After only two rounds of playing, Wei Guo, who was all smiles even when he was losing money, suddenly said, " Old Lin, I don't come here unless I need something."
"What's the meaning?"
"It's the Lunar New Year, and unless I'm really facing difficulties, I don't want to spoil everyone's fun."
I swept it even though I didn't want to.
Although everyone was going easy on her, and Lin Shengyan guidance, Lin Tingyue still lost.
She found playing mahjong boring, so Lin Qiyan was playing for her. She sat next to Lin Xiawan with her phone in her hand.
While scrolling through their phones, they were also listening to everything around them.
Everyone discovered that Lin Tingyue's special ability was really useful; it allowed them to say what they wanted to say but couldn't, and even made the other party feel embarrassed.
As expected, Wei Guo's expression darkened.
Lin Hong said, " Old Wei, you know I hate people who beat around the bush. Just say what you want to say."
" Wei Ming's company has run into some trouble and needs working capital."
As expected, they came to borrow money. Everyone knew it and didn't react much, but Liao Hong exclaimed in surprise.
"No."
Sitting across from her, Bai Yaxin asked, "Why not?"
Liao Hong then realized that everyone was looking at her. She said, "What I mean is, we should be cautious about these kinds of things. Of course, I'm not doubting President Wei, after all, it's the New Year, right?"
My aunt vividly demonstrated to us what it means to make things worse by trying to explain.
Liao Hong went to see Lin Tingyue, Lin Tingyue was looking down at her phone. Liao Hong gritted her teeth, thinking, "That brat."
Wei Guo was taken aback. "Yes, yes, we must be careful with money matters."
Kang Shi pressed her advantage. "Uncle Lin, we can write an IOU. The company is really in trouble. Once we get our cash flow back, we'll find a way."
Wei Ming stood right next to Kang Shi Kang Shi, not saying a word, only nodding in agreement with her.
Lin Tingyue shook her head.
[Sigh, do you even know why your husband needs to borrow money? And you just asked him for it?]
Kang Shi paused. Were those words directed at her?
[Why did your cousin, who works at the same company as your husband, suddenly get divorced last week? Don't you know?]
Kang Shi was truly bewildered. Her mind was filled with questions: Why? And what did the loan have to do with her cousin's divorce?
[That's because your husband cheated on you with your cousin, and your cousin's husband caught them in the act. Now your cousin has left with nothing.]
Kang Shi's mind raced. So, this money wasn't for saving the company, but for her cousin?
[Now your cousin is crying and demanding money. Your husband hasn't even made up for the embezzled funds he and she took, so where would he get the money to give her?]
Lin Tingyue sighed.
[They're treating Grandpa like a sucker.]
Lin Ruqiao noticed that the old man seemed quite willing to be the sucker.
Kang Shi didn't know why she felt so angry.
Perhaps she asked Wei Ming for her child's tuition fees, but Wei Ming refused to pay; or perhaps she took her child out to play all day, and Wei Ming made sarcastic remarks about her not being frugal.
This is the kind of person who was willing to give her cousin so much money.
Kang Shi stood up and slapped Wei Ming across the face.
Lin Hong: "!"
What's going on? Why do these people always suddenly start hitting people?
" Kang Shi, what are you doing?" Wei Guo questioned Kang Shi.
Kang Shi braced herself on the mahjong table and said, "I hit him, but I didn't hit you, right? You know in your heart what shameful things your son has done. You still say Wei Ming is thin-skinned? What? You think I'm the only one with thick skin, the only one who can bring myself to borrow money from the Lin Family?"
" Ashi, why are you suddenly angry? Yes, it's all my fault," Wei Ming said meekly, covering his face.
What's wrong with it?
"I..."
"Where did you learn this cliché answer? You have money to spend on other women, but no money for me and the kids, right?"
" Ashi, Ashi..."
Wei Ming chased after him.
Old Master Lin looked at this and that, wondering whether he should first ask what was wrong, or whether the mahjong game was still going to continue.
Wei Guo apologized to Old Master Lin: "I'm sorry, Old Lin, couples these days are just prone to arguing."
Thinking of Xu Yinan, Lin Hong snorted, "That's right, they might get divorced any day now."
The Wei Guo's expression was not good.
[For the first time, I realized that there's a benefit to my grandfather's harsh words.]
"Regarding the cash flow..."
Bai Yaxin and Lin Jiaxin watched coldly, realizing that Wei Guo was truly concerned about his son's affairs.
[Actually, Wei Ming, who is also entangled with his cousin, probably needs this money more than Wei Guo. After all, the company belongs to him and his wife. If his cousin tells his wife about this, he, as a son-in-law, will probably be kicked out.]
Bai Yaxin sneered. Some people really are shameless cowards.
[Strange, isn't Wei Guo leaving yet? My cousin's about to storm his wife's office.]
Wei Guo: "!"
There was no time to say goodbye; they came so suddenly and left so quietly.
Lin Hong: "?"
He realized that the other party was trying to scam him out of his money and was treating him like a fool.
He said irritably, "Who's coming to my table?"
Lin Jiaxin said, "It's bad for the health of elderly people to play mahjong excessively."
Lin Hong became even more agitated.
During afternoon tea, Bai Yaxin and Lin Jiaxin huddled together to review the situation. "Wait a minute, Wei Guo came to borrow money, so why is Liao Hong in such a hurry?"
Lin Tingyue, munching on sunflower seeds: [I know the answer to this question. My aunt is also here to borrow money, but she's worried that if Wei Guo tells her, it will be harder for her to lend him the money.]
Liao Hong had already slunk away.
The old man was being watched so closely, and his children were no pushovers either, so even though he seemed to be the richest, a little bit of wealth was showing through his fingernails.
[How come they all knew all of this so suddenly? Could it be...?]
Everyone who could hear Lin Tingyue's inner thoughts was taken aback.
" Lin Tingyue, I paid for the mahjong game today, you have to pay me back." Lin Shengyan came out of the bathroom and walked straight towards Lin Tingyue.
"When you paid, you didn't say you had to pay it back."
"It's so new! I don't care, you have to give me even a penny."
Lin Tingyue took out her phone, "I'll contact the paparazzi right now."
Lin Shengyan leaned against a pillar and asked, "Why contact the paparazzi?"
"Exposing your stinginess and pettiness will make everyone unfollow you!"
" Lin Tingyue, how childish of you... Do you even know any paparazzi? And you're already contacting them?"
Lin Xiawan said, "I know her, I can pass it on to Tingyue."
Lin Shengyan furious. "Isn't there anyone who doesn't target my sister?"
"Yes," Jiang Yin patted Lin Shengyan's shoulder, "Brother Shengyan, Happy New Year! Do you have a red envelope?"
Lin Shengyan: "..."
He counted on his fingers. "Targeted, extortionate..."
His gaze finally settled on Lin Qiyan. "Watching the show."
Lin Qiyan: "?"
Come on, what did she do to deserve this while quietly eating her apple?
"Hey, my paparazzi friend said this juicy story isn't compelling enough, so she's not taking the bait."
Lin Shengyan even more frantic, " Lin Xiawan, you actually leaked the information?"
Lin Tingyue asked, "Then what kind of melon has a high gold content?"
"For example, a top celebrity breaking up, getting divorced, having an affair, or using a PC."
[I have quite a few.]
Isn't it the first day of the Lunar New Year?
Why has this sudden public naming and shaming of the entertainment industry started?
They could imagine that once Lin Tingyue spoke, the entertainment industry would be utterly devastated.
[For example, this innocent-looking young man is choosing his "concubines" from his fan group.]
Let the entertainment industry be barren, they really want to eat this gossip!
Chapter 106
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Bai Yaxin and Lin Rusong took the children back to Feng Chao's house.
As soon as they entered, Lin Shengyan and Lin Tingyue greeted them, "Grandma, Happy New Year!"
Lin Yuhuan and Lin Xiawan followed closely behind, saying, "Grandma, Happy New Year!"
Feng Chao was beaming with joy. "Alright, alright, Happy New Year! Come to Grandma's for your red envelopes!"
After Feng Chao finished, his eldest and third uncles also came over, and Feng Mu also came today.
After giving the red envelope, she adjusted her reading glasses and asked, "Why didn't that handsome young man come over the other day?"
Lin Shengyan retorted, "Great-aunt, am I not a handsome young man?"
Feng Mu smiled and said, "Of course you're a handsome young man."
"So you're still thinking about other guys?"
Feng Mu asked curiously, "Can't Great-Auntie look at two handsome young men at the same time?"
Lin Shengyan: "..."
That's true.
"Oh dear, Auntie, don't worry about that young man. My older brother is still here, isn't he? He's got the domineering CEO type, the idol type, there's bound to be one you like, Auntie."
Lin Yuhuan: "?"
What is meant by "domineering CEO style"?
He's not a domineering CEO at all; he's very approachable, okay?
Bai Yaxin pinched Lin Shengyan, " Lin Shengyan, don't be so disrespectful to your great-aunt."
Feng Mu laughed heartily, stopping Bai Yaxin, "It's alright, Yaxin, your Shengyan has always been sweet-talking."
Bai Yaxin to herself, "He's not just sweet-talking, he just has no sense of propriety when it comes to what he says. Auntie, you don't know, Rusong and I were so worried when he entered the entertainment industry, afraid he'd say something inappropriate and offend someone."
Feng Mu didn't take it to heart. "Oh, the child is grown up, he knows what he's doing."
Lin Shengyan straightened his back and nodded smugly.
"But I really want to see that person, isn't his name Ying An?"
Lin Shengyan paused. What about Ying An?
Feng Mu looked at Lin Tingyue, who was happily eating dried mango, and asked, " Ying An didn't come, Tingyue doesn't miss him?"