Chapter 137: Meeting Again – The Daily Life of a Sickly Young Woman in the Compound

Chapter 137: Meeting Again - The Daily Life of a Sickly Young Woman in the Compound

Jiang Yang hadn’t thought much about it before, but after hearing Lin Shu’s words, he felt it made sense. Indeed, their family had two people working, and if both salaries were handed over, wouldn’t that be unfair?

Jiang Yang turned to look at Old Man Jiang, wondering how he would handle the situation.

Old Man Jiang immediately understood the issue upon hearing Lin Shu’s words.

"Let’s take this inside!" he said. Why make a scene out here?

Lin Shu wanted to continue arguing, but Jiang Yang, who knew his father well, understood that calling them inside meant he had a solution. He grabbed Lin Shu, who was about to speak, and pulled her into the house.

"Brother Yang, what are you doing?"

"Let’s go home and talk."

...

Lin Qing couldn’t help but marvel, never expecting the men of the Jiang family to be so concerned about face!

She was curious how this would play out.

But she figured it’d probably keep Lin Shu happy! Otherwise, she wouldn’t let it go so easily!

Lin Qing glanced toward the west wing, anticipating more drama.

"Hmph! I told you the Jiangs’ second son wouldn’t go for it. I told you so, hmph! Still stubborn with me, but now it’s the same, hmph!" Mother Gu was overjoyed.

Mother Su was also watching the commotion at the Jiang family’s house. She couldn’t stand the other families in the compound, so seeing the Jiang family in turmoil made her happy. The messier it got, the more she enjoyed it!

After watching the drama, Lin Qing found her appetite for dinner growing stronger. Nothing like a little drama to spice up dinner!

...

Tomorrow was a day off, and Lin Qing planned to visit her parents after work.

But first, she wanted to grab a few things from the co-op store.

"Oh, Lin, what a coincidence running into you again!"

Lin Qing turned around and saw that odd woman, Su Shengnan, she had met the other day.

"Yeah, fancy meeting you here!"

"Are you here to buy vegetables?"

"Yes," Lin Qing nodded.

She mused: What else would I be doing? I’m standing in front of the vegetable stall.

Su Shengnan’s smile stiffened slightly. She sensed Lin was brushing her off.

But remembering her purpose, Su Shengnan took the opportunity to extend an invitation. "Tomorrow is a day off. Are you free? If you are, we could meet up and hang out!"

"Ah, I’m actually tied up tomorrow and might not have time to hang out," Lin Qing politely declined.

They had only met once; were they really that close? Who invites someone out after just one meeting?

"You’re really not free at all?" Su Shengnan was unwilling to give up!

"Of course, why would I make this up?" Lin Qing wondered why Su Shengnan was being so persistent.

But she sensed something off about this person, who seemed to have ulterior motives.

"Oh, got it!" Su Shengnan looked into her clear eyes and finally believed her.

After some small talk, Lin Qing was ready to end the conversation, so she glanced at her watch and said, "Oh, sorry, I’ve got something to take care of—I gotta go!"

"Should I walk you?"

"No, no, the bus stop’s just up ahead—no need to walk me!" Lin Qing shook her head.

"..." Su Shengnan was left speechless again.

"Then... goodbye!"

"Goodbye!"

They parted ways, and Lin Qing rushed to the bus stop, worried she’d miss the last bus.

Su Shengnan watched her head to the bus stop and felt relieved, thinking she’d overreacted.

...

"Mom, Dad, I’m home!"

Hearing their beloved Nuan'nuan’s voice, Lin’s parents rushed out to greet her.

Knowing the next day was a day off, they’d been waiting at home since work for their daughter.

"Get in, get in!" Lin's father quickly took the bags from his daughter's hands.

"Your dad’s been waiting for you all day!" Lin’s mom added.

"And you weren’t?" Lin's father remembered that he wasn’t the only one eagerly waiting.

Lin's mother: "..." Why bring me into it?

"Alright, Mom, Dad, let’s head in! I’ve got something to talk about." Lin Qing figured if she didn’t understand something, her parents might.

The silent look between Lin’s parents stopped.

"What’s up?"

Lin Qing filled them in on Su Shengnan.

"Mom, Dad, what do you think she’s up to? Something feels off—like she’s trying to get close to me!"

"Does she make you uncomfortable?" Lin’s mother asked.

"Yeah, she just showed up out of nowhere!"

"..." Lin’s parents paused to think.

"If you think something’s off, don’t hang out with her alone."

"Of course I wouldn’t! She just asked, and I said no."

"That's good, that's good. You're not familiar with them, so it's best not to go out with strangers you've only met once or twice, it's not safe!" Lin Qing's mother patted her chest and sighed in relief!

"Yeah," Lin Qing nodded.

"You're so pretty, there will always be people with bad intentions trying to get close to you. You must stay as vigilant as you were today in the future." Her father also wondered if it was because his daughter was too beautiful that she attracted certain people's attention.

"Yeah, I get it!" Lin Qing also thought about whether that Su Shengnan approached her with other intentions because she was good-looking.

"Anyway, you should really avoid accepting invitations from people you've only met once or twice!"

"Yeah, of course I know, I'm not that dumb."

"That's good."

"Enough about that person! When is Cen Xi coming home?" Lin Qing's mother changed the topic to Cen Xi.

"I’m not sure! It’s been a few days, he said a week! If he’s on schedule, maybe the day after tomorrow!" The day after tomorrow would be the seventh day of the week, so he should be back by then!

"Are you okay staying by yourself? Do you want to come back home?" Her father was worried that his daughter might not be used to living alone.

"I’m fine, I’m at work most of the day, so I’m not home much. Plus, there’s always something going on in the courtyard, so it’s not too boring." Lin Qing comforted them.

"What’s going on?" Her mother's eyes lit up at the mention of gossip!