"That's my grandson. How can I not be anxious about his affairs? Alright, stop dawdling and hurry back to discuss what to do."

Grandma Shen thought the car ride was too expensive and that it would be better to save the money for food. She refused to allow them to take the car. After they walked home, their steps uneven, Lin Jinbao returned, which was unusual for him.

Despite her exhaustion, Niu ran to Lin Jinbao and said, "Son, you're finally back! I've missed you so much! You child, I've raised you for nothing. You abandoned me for another woman!"

Lin Jinbao had grown into a 1.7-meter-tall young man, still as chubby and dark-skinned as when he was a child. Seeing Niu Shi crying and sobbing endlessly, he impatiently pushed her aside.

He asked Grandma Shen, "Grandma, what did Uncle say? We need to hurry, Hua'er can't wait any longer. The matchmaker came and introduced another family that's willing to offer 1,200 yuan as a bride price. Hua'er's mother said that if we don't send anyone tomorrow, we'll arrange a marriage for Hua'er with that family."

Grandma Shen was so angry that she scolded the old woman a few times: "Couldn't you wait a few days for us? You know, we're all farmers, who can come up with so much money all at once? Is her daughter made of gold?"

"Grandma, please, I want Hua'er. If you don't let me marry her, I will never get married again and let the Lin family line die out."

Grandma Shen gently patted him: "What are you saying, child? Grandma is already trying to find a solution."

"I don't care. I heard that someone gave Er Ya five thousand yuan. Hurry up and send it to Hua'er tomorrow, or you won't have me as your grandson anymore."

Old Man Lin took a deep drag on his cigarette and exhaled a puff of smoke. Judging from the expressions on the faces of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, he knew that the matter had probably not been resolved. And his grandson was pressing him hard. What should he do?

Lin Jinbao heard from Niu Shi that Lin Jianguo and Jiang's mother both disagreed, and Lin Xi had someone throw Old Lady Shen out of the house. He was furious: "That brat, she's really gotten bold. Humph, didn't she say she didn't want to marry? I saw that when the deed was done, how dare she say she wouldn't marry?"

Mrs. Niu's eyes darted around: "Son, do you have a good idea?"

"Alright, Mother, don't worry about this. Leave it all to me. You all just need to prepare things for Hua'er's trip to her family tomorrow, and get the money ready too. I want Hua'er to have a grand and glorious wedding in our family."

After saying that, he left in a hurry. Niu wanted to stop him and ask what his idea was, but Old Man Lin called her back: "Alright, don't worry about this. Go do what you need to do. That pig has been squealing for ages because it's hungry. Go feed it. I'm going to take a nap."

Seeing that her father-in-law was ready to ignore everything, Niu looked at Old Madam Shen again and asked, "Mother, do you think what Jinbao said is reliable?"

Grandma Shen roughly understood what Jinbao wanted to do. Well, that family was becoming more and more disobedient, so it would be good to teach them a lesson. She scolded Niu Shi: "Didn't you hear what your father said? What, you still want me to do these things?"

"I understand, I'll go right away."

Daya, who was washing clothes, heard everything from beginning to end. A mischievous idea popped into her head. She quickly finished washing the clothes, grabbed a basket, said she was going to gather pig feed, and ran out.

Lin Xiao was supposed to leave this afternoon, but after all that commotion today, to avoid any unforeseen complications, Lin Xi, who was originally supposed to leave tomorrow, might as well go with Lin Xiao. Lin Xiao has a driver who can take her directly to school.

After asking Lin Xiao's opinion, Lin Xiao was more than happy to agree and readily agreed.

Since they had decided to leave that afternoon, Lin Xi pulled Jiang's mother along and went shopping with great enthusiasm.

This time, since there was a car when she left, Lin Xi did a lot of shopping, since she didn't have to carry anything herself.

They had everything they needed: food, drinks, and other necessities. Lin Xiao was carrying large bags of things when he glanced back at his godfather, who had even more. He silently sweated: Is shopping for girls really that scary? And what's amazing is that even though his legs were aching from walking for so long, the two of them seemed to be in high spirits.

Turning back, she asked in spoken language, "Godfather, is this how Xiaoxi and Godmother always go shopping?"

Lin Jianguo nodded silently, not daring to make a sound, for fear of disturbing the mother and daughter's enjoyment.

Lin Xiao continued, "If that's the case, Godfather, next time we go out, let's ride bicycles."

"Brother Lin Xiao, what are you and Dad doing? You're making faces at each other, what bad things are you saying about us?"

Lin Xiao quickly shook his head and said, "No, I just told my godfather that the clothes you and godmother bought earlier are really nice, and they make godmother look younger."

Lin Xi looked at Lin Jianguo suspiciously, but seeing him nod repeatedly, she let them go: "Brother Lin Xiao, is this bag nice?"

"It looks great, it looks great, it suits you perfectly. If you want it, we'll buy it. I'll carry it for you later."

As they were talking, several people followed them furtively, the leader of whom was Lin Jinbao.

One of the underlings had been following for a while but hadn't found an opportunity to make a move. He asked Lin Jinbao, "Brother Bao, they've been wandering around for ages. When are we going to make our move? We're all starving."

"What's the rush? The time isn't right yet. Let's wait a little longer."

“But Brother Bao, don’t you think today is not a good day to make a move? Take the time when we left home, for example. Xiao Wu stepped in a puddle of dog poop, and before we’d gone far, a big dog suddenly appeared and chased us for ages. If we hadn’t run fast, we would be lying there today.”

"How could it be so weird? It must be a coincidence. Stop talking about it. We'll find an opportunity to make our move later. If we succeed, I'll take you out to a restaurant. Oh my god, how did such a big rock appear out of nowhere?"

As he was speaking, he didn't notice a rock in front of him and fell to the ground, his nose bleeding profusely.

"Brother Bao, I told you it was weird. Why don't we take the brothers back?"

Lin Jinbao wiped the blood from his nose fiercely: "Damn it, I don't believe it. I'm going to tie her up today. My happiness depends on this."

Seeing that he couldn't persuade him, the younger brother had no choice but to quietly hide behind a few people, so that he could escape in time if things went wrong.

Lin Xi was having a great time shopping when she kept feeling like someone was following her. She turned around to look, but there was nothing there. She figured she was just imagining things. In broad daylight, what kind of bad guy would be so bold as to attack them?

"Mom, come and see! This dress is so pretty! I want to try it on. Can you hold my things for me first?"

To be continued!