Chapter 994: Xiao Chong Extra 44_3
Chapter 994: Xiao Chong Extra 44_3
"That’s good. Keep what you have, don’t use it recklessly. If something comes up and you need money urgently, you can take it out; borrowing money from others isn’t easy."
"Yes, I know. Don’t worry, Grandpa."
"You should also save the betrothal gift from the Xiao Family. Don’t spend it indiscriminately. If things don’t work out in the future, you’ll have to return it."
Lin Wanwan looked up, "Xiao Chong is very good."
Grandpa Lin patted Lin Wanwan’s head and smiled kindly, "I know he’s good. If he wasn’t a good kid, I wouldn’t have let you get engaged. But people change over time. As you gain more experiences, who knows what will happen.
You shouldn’t depend on him too much. Stand on your own, learn well, and find a stable job in the future. It will set my mind at ease after I’m gone."
Lin Wanwan’s eyes turned red upon hearing this, "No, I want you to live a long and healthy life, Grandpa! Stay with me forever!"
"Alright, alright, haha, let’s not talk about these things. Grandpa is in good health now."
This New Year, for Grandpa Lin and Lin Wanwan, the New Year’s Eve was as quiet as ever.
Surprisingly, on the morning of the first day of the New Year, Lin Wanwan’s uncle brought his family to pay a New Year visit and brought some gifts.
Perhaps because Lin Wanwan had tutored her cousin Su Yanwei during winter break, her uncle felt there was still a reason to keep in touch.
After getting engaged, Lin Wanwan had reconnected with her cousin, and last year, she gave all the tips Xiao Chong had provided to Su Yanwei.
To be honest, by seriously working through those materials she provided, improving by 50 points was a given.
However, if the foundation is too weak and unwilling to work hard, not even a deity could help.
When her eldest brother-in-law’s family came to visit, Grandpa Lin happily prepared a good meal and gave his grandson a big red envelope as New Year’s money, which was worth much more than the gifts they brought.
After they left, Grandpa told Lin Wanwan, "I never expected anything from anyone. Since they came for a New Year visit, I won’t let them lose out."
Lin Wanwan listened with a smile; she knew that Grandpa was actually very happy about their visit, though he pretended not to care.
Early on the second day of the New Year, Lin Wanwan went with Grandpa Lin to visit the grave, then hurried to the market to buy groceries.
Today, they were hosting guests, the guests being Xiao Chong’s family. And tomorrow, they would visit Xiao Chong’s family.
That’s how it is with in-laws. Frequent visits help maintain good communication.
On the second day, Grandpa Lin prepared a thousand-yuan red envelope for Xiao Chong. On the third day, when Lin Wanwan went to Xiao Chong’s grandma’s house, Xiao’s parents, grandparents each gave her a two-thousand-yuan red envelope.
Lin Wanwan jokingly told Xiao Chong that she had made a massive profit, up eightfold.
Grandpa Lin was also very happy, not because the Xiao Family gave Lin Wanwan a lot of New Year’s money, but because their generosity showed their high regard for Lin Wanwan.
This reassured Grandpa Lin, who had always worried that Lin Wanwan, being without parents, might be looked down upon by her future in-laws.
"Xiao Chong is a good kid. You young people should spend more time together and not always accompany Grandpa." Grandpa Lin urged Lin Wanwan to go on a date with Xiao Chong.
Lin Wanwan, however, didn’t want to go. Having been away from home for so long, she wanted to spend more time with Grandpa. It was rare that everyone was off during the New Year holiday.
She knew that elderly people were lonely and enjoyed having children and grandchildren around.
Anyway, she could see Xiao Chong every day at school, so she didn’t mind sparing some time during the winter break.
Lin Wanwan was never very interested in traveling. She preferred staying at home with Grandpa, reading, and studying.
Xiao Chong wasn’t disappointed. He already knew that Lin Wanwan was attached to her hometown and didn’t like to go far.
And he happened to have a lot to do as well.
This winter break, Xiao Chong had been exploring various beautiful places in Southern China and bought several properties.
He returned to Yongcheng only on New Year’s Eve and started visiting Grandpa Lin’s house daily.
Now that Xiao Chong had a car, it was convenient. During the days following New Year’s Eve, after finishing New Year dinners at relatives’ homes, he would go to Grandpa Lin’s house to spend time with Lin Wanwan and her grandfather.
The young couple chatted, watched TV, and snacked on seeds, making the large villa feel lively.
Sometimes, Su Yanwei would come over, claiming to bring workbook exercises for his cousin and brother-in-law, but in reality, he spent little time studying, mostly playing games on Lin Wanwan’s iPad.
After tutoring him twice, Xiao Chong realized that this cousin’s skills were far below that of his "Xiao Chong Legion." Even if he wanted to teach him, he couldn’t put in the effort (mostly because he wanted to spend time with his girlfriend and didn’t have the energy to help others). Most likely, he would end up in a vocational college, at best a second-tier university, but anything more, forget it.