Li Lanhua rolled her eyes: "What kind of family do you come from? You're complaining about brown sugar? Besides, it's a token of their appreciation. I'm pregnant, and you haven't bought me anything."
Zhang Bing pursed his lips: "Where would I get money? I gave you all my salary."
Men with money tend to go bad. Li Lanhua still has to live with Zhang Bing, so of course she can't let him have any money.
She took his salary as soon as he received it, leaving him only 50 cents as pocket money.
"Your salary is with me, don't you still have your own money? And this baby in your belly is your son!"
Don't think she doesn't know; Zhang Bing has money on him.
He brought money with him when he went to the countryside, but his family abandoned him and stopped sending him money and things, so he dared not spend all his money again.
Hearing Li Lanhua's words, Zhang Bing felt somewhat guilty. Although he had married her with ulterior motives, the child in her womb was indeed his.
He lingered for a while, glanced at the things Lin Yu and the others had given him, and this time dared not say anything more before leaving again.
Watching him leave, Li Lanhua kept her merits and fame hidden.
"You little brat, I don't think I can handle you."
She had long since realized that Zhang Bing, though a bit selfish, wasn't that complicated.
He just wants to live a comfortable life, and he's willing to trade it for marriage.
Perhaps because he himself was abandoned by his parents, he has feelings for this child.
Li Lanhua held the emperor hostage to command the feudal lords; as long as the matter involved children, the emperor would obey.
Sure enough, after he went out, he came back and brought Li Lanhua a pound of brown sugar. "Here, the little Xie Zhiqing gave me isn't enough. Here's a pound. Drink more of it to nourish your body."
Li Lanhua was very happy to receive the brown sugar. Although she had asked for it herself, she still benefited in the end, so she didn't care about the process.
"Mmm, thank you, husband. Baby, quickly thank Daddy."
Although her belly was still flat, Zhang Bing was overjoyed, as if he had really seen the baby call him "Dad".
He waved his hand and said, "You're welcome, you're welcome, he's my child."
If you look closely, you can see that the tips of his ears are red.
Li Lanhua secretly covered her mouth and laughed, thinking that he did have some good points.
Lin Yu didn't know about Zhang Bing's family affairs. After visiting Li Lanhua, the group of them went back to the educated youth settlement together.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw a person standing there with his back to them.
"This is?"
A young man I didn't recognize, about 1.7 meters tall, looked refined and had his hair slicked back, but it looked a bit greasy.
He saw Lin Yu and the others and greeted them with a smile: "You must be new educated youth? I am Xu Kunpeng, a veteran educated youth. I went home to recuperate because I was sick."
Xu Kunpeng?
This name sounds familiar.
Lin Yu thought and thought, but couldn't remember where she had heard this name before.
But this person said he was an old educated youth, and everyone here was a newcomer, so no one knew him.
Then he said, "Where is Captain Zhou Huanan?"
By the way, Zhou Huanan was among the first batch of educated youth to arrive. Those who came with him either married people from the production brigade and had children, or they found an opportunity to return to the city.
That's why he became the eldest brother.
If Xu Kunpeng knows Zhou Huanan, it must be true, right?
Lin Aiguo came over at this time: "Hey, fellow educated youth, let me introduce you. This is Xu, the educated youth."
"This is Xu, a former educated youth; these are Xie, Song, and Ou, also educated youths."
Xu Kunpeng noticed Lin Yu at first glance. Seeing that Captain Lin hadn't introduced Lin Yu, he asked, "And who is this?"
Captain Lin's expression was somewhat unpleasant, but he still introduced her, saying, "This is my niece, not an educated youth."
Xu Kunpeng's eyes lit up again, "Then isn't that Comrade Lin Mingming's sister?"
Lin Yu's expression changed, and she looked at him sharply: "You know her?"
Lin Aiguo interrupted, "Alright, Xu Zhiqing, now that you're back, go and tidy up. You don't need to work now; you can rest for a few days."
Lin Yu followed Lin Aiguo home, her expression grim the whole way, because she remembered who Xu Kunpeng was.
The male educated youth that Qiao Mingming liked in her previous life.
She had a huge argument with the Lin family over this man and even ran away from home.
Seeing that she had run into the mountains, Lin Yi ran after her. In his attempt to catch up with his sister, Lin Yi fell down the hillside.
She saw it, but deliberately didn't save her brother.
When Lin Yi was found, his leg was beyond saving, and he became a cripple from then on.
From then on, the Lin family hated Qiao Mingming and drove her out, leaving her to fend for herself.
This suited her perfectly, and she successfully got together with Xu Kunpeng as husband and wife.
Unfortunately, Xu Kunpeng later decisively abandoned Qiao Mingming and returned to the city.
Because the two hadn't registered their marriage, and Xu Kunpeng was always wary of her, Qiao Mingming didn't know where to look for him.
She had a bad reputation, and the Lin family ignored her. In the end, she died of depression.
Before she died, Qiao Mingming blamed the Lin family and Xu Kunpeng for the tragedy.
So, having been given a second chance at life, knowing that she was not the Lin family's biological daughter, she decisively left and went to Haicheng.
Her previous life was only briefly mentioned in the novel; the focus was on how she lived a good life after her rebirth.
Lin Yi doesn't have a name in that novel; he's just referred to as "Lin's younger brother."
If it weren't for meeting Xu Kunpeng, Lin Yu wouldn't have realized that this "Lin family's younger brother" was Xiao Yi.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. He should have punched Qiao Mingming a few more times before leaving.
What an ingrate!
Lin Yi treated her like an older sister. Even though he knew she was being irresponsible and had upset their parents, he was still worried that she would follow her when she ran up the mountain.
Even if it were a stranger, if they saw him fall, they should have helped call for help.
But she didn't.
In the book, she wrote that she thought at the time, if she didn't have this younger brother and was the only daughter, would her parents still disagree with her being with Xu Kunpeng?
Xu Kunpeng loves himself so much, he would definitely be willing to marry into the family.
Wouldn't everyone be happy then?
As a result, her gaze toward Lin Yi grew colder and colder, and she felt that her parents must be biased toward Lin Yi and were afraid that she would marry an educated youth and have to support her.
They disagreed with the marriage because they wanted to leave the money to Lin Yi.
So she left without looking back, and even went back to the brigade. When she saw the Lin family looking for Lin Yi, she said she saw him leave the brigade.
If Lin Yuan hadn't been so skeptical and gone to the mountains to investigate, Lin Yi might have been dead.
Although he was eventually rescued, Lin Yi's leg never fully recovered.
Lin Yu clenched her fists. Qiao Mingming's ideas were actually instilled in her by Xu Kunpeng.
He wanted to marry Qiao Mingming, who was then called Lin Mingming, simply because the Lin family's status in the brigade would allow him to live a better life.
But the Lin family wasn't stupid, especially the eldest uncle and grandmother, who had sharp eyes and could see that Xu Kunpeng wasn't a good match, which is why they disagreed.
So Xu Kunpeng guided Qiao Mingming to make a scene. In the countryside, if you bring up things like patriarchal views and younger brothers, Qiao Mingming will definitely follow your lead.
His original plan was that Qiao Mingming would cause a huge uproar, and since the Lin family doted on their daughter, they would definitely agree.
Who knows...
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