Chapter 408: – Reason her dad is here
The misunderstanding by the big loli left Lin Jin dumbfounded for quite a while. It wasn't until the big loli's mom came out that Lin Jin had the chance to explain. After that, Lin Jin and the big loli's mom carried Lin Jin’s dad into the house.
"Then I’ll go now?" The girl's mom was very helpful. Just now, she had been caring nonstop for Lin Jin and her dad who fainted. But since they had just met, she didn’t insist too much after Lin Jin declined. She just helped carry Lin Jin’s dad inside before getting ready to leave. "If there’s anything, then just give me a shout. We’re all neighbors."
"Sure! Thank you sister."
"Aiyo. This sister is already almost forty. That address is too young!" The neighbor mom actually blushed and covered her face shyly, a bit embarrassed.
But then you still called yourself sister?
Lin Jin actually had quite a good impression of her, though her Mandarin didn’t seem to be very good. She was probably from some remote place where Mandarin wasn’t commonly spoken.
But the thing was, this neighbor lady was really pretty! Even though she said she was almost forty, she totally looked exactly like a mature woman in her thirties. She was gentle, helpful, and when coupled with her homely appearance, she was the perfect image of a gorgeous wife!
However, Lin Jin didn’t stay with this mature wife for too long. After seeing her out the door, Lin Jin went back to the living room and stared at her dad, who was still passed out on the sofa, in distress.
So, why did dad suddenly come over?
And dad didn’t even know this place, right? How did he find out I’m living in this community?
Lin Jin grabbed a small stool and sat down. She propped her chin in her hands and stared blankly at her dad lying on the sofa.
She had completely no idea why her dad had come running here. Could it be he planned to take her back from her mom?
Sigh, it felt like there might be a disaster these days with her dad here.
Lin Jin sat on the small stool for a long time, staring absentmindedly at her dad’s weathered face. Then, she suddenly realized that her once quite handsome dad had now aged into looking like a middle aged man in his fifties.
Her dad was clearly just in his forties, right?
Lin Jin couldn’t remember her dad’s age at all, or even her mom’s, let alone their birthdates. Anyways, he had never thought to remember these things. Even if he wanted to remember them, he would always forget after a few weeks.
Looking at her dad’s side profile when lying on the sofa, Lin Jin yawned and then turned around to enter the second bedroom. However, she found that the second bedroom looked a bit dirty due to it being unused. After thinking for a moment, she went into her own bedroom and grabbed a blanket to cover her dad with.
It was summer anyways, so just a blanket shouldn’t be a problem, right?
Lin Jin stood beside her dad, looking down at him. She realized that since the sofa was made of hardwood, he might be sore all over when he wakes up the next day. So, she went back to her bedroom and placed a pillow under his neck.
So, how long would it take for her dad to wake up after getting hit by the stun gun?
Lin Jin pulled out her phone and asked the black cat: "Hey, how long does it take for someone to wake up after being knocked out by the stun gun?"
"About three to five hours." The black cat lying at the bottom of the screen nonchalantly replied "Anyways, they’ll be fine. Who’d you stun?"
Seems like it wasn’t spying on me just now.
"My dad" Lin Jin matter of factly said.
"What?"
"It’s my dad, I knocked him out" Lin Jin glanced at her dad and bitterly smiled. If it weren’t for what happened last time, she definitely wouldn’t have been so cautious. She was cautious enough to shoot first at the slightest sign of something unusual, before even seeing the face clearly.
"You’re something else" the black cat nodded, then laid its head on its front paws, seemingly uninterested in Lin Jin’s situation. It complained, "Last night, I stayed up too late playing that fish dinner game. I’m so tired."
"What’s that? Fish dinner?" Lin Jin was confused. She only knew that there was a recent popular game, PUBG, that was called chicken dinner.
"Yeah, your PUBG chicken game got modified for cats over here" the black cat said as if it were normal. "Of course we’d want the good things from your world too! Actually, fish dinner is basically the same as PUBG, except the characters are cats and the winner , we’d want to play the good stuff from your world too! The fish game is basically the same as chicken dinner, except the characters are cats, and the winner gets a winner winner fish dinner."
"Alright then"
Lin Jin couldn't imagine how hilarious it would be to see the characters from PUBG turned into cats.
A bunch of cute cats holding guns and shooting wildly?
Just then, there was a sudden noise from her dad’s side.
"Huh?" He covered his head and pushed himself up with one hand. He looked at Lin Jin, confused "What happened to me?"
"You fell asleep, yeah." Lin Jin said without any shame "You fell asleep as soon as you walked in."
"What?"
Alright, she might as well honestly say it.
"I thought it was some bad guy. There's no peephole on the door. It was pitch black outside and you didn’t turn the lights on so I couldn’t see who it was..." Lin Jin shrugged and explained "So I just zapped first and ended up knocking you out."
"Zapped?"
"Yeah, a stun gun, for self defense." Lin Jin didn’t show him her toy like stun gun and just changed the subject "Why’d you come here?"
Only then did her dad suddenly remember why he was here. He sat up on the sofa, and said to Lin Jin with some seriousness: "I’m planning to do business in Xiamen."
"Ah?" Lin Jin wondered if she had heard wrong.
"Xiamen is a big city, lot’s of opportunities. As long as you're determined, you'll eventually find a way to make money. At least it’ll be better than working as a small salesperson in a remote town." Her dad’s tone was full of determination. "I borrowed fifty thousand and wanted to come here to see what opportunities there are. During this short while, I’ll be staying at your place."
That was the main point, right? Will stay at my place…
Lin Jin frowned in distress. She really didn’t want to live with her dad. He was also biased towards her.
Right now, her dad needed her help, so his attitude might be better. But once he settled down, who knew what kind of trouble would come up.
"How about this? I know a place with really cheap rent. I'll take you to rent it tomorrow?" Lin Jin tried to persuade her dad.
"I only have so little money, you still want me to go rent?" Dad decisively rejected.
Oh, come on!
Sighing inwardly, Lin Jin changed her approach: "I’ll pay for you to go rent, how about that?"
She basically didn’t hide the somewhat annoyed tone.
Her dad heard this and a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes, but after a moment of hesitation, he finally nodded in agreement.
"Okay, you go sleep first. I’ve already prepared a toothbrush and towel for you. Go wash your face and take a shower, I’m going to bed now" Lin Jin nodded without hesitation.
Anyway, she didn’t want anything to do with her gambling addict dad. Especially after how he made all those promises during winter break, only to go back to his old ways afterward. Plus, Lin Jin was unhappy from what she heard from her mom about the things her dad had been saying and wanted to avoid him.
Even though she knew it wasn’t exactly the right thing to do, it was still better to not get too involved.
What if her dad wasn't actually here to start a business, but instead to cheat a bunch of money and hide from the creditors? He had done that kind of thing before and it was her mom who had to clean up his mess in the end.