Auntie, auntie is also a mother!

Lin Yu has very few female relatives.

Now that I've met my aunt's family again, I cherish it all the more!

After dinner, it was already late at night.

Lin Fang arranged rooms for the children, but the two older cousins ​​were not sleepy, so the family sat in the yard and chatted.

Through their conversation, Lin Yu learned that the mother and her two children were not living a very good life.

Because their uncle, who was a local bully, had passed away, the villagers often bullied them, a widow and her child.

That village bully uncle was really awful in the past, and did many things that were outrageous!

Lin Fang sighed, "These are all debts that need to be repaid! But the villagers are still quite simple and honest; they won't go too far!"

"It was Er Gou and his gang who not only robbed your uncle's company, but they were also always targeting us three! But now it's all over, you've beaten him to death!"

When this matter was brought up, Lin Fang couldn't help but feel worried and asked Lin Yu if he was really alright.

After all, this is a serious matter involving murder!

Lin Yu smiled. As the Imperial Inspector of Eight Prefectures, he held the power of life and death in his hands, with the authority to act first and report later. What could possibly happen to him?

After his repeated reassurances, Lin Fang finally felt relieved.

Next, Lin Yu learned about his two older cousins.

My older cousin, Tian Xiaotian, works in a government department, which sounds pretty good, but she's actually a temporary worker without a permanent position.

That's how it is in Northeast China. Even if you're not a formally employed staff member, as long as you can get connected with the government, it's a good job. People will spend hundreds of thousands of yuan to get in.

Tian Xiaotian got this job because her father, the village bully, pulled strings for her when he was still alive.

I only make a little over three thousand yuan a month, not even enough to buy cosmetics, just enough to make ends meet.

However, things haven't been very respectable in the last two years because I'm earning too little. With the rise of e-commerce on Douyin (TikTok) and other similar platforms, young people have more and more ways to make money, and the mindset of older people is gradually changing.

In today's society, having a skill or craft is far better than the so-called "stability" of fifth- or sixth-tier cities.

Especially for someone like Tian Xiaotian, who is not a permanent employee, it's not even as good as having a secure job.

They do all the dirty and hard work, but when something goes wrong, they're the ones who take the blame.

Most importantly, in Qingyuan, the government is in deficit and hasn't paid salaries for six months.

Some young people can't even afford to pay off their loans. Without the support of the older generation, they simply can't survive.

This is the current situation in fifth-tier cities, and even some third- and fourth-tier cities. Who knows?

However, these people are quite servile. Even if they don't pay you your salary, you don't dare to cause trouble because you believe that the government will pay you sooner or later.

It will definitely be issued, but I don't know when.

Because Lin Yu had just checked Qingyuan's accounts and knew that Tian Xiaotian and the others' salaries would likely be indefinitely delayed.

"Brother Yu, no, the salary will be paid sooner or later. The government can't possibly not pay salaries!" Tian Xiaotian still had a confident expression on her face.

“That’s right, Yu’er, look at our Qingyuan, they’re building roads every year, making everything so spacious, and they call it an advanced and civilized city! How could the government not have money!” Lin Fang said.

Lin Yu shook his head with a wry smile. Road repair?

They're building roads precisely because they don't have the money! Once they start building roads, the money comes in!

But what does this have to do with you?

It has absolutely nothing to do with us! It's just a boon to Zhao Fu and his gang of parasites!

At the very bottom, experience the most authentic aspects of people's lives.

This was also one of Lin Yu's purposes in coming to Qingyuan.

As they talked, the conversation turned to their second cousin, Tian Xiao'e.

Tian Xiao'e was very beautiful and had a perfect figure. She truly lived up to her name, like a white swan.

Lin Yu found it puzzling that someone with such good conditions would stay at home unemployed.

However, when Tian Xiao'e lifted her thick bangs, Lin Yu quickly understood.

It turns out that the second young lady has a birthmark on half of her face, which is quite unsightly. She usually covers it up with heavy foundation, but even so, it can still be vaguely seen.

“Because of this birthmark, your second sister has been self-conscious since she was a child, and she doesn’t like to interact with people! She also doesn’t want to go to work! She usually stays at home selling goods and does part-time work as a makeup artist or something!” Lin Fang explained.

Because Tian Xiao'e often applied makeup to cover up her imperfections, she developed excellent skills and began working part-time as a makeup artist for some wedding companies.

Lin Yu laughed and said, "What's a birthmark? Second Sister is so beautiful and has such a great figure, she'll never have trouble getting married!"

It would have been better if we hadn't brought it up; it just made things more awkward.

It turned out that someone had introduced Tian Xiao'e to a man, but when they were about to get engaged, he broke off the engagement. This caused a lot of embarrassment, and the whole village knew about it and laughed at her. It made Tian Xiao'e even more self-conscious.

"Who is this bastard? He has no taste at all! He will definitely regret this!" Lin Yu also spoke up for his second sister.

Tian Xiao'e pursed her lips, touched her face, and seemed very depressed.

Lin Yu examined her birthmark carefully and then said, "Second sister, don't worry, I can cure your birthmark!"

"Uh, you can cure it?" Tian Xiao'e looked surprised, but then her eyes dimmed.

She took it as Lin Yu trying to comfort her.

This is a birthmark! It's not a mole or wart or anything, how could it possibly be removed!

She was born with it; this is her fate!

“Little brother, you don’t need to worry! Over the years, I’ve let go of it and made peace with it! Since it’s my destiny, I accept it! Besides, I’m doing quite well now. I have things I enjoy doing and I can support myself! As for men and such, I don’t want to think about them at all!” Tian Xiao’e said with a carefree expression.

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