60,000 yuan! It took her four months of hard work to earn that much in Gaohe City, not to mention how long it would take to save it all.
Is this your biological mother?
It’s my biological mother!
Lin Fan wanted to vomit blood.
Mother Lin was still talking about how confident the lawyer was in winning the case, completely unaware that her money had been wasted again.
Can you say the lawyer deceived them? No, he said the money would definitely be recovered if they sued. That's fine. The problem is that the lawsuit didn't pan out, and the defendant wasn't even found.
Lin Fan explained to Lin's mother, but Lin's mother didn't believe it at all.
Lin Fan felt that Lin's mother might simply be trying to fill the psychological gap left by her previous mistake, forcing herself to believe something else. After all, a sudden loss of over three million yuan would be unbearable for most people. Lin's mother must be feeling bad too, and she was obsessed with making amends.
She may not have known that the lawyer might not be able to do the job, but she hoped that this was true. This would comfort her for the worry of losing more than 3 million yuan.
Lin Fan didn't say much to her and called Lin's father.
I didn't want to irritate Lin's father any further, but I couldn't let Lin's mother keep the 40,000 yuan in her hands. If Lin Fan didn't come back, I had to ask Lin's father to go and get it.
After hearing this, Lin's father was silent for a long time, and finally just sighed. Fortunately, his blood pressure did not rise. Perhaps because he had experienced more than 3 million, he felt that another 60,000 was not a big deal.
Since then, Lin's mother never took a large sum of money from her again. All the money was kept by Lin's father. There was no big trouble either.
Mother Lin kept arguing with Father Lin about this matter. In order not to upset Father Lin, Lin Fan asked Mother Lin to come and live with him for a while.
When Lin's mother first arrived, she felt guilty about being ripped off for another 60,000 yuan. Lin Fan didn't say anything to her, nor could he say anything to her. After a few days, she forgot about it and started nagging Lin Fan instead.
Perhaps influenced by the loss, Lin's mother's nagging was even more intense than usual, her words sharper than ever, seemingly taking her anger out on Lin Fan. Within a month, Lin Fan's mood plummeted, devastated.
After hearing the news, Lin's father rushed over, but he was unable to stop Lin's mother and only had time to send Lin Fan to the hospital.
There is no need to mention what happened afterwards.
Later, whenever Lin Fan thought about this past because of financial difficulties, he couldn't help but wonder: If Lin's mother hadn't lost all her fortune and hadn't nagged her, would she have gotten this disease?
Even if you get it, won’t it be easier to recover if you have more money to see a doctor?
Even if it doesn't get better, wouldn't life be more secure? At least the family wouldn't have to live on the edge...
As soon as these thoughts came to mind, Lin Fan quickly suppressed them.
Why bother? There's no point dwelling on the past; it will only lead you deeper into the abyss.
In short, with Lin's mother's personality, if she knew that there was a lot of money again, who knows what she would do. She had finally gotten used to the life of Lin's father giving her pocket money in the past few years, so it was better not to tease her anymore.
Moreover, when she thought of the 800 Institute, she couldn't help but imagine the limbs soaked in liquid and the cold operating table in her mind. It was unknown how long she could survive there.
No matter how high the salary was, she still had to live to receive it. What if she couldn't even make it through a month? Why bother making her family happy by saying so much? So Lin Fan decided to keep it a secret from even his father and wait and see what the situation was like.
"What! Not one million?!" Lin's mother's voice exploded from the other end of the phone, "Didn't you say there was one million? Didn't your Aunt Mao say that before? How come there's no more?!"
"After the assessment, they found that I wasn't capable enough and couldn't give me that much." Lin Fan lied calmly.
"Isn't this a scam? They agreed to give me one million, but it's all gone after I left. These liars!" Mother Lin was still cursing.
Lin's father ignored her and asked, "Xiao Fan, ignore your mother. What company is this? What do they want you for?"
"It's called 'RiRiHong Trading Co., Ltd.', and they're in the trading business." Lin Fan was very impressed by the name and answered immediately, "What do they do... Wait a minute, I'll find my work card."
After Wu Yusen handed Lin Fan's contract to the Human Resources Department, he brought her Ri Ri Hong's fake work card. She glanced at it and didn't pay much attention to it, just slipping it into her pocket. The work card for the special office required some complicated processing, so it wouldn't be produced so quickly. It would take another two days.
"You don't even know what to do. What kind of job are you looking for?" Lin's mother complained.
"Speak less! Don't you know that children have bad memories?" Dad Lin's voice was angry.
"Found it. His name is Director of New Technology R&D Department." Lin Fan read the name according to his work card. The name was a bit difficult to pronounce, but it was quite appropriate when he thought about it.
It was undoubtedly the director who started it.
"What does the new technology R&D department do? Are you the director? Are you the leader?" Dad Lin asked carefully, showing concern for his daughter's new job.
"Is it a development job?" Lin Fan had no idea what it was. It was just a fake position. She took it literally. Lin's father had no way to check anyway. "I'm the director. I'm the most important person in this department."
"Then how many people can you manage?" Lin's mother interrupted and asked.
"About seventy, eighty, ninety, maybe even more." Lin Fan spoke nonsense without any burden.
"You didn't seem to be a developer before? Can you handle it?" Lin's father asked worriedly.
"That's about right. You get used to a lot of things in the company the longer you do them. My boss said I can do it, so I have no choice but to give it a try." Lin Fan thought about the scene where a group of people said something was very valuable to her, so she had no choice but to give it a try.
"How much is the salary?" This is what Lin's mother cares about most.
"..." Lin Fan was speechless for a moment. How much should he say?
"Why aren't you talking? Xiaofan? Where is Xiaofan? Is the signal bad?" Mother Lin thought the line was disconnected.
"20,000 a month." She hadn't read the contract, but she remembered that John Woo had mentioned the base salary as 20,000.
"That's only 240,000, about the same as your original salary. Why is it only this little?" Mother Lin was dissatisfied.
"It's good enough that someone wants me now. Why would I be dissatisfied as long as I can reach my original salary?" Lin Fan was speechless.
Normally, for someone like her who has no working ability, earning 3,000 yuan a month would be considered good. But it was the prospect of a 1 million yuan cake that enticed Lin's mother, and that's why she felt that 200,000 yuan a year was too little.
A few years ago, when she was still working in Gaohe City, Lin's mother was very satisfied with her annual salary of 200,000 yuan and boasted about it in front of her friends for a long time.
"Enough, enough, Xiaofan, with so much money, won't the work be very tiring? Can your body handle it?" Dad Lin was concerned about his daughter's health.
"Why can't she handle it? She is the minister and has so many people under her, but she doesn't have to do any work." Mother Lin muttered.
"Why doesn't she have to work? If she doesn't work, you pay her! Does the boss make a lot of money?!" Dad Lin was angry.
"Well, don't leaders sit in the office and give orders? You see it a lot in TV dramas. Weren't the leaders in our unit like that before?" Lin's mother argued unconvinced.
"How can we compare now with that time? It's just a TV drama. Don't you know that TV dramas are all fake?" Lin's father scolded Lin's mother angrily.
Seeing that another argument was about to break out, Lin Fan quickly interrupted, "It shouldn't be too busy. The boss is a nice guy. He knows I'm sick and not in good health, and he's quite understanding. As long as I finish the work on time, it's fine."
"Oh, then this boss is a good person. Xiaofan, you have to work hard for him and repay his understanding, okay?" Lin's father felt a little relieved. "If your body really can't take it, then don't do it. Don't make it difficult for yourself."
"Xiao Fan said it's fine, why do you keep saying these discouraging things?" Lin's mother didn't like hearing this. "Xiao Fan, what about your vacation benefits? Where do you work?"
"The company is in Gaohe City. I'm already here."
"Oh, it's Gaohe City again. It's pretty good and convenient to travel back and forth." Dad Lin was happy.
"But it's not fake. I may not be able to come back for a long time." Lin Fan didn't know when he would be able to get out of 800. Even if he did, he couldn't go home often in the special office.
John Woo had said that due to confidentiality requirements, if we wanted to maintain a close relationship, we needed to keep contact to a minimum. It was definitely impossible to go home as often as with a normal job.
"Is that so? If you have too little vacation time, will your body be able to handle it?" Dad Lin became worried again.
"It's nothing. The company is developing new products. We're afraid of information leaks, so everyone involved in the research and development has to work in isolation. Actually, the working hours aren't long. It's just that there are no long holidays, so it's not convenient to go home often." Lin Fan explained again.
She felt that lying was too difficult, and she had to make up nonsense in every question. Fortunately, Lin's father was old and easy to fool. Anyone else would definitely be able to find the loopholes in her words.
"Oh, just rest. Your health is the most important thing. There's no need to rush to earn money slowly." Dad Lin repeatedly reminded him.
"Xiao Fan, you're engaged in scientific research, and your company seems to be quite rich. Doesn't it provide any other benefits besides salary?" Lin's mother asked again.
"...I guess. Maybe if my performance is good, I can get 300,000?" Lin Fan couldn't deny it completely. After all, she had lied so much that she couldn't remember much. It was always better to be vague.
"A bonus of 300,000?" Mother Lin's eyes lit up.
"The salary plus bonus is a total of 300,000. What are you thinking about?" Lin Fan quickly broke Lin's mother's expectations. She could hear Lin's mother's excitement through the phone, and she had to ask her to calm down.
"300,000 is a lot." Lin's father frowned, thinking Lin's mother was greedy. "After we start working, we have to keep it a secret. Xiaofan, will you still be able to contact us then?"
"...I guess not." Lin Fan said, "I'm not a talkative person to begin with, so it's normal for me not to contact you for a month or so. If you really need something, send me a message. I'll reply as soon as I see it and if I can."
"Okay, I got it. You must take good care of yourself, okay? Dad hopes that when I see you next time, you will be fully recovered." Dad Lin felt like crying for some reason.
Mother Lin looked at Father Lin with disdain and admonished Lin Fan, "Xiao Fan, show off in front of your boss. Try to get a raise. Didn't they say they'd offer you one million? If you work hard, you might just get it!"
"...I understand." Lin Fan felt a little uncomfortable and agreed lightly.
"All you care about is money, money, money!" Dad Lin ignored his sadness and started scolding.
Seeing that he had said almost everything he needed to say and that a fight was about to break out, Lin Fan quickly said, "You two should take care of yourselves too. Don't worry too much about me. If you're healthy, I won't have to worry, and it will be easier for me to get better. Don't be reluctant to spend money. I can make money now, so you don't have to save anymore. Spend when you can, okay?"
"Yeah." Lin's father didn't know if he was overthinking it, but he felt something was a little strange listening to Lin Fan's words, as if she was leaving and never coming back...
Bah! Bah! Bah!
"Xiaofan, you have to be strong. Everything will get better and better. You have to have hope, okay?" Dad Lin advised earnestly.
"Okay, Xiaofan has found a job, do you still need to say these things? Xiaofan, take good care of yourself out there and don't be reluctant to eat." Lin's mother also reminded.
"Got it. Take care of yourselves. I'm hanging up now." Lin Fan felt like crying and couldn't say anything more.
"Hang up, you hang up first."
Lin's father's voice was filled with tears. Lin Fan quickly hung up the phone, tears already streaming down her cheeks.
That’s great, I finally had a proper farewell.
The compensation has also been confirmed. In case she can't come back, this money will be enough for the two elders to enjoy their old age.
She was finally able to let go of her last worry.
Last night, while I was lying in bed, a lot of book titles suddenly came to mind, at least three or four, all of which were great. I was so happy that I decided to pick some out this morning. But when I woke up... I had forgotten them all... o(╥﹏╥)o