Chapter 17 "Serious Illness"

Lin Erdan didn't explain the reason, and said vaguely: "My brother talks a lot."

In fact, after Lin's mother and Lin Shisheng brought things to see Lin Zhao yesterday, people in the village began to spread gossip, saying that Lin's mother was partial to her daughter who married out, and that she would not give her son and grandson the meat and eggs to eat, and so on.

That's quite harsh.

When the Lin family's children heard this, they became furious.

Seeing that my aunt brought back something, she had to show it off from one end of the village to the other.

The eldest nephew talked too much nonsense, so Lin Zhao couldn't wait and went back with Erdan first.

As for the eldest and second oldest cubs, they were sharing candy with their older brothers and sisters.

Lin Heling sat in the yard waiting for her daughter to come home.

Glancing at Lin Zhao's figure, he turned sideways toward the main room and said, "Zhao Zhao's mother, our daughter is back."

Lin Zhao walked in and just heard the voice. She trotted over briskly and sat on the small wooden stool next to her father.

"Dad, how are you?"

Lin Heling smiled, his eyes gentle, and looked at Lin Zhao's face. He found that she looked okay, nodded in his heart, and answered his daughter's question: "I'm fine."

Lin's mother came out and said with a smile, "When your father saw you, all his problems disappeared."

Hearing the sound in the yard, the eldest and second brothers of the Lin family came out with their wives.

"Zhao Zhao is back." Brother Lin smiled.

He walked towards Lin Zhao and stared at her forehead. "I can't see the bump anymore. Does your head still hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt anymore." Lin Zhao replied, looking at the others and calling out in turn: "Big brother, big sister-in-law, second brother, second sister-in-law."

Sister-in-law Chen Yu is a hardworking, kind-hearted and gentle person.

She smiled and said, "Hey, have you eaten?"

"have eaten."

Lin's second sister-in-law Qiulian glanced at her sister-in-law's empty hands and pouted her lips. She was afraid that her parents-in-law would be angry, so she showed her displeasure and lowered her head as if to cover up.

My sister-in-law is back to beg for money again. It never stops!

Lin Zhao knew her second sister-in-law's personality well, and she treated her second sister-in-law the same way she treated her, ignoring her stepmother's face.

Lin Shisheng frowned, glanced at the top of his wife's head with a slightly cold gaze, then quickly retracted his gaze and looked at Lin Zhao with a warm look: "Zhao Zhao, I caught a rabbit. Don't you like spicy rabbit meat? Let mother make it for you this afternoon."

"Okay, I haven't eaten rabbit meat for a long time, thank you, brother."

Listening to the conversation between the brother and sister, Qiulian quietly rolled her eyes. The child's father really couldn't think straight. He treated his sister better than his wife. Isn't he stupid?

Although she had a lot of complaints, she didn't dare to say a word as Lin's mother, who had a bad temper, was at home. She could only complain in her heart.

Mother Lin said, "I know you are greedy, I have already prepared it. When you are hungry, just tell me and I will make it."

"Okay." Lin Zhao said bluntly.

Lin Heling didn't see her grandson, so she asked her, "Where are the eldest and second sons? Didn't you bring them?"

"I brought it. I'm playing with Dadan and the others."

As soon as Lin Zhao finished speaking, a group of children came into the house. With their arrival, the yard instantly became lively.

"Mom, my eldest son gave me two candies. They are very sweet. I saved one for you." Lin Xibao said to her mother.

Chen Yu's eyes flashed with surprise. She glanced at Lin Zhao and saw that her sister-in-law didn't look strange. She knew that she knew that the eldest son had given candy to her daughter. She felt relieved and looked at her daughter again. She said softly, "Keep it for yourself. Mother won't eat it."

Lin Xibao smiled with her eyes curved, "One is enough for me. I have a baby in my belly, so you should eat one too."

Hearing this, Lin Zhao showed surprise, "Sister-in-law is pregnant again?"

Chen Yu glanced at her daughter, then looked at her sister-in-law and said embarrassedly, "It's been more than two months."

Lin Zhao said, "Congratulations, big brother and big sister. When big sister gives birth, I will send you a pig's trotter."

"You're just bragging. Is it that easy to become a pig's trotter?" Lin's mother tapped her daughter's forehead. Fearing that the eldest daughter-in-law had too high expectations, she added on behalf of Lin Zhao: "Just try your best. If you can't get it, it's okay. Your eldest brother will find a way."

Lin Zhao didn't explain much. She said that whether it would succeed or not would be known in a few months. She went to school in the county and it was not in vain. She had a lot of connections.

"I know."

After the elders finished speaking, Dadan put the net bag full of things on the table and said to Lin's father and mother, "Grandpa, grandma, these are the things my aunt brought."

When he put it like that, the contents of the net bag could be seen clearly.

Mother Lin frowned, "Zhao Zhao, why do you bring so many things?"

"Since mother won't accept it, I can only send it back myself." Lin Zhao said casually.

She untied the knot of the net bag and took out the things inside one by one.

While taking it, he said:

“This is canned meat.”

"This is two pounds of meat."

"This is dried noodles. Mom, you should cook two handfuls for your dad and you every three days. The white flour ones are very soft and not as harsh as the coarse grains. They are also delicious with clear soup."

"A small can of oil. This oil is fragrant and delicious when stir-frying."

"And this salted duck egg, it oozes oil when you poke it, it's especially good with porridge."

"Finally, it's soda. I bought a lot and I'll give it to you guys to try."

The Lin family members looked at the things on the table and stood there in a daze.

Any one of these things is difficult to get. Where did Zhao Zhao get them?

Mother Lin grabbed Lin Zhao's wrist and took her into the house, away from everyone. She looked solemn, her eyes locked on her, and asked seriously, "Did you go to the black market?"

Lin Zhao shook his head and said seriously, "Of course not! I don't even know which way the door to the black market opens!"

"Then where did you get these things?" Lin's mother was still worried. She was afraid that her daughter would break the law.

"I've already told you, my classmates." Lin Zhao deliberately put on a cocky expression and said proudly, "Mom, you won't think that I went to high school for nothing, right?"

"Some of my classmates work at the grain and oil station, some work at the meat processing factory, and some work at the supply and marketing cooperative. It's easy for me to buy things from them."

"Don't worry, mom. I'm not stupid. I definitely won't go to the black market."

She had indeed never been there, but of course she acted as if it was justified.

"It's good that you didn't go." Lin's mother said, "You are not allowed to go in the future. The black market is very strict to crack down on speculation and profiteering. If you are caught, it will be no joke."

Lin Zhao looked determined as if she was taking the oath to join the party: "I am not stupid. Only those without connections go to the black market. Why would I go to the black market if I have connections? I won't go."

She didn't go to the black market, but Lin's mother still nagged her for more than ten minutes.

"Why did you bring so many things back? Didn't I tell you not to take anything? There are so many good things. It would be better to leave them for my grandchildren. You are married to the Gu family. Don't think about your parents' family. Your father and I have several sons. Will we have nothing to eat? You are such a troublesome girl."

Lin Zhao refused to accept the answer and said confidently, "I'm not starving, but I don't have anything good to nourish my body."

Lin's mother couldn't refute this.

Everything required tickets. Even if she had the ability, she couldn't get noodles or canned meat...

"The world is becoming more and more incomprehensible." Mother Lin sighed deeply.

Lin Zhao held her mother's arm, resting her head on her mother's shoulder, and said, "It will get better slowly. Before that, you must accept the good things I give to you and my father as a token of my filial piety, or I will never come back."

Lin's mother turned her head to look at her and met Lin Zhao's beautiful eyes, which were full of seriousness.

"I'm serious!" Lin Zhao emphasized, her voice soft but her attitude firm.

Her father's health was damaged when he fled, and her mother looked healthy, but in fact she was overworked.

In the original book, her father died the next year after she died. Not long after her father passed away, her mother also passed away, less than half a year later.

Thinking of this, Lin Zhao felt as if her heart was being grasped by a pair of giant hands, making it hard for her to breathe.

She will never forgive Gu Xing'er!

Mother Lin had no choice but to say, "Accept it! Your father and I will accept it!"

Only then did Lin Zhao smile.

very good.

In this life, her father and mother will definitely live a long life.

Outside the hospital.

Lin Heling called his two grandsons over and asked them some questions, all about their recent situation.

The eldest and second oldest were very familiar with this part. They sat there and started talking.

They talked about how much delicious food they had eaten, and then stood up to show off their new clothes and new shoes, with smiles brighter than the morning sun.

"How are the third and fourth cubs?" Lin Heling became concerned about the twins.

"They are fine too. Mom makes malted milk and steamed egg custard for them." said Erzai.

The eldest son added: "Mom also made new clothes for the third and fourth sons. Mom also said she would take the second son and me to the movies!" When talking about watching movies, her childish voice was filled with joy.

"Why are your hair gone?" Father Lin touched the bald heads of his two grandsons one by one and asked with a smile.

"A barber came to the village yesterday, and my mother asked my brother and I to shave our heads," said the eldest son.

"My mother said it would be cooler to shave my head!" Erzai touched his prickly forehead and said with a smile. In front of his grandfather with a bad temper, his loud voice, which was exactly the same as his grandmother's, was restrained a lot.

Lin Heling didn't believe what her daughter said. She was afraid that Zhao Zhao was afraid that the two kids would get into trouble, so she made them shave their heads to prevent any harm.

"A bald head is good. It makes your heads look rounder." Father Lin feels relieved that his daughter has grown up, and his eyes are filled with smiles.

He has a gentle personality and never speaks loudly. He is out of place in the entire village, but the children like him and are willing to listen to him.

The eldest and second sons are very close to their grandfather. They stick close to Lin Heling and ask him to tell them stories.

Lin Heling did not refuse and started telling them the story.

Dadan and his friends were craving for the meat and candy that their aunt had brought, but when they saw their grandfather telling a story to the eldest and second sons, their attention was immediately diverted and they sat in a row to listen to the story.

After Lin Zhao finished talking to her mother, she went out and saw her father telling a story. She walked over quickly and sat on the wooden rocking chair next to her father. The chair rocked a few times, making Lin's father dizzy. He reached out and grabbed the handrail to steady it.

But he was used to it, so he didn't mention his daughter and continued to tell the story in his leisurely tone, about a lawless monkey.

Lin Zhao had been listening to this since she was a child and never got tired of it. Sometimes her father would say the next sentence and she would finish it.

This scene made Lin's mother, Lin Shichang and Lin Shisheng feel like they were back to the time when Zhao Zhao was not married yet.

After listening to the story for nearly an hour, Lin's mother heard that Lin Heling's voice was a little hoarse, so she interrupted them.

"That's all for today. Dadan and Erdan, take your brothers and sisters out to play." Mother Lin gave some of the candy her daughter brought to her grandchildren, and then sent the group of younger ones away.

Making a lot of noise at home!

The children were still not satisfied, but did not dare to make a fuss. They took the candy and ran out of the house.

The eldest and second cubs were like little birds that had just flown out of a cage, running around madly following their cousins.

The three girls from the Lin family, Lin Xibao, Lin Xuan and Lin Zheng, did not go out.

Lin Zhao asked, "Why don't you go out and play?"

"Aunt doesn't come back for a long time. Let's talk to her." Lin Xibao came close to her aunt and said seriously.

The little girl, who is only eight years old, acts like a little adult, which makes people laugh.

The two sisters Lin Xuan and Lin Zheng stood not far away and did not come closer.

Lin Zhao waved to the two sisters, "Xuanxuan, Zhengzheng, come here, aunt has a gift for you."

The two little girls smiled with bright eyes.

Lin Xibao pretended to be disappointed and said, "Aunt prepared gifts for Xuanxuan and Zhengzheng, what about me? Isn't there any for me?"

Chen Yu looked at her daughter like a little elf and felt that she couldn't bear to watch, "Lin Xibao!"

"Sister-in-law, it's okay. It's a good thing that the girl is open and honest." Lin Zhao waved her hand indifferently. She liked Xi Bao's personality very much. She was cheerful all day long, like a warm little sun.

"Hey, aunt, what gifts have you prepared for us?" Lin Xibao's face was full of smiles.

Lin Xuan and Lin Zheng were also a little curious.

Lin Zhao took out three hair ties from her bag. "One for each of you."

"I like it. Thank you, auntie." Lin Xibao took the hairband and asked her mother to tie it for her.

Chen Yu took a look at the hair tie, which was better than those sold in the county supply and marketing cooperative. One probably cost two or three cents. She said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry to have let my sister-in-law spend money on it."

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "Nothing."

Just then, Lin's second sister-in-law Qiulian came quickly and took away the hairbands of the two sisters Lin Xuan and Lin Zheng.

"Give me what kind of hairbands do you use, little girls. I'll keep them for you and give them to you when you grow up."

Chen Yu looked at her overbearing sister-in-law in a ridiculous way, unable to understand.

My second brother’s wife doesn’t even want to pretend? !

Lin Zhao was also stunned, "?"

What’s going on… ?

The smiles on the lips of the two sisters Lin Xuan and Lin Zheng disappeared, and they felt very aggrieved.

That was given to them by their aunt! !

"I don't want it." Lin Zheng grabbed the headband and bravely refused, complaining, "Mom said she would keep it for us, but in the end she gave it to my cousin. I don't want you to keep it!"

Qiulian became angry and poked her head hard, leaving a red mark on the little girl's forehead with her long nails.

She scolded him angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about? I kept all your things well. Who gave them to your cousin? You actually learned to complain. I spoiled you."

Lin Zheng said angrily, "Mom, you are lying! My sister and I saw it! You gave all the fabrics that your grandma gave to me and my sister to make clothes to my cousin! I didn't complain, but you gave them to me anyway!"

Qiulian was furious and wanted to hit someone, but Lin Zhao stopped her and said coldly, "You can scold me, but you want to hit someone, are you my mother?"

Not wanting to argue with her second sister-in-law in front of her two nieces, Lin Zhao ignored Qiu Lian and took her three nieces to her own room.

Qiulian felt aggrieved. She didn't give birth to a son and had no confidence in her husband's family. Her natal family was her confidence. She gave the cloth to her niece, wasn't she hoping that her natal family would support them? Why didn't those two little girls understand her good intentions at all?

Chen Yu could tell what her second brother's wife was thinking at a glance and felt that she was really seriously ill.

Father Lin closed his eyes and didn't even glance at him. For a stupid person, it would be a waste to even look at him.

The male lead will come out tomorrow~!

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(End of this chapter)