"Uncle, it's you right?" Lin Yun said with a smile.
This elderly man was none other than the gentleman he'd met yesterday morning at the farmer's market, whose three-wheeler was confiscated. Lin Yun had given him three thousand yuan.
The old man's character had impressed him. For the sake of keeping his tricycle, he could kneel in front of the enforcement officers, but he had rejected the three thousand yuan from Lin Yun. It was only after Lin Yun had insisted, and subtly used Mental Strength to influence him, that he had accepted the money.
What belonged to someone, rightfully belonged to them, and what didn't, didn't. Not everyone possessed this kind of character.
"Young man, I cannot accept the money you gave me last time. I don't know why, but..." The elderly man said, recollecting something.
"Uncle, as I said before, that sum wasn't that significant for me, you can rest assured and keep it!" Lin Yun said with a slight smile.
"How could that be? Young man, you're just saying that so I would accept the money. Earning a living by pulling a vegetable cart, you couldn't have made much. It's all hard-earned money..." The elderly man shook his head.
"I don't have that money on me at the moment. After this, come home with me, and I'll give it to you..." The elderly man continued.
"Uncle, didn't I tell you? They also confiscated my dad's tricycle, right? I just came back from outside and am now helping my dad deliver the vegetables from our home to the city. No matter how much I earn, we can't just abandon the vegetables that my parents have painstakingly grown. It's not about the money..." Lin Yun said with a smile.
While talking, he released his Mental Strength again, subtly influencing the elderly man.
He didn't want to continue discussing this matter with the elderly man.
Three thousand yuan indeed meant little to him, but for the elderly man, it was very important. The elderly man's character was also worth the three thousand yuan Lin Yun had offered.
"Grown painstakingly... not about the money..." The elderly man murmured, stunned.
"Young man, you...you're really very good. Now, there are too few young people who think like this..." The elderly man sighed.
"Let's not talk about the money for now. Young man, are you going into town? I'll help you push the cart. My age might be getting on, but I still have some strength..." Then, the elderly man looked at the cart of vegetables Lin Yun was pulling and said.
After saying so, he began to push the cart.
"Thank you so much, Uncle!"
Upon seeing this, Lin Yun smiled.
He did not refuse.
He knew this elderly man was a very principled gentleman.
"Whether you admit it or not, maybe my Aunt didn't explain it to you clearly yesterday. Now, I'll say it again: you are not my type. And you should not try to get close to me by any means. Even if my grandfather and my parents completely accept you, I won't. Your pursuit only disgusts me!" Yan Lee stated coldly.
"Yanyan, why are you speaking like that? Apologize to him right away!" On hearing Yan Lee's words, the elderly man started trembling with anger.
Initially, he had been delighted to see his granddaughter coming. Upon thinking that he hadn't asked Lin Yun if he had a girlfriend, he thought about making introductions; he really thought highly of Lin Yun. If Lin Yun and his granddaughter could be together, nothing could be better.
He hadn't anticipated that Lin Yun and Yan Lee knew each other and that Yan Lee would say such hurtful things.
Lin Yun was both amused and irritated.
He didn't know why this girl possessed such confidence to say such words.
Maybe because she was somewhat attractive?
However, in his opinion, she was merely ordinary and not even one-tenth as attractive as Xia Qingqing.
He wanted to tell her he had a girlfriend and advise her not to be so self-absorbed, but on seeing how angry the elderly man looked, he let out a sigh.
No matter what, he had a decent exchange with the old man all the way. Since this girl was the old man's granddaughter, he decided to give her a break.
Also, should a man be a bit magnanimous?
"You've misunderstood. I knew your grandfather before we had dinner together." Lin Yun shook his head with a sigh.
Then, looking at the elderly man, Lin Yun smiled and said, "Uncle, we're nearly in town. You don't need to help anymore. If we meet again, we'll chat."
After that, Lin Yun turned around, exerted a little force with his feet, pulled the cart, and quickly left.
Only then did Yan Lee notice that the cart of vegetables was actually Lin Yun's.
Wasn't it?
Yesterday when she had dined with her friend and Lin Yun, Lin Yun was pulling an empty cart. Now he was pulling a full one, so she didn't recognize it immediately.
Upon realizing this, she became even angrier.
Initially, she had thought that Lin Yun was using the act of helping her grandfather pull the cart to get into her grandfather's good graces.
But it turned out that it was her grandfather who was helping Lin Yun with the cart. This led her to believe that Lin Yun was not as simple and straightforward as he seemed, making her even more resistant to him.