Chapter 101: As Pretty as My Little Cousin

Lin Mo's mood was complicated. He felt that he was very sober, but he also felt that he was not very sober. Looking at his sister's clear eyes, the desire to confide inexplicably surged up.

"Li Min is the most beautiful girl in our machinery factory." In fact, he has two beautiful sisters, and he doesn't think this most beautiful girl is that pretty. "She has many suitors, but she rejected them all. Instead, she chased after the son of a director in our factory. However, the director's wife didn't like her. She didn't like me either."

At this point, Lin Mo laughed at himself, "She is no different from those girls who once refused to date me. At first, they looked down on our family's conditions, but after our family improved, they asked the matchmaker to come to our door again. People seek benefits and avoid harm. I can understand the choices of those girls, but I can't accept it."

"I hope my future wife will be with me purely, not because of external things, but because of the harmony of soul and ambition. But Li Min is not that kind of person. Li Min is sober and realistic, and I am her choice after weighing the pros and cons. When she deliberately approached me, I subconsciously rejected her. I didn't say a word to her, deliberately avoided her, and even spoke coldly to her. But she pretended not to see it and still came up to me."

"I rejected her clearly. I thought she would give up after ten days or half a month, but she persisted for half a year. Later, I was still annoyed with her, but I was used to her hanging around me every day. When she cried just now, I realized--"

Lin Mo shook his head and smiled helplessly, "Qiqi, brother obviously doesn't like people like that."

"Brother, have you discovered that your ideal type is at odds with reality?" Lin Qi asked.

"Yes." Lin Mo admitted. After he realized that he cared about Li Min, he openly acknowledged his feelings, but at the same time he was very conflicted. Did he really want to date someone like Li Min?

"What is brother worried about? Are you worried that I will become stupid again? Are you worried that our family's situation will get worse again? Are you worried that after being with Sister Li, she will leave brother because of poverty?" Lin Qi asked questions one after another.

Lin Mo seemed to be struck by these words and stood there in a daze.

After a long while, he came back to his senses and smiled bitterly, "Qiqi, you see things more clearly than your brother."

"Brother is confused because of the situation. I don't think Sister Li is the kind of person who can't share hardships. On the contrary, I think Sister Li is very clear-headed. She knows what she needs. Because she knows what she needs, she is more rational than others. But rationality does not mean heartlessness."

Lin Qi paused, and continued, "Brother feels that Sister Li is not pure, but what kind of love is pure? Is it because you like Brother's good looks, or because you like Brother's hard work and progress? Is this kind of love considered pure?"

Lin Mo pressed his solar plexus, "Qiqi, you have confused your brother."

Lin Qi shook her head, "Brother, you don't want pure love. It's just that brother has never believed that sister Li really likes you. Brother thought that he was just a choice made by sister Li after weighing the pros and cons and considering all parties. Just like sister Li rejected other people in your factory and chose the director's son. It was not because of love, but because of good conditions."

Lin Mo was startled, as if a pair of hands had lifted the veil from his eyes.

"It was not until just now when Sister Li cried so sadly, as if the sky was falling, that you confirmed Sister Li's feelings - she really likes you. After all, if she didn't really like you, she wouldn't be so desperate. With her conditions, even if the machinery factory couldn't find another person like your brother, she could find one in other factories. Her despair is not because of losing a good partner, but because of losing someone she likes."

"And only after you confirmed Sister Li's feelings, did you dare to face your own feelings and admit that you liked and cared about Sister Li."

Lin Mo didn't know what other expression he could make except a bitter smile, "Qiqi, you really stripped me down to the point where not even my underwear was left."

Lin Qi blinked mischievously, "I'm just worried that my brother will miss the person he likes."

Lin Mo couldn't do anything about her. "Let's go to grandma's house. If we delay any longer, it will be dark."

Lin Qi's grandmother is over 60 years old this year. She is not tall, but has a straight body. Her temples are gray, and she looks like an energetic old lady.

As soon as she saw Lin Mo, the old lady smiled with wrinkles all over her face, "Grandma's Ah Mo is getting more and more energetic. You must be tired from walking. Come in and sit down. Grandma will make you some sugar water."

"Don't worry, grandma. I brought someone to you today. See if you know him." Lin Mo pushed Lin Qi to the front.

Lin Qi felt a little uncomfortable. The old man in front of her liked the original owner. Even though the original owner was stupid, the old man still liked her as much as ever. Now that the original owner was dead, she was just occupying the magpie's nest, which was a deception to the old man.

"Whose daughter is this? She's so pretty!" The old lady came closer to Lin Qi and looked at her carefully. The more she looked, the more confused she became. "Hey, why do these eyebrows and eyes look a bit like Qiqi?"

Lin Mo smiled, "Grandma, she is Qiqi."

The old lady was startled, her eyes widened a little, and she murmured, "Qiqi, how could she be Qiqi, she is too pretty--"

Lin Qi was a little stiff. Because of the supernatural power that transformed her body, she was not only taller but also more delicate. The most amazing thing was her skin, which was white, delicate, and clean as if there was not a trace of impurities, just like the finest white porcelain.

It was winter, and she only showed her face, with her hands often hidden in her sleeves. Others only knew that her face was fair, but if they saw her skin, they would be even more shocked.

The old lady's reaction made Lin Mo laugh and cry, "Grandma, are you saying that people in our family don't deserve to be so good-looking?"

"That's right." The old lady smiled and took the initiative to come over and grab Lin Qi's hand. "She's like a fairy. How can she be a daughter born in an ordinary family like us? That's why I always say that our Qi Qi is a fairy, but the fairy has something to do in heaven, so she has to be busy in heaven for a while. When she is done and comes back, our Qi Qi will be fine."

The old woman's hands were a little cold and covered with calluses. She seemed to be afraid of hurting Lin Qi's hands, so she was reluctant to use force. Lin Qi shook hands with her, and suddenly felt her throat was a little dry. She called "Grandma" without much confidence, which made her sound timid.

"Didn't you love grandma the most before? Why are you afraid of her now?" Lin Mo said with a smile.

The old lady was concerned about her silly granddaughter. Every time she saw her, she would take out the candy she had hidden for a long time and give it to her. The original owner was stupid, never cried or made a fuss, and had a gentle temperament. Every time she saw her grandmother, she always smiled. Her favorite was not Lin's father and mother, nor was it Brother Lin, but her grandmother who gave her candy.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, grandma doesn't eat people." The old lady coaxed a child, "Come on, go sit inside, grandma will give you some candy."

"Grandma is partial to me. Why do I only get sugar water, but when it comes to Qiqi, it's always sugar!" Lin Mo said dissatisfiedly.

The old lady didn't take Lin Mo's accusation seriously, "Qiqi is the younger sister, if she doesn't eat candy, who will? You are all older than her."

She gave birth to six children, but only one son and one daughter survived. Her son married and had two sons. One of the two sons has married but has no children, and the other is still single and is 20 years old this year. Her daughter gave birth to a son and two daughters, but none of them have married. Among these children, the youngest is Lin Qi.

The old lady lived with her son and his family. There were three rooms in the house, plus a small kitchen and a small bathroom of only one square meter. The son and his wife lived in one room, the eldest grandson and his wife lived in another, and the youngest grandson lived in another room with the old lady. The old lady slept in the inner room, and the youngest grandson slept in the outer room. The two beds were only a little over one meter wide, separated by a thin wooden board.

The old lady pushed Lin Qi onto the stool and walked back to her room in small steps to find candy.

Lin Mo found a chair to sit on. The backpack he had carried all the way was placed at his feet. He rubbed his shoulders and sighed, "It's just over 40 kilograms of things. If you carry them for a long time, your shoulders will ache. Sister, how did you carry so many things back to Zhoucheng?"

"First take the car, then take the train." Lin Qi said seriously.

Lin Mo's mouth twitched, "I'm asking about when we're walking."

"Carry it and carry it. Didn't you see the shoulder pole, brother?" Lin Qi asked in surprise.

Lin Mo: ".........Brother wants to ask if your shoulder hurts."

"It doesn't hurt." Lin Qi replied, and after thinking for a while, she said, "My brother and I are different. There's no need for my brother to compare himself with me."

Lin Mo wiped his face. Forget it. He didn't want to humiliate himself, so he changed the subject, "Qiqi, do you still remember who are in your grandmother's family?"

"Remember." Lin Qi said.

"Oh, Qiqi still remembers her uncle and cousin!" Grandma said in surprise. She stuffed the candy into Lin Qi's hand. "I said Qiqi is not stupid. Look, isn't her memory quite good?"

Lin Qi smiled and looked at the three candies in her hand, two White Rabbit candies and one hard candy. She thought, these two White Rabbit candies are probably the only two the old man has.

Her heart felt a little sour.

"Eat quickly. Once you're done, Qiqi, come back during the New Year. Grandma still has more." The old lady said with a smile.

Lin Qi peeled a piece of hard candy and put it in her mouth, then peeled a piece of White Rabbit candy and put it in the old lady's mouth, "Grandma, have some too."

The old lady was unexpectedly stuffed with a White Rabbit candy. She wanted to spit it out, but then she thought that the candy was already stained with her saliva and if she spit it out, no one else would be able to eat it.

"Grandma doesn't like candy." Grandma was heartbroken because this was the candy she had hidden for a long time.

"But Qiqi wants grandma to taste the sugar too." Lin Qi said seriously.

The old lady froze and her eyes became moist.

"I want to taste the candy too." A clear voice came from the door.

Lin Qi looked up and saw a young man striding in. The two looked at each other, and a look of surprise flashed in the young man's eyes.

"Hey, who is this? She's as pretty as my little cousin!"