I Became the Rich Second-Generation Villain

Lin Zhilan "spoiling" the children was a consensus among everyone in the family courtyard.

She was their aunt, and strictly speaking, she was not related to Jiang Chengzhou by blood.

In the eyes of some calculating people, Lin Zhilan taking time off to take the children out to play, and buying them toys and basketballs, was a way of hindering their academic progress.

Spoiling him to ruin.

Indeed, some people said this in private.

But Jiang Chengzhou lived up to expectations. In his first-grade final exams, he scored a perfect one hundred in both subjects.

He tied for first place with Yan Yuan and Li Xuan.

This ruthlessly slapped the faces of those gossips, considering that most of the children they had "strictly disciplined" had failed.

However, because she had stayed at home for a long time without going out, her personality was a bit timid, and she only dared to play with Linlin.

Nannan was the older sister, but in front of Linlin, she was as obedient as a younger sister.

Qiangzi's mischievousness was on par with Jiang Chengzhou's. He used to dislike this younger sister who frequently wet the bed and her pants, but now he also learned from Jiang Chengzhou and took care of her.

Yin Xiuxiu was incredibly grateful to Lin Zhilan in her heart. She was only afraid that Lin Zhilan might find it burdensome, otherwise, she would have wanted Nannan to become her goddaughter.

Lin Zhilan handled several difficult and complicated cases, and her reputation gradually spread. The number of patients in the traditional Chinese medicine department slowly increased, leading to a shortage of staff.

It just so happened that Qin Qing passed Lin Zhilan's assessment. Lin Zhilan spoke with Director Liu, keeping Qin Qing's job and transferring her to the traditional Chinese medicine department.

Director Liu agreed without a second word.

The other hospital leaders had no objections either. After all, the finances of the traditional Chinese medicine department had long been independent, and they did not need the higher-ups to issue their salaries.

Originally, Lin Zhilan only had one apprentice, Lin Zijun. Now with Qin Qing, there was suddenly a comparison.

Qin Qing was diligent, serious, and hardworking. Lin Zijun had originally been a bit lazy, but now he also felt the pressure of competition and studied much more seriously.

Lin Zhilan was happy to see this kind of healthy competition and did not interfere much.

In midsummer, the children were on summer vacation, while the soldiers still trained and stood guard as usual.

During this time, the number of people suffering from heatstroke increased significantly.

Lin Zhilan discussed it with Ye Congshan and purchased a batch of licorice and mung beans. Borrowing the large pots and stoves from the cafeteria, they brewed mung bean and licorice soup for the soldiers for a month straight.

Anyway, they could only receive a fixed salary. After taking responsibility for their own profits and losses, the department still had a lot of money left over, so it was better to spend it this way.

The summer temperatures on the island were high. In previous years around this time, a large number of soldiers would fall ill due to heatstroke.

But thanks to this month of mung bean and licorice soup this year, the number of soldiers suffering from heatstroke was greatly reduced.

For this, the military region specially issued a commendation to the traditional Chinese medicine department, which was an unexpected delight.

By the end of August, just before the start of the school term, Su Lang finally returned.

It was still daytime. Lin Zhilan hadn't returned from work yet, and Jiang Chengzhou was taking his younger sister to watch the fish in the small pond by the courtyard wall.

After Linlin's baby tadpoles grew legs, they had already run away from home.

Linlin even cried over this. In the end, Yan Yuan caught a few freshwater fish from the stream to replace them for her, which finally coaxed her into stopping.

"Chengzhou, Baby."

Jiang Chengzhou turned his head and suddenly stood up. "Uncle!"

He ran over quickly and jumped directly onto Su Lang.

"You brat! You've grown taller!" Su Lang patted his bottom and put him down with a smile.

"Baby," Su Lang squatted down and clapped his hands at Linlin. "Come here, let Daddy give you a hug."

Linlin met his gaze, lowered her head, and stayed silent.

Seeing her like this, Su Lang's heart felt soft and bitter. He softened his voice and gently went to hold her small hand. "Baby doesn't remember Daddy anymore?"

Linlin's hand flinched a little, but she didn't pull away.

She looked at Su Lang, her mouth puckered, her eyes quickly turned red, and pea-sized tears rolled down in strings.

Su Lang hurriedly scooped his daughter up into his arms and coaxed her in a low voice, "Alright, alright, Baby don't cry. It's Daddy's fault."

Linlin cried so hard in her father's arms that she started hiccuping, but her small hands tightly grasped Su Lang's collar, terrified that if she let go, he would disappear.

Su Lang coaxed her patiently. Without even having time to change his clothes, he held her and slowly paced around the courtyard until the crying in his arms gradually turned into soft whimpers.

"Daddy..." Linlin called out with a thick nasal voice.

Su Lang stroked his daughter's head and said softly, "Daddy is here."

"Did you... chase away the bad airplanes?"

"I chased them away." Su Lang chuckled softly, knowing that his wife must have taught her this.

"Is Daddy leaving?" Linlin asked with a pout.

"No."

"Tomorrow?"

"Not tomorrow either."

"A hundred tomorrows."

Su Lang curled the corners of his lips. "I won't leave for a hundred tomorrows."

Only then did Linlin slowly stop crying. She buried her face in the crook of his neck, let out a tiny hum of agreement, and tightened her arms around him.

Jiang Chengzhou was already used to the days when Su Lang would stay at sea for half a year at a time, but seeing his younger sister cry like this, he also couldn't help but rub his nose.

"Baby, Daddy brought you a gift. Let me get it for you, okay?"

"Okay." Linlin agreed verbally, but refused to get down from him.

Su Lang had no choice but to open the rattan suitcase with one hand and take out the strung seashell wind chime.

"Brother Yan's," Linlin blurted out.

Su Lang cleared his throat. "Daddy made this."

Linlin shook her head, cherishingly holding the wind chime, and firmly said, "Brother Yan's."

Yan Yuan often gave her these things, so Linlin thought that only Brother Yan had seashells.

Su Lang couldn't argue with his daughter, and in his heart, he was anxious to see someone else.

Taking a towel to wipe his daughter's face, Su Lang coaxed her, "Let's go pick up Mommy from work, alright?"

"Mhm."

Lin Zhilan saw off her last patient and was organizing her medical records.

Qin Qing said, "Master, I'll organize these. You go home first."

Lin Zhilan kept her head down, her hands not stopping. "I'll organize a set of medical records, and you guys organize your own. Then compare them with mine. It's easier to learn this way."

Lin Zhilan was serious about mentoring her apprentices. Neither Qin Qing nor Lin Zijun had a strong foundation, so she had to be even more attentive when teaching them.

"Master, how about you do this tomorrow?" Qin Qing continued to urge.

Lin Zhilan looked up in confusion. "What's with you today? Usually, you wish you never had to get off work, but today you keep rushing me to leave."

"Oh, let me tell her," Lin Zijun said anxiously. "Master, Commander Su is back. He's waiting for you at the hospital entrance."

"He's back..."

Lin Zhilan's heart skipped a heavy beat. She was about to stand up but sat back down. "So what if he's back? Work comes first."

"You can do this little bit of work when you get back."

Lin Zijun helped her pack away her paper and pen, pushing her toward the door. "Hurry up and go back. Qin Qing and I will clean up the rest."

Qin Qing nodded eagerly.

The tips of Lin Zhilan's ears turned slightly red. Making a very conspicuous excuse, she said, "You guys are the ones making me leave. I'm not in a rush."

Lin Zijun held back his laughter. "Yes, yes, yes. You're the unhurried emperor, and I'm the anxious eunuch."

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