chapter 6 Miss Lin family

Desmaius Lin, the old man of the Lin family, has been feeling a little restless lately, has a bad appetite, and can't sleep well.

He has always lived a regular life. He learned some internal martial arts in his early years and continued to practice Tai Chi and Baduanjin all year round. Although he is over eighty, he has always been in good health. His personal doctor said that his heart is healthier than that of ordinary young people. .

But I don't know why. During this period, I felt obviously physically bad, weak and weak, and I had no energy to move even a little.

He thought that his end was approaching, so he planned to make good arrangements for his affairs while he still had breath. The most important one is the granddaughter's marriage.

‘That boy from the Li family has been gone for so many years, but I don’t know what happened to him? ’

Every evening, Desmaius Lin used to go out for a walk. Today, he couldn't walk after walking very far.

"Master, let's go back."Sewall Lin, the housekeeper who was following him, said.

There are several housekeepers in the Lin Mansion, and Sewall Lin is the general housekeeper, but he does not care about specific affairs and is only responsible for Desmaius Lin's daily life and food. With Sewall Lin by his side, Desmaius Lin felt relieved, and so did everyone in the Lin family.

"Cicada, you have been following me for more than ten years."

Sewall Lin was stunned, wondering why Desmaius Lin suddenly mentioned this, "Yes, sixteen years."

"It's been sixteen years, and you're getting old too."Desmaius Lin sighed, "You can't accept old age!"

"Master, what's going on?"

"It's been hard for you to follow me for so many years. Have you ever thought about starting your own business?"

Sewall Lin shook her head: "Master treats me well. Chanming is willing to follow you around without any second thoughts!"

"Haha, you're thinking too much."Desmaius Lin laughed heartily, "At my age, I have to leave sooner or later. I left, and you still followed me."

"master……"

Desmaius Lin waved his hand to stop Sewall Lin from continuing, "You and I are not outsiders, so we won't say those clichés. Everyone is mortal, and there are taboos. A few years ago, I bought a small island in The East China Sea and developed it. It should be almost done. I know you don’t want to associate with common people, so how about going to The East China Sea and becoming the owner of Peach Blossom Island?"

Sewall Lin said quickly: "Thank you sir."

"Don't thank me in a hurry."Desmaius Lin said, "I also want to ask you for a favor."

"Sir, please tell me."

"The catastrophe of the Lin family more than 20 years ago still scares me when I think about it. Now the Lin family seems to be prosperous, but there are many internal and external troubles. Once I die, I am afraid it will explode. I want to ask you to help , within three years after my death, you must protect the safety of the descendants of my Lin family."

"Don't worry, sir, this is what I should do."

"One more thing, there is a man named Astyre Li..."Desmaius Lin paused, turned around and said, "Let's go, I will tell you more about this matter when I get back."

The two walked back, and when they arrived at the entrance of the villa area, the security guard saw the old man coming back, saluted, and bowed: "The old man came back so early today?"

Desmaius Lin has always been easy-going towards his subordinates and said with a smile: "I'm old and can't walk anymore."

The security guard said: "Mr. Lin treats us servants and poor relatives from the countryside so well. He is a good man. My mother has told me since I was a child that good people can live a long life."

Desmaius Lin laughed loudly: "There is no such thing as longevity. No matter how loudly you flatter me, you can't change the fate of this old horse like me."

Suddenly something occurred to me, and I turned to look at the security guard and asked, "What poor relatives did you just talk about?"

The security guard said: "Don't we often have poor people who come to visit our relatives? You also told us to be polite to them, have you forgotten? Isn't there a little Taoist priest here today?"

Desmaius Lin was very happy and patted the security guard on the shoulder, "You did the right thing. People who are poor must not be short-minded, and people who are rich must not forget their roots. Accumulate virtue and do good deeds. After three generations, your descendants will also be rich."

The security guard smiled naively: "You don't dare to think about it if you are a rich man, just a small rich man, hehe."

Desmaius Lin was about to leave when he suddenly remembered something. He was stunned for a moment, turned around and asked, "You just said little Taoist priest, what kind of little Taoist priest?"

The security guard said: "Today there is a young man, dressed like a Taoist priest, who comes to you by name and says he is your relative. His name seems to be Li Hechen."

"What did you say his name was?"Desmaius Lin put away his smile and asked sharply.

The security guard didn't know why Desmaius Lin suddenly became unhappy, and was startled, "His name is Li... Mu... Cheng, yes, his name is Li Mucheng. Butler Luo received him."

"Where are the people?"

"gone."

Desmaius Lin was furious and shouted: "Call Ezmad Luo!"

The security guard's heart was pounding. The old man of the Lin family was usually kind and amiable, but once he became threatening, no one would be afraid of him.

Is this guy named Li a liar?

Alas, I have angered the old man, and it seems that I am going to be in trouble, and I will also implicate Butler Luo.

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Dylan Lin didn't know what happened at home, so the old man called him home angrily.

The recent business situation has made him so anxious that he really can't take care of his family affairs at all.

Back at the old man's residence, his wife Jane Yan, his son Hillyard Lin, Kingslie Lin Lin Laifeng, and his nephew Ruadh Lin had already arrived. Except for his daughter Michelle Lin, who is studying in Qiantang University, and his nephew Fridolf Lin who had studied abroad, all the main figures of the Lin family were here. .

Dylan Lin felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere. No one greeted him after he entered, not even his wife said anything, and everyone was silent.

The old man sitting on the sofa seemed calm, but there was anger on his face. He must have just lost his temper.

Could it be that the old man knows about the recent setbacks in business?

"Dad, what happened?"Dylan Lin asked anxiously.

"Then ask your mother-in-law," the old man suddenly became angry, his voice like thunder, "ask her what good things she has done!"

Mrs. Lin trembled with fright, lowered her head and began to sob.

Dylan Lin didn't understand why his father was so angry, so he had to go over and ask his wife.

While crying, Mrs. Lin told what happened during the day, concealing some details.

"I don't think I'll treat him badly if I give him two million. He has never met our Manqing, so he comes to our door like this. Manqing will definitely not be able to accept it. Besides, what about the daughter of our Lin family? If word spreads about being able to marry a poor boy from the mountains..."

Dylan Lin understood. Of course he knew about his daughter's engagement since childhood, but he never took it to heart and thought it was a joke.

I didn’t expect that after so many years, people would actually come to my door.

"You said it was the same for you. Why didn't you tell Dad and then you made your own decisions?"

"Dad, hasn't he been in poor health recently? I don't think it would bother him for such a small matter. Moreover, the engagement was made by dad back then. Dad is a man who cares about face. There are some things that it's up to us, as children, to share dad's worries. .”

Everything Mrs. Lin said made sense and was perfectly sound, and the way she sobbed aroused the sympathy of everyone present.

Dylan Lin also felt in his heart that his wife was right and his father was a little old and confused.

But he didn't dare to contradict his father, so he looked to Kingslie Lin for help.

Kingslie Lin was his uncle's son. Because his uncle died early, the old man felt guilty, so it was sometimes easier to speak in front of the old man than Dylan Lin.

Kingslie Lin coughed lightly:

"Yes, uncle, what Huimin said makes sense. Not to mention that it's wrong to be in a different family. Let's just say that the two of them have never met. How can Manqing accept it? It's not like you don't know Manqing's temper."

Dylan Lin glanced at his cousin gratefully. He felt that with his cousin helping him to speak, it should be enough, so he took a step forward and said, "Dad..."

Unexpectedly, as soon as he spoke, Desmaius Lin suddenly stood up, grabbed the teapot on the table, and smashed it out.

There was a crisp sound, and the purple clay pot fell to pieces.

Everyone was stunned.

This purple clay teapot was made by a famous master and was expensive. It was also the old man's favorite thing. Even the purple clay teapot fell, which shows how angry the old man was.

No one dared to speak now.

"Poor boy?"Desmaius Lin sneered, "What's wrong with the poor? Open the family tree and go up three generations. Who's family has never been poor? Hasn't your Lao The Yan family ever been poor?"

"I, Desmaius Lin, was also poor back then! When I was in trouble, I didn't even have enough to eat. If I were like you, would I be able to marry your mother?"

"Master, don't be angry, you can't do it." Sewall Lin, standing behind Desmaius Lin , advised softly.

"It's not that I'm angry, it's that these unscrupulous people are so unsatisfactory!"Desmaius Lin pointed at the people in the living room with trembling fingers, "I don't have much time left. If I leave, who of you can take over such a big family business?" ? You will regret driving away Astyre Li!"

"Dad..."Dylan Lin didn't understand the relationship between whether he could take over the family business and Astyre Li. The old man was confused, but he didn't dare to say so. He only asked: "Tell us, what should we do?" cool down?"

"Look! Go find him, mobilize everyone, if you don't find him,"Elder Lin looked at Dylan Lin, "I will tell your mother-in-law to go back to Mei City."

This last sentence almost made Jane Yan collapse to the ground.

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