After getting in the car, I didn't start driving immediately. While fastening my seatbelt, I turned my head and said, "Let's discuss something serious. I'm a little undecided right now..."

"Wait a minute, let me ask you first." My mom gave me a preemptive strike, stopping me from continuing.

"Okay, you go first."

"Will you come with me to Fuzhou?"

"I really want to go with you, but..."

She interrupted me again, "Don't 'but' me. Are you going or not, yes or no?"

I put on a troubled expression and said, "Can't you handle it yourself? I don't have time anymore."

"Then you don't need to discuss your matters with me."

"Why are you being so stubborn!" I raised my voice.

"Let me ask you first, didn't you promise me this before?"

"You have the nerve to say that. If it wasn't for the conflict between you and Lin Hai, would I have wasted so much time? It even made me lose my child. I'm being generous by not blaming you."

"Don't lump me together with him," my mom retorted, quite disgusted.

"Then how did I come about? It's been so long since you separated. Why do you still hate him?"

"So, don't put the blame for losing the child on me."

"He's changed a lot after this incident, and you should let it go. Besides, with me in the middle, there's bound to be some connection, right?"

My mom, who had been leaning back in her seat, suddenly sat up straight after hearing my words, her eyes fixed on me as she said, "Why are you suddenly speaking up for him? Did he give you something?"

"What are you talking about? I just think he's really changed a lot since I talked to him last time. People shouldn't be too calculating. Everyone makes mistakes." It was rare for me to stand on Lin Hai's side.

"You understanding him is your business, but don't force that awareness on me."

"I'm just reasoning with you."

"I don't need you to give me grand principles. I have absolutely no relationship with him now. If it weren't for giving birth to you, that person would have disappeared from my life a long time ago."

Seeing her so stubborn, I fell silent. I immediately shifted gears and drove out of the parking lot. I even began to suspect how two people with such contrasting personalities could have gotten together. At the same time, it was clear that the harm Lin Hai had brought to my mom was extremely great.

At the same time, I couldn't bring myself to discuss the matter I wanted to talk about with her. It wasn't until halfway through the journey that she perhaps calmed down from her anger and took the initiative to ask me, "What did you want to discuss with me just now?"

I turned to look at her, not answering immediately, because the matter I wanted to discuss with her was also related to Lin Hai. It was better not to say anything than to bring it up. So, lacking the enthusiasm from before, I just replied faintly, "Never mind."

"I'm angry with Lin Hai, why are you being moody?"

"I'm not being moody. The matter I wanted to discuss with you is related to him."

"Speak, what is it?" I didn't know if curiosity had changed her attitude or if she herself had realized her earlier slip-up.

"I'll tell you, but you have to remain calm."

"Okay, I promise."

"Do you know that Lin Hai has a stone company?"

"I know." Her answer was very certain.

"It's already shut down, and it's in a state of loss. As for how much it's lost, I'm not sure yet. Also, Lin Yang invested in some businesses with others before he died, and now the other party is chasing debts. That business alone lost four million. Now he wants to hand over the stone company to me, and I think it's a hot potato."

"Why is he suddenly being so nice to you?"

"He said that his property also has a share for me. I also discussed it with Pei Shi Yu just now, and she agrees that I should accept it, wanting me to support the Lin family."

"Do you want to take over?"

"Taking over is not a problem. I'm just a little worried that Lin Hai is handing it over to me to push the debts onto me."

"In my impression, the legal representative seems to be his wife. His wife also has close relatives, right? I'm afraid it will be very troublesome for you to get involved."

"Lin Hai said that his wife only has half a year left. She has a serious illness and has been hospitalized."

"Mom will give you a suggestion. Now is not the time to take over."

"Yeah, that's what I'm thinking too. Are you sure the legal representative is his wife?"

"It seems so. To be on the safe side, you should ask clearly."

"Actually, the debt is not the problem. I now have a strong desire to do a business. Besides, that piece of land is quite valuable. Suddenly, I also want to support the Lin family."

"Is that why you don't want to take over the restaurant?"

"Lin Hai only told me a few days ago. Do you think the timing could coincide?" I asked back.

"But at least it gives me the feeling that you care more about the business over there."

This time I answered very firmly, "Because my surname is Lin, and I'm the only one left. As a man, it's time to shoulder the responsibility."

Now it was my mom's turn to be silent. When we were almost at their house, she suddenly said, "Lin Che, you've matured. Mom is very happy."

I jokingly replied, "Thank you for your affirmation. Your son won't be too bad."

"Don't get carried away just because you're getting a little encouragement."

I simply stopped the car directly at the entrance of the community, paused, and then said again in a negotiating tone, "Regarding the land of the stone company, Pei Shi Yu's idea is to have her pay off Lin Yang's four million, and then rebuild a company in the name of the Pei family..."

"That factory building is worth more than just that amount of money."

My mom's thinking coincided with mine, but I felt that Pei Shi Yu's original intention should not be this, so I quickly stopped her idea and explained, "She's abroad negotiating business. If all goes well, she wants to work on the front lines herself and let me handle it. Besides, if I marry her, we shouldn't distinguish between each other."

"Didn't you say you wanted to support the Lin family? If that's the case, then you're supporting the Pei family."

"They don't need me to support them. Pei Shi Yu wants to support me."

"Then be firm. You should plan your future path carefully and don't jump around."

"Yeah, I understand."

"Asking me how much savings I have is to pay off the debt for the stone company?"

"It shouldn't be said that it's paying off the debt. I just want to clear up all the remaining problems and then tear it down and rebuild the company."

"Do you know how much money this will cost?"

"I know, a huge sum of money. Pei Shi Yu said that she will pay for Lin Yang's debt and then can finance it."

My mom didn't answer whether to give it or not, but said very tactfully, "I won't give you that debt directly. Besides, I don't have that much savings. If I were to give it, it would be when you are successful. I will consider it then, and I will only give it to you in the name of your business."

"Yeah, I understand your meaning."

"Be bold and start a business. Mom supports you subjectively. If it's not enough at that time, I will discuss it with Lao Wang."

"With these words from you, I know what to do."

Then I stepped on the accelerator and drove directly into the community...