Mei Fang brought Xia Yuan to see Lin Youxi. Liang Meijuan, who went out to greet them, led the couple into the yard. As soon as Xia Yuan and Mei Fang entered the house, they saw Lin Youxi sitting on the sofa drinking water, while Lin Guochuan was sitting on one side of the dining room.
It looked like they had already had a round of debate.
"Hello, Uncle Lin!"
Xia Yuan and Mei Fang greeted Lin Guochuan one after another. Lin Guochuan smiled at them and said, "Yuanyuan, Fang, are you here to play? Youxi, why don't you stay at home and go out and play with your friends?"
Lin Youxi shook her head. "If you don't solve this problem, I won't go out today."
"You kid..."
Xia Yuan sat next to Lin Youxi, holding her arm to comfort her, while Mei Fang ran over and sat next to Lin Guochuan, pulling a chair and sitting down, then said in a gentle voice:
"We've also heard what Youxi said. Uncle Lin, I think you can definitely understand Youxi's feelings. Her words may be a bit arrogant, but the problems she is concerned about do exist."
"I understand that you are concerned about me, but uncle, I still prefer to have something to do... cough, cough."
As a construction engineer with more than ten years of work experience, Lin Guochuan has been working on construction sites all year round. Once something goes wrong on the construction site, he is always the first to go there to provide guidance and assistance.
Although this job is very hard, it was a popular and high-paying profession in the early years. The reason why Lin Youxi's family was so embarrassed was largely due to the burden of her uncle.
In addition, Lin Guochuan himself has a rather dull personality. He only knows how to do his work and is not good at dealing with others, so he often misses opportunities for promotion and salary increase. This is also the reason why Lin Youxi does not want her father to continue doing this. She does not want to see her father always being bullied at work.
"If you have something to do, you can go traveling with your mother, plant flowers, raise cats, or even play cards with others. These are all things you can do. You don't have to eat dust on a construction site, which has a great impact on your health."
Lin Youxi usually treats other people with ease, but she seems a little unkind when communicating with her father, and her words are a little blunt and hurtful. Lin Guochuan was also a little unhappy after hearing this:
"Well... there are so many people on the construction site, and they have done nothing for so many years. Someone has to do this job. Now you can make money and support the family. Dad is very happy, but Dad also has his own pursuits... cough, cough cough."
Lin Guochuan started coughing after just a few words, and Lin Youxi sighed beside him, "Look at you now... you cough all the time."
"It's an old problem. It's easy to catch a cold in winter. It's nothing serious."
"How can it not be a problem? That's easy for you to say."
Xia Yuan had rarely quarreled with her family, and she was a little overwhelmed when she saw this situation. She patted Lin Youxi's shoulder and looked at Mei Fang who was sitting next to Lin Guochuan. Mei Fang was of course on Youxi's side and hoped that Lin Guochuan could take good care of his body. So she cleared her throat and said:
"Uncle Lin, you know Youxi's temper... If we can't reassure her, she probably won't go to the school with us... In addition, you work on the construction site all year round, and the possibility of contracting some occupational diseases is not low..."
"So my idea is, since you have time now, we will take you to the hospital for a physical examination. If the doctor thinks there is nothing wrong with your body, I will help persuade Youxi to stop insisting on her idea. But if there are some problems found during the physical examination, I still hope that you can rest for a while. What do you think?"
At this time, Liang Meijuan also nodded and said, "Old Lin has been coughing for the past one or two years. I have advised him to go to the hospital many times. Every time he wanted to go, his symptoms would be relieved. In the end, he never went. I have been worried for a long time."
Xia Yuan listened to everyone's explanation and said after thinking for a while:
"He keeps coughing... Could it be that Uncle Lin has pneumoconiosis or lung cancer?"
After she said this, she found Mei Fang frowning and glaring at her. She also realized that such words should not be said casually, and immediately covered her mouth, "I don't really understand these... Sorry... Don't take my words to heart."
"Don't worry, Yuanyuan. I don't smoke, so I won't get lung cancer."
Lin Guochuan smiled at Xia Yuan, but he did start to have doubts in his heart.
Although the possibility of lung cancer is very low, what should I do if it really happens to me
It doesn’t matter if I don’t have a good life, but Meijuan and Youxi will suffer because of it.
He originally thought that if Mei Fang could be with Youxi and he could entrust Youxi to his childhood sweetheart, he would be able to let go with peace of mind no matter what.
Lin Guochuan coughed a few times and said, "I think what Ah Fang said makes sense. Since Youxi is so worried about my condition, I'll go to the hospital for a physical examination."
"I'll go with you."
Lin Youxi thought for a moment and said, "Oh yeah, it's just in time for Mom and Dad to go for a physical examination together."
"No need... I don't have any disease. I'm in good health. Youxi, don't waste your money—"
"Mom, listen to me, money is meant to be spent. There is no point in saving it without a purpose."
"Hmm... Youxi, you are right."
Lin Youxi's current style of behavior is like that of the head of the Lin family, but she is strict with her father and much gentler with her stepmother.
Lin Youxi insisted on taking Liang Meijuan and Lin Guochuan to do a physical examination together. However, because the blood test and color ultrasound for the physical examination can only be done in the morning, they could only make an appointment for the physical examination the next day. The Lin family meeting was cancelled.
After a busy day of laning, Lin Youxi was dragged out by Xia Yuanmei's team for a drive in the afternoon to relax and happily drink milk tea in a milk tea shop.
With the company of her childhood sweetheart, Lin Youxi felt much better, and began to ask about the details of Mei Fang's meeting with her parents today.
"Perfume and pen..."
Lin Youxi thought for a moment and said, "I remember that Lamy is not a very good brand of fountain pens. It seems a bit low-brow to give it to Uncle Xia as a gift."
"It's hard to find a place to buy high-end pens in a small county. My dad doesn't usually accept gifts, so the pen was probably given to me," Mei Fang said. "But Uncle Xia isn't the kind of person who would care about this. I just want to thank him for his kindness."
"I don't think so... I think Uncle Xia is a person who pays great attention to details. If you are a little careless, he will find out."
"I don't think so." Xia Xun's biological daughter expressed her opinion, "I think my father is just strict with others, he himself is quite casual, except for taking care of my mother in detail, he seems to be a bit indifferent at other times."
"In any case, his efforts have brought him to where he is today. Uncle Xia is also a very capable person. We can learn some investment and management experience from him."
Lin Youxi held up her chin and looked at Xia Yuan and said, "Speaking of which, if Ah Fang hadn't worked so hard and hadn't made as much money as he does now, do you think Uncle Xia would not accept Mei Fang?"
"Well... I think... he might object, but he still takes my ideas seriously."
Xia Yuan thought about it and gestured with his hands, saying, "I don't think so... If my dad dares to stop me, I will beat him with a broom!"
"You are really filial..."
Mei Fang was complaining, but Lin Youxi took over and said, "Maybe, if you can't convince your father in that situation, Ah Fang will become mine alone... Do you think there is such a possibility, Yuanyuan?"
"Don't think about that kind of thing, you wish!"
Xia Yuan made a face at Lin Youxi, and then the two of them laughed in tacit understanding.
(End of this chapter)