freenovelworld Chapter 2036 There's a feeling called "The Clown"
Chapter 2036 There's a feeling called "The Clown"
"My goodness, these three things... which one of them isn't a family heirloom!"
"It's more than just a family heirloom! Listen to what the Yu family just said! Those promises were for a bright future that even a mountain of gold couldn't buy for Xiao Xitang!"
"I have to say, Dr. Li's connections... my God, I now understand what it means to have connections that reach the highest levels!"
"To be honest, I was really ignorant before! I've learned something new today! You can only encounter something like this at the Li family's wedding banquet!"
"Back then, the Lin family... sigh, what a pity for that girl Chu Qiao..."
"Shh, keep your voice down, Minister Lin is still inside!"
"So what if I am? It's the truth! If we hadn't divorced back then, all of this would be... tsk tsk..."
"Shh, shh, shh, these things are best kept to ourselves, don't tell anyone, walls have ears!"
The surrounding chatter surged into Lin Jianzhou's ears like a tidal wave.
The words "family friends", "full-range resource support", and "family protection" were like red-hot irons burning his eardrums. These words were like hot tongs stabbing straight into his heart, burning him with discomfort all over his body!
These voices, some clear, some blurry, some filled with amazement, some with regret, and even a hint of barely perceptible sarcasm, were varied and numerous, like countless fine needles piercing Lin Jianzhou's heart.
His face looked even worse than before, and it wasn't just pale, it was snow-white, like the city of Yanjing after a night of snowfall!
A feeling of being in another world suddenly overwhelmed him, engulfing him completely.
Lin Jianzhou suddenly remembered that summer of 1978.
I remembered my daughter Lin Chuqiao's stubborn and silent face after she returned from Lijia Village.
He recalled the countless days and nights he had spent worrying about his children, how he and his wife, Wang Xiuqin, discussed it again and again, how they carefully weighed the pros and cons, and how they tacitly agreed to, and even pushed for, the end of that "transactional marriage."
At that time, his thinking was frighteningly naive.
Li Xiangnan, a young man from the countryside, comes from a remote village in Hongshan County, southern Anhui Province, called Lijia Village.
No matter how good his medical skills are, no matter how much potential he has in the future, his future is already limited. How high can he go?
How could he possibly be worthy of the Lin family's daughter?
Offering Li Xiangnan an excellent job opportunity in Beijing and helping him resolve his household registration issue was an incredible benefit for a young man from Lijia Village at the time—a golden opportunity that countless ordinary people dreamed of but could not obtain.
In exchange for her freedom and a more suitable marriage in the future, she would make such a deal.
That was worth it!
It was also a consideration made by Lin Jianzhou based on reality and life experience, which was the most in line with the current situation!
After calculating and considering countless possibilities, they arrived at the most correct decision of all!
He recalled that when Li Xiangnan first came to Yanjing, he specifically instructed his second son, Lin Weimin, not to neglect Li and to take care of him in every way.
They took meticulous care of Li Xiangnan's daily life, studies, and work, fearing that Li Xiangnan might suffer even the slightest grievance in Yanjing.
why?
In reality, Lin Jianzhou felt guilty towards Li Xiangnan!
After all, Li Xiangnan sacrificed three years of his life in exchange for his daughter's peace and the opportunity to return to Beijing.
During those years, his daughter stayed safely in Lijia Village until he was reinstated and successfully experienced a second spring in her life!
He felt guilty towards Li Xiangnan, so naturally he wanted to treat Li Xiangnan the best he could be.
With this in mind, the excellent job opportunity and the perfect household registration problem in Yanjing somewhat eased his guilt.
But then, things seemed to change, and everything started to develop in a direction I hadn't anticipated.
Lin Jianzhou recalled Li Xiangnan's diligence at the machine repair factory hospital when he first came to Yanjing.
I recalled the fleeting surprise my wife and I felt when he became the top scorer in the national exam, followed by our initial shock at his talent and then our indifference.
Suddenly, things seemed to accelerate, everything became uncontrollable, and the situation grew exponentially, leaving everyone speechless.
Li Xiangnan later founded the Imaging Building, and then personally established the first private hospital, Nianwei Hospital, followed by the Nanyi Medical Device Center...
I remember back then, I even invited him for a drink as an elder, earnestly reminding the young man to "be steady and pragmatic, and not be overly ambitious"...
One step, two steps, three steps, four steps...
Each time, Li Xiangnan refuted their judgments with his actions.
Those incredible, awe-inspiring rescue scenes that left everyone in awe.
That simple yet ingenious business strategy.
The expansion of Nianwei Hospital, the establishment and acquisition of Chunyu Medical's Plant 1 and Plant 2, and the subsequent commencement of construction on the biopharmaceutical plant...
Things have completely exceeded expectations!
Lin Jianzhou truly realized the belated truth of his own immersion in the pitiful sense of superiority of being from an "official family".
And making the same mistake again and again!
Sometimes, one wrong step can lead to a series of wrong steps.
until now.
He witnessed firsthand how the most powerful forces in Yanjing gathered here in such a grand and unreserved manner, just to offer Li Xiangnan's daughter this earth-shattering blessing and recognition.
This recognition is not only an affirmation of Li Xiangnan's personal abilities and character, but also a reassessment and respect for the Li family he represents!
But Lin Jianzhou himself severed the closest link between the Lin family and the "Li family," a family with unlimited potential for the future!
remorse?
No, that's too light!
It was a belated, enormous, all-consuming emptiness and coldness that instantly gripped his heart!
He looked at Li Xiangnan, surrounded by people, his eyes red but his spine straight, at the three heavy gifts, and at the faces around him filled with shock and admiration.
Looking at myself, I stood alone outside the crowd, like a complete and ridiculous outsider!
He even looks a bit like a clown!
Saw it.
It's more than just a loss!
It means that they have lost a towering tree that their Lin family could have climbed up to, a tree that could have reached straight into the clouds!
It is another possibility that the daughter should have had—an enviable and infinitely bright one.
Lin Jianzhou stood frozen beneath the hanging flower gate, the morning sun shining through the clouds and illuminating his suddenly pale face.
He felt no warmth at all.
The surrounding clamor seemed to be separated from him by a thick layer of glass.
He simply watched, listened, and felt the overwhelming waves of "reality" crashing down on him, shattering the last vestiges of the complex dignity that belonged solely to his "former father-in-law."
Lin Jianzhou cried.
In the heart.