She is the Side Character! — Watch Her Change her fate!-Chapter 249: Must You Marry Your Savior After Being Rescued from the Water? (Part 20)

Chapter 249: Chapter 249: Must You Marry Your Savior After Being Rescued from the Water? (Part 20)

Where are they going together? They seem somewhat familiar.

Shi Wen stared at the back of Ah Chen and Shen Xuan as they departed, noticing that the two were chatting and laughing. Even if there was some distance between them, walking together suggested something unusual. Especially Shen Xuan’s dog, which surprisingly was very friendly with Lin Chen. If she didn’t know it was Shen Xuan’s dog, seeing it revolve around Lin Chen like that, one would think she was the owner.

Could Lin Chen have gotten close to Shen Xuan?

Shi Wen was fuming inside, even if Lin Chen could only be Shen Xuan’s concubine, she still felt extremely displeased.

Why did Lin Chen have a father who doted on her since childhood? Lin Daming was just a butcher, yet he could let Lin Chen live a carefree life without lifting a finger. Not only that, but he also hired a tutor to teach her for over ten years.

And what about her? Ever since she could remember, she had to help with chores around the house and often faced scolding. After her younger brother was born, she felt the disparity even more; everything good went to him first. She also knew her little brother was the family’s hope. Even if she got an education, it’s not like she could become an official or anything, so she had to consider other paths.

Knowing is one thing, but the heartache is another.

She had countless times wished she were Lin Chen when she was younger.

But she wasn’t Lin Chen.

If she wanted a good life, she couldn’t rely on her parents, she had to depend on her future husband.

Her mother had recently been urging her about marriage again, saying that if she didn’t make up her mind before next year, she’d arrange a match with Landlord Chen. Landlord Chen was even older than her father; just thinking about it made her feel bad.

How great if she were Lin Chen. Lin Daming cherished his daughter and never rushed her into marriage. She accidentally overheard Lin Daming discussing finding a husband for his daughter, saying there was no rush and that such things can’t be hurried. If Lin Chen really didn’t want to find someone, she could live on her own just as well.

Recently, Lin Daming was even teaching Lin Chen martial arts in the yard to prevent her from being bullied in the future. No wonder Lin Chen reacted so swiftly last time, turns out she had some skills.

Her father said that Lin Daming knew some martial arts, having saved an elderly traveler once, who must have been a master and taught him a couple of moves. Previously, he never showed it, perhaps seeing no use for it; now he teaches his daughter, naturally to prevent her from being bullied.

How come Lin Chen was so lucky, having both parents while even ten of hers couldn’t compare to one Lin Daming.

The fact that Lin Daming knew martial arts was something he disclosed himself. But he only revealed he knew a bit of rudimentary skills, intending not to expose his real prowess. After all, as his daughter’s skills grew, they would naturally become apparent, better to make it known in small circles first to avoid causing a stir later.

As for the person who stayed at the Shi Family, whether they would return knowing this, Lin Daming thought they would. After all, that person came several times, and he sensed them more than once; who knows how many times when he wasn’t home. In their impression, he only knew some rudimentary skills and wouldn’t think much of it. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

It’s just that things are tense recently, and no one has come by.

Lin Daming decided not to wait any longer and went to check the shop, wondering how today’s meat sales were.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Shi Wen from next door with a basket about to enter the main gate.

Upon hearing the noise, Shi Wen smiled and greeted, "Uncle Lin, you’re home? No wonder I didn’t see you at the meat shop earlier."

"I had to come back for something," Lin Daming replied, "I’m heading over there now."

Shi Wen looked hesitant, as if she had something to say.

Lin Daming hummed to himself; her intentions were too obvious.

He truly didn’t want to quarrel with a young girl, but this girl had too many schemes, always hurting his daughter; though he had no proof, the signs were there. Just waiting to catch them red-handed, then no one would escape.

Lin Daming pretended not to see, not needing to ask; Shi Wen undoubtedly wanted to speak ill of his Chenchen.

The heart of this Shi Family girl must be full of beehives.

Seeing Lin Daming about to walk away without asking, Shi Wen felt aggrieved. How come both the Lin family father and daughter were like this? She made it so obvious, weren’t they curious about what she might have to say?

With words on the tip of her tongue, Shi Wen couldn’t just let Lin Daming leave like that.

She quickly spoke up, "Uncle Lin, you don’t need to go. When I was there, Chenchen had already sold all the meat, and Young Master Shen bought the remaining bones."

"By logic, Chenchen should have returned by now." Shi Wen said hesitatingly, seeing Lin Daming paused, she continued, "Earlier, I saw them leaving together, maybe something came up."

Having finally said what she wanted, Shi Wen felt relieved.

Seeing Lin Daming frown indeed, she smiled, "Uncle Lin, I have to go home and cook, so I’ll go in first. You don’t need to worry about Chenchen, it’s probably nothing, just a delay."

Lin Daming indeed wasn’t very worried; though Shen Xuan seemed somewhat irresponsible, his judgment of people was accurate. Besides, with County Magistrate Shen Dai’s reputation, he believed Shen Xuan wouldn’t act recklessly. To be fair, since coming to Lanru County, he might have been playful and idle, but there hadn’t been any news of him doing anything terrible. Plus, after going together last time to find someone, he thought Shen Xuan indeed had his merits. Being the County Magistrate’s son, he couldn’t be too bad. If Chenchen was with him, there shouldn’t be any danger.

There was no danger to her life, but he worried Shen Xuan might deceive his daughter with sweet words, so he quickly left home.

After a few steps, he hesitated again, he couldn’t just search for her openly, could he?

So, he decided to just wander around, not telling anyone he was looking for Chenchen.

After searching for a while, Lin Daming was muttering to himself; who knew where that Shen Xuan brat had taken his Chenchen.

This was truly exasperating.

Cursing inwardly, Lin Daming suddenly looked up and saw Ah Chen and Shen Xuan coming out of a teahouse, keeping some distance, but Shen Xuan, holding the dog, frequently approached his daughter, smiling and saying something to her.

Lin Daming felt his hand itch, the kind only beating Shen Xuan would relieve.

"Father?" Ah Chen saw Lin Daming and greeted him with a smile.

Lin Daming walked over with a stern face, replying with a faint "Mm," and directed his gaze at Shen Xuan, "Second Young Master Shen."

Shen Xuan laughed awkwardly, responding with particular politeness, "Uncle Lin."

The first time inviting a girl out to have fun, and he got caught by her parent, getting out of the bachelor life wasn’t easy. But since he had already thought it through, he definitely wouldn’t back down. Though lying flat in life, when there’s something he wants, he takes action, not a procrastinator.

With the interactions before, he thought things could continue.

Miss Lin was straightforward; they could talk, and it felt like she might accept his somewhat unconventional thoughts and personality for this world.

Even if her temperament was shy and conservative, just thinking about her marrying someone else was unacceptable.

In short, he was determined.

If she couldn’t accept it, then he’d have to change enough for her to accept.

That was his decision!

Letting go wasn’t an option.

[Host, didn’t you say it’s hard to change a person’s character?] The system chimed in aptly, its tone filled with doubt.

Shen Xuan: [Can’t I pretend? Businesspeople are best at pretending, didn’t you know?]

[You said earlier to be sincere.] The system replied weakly.

Shen Xuan was a bit frustrated: [Shut up! Saying one less sentence won’t kill you. Stubborn!]

Ah Chen’s eyes were shining with laughter, finding the scene lively.