Chapter 410: – Selling Your Daughter?
At noon, Lin Jin didn’t eat either. She took her dad straight to her previous rental place and found the landlord.
But there were no available rooms right now…
When Lin Jin rented here before, it was just after the school year started so it wasn’t too hard to find a place. Anyways, she didn’t have many neighbors around her. But now two to three months into the semester, many students from school started sneaking out to live off campus. With summer break approaching, all the rental places were full.
Unable to find a place for her dad, Lin Jin had no choice but to buy him a thin quilt and a pillow. Luckily, there was a large supermarket nearby so she didn’t need to order these bedding items online.
“You can just stay at my place for now. I’ll find you a room after the summer break.” Lin Jin brought her dad back to her apartment. She glanced at the second bedroom and sighed. “You can go tidy up the second bedroom. I’ll put the pillow and quilt on the sofa for now, you grab them yourself later. As for the key, I’ll ask the landlord for another copy, or you can just go get one made.”
After giving these instructions, Lin Jin planned to head downstairs to buy some groceries so she could cook lunch herself.
Even though she didn’t want to see her dad, she still had to at least cook something simple. That way it could be barely considered a welcome.
However, before she was about to turn and leave, her dad called out to her.
"Lin Jin, have you found a boyfriend yet?" Her dad suddenly called out to Lin Jin.
"Huh?"
Why was her dad even starting to ask about this? Just her mom caring about this was whatever, but what was up with her dad?
"You haven't found one yet?" Her dad stood about five meters away and asked "You're already in college and you still don’t have a boyfriend?"
"I'm only in college, okay? What do you mean still?" Lin Jin was especially annoyed when people pried into her love life, even if it was her own mom. Lin Jin asked with a hard tone and a darkened expression "What exactly do you want?"
"Nothing." Her dad shook his head. "You’re so pretty now, you should find a rich boyfriend. That way, you won’t have to worry about the rest of your life."
What the f*ck?
"And then ask for five to six hundred thousand as the bride price"
"Yeah, yeah, exactly." Her dad immediately nodded. "And two houses in Xiamen too. That way, your mom and I can move in with you too."
You f*cker!
Lin Jin was completely at a loss for words.
Her dad used to look down on her and even told her mom that he didn’t want Lin Jin anymore after she became a girl.
During the winter break, when he noticed that Lin Jin was looking more and more feminine, his attitude toward her turned really bad. But now, he actually wanted to sell his daughter to make money?
“Don’t ever bring this up to me again.” Lin Jin hated this kind of father. The father she once thought was invincible had somehow turned into someone that made her sick. “I’m going down to buy some groceries. I have something to do this afternoon so I won’t be back. Also, don’t bother me when I’m in my room.”
Her dad watched in confusion as Lin Jin, who was so different from before, turned and slammed the door behind her as she left.
Why had his son become like this?
His son had clearly been pretty good to be before. Even though he’d hit and scolded him, it was always for his own good. But after spending some time with his mom in Guangzhou, he’d secretly transformed into a woman. Even the personality had changed completely. He had no idea what his mom had told him.
Dad sighed, suddenly realizing that his own son actually didn’t want to see him.
No, his son had already become a daughter. The only son he had left was Lin Chen, but even he had been taken away by his mom. Now it seemed like Lin Jin wanted to follow her too. If things continued, he would end up all alone.
His figure slumped as he picked up the broom and dustpan leaning against the bathroom wall. He walked into the second bedroom and slowly cleaned up his living space for the next period of time.
Although her dad’s words had made Lin Jin upset, she still tried to buy as much groceries as possible. She felt that even if she couldn’t stand her dad, she shouldn’t make it too obvious.
After all, her dad had given birth and raised her, right?
Lin Jin figured her dad probably hadn’t eaten anything decent while staying at home alone during this time. He probably hadn’t even tasted meat in a while. After all, although he had been working during winter break, he had likely gone back to his old ways after everyone left. Lin Jin hadn’t seen it herself, but her mom was well informed and would call almost every week to report on her dad’s situation.
It was like her mom had eyes all over their hometown in the county.
After buying a lot of meat, Lin Jin turned home and ignored her dad who was still cleaning. She walked straight into the kitchen and started to cook a proper meal for him.
Braised pork,
She made braised pork, sweet and sour pork, pork with green peppers, and even simmered a pot of winter melon and pork rib soup. She was busy from 12:30 to 1:30, almost until 2:00 before finally managing to get all the dishes done.
But whether they tasted good or not, she wasn’t sure. Lin Jin didn’t really cook meat dishes normally.
“Time to eat!” She placed all the dishes on the coffee table, set out the bowls and chopsticks, unplugged the rice cooker, and brought it over to the table. Then she shouted to her dad, who was still busy in the second bedroom, “Quickly come eat, it’s going to get cold.”
“Coming.”
Her dad was obviously more obedient than before. In the past, when Lin Jin cooked for him and called him to eat, he would never respond right away.
He quickly put down the mop and ran to the bathroom to wash his hands before sitting down across Lin Jin.
"So abundant?" Her dad looked a bit surprised.
Lin Jin had already started eating. If they couldn’t finish the dishes, she planned to pack them in a thermos and take them to the welfare institute for the children to have a taste.
Well, although it didn’t seem right to give the children leftovers, there were still half a pot of food left in the kitchen!
"Yeah, didn’t you just arrive? So this meal is a bit better, that’s all. The next meal won’t be as much. I usually don’t have much time to cook, so we might have to go out to eat."
Lin Jin casually said as the host. She continued: "There’s still some rice in the pot. If you don’t have enough, go get it yourself."
"Okay."
Her dad devoured the food like a wolf. It looked as if he might swallow the meat and bones together.
Jeez, how long has he not had meat?
Lin Jin glanced up at her dad, who was practically inhaling the food, but she didn’t say anything and just kept eating.
"Your cooking’s really much better." Her dad wolfed down several pieces of meat before he paused, raised his head and said "It’s much better than before. The meat is really tasty."
"Yeah, I know. Recently, my teacher would occasionally come teach me to cook."
Lin Jin calmly accepted her dad's compliment.
Although she used to cook often, the taste was never very good because she taught herself. However, after Teacher Lin started frequently visiting her, she would often teach Lin Jin how to cook just so she could enjoy a decent meal. Now, Lin Jin’s cooking skills have reached a basic level of proficiency!
This was the first skill she became proficient in without any influence from the black cat.