mtl008 Chapter 202 Going South for Disaster Relief
Chapter 202 Going South for Disaster Relief
Upon approaching, a young man in a suit got out of the car and went around to the trunk.
The trunk was so full it was about to overflow, and the lid couldn't be closed properly.
It wasn't until the young man fully opened the sack that several aluminum cans clattered and rolled out of it that Lin Xi suddenly realized what was going on.
Lin Guojun was weighing scrap in the garage, sweating profusely. When he saw his granddaughter coming over, he said, "Xiao Xi, come and help me with the accounts."
Lin Xi just wanted to buy a garage so her grandfather could collect trash for fun; she never intended to open a recycling center!
Seeing the situation, there was no time to ask any more questions, so they quickly stepped in to help.
Seeing them driving luxury cars and wearing expensive watches, clumsily dragging sacks, Lin Xi couldn't help but ask, "Brother, why are you here selling scrap metal?"
“Sigh, it’s money my father saved up. It would be unfilial not to sell it.”
A pretty girl standing nearby chimed in, "Hey, my grandma said the same thing. It's not that I'm ashamed, it's just that the scrap yard is so far away. Not only can you not make much money from it, but you also have to pay for gas to go there and back."
A young man kept wiping his hands with wet wipes. "You're paying for the gas, and I'm a germaphobe. I have to pay for the car wash every time I finish my shift. There's no other way. As long as the old man is happy, that's all that matters."
The middle-aged man kept glancing at his watch: "I'm not bragging, but in the time it takes to deliver scrap, I'll lose several thousand yuan. Time is the most important thing. I need to go back to your grandpa's shop; it'll be much easier to sell scrap in the future."
Lin Xi: ...
Well, no matter what you do or what kind of car you drive, you can't escape the fate of selling scrap to your parents.
Lin Guiying waited for a long time, but when she saw that not only had the old man not returned, but also that her granddaughter had come back with him, she couldn't sit still any longer. "I'll go and see what's going on."
Lin Dayuan stopped him, "Mom, let me go."
"Okay, forget about everything, just call him back for dinner."
As a result, Lin Dayuan also disappeared and never returned.
After finishing all the work, Lin Xi and Lin Guojun plopped down on the ground. "Grandpa, why did you start collecting recyclables?"
Lin Guojun wiped the sweat from his forehead. "I didn't intend to take it. They just dumped the things here and left, saying they were giving them to me for free. They refused to take them back no matter what. I didn't want to take advantage of them, so I paid them the price set by the scrap yard."
At first there weren't many people, but then more and more people joined the queue.
Then he reached into his pocket and said, "Look, I've spent all the allowance your grandma gave me."
Lin Xi: It's her fault for making such a fuss yesterday.
"Oh right, I just remembered, Grandma is calling us home for dinner, let's hurry up and go."
She patted her bottom and got up, only to see Lin Dayuan standing at the door in a daze. Following his gaze, she saw the rear of a Bentley.
Lin Dayuan only looked away when the car turned and disappeared from sight. He turned his head and saw his daughter staring at him with her big eyes wide open. He was startled. "Hey, Xiaoxi, what are you doing standing here?"
Lin Xi smiled meaningfully, "Dad, what are you looking at?"
Lin Dayuan touched his pocket, pretending to be busy, "I didn't see anything, let's go, let's go, let's hurry home."
What would happen if I told him? With my daughter's abilities, she might just turn around and buy him a luxury car. He might like it, but it would really hurt to actually buy it for him. There are so many better things he could do with that money.
Lin Xi really had this idea, but unfortunately she didn't have enough money.
It's okay. Once we're done with the disaster relief, I'll write my novel like crazy and save up enough money for my dad's car.
When they got home, Lin Guiying was about to leave when the group bumped into each other.
Lin Guiying looked resentful and said, "I thought there was a snake demon in our garage!" Then she turned around to heat up the dishes.
Lin Guojun was stunned, not understanding. "What do you mean? How could there be a snake demon?"
Lin Xi said helplessly, "Grandma means that we're like the Calabash Brothers saving Grandpa, one by one we go and we're lost."
Lin Guojun hurriedly went to the kitchen to explain, and finally managed to appease Lin Guiying before dinner.
After dinner, Lin Xi brought up the disaster in the south. Lin Guojun and Lin Guiying, who watch the news every day, naturally knew about it and agreed, saying, "Yes, today the TV reported that a village was flooded, and all the houses and crops were gone. Alas, natural disasters and man-made calamities, the people suffer the most."
Lin Guojun glanced at the gloomy weather outside the window. "Even we're affected. It's raining from time to time. If this continues, I don't know how many people will drown."
After hearing Lin Xi's words, Lin Dayuan's eyelids twitched, and he had a bad feeling. "Xiao Xi, you, you wouldn't..."
Lin Xi nodded firmly, "I'm going to the South."
Seemingly knowing what Lin Xi was going to do, the atmosphere immediately quieted down.
After a long silence, Lin Guiying suggested, "Xiaoxi, is it okay if we don't go? We can sell the villa and the garage and donate the money to them."
Looking at her grandmother's slightly pleading eyes, Lin Xi felt a pang of sadness.
Given Grandma's usual temperament, she would definitely yell and scream at me, forbidding me from going, and if she got angry, she would even scold me.
It's unclear when it started, but they became increasingly self-centered, not wanting to put themselves in a difficult position, and trying their best to support all their own decisions.
The reason they didn't want to go this time was probably because they were still traumatized by the incident where they fell into a coma during the fire.
Moreover, this flood was even more severe...
She couldn't expose the system, nor could she tell her family. She had plenty of Love Coins and was confident enough to handle the situation, so she could only try to reassure them: "Grandpa and Grandma, I will have Dad come with me. If there is any danger, how could I bear to take Dad with me? Don't worry, I'm confident."
She then pointed to the sky, meaning that her divine master would help her.
Lin Guiying's eyes lit up, "Then I'll go too."
Lin Guojun immediately raised his hand, "Me too!"
Before Lin Xi could speak, Lin Dayuan retorted, "No way! I'm already doing a good job of keeping an eye on Xiao Xi, I can't take care of the two of you."
The two elderly people were immediately indignant and said in unison, "We don't need your interference!"
"Dad, Mom, there's no point in you going. You'll only distract Xiaoxi."
Lin Guiying rolled her eyes. "It wouldn't make any difference if you went."
Lin Dayuan retorted, "I'm not going. Xiaoxi can't even ride a train!"
"It's just a matter of needing an adult to accompany you. The two of us can do it. You stay home and mind the shop, and the two of us will go."
“Mom, you and Dad are so old. What if something happens to you if you go? The journey will be too tiring, and your health won’t be able to handle it.”
"Hey, I haven't heard that kind of talk in ages. None of those older ladies in the park are as healthy as me. They all say I'm young and energetic, like a bull..."
……
The mother and son started arguing, and the argument escalated.
Lin Xi's head was buzzing, and she interrupted, "Grandma, listen to me, I can only take Dad."
The weather there is so bad that there are definitely no direct flights. I'll have my dad drive, and I don't know what the road conditions will be like. I doubt they'll be any better. You won't be able to eat or sleep well there. You'll just suffer if you go. How can I bear to see you like that?
"Dad's tough skin and muscles, he can definitely take it..."
Lin Dayuan: What a sweet little cotton-padded jacket...
Lin Guiying finally nodded, and with her husband agreeing, Lin Guojun naturally had no objections.
Lin Xi has managed to appease her family, but now her headache is figuring out how to ask the school for leave. Is it too much to ask for leave after only one week of school?
She couldn't exactly say she went south to help with the rain, or Principal Dong would probably think she was crazy.
After thinking for a long time, I said, "Dad, can you help me lie and ask for a sick leave?"