You are my golden finger

Chapter 218 Liu Qunying's Regret

After breakfast, Lin Xijin was chatting with Grandma He, Aunt Qi and the other aunts about village gossip.

Unexpectedly, at this time Liu Qunying came with a small basket containing more than ten eggs.

"Jin'er, you guys are chatting. Auntie came to see you and the children." Liu Qunying came forward with a wry smile.

"So, what do you want to do with a few eggs, since you are a person who never gets up early unless there is something beneficial?" Grandma He directly exposed Liu Qunying's little thoughts.

"It's nothing. I just want to take Mu Jin and my brother-in-law home for a meal." Liu Qunying had to tell the truth under Grandma He's questioning.

"Oh, you want to recognize Mu Jin as your daughter?" Grandma Liu also came into the yard and said, "Liu Qunying, where is your face? I feel embarrassed to have the same last name as you."

Grandma Liu was even more outspoken.

"Qiuyan, go call Mujin out." Lin Xijin ordered.

"Jin'er, you..." Grandma Liu looked worried and wanted to say something, but Lin Xijin raised her hand to signal her not to say anything.

Everyone stared at Liu Qunying quietly. Liu Qunying twisted the corners of her clothes hard to hide her uneasiness.

Mu Jin came out, Cheng Zheng was worried and followed her out.

"What are you doing at Sister Jin's house?" Qiuyan had already told Mujin about her mother's arrival, and she asked as soon as she came up.

"Mother wants to invite you and your husband to come home for dinner." Liu Qunying stammered.

"Do I still have a mother? The original letter of severance of relationship is still kept in the family! If your copy is lost at home, Sister Jin still has one." Mu Jin said it decisively.

Liu Qunying defended herself, "Mom was just confused at that time."

"Okay, you were just confused for a moment. Return the money to Sister Jin, and I'll go back with you."

"Okay, if you want me to pay it back, I will." Liu Qunying immediately reached into her pocket. She could still take out fifteen taels of silver today.

"Listen carefully to each item first, and calculate how much silver you need to pay back to Sister Jin before you pay."

"I'll sell myself for fifteen taels."

"Sister Jin raised me with fine clothes and delicious food. My monthly food allowance is ten taels. I have lived in Sister Jin's house for seven years now. Can you calculate how much silver it costs?"

"Sister Jin taught me how to read, how to do math, how to make medicine, and how to treat illnesses. One hundred taels of silver for a year is not too much."

"Sister Jin sent me to learn medicine from Imperial Doctor Cheng, and gave him a ready-made medicine. Snow Ginseng Jade Dew Pills cost more than a thousand taels per bottle, so you should just pay me back two taels."

"Sister Jin gives me a lot of red envelopes and monthly allowances every year, so let's say 200 taels a year, you should pay it back."

Mu Jin had a blank expression on her face as she listed the expenses that Lin Xijin had spent on her item by item.

"Can you calculate how many taels it is?" Mu Jin asked.

Liu Qunying shook her head awkwardly.

"The preliminary statistics show that it is 3,155 taels." Cheng Zheng said, "And I am already engaged to Mu Jin, and we will be married soon. The betrothal gift from my family, not counting the gold, silver, jade, cloth and household items, is 20,000 taels. You must also prepare a corresponding dowry when you marry Mu Jin."

"..." Liu Qunying said after a while, "I don't have that much money."

"You've never thought about how much effort Sister Jin has put into me. I, Mu Jin, will never be able to repay Sister Jin's kindness in this life and the next." Mu Jin choked up, "You, the so-called mother, just want to sit back and reap the fruits of others' labor. You want to recognize me as your daughter when you see that I have made some progress. Think about who dragged me back like a dead dog and didn't let me go to school? If eight-year-old Lin Muhua had been dragged back by you, then let me ask you, how would Lin Muhua be doing now?"

Mu Jin burst into tears and fell to the ground crying.

"People in the world value sons more than daughters. Women look down on their own daughters. Liu Qunying, if you had a little more compassion, you wouldn't have ended up with your daughter refusing to recognize you. Look at Daya, Niu'er and the others. They went to the village school and then to medical school. Although their income is not as good as Mu Jin's now, they have started to receive monthly wages, and they will receive more in the future."

"Don't say Mu Jin doesn't recognize you. I can't let her recognize you either. How much effort did I put into training her? You can count the money, but can you count the effort I put in? Can a child become a successful person right after birth? Did your son become a successful person?"

"You will regret it later. When Mu Jin is older, I will promote her to vice president and president of the medical school! You, like my step-grandmother Jiang, will become a warning to the world. Let the world know what the consequences of favoring sons over daughters are! What the consequences of people without conscience are!"

Lin Xijin was irritated by Mu Jin's sadness and spoke this indignantly.

"Cheng Zheng, help Mu Jin down to rest."

Mu Jin was helped up by Cheng Zheng and went downstairs to rest.

Grandma He and the aunts began to blame Liu Qunying at once.

"Liu Qunying, you are really shameless. You felt good when you sold your daughter for the money, but now you regret it? It's too late!"

"Liu Qunying, Jin'er spared no effort to cultivate Mu Jin, and you still have the nerve to recognize her! Where's your face?"

"If you can be tougher, I'll still admire you as a human being. Now that you want to pick up the cash, I can only say that you are also a heartless person."

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Liu Qunying was scolded by everyone so much that she could no longer stay there and fled in embarrassment.

"Jin'er, I never thought that it would take so much money and effort to train a talented person. Thank you, it's because of you that my child has the opportunity to study and become successful."

Mu Jin's words made everyone full of respect for Lin Xijin, and they were more aware of her contributions to everyone.

"Aunt, you don't have to be polite to fellow villagers. As long as everyone lives well and the children have a good future, that's better than anything else." Lin Xijin said.

That being said, most people are sensible and understand the principle of repaying kindness.

As Grandma He and the aunts returned, the news that Liu Qunying wanted to recognize Mu Jin spread like a joke.

The fact that He Qiumei was taken by her father to pay off gambling debts was also revealed. In addition to praising Lin Xijin for her kindness, everyone also knew that boys should not be favored over girls. In the future, a daughter can become a promising person just like a boy.

Lin Xijin went to the county to learn about Qingyuan's income. Qingyuan County's income had firmly jumped to first place in the country last year. In particular, the planting of medicinal herbs and pearl farming were the main sources of income.

"Now the enthusiasm of the people has been fully mobilized. They don't want to leave any inch of land uncultivated. Some even piled stones to get 'magic water' from your house, which is what the villagers call it. The small pond outside the wall of your house is used by people every day. They are not afraid of hard work at all." Zhang Zhongwen said with a smile.

This was of course due to the fact that Lin Xijin injected spiritual spring water into the cave every time he came back. It was not an exaggeration to call it "magic water".

"County Magistrate Zhang, you must exercise good control and prevent the villagers from over-exploiting the wasteland. They must maintain a certain amount of vegetation to prevent soil erosion and desertification. Remember, remember!" Lin Xijin instructed seriously.

"Okay, we'll find time to inspect it in person." Magistrate Zhang answered seriously.