Chapter 6 Aunt Lin

Grandma Lin was drying medicinal herbs outside when Liu Zhengying heard a noise inside the house and ran out to ask, "Is Da Yangzi going to the county town?"

Zuo Mingyang asked with a smile, "Aunt Liu, would you like to go to the county town for fun?"

"I'm busy at home," Liu Zhengying said. "Could you pick up two packages for me in the town on your way to the county seat?"

Zuo Mingyang: "Okay, send me the information."

Since he returned to his hometown and became a village official, the elderly villagers have always asked him to pick up their packages whenever he goes to the town or county seat. He has become accustomed to it.

“It was my baby who bought this.” Liu Zhengying quickly looked at Lin Yi’an and said, “Bao’er, please send him the message. I still have water boiling in the pot.”

Lin Yi'an nodded, and Zuo Mingyang smiled at her: "I don't think I have your contact information. How about we add each other first?"

Lin Yi'an was somewhat surprised: "Don't you have my contact information?"

“No, you did,” Zuo Mingyang said. “You changed your number after you went to the capital.”

Lin Yi'an: "Then add it again."

After exchanging contact information, Lin Yi'an sent him the package pickup details: "Thank you."

Zuo Mingyang chuckled: "Why are you being so polite?"

As the two were talking, Zhou Mingshi came out from upstairs. Zuo Mingyang saw him at a glance and paused slightly: "And this is..."

Lin Yi'an introduced them to the situation.

"This is my fiancé, Zhou Mingshi."

"This is our neighbor, Zuo Mingyang."

Upon hearing her introduction, Zuo Mingyang was stunned for a moment, as it was the first time he had heard that Lin Yi'an was engaged.

She subconsciously sized up the man in front of her. He was handsome and dignified, tall and elegant, even taller than her, with an imposing presence. He was clearly an outstanding person, and his family background must be extraordinary to become Lin Yi'an's fiancé.

Thinking of this, he extended his hand: "Hello, Mr. Zhou."

Zhou Mingshi remained calm and extended his hand for a perfunctory handshake: "Hello."

Zuo Mingyang had something to do and was in a hurry to get to the county town. After saying goodbye, he got into the car.

Sitting in the driver's seat, he didn't rush to start the car. Through the half-open window, he looked towards the Lin family's house.

Grandma Lin said something, and Mr. Zhou, who had been so indifferent when he shook hands with her earlier, became relaxed and spoke to Grandma Lin with a smile...

This clear-cut attitude shows that even before marrying Lin Yi'an, he already considered the Lin family as his own.

He chuckled to himself. A man like that wouldn't even give a decent guy a second thought if his fiancée appeared in front of him. The elegance and confidence that emanated from his very being were admirable even to him, a grown man, let alone Lin Yi'an.

I closed the car window, started the car, and slowly drove onto the road.

Zhou Mingshi sat at the dining table and, seeing a glass of water beside him, asked Lin Yi'an, "Is this for me?"

Lin Yi'an nodded.

Zhou Mingshi picked up his water glass, took a sip, and said, "It tastes like chrysanthemum and goji berries."

Lin Yi'an nodded: "It's hot in the dog days of summer, and it's easy to get a sore throat. Grandma brewed chrysanthemum and goji berry tea early this morning. It's good for clearing the liver and improving eyesight, and it can also help dispel wind-heat. Have some breakfast first, and then drink the tea."

Zhou Mingshi looked up: "Grandma noticed I'm a little feverish?"

Lin Yi'an nodded, knowing without being told, "Let's eat breakfast first."

Zhou Mingshi looked at the breakfast in front of him, picked up the corn on the plate and started eating.

Assistant Chen is hanging clothes to dry in the yard.

He was Mr. Zhou's personal assistant, responsible for his daily life. Mr. Zhou's clothes were usually taken care of by a special person, but when he went out, only he could accompany him and take care of his clothes.

Hearing their conversation, Assistant Chen thought to himself how considerate the Lin family was. They could tell that their boss was stressed and had trouble sleeping, and they even prepared suitable food and tea for him. Their boss was truly blessed.

But if the boss and Miss Lin get married in the future, won't she be able to tell if the boss has any abnormalities in his body?

In that case, would the boss still have any secrets from Miss Lin?

After having breakfast, Zhou Mingshi stayed in the yard with his grandmother to sort out medicinal herbs, while Lin Yi'an took out a slicer and sliced ​​the herbs that needed to be sliced, with Ye Lingzhi helping out.

Zhou Mingshi glanced at it: "Do you need my help?"

Lin Yi'an: "This is difficult to cut."

Lin Shuhe and Liu Zhengying were preparing lunch in the kitchen. Although they had just eaten breakfast not long ago, the first formal lunch for their future son-in-law should be quite substantial.

Early in the morning, Lin Shuhe caught and killed his own goose, along with the fish and eels he had bought yesterday, all of which were kept in the pond. After processing them, they would all be burned at noon.

Just as he was busy, Lin Shuhe's eldest sister arrived with her grandson.

Aunt Lin said, "Yi'an is here? Perfect timing, I have something to discuss with you."

Grandma Lin looked up from among the medicinal herbs and asked her daughter, "Why are you here?"

Aunt Lin nudged her grandson, "Xinxin, come and greet your great-grandmother, and your little aunt... And who is this?"

She had just seen the young man sitting there helping her mother organize the medicinal herbs; he looked so imposing. Her tone was somewhat hesitant.

Grandma Lin said, "This is Yi'an's fiancé, and Mingshi, this is my eldest aunt."

Zhou Mingshi: "Elder Aunt".

Aunt Lin was surprised to find that it was Lin Yi'an's fiancé. Her face stiffened. Before she could speak, an elderly man in his seventies walked in.

Aunt Lin breathed a sigh of relief and called out, "Uncle, you're here?"

Lin Yi'an then called out, "Grandpa."

After calling out, he introduced Zhou Mingshi to him.

After they greeted each other, Aunt Lin said, "Mother, Yi'an has found her biological parents. My younger brother doesn't have any children either. What I mean is..."

Grandma Lin interrupted her coldly: "What do you mean?"

Aunt Lin frowned: "Mother, don't get angry every time I mention that my younger brother doesn't have children. Getting angry won't help; it's a fact. We can't let our Lin family line die out. My idea is to have Xinxin change his surname to Lin..."

Grandma Lin stared at her: "What? Your younger brother doesn't have children, and Bao'er isn't his child? Do you think I don't know what you mean? Why didn't you think about letting Xinxin have the Lin surname before? Now that your brother's life is getting better and the family is rich, you want your grandson to have the Lin surname?"

"Your father ran away. Shuhe couldn't even walk yet, so he ran off to the widow's house in Lijia Village and became part of her family. Whatever this family is like, it has nothing to do with the Lin family. Your father's line has ended, which has even less to do with me or Shuhe. As for Shuhe, he doesn't even have a father, so why would he worry about his line ending?"

Aunt Lin blushed. What kind of talk was this? Even if their father didn't want them anymore, did that mean her brother wasn't a member of the Lin family?

Grandpa Lin looked ashamed and turned to Grandma Lin, saying, "Yongzhen, this matter... sigh..."

In the end, it all came down to books and not having a biological child. Yi'an found her biological parents again.

Lin Yi'an put down the slicer, looked at them and said, "Auntie, don't say you want to change Xinxin's surname to Lin, it doesn't matter if you want to change it to Li, Zhang or Wang, whatever the surname is, you don't need to discuss it with us."

Aunt Lin stood there, stunned: "What do you mean?"

Lin Yi'an: "Your grandson can have whatever surname he wants. It's none of our business, and you don't need to tell us."

Aunt Lin frowned: "If Xinxin takes the surname Lin, then she will be a descendant of the Lin family and inherit the Lin family's legacy..."

Lin Yi'an: "What did I inherit from the Lin family? The house was built by my eldest brother, and the land for growing medicinal herbs was contracted by me."

"Those old houses next door were built by Grandma. You are Grandma's daughter, so you are entitled to inherit Grandma's property, or are you planning to let Xinxin inherit half of those tiled houses?"

Aunt Lin: "Yi'an, your grandma and parents raised you with great difficulty. You can't be too domineering; you have to think about them..."

Lin Yi'an: "Is it for your sake?"

“My parents and grandma raised me, and I will take care of them in their old age. What about you? You were also raised by your grandma with great difficulty. As her daughter, what have you done for her? You didn’t even buy her anything today.”

“If you come back to visit Grandma, I welcome you. But if you have other ideas, this family does not welcome you, and it will be no use no matter who you plead with.”