Chapter 4 My Own Mother and Stepfather

The heavy snow continued until daylight before it began to subside.

Seeing that the yard was almost swept clean, Chen Xiaohua didn't leave any food and quickly ran home.

To be fair, Lin Yuesha really liked her second cousin. Although she could be sharp-tongued at times, she had a kind heart and treated her cousin very well.

The original owner had spent most of her time eating and drinking at her uncle's house for so many years, and no one in the family had ever complained about her. Lin Yuesha remembered all of this and vowed to repay the kindness when she became successful.

"Cough cough!"

Inside the room, two extremely loud coughs rang out, followed by a series of coughs, indicating that the person coughing was in great pain.

"Honey, the medicine's ready!"

Hearing the sound, Chen guessed that her new husband had woken up, so she quickly brought out the medicine that had already been brewed from the kitchen.

Lin Yuesha blinked, somewhat curious about her stepfather, and without saying a word, followed Chen Shi into the house.

The house was rather simple, to the point of being shabby.

Not far from the entrance was a heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove), and opposite it were two large trunks. Besides that, there were only some miscellaneous small items. Lin Xiaoya knew that those trunks were Chen's old dowry.

Is it snowing outside?

Lying on the heated kang was a person with a sallow complexion, clearly someone who had been ill for a long time. It was none other than Lin Yuesha's stepfather, Xiao Chenggui.

"Indeed, it snowed all night."

Chen placed a small table on the kang (heated brick bed), put the medicine on it, and then quickly took out a cloth and wiped Xiao Chenggui's face.

"Honey, it seems the medicine Tingyun got from town is working. You look a bit better."

Ms. Chen moved gently, her face showing satisfaction.

Xiao Chenggui nodded, feeling very guilty, and said, "My wife, you've worked so hard."

Putting everything else aside, he has developed a chronic illness that he relies on tonics to maintain. His condition fluctuates, and he can no longer support his family like an ordinary man. Instead, it leaves Chen, a woman, to take care of everything. However, he believes that everything is temporary.

"Don't say that, you saved my life..."

Chen's eyes immediately reddened, and she grabbed Xiao Chenggui's hand, stammering and unable to speak.

Lin Yuesha glanced at her mother, then at her stepfather. The couple were newlyweds, deeply in love, their eyes practically overflowing with affection for each other.

She became invisible after entering the room, attracting no one's attention.

Lin Yuesha touched her nose and suddenly felt a little superfluous.

Just as she was about to sneak out the door, Xiao Chenggui, who was on the kang (a heated brick bed), finally noticed her and asked, "When did Xiaoya get back?"

Xiao Chenggui still liked Lin Xiaoya very much; Yue Sha was the formal name he gave her.

"father!"

Despite being her stepfather, Lin Yuesha felt no pressure calling out to him. Seeing Xiao Chenggui beckon to her, Lin Yuesha went over.

"Little girl, have some candy."

Xiao Chenggui took out an oil paper package from a small drawer on the kang table, opened it, and found chopped maltose inside.

He found a piece that looked slightly larger and fed it to his daughter with a smile.

"That medicine is so bitter it makes you want to vomit bile. This is for you to take with the medicine. You're just spoiling her!"

Mrs. Chen gave a reproachful look, but did not stop her.

She had forgotten many things from the past. Over the years, she had been accused of being a widow who brought bad luck to her husbands, and her daughter had suffered a lot of injustice because of her.

Xiao Chenggui was her savior. Without him, she would have been raped by hooligans long ago, and she would have no face to live now.

Therefore, Xiao Chenggui treated Xiaoya well, and Xiaoya regarded him as her own father, which made Chen Shi happy.