Chapter 986 - 1029: Asking for Money

Chapter 986: Chapter 1029: Asking for Money

After looking at the address, Ling Yueyue hurried out of the school, hailed a taxi across the street from the school gate, and rushed to where Ling’s father was located.

Fortunately, Ling’s father wasn’t too far from the school, and the taxi was fast; it only took ten minutes to arrive!

When Ling Yueyue arrived, Ling’s father was standing on the street, craning his neck, looking for her car by car! Seeing her get out of the car, his eyes immediately lit up, and he walked over with a smile, trying to please, "Yueyue, you’re here! It must have been tiring rushing here all the way, right?"

Ling Yueyue glanced at Ling’s father, showing no significant emotional change in her eyes, and asked with a calm expression, "Why did you suddenly come to Jin City? You didn’t mention it beforehand? Did you come alone? Where’s mom?"

Her feelings towards this father had always been mild; she didn’t really like him, but she didn’t dislike him either!

Because compared to that so-called mother, her father was much better! Many times, she knew that her father listened to her mother, so even if he cared for her, he didn’t dare show it on his face! Whenever money was needed, it was always her father who called her. Her father was embarrassed to bring it up, and in the end, it was her mother who did.

She knew that her father actually wanted to love her well, but because of her mother, he was willing but powerless!

So, she didn’t dislike this father, just felt he lacked his own opinions, listening to her mother in everything!

Seeing Ling Yueyue’s face didn’t look good, Ling’s father hurriedly explained, "I’ve called you so many times this past month and a half, but you didn’t answer. I had no choice, so I came directly!"

Originally, Ling’s father wanted to continue speaking, but Ling Yueyue glanced around and hesitated, saying, "Let’s find a place to sit down and talk slowly! It’s not convenient to say anything on this big road!"

Ling’s father immediately nodded with a smile, "Okay!"

Thinking about how her father sat on the train all night and probably couldn’t bear to buy breakfast on the train, her heart softened, and she asked, "Have you had breakfast?"

Just as Ling Yueyue finished speaking, before Ling’s father could answer, a rumbling sound came from Ling’s father’s stomach!

Ling’s father immediately covered his belly with his hand and gave Ling Yueyue an embarrassed smile.

"Come on! Let’s find a place to eat breakfast!" Ling Yueyue sighed in her heart and led Ling’s father to a nearby breakfast shop!

After arriving, Ling Yueyue directly said to the waiter, "One bowl of beef noodles and a basket of steamed buns!"

Hearing the mention of beef noodles, Ling’s father immediately felt distressed, "No need, no need, porridge will do, porridge is cheaper! Dad knows, you’re not flush with cash either!"

Ling Yueyue nonchalantly said, "Oh, come on, there’s not much difference in price between porridge and beef noodles! Besides, you usually do farm work, eat a lot, and have a big appetite; porridge can’t fill you up!"

She knew that everything at home was usually under her mother’s control, and all matters of living were dictated by her mother!

Therefore, on regular days, the tasty and good drinks were mostly given to her younger siblings, and her father ate what was left over! He couldn’t have a nice meal all year round!

Now, it was rare for him to come to Jin City; as a daughter, how could she bear to let him have plain porridge!

Ling’s father awkwardly smiled, "I’m fine, anyway, I don’t have to work today, so eating a bit less is manageable!"

"...!" Seeing Ling’s father’s timid and cautious demeanor, Ling Yueyue sighed again in her heart, said nothing, and directly gave the waiter a look. The waiter nodded and left.

After the waiter left, Ling’s father kept his head down, nervously fiddling with the disposable chopsticks, looking like he wanted to speak but didn’t dare.

If Ling’s father didn’t speak, Ling Yueyue couldn’t be bothered to start!

Soon, the beef noodles and steamed buns were ready!

Looking at the beef floating on top of the noodles, Ling’s father couldn’t help swallowing his saliva.

"Hurry up and eat while it’s hot!" Ling Yueyue said while pushing the noodles and steamed buns towards Ling’s father.

Holding the chopsticks, Ling’s father looked at Ling Yueyue and asked, "Aren’t you eating?"

Ling Yueyue calmly said, "I’ve already had breakfast!"

"Oh! Then I’ll eat first!" Ling’s father nodded, picked up the chopsticks, and started devouring the food.

Although the noodles and steamed buns were very hot, it didn’t affect a rough guy like Ling’s father at all!

In no time, the whole bowl of beef noodles and the entire basket of steamed buns were completely finished.

Seeing Ling’s father so eagerly eating the beef, Ling Yueyue couldn’t help but sigh again in her heart!

Actually, to put it bluntly, her father wasn’t much better off than she was! Over the years, her father had always lived in her mother’s shadow! He couldn’t think for himself, couldn’t have ideas, and had to obey his wife in everything!

Being far away, it was nothing to her! Her father lived with her mother every day, and just thinking about their life made it seem pitiful.

After Ling’s father finished eating, Ling Yueyue bought him a cup of soy milk! Not until Ling’s father had enough to eat and drink did she lean back against the chair and gently say, "So, what exactly brought you to Jin City to find me today?"

Without Ling’s father having to say a word, Ling Yueyue could already guess her father’s reason for coming to Jin City!

She hadn’t answered their calls for over a month, so her mother must have been anxious and sent her father to get money!

Sure enough, Ling’s father awkwardly looked at Ling Yueyue for a while, hesitated for a bit, and finally had to muster the courage to say, "Yueyue, you know our family is big, and the expenses for your siblings are substantial! Although you gave us 20,000 yuan last time, after buying seeds and getting some new clothes for your siblings, the family indeed has no money left! We haven’t received any money from you in the past month and a half, and the harvest in the fields was poor! The family is nearly out of food! So... with no other option and without being able to contact you, I had to come personally!"

Ling Yueyue rolled her eyes and sneered, "Did mom put you up to saying this?"

Ling’s father quickly shook his head in denial, "No, no, of course not! That’s the real situation at home!"

"Ha...!" Ling Yueyue let out a cold laugh, dismissively saying, "If it wasn’t her that coached you, how could you say these things! Since she says so, then let’s do some proper calculations! The farm work in the fields earns at least forty thousand a year. Plus, the one thousand I send home every month, six thousand a year is more than enough! Except for little sis who is in high school and needs tuition, the other siblings are all in middle or elementary school, all covered by nine-year compulsory education! How can a month spend that much money? Twenty thousand is enough for little sis’s tuition fees for three years! Can you please tell me how you’ve spent that twenty thousand in one and a half months?"

Ling Yueyue knew more than anyone that her parents, though living in the countryside, benefited from rural life where they grew their own rice and vegetables, so they didn’t need to spend money on them!