Chapter 231: “the Yamato Household”
Noticing the disgust in his biological father’s eyes, Lin Shichang fell silent harshly.
This cloth bag looked dirty, but it was actually very clean.
Still, don’t judge by appearances?!
After the adult finished speaking, Xi Bao spoke up, “……What is cake?”
Lin Heling put away the wool sweater and looked at his granddaughter’s eyebrows with heartache, sighing softly.
If it were before, his grandsons and granddaughters lived in mansions and rode in cars every day.
How could it be like now, not even knowing what cake is.
He gradually remembered many things. He was originally from the Lin Family in Haicheng, with many shops at home and living in a mansion, later……
Song Xiwei noticed the waves in Lin Heling’s heart and hesitated before saying, “In a few days, let’s go to Haicheng for a stroll.”
Lin Heling’s eyes showed surprise as he looked at her.
After a long while, he found his voice.
“……What to do going back.”
He said “going back.” Song Xiwei knew he wanted to go.
“Go take a look. I’ve heard it’s very prosperous. I’ve never been there, a bit curious.”
Lin Heling had been separated from his family by wind and clouds, didn’t know how the Lin Family people were doing, and was timid about returning to Haicheng, but facing Xiwei’s eyes, infinite power instantly surged in his heart.
His fingers curled lightly, “Then let’s go.”
Song Xiwei nodded.
She had super action power. After getting Lin Heling’s approval, she later found the Brigade Leader and asked for five blank letters of introduction stamped.
The Brigade Leader of Dongfeng Brigade turned green in the face.
“……There’s no such rule.” He muttered, arm blocking the drawer（ inside with the red seal）, panic sweat almost dripping down.
Song Xiwei pressed closer to him, elbow on the table, squinting, tone threatening, “What rule?”
She and the Brigade Leader grew up together and had saved this coward’s life. The villagers were afraid, but she wasn’t.
“Give them or not? Don’t make me do it myself.”
The Brigade Leader reflexively retreated, turning his back, pretending not to see this person barging into the office.
Song Xiwei’s expression satisfied, she pulled open the drawer, took paper from the table, and stamped thump thump thump.
The Brigade Leader heard the sounds, heart pounding, face full of pained mask.
Bandit, how many did she stamp?!
“Bang!”
Door closing sound rang out.
The Brigade Leader tentatively turned back, that fiend-like person had left.
He patted his chest, let out a long breath, hurried to the table in two steps instead of three, counted the papers, found five missing, hand covering his heart.
“Bandit——!” He wailed.
Taking away five sheets at once, five sheets!! His paper——
Heart aching, he plopped down on his butt. The first thought flashing in his mind was to put the papers on the table into the drawer and lock it.
Pulling open the drawer, seeing a small bag of red dates inside, the Brigade Leader’s wrinkled bitter melon face instantly relaxed.
Taking it out, tasting one lightly, so sweet his eyebrows flew up, hid the rest, thinking to send it to his daughter another day.
His Chun Ya had just given birth to a grandson, needed supplements.
……
Back to the matter.
Xi Bao tasted the cake’s flavor, a small beast-like whimper escaping her mouth, voice floating, “So delicious, these years of mine were wasted.”
Da Dan’s expression complex, “I’m several years older than you, Er Dan and I are the ones who wasted our lives.”
“Yeah, when we were your age, we hadn’t even smelled it.” Er Dan said.
Lin Zheng smiled.
Lin Xuan thought of Lin Shisheng, Dad couldn’t taste the cake, what bad luck.
Hearing the children’s conversation, Lin Shichang felt both helpless and heartbroken, thinking when salary comes, occasionally bring some fresh food for the children, lest they say such things as wasted lives again.
“Tomorrow I’ll bring you roast duck.”
The children eating cake froze, nearly dropping the cake.
Xi Bao rushed into Lin Shichang’s bosom, excitedly asking: “What does roast duck taste like, same as roast chicken?”
Lin Shichang hugged his daughter, smiling back: “Better than roast chicken.”
Xi Bao’s eyes widened, tone exaggerated, “Better than roast chicken……how much better!”
“You’ll know tomorrow.” Lin Shichang’s eyes indulgent.
Biological father didn’t favor sons over daughters, even loved his daughter more than his sons. The Lin Family sons were all daughter slaves, spoiling their daughters, giving whatever they wanted.
Lin Shisheng used to be a bit lacking, but after divorce, all focus on the two daughters, doting on Xuanxuan and Zheng Zheng sisters, evident from their village-exclusive rooms.
Da Dan straight-laced: “So many people in our family, Dad might as well buy two?”
Er Dan nodded vigorously, “Exactly, exactly.”
Lin Shichang laughed in anger, half-smiling, “Two aren’t enough to share, might as well buy five?”
Er Dan’s head dizzy with five roast ducks, about to agree, pulled by his brother’s arm.
Only heard Da Dan say: “Five is too many, we still need to live our lives, can’t be so wasteful, right.”
Lin Shichang: You still know.
Chen Yu watched husband digging pit for son, then son cleverly dodging, face full of smiles.
“Does Zhaozhao like the wool sweater I knitted?” She asked.
Little sister-in-law didn’t lack clothes, father-in-law made new clothes for her every year, uncle and aunt too, occasionally buying, and brother-in-law, afraid she had no new clothes…… She worried Zhaozhao wouldn’t like the one she knitted.
“Likes it.” Lin Shichang’s tone affirmative, “Really likes it. Zhaozhao said the stitches are fine, wears white nicely, she’ll wear it to work tomorrow.”
Chen Yu’s smile deepened, “As long as Zhaozhao likes it. The child in my belly and I are well thanks to her help, really troubling her.”
“Trouble what, you’re her biological sister-in-law, remember that, no need to be polite.” Song Xiwei’s expression indifferent.
Xi Bao chimed in, “Exactly, exactly. Whatever my aunt gives me, I don’t stand on ceremony. Aunt is good to me, I remember it all. When I grow up, I’ll be good to aunt too.”
She curved her eyes smiling, like a little sun, light blooming in her eyes, very infectious.
“Me too.” Da Dan waved his right arm, “With Lin Sinian here, no one can bully my aunt.”
Yes, Da Dan’s full name was Lin Sinian.
Er Dan was Lin Siyan.
Lin Xibao was Lin Yunuo.
These names were all given by Lin Heling.
Lin Xuan sisters’ names were given by Lin Shisheng. Speaking of this, had to mention Qiu Lian. After marrying into Lin Family, she was set on having a son to solidify her position, who knew she bore two daughters in a row. In anger, she gave names like *Di, Song Xiwei furious, Second Son couple both dealt with.
In the end, the children’s names were thought up by Lin Shisheng himself.
Lin Zhao knew all these things.
Because of this, her attitude toward Qiu Lian plummeted, not even wanting to greet when meeting.
The yard was lively when the door was suddenly knocked.
“Who is it……” Da Dan looked over, called out, not forgetting to eat the last bite of cake.
Cake too rare, bad if villagers saw.
After finishing cake, Da Dan went to door and opened a crack, but the person outside forced in, Da Dan stunned.
“You’re……”
Words unfinished, the person shoved him aside, rushed into yard.
Her gaze swept over Lin Family faces, seeing Chen Yu’s face rosy and rounder, jealousy and hatred flashed in her eyes, gone instantly.
If not all Lin Family watching her, almost couldn’t catch it.
She bent knees kneeling before Lin Heling and Song Xiwei, tone undulating, shouting: “Dad, Mom, I’m back.”
Everyone: “……”
The scene awkward for a moment.
Lin Xuan and Lin Zheng saw the person, faces drained white, eyes unable to hide shock.
Da Dan and Er Dan pulled them away, sent sister back to room, told them to stay put, not come out no matter what heard.
The two sisters nodded, watched door close.
“Zheng Zheng, how did she come back……” Lin Xuan hugged her sister, as if drawing warmth from her.
Lin Zheng patted sister’s back like little adult, very calm, “Grandpa and grandma here, it’s fine.”
She pursed lips, “Dad divorced her, she can’t come back.”
Lin Xuan’s eyes expectant, “Really?”
“Really.” Zheng Zheng’s tone firm.
She heard Dad say more than once, regretted marrying a wife, felt great raising two daughters alone.
Dad wouldn’t accept……that person.
——Qiu Lian can’t come back!
No matter how cleverly she spoke.
Lin Xuan’s tense body relaxed some, stiffened mind working again, ears perked listening outside.
Heard nothing.
She anxiously stomped ground, said: “……Zheng Zheng, how did she come back?”
Lin Zheng’s observation sharp, seeing Qiu Lian’s disheveled state, little head guessed many truths, “Qiu Family won’t let her in door, nowhere to go.”
Lin Xuan: “……”
Yard.
Song Xiwei thought of it too, looked down, sizing up former second daughter-in-law, coldly: “Your parents aren’t in Dongfeng Brigade, you called wrong people.”
Qiu Lian crawled forward on knees, tried grabbing former mother-in-law’s leg, dodged away.
Her action paused slightly, wept bitterly looking at former mother-in-law, continued wailing, “Mom, we were mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, saying such words is too heartless……”
Song Xiwei annoyed by her, gave Lin Shichang a look, signaling him to help his wife back to room.
Lin Shichang also feared wife bumped, supported Chen Yu back to room.
The couple entered the room.
Chen Yu urged Lin Shichang, “Go help Mom quick, careful that person goes mad.”
This return, Qiu Lian thin to unrecognizable, face wrinkled, hands full of cuts, hair coarse, clothes tattered, totally different from before.
She looked mentally unstable, Chen Yu feared she go mad.
“Just her?” Lin Shichang shook head, “Even ten couldn’t touch Mom, don’t worry blindly. Besides Da Dan Er Dan there, they’re clever, will adapt.”
Chen Yu felt men unreliable, pushed his arm away, opened window crack to look out.
Da Dan Er Dan each held a broom aimed at Qiu Lian, poised to strike; Xi Bao stood by her grandpa, also protective stance.
Chen Yu: “……”
Lin Shichang laughed, “I wasn’t wrong, huh, none of my sons and daughters are useless.”
Chen Yu glared at him.
Smug jerk!
Mother-in-law didn’t let three children in room, meaning former second sister-in-law no danger, she stopped worrying.
Just relaxed, saw Song Xiwei grab Qiu Lian’s arm, lifted her up, ignored her crying and fussing, threw her out the door.
Bang, closed the yard gate.
Then.
She said to Da Dan and others: “Open door when quiet.”
Words done, went back to room with Lin Heling, talking about going to Haicheng.
Grandparents gone, Da Dan eyes rolling, signaled brother, brothers went to kitchen, got hot pot water, exchanged look, heh heh heh laughed.
Doorway.
Qiu Lian pounded Lin Family door, shouting: “Dad, Mom, you can’t be so heartless, I haven’t even seen my two biological daughters! Open up, I want to see the two girls, I’m their biological mom, you can’t stop me seeing them……”
Her performance alerted villagers, everyone came to watch the fun.
Those wanting to introduce marriage to Lin Shisheng quick-witted, saw good opportunity to score points, rushed up pulling Qiu Lian.
“What ya doing, what ya doing, outsider daring to cause trouble in our village, believe we spit and drown you!!” Speaker was an aunt, big-boned, sturdy build, fierce, real village bully, spraying saliva at Qiu Lian, very fierce.
She wanted to introduce maternal niece to Lin Family second son, naturally unhappy Qiu Lian returning to Lin Family.
Plus Qiu Lian bad egg, previously stirred trouble in her daughter-in-law’s ear, if not daughter-in-law simple-minded, her home would’ve been disharmonious.
Could she let Qiu Lian off?!
“What’s it to you, get out, I wanna go in, this is my home too……” Qiu Lian not learned lesson, temper very volatile now.
She very thin now, glaring could scare kids crying.
Speaking aunt sneered, “Your home?”
“This is Lin Family, you’re not Dongfeng Brigade person. We all not dumb, remember you and Lin Second divorced.”
Others jeered too.
“Yeah, we remember, you divorced so neatly, now regret? How, found Lin Family life good now?”
“No use discovering now, Lin Second hot cake now, plenty people introducing marriage, this flirt……he won’t look at haha ha.”
……
Da Dan Er Dan climbed ladder, saw many people at home doorway, thus their prepared hot pot water useless, such pity.
“Bro, not splashing water on that bad guy?” Xi Bao left hand holding ladle, head up looking at two brothers on ladder.
“Not splashing!” Er Dan answered.
Xi Bao disappointed sigh, tossed ladle back in bucket, pestered brothers to climb ladder.
“Little girl climbing ladder not ladylike, Dad says little aunt doesn’t climb.” Da Dan said.
Anytime, bringing up Lin Zhao was killer move on Xi Bao.
Sure enough, little girl stopped fussing to climb, said to two brothers: “Bro, then tell me, I wanna hear. What’s happening outside, sounds lively.”
Da Dan didn’t refuse sister, relayed to her constantly.
Lin Xuan Lin Zheng sisters came over, three girls listened together.
……
Qiu Lian squeezed by villagers, couldn’t even touch Lin Family wooden door, endured ten minutes then couldn’t, forced path, ran off legs flying.
Villagers haha laughed.
A young man looked at two egg kids’ heads popping out, laughed loudly: “Da Dan, Er Dan, person gone, you can come out.”
Da Dan heh heh laughed, “Thanks bro.”
“Polite, me and your second uncle tight.” Words done, left.
Er Dan sighed, “So many people tight with second uncle wow.”
Three girls under wall corner nodded, yeah.
Now Qiu Lian ran out Dongfeng Brigade, not few steps, saw little brother.
She glared over, “Ungrateful wolf, you ungrateful wolf……what you come find me for!!”
Qiu Lian angrily hit over.
Her brother hit in face, pained grin, gripped her hands hard, “What crazy, I come pick you home and wrong?!!”
Some grievance, “Parents unhappy you enter door, what can I do, gotta persuade them, turns out I wrong, fine, I won’t care……”
Finally, Qiu Lian’s brother let go, stormed off angrily back the way came.
Qiu Lian realized misunderstood brother, hurried after, “You here to take me home ah.”
Tears flowed, “I thought even you didn’t want this biological sister, if I knew earlier, I wouldn’t come here, you don’t know how excessive Lin Family, they chased me out, villagers all curse me flirt……”
“……” Aren’t you just flirt, the slightly hunchbacked young man thought.
“Go back first.” He cut off Qiu Lian’s voice, felt annoyed inside.
If not Shan Hu offered fifty bucks to propose to Qiu Lian, he wouldn’t run this trip.
