Heart-to-Heart Talk
With three hundred yuan of debt on his back, even if he went a whole year without eating or drinking, he probably would not be able to repay a hundred yuan. In the end, he would likely be left with nothing.
“What do you mean? It’s understandable for Lin Chuan to think that way of me, because we never… But you? You already had my body, and you still think of me like that?” Qin Yueyue froze when she heard Lin Donghe say that. How could he think of her that way?
“No, I believe you.” And if he did not believe her, what else could he do? The two of them were already husband and wife in truth.
But they did not know that Lin Hai, hiding below the corner of the earthen wall, was covering his mouth, so shocked that he almost cried out.
No wonder his big brother had suddenly rejected Qin Yueyue. So she had long been involved with Lin Donghe and was no longer clean.
Lin Hai was somewhat traditional at heart. Especially seeing how this woman clearly already had a relationship with his cousin yet still refused to marry him — what was she thinking? And she even wanted his second brother to bring out three hundred yuan in betrothal money. She really had some nerve.
She cried so softly and pitifully, but it was obvious she wanted to take advantage of him.
However, this was not his family’s matter, and this sister-in-law was not his real sister-in-law. Even though he was angry, he had no intention of getting involved.
He only felt that his big brother had truly made the right choice by not choosing her. Before, he had thought it was not good that they had been together for nearly a year and still separated. But now, he felt his current sister-in-law was much better. At least she had not taken advantage of them and had always looked after them.
As for her not doing farm work, that was nothing. There was not much work at home anyway. In the past, they had still needed to help the educated youth station prepare firewood, but this year, Big Brother had already prepared it all, so they did not have to go out and freeze in the middle of winter. Even if they had to brave the cold to help, that would be fine too. After all, she had helped the family earn money and had also taken care of their injured big brother.
Of course, he had no interest in spreading gossip. He directly delivered the two pairs of shoes to his eldest uncle’s family, then went home.
After returning home, he still told his mother about it, mainly because he wanted to hear an adult’s opinion.
When Mother Lin heard this, her brows furrowed so tightly they could have crushed a fly. She had not expected her nephew to be so foolish. It was obvious he had been tricked. Thinking about how their family had almost been tricked before too, her mood became even worse. But she still said, “Don’t go spreading this outside, or it’ll be difficult for your second brother from your eldest uncle’s family to find a wife later.”
Lin Hai was stunned. “They won’t get married?” If they were not going to get married, why were they still together? Since they were already together, how could they still not get married? His brain could not quite keep up.
“That little girl has very high standards. Your eldest uncle’s family isn’t that well-off either, and your second brother doesn’t have a proper job. Once she graduates, who knows whether she’ll still look down on him or not? This marriage, in my opinion, won’t happen.” If it could happen, then how was her own son any worse than Lin Donghe?
Lin Hai did not say much more, and he listened to Mother Lin’s words, not mentioning the matter to outsiders.
Soon, it was almost the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Lin Hai bought fireworks from the commune and brought them back, which made the brothers happy for a long time. Lin Chuan could now walk around freely, though he could not walk too fast. He could squat down, but he could not make any large movements.
Su Su discovered that this military big shot of the era especially loved doing push-ups. He had been doing them constantly these past two days, and after doing over a hundred, he still stood up looking dissatisfied.
“Don’t force yourself too much. Be careful or you’ll split your wound open.”
“I’m fine. I just did too few.”
“Is your stamina not keeping up?”
“My stamina is very good.” It was just that after doing over a hundred, his leg hurt a little and he needed to rest for a while. He remembered the seniors in the army saying that if a man went home and could not satisfy his wife, then he was not a man. If he wanted his wife to be satisfied, five hundred or a thousand push-ups were necessary, so their usual training was far from enough.
In the past, he had felt he could manage. But after getting injured, he could only do just over a hundred now. Would his wife be satisfied?
Su Su had already grown used to this kind of life. Things had been a little ambiguous before, but now even applying medicine no longer felt that awkward. Even without covering him with a basin, she could ignore it. So she did not think about matters between husband and wife. After all, he was still injured. She could not be that beastly.
But how could she know that her man’s mind was so yellow and violent? He was practically looking forward every day to doing this and that with her.
Su Su said, “Are you in such a hurry to go back to the army?”
“Mm…” As soon as he said it, he felt something was wrong, so he changed his words. “No hurry. I need to recover properly.”
“That’s more like it. If you rush back before your injury has healed, just see how I deal with you.” Su Su lightly poked him with the end of her pen, then smiled.
Lin Chuan reached out and hugged her. “Wife.”
“What is it?”
“Nothing.” He just wanted to call her and hug her.
“Big fool.” Su Su knew this man was acting spoiled with her, so she leaned into his arms. The two of them read the same book together, and the moment was peaceful and quiet.
Originally, it was quite comfortable, but then one large hand stopped at her waist.
“…” Big pervert.
“Come on, let’s go out for a walk.”
“…” Lin Chuan, who had just been about to take a little advantage, did not quite agree, but he was still pulled by his wife to the front courtyard for a walk.
When Mother Lin saw her son come over, she said, “Oh, so you still know you have a family? Ever since you got married, you haven’t come back to visit.”
“Nothing happened.” Lin Chuan replied briefly, sounding as if he were arguing with his mother. Actually, his meaning was simple: since nothing had happened, he had not come over.
Mother Lin glared at him. “Su Su is still the best. She comes almost every day. Come inside quickly. I’ll make pancakes for you.”
“I want thin pancakes. Mother’s stir-fried shredded potatoes are the best. I want to eat them.” Su Su immediately acted spoiled, even holding Mother Lin’s arm and shaking it.
Mother Lin smiled and had not yet spoken when she heard her son say, “I… I can make them too.”
“…” Mother Lin’s face darkened. “Are the pancakes you make as good as mine? Go to the side. I’ll make them for Su Su. You go inside and sit.”
“My stir-fried shredded potatoes are good too,” Lin Chuan added. His manner was perfectly serious, even a little stern, but the whole situation seemed as if he were competing with his own mother for favour.
Su Su was completely embarrassed. How could she have known that her newly acquired man had this kind of trait? He even got jealous of his own mother.
“Then I’ll… eat Mother’s pancakes and Lin Chuan’s stir-fried shredded potatoes?” she asked carefully, not wanting to offend either of the two important people.
Mother Lin said, “That works. You two use the small stove, and I’ll use the big stove.” After saying this, she went to knead the dough.
Su Su picked a few potatoes and sat down to peel them, while Lin Chuan washed his hands.
Lin Jiang came back from playing wildly outside. Seeing that the family seemed to be making food, he could not help asking, “Mother, what are we eating today?”
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