radicalducati Chapter 345: Say Yes to Him
Chapter 345: Say Yes to Him
The Chen Family isn’t wealthy either. Previously, when Aunt Chen worked in a bun workshop, she could easily earn over thirty yuan a month, which was more than enough to support the family.Now that the bun workshop job is gone and Wang Xing is in confinement after childbirth, the household is only spending money without earning, making her feel extremely guilty.
"I can tell your in-laws really care about you and Mengmeng. I’m happy for you," Lin Xiang said. "Don’t worry about the job situation. I’ll talk to the team leader later, adding one more person won’t be a problem."
"Really?" Wang Xing asked Lin Xiang excitedly, "Can my sister-in-law really work at the bun workshop?"
"Yes, trust me."
"That’s great, that’s great."
Lin Xiang talked with Wang Xing for quite a while, learning all about her journey from being in a relationship to getting married and having children.
The summary was simple: ever since leaving the Wang Family, Wang Xing’s life finally got on the right track, and she found her own happiness.
Although life wasn’t rich, the whole family was united, and things were bound to get better.
Before leaving, Chunya said to Wang Xing, "Take good care of your health. Once my hair ornament workshop is up and running, I’ll hire you to make hair ornaments. You can work while Mengmeng is asleep, and we’ll pay by piece. It’s perfect; you can look after your child while earning money."
Wang Xing beamed brightly, "Chunya, Niuniu, thank you."
"No need to thank us; we’re all friends."
Wang Xing hadn’t fully recovered yet, so Lin Xiang and Chunya didn’t disturb her rest and went home after a short stay.
At the same time, Fifth Aunt raised a question that Mrs. Lin was very concerned about.
"Ah Yun, what do you think of Niuniu?"
"She’s wonderful, the best girl I’ve ever met."
"If you were to date Niuniu, would you be willing?"
Fifth Aunt’s question was straightforward, catching Cheng Jinyun off guard, and he instinctively looked at Mrs. Lin.
Mrs. Lin, upon meeting his gaze, immediately looked up at the beam.
Don’t look at me, I don’t know anything.
Cheng Jinyun understood what Mrs. Lin meant from her reaction.
He took a deep breath and said seriously, word by word, "Niuniu is wonderful, and I like her very much. If possible, I would very much like our relationship to evolve from foster siblings to revolutionary comrades."
Lin Xiang had just reached the doorway when she heard what sounded like a promise from Cheng Jinyun.
From foster siblings to revolutionary comrades?
Doesn’t that mean Cheng Jinyun likes her too?
Fifth Aunt and Mrs. Lin exchanged smiles, "Niuniu is back. There are some things you young folks should say to each other. We’ll go for a stroll to help digestion."
Fifth Aunt dragged an eager Chunya who wanted to watch the fun outside, leaving room for Cheng Jinyun and Lin Xiang.
Just at the door, they ran into Fifth Uncle and Dong Sheng returning from Granny Yang’s house, and Fifth Aunt quickly beckoned them to head outside.
"What’s going on? We’re at the doorstep, and you’re not letting us in?"
"We had too much to eat today, need to walk it off. You should join us."
"In this cold weather..."
"Just go when I tell you to go, why so much fuss?"
Inside the room, Lin Xiang and Cheng Jinyun stood a few steps apart, staring at each other.
But Lin Xiang’s gaze seemed evasive.
She didn’t know how to face Cheng Jinyun.
Cheng Jinyun approached her actively, "Niuniu, can you look up at me?"
"Oh," Lin Xiang replied, but kept her head down.
She was afraid to make eye contact with Cheng Jinyun, her flushed ears and cheeks betraying her feelings.
Cheng Jinyun didn’t seem to mind Lin Xiang, simply saying, "Even before I enlisted, I had noticed that my feelings for you had changed. At that time, I was very scared, afraid you would think I was a scoundrel. How could someone have romantic feelings for their sister?"
"I thought that enlisting, being away from you, would gradually fade those feelings, but I realized I was wrong. Instead of fading, they intensified. Every time I was on a mission and about to give up, I would always think of you. As long as I thought you still needed me as your support and backing, I felt energized."
"Until later, when you also came to Beijing, and we spent more time together, I could hardly suppress my feelings. Every time I faced you, I wanted to tell you that I didn’t want us to be siblings. But I was afraid, afraid that after I said it, we couldn’t even be siblings anymore."
"Fortunately, my waiting wasn’t in vain. Comrade Lin Xiang, would you like to date me?"
Cheng Jinyun asked bluntly, lowering Lin Xiang’s head even further.
Changing from siblings to a couple, it’s so awkward!
But the voice in her head was clamoring.
Say yes, say yes!
Lin Xiang took a deep breath, mustered the courage to look at Cheng Jinyun, and as she raised her eyes, he was looking at her too, those eyes filled with her reflection.
Lin Xiang nearly drowned in his gaze.
She turned her head to the side, asking in a muffled voice, "When did you start realizing that your feelings for me had changed?"
She needed to be sure he liked her and not the original soul.
"Perhaps it started when you bought me anti-inflammatory medicine, or maybe it was those buns you left for me under the window, and..."
Cheng Jinyun recounted the things Lin Xiang had done for him one by one.
Many things Lin Xiang had almost forgotten, but Cheng Jinyun remembered every single one.
His affection for Lin Xiang stemmed not from a single event, but from the accumulation of them, filling his heart with images of Lin Xiang.
Lin Xiang breathed a sigh of relief.
He liked her for who she was.
But when she did those things, it was only to gain favor from him and return to her original world.
Even though her initial motive wasn’t pure, the outcome turned out well.
"Let’s see how you perform first. If you don’t do well, I might replace you anytime!"
After saying this, Lin Xiang wished she could bite off her own tongue.
How could she act so pretentiously?
Cheng Jinyun just laughed, "I won’t let you down."
That night, at the Lin Family.
Cheng Jinyun laid all his assets on the table.
"These were all left to me by my grandfather. Back when Uncle helped me retrieve them from Cheng Jianfeng, I had already changed them to Lin Xiang’s name, I just never told you."
In addition to Quanfu Building, there was a three-entry courtyard and two two-entry courtyards, as well as two four-story buildings in the city center.
Cheng Jinyun had thought about letting Lin Xiang open a restaurant in one of the buildings before.
Beyond the properties, there were several boxes of small goldfish and tens of thousands of yuan in savings.
The savings originally amounted to more, but Cheng Jianfeng squandered quite a bit, leaving only this much.
The passbook was also in Lin Xiang’s name.
Looking across, there wasn’t a single thing with Cheng Jinyun or Lin Yun’s name on it.
"All... all for me?" Lin Xiang’s voice trembled.
"Yes, it’s all for you."