Chapter 193 Poverty limits your imagination

"Tell me, what are you thinking? It's not enough that you have a daughter like Tiantian, and you're also getting involved with that Bingbing. You know your mother is prejudiced against those actors."

Old Lin changed the subject and talked about Lin Yicheng.

"Dad, you are also a man, can you understand me?"

"It's true that I'm a man, but I really can't understand you. I'm wondering, our Lin family has been loyal for generations, your grandfather and grandmother are in love, and I only protect your mother. Why is it that when it comes to you, the atmosphere has changed?" Lao Lin first defined his own personality.

"Maybe a genetic mutation?" Lin Yicheng said casually.

"That's all bullshit." Lao Lin said unhappily.

"Dad, could there really be an Aunt Zhu?" Lin Yicheng whispered.

"Nonsense! I was just making it up." Lao Lin answered with a firm voice.

……

"Stop playing tricks on me. I'm asking you about your business now." Old Lin turned the topic back to Lin Yicheng.

"Times have changed, and love is free. Dad, you can't look at people with old eyes anymore. You have to keep up with the times."

"Is this what you call keeping up with the times? This is called the decline of morals, this is called the change of people's hearts! If it were someone like you 20 years ago, you would have been killed several times!" Lao Lin felt heartbroken.

"If it were that time, I wouldn't dare to do it even if you gave me the courage," said Lin Yicheng.

"Boy, you've really come to a good era." Old Lin sighed.

"Hmm?" Lin Yicheng's eyes changed. Why did these words sound like something else?
"Well, I mean, you should be thankful that you have come to live in a good era." Lao Lin coughed and said immediately.

"You have always had a righteous mindset since you were young. There are some things that I cannot advise you against. I just want to remind you that when you reach a certain status and position, many problems will be put under a magnifying glass."

"Things like yours are not a problem in your circle, but they are also very common in other circles. But there is a line that you must keep."

"Dad, I understand." Lin Yicheng nodded.

To be honest, when considering and using a person.

Personal life issues are never a big problem.

After all, this practice has been passed down for thousands of years and is difficult to eradicate.

Regardless of identity or status...

The key is to hold on to one line.

As long as it is not bigamy or extramarital affair, it is really not a big problem.

The higher-ups will turn a blind eye and won’t care.

……

"By the way, I risked my life to save you just now. Brothers should settle accounts clearly. Father and daughter, shouldn't we also settle accounts?" Seeing that his son had a plan in mind, Old Lin didn't say anything more.

"Dad, just tell me a number." Lin Yicheng said generously.

"1, how about it?" Old Lin stretched out his index finger and compared it. His voice was extremely low, just enough for Lin Yicheng to hear.

"How much?" Lin Yicheng was stunned and couldn't help but raise his voice.

"Speak more quietly. Why are you shouting so loudly? Are you afraid your mother can't hear you?" Old Lin first looked back nervously towards the bedroom before he started to complain.

"1? Dad, are you sure?" Lin Yicheng couldn't help but ask again.

"Why, is that too much? How about, 5000 is fine." Lao Lin felt a little embarrassed.

Lin Yicheng: “…”

"3000, no less." Old Lin became a little anxious when he saw Lin Yicheng not saying anything.

Lin Yicheng: “…”

He remembered that Comrade Lao Lin's pocket money had always been 100 yuan per month, and it had never been changed for so many years.

You are already the deputy director, but if you say something like this, no one will believe you!

……

"Dad, do you know why you couldn't get promoted before?" Lin Yicheng suddenly asked.

"Your dad is not good at dealing with things." Old Lin said casually. "No, it's because you have been out of touch with the masses for too long." Lin Yicheng said earnestly.

"What do you mean?" Lao Lin was puzzled.

"Dad, when was the most time you've touched your own money, not counting the company's?" Lin Yicheng asked.

Lao Lin was silent, trying to recall. After a long while, he finally spoke:
"It should be the year you were born. Yes, that's when you were born. Your mother went into the delivery room and the hospital asked me to pay a deposit. I took out 200 yuan. My salary at the time was a little over 50 yuan, and that was my salary for four months."

Lin Yicheng was born in 1984. The two hundred yuan back then was certainly different from the two hundred yuan now.

What a shame, its face value is still two hundred yuan!
Thinking of this, Lin Yicheng looked towards Old Lin with eyes full of sympathy.

It’s really not easy for Lao Lin. He has suffered a lot over the years.

……

"No, are you going to give it to me or not? Just tell me the truth." Old Lin felt very uncomfortable when he saw Lin Yicheng looking at him like that.

"Dad, you've worked hard." Lin Yicheng said sincerely.

"Don't say these useless things. It would be more practical to give money." Lao Lin said unhappily.

"I'll give you this number." Lin Yicheng also stretched out a finger.

"1000? No, it's too little." Lao Lin quickly shook his head.

"Not 1000." Lin Yicheng also shook his head.

"100? You're treating a beggar like a fool! I can save up 100 yuan if I try hard!" Lao Lin said angrily.

Lin Yicheng rubbed his forehead. Poverty really limited Old Lin’s imagination.

"Dad, I said 10." Lin Yicheng quickly said the specific number. He was afraid that Old Lin would continue to guess and only guess 10 yuan.

"10?" Old Lin was surprised at first, then he thought of the numbers he had just guessed, and his face turned red.

"Really? 10 is 10. Why are you pointing a finger at me? Just make a fist and I'll understand."

"Uh, I was wrong." Lin Yicheng was also a little embarrassed.

In the past two years, when he negotiated prices with others, the price was never lower than 10. If he stretched out a finger, the starting price would be at least 100 million, with a small goal as the ceiling.

At this moment, Lin Yicheng felt the deep generation gap between him and Lao Lin, a generation gap in wealth!
……

"10, is it too much? I can't spend that much!" Lao Lin was struggling with this issue.

"It's okay, take your time to spend it. Invite your colleagues to dinner or go to a nice restaurant. If it's not enough later, I'll give you more." Lin Yicheng said.

"Well, that's fine." Lao Lin nodded.

"Dad, why does my mom only give you such a small amount of pocket money?"

Lin Yicheng couldn't understand why Comrade Lin was living such a miserable life.

"Come to think of it, it's also my fault. Back then, I was also able to manage part of the family's money." Old Lin sighed.

"In the past, there was only one big hospital in the city. When you were born, there were several women in the hospital giving birth at almost the same time. After the baby was born, the nurses pushed several strollers out."

"All of us family members gathered around in a flash."

"I was so excited that I blurted out the wrong thing."

"What did you say?" Lin Yicheng asked curiously. He really didn't know about this.

"I was looking at the strollers and I said to the nurse, 'The baby in the middle is pretty, I want that one!'"

Lin Yicheng: “…”

"Later, your mother found out about this." Lao Lin was very sad.

"Well, that's not the case. You're not wrong." Lin Yicheng asked doubtfully.

Old Lin glanced at Lin Yicheng and continued, "The child I was referring to was not you!"

Lin Yicheng: “…”

(End of this chapter)