Chapter 32 The call before leaving
Lin’s mother has been worried about Lin Fan’s new job since her last phone call, and she always wanted to call to ask for follow-up information. At first, Lin's father stopped him and said that he wanted to give Lin Fan some time. She thought it was right and she couldn't be in such a hurry and wait a few days before talking.
After waiting for three days, she wanted to ask again on the fourth day. An old sister of hers was having a wedding at home and asked her to go to the countryside to play. She went and played lively for a few days, bringing Lin Everything was completely forgotten.
When I got home and finally felt free, I thought of Lin Fan again and couldn't wait any longer to make the call.
Dad Lin stopped him but failed.
He told Mother Lin that since there had been no news from Lin Fan, there must be nothing more to follow, so he should not disturb the child.
But looking at Lin Ma’s appearance of not giving up until she asked clearly, I thought that ten days had passed and I might as well ask, so I didn’t stop her and just sat and listened.
“I didn’t hear that.” Lin Fan said calmly.
"You kid, I always can't hear you when I call you. I don't know whether I really can't hear you or I'm pretending." Lin's mother complained.
"Why are you talking about this? It's important!" Father Lin knew that Lin Fan didn't like to hear this, so he quickly stopped Mother Lin.
"What are you talking about when I call you?" Mother Lin turned her gun and yelled at Father Lin.
Lin Fan took the phone as far as she could and could still hear Mother Lin’s high-pitched shouting. There were even faint signs of spreading on the empty seaside. She quickly returned indoors, closed the door and window, and put the phone away. Throw it on the bed.
I know this is the result.
After a while, the noisy sound on the phone stopped. Lin Fan then picked up the phone again.
"Xiaofan, where have you been?" Lin's mother's voice was still high-pitched, but she was no longer so excited.
"Go to the bathroom." Lin Fan fell beside the bed and put the phone hands-free aside.
"How about the thing your Aunt Mao said last time? Did she talk to you again later?" Mother Lin finally asked the question that had been lingering in her heart for a long time.
"Yes." Lin Fan answered simply.
"What's the result? How was the result of the discussion?" Lin's mother was anxious. This child didn't know how to speak well, and always jumped out word by word.
“Signed.”
"Signed? What signed?" Mother Lin didn't understand.
"Contract."
"Signed the contract? Signed the contract!" Mother Lin was so excited that she yelled at Father Lin, "What did I say, what did I say?" You’re not a liar, are you? If I hadn’t told Xiaofan not to let the chance go... Xiaofan would have signed the contract.”
Dad Lin was upset by Mother Lin’s yelling. He didn’t ask Qingguang what to say, “Hurry up and ask what contract you signed?”
“Oh, yes.” Mother Lin calmed down instantly and smiled. Holding the phone in his hand, he asked gently: "Xiaofan, what kind of contract did you sign? Is it really one million a year?"
"Signed the employment contract."
"You kid, can you tell me more. Mom asked you how much it cost? Why did you say half and half will be kept." Mother Lin was unhappy again and muttered. of complaints.
"Don't keep talking about your child." Lin's father came out to stop him again, "Put your phone on speakerphone, I'll talk to Xiaofan."
For one million's sake, Lin Mom didn't argue with him. She also knew that it was easier for the old man to communicate with his children, so she glared at Father Lin meaningfully, put the phone on speakerphone and put it on the table. She made the call at the dinner table, before dinner was finished.
"Xiaofan, I am daddy." Dad Lin's voice was as soft as ever, as if he was afraid of scaring the children.
"Dad." Lin Fan's anxiety calmed down a bit when he saw a different person speaking on the other end of the phone.
"Is the previous company confirmed to be reliable?" Mother Lin patted Father Lin's leg and shouted "One million", asking him to ask quickly. Father Lin waved his hand to indicate that he understood, rescued his leg from Mother Lin's clutches, and asked, "Did you really sign a contract worth one million?"
"The company is pretty reliable. Annual salary..." Lin Fan hesitated and lied, "Not one million."
It wasn't that Lin Fan wanted to hide something, but it was Lin's mother's character that made her have to be cautious.
What kind of person is Mother Lin?
In fact, it's not bad, he just likes to compare and is very flamboyant.
I mentioned before that when Lin Fan was a child, Lin’s father made a lot of money outside.
In an era when housing was allocated to units and everyone's living conditions were basically the same, Lin's mother always loved to wear a mink coat and a gold necklace as thick as her little finger, walking around and showing off, and later almost half of the community Everyone knows that Lin Fan's family is very rich.
Everyone in Mrs. Lin’s workplace knows that Mrs. Lin has married a good husband. Even in the east part of the city where their community is located, many people know her mother's name.
Fortunately, in that era, the crime rate in small cities was very low, and there were no big troubles.
On the other hand, many relatives came from the countryside to borrow money, and they politely gave Lin's mother face. When they left, they not only took away the money, but also a large bag of Lin Fan's clothes.
Although they are just children's clothes, you must know that Lin Fan's clothes at that time were bought by Lin's father from Sijiu City and Gaohe City. They were fashionable, beautiful, and expensive.
That’s all. Children grow up quickly and will soon outgrow their clothes. Lin Fan had a lot of clothes, and she kept them there, and she didn't care too much if relatives took them away. What she couldn't bear was that the man even took away her favorite story tapes and tricycle. Xiao Linfan didn't understand at all why when someone said with a smile that his children also wanted to hear stories on tapes, his mother immediately gave away all the tapes.
When it was said that his child also wanted to ride a tricycle, the mother did not hesitate to pick her up while sitting on the tricycle and let her take it away.
If his child wants it, can his father buy it? This was obviously bought by Lin's father for little Lin Fan.
Everyone was smiling and having a good time. Only Xiao Linfan was sad and cried and wanted to come back, but no one cared about her wishes.
A few years passed like this.
One day a thief broke open the door downstairs of Lin Fan's house and the house was turned into a mess. Fortunately, the actual damage was not much. This was the first time Lin Fan saw the police handling a case.
Everyone onlookers said that the thief had broken open the wrong door and was supposed to break into Lin Fan's house.
Lin Fan was still in elementary school and didn't think much after hearing this. But Lin’s mother restrained herself from that day on.
I no longer wear the gold necklace as thick as my little finger. I replace it with a thin chain and add a heart pendant. The pendant is hidden in the collar and only the thin gold chain is visible outside, which is not worth much.
I stopped wearing the big gold ring and replaced it with a small flower-shaped ring, which is common among ordinary people.
I no longer wear mink coats, and instead wear cashmere coats, silk shirts and the like. People who understand know how expensive it is, but people who don’t understand don’t understand the value.
Maybe it was the low profile, or maybe it was the subsequent severe crackdown. In short, there have never been any theft incidents in the community behind, and the security of the town is very good.
On the surface, she couldn't show off, but in private, Lin Fan often listened to her mother's nagging.
Whoever bought a new color TV was not as good as hers, and whose house installed a telephone was not as expensive as hers.
I don’t know if it was because I was holding back, but these financial comparisons could not satisfy Lin’s mother, and Lin Fan was also included in the comparison. On the contrary, she became the one who couldn't compare with others.
Lin Fan is not as pretty as the boy across from him; Lin Fan did not do as well in the exam as his classmates downstairs; Lin Fan did not receive praise from the teacher at the Children's Palace for playing the piano; Lin Fan's cousin was the team captain in elementary school and was well loved by the teacher. Fan can only be a class leader; Lin Fan’s classmate My brother is a boy, and his grandparents all prefer his family. Because Lin Fan is a girl, Lin’s mother always gets angry...
Lin Fan still doesn’t know that Lin’s mother’s comparison personality is due to Lin’s father making a lot of money. Being dazzled and inspired is something you are born with. But she knows that once such a character is formed, it cannot be easily changed.
When he was in high school, Lin's father's business failed and he lost a lot of money.
The family cannot be said to be impoverished. Anyway, the quality of life has dropped three levels in a row, and even Lin Fan's milk supply has stopped. Mother Lin never bought new clothes or jewelry.
Under such circumstances, Lin’s mother actually managed to hide it from everyone who knew her. No one knew that the Lin family was almost bankrupt. Everyone kept calling Lin’s mother “the boss’s wife” and felt that their family had always been very wealthy. Money is just becoming more and more low-key.
This disguise skill is also remarkable.
Maybe Lin’s mother was too focused on pretending and arguing with Lin’s father, and didn’t care about Lin Fan.
It was also at that time that Lin Fan's mentality changed drastically. Even when it came to applying for the college entrance examination, no one in the family cared about it, leaving an 18-year-old child to find his own way. Sure enough, something went wrong. Fortunately, Lin Fan was able to turn the tide with his own hard work during college.
As for Lin Fan, while he was in college, he started a business again in Gaoshi, an hour's drive from home. It cannot be said that they are making a comeback. After all, funds have been mobilized and the Lin family has returned to a well-off level. I even bought another house in Gaoshi.
Of course it was Mrs. Lin who bought it. She said that instead of renting a house and giving money to others, it would be better to buy one herself. Anyway, she didn’t have no money.
Dad Lin was angry at first. For such a big deal as buying a house, Lin's mother paid the deposit without discussing it with him.
After the previous business failure, Father Lin was not as liberal with money as before, so his subsequent business was somewhat constrained and could not return to the level of the past.
Lin's father was almost 50 at that time. He was still thinking that Lin Fan would get married soon after graduation and would have to leave some money for Lin Fan's dowry. If the man's conditions were not good, he would have to buy a house.
I am thinking about buying a house, but not in Gaoshi, but in my hometown, or in Gaohe City, where Lin Fan plans to live permanently in the future. Lin Fan would almost never go to the high market.
But I bought it even if I didn’t buy it. The deposit I paid is not that easy to get back, and the house is actually not bad. After arguing with Lin's mother for a week, Lin's father finally gave in. His only request was that Lin Fan's name be written on the house book.
So even though Lin Fan is now poor and relying on her parents for financial support, she actually has a house in her name. It's just that his parents have always lived in that house, and Lin Fan has never been there a few times.
Ma Lin, who was financially well-off, began to recruit friends in Gao City again. She was very happy when everyone called her "the boss's wife" one after another. Spend money lavishly.
It would be okay if Mother Lin still buys gold and silver jewelry, but I wonder if it is because she is getting older and doesn't like to dress up anymore. What he bought were black tea for health, calligraphy and paintings by famous artists...
Lin Fan also saw a large pastel vase half a person's height in a house in Gaoshi. There are two thick volumes of calligraphy and painting, various meticulous paintings and long calligraphy. When I opened it, there was a picture of a galloping horse...
Lin Fan was speechless. Their family had never been the kind of literate family. Some Chinese calligraphy and paintings will be hung on the wall to add a literary and artistic atmosphere. These two thick rolls of dozens of papers are obviously fake. Lin's mother was unhappy and took out the certificate, saying that Lin Fan had no vision.
The so-called health-preserving black tea is said to be able to prevent and cure high blood pressure. Even Lin’s father thought it was very effective and lowered his blood pressure without taking medicine. There were several boxes piled up at home. Mother Lin said it was an internal price, and you would lose money if you didn’t buy it.
Lin Fan really couldn't stand it. He rarely went to Gaoshi in the past, but now he didn't want to go. He just couldn't see it.
It wasn't until one day when Lin's mother called Lin Fan to ask for a loan that Lin Fan knew something had happened again.
(End of this chapter)