Chapter 193

Zhong's mother originally wanted to host a welcome party for him, but seeing him carrying so many bags and looking so tired, she still had doubts in her heart.

"Xiao Lin, you're doing fine in Hong Kong. Where are your wife and children? Didn't they say anything about you suddenly coming to Suzhou?"

Uncle Lin's expression remained calm. "They missed you too and wanted to come with us, but Kalina was born in Russia, and I was worried they wouldn't adapt to the new environment, so I asked them to stay in Hong Kong."

"I can only feel at ease if I see with my own eyes that your family is doing well."

He also talked about how much effort he put into reaching the mainland. First he applied, then he waited for more than half a year before finally getting the opportunity to arrive in Suzhou.

But since he had been away from Suzhou for too long, many places had changed. He could only wander around like a headless fly and could not understand the Suzhou people's speech.

Fortunately, it was a coincidence that I met Zhong Qiao on the third day.

"Xiao Lin, tell me about yourself." Zhong's mother treated him like her own brother. "Your wife is in Hong Kong. How could you bear to leave them there? She needs you right now."

"You little brat." Father Zhong also slapped him on the head. "You're already a grown man, and you're still always following us. Wherever we go, you follow us. You're going to make your wife sad."

Uncle Lin shook his head bitterly: "You gave me my life. How can I enjoy life in Hong Kong if I can't see you doing well?"

"Hey." When this was mentioned, both of them fell silent. "It's just a small favor. You don't need to mention it all the time."

"Xiao Lin, you already have a family, so you should focus on your wife and children. Why are you still following us around like children? You're putting us in such a difficult position."

Mr. Zhong was worried and turned around to stand in front of the window.

"It's making it difficult for us."

Xiao Lin's dependence on them was so strong that they didn't think it was a big deal before, but when they saw him follow them to Suzhou and even abandon his wife and children, they were really shocked.

Zhong Qiao pulled his sleeve and said, "Dad, let's talk after dinner. Let Uncle Lin put the luggage away first."

From the look on Uncle Lin's face when we first met, I knew he hadn't been having a good time these days.

He was a man who always took good care of himself, but now his eyeglasses were missing, his hair and beard were untidy, and he looked very tired.

"Yeah." Zhong Siqi tried to smooth things over, "Let's finish our meal first."

It was just a coincidence that just as the two of them finished persuading him, Uncle Lin's stomach started to growl.

"That's enough." Mother Zhong couldn't bear it any longer. "I'm going to make a bowl of egg noodles for your Uncle Lin to fill his stomach."

After saying that, she turned and went into the kitchen and started working.

Zhong Siqi still looked happy. He snatched Uncle Lin's suitcase and took it home. Uncle Lin followed behind him for fear that he would fall.

"Be careful, kid. You're not a child anymore, why are you still acting like a kid?"

The heartwarming scene before her left Zhong Qiao speechless. She was already beginning to wonder if she was overthinking it. Uncle Lin hadn't poisoned her father. Firstly, there was no need to do so, and secondly, if he had, why hadn't he poisoned her mother as well?

The food was served quickly, it was egg noodles in clear soup. Uncle Lin couldn't stand spicy food at all, so he just loved it.

"Thank you, Sister Shao." Uncle Lin stuffed the food into his mouth desperately, looking like he had been hungry for a long time.

Zhong Qiao and the other three looked at each other in bewilderment. When had they ever seen Uncle Lin in such a state of disarray? He had always been a man of cleanliness and elegance, always appearing courteous in everything he did.

But now he seems like a refugee who has not eaten for several days.

Zhong Qiao asked cautiously, "Uncle Lin, didn't you bring any money with you this time? How come you're so hungry?"

Uncle Lin stopped eating, looking a little embarrassed. "I did bring some money, but it's all in Hong Kong dollars, which I can't use here. I've been searching for ages but can't find anywhere to exchange it for RMB."

Zhong Qiao understood.

At this moment, Hong Kong dollars cannot be directly exchanged into RMB, and there is no such thing in their small county. No wonder he has been hungry for so long.

After dinner, the whole family gathered around Uncle Lin and asked him questions.

For example, how is the family in Hong Kong? How is Hong Kong now? And how are Uncle Lam's wife and children?

Uncle Lin answered them one by one, and in summary, they were all pretty good.

The Zhong family members were silent.

Thinking back to the days he spent in Hong Kong, he felt like a fish in water. Although life in Suzhou was not bad, it could not be compared with Hong Kong. After all, all his family's money was in Hong Kong.

The policies are complicated now and they don’t know when they can return to Hong Kong.

Uncle Lin saw what they were thinking and said, "Don't worry, we'll be able to go back sooner or later."

Since Uncle Lin had no place to live, Zhong Siqi gave him her bedroom, but having a man suddenly in the house was always inconvenient for the two women.

Zhong Qiao couldn't hold it in any longer in the middle of the night, so he put on an outer coat and prepared to go to the toilet, thinking that there would be no one around in the middle of the night.

I never thought that when I washed my hands after going to the toilet, I looked up and saw a figure in the mirror.

She was startled and looked closely, and found that it was Uncle Lin.

"What's wrong? Are you scared?" Uncle Lin smiled kindly, but the light from the living room shone on his face, making him look like a red-faced, fang-toothed evil ghost.

"No." Zhong Qiao suppressed his fear and pretended to be calm. "Uncle Lin, why aren't you sleeping yet?"

Uncle Lin didn't realize she was changing the subject and said, "I haven't been back to the mainland for a long time. I'm a little uncomfortable for a while. I couldn't sleep, so I went out for a walk."

Finally, he reminded: "The wind is still quite strong, you should rest early."

Zhong Qiao said, "Okay, Uncle Lin, you too."

She walked into the bedroom and quietly closed the door, but her heart was still beating fast and she couldn't calm down.

Zhong Qiao suddenly thought of something. After locking the door, he pretended to take a few steps back, then gently took off his shoes, walked barefoot to the door, and slowly lay down.

Her breathing suddenly stopped.

Because from her perspective, the light from the living room was reflected through the crack in the door, and she could clearly see a black shadow cast on the ground.

Because I was too close, I could see a large black area.

Uncle Lin was standing at her door.

Zhong Qiao didn't dare to move, fearing that any movement on his part would cause the other party to take action, and the two of them remained in a stalemate.

After about 5 minutes, the dark shadow outside the door finally disappeared.

Zhong Qiao's legs were numb from holding on, so he had no choice but to lie on the ground and rest for a while.

However, just as she was about to take a breath and turned her head, she was stunned.

The black shadow fell down again at a very slow and slight speed.

It's just a door away from Zhong Qiao.

He had evidently returned.

Zhong Qiao maintained the stalemate. After another 5 minutes, the other party left. Zhong Qiao still waited for 10 minutes before he dared to move his cold and stiff body, and finally sat down gently on the bed.