Rebirth: Daily Face Slaps - Chapter 184

If Lin Mengting hadn’t exuded such an aura of authority, her quiet smile might have fit the image people, especially the neighbors, had of her as a shy and gentle girl.

Unfortunately!

As she passed by this person, Lin Mengting suddenly stopped smiling and looked at them with a cold, indifferent gaze.

In an instant, the person’s pupils contracted, and their fake smile froze on their face, giving a particularly ridiculous and laughable impression.

Only when the Lin family had completely disappeared from sight did the person breathe a sigh of relief and realize, in horror, that their forehead was covered in sweat!

— This? This? Was this Lin Mengting really the same girl they remembered, who always smiled and listened no matter what was said to her? Even if the other party was wrong or intentionally mocking her, she pretended not to hear to avoid falling into their traps?

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In the past, Lin Mengting was indeed a girl so introverted that it bordered on having a “loner” condition.

To what extent?

— Even during breaks, she preferred to sit alone in the classroom, unwilling to play with classmates, allowing her hands and feet to develop chilblains. Even when the teacher forced her out to exercise, she stood alone and didn’t participate in any activities.

During winter and summer vacations, she would rather stay home reading, drawing, and watching TV than visit relatives with her parents or play with neighbors.

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It’s often said, “either you get buried in silence or you explode in silence.” For a young girl like Lin Mengting, who left home to struggle on her own and achieved such remarkable success in just one year, this saying seemed to fit her perfectly, right?

So, not only the neighbor who tried to provoke her, but many others who watched Lin Mengting grow up couldn’t help but think the same.

Today, upon hearing that Lin Yimin and Yu Fengqing had gone to the M City airport to pick up Lin Mengting, many people lingered near the Lin house.

Why?

They wanted to watch the show up close!

But who could have expected Lin Mengting to effortlessly ignore the neighbor’s provocation with a move that felt like using a feather to fend off a thousand pounds of force?

“The Lin family’s daughter is remarkable!”

“Old Lin has been mediocre all his life, but in his old age, he raised such a clever and capable daughter! Truly not in vain!”

“Old Yu has worked hard for decades, and now she can finally enjoy the fruits of her labor!”

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Such discussions quickly spread throughout the small town.

This was the typical “hometown atmosphere.”

— Anything that happened to one household could be known by everyone within minutes.

This situation was entirely within Lin Mengting’s expectations.

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In her previous life, Lin Mengting didn’t feel much attachment to this small town where she grew up.

Maybe it was because of her introverted nature, or maybe it was the years spent away from home without returning, losing touch with the neighbors and growing indifferent.

But the real reason Lin Mengting felt “distant” from this town was that the once simple and traditional residents had been influenced by negative external ideas, becoming increasingly materialistic, valuing money above all else.

— In their eyes, as long as it made money, it was good.

Even if someone’s daughter or son became a rich person’s lover, as long as they could drive nice cars, send money and gifts home frequently, and take the family abroad, it was seen as bringing honor to the family!

Nowadays, it’s all about money, not morals.

Some families even taught their children this way. Especially those with outstanding daughters, they wished to sell them off to wealthy men, hoping for a rise in status for the whole family.

What Lin Mengting couldn’t accept was that the leader of this trend was a relative of hers!

If not for this, her path in the previous life wouldn’t have been so difficult.

But that’s all in the past.

In this life, having been reborn, even if such situations happened again within her relatives, it wouldn’t bring her any trouble!

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After a lively family reunion dinner, Lin Mengting dragged two heavy suitcases into the living room, bent down, and began unpacking the items one by one.

Clothes!

Clothes!!

Still more clothes!!!

Jewelry!

Jewelry!

More jewelry!!!

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Yu Fengqing felt like a row of geese flew over her head, forming an S shape and then a B shape!

How naive she had been!

How could she believe Lin Mengting when she said, “the supermarket was having a clearance sale, and it didn’t cost much”?

Look at these items, regardless of their quality or style, they were all top-notch!

Such things couldn’t be cheap!

“Tingting, be honest with me, where did you buy these things and how much did they cost?”

“Mom, I’m not lying. It really was a supermarket clearance sale, so I bought some things for you to give as gifts!” As she said this, Lin Mengting didn’t forget to add seriously, “Really, I’m not lying!”

“Really not lying?” Yu Fengqing patted the purple-pink hooded knee-length down jacket in her hand and asked again, “It was really a supermarket clearance sale?”

“Yes!” Sensing Yu Fengqing’s hesitation, Lin Mengting pressed on, “Mom, you don’t know. S City has many factories and wholesale markets, which greatly impact the market. So, every season change, supermarkets and malls clear out a lot of items.”

“Also, didn’t I tell you? I work in sales and know many factory managers or supervisors. Through their channels, I can get many cheap items!”