"Don't take your mother's words to heart." Lin's father had said this advice countless times, and it seemed to have become a cliché, just like his opening remarks.
But Lin Fan still said "hmm".
"I was planning to call you one of these days to ask you something. The New Year is coming soon. Can you take a holiday and go home to celebrate the New Year?" Of course, Dad Lin also saw that Old Wang's daughter had returned.
It’s the end of the year and people are starting to sell the word “Fu” on the streets.
He thought about what Lin Fan had said before and didn't dare to delay his child's work, so he didn't dare to call.
Unexpectedly, Lin's mother called Lin Fan herself. Lin's father heard her clamoring and came to see what she was doing. He found that she was on the phone with Lin Fan, and was talking about "100,000 yuan"...
Father Lin was shocked and quickly snatched the phone away.
Lin Fan spent every day at the base and had no specific concept of time. She knew that winter was coming and the weather was getting colder.
On New Year's Day, the elders of 623 gave her a surprise and prepared a birthday celebration for her in the activity room.
She ate her long-awaited birthday cake and received many gifts. Even John Woo sent a birthday gift in advance and entrusted Jin Sichen to deliver it to him.
In addition to the gifts, Li Chunhua, Song Ren, and Jin Sichen also gave her three bouquets of flowers, filling her room with the fragrance of flowers for several days.
Lin Fan cherished the three bouquets of flowers and made them into dried flowers. Even though the colors were not as beautiful as before, he kept them in the room.
There is a bouquet on the dining table, a bouquet on the coffee table, and a bouquet on the desk in the bedroom.
After New Year's Day, January arrived. However, she seemed to have erased the New Year from her mind.
Thinking that her family was still waiting for her call, she actually felt guilty.
But after Lin's mother made such a fuss, the guilt disappeared without a trace, and was replaced by a sense of escape.
Father Lin now picked up the phone and spoke to her in a gentle voice, and she felt sad again.
My parents are getting old, and all they look forward to throughout the year is a reunion with them.
And she hadn't thought about them at all in the past six months...
"I may not be able to take a vacation here. I have to follow the leader's arrangements and keep it confidential. There's nothing I can do." What Lin Fan said was true.
"But I will transfer 100,000 yuan to your card for you to use during the New Year. Don't be stingy. You two old people can also go for a physical examination before the New Year."
"No, no, why spend that money?" Lin's father hastily refused. "Your mother and I are in good health. We just have high blood pressure and diabetes, which are old problems. You know, we have been taking medicine all the time. It's nothing serious."
He took a breath and continued, "We have money to spend. You don't need to send so much back. Keep some for yourself. I remember your monthly salary was 20,000 yuan. It's only been six months, and the chief engineer is already making 120,000 yuan. You need money for yourself, so how can you send 100,000 yuan? Are you reluctant to spend it yourself?"
Father Lin suddenly became a little excited when he said this. "Xiao Fan, please don't save money. You're not in good health. You're out there alone, so you need to strengthen your nutrition. Don't save money, okay? Your mother and I are fine, so you don't have to worry about us. Just take care of yourself out there."
Everyone gathered around the table, listening to Lin's father's earnest words, and the discomfort that had just been aroused by Lin's mother was slowly soothed.
"No. I eat well, dress well, get good treatment from my company, and my dormitory is a separate small villa, which is very comfortable. My colleagues are also very nice to me. By the way, Dad, I was promoted to department head, and my salary has also increased, much more than before." Lin Fan smiled from the bottom of his heart.
Everyone noticed that Lin Fan's face suddenly emitted a soft glow.
All the previous impressions of being cold, friendly, or strong have been melted into the current gentleness, making people feel warm at heart.
"Promoted to department head..." Lin's father said with a smile, but Lin's mother interrupted him. "Aren't you already a department head?"
Lin Fan was stunned. She forgot!
It turns out that Ri Rihong's position on her work ID is director. She mentioned it on the previous phone call, but she didn't expect that Lin's mother still remembered it.
Sure enough, lying is easy to make mistakes! She frowned in frustration.
"Weren't you the minister before? How did you get promoted to minister again? Are you lying to us?" Mother Lin yelled as she leaned over to the phone.
"That's enough. Let the child talk. Why are you yelling at him?" Another burst of noise came from the phone, "Xiao Fan, go ahead and talk. Don't pay attention to your mother."
Lin Fan's brain raced, and he quickly came up with an excuse, "I was promoted to director of another department, which is a higher level than my previous one."
"Oh, so that's the case. You're being valued by your leader." Dad Lin was very happy.
Lin's mother asked, "How much has your salary increased now? Is your annual salary a million?"
Lin Fan was speechless. It had been half a year, and he still hadn't forgotten about his annual salary of one million.
"It's not a million dollars a year, but probably more than 100,000 a year." Lin Fan wanted to say 500,000, but after thinking about it, he decided to say less.
"That's just a small amount? Didn't your boss say before that he would give you an annual salary of one million? Is it because you are not working hard enough..." Mother Lin felt that more than four hundred thousand was not a lot, and it was more than half of her goal.
"Have you had enough? Don't you know the child's condition? What's the use of having so much money? Are you going to invest it?" Dad Lin got angry.
"You..." Mother Lin originally wanted to argue with Father Lin, but after hearing the last sentence, she finally gave up.
The investment failure is her biggest pain. Why does this damn old man still poke people in the wound?
Mother Lin knew she was in the wrong, so she pouted and sat aside without saying anything.
In fact, 400,000 yuan a year is not a small amount. Lin Fan used to work in Gaohe and only earned more than 200,000 yuan a year.
It's not that Lin's mother didn't know about this. But the one million yuan she had hanging around in her pocket had always made her feel restless.
"Stop arguing." Lin Fan nodded helplessly on the phone to try to stop the fight.
"Don't make a fuss, don't make a fuss. You don't have to worry." Dad Lin walked aside and said with a smile while holding the phone.
"Anyway, I'm not short of money here, it's pretty good. It's just that I probably won't be able to go back home for the New Year. I'll transfer 100,000 yuan to your card. I know you're short on money too, so a little extra will give you peace of mind. Consider it my gift to you. Don't worry about me, I might even get a raise in the future if I perform well."
Lin Fan didn't know how much money was in her card, but it should be more than 100,000.
Anyway, she couldn't use 800, so she might as well call home to give her parents some confidence.
This is how it is for the elderly. They feel confident only when they have money on their cards.
"Okay, okay, Dad gets it. Dad will listen to you." Dad Lin felt relieved after hearing this, and his eyes narrowed with a smile.
"Then send me your card number later. I'll make the call for you when I'm free in the next couple of days." Lin Fan said, and then specifically reminded, "I need your card, and the username must be yours."
She was afraid of Lin Ma. Her money was not easy to come by, it could be said that she paid with her life, and she couldn't let it be wasted again.
"Don't worry, your dad is doing things, don't you know?" Dad Lin joked with a smile.
Lin Fan smiled. Putting aside Lin's mother, Lin's father was still a trustworthy person.
In addition, Lin's mother had caused the family to suffer a great loss before, and both family members were wary of her and would not let her take large sums of money, so there shouldn't be any problems.
"Okay, then it's settled. You don't have to worry about me. Everything is fine with me, really. My boss treats me well, and my colleagues are nice too." When Lin Fan said this, he looked up at the silent crowd and smiled.
"Okay, okay, okay." Lin's father said "Okay" three times in a row. "I'm relieved that you're okay. If you really can't come back for the New Year, we understand. Work is your priority. You can come back if you have the chance in the future. It doesn't necessarily have to be during the New Year. Don't feel burdened."
"Okay, I understand." Lin Fan replied with a smile. Lin's father's thoughtfulness gave her a lot of encouragement. "Then take care of yourselves. Don't save money. If you need money, just tell me, okay?"
"I know, I know. Please hang up quickly, little housekeeper." Lin's father smiled and urged Lin Fan to hang up the phone.
Lin Fan followed his words and hung up the phone reluctantly.
Dad Lin looked at the hung up phone and sighed.
well……
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