Chapter 236: Chapter 236: Must You Marry Your Savior After Being Rescued from the Water? (Part 7)

“What else is there, Aunt Liu?” Ah Chen asked.

It seemed that the mother and son had already discussed their countermeasures and planned to strike at her.

Mrs. Qin said, “All these years, I haven’t seen Xiao Cheng favor any girl as much as this. He mentioned Miss Lin to me several times since he returned yesterday, saying she’s an honest person whom he greatly admires. It’s a pity he lacks the ability to meet Miss Lin’s standards, and he doesn’t dare to make her wait for him.”

“As his mother, seeing my son like this makes my heart ache, so I mustered up the courage to speak today,” Mrs. Qin wiped her moist eyes, “Given our family situation, we’re indeed not a match for Miss Lin, but Xiao Cheng has sincere feelings for her. If Miss Lin is willing to join our Qin Family, my son and I will treat you well. This old lady doesn’t have much skill but is a hard worker. Miss Lin wouldn’t need to do much, just help keep an eye on things and occasionally serve some tea, that’s all.”

But Ah Chen laughed and asked, “Aunt Liu, if that’s the case, aren’t you just inviting a deity into your home, what for?”

“As a mother, I naturally wish for my son’s happiness. To be honest with you, such a situation would also motivate Xiao Cheng to strive for academic achievement as soon as possible, and by then the whole family would prosper.” Mrs. Qin replied.

The villagers sighed, feeling sorry for the mother’s heart.

Ah Chen said, “But what am I getting out of it? Why must I choose your Qin family? Just because you feel for your son, want him to be motivated, you don’t consider how I feel, and with such an approach, am I supposed to agree?”

“Aunt Liu, you indeed have your heartfelt intentions, but they are solely for your son, the Scholar Qin. You say you two will treat me well, but we have no relationship as of now; you didn’t even consider how I might feel, so how can you talk of treating me well in the future? You are not unaware that whether at home or choosing another family, it would be better for me than at your place, right?”

“If I marry into your family, do I really just need to stand on the side and serve water? Won’t the people outside scold me to death, what’s the need?” Ah Chen chuckled, “I’ll be straightforward, even such a task as serving water, I’m unwilling to do. My father never made me serve tea, and I can’t accept the situation of the Qin family. Yes, I just can’t take any hardship!”

Ah Chen was so candid that it left people speechless; with a good life to live, only a fool would come to suffer.

How could the Liu Family think so beautifully?

“Scholar Qin, you surely understand that I am such a person who enjoys leisure over hard work. With our circumstances indeed not matching, it’s better to forget it early,” Ah Chen said.

Qin Cheng felt a heaviness in his heart; Lin Chen was truly unyielding.

His cousin called her stupid, but where is the stupidity in this?

Qin Cheng felt a bit unwilling, asking, “Could Miss Lin wait for me? Would you be willing to gamble that I might bring you wealth and honor in the future?”

“Can’t wait.” Ah Chen replied with a smile, “Immediate wealth and honor are more suitable for me.”

Lin Daming had gotten used to this; he saw nothing wrong with that; it was more real than empty promises.

Promises to wait and gamble don’t guarantee a good reputation; perhaps they only lead to wasted time. Even if the gamble pays off, he doesn’t think life would be prosperous. When beauty fades, can the other still remain the same at heart? A person with a conscience might treat well, but one without might simply say, you only waited for wealth and honor without good intention, then turn around to marry someone new.

That would be a joke.

This isn’t rare in fables, is it?

Indeed, his daughter was a person with common sense; therefore, she wouldn’t be deceived by a man’s sweet talk outside.

In his opinion, his daughter’s way of chopping meat was quite good, inheriting his butcher shop would be more practical.

If the daughter becomes strong, she could find a mild-tempered husband who could be easily managed in the future.

Or perhaps he should ask her if she wants to learn a few moves from him, passing his unused martial arts to her, learning some self-defense is always beneficial.

“Chenchen, want to learn martial arts? Your dad happens to know a few.” After dealing with the Qin Family, Lin Daming hurriedly drove the ox cart toward Ying Bairong’s home.

Qin Cheng’s home was in Shuigan Village, and Ying Bairong’s was in Baolin Village. Although the villages were next to each other, the distance was not short; it took roughly an hour for the Qin family to reach the Ying family.

Ah Chen, sitting on the ox cart, asked, “Does father actually know martial arts? Who did you learn from?”

“I learned some from an old man passing by in the past. That elder was extremely hungry; I gave him a piece of cooked meat and a bun, and he taught me as a gesture of gratitude. He must have been a master fallen on hard times.” Lin Daming answered vaguely, also giving Ah Chen a sly look, seeing her watching the scenery around, he gave a sigh of relief.

It’s good for the daughter to become aware, but it’s not ideal to question everything; he feared she’d not believe the reasons he made up.

Past events were too distant and not pleasant to recall. Since arriving in this place, he had settled down, never planning to return to his past.

Ah Chen didn’t continue to probe, from the commissioner’s memory, she had already deduced that Lin Daming’s background might be unusual.

It’s just that before the commissioner died, Lin Daming never mentioned the past; she died before Lin Daming.

Lin Daming knew martial arts, and according to her judgment, his skills might not be low. Should it be true, the other party might later not spare Shi Wen and Qin Cheng, though she didn’t know how it would end, as there was no further information.

In each world, the information varies. Sometimes it’s comprehensive, sometimes limited only to what the commissioner knew.

But now, it doesn’t matter. The commissioner didn’t have the wish to uncover Lin Daming’s identity; as long as she treated him with filial piety and ensured his safety, the rest didn’t matter.

“Can I learn to fight off tigers?” Ah Chen joked, teasing her thrifty father.

Lin Daming: …

Such big ideas for a little girl.

Is it that easy to kill a tiger? Even if he could, wouldn’t the tiger just escape? He certainly couldn’t outrun a tiger.

“To kill a tiger, you need to master the skills fully,” Lin Daming did not want to dampen his daughter’s enthusiasm, “Practice diligently, and it’s possible.”

Whatever, let’s encourage the daughter to strengthen her martial abilities first.

He somewhat regretted not teaching her from a young age.

He thought he could protect his daughter, provide everything, allowing her to live peacefully in this small place for a lifetime. Unexpectedly, the reality was, without him, the daughter could easily be bullied.

Just like yesterday, he wasn’t with his daughter, and she got bullied; he couldn’t do anything.

As a father, he had overlooked this.

But it’s not too late now; though the ideal time for learning martial arts might have been missed, learning self-defense is still feasible. At the very least, in the future, having a son-in-law who doesn’t know martial arts won’t be a problem.

If his daughter sought a husband, he would definitely advise finding one who couldn’t fight.

But in this small county, those who really knew martial arts were probably few and far in between.

“Then I’ll learn,” Ah Chen smiled and agreed, unaware of Lin Daming’s thoughts; otherwise, she might laugh at him.

In the midst of laughter and conversation, they arrived at the Ying Family.

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