Chapter 99 "It's all an illusion"

"sister!"

"sister!!"

Lin Zhao was asking Li Fen about the defective products when she heard a hysterical howl.

"?"

She was slightly embarrassed.

Just as he was about to say something, he saw Song Yunjin rushing in with a panicked look on his face.

He took two steps at a time and approached Lin Zhao's counter. Seeing that his sister was fine, his heart dropped to his feet and he gasped violently.

Lin Zhao handed over her enamelware pot, "Drink some water, why are you running so fast!"

I looked at my watch and it was not yet time to deliver the meal.

"Why are you here now?" She wondered if something happened at home, and a worried look appeared on her face. "Is everything alright at home?"

"It's okay!" Song Yunjin didn't hesitate. She picked up the enamel jug and poured water into it. After quenching her thirst, she put the jug down and wiped her mouth with the back of her hand. Then she said, "Sister, I heard that someone from the supply and marketing cooperative was taken away. I also heard your name. I was almost scared to death and didn't even have time to tell my mother. I came to find you right away."

Lin Zhao's eyebrows relaxed, a warm feeling surged through his heart, and he smiled and said, "I'm fine."

Song Yunjin didn't believe it. "I heard everything. You must have something to do with it. Sister, what's going on?"

"It's not a big deal. I was reported by someone..." Lin Zhao had just said this when Song Yunjin exploded. Her neat short hair almost stood up, and she looked very angry.

"who?"

The moment the words came out of his mouth, his angry black eyes swept across the counters.

One counter was empty.

One person is missing.

The salesperson who sees people’s noses as not noses and eyes as not eyes.

"Is it that strong salesman?" Song Yunjin asked, his face dark with anger, his chest heaving violently, he was very angry.

"Yes, it doesn't matter. She sent herself to jail." Lin Zhao patted her brother's head to calm him down.

Her eyes curved slightly and she smiled brightly, "Without this person in the supply and marketing cooperative, the air has become better!"

His sister's comfort did not comfort Song Yunjin.

"What did she report you for?" he continued to ask.

Lin Zhao's eyes flashed with helplessness. Knowing that her little cousin was a man who would get to the bottom of things, she could only say, "They said I enriched myself and harmed the interests of the people."

"Bullshit!" Song Yunjin was so angry that he swore and spoke viciously.

"Sister, you don't care about that! If you really need money, tell my dad and the others. There are many people who can help you. Why do you need to work so hard? Who does she look down on?"

Reporting his sister for corruption is even more ridiculous than reporting his sister for having an affair with Song Yuncheng!

Lin Zhao took out an apple and gave it to her little cousin. "You know she's just talking nonsense. Don't take it seriously. Eat the apple. I promised to bring it to you. One each for you, your uncle and aunt, and Yun Cheng."

When Song Yunjin heard that other people in the family also had some, she took a bite without hesitation, making a crunch sound.

The apples are crisp, sweet, juicy and delicious.

"It's delicious. You didn't find it in the mountains, did you?"

Lin Zhao said, "Just have something to eat, don't ask so many questions."

Song Yunjin guessed that his sister bought it on the black market, and the apple in his hand suddenly didn't smell as good anymore.

"sister……"

He is really afraid that his sister will be caught!

Because his sister is truly fearless.

Lin Zhao only needed to take a glance at his thoughts to see through his feelings as they grew up together.

"Let's go to the movies together. Where did I get my movie ticket?"

Song Yunjin was slightly startled, "I bought it."

"The same goes for Apple." She earned points by completing tasks.

Lin Zhao was confident and justified.

A smile appeared in the boy's eyes, and his joy was beyond words.

"That's good." He pursed his lips, "You scared me just now!"

Lin Zhao smiled, her voice full of laughter, "I can tell, you're panting so hard, your voice sounds like you're splitting your legs!"

"Sister!" Song Yunjin lowered his eyes, his ears burning.

Even though he felt embarrassed, he did not forget to chew the apple, crunching it non-stop.

"Sister, it's delicious."

Lin Zhao smiled and said, "If you like it, I'll get it for you later."

"Sister, do you have any?" Even though he knew that his sister was not the kind of person who would leave all the good things for other people, Song Yunjin was still worried that his sister would have nothing to eat.

There's no way, it's a good habit formed since childhood.

"Yes. How could I possibly treat myself badly?" Lin Zhao always felt that people who were mean to themselves were mentally ill.

"That's impossible." Song Yunjin was happy. After finishing the apple, he wiped his hands with the toilet paper handed to him by Lin Zhao and said, "Sister, I'm back. I'll bring the news to my mother. If my mother hears about it, she will definitely be very worried."

Lin Zhao gave him the remaining apples and said, "Take it back."

Song Yunjin sighed sweetly, "Sis, since you started working, I have good food to eat every day. Is this the happiness of having a job?"

Lin Zhao just smiled and said nothing.

Work itself will not bring happiness to people.

She didn't say this, leaving it for Yunjin to experience later.

"Well, so you try your best."

Song Yunjin's face fell.

He wanted to work hard, but unfortunately he had no place to put his strength to use, and he didn't know whether he could get his junior high school diploma.

So annoying.

"Sister, I'm leaving now."

Wang Ju whispered, "You can ride my bike."

She offered to lend it to him, and Lin Zhao didn't hesitate to say goodbye. She smiled and said, "Thank you, Aju. I'll bring you some food later."

Wang Ju's eyes curved slightly, looking delicate and reserved, like a budding gardenia, "Okay."

When Song Yunjin arrived at the family building, Aunt Song had just prepared the meal and filled the entire lunch box with quite a lot of meat slices.

The meat was sent by Zhaozhao, so it’s okay to give her more.

I just don’t know where that dead kid Yunjin went.

When she heard that someone had been taken away from the supply and marketing cooperative, she wanted to borrow his bicycle to go and ask around, but the person disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"Mother!"

A clear voice sounded.

Song Yunjin came upstairs.

"Where have you been?" Aunt Song glared at him. She didn't have time to scold her son. She said anxiously, "Borrow a bicycle and go to the supply and marketing cooperative. I heard that a salesperson was taken away. I wonder if your sister has been affected..."

Only half of the sentence was said.

Song Yunjin interrupted and said, "Mom, I went there as soon as I heard about it, and I just came back."

He took out three apples and said, "My sister asked me to bring you these apples. I've eaten them all. They're very sweet."

Aunt Song took one look at the fresh apple with unwrinkled skin and was surprised, but her heart was warmed. She said, "Why didn't your sister leave some for the four children?"

"My sister must have stayed." Song Yunjin looked confident.

Aunt Song didn't say anything else, and hurriedly asked her son about the supply and marketing cooperative, "Is your sister not scared? What's going on with the supply and marketing cooperative?"

"My sister has been reported!" Song Yunjin walked into the room, sat down on the sofa, and put the aluminum lunch box into the cloth bag.

"What?" Aunt Song raised her voice twice as high as before and came over with a stern face.

"What's going on?"

"Both the Gu and Lin families are of good family background, and your brother-in-law is a soldier. What can she report?"

"How is your sister now?"

Her questions came one after another.

Song Yunjin couldn't get a word in and was even looked down upon.

The iron sand palm hit him on the back.

The boy bared his teeth.

"Are you mute? Speak, what's wrong with your sister?"

"If anything happens, borrow your car and go find your dad. Let him think of a solution."

I heard that a lot of people were detained in the building where the investigation team was located, and they were all crammed into one room. Zhaozhao, a girl, could not be taken there.

Song Yunjin hurriedly said, "It's okay, it's okay. The one who was taken away was not my sister, but the person who reported my sister. Oh, and the accountant of the supply and marketing cooperative. The accountant is the cousin of the person who reported my sister."

When Aunt Song heard that Zhao Zhao was fine, her heart dropped back to where it was, and she kept cursing, "They are all colleagues, and you keep reporting me for no reason. You are just wasting your time!"

"Fortunately your sister is lucky. If she had been taken away, your aunt would have torn down the building."

My sister-in-law is very strong and has a bad temper, even though she is being brought up very kindly by her brother-in-law now.

Haha, it’s all an illusion.

If she knew that Zhao Zhao had been reported, she would definitely come to his house and beat him up.

Xiwei was kind-hearted and courageous. He saved many people in the past, and I heard that many of them held high positions.

In Aunt Song's opinion, her sister-in-law's network of contacts is wider than her husband's. However, Xiwei is not a person who would repay a favor. She never mentions those past events, and she is afraid that even Zhaozhao and his siblings don't know about them.

"And my brother-in-law." Song Yunjin clicked his tongue and reminded slowly.

That movie completely overturned his impression of Gu Chenghuai.

In the past, I thought my cousin’s husband looked like a cold-faced devil, taciturn, and his eyes could freeze people to death.

But that day, they went to see a movie, and he looked after the children and didn't let his sister interfere. That's not all, he also kept an eye on his sister's movements. His sister tripped, and the man hurriedly supported her, and then held his sister's hand the whole time until they left the cinema.

At that moment, Song Yunjin realized——

It’s not that some people are not gentle, but all their tenderness is only reserved for one person.

"Yes, your brother-in-law is here too. He is a capable man and he will definitely not let anyone wrongly accuse your sister!" Aunt Song really felt that the person who reported Zhao Zhao had had enough of his good life.

"Yunjin, eat first. I'll go make some chrysanthemum tea for your sister so she won't get angry."

Looking at his mother's hurried figure, Song Yunjin shouted, "Mom, my sister doesn't like chrysanthemum tea!!"

"I'll put less chrysanthemum and more rock sugar. Your sister will definitely like it." Aunt Song said confidently.

This is a new recipe she developed, Zhao Zhao will definitely like it.

Song Yunjin was half-believing and half-doubting.

I don't really believe it.

He couldn't persuade his mother, but that was okay. If his sister didn't like it, he would just drink it in one gulp and say it was his sister who drank it.

As for throwing it away, it is impossible. Chrysanthemums are free, but rock sugar is rare.

Aunt Song quickly brewed the tea, cooled it quickly, poured it into a canning jar, and put it into the cloth bag that contained the lunch box.

"Eat quickly, and then go and send it to your sister. Pay attention to your sister. If she's scared, you can stay a little longer, even until she gets off work. Don't rush back. You don't have anything to do anyway."

Song Yunjin: He wants to do real work. Is there any chance?

The food in my mouth doesn’t taste good anymore!

(-ι_-｀)

Aunt Song didn't notice her son's thoughts and took out a dollar from her wallet and gave it to him.

"If your sister is really angry, buy her some ice cream to cool her down."

One dollar is a lot of money and can buy a lot of ice cream.

Song Yunjin smiled happily, "Is there a share for me?"

It's summer time, and he wants to eat ice cream too!

"Yes, don't eat too fast, be careful of diarrhea." Aunt Song warned.

"knew!"

Song Yunjin finished his meal in no time, took the cloth bag, and went to the supply and marketing cooperative to deliver the meal.

…

Lin Zhao saw the meat slices in the aluminum lunch box and said, "Why is there meat? I told you that the meat is for you to eat. It would be so delicious if you make braised pork. My uncle and aunt will definitely eat half a bowl of rice more."

"My mother didn't cook it because she was afraid that I would eat too much." Song Yunjin said half-jokingly.

Lin Zhao ate a piece of meat. The surface was browned and a little crispy, not greasy at all, which was exactly to her taste.

She raised her eyes, "Is there not enough food at home?"

"If it's not enough, I'll help buy some for the brigade."

When it comes to buying food, it is easier in the countryside than in the city. Food will be distributed in the countryside soon, and every household will be better off.

Even if you can't buy it, there are still a lot in the storage ring.

"I just bought some." Song Yunjin answered. Hearing what Lin Zhao meant, her eyes suddenly lit up and she lowered her voice, "Sister, can you buy it?"

"Sure, it's a piece of cake. Come to me if you need anything in the future." Lin Zhao said confidently.

"Okay, I'll come to you when we need you again." Song Yunjin agreed directly.

His parents will definitely not let his sister suffer any loss.

"Sister, my mom is afraid that you might get angry, so she made you some chrysanthemum tea. She said it's a new recipe, not many chrysanthemums, but some rock sugar. Try it first, if you don't like it, I'll help you drink it."

The brother and sister always did this kind of thing when they were little, and they were very familiar with it.

Lin Zhao nodded, unscrewed the bottle cap, took a sip, and thought the taste was okay. "Not bad, thank my aunt for me and tell her that her new formula is a success."

Song Yunjin was very happy, as if she was being praised.

"Um."

After Lin Zhao finished her meal, she saw that her little cousin was not about to leave, so she looked over with surprise.

She was responded by the boy's sunny and clean smile.

"My mother asked me to spend more time with you."

"I'll go buy some ice cream later."

Lin Zhao smiled warmly, "My aunt is so kind to me."

Song Yunjin felt that it was natural, and said with a bright and sincere look, "My aunt is also very good to us."

During those three years, the most difficult time, the county stopped supplying grain, the grain jars were empty, and there was nothing to eat at home. The whole family was so hungry that they drank water desperately. His father even considered taking them back to the countryside to dig wild vegetables for a living.

At the critical moment, my sister-in-law came with food and some wild animals.

Seeing that his eyes were wide open due to hunger, the aunt stuffed biscuits and dried meat into his hands.

He will never forget the taste of that dried meat.

It smells so good!

Lin Zhao made a request, "I want red bean flavor."

"I know." Song Yunjin smiled mysteriously, and the little man in his heart kicked up his feet and swung around, looking very proud. He had already discovered...his sister liked red bean flavor ice cream the most.

He turned to look at Wang Ju, his voice carrying the clearness that is unique to young people.

"Sister Wang Ju, I'm going to borrow your bicycle later. I'll buy you a popsicle as a thank you gift. What flavor do you like?"

Wang Ju looked up at him, then quickly lowered her head and said in a low voice, "...anything is fine."

"Okay." Then let's choose Hongdou.

Lin Zhao discovered a small pattern: the fewer people there were, the more nervous Comrade Wang Ju would become.

She was fine since there were so many people from the investigation team.

It's amazing.

Speaking of buying ice cream, Lin Zhao found it difficult to think of South Street, so she naturally thought of the land and property ownership certificate she had drawn a few days ago.

She thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Yunjin, do me a favor."

The weather was stuffy and Song Yunjin was about to doze off because of nothing to do. However, as soon as his sister spoke, he instantly became alert.

"What are you doing?"

Lin Zhao waved at him.

The boy quickly approached the counter, tilted his head, and leaned forward with his right ear, his eyes bright.

"Please go to East Street for me and check the situation of the courtyard on the far right." Lin Zhao said, "If no one lives in that courtyard, please go to the neighborhood committee to find out who the owner of that courtyard is."

Song Yunjin's eyes were full of confusion. "Sister, why are you asking about the yard? You don't want to buy it, do you? I heard that some houses have been confiscated."

"Don't worry about it for now. Help me find out and I'll tell you when I'm sure." It was only when Lin Zhao heard about the house being confiscated that she realized she couldn't delay any longer.

Her father picked her up from get off work on time, and she had no time to ask, so she could only ask Yunjin to go there.

"Okay, then I'll go." Song Yunjin didn't ask any more questions.

Just as he was about to leave, Lin Zhao stopped him and stuffed a bag of candy into his pocket, "Use it for your business."

Song Yunjin originally planned to rely on his face and mouth to get the news, but with the candy given by his sister, it was really easy.

"With these candies, I can find out anything!"

The back view as he left was quite confident.