Chapter 71 - 70: Preparation
"Mom, please don’t cry, isn’t it enough that we’ve realized our mistake?" Although Lin Yinghui had grown up, he hesitated to move forward. Lin Wan, however, with a sobbing tone, took off her shoes, climbed onto the bed, and hugged Liang Hongmei from behind.
Lin Yinghui hurriedly turned around and sat at the foot of the bed, without leaving.
"You knew it would make me angry, yet you still did it. Isn’t it because you feel you’re capable now?"
"Brother and I just wanted to earn more money, to give you a good life."
"I don’t need it."
"I don’t want Mom to be pointed at and judged when you return to the hometown. I don’t want them to look down upon us. Didn’t Mom learn for this reason?"
"Mom doesn’t ask for great wealth; I’m already very content with how things are now. You two are good, doing business to make money so people won’t look down on you. You’re still too young to understand the mindset of the older generation. From our generation, we still carry the old ways; no matter how much money you make, they’ll still criticize you. I’m not afraid of you losing money; I’ve faced a lifetime of judgment and don’t want my children to go through that."
"We’ve been out for almost half a year; do you feel that anyone in the city has judged us behind our backs?"