Chapter 695: Chapter 337: Over 90 Million in Savings

"Tell your dad what’s been going on with you lately."

"Nothing much, really."

Seeing Lin Qinghai put his cigarettes away, Lin Shen personally pulled one out for him and even lit it with a lighter, a faint smile lingering on his lips.

"I just started my own company after resigning. Right now, I’ve already opened over a dozen brick-and-mortar stores in Modu."

"A company?" Lin Qinghai’s eyes widened. "What kind of business?"

"The pet industry."

"The pet industry?" Lin Qinghai asked in surprise. "Haven’t you always complained that this line of work is hard and wanted to quit? I thought you resigned to change careers. I didn’t expect you to stay in the same field."

"Yeah." With his father, Lin Shen didn’t beat around the bush or hide anything. "I only complained because the work was so busy, just venting casually. Actually, this industry has a lot of potential.

"Nowadays, the marriage rate is low, and people’s social circles are rather limited, which leaves many feeling lonely and lacking companionship.

"Pets make up for that perfectly. That’s why I roped Nan in to help me, and we started the company together."

"Are you, by any chance, making this money using Nan’s capital?" Lin Qinghai warned him. "If you borrow money from someone, you have to pay it back. Even though you two are a couple now, you still need to repay her, understand?

"I can see that Nan comes from a good family. Her supporting you is between the two of you, but don’t let this ruin your relationship with her family and make them think my son is just a freeloader."

"Don’t worry about that," Lin Shen smiled gently. "I’ve already cleared all my accounts with Nan. Everything I have now is what I earned myself."

"Impressive!" Lin Qinghai gave Lin Shen a thumbs up, unable to hold back the bright smile spreading across his face. "Excellent! To think you actually ventured out on your own, built a career, and even started a company to become a boss—that’s really something!

"If you need anything, just tell your dad. If you need funds, I’ll support you with everything I’ve got!"

"Aren’t you afraid I’ll lose all your money?" Lin Shen teased with a laugh.

Lin Qinghai, however, spoke with firm conviction. "So what if you lose it all? If we don’t try, ordinary people like us will never have a chance to turn our lives around!

"Our family’s ability to withstand financial risk is indeed very low, but that doesn’t mean we lack courage. I believe the process is far more important than the result. As long as you’re out there striving, your dad thinks you’re amazing.

"Dad was young once too. Back then, I was full of spirit, dreaming of doing business, making big money, and bringing glory to the Lin Family.

"But you see how it turned out. I didn’t have what it takes, so I could only find a regular job and live an ordinary, mundane life—the kind where you can see exactly what your fifties will look like when you’re only twenty.

"But in truth, I still prefer that challenging kind of life. There may be many valleys, but there are also many peaks, and the future is full of variables.

"As a man, you should face those variables to make yourself stronger. That way, you haven’t lived your life in vain!" Lin Qinghai said solemnly, patting Lin Shen on the shoulder.

Since he hadn’t spent time alone with Lin Shen in a long while, and knowing that his son was out starting a business, he figured the physical and mental pressure on him must be immense. Thus, Lin Qinghai, who usually wasn’t very talkative, said a lot to encourage him. His goal was simple: to let Lin Shen know that no matter what he did, his father would always have his back.

This touched Lin Shen deeply, and his smile softened. He suddenly realized that the relationship between father and son was truly delicate. Sometimes, they seemed like enemies due to disagreements, but most of the time, they were friends.

At least, that was exactly how Lin Shen felt right now.

Faced with his father’s encouragement, Lin Shen didn’t tell him the full truth. Even if he explained how easy it had actually been for him, Lin Qinghai probably wouldn’t believe it anyway.

In that case, it was better to prove it with facts.

Lin Shen thought for a moment before suddenly asking, "By the way, Dad, how many years until you retire?"

"Three or four years. It’s coming up soon."

"Why don’t you quit your job as a machinist? It’s awfully tiring," Lin Shen suggested with a smile. "I can buy a little convenience store for you right here in town, and you can just sell things."

"Let’s wait until after I retire to talk about that." Lin Qinghai didn’t doubt for a second that Lin Shen, who could afford a car worth over four million yuan, could buy a small shop. However, he wanted to finish his final years of work properly. "Just three more years until I retire. Then I can collect my pension, and I won’t have to trouble you in the future."

"Then I’ll buy one for Mom," Lin Shen chuckled softly. "She’s already retired. I feel like she needs a small shop to add some color to her retired life."

"She goes out dancing with her group of friends every day. She’s busy enough as it is, and you still want to buy her a store?" Lin Qinghai shook his head. "I’m refusing on your mother’s behalf. You’re starting a business right now, which is exactly when you need capital the most. Buying a convenience store would cost at least a hundred or two hundred thousand yuan. It’s too much."

"Dad, you really don’t need to worry about that." Lin Shen gave him a mysterious smile. "For your son, a hundred or two hundred thousand is just one day’s profit."

Hearing this, Lin Qinghai couldn’t help but feel a bit dazed. He knew Lin Shen was starting a business and had probably made good money, even buying a car worth a couple of million. But he truly hadn’t expected his son’s daily net profit to be in the hundreds of thousands.

Didn’t that mean he could earn back the cost of that car in just a month?

"Are you serious?" Even though his subconscious told him Lin Shen wouldn’t lie to him, Lin Qinghai still felt a sense of bewildered disbelief. "Is the pet industry really that lucrative? Tell me the truth—you haven’t done anything illegal, have you?"

In Lin Qinghai’s mind, only the crimes written in the penal code could possibly allow an ordinary wage earner to transform into a member of the upper crust in such a short amount of time.

It was simply too outrageous!

"Of course not." Lin Shen was glad for his old man’s caution. After all, as a military veteran, abiding by the law was engraved in his father’s very bones. Completely understanding him, Lin Shen chuckled softly. "I promise you, Dad, I absolutely haven’t done anything illegal. I earned this money penny by penny. I haven’t even evaded any taxes!"

"That’s good, then." Lin Qinghai let out a long sigh of relief, then asked with a hint of curiosity, "So exactly how much money do you have on hand?"

"You want to know, Dad?" Lin Shen flashed a mysterious smile, which provoked Lin Qinghai into slapping his shoulder and scolding him with a laugh.

"Oh, so you’re keeping secrets from your own father now? Spit it out! You don’t have any debts, do you?"

"Definitely not." Lin Shen smiled, pulled out his phone, and opened the Construction Bank app to show Lin Qinghai his bank balance.

Lin Qinghai leaned in. At first, he froze; then his eyes went wide as he counted in absolute horror. "Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands... You have over ninety million in your freaking bank account?"

Lin Qinghai couldn’t hold back a curse, and he couldn’t even keep his voice down. It rang out exceptionally loud. Startled, Lin Shen hastily covered his mouth and made a shushing gesture.

"SHH! Dad, don’t you know the rule about not showing off your wealth?"

"It’s not about whether I know or not—the point is, this is just too much!" Lin Qinghai no longer knew how to describe his current mood. It wasn’t just shock; it was pure terror. Taking a few subconscious steps backward, he looked Lin Shen up and down before frowning and probing tentatively. "What day is your birthday?"

"December 14th!" Lin Shen laughed. "Dad, don’t tell me you..."

"Hold on a second!" Lin Qinghai cut him off, continuing his interrogation. "Do you remember the time I beat you when you were a senior in high school? What was the reason?"

"Skipping class," Lin Shen replied helplessly. "There were classes on the weekend that day, and I was under too much academic pressure, so I went to the park with my classmates."

"Right, you really are my son!" After those two questions, Lin Qinghai finally confirmed the fact that Lin Shen was indeed his flesh and blood. But it was still impossible for him to wrap his head around. "Where on earth did you get so much money?"

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