo laughed outside, and Lin Fan was anxious and annoyed. With a "bump", he turned into a nine-headed monster and breathed fire at the iron fence.
Wu Yusen took out a machine gun from nowhere and pointed it at her. Eight heads were killed and one was left.
The disappearing white coat came in and pinned her to the wall, chopped off all the dead heads, made them into specimens and hung them where she could see them. Every day they cut the flesh from her body and hit her on the head with a hammer, which made a "clang, dang, rang" sound.
The remaining head kept crying and moaning, wanting to die but not being able to. John Woo ran over to him again and taunted him, saying that whoever made her believe that he came with her deserved it. Then he hit her on the head with a hammer. He even bit meat from her body. After eating, she continued banging...
Lin Fan woke up suddenly. The sound of "dang-rang-dang-rang" in her ears scared her so much that she rolled over and rolled over. When she looked closely, she saw that her cell phone was ringing.
She covered her chest, took a long breath, and took a few breaths.
Obviously, John Woo's words still had an impact on her.
The phone stopped for a few seconds and then started ringing again. Lin Fan calmed down and picked up the phone, glanced at the notes and answered: "Hello."
Lin's mother's high-pitched voice came from the other side of the phone: "Xiao Fan, why did it take you so long to answer the phone? ?”
“I was sleeping just now.” Lin Fan replied.
"Why sleep after 4 o'clock? It's neither early nor late. Get up quickly, otherwise you won't be able to sleep at night." Mother Lin shouted.
When Lin Fan looked at the clock, it was almost 5 o'clock. She came back around 10 o'clock and slept for almost six or seven hours.
"Okay. What's the matter?" Lin Fan took the cup to the hall and filled it with water.
“Your Aunt Mao called just now and said that she saw someone introducing you to a job with very good conditions. The salary and bonus are tens of thousands, what’s going on? Why didn’t you tell us? "Mother Lin's voice was a little excited.
"That's what happened." Lin Fan took a sip of water. She knew that Aunt Mao was a talker and liked to spread messages everywhere, but she didn't expect that she even had her mother's phone number. "But I don't think it's appropriate... ..."
"What's inappropriate? Why is it inappropriate!" Mother Lin interrupted angrily before Lin Fan could finish.
“Your Aunt Mao said that the basic salary is only 20,000 yuan, and there are five insurances and one housing fund that you don’t have to pay for yourself. What kind of subsidies are there that are worth thousands? I can’t remember clearly. Anyway, it’s dozens a year. Wan. How can you not go?”
Lin's mother was also surprised when she suddenly received a call from her neighbor Lao Mao. Although they had been neighbors for many years, they only had a friendship of going up and downstairs to say hello and had never contacted each other. It took her a long time to think about who this person was. After polite greetings, I was shocked by the news revealed by Lao Mao.
The monthly salary is 20,000, which is still a basic salary. Her sister's daughter is still a graduate student and works in Gaohe City for only more than 10,000 yuan a month. In their local area, it is considered good to earn five or six thousand. If you can earn seven or eight thousand, I don't know how many people would be envious.
Although their family had done business in the past, their total income was only three to four hundred thousand a year, which was all hard-earned money from working early and working late.
And her daughter, when she thought she was going to be dragged down for the rest of her life, was actually offered such a high salary and such good treatment, how could she not be sure? I must agree!
She was so anxious that she didn't even sleep well at noon. She was waiting for Lin Fan to call them and tell them, but she never got the chance. Really unable to wait any longer, she took the initiative to call and ask about this matter. What did she hear?
"What are you dissatisfied with? What's inappropriate? What are you thinking about?" Mother Lin shouted directly.
"..." Lin Fan moved the phone away, not wanting to speak for a moment and feeling a little uncomfortable.
"Xiaofan, Xiaofan, talk! Where is the person? Lin Fan, what's the matter with you? Talk!"
"Okay, why are you making such a fuss! You can't say a word Just make a noise!" Father Lin's voice came from the receiver.
"What's the matter with you! Have I talked to you?" Mother Lin was very angry.
"Xiaofan must think you are noisy. Give it to me and I will tell her properly."
Mother Lin mumbled and handed the phone to Father Lin. After thinking about it, she turned on the speakerphone. , so both of them can hear it.
Lin Fan also clicked on the speakerphone and put the phone on the table. She felt that she had no strength again and her whole body was a little numb, so she lay on the table to rest.
"Xiao Fan." Lin's father's voice came, not impatient or impatient, and slightly soothed Lin Fan's anxious heart.
“Dad.”
"Don't blame your mother, she has such a temper, you know." Father Lin tried to persuade her, and then asked, "What's going on? I heard your mother's words were unclear, and I was scared. I was shocked. "Can you tell me?"
"Someone told me to introduce a job to me this morning. But you don't know about my situation and I can't maintain a normal life..." Lin Fan said slowly.
"Why can't you live a normal life? You haven't been living a normal life alone for several years!" Lin's mother's voice came again.
"Oh, stop talking." Lin's father stopped him anxiously, "What kind of job is it? How good is the salary?"
Lin Fan continued to say half-truthfully: " It’s still my old job. The salary is really high, the annual salary is more than one million, but..."
"More than one million!" Mother Lin shouted from the opposite side.
"Let the child finish his sentence!" Father Lin got a little angry and shouted to Mother Lin. Mother Lin wanted to reply a few words, but when she thought of more than one million, she held back and listened to the phone attentively.
"Xiaofan, please speak slowly." Lin's father calmed down and spoke as softly as possible to Lin Fan.
“When I was doing my best in Gaohe City, I became a supervisor and earned only around 200,000 yuan a year. Now that I have been ill for so many years, let’s not talk about my health. I have stopped working for so many years. , my hands are raw, how could there be any company paying such a huge price to hire me to work?"
Lin Fan never wanted to go with John Woo from the beginning to the end.
Unexpectedly, Aunt Mao was so troublesome that her parents found out. There was no way to talk about this matter in the first place, so I could only make up a lie and get over it.
Dad Lin, think about it, this is the truth. He has always thought his daughter was outstanding, and he also felt that her daughter would definitely recover. But to be fair, in her current state, he didn't think it was true to say someone offered her a million dollars. "Why can't it work? You were a small company at that time. If you switch to a big company now, your salary will definitely be higher! It must be something you made before. People saw it and admired it, so they came to you. You promise him first, It won’t hurt to go and take a look first!” Mother Lin was anxious beside her.
"Xiaofan, you think this person might be a liar, right?" Father Lin thought.
"What kind of liar came all the way to lie to your girl?" Mother Lin became even more anxious, shouting at Father Lin, "What does she have to lie to!"
"Shut up!" Father Lin yelled.
Mama Lin also realized that she had said the wrong thing, but she was unconvinced when Dad Lin yelled at her. She said sternly: "That's right. She is like this. She doesn't work, doesn't get married, and has to rely on us to support her. Just She's like this, why are they trying to trick her?"
"You..." Father Lin was so angry that he wanted to stand up and hit him. Damn it, I wonder if Xiaofan can hear me if I turn on the speakerphone?
"Dad," Lin Fan shouted softly. She seemed sad but not sad at the same time. She should be used to it.
Breathe in...
Breathe...Breathe...
Dad Lin heard the call to him on the phone, quickly picked up the phone, pressed it hands-free, and said to his ear: "Xiaofan, don't take it to your heart, you know "That's what your mother said."
"What did you say just now?" Lin Fan suddenly forgot what he just said.
“It’s not normal for someone to spend a lot of money to treat you.” Dad Lin reminded. Seeing Ma Lin leaning on the back of the phone to listen again, she gave him a fierce look.
Mama Lin also knew that she was wrong, but she just didn’t want to admit it, and she felt a little regretful in her heart.
"A complete stranger suddenly walks up to you and says he will spend one million to hire you. Would you believe it?"
No, Dad Lin instantly denied it.
"Then he doesn't have a work certificate or anything?" Mother Lin asked.
"Even if there is proof, should I believe it immediately and follow him?" Lin Fan asked back.
Ma Lin frowned, she also felt it was inappropriate, but it was one million. Why didn't people lie to her for no reason? There is always a reason!
Mother Lin was right. Of course there was a reason, but Lin Fan couldn't say it, so he told the truth and concerns with a mix of truth and falsehood.
"What if I never come back? You can't even find me?" This is also Lin Fan's hidden worry.
“Call the police!”
“Do you know how many missing persons are missing in the country every year?” Lin Fan had a fire burning hot and cold.
"Xiaofan, please stop talking." Father Lin interrupted in time.
"Dad knows that money is not easy to make. The boss who gives you a salary of one million will definitely make you do a job worth one million. If you are not sick, Dad believes that you will be fine. But you are sick now, so we still Your health comes first, and everything else will be taken care of as soon as you get better."
Dad Lin decided to support Lin Fan: "Is the money enough? Don't worry, dad can support you."
Dad Lin’s words were like a trickle, instantly extinguishing the restless flames. As soon as I felt relieved, I heard Mother Lin's voice again: "Let me tell Xiaofan."
"Don't talk nonsense." Father Lin warned.
Lin’s mother glanced at Bai Lin’s father, hugged her mobile phone and said, “Xiaofan, Mom knows you are afraid of meeting a liar, and Mom also knows that this thing sounds unreliable, but there is a way for everything. What if, what if it’s true?”
"You let Xiaofan rest in peace and cultivate himself." Father Lin tried to grab the phone, but Mother Lin dodged him.
"If it's true, it's one million a year! Do you know what a million is? How many years does it cost to work for one year!" Lin's mother stood up and hid from Lin's father.
“Stop talking.” Father Lin was anxious and went around the coffee table to grab the phone with Mother Lin.
"Mom sincerely hopes you will be well, really. No one wants you better than mom. But you also know the situation at home. We are all old and have many illnesses. I have been feeling uncomfortable these days, you Dad also has a cough and doesn’t dare to go to the hospital for fear of losing your money.”
“Your uncle always looked down on us as poor. After you got sick, they said openly and secretly that we pampered you. Not much worse than your brothers and sisters, why is it like this now?”
"Shut up! Why are you talking about this!" Father Lin was anxious. His fat body couldn't catch up with Mother Lin.
"It's not that Mom is cruel, Mom is afraid that one day we will suddenly leave and you will not recover yet and no one will take care of you." Mother Lin said with tears streaming down her face. "Mom, I know you are suffering, but who doesn't? Grit your teeth and force yourself to get over it for the rest of your life. If this time is true, but you let it go, you will definitely regret it when you get better!"
After that, there was a burst of noise, and then Lin's father's voice came over in a breathy voice: "Xiaofan, don't listen to your mother."
Lin's mother was still shouting next to her: "You want to Think clearly! Think it over clearly!"
Dad Lin ran far downstairs without hearing Mother Lin's voice before he continued: "Xiaofan, don't listen to your mother. You should take good care of your health. , Dad believes that you will be fine soon. You won’t have to worry about not having a good job now. There will be millions of jobs for you in the future, and your parents will be waiting to enjoy your blessings. .”
Lin Fan lay motionless on the table, with tears flowing down his arms to the table. He opened his mouth and cried a little: "I know."
Dad Lin heard that she was crying and quickly advised: "You can't Cry, the doctor said that you should not be sad about this disease. Only by relaxing and being happy can you recover quickly. If you feel that this job is unreliable, just go back. Come on, don’t think about it. Your body is the most important thing, you know?” Comedy or listen to music. Be happy, you know? It’s finally much better than the past two years. Don’t be sad anymore, okay?” Dad Lin urged.
"I got it, dad, take care of your health too. Just hang up first."
"Hey, I'll hang up then. Just be well." Dad Lin hung up the phone reluctantly and walked home slowly.
(End of this chapter)