My Beloved Super Fierce Wife
Chapter 608: People with too strong a sense of morality...

Chapter 608: People with too strong a sense of morality...

In Huashuo County.

Following the pigs being sold from Shuangshan Brigade, Lin Tang received all the materials for the parts she had requested from Jing Yin, which were very complete, allowing the spinning machine project to progress smoothly.

The entire Technology Department worked overtime.

Before the arrival of the New Year, they succeeded in researching and manufacturing the spinning machine, which could improve efficiency by several times.

After the machine’s successful trial run, Elder Yang composed a report and, accompanied by Qiao Cheng, personally went to the Provincial City to present it to the leadership.

Lin Tang was also to go with them, but since she was about to get engaged, she decided not to.

With the spinning machine trial now concluded, the busy pace of the Technology Department finally slowed down.

Lin Tang no longer worked overtime and returned home on time every day.

On arriving home this day, she saw the courtyard door open.

Upon pushing the door, she was greeted by her parents and elder brother.

The young girl’s face lit up with joy as she hurried into the house, "Dad, Mom, Big Brother, what brings you here?"

Her face was filled with genuine delight.

Xiuli watched her daughter’s smiling face and immediately felt her visit was right.

"Your father and I are planning to stay in the county for a few days. Are we welcome?" she asked with a look of loving tenderness.

Lin Tang’s eyes sparkled, "Really? You’re welcome, of course! But why?"

These days, she had been busy wrapping up the spinning machine project and hadn’t gone back home for a week. The family hadn’t told her about Mu Sheng’s incident, so she was unaware.

Learning that her parents were willing to give up their work points to stay with her in the county came as a surprise to Lin Tang.

When Xiuli realized she couldn’t keep it a secret anymore, she directly told her about Mu Sheng’s disappearance.

"How come no one mentioned this to me?" Lin Tang’s eyebrows furrowed slightly, her expression mildly unhappy.

Did she not have a right to know just because she couldn’t help?

Lin Lu, who hated to see his Tangtang upset, hurriedly explained:

"We didn’t keep it from you on purpose. Even if we told you, there wouldn’t be anything you could do, and it would just cause you undue worry."

"You’re busy with work, dealing with big brain-burning matters. We couldn’t possibly trouble you with everything."

As he spoke, Xiuli had prepared some water for Lin Tang to wash her hands and face.

Having worked half the day, Lin Tang’s face felt greasy and uncomfortable.

She went over to wash her hands and face.

Sitting across from Lin Lu, she looked at the dark circles under his eyes.

"Dad must be really upset. I’m sorry I wasn’t at home to be with you..." Lin Tang said.

His defenses were breached by her words, and his eyes began to sting.

He reached out his calloused hand and gently touched Lin Tang’s head.

"Silly girl, there’s nothing to apologize for. As long as you’re well, that’s all that matters. I see clearly now; nothing is more important than you guys being safe and sound."

Lin Tang knew her father was a man of deep emotions.

Especially towards Mu Sheng, his affection was boundless; this incident must have dealt him a considerable blow.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have looked so haggard after just a few days.

Lin Tang looked earnestly at Lin Lu, her voice gentle:

"That might be true, but the pain is real, isn’t it? Dad doesn’t have to hide his emotions at home."

"We are a family. It’s not only the good feelings that we should accommodate. The sad, disheartened, disappointed... all the negative emotions can be let out. Don’t keep everything bottled up inside, Dad."

While speaking, the young girl rested her head on Lin Lu’s arm.

Her fuzzy head dispelled the negative emotions in his heart.

In Lin Tang’s memory, Lin Lu had always been quite silent, only becoming more active within the brigade after the children started to make something of themselves this year.

He saw himself as the pillar of the family, only willing to share positive emotions with his family, never bringing home the anger or injustices he faced outside.

Lin Tang cared deeply for every member of her family.

She understood each person’s character well.

She worried that her father might harm his health by holding things in.

A physical injury could be treated, but emotional scars were much harder to heal.

After hearing Tangtang’s heartfelt words, Lin Lu wiped his face and took a long while before looking at her.

"I’m worried about your Brother Musheng. I don’t know how to express it, just that I feel terribly stifled..."

He always felt he was to blame for Asheng’s accident.

He blamed himself for not insisting that Musheng go home earlier as night fell.

He blamed himself for not escorting Musheng past the edge of the village...

These thoughts swam through his mind, trapping Lin Lu in a spiral of self-blame.

Lin Tang caught the fleeting look of guilt in her father’s eyes, and her heart jolted.

"Dad, do you think Musheng’s accident is all your fault?"

Lin Lu paused, then gave a helpless, bitter smile, "...Isn’t it?"

If not him, who else was there to blame?

"How could this be your fault?" Lin Tang asked, her expression very serious.

Li Xiuli and Lin Qingshan exchanged a glance, their eyes then settling on Lin Lu.

They hadn’t expected him to feel this way!

Lin Tang suddenly sat upright, frowning, and said, "Dad, Brother Musheng would laugh if he heard you say that."

Lin Lu was taken aback, "Why?"

If Asheng could come back, even if he was made fun of, he would be willing.

Lin Tang shook her head and continued, "Who would want such a thing to happen? If there’s someone to blame, shouldn’t it be the criminal? Why blame yourself, someone who’s been wholeheartedly planning for his apprentice’s future?"

"That logic doesn’t make sense," she said, and sighed deeply.

In the end, it was because people of this era were too simple, too caring, and took on too much responsibility.

Unlike later generations.

Where a person who saves another is scolded for meddling, a person who dies helping another is bitten back, a man and a woman having an affair are caught and fall from a building, and yet the relatives of the former have the audacity to demand compensation...

It’s a world of chaos, like being in the netherworld.

If what happened to her father occurred in modern times, those involved wouldn’t even stir the slightest ripple in their hearts.

Lin Tang sighed carelessly, but Lin Lu trembled with fear.

He felt he, as a father, had lost face in front of his daughter.

The honest and straightforward rural man’s face flushed red and then purple.

He just wanted to pick up the shattered dignity of fatherhood and piece it back together.

How embarrassing, how could he so fail to bear responsibility at his age.

Lin Tang had no idea what her father was thinking, nor did she think he was failing to take responsibility.

In every daughter’s eyes, a father is like a towering mountain.

Even if that mountain isn’t perfect, it doesn’t diminish its grandeur.

"Dad, if you’re feeling down, stay in the county for a few more days. I’ll take you and mom around to relax and clear your head."

"As for Brother Musheng’s matter, leave it to the police. I’ll go to the Police Station tomorrow to ask about the situation and see if I can help."

If Brother Musheng’s disappearance is indeed related to illegal mining, she might be able to provide some investigative leads.

Whether it would be useful was another matter, but at the very least, it could give Comrade Liu Guoan another direction to investigate.

As for whether the missing person can be found, that would depend on luck.

In later times, even with surveillance, it’s hard to find a missing person, let alone now, in such underdeveloped conditions, described in one word: difficult.

She just hoped he was all right.

Hearing his daughter speak this way, Lin Lu’s tightly wound nerves relaxed slightly, and he seemed much more spirited.

Lin Qingshan gave his sister a thumbs up.

Impressive, with just a few words, she persuaded dad, my sister is awesome.

Lin Tang blinked her right eye playfully.

No worries, dad was just confused for a moment.

People with a strong sense of morality indeed tend to overthink.

Li Xiuli saw the wrinkles between Lin Lu’s brows smooth out and let out a long sigh of relief, a smile spreading across her face.

Looking at Lin Tang, "Tangtang, are you hungry? Whatever you want to eat, mom will make it for you."

Lin Tang smiled and said, "Anything is fine, I love whatever mom cooks."