My Beloved Super Fierce Wife
Chapter 443 is so indecisive and keeps messing around with back and forth jumps

Chapter 443: 443 is so indecisive and keeps messing around with back and forth jumps

Lin Lu couldn’t bear to part with his daughter, but hearing his wife boost someone else’s morale while deflating his own pride was another matter.

He said, "Our Tangtang is not bad either!"

Which girl in the ten nearby villages could match his own daughter’s excellence?

Li Xiuli glanced at Lin Lu with annoyance and said, "Everyone knows how outstanding Tangtang is. There’s no need for you to keep harping on it. Is now really the time to discuss this?"

She realized that the head of the family, when he spoke, was often critical and missed the point altogether.

More and more, she could understand the frustration Mei Zi felt when she was rendered speechless by Qingshui’s retorts. So, this was the root cause.

Lin Lu: Which part of what I said wasn’t to the point?!

With Li Xiuli’s glare, Lin Lu shrank his neck, mumbling softly and defensively.

"Why glare at me? When it rains, it pours, and when a daughter grows up, she wants to date. It’s bound to happen sooner or later..."

Though he spoke sensibly, in his heart, he regarded Gu Yingzhou as nothing more than dog excrement.

This was probably the mindset of most fathers as solid as Mount Tai around the world.

Li Xiuli looked at him with contempt and said, "Nice words, but let’s see if you can keep from being so sour about it."

Lin Lu’s face couldn’t maintain his composure, and he defensively retorted, "Who’s being sour? Don’t talk nonsense, I’m quite open-minded about it."

"Heh..." Li Xiuli let out a cold snort, full of sarcasm.

Lin Lu felt provoked.

Just then, Lin Tang came out after her shower.

She was drying her hair and sensed the unusual atmosphere. Surprised, she asked, "Dad, Mom, what’s going on? Did you two have a fight?"

Li Xiuli stood up and took the towel from Lin Tang to help her dry her hair.

"Fight? We didn’t fight."

Lin Lu nodded.

Lin Tang pursed her lips and lightly chuckled, "Exactly."

The weather was hot and her hair dried quickly. Soon enough, the dampness in her hair was gone.

Li Xiuli went to the sink to wash the towel, advising Lin Tang, "Keep tossing it around for a while, let your hair get some air, and it’ll dry in no time."

Lin Tang obediently played with her hair.

Lin Lu asked, "Tangtang, you don’t have to go to work tomorrow, right? After traveling all those days, didn’t the factory say you could rest for a few days?"

At the very least, they should let her rest for half a morning.

"The factory gave us two days off to rest up and adjust," Lin Tang replied.

It had to be said that the Factory Director was both wise and generous.

It was no wonder he could grow and strengthen the Jinzhou Textile Factory to such great heights; he truly had vision.

Lin Lu’s face broke into a smile, "That’s a very humane arrangement."

Li Xiuli hung up the towel, sat back down, and tentatively asked, "Tangtang, you’re planning to go back home, right?"

She was worried that her daughter, now with a boyfriend, might have other plans.

Lin Tang looked puzzled, "Mom, why would you think I wouldn’t go back home?"

Home is home, a lifelong place to return to. How could she not go back?!

Li Xiuli’s mind was put at ease, and she maintained a pretense of nonchalance on her face while saying, "You’ve got a boyfriend, I just thought maybe you wouldn’t want to come home."

Upon hearing this, Lin Lu’s face changed.

What?

Having a boyfriend means not wanting to come home? What kind of logic is that?

You’re not getting married, and even if you were, you can still come home.

"You wouldn’t do that, would you?" Lin Lu asked, eyes wide.

Seeing her dad’s shocked expression and confusion, Lin Tang quickly shook her head, "I wouldn’t."

It was not that dramatic.

"I’m just dating someone, nothing has changed from before. You’re overreacting," she said helplessly, with a smile.

Li Xiuli didn’t speak, looking at Lin Tang with a complexity hard to put into words.

"What do you think?"

Thinking back on the scene she witnessed at the door, her eyes and chest ached.

When the girl was small, the worry was whether she could be kept alive; she was quite the concern. And just when she had finally grown into a nearly mature bud, her concern grew even greater, fearing someone would pluck her away.

Now... it had finally happened; someone had set their sights on her.

Lin Tang touched her nose guiltily and held onto Li Xiuli’s hand, cooing, "Mom, I know I was wrong; I was just so excited about seeing you and Dad again that I couldn’t help myself. From now on, I’ll stay eight feet away from Comrade Gu, okay?"

Lin Lu was very susceptible to Lin Tang’s antics.

Upon hearing her say that, he was so pleased that his back teeth nearly showed in his smile.

"Your dad misses you too," he said.

Compared to other men in the village, Lin Lu was not stingy in expressing his love.

Especially towards Lin Tang; when she was young, he would often carry her on his neck, calling her ’dear’ and ’darling’ frequently, so it wasn’t surprising that he spoke of missing Tangtang.

Li Xiuli saw him steering the conversation off track again, and she was infuriated.

But upon seeing her lovable and delicate daughter, she managed to suppress the anger in her heart.

"Tangtang, let’s go to your room; I have something private to tell you."

The head of the household was just too good at sabotaging the mood; when would she ever get the chance to clear up the business with Comrade Gu?

Lin Lu was displeased, "I also have something to discuss with Tangtang."

What private matter had to exclude him?!

Li Xiuli glared.

Lin Lu’s anger instantly deflated.

Standing up, he walked away with hands behind his back, "I’m going back to my room."

Having said that, he walked towards the house.

Li Xiuli saw his cowardly back-and-forth and his indecisive antics; she couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

Lin Lu heard the laughter, his broad back stiffened for a moment before he regained his composure, pretending he had heard nothing.

Humph, he wasn’t about to quarrel with an old woman.

Lin Tang couldn’t help but grin, chuckling, "Mom, you’re teasing Dad again."

Having not seen this for a while, she quite missed the scene.

"Every couple has their own way of getting along; your father and I are used to bickering, and that to us is just living life."

As she spoke, she pulled Lin Tang back to her room.

Li Xiuli sat on a stool, her expression serious.

"Tangtang, what’s going on between you and Comrade Gu... how far have you gone? You haven’t done anything bad, have you?"

Seeing her daughter’s natural manner today, it didn’t seem like it was her first time.

Upon hearing this, Lin Tang’s brain short-circuited for a moment, and a line of garbled text appeared.

What kind of question was this...

"What do you mean by ’how far have we gone’?" She feigned ignorance.

Li Xiuli stared at her intently, but couldn’t discern anything.

She struggled with her words for a long time before deciding to speak.

Thinking it over, she gritted her teeth and continued, "You haven’t done anything else, have you? A girl must maintain her dignity. Before marriage, you can’t let anyone take advantage of you. Once a line is crossed, it’s the girl who suffers, and it could ruin her for a lifetime..."

Lin Tang saw her mother’s awkward yet earnest behavior of giving her a talk on life, and she felt both warmth and an urge to laugh.

After obediently listening, she leaned her head against her mother’s shoulder and spoke softly, "Mom, I know what you’re talking about, rest assured nothing happened; Zhouzhou and I both know our limits."

Li Xiuli’s expression cracked, her face filled with a grotesque distaste, "Zhouzhou?"

Thinking of Comrade Gu Yingzhou’s full name, the corner of her mouth twitched.

How could it be so cheesy?!

Lin Tang was amused by her mother’s expression and covered her face to laugh softly, "Yes, Comrade Gu Yingzhou."

Li Xiuli looked incredulously at her daughter, and it took a while for her to regain her voice.

"It’s better for a girl to be a little more reserved."

Lin Tang retorted softly, "Comrade Gu is incredibly reserved; if I were to hold back as well, our relationship might never progress."

That man had his principles and convictions; if she hadn’t taken the initiative, their relationship might not have moved forward at all.

The room quiet, Li Xiuli heard everything clearly.

She couldn’t help but poke Lin Tang’s forehead, exasperatedly saying, "...You are not being reserved."