Chapter 94

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"Don't cry. Listen to me first and then you cry." Cheng Yeran couldn't stand him. The way he cried was not pretty at all. There was no technique but pure emotion. It was not as touching as his own crying. It couldn't arouse people's sympathy, but instead made people irritated.

"If you forgive me, I won't cry." Zhao Yanlin said aggrievedly, "I was wrong yesterday, but you didn't do anything wrong? Didn't you also persuade me to divorce my husband? How can you persuade people to divorce?"

Cheng Yeran sensed that he was still angry, "But your attitude towards your husband is wrong. If you are together, you should live a good life. If you don't want to live a good life together, then divorce. What's the problem with that? I'm not here to quarrel with you. I have something to ask you."

"What?" Zhao Yanlin wiped the tears from his face and looked up to ask him.

"I want your husband to help my husband." Cheng Yeran said, "My husband is too busy and needs help. He is having a headache recently because of recruiting people. Can Lin Yu embroider?"

Zhao Yanlin was stunned for a moment. "He has embroidered things before. This sachet of mine was embroidered by him, but can he do it? He is clumsy. Don't fail to embroider well again and cause trouble for your family."

"Why do you start belittling him right away? Haven't you ever tried to find the shining points in him?" Cheng Yeran asked him.

"What's so great about him?" Zhao Yanlin was too lazy to even look at him, so naturally he didn't understand him.

"I think you embroidered this sachet very well. Even if his embroidery skills are not good, he can do other things. The soap shop is short of people, and the sausage maker is also short of people. Didn't you say before that he is short-sighted? That's because he has never been out and stays around the stove all day. Naturally, what he says is related to the stove. If he is allowed to go out and see the wider world, he will change." Cheng Yeran felt that Zhao Yanlin was not worthy of Lin Yu. Lin Yu had a good personality, perseverance and patience. In the future, he could be a marathon runner. He ran such a long distance a day and climbed mountains. He was definitely an athlete.

She is just a little silly and lovesick, and she actually gave everything for such a man.

Zhao Yanlin lowered his head and thought about what Cheng Yeran said, "It is said that if you keep company with a good person, he will become better. Maybe if he goes to your house and stays with your husband for a long time, he can become as good as your husband."

"He is already very good. Don't always say that he is not good and undermine his self-confidence. If I keep telling you that you can't do this or that well, will you still have the confidence to study?" Cheng Yeran really wanted him to empathize with him.

"No, I know I've done a good job. No matter what others say, it won't affect me." Zhao Yanlin felt that he was just as good as Gao Linyu, and he also felt that Cheng Yeran was insulting him by comparing him with Lin Yu.

"There is a vegetable leaf on your teeth." After Cheng Yeran said this, Zhao Yanlin immediately covered his mouth.

"Where? That tooth?" Zhao Yanlin covered his mouth in shame and licked his teeth with his tongue.

"There are no vegetable leaves, but when I told you that you have vegetable leaves, did you subconsciously cover your mouth and dare not speak? It's like when you said Lin Yu has a smell. He has no smell at all, but when you said it, he didn't dare to get close to others, for fear that others would smell the smell on him." Cheng Yeran saw him put down his hand, "It's wrong to keep suppressing others. Don't you still want to be an official in the future? Do you want to be a corrupt official, or a good official who serves the country and the people?"

"Of course I have to be a good official." Zhao Yanlin didn't know why he brought up the topic of being an official. Are the two related?

"After you become an official, will you still have this attitude towards the people? They haven't read as many books as you have. Some of them may not have the talent for reading. Some may be from poor families, have sick people at home to take care of, and cannot read. Will you then laugh at their ignorance and look down on them every day? Not to mention people far away, just look at your parents, they haven't read any books either, will you despise them too?" Cheng Yeran asked him.

"My parents paid for my studies, how could I despise them?" Zhao Yanlin suspected him because he talked about his parents yesterday and he used his own parents as an example today.

"Without Lin Yu at home to help you take care of your parents, can you study outside with peace of mind? He is also his parents' treasure, why should he be treated like a servant in your house? Have you ever tried to treat him as an equal?" Cheng Yeran asked him.

"I..." Zhao Yanlin was no longer feeling justified or confident. He had always only cared about whether he felt wronged or not, and had never thought about Lin Yu.

"When he arrived at your house, it was an unfamiliar environment. You were all strangers to him, but he took care of you without any regrets. Why do you still say that about him? You always say that my husband is good and you want a husband like mine. If you continue like this, you never know who will want a husband like me." Cheng Yeran said.

Zhao Yanlin got a little angry when he heard this, but then he thought, hasn't he always said that he wanted a husband like his husband? He hasn't gotten angry yet, so there is no reason for him to get angry.

"I understand. I want him to work in the county, but I don't know if his parents agree." Zhao Yanlin's mind was in a mess. Everyone said that he was sorry for Lin Yu, but he also felt wronged. If Lin Yu hadn't always come close to him, he wouldn't have said anything bad about Lin Yu.

After they went back, they continued on their journey. Lin Yu saw that Zhao Yanlin didn't look very well and was a little worried about him, but he didn't dare to say it.

As soon as it got dark, they arrived at Zhaojiazhuang. The location of the Zhao family was easy to find. His house looked like that of a well-off family in the village, while Yang Shiming's was a bit dilapidated.

When the Zhao family heard that their son had returned, they went to pick him up happily. When they heard that his classmates had sent him back, they welcomed him warmly. Zhao's father even helped Cheng Yeran feed the animals.

Yang Shiming said he wanted to go home to visit his mother, so Zhao's mother asked her grandson to go next door and invite Yang's mother over, "Let's have dinner together tonight."

Yang's mother's hair was half white and she looked frail, but she had a very kind personality. She also told Cheng Yeran that she was grateful to him for taking care of Yang Shiming in the academy.

Cheng Yeran said that Yang Shiming took care of him more. Yang's mother thought that Cheng Yeran must be a good person since he took so much time to send Yang Shiming back. She also invited Cheng Yeran to her house for dinner tomorrow and she would cook for him.

When Zhao's mother saw Lin Yu coming back, she went over to pull him over and said, "I was so worried. I was wondering why you hadn't come back yet. I was about to ask your brother and sister-in-law to look for you."

Cheng Yeran felt that the Zhao family seemed to care about Lin Yu, but in fact they only paid lip service to it. Especially when cooking at night, they all said they wanted to help Lin Yu, but no one actually helped.

They seemed to know that Lin Yu was embarrassed to ask them for help, so they offered to do it. After all, it wouldn't be tiring to just move their mouths.

On the surface, they did not scold Lin Yu, but bullied Lin Yu with a smile, while Zhao Yanlin bullied Lin Yu with a cold face.

He suddenly thought of the book he had read before. Shen Yuntang had also been tortured a lot in her husband's family in her previous life. Did Shen Yuntang have a more miserable life at that time?

The Xia family has a large population, so more meals need to be cooked every day. When he first saw this, he was thinking that it was a good thing that Xia Xiaowu had two older brothers who died at birth, otherwise Shen Yuntang would have to cook for two more people, wash clothes for two more people, and be bullied by two more people.

Zhao Yanlin has an older brother in his family. His older brother and his wife gave birth to a little boy. The little boy likes to stick to Lin Yu even more. It is obvious at a glance that Lin Yu is the one who takes care of the child.

He wondered if Shen Yuntang thought of himself in his previous life when he saw Lin Yu, and that saving Lin Yu was like saving himself in his previous life, a kind of compensation psychology.

During the meal, everyone was concerned about Zhao Yanlin and asked him how he was doing in the academy. Zhao Yanlin was annoyed by the questions and changed the subject. He happened to think of Lin Yu's matter and said, "My classmate's husband is running a small business in the county town and needs help. I want Lin Yu to go."

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Yu suddenly looked up at Zhao Yanlin. He didn't expect Zhao Yanlin to say such a thing.

The Zhao family was also stunned. No wonder Cheng Yeran dressed differently from them. It turned out that her husband was doing business.

Cheng Yeran took out the gifts Shen Yuntang prepared for them, "These are sausages and soaps made by my family. Although both have the word 'fragrant' in their names, one is for eating and the other is for use."

He opened the package and gave some to the Zhao family and Yang's mother.

The Zhao family looked at the exquisite soap and said, "This must be very expensive, right?"

"Thirty cents a piece." Cheng Yeran said with a smile.

"Thirty cents? So expensive!" Mrs. Zhao couldn't help but look at the soap in her hand, "Is the salary very high?"

"Two cents of silver a month." This is the minimum wage that Cheng Yeran mentioned. This was the wage his cousins ​​and Tugen received when they first came to his house. Later, as the sausages sold better and better, he planned to increase their wages to four cents of silver a month next month. If they grow bigger in the future, their wages can be increased further.

"Two cents, that's just two taels a year. Are you still recruiting? Let's go together." Mrs. Zhao pointed at herself and her eldest brother and asked Cheng Yeran.

"What are you two doing? Who will take care of the children at home? Who will farm the fields? Who will take care of us two?" Zhao's father said with a stern face.

"The two of us can earn five taels of silver a year, which is about the same as Zhongtian. Zhongtian is so tired, making soap must not be tiring, and dad can still work. He can work in the fields for another two years, and Lin Yu will take care of his parents and the children." The eldest sister-in-law looked at Lin Yu, "Do you want to go to the county town? You don't want to, you don't even like to talk to people. Going to the county town is not suitable for you."

When Lin Yu heard this, he grabbed the hem of his clothes, not knowing what to say.

"Lin Yu can go to the county town and take care of Zhao Yanlin, just like my husband can take care of me on weekdays." Cheng Yeran said this purely to persuade Zhao Yanlin's parents to let Lin Yu go out first. As for taking care of him in the future, they could say that Lin Yu was too busy at work and had no time.

"I can also take care of my younger brother, and brothers can take better care of each other." said the eldest brother.

"Why do you need to get married when you can take good care of your two brothers? You two can get by." Mother Zhao glared at her eldest son, "I'll discuss this matter with your father tonight. Let's eat first."

In the evening, the Zhao family let Cheng Yeran stay at their house. They said that Yang's mother was not in good health, so it would be better for him not to work too hard.

Cheng Yeran felt that it didn't matter where he slept, so he stayed.

In the evening, Zhao's father and mother discussed it and decided that they could let Lin Yu go over. The two of them could then rent a house in the county town, which would be better than living in a dormitory. Who knows, they might even be able to have a child soon.

They have been married for two years, but there has been no progress. It is because they are apart more than they are together that it makes them suffer. It is better for them to have a baby as soon as possible. Besides, if they go to the county town, they can take care of Zhao Yanlin and make some money at the same time.

After the two parents had discussed it, they asked Cheng Yeran at breakfast the next day if he could help them find a house as he was familiar with the county town.

Zhao Yanlin didn't want to, but he thought that if he said he didn't want to, his parents would not let Lin Yu go, and if they didn't let Lin Yu go, Cheng Yeran would still be angry with him. So he temporarily agreed with his parents' wishes and let Lin Yu live in Cheng Yeran's house after he went.

Cheng Yeran said that he had a cousin who was also a brother, and Lin Yu could live with him.

He didn't want to meet Lin Yu on weekdays. He wanted to wait and see after a year or so whether Lin Yu was being taken better care of by Shen Yuntang. If not, he would continue to send him back to the countryside.

Finally, the Zhao family agreed to let Lin Yu go to the county town, and he decided to go back with them tomorrow.

Lin Yu packed some luggage. He didn't expect that he would go to the county and get a job. He was nervous and didn't know if he could do it well. In addition to fear, he also felt excited.

The personalities of Shen Yuntang and Liu Ya were something he had never seen before. Shen Yuntang was smart and capable, not to mention she was beautiful, clean and fragrant. Although Liu Ya's words were bold, they were very attractive and likable. In fact, he also longed for that, but his subconscious inferiority complex made him feel that he was inferior and that he was not worthy of being friends with these two people. He would be satisfied if he could do some work for them.

Shen Yuntang cooked a table of food in the evening and waited for Cheng Yeran to come back.

Normally, Li Cheng Yeran missed him so much when he went to school. Now he had been away for three days. He lived alone and couldn't sleep. He felt empty inside.

He also discovered that he was afraid of the dark. He would be extremely scared when the lights were turned off and wanted someone to hold him. He was not afraid when Cheng Yeran was at home on weekdays. He clearly did not have this problem before he married Cheng Yeran.

He calculated the time, and when it was getting dark, he simply went to wait at the door, and saw four people in the carriage, which he did not expect.

Cheng Yeran jumped out of the car and said to Shen Yuntang, "Lin Yu will work in our house in the future. You have been complaining recently that we don't have enough embroidery workers. Lin Yu happens to be able to embroider. Let him help you."