Lin Yu has plenty of snacks of her own, so she won't eat the children's cookies.

Zhou Hehua did eat it, because Lin Yu had told her that she should eat what her child gave her, so that she would learn the importance of sharing from a young age.

Da Niu also ate and thanked Tie Dan and Xiao Bao.

Lin Yuan ate a piece from Xiao Bao and then asked Tie Dan for a strawberry flavor.

"My second uncle wants to try it too."

Tie Dan felt a pang of heartache, but seeing his second uncle's expectant eyes, he couldn't bear it. He picked up a piece with his little hand and handed it to him, not daring to look directly at him, afraid that he would feel sorry for himself.

Lin Yuan patted the two little bald heads happily: "They are really good children of our family."

Xiao Bao pulled Tie Dan: "Let's switch, then we can eat two flavors!"

Tie Dan and Xiao Bao each have two cookies left.

By exchanging them, you can enjoy both flavors!

Little Iron Egg wholeheartedly agreed with this brilliant decision, "Uncle Xiao Bao, let's continue to switch like this in the future."

-

Ou Manqing, who was in charge of finance, was also temporarily suspended from work.

"Perfect timing, you can rest at home. Mom is coming tomorrow, so just wait at home."

Li Dahui didn't think it was a bad thing, at least it gave his wife a few days to rest.

Ou Manqing was eating the sweet potato he had roasted, which smelled delicious and nodded: "Hmm, what time will Mom arrive tomorrow?"

Ever since he learned that his mother was coming, Ou Manqing had been looking forward to it.

Her parents came once when she got married, but they haven't come since. It's been more than half a year since she last saw them.

I didn't really feel anything before, but now that I'm pregnant, I understand what it's like to be a parent, and I miss my parents even more.

Li Dahui stuffed the firewood into the stove, intending to cook, and said to her as he did so:

"I'll arrive tomorrow afternoon. I've already arranged with the team to borrow a car to pick me up. I'll pay for the gas myself."

Ou Manqing nodded in satisfaction, saying that having a car to pick him up was certainly more convenient: "I'll pay you for the gas later."

"No need, I still have money."

Although Ou Manqing manages the family finances, she always keeps some money on him because Li Dahui often has to go out for work.

He usually doesn't spend money except for necessary meals, so he always has a little bit of savings.

That was what he saved to buy gifts for Ou Manqing.

In the afternoon, Li Dahui drove his truck, also giving a ride to several team members, who were going to the county town to buy things.

On the way, I met some fellow villagers who flagged me down, and I even gave them a ride.

Fortunately, he left early, and when he arrived at the train station, the train hadn't arrived yet.

Trains at this time are often delayed, arriving late, sometimes by several hours.

Li Dahui waited at the train station until four o'clock, and finally, he heard the train whistle as it entered the station.

Mother Ou got off the car carrying her luggage. Li Dahui was tall and easy to spot in the crowd.

He took the luggage from his mother's hands and asked, "Mom, did you have a safe trip? Are you tired?"

Mother Ou patted her son-in-law's strong arm, her eyes filled with maternal love: "Don't be tired, Da Hui, you've worked hard."

She and her father often lamented at home that their daughter had become even more spoiled after getting married, and that Li Dahui was the one taking care of her.

Now that she's pregnant, she needs even more care. My daughter mentioned in her letter that he's the one who does all the cooking at home now.

A son-in-law is like half a son, and Mother Ou is increasingly pleased with him.

Although the sons of Lao Ou's colleagues were well-matched with his family in terms of social status, none of them could put their daughters first in everything like Li Dahui.

They're all those old men who wouldn't even pick up a fallen oil bottle; marrying one of them is worse than marrying Li Dahui.

Li Dahui felt his mother-in-law's affection for him and was happy. He enthusiastically introduced his car to her.

Seeing that he could even drive, Mrs. Ou was even happier, but as a mother, her first thought was still for her child.

"When Manqing is about to give birth, can we take her to the hospital?"

She lived in Lianhua Brigade for a few days and heard the old people there say that in the countryside, babies are born at home.

What if something goes wrong if Ou's mother gives birth at home and is unwilling to do so?

With Lin Shan's wife as an example, how could Li Dahui possibly let Ou Manqing give birth at home?

"We'll have Manqing admitted to the hospital two weeks in advance."

"Oh, that's good, that's good."

Mrs. Ou was completely satisfied. Without her prompting, Li Dahui had already considered everything, so she no longer needed to worry so much.

This feeling lasted until she saw her daughter. As soon as the car arrived at the door, Ou Manqing came out to greet her.

Mother Ou saw her daughter in the car. She said she was five months pregnant, but her belly wasn't very big. She looked rosy-cheeked and in great health.

"Mom, you're finally here."

As soon as Ou Manqing saw her mother, she hugged her tightly, unable to contain her joy.

Mother Ou took a closer look and noticed that her daughter's face had become rounder, her skin was whiter, and she looked much prettier.

After sitting inside for a while, Lin Yu brought the children over.

The courtyard suddenly became lively.

"Auntie, I heard you came, so my grandma made you some pancakes."

Lin Yu came in carrying the pancakes that Grandma Lin had just made.

The pancakes smelled of oil and were filled with minced meat and vegetables, making them look very appetizing.

When my mother lived here before, she loved eating Grandma Lin's pancakes.

"Please thank your grandma for me, it's too much trouble for her."

"It's okay, my grandma said she'll come to talk to you tomorrow."

...

It was only after Lin Yu arrived that Mother Ou learned what had happened in the workshop.

"This is outrageous! How could they do such a thing? Sending educated youth to the countryside is for them to receive education, not to cause trouble for the villagers."

Mother Ou was heartbroken. She was an old-generation revolutionary with the purest heart.

Knowing that they were about to be investigated, she patted their hands and said, "Don't worry, this will be over soon."

In fact, Lin Yu didn't care. She had never been greedy for a single penny, and Ou Manqing was even less likely to be.

Accepting the investigation was merely a way to prove one's innocence.

...

Xu Kunpeng was taken to the police station and, after interrogation, he admitted that he broke into the office to take the account books.

That thousand yuan was just something I brought along casually.

However, because the money was public funds and the amount was relatively large, his sentence will be more severe.

At this moment, Xu Kunpeng finally understood what Lin Yu's eyes meant back then.

“She did it on purpose. She deliberately left the money there, waiting for me to get it.”

Xu Kunpeng kept blaming Lin Yu and told the police that Lin Yu had deliberately framed him.

Unfortunately, no one believed him.

But even if Lin Yu deliberately put the money in the drawer, taking the money constitutes a crime.

That is beyond doubt.

Therefore, he was sentenced to ten years of labor reform on a farm and was immediately sent away.

Lin Yu and Ou Manqing originally thought the review process would take a long time, but it ended very quickly.

The ledgers were returned to the workshop, and the two men were quickly reinstated.

At the county government building, Lu Yunfeng, with his legs crossed, sipped tea and said to the person sitting opposite him:

"I didn't expect even the leaders to know about the Lotus Brigade. Your brigade has a lot of talented people."