Chapter 269: Chapter 269: Seeing the Scumbag Old Friend Again (7)_1 Chapter 269: Chapter 269: Seeing the Scumbag Old Friend Again (7)_1 Old Iron Head was engrossed in forging the iron in his hands when a bead of sweat trickled down from his forehead along the corner of his eye, dropping onto the glowing-hot iron with a “tss” sound before turning into a whisp of white smoke that disappeared.
“Stoke the fire!” He barked at Little Iron Head without raising his head, sliding the iron back into the fiery coals while casually wiping the sweat from his face with the cloth around his neck.
He could never have anticipated the shock he’d receive as he lifted his head, nearly petrified by the sight of this smiling man who had suddenly appeared before him!
“Brother, long time no see,” Lin Jiaxin waved his hand, evidently delighted by Old Iron Head’s expression at the moment, clearly enjoying the befuddlement his sudden presence had caused.
Standing beside them, Lin Yuan was amused by her father’s childlike antics.
However, this also made it clear how deep the friendship between these two men was, for Lin Jiaxin would never have come by himself, let alone wait quietly for quite a while without calling out to him.
Her old man clearly wanted to give a surprise!
But now, the surprise almost turned into a scare — look at the sweat breaking out from Old Iron Head’s dark face!
The Lin Yuan Sisters exchanged a glance and couldn’t help but giggle, covering their mouths with their hands.
“You rascal!” Following his initial shock, Old Iron Head was overcome with joy, disregarding the iron that had just been placed in the furnace.
He threw down his cloth and bounded over to Lin Jiaxin in a few steps, delivering a punch to his shoulder.
“Popping up out of nowhere, I actually thought I was seeing things!”
Old Iron Head was clearly overjoyed, his punch landing somewhat heavily.
Lin Jiaxin’s mouth twitched in a restrained grimace.
However, he responded with a chuckle, “I saw you were busy, how could I dare to disturb you?
What if you flung me aside like last time, what then?”
At the mention of this, both Old Iron Head and Lin Jiaxin burst into hearty laughter.
It turned out, there was an occasion when Lin Jiaxin had come to get something made, and because the Boss was pressing for time, Lin Jiaxin had urged Old Iron Head upon arrival.
At that moment, Old Iron Head was preoccupied with a new item he had taken on, not particularly valuable, but one he had never made before and hence he treasured it greatly.
The moment he was nudged, Old Iron Head got distracted, and his hammer swerved off target, damaging the item.
This infuriated Old Iron Head, who raged and raved, nearly flattening Lin Jiaxin’s head with the hammer!
After the laughter subsided, Old Iron Head remembered Lin Jiaxin’s legs.
Looking down, indeed he saw him sitting in a chair with wheels, a thin blanket laid over his legs.
A wave of sorrow passed through him, but he quickly masked it.
Circling around Lin Jiaxin, Old Iron Head marveled, “Tsk tsk, so this is the wheelchair Er Shuanzi mentioned?
He’s been bragging at my place every day, saying he made something no one else has, and it will definitely catch people’s attention.
I didn’t believe it, but it turns out to be true!”
Praised by his old friend, Lin Jiaxin was even more elated.
Proudly pointing towards his daughters, who had gone to talk at Sister-in-law Guizhi’s cold noodle stall, he boasted, “Of course it’s true!
This was designed by my daughter!
See, isn’t she incredibly smart and capable?”
Old Iron Head rolled his eyes but openly agreed with Lin Yuan’s intelligence and wit, jokingly saying, “Right, your daughter is the smartest and the most capable!
Hey, didn’t I always say that I wanted your daughter to be my daughter-in-law?
You’ve always said you’d think about it.
It’s been over half a year, how far have you thought about it?”
They had made this playful remark while drinking together before anything had happened to Lin Jiaxin’s leg.