Yun Huaying and the others went to the Xinhua Bookstore in the afternoon. The bookstore in Haicheng is very large and has a wide range of books. The five of them spent several hours in the bookstore in the afternoon and came back with a stack of books each.
They have all bought train tickets to leave Haicheng tomorrow. Yun Huaying and her friends will go directly to Jingxian, while Yun Shaofan's family of five and Meng Fan and his wife will return to Jinling. All of them have tickets for tomorrow morning.
These days they eat out during the day and go back to Li's house to eat at night. Tonight, Li Shutong and her two sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law prepared two tables of delicious dishes.
Wang Juan entertained them happily every day these days, and never mentioned the unpleasantness of the past. Of course, Li Shutong did not let her sister-in-law and brother-in-law spend money on expenses. Food, meat and vegetables were purchased in time, so as not to add too much burden to them.
After having dinner at Li's house and politely thanking the elders, they returned to the guesthouse at dark.
The next morning, everyone had breakfast at a state-owned restaurant. Yun Huaying and her friends took an early train, so they took the bus to the train station with their luggage.
The train stopped in Jing County in the afternoon of the next day. They did not inform Lin Shan in advance and dragged their heavy luggage straight to Lin's house.
Standing at the door of the Lin family, I heard a lot of people talking in the house, and it seemed that I could hear Lin Shan sobbing.
Jiang Yuan's eyes moved: "Lin Shan seems to be crying."
“Bang, bang!”
Yun Huaying knocked on the door directly.
It was Lin Jian who came to open the door. When he saw the two of them, he was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Huaying, Jiang Yuan, you are here."
When Lin Shan heard they were coming, she quickly rushed out, "Huaying, Jiang Yuan."
Seeing her eyes red and tears on her face, Yun Huaying frowned: "Why are you still crying? Who bullied you?"
"No one bullies me, it's just that there are some troubles at home."
Lin Shan smiled awkwardly and offered to help them carry their luggage. "It's cold outside. Come in first and put your things in my room first."
The two followed him into the house and saw quite a few people sitting in the living room. Lin's parents and two older brothers were all there, as were Lin's grandparents, and a few strangers. Yun Huaying politely greeted them first, "Grandpa Lin, Grandma Lin, and all the elders, Happy New Year."
"Happy New Year." Everyone responded to her.
Mother Lin had gotten up early and greeted them with a smile: "Huaying, Jiang Yuan, we thought you wouldn't arrive until tomorrow."
"We went to Haicheng to visit relatives on the way. There was only one train that stopped in Jingxian, so we came here a little early."
Seeing that they also went to Haicheng, Lin Shan said with tears in her eyes: "Hey, I should have gone with you to play. Jinling Haicheng is full of fun. I am happy just thinking about it."
Yun Huaying patted her shoulder gently and said with a smile, "I'll take you there next time."
"That's more like it."
Lin Shan burst into laughter and took the initiative to help them put their luggage into the house. She then came out to pour them hot tea without mentioning the bad things happening at home.
Yun Huaying didn't ask any more questions this time. She took out a bag of Haicheng's specialty cakes from her luggage bag and handed them to Lin Shan. "My uncle and aunt bought these for you. You like sweets, so this is a sweet mint cake. Let's open it and share it with everyone."
"Next time I see my uncle and aunt, I will thank them in person."
Seeing that they were obviously in a much better mood, Lin Shan took a plate, put half of it on the table, and said coldly to her grandparents, "Grandpa, grandma, try it."
The Lin family's grandparents are both people who care about their reputation. What they discussed before was easier to discuss when the family sat together. Now that Yun Huaying and Jiang Yuan, two outsiders, were here, they stopped talking and started eating the cakes.
Yun Huaying took the initiative to speak and chatted with them briefly. Only then did she realize that the other unfamiliar people were Lin's aunt and her sisters-in-law from her natal family.
She heard from Lin Shan that her aunt was a snob and had always had a bad relationship with their family, but her grandparents favored her uncle's family and helped the eldest son and daughter-in-law in everything. During the Spring Festival, she brought her sisters-in-law from her natal family to her home and made Lin Shan cry. As a good friend, of course she had to come forward to help.
"Lin Shan, what's wrong? If my family can't resolve it, I can help. Although my grandparents have passed away, they still have a lot of connections in Jing County. As long as I come to them and ask for help, those leaders who have received favors from the Yun family will at least give me some face."
Aunt Lin had heard of her name. Last year, the Fang family's affairs caused a sensation in Jing County, and almost everyone knew about it. Everyone in the county knew that Yun Huaying had sent her biological father and stepmother to eat peanuts, and all the other relatives of the Fang family were killed or disabled by her. This eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl was very cruel and ruthless. There was no benefit in provoking her.
So, she immediately said, "Yun Huaying, it's just a small family matter. There's no need to ask the leaders to mediate."
"Yeah?"
Yun Huaying didn't ask her back, but Lin Shan. Before she opened her mouth, she said, "Lin Shan, if you've been wronged, just tell me. If anyone bullies you, just fight back. Don't worry about the consequences for yourself and your family. I'll take care of the cleanup for you."
She stood up for herself, and Lin Shan was very moved. She took her arm affectionately and said with a smile, "I understand. I'll handle it myself first. If I can't handle it well, you can help me."
"Okay, I see you still have something to discuss, so go ahead and continue."
Yun Huaying gave her a subtle wink and then said to the Lin family's parents, "Uncle, Aunt, Jiang Yuan and I are going out for a walk first. I came here last time to visit the old secretary, and he went to his son's house in the city to celebrate the New Year. He should be back today, so I'll go over and pay him New Year's greetings."
Mother Lin understood the deep meaning behind her words and said with a smile, "Okay, go ahead. Come back for dinner tonight and your aunt will steam some pork elbows for you."
Yun Huaying really did want to visit the old secretary's home. They had exchanged letters. Before leaving for the countryside, she had prescribed medicine for his cervical spine, and he had found it so effective that he later wrote to her asking for more medicine, including medication for high blood pressure. This time, she wanted to visit and make some contact. She went back to her room to get some gifts, politely said goodbye to everyone, and then they left together.
With Yun Huaying coming back to interrupt, and with what she just said, Old Mrs. Lin, who had previously sharply accused Lin Shan of being unfilial, now dared not speak. The eldest aunt of the Lin family was also very embarrassed, and was secretly cursing Yun Huaying for meddling in her affairs.
Finally, it was Aunt Lin's sister-in-law from her mother's family who broke the silence: "Lin Shan, your friend has connections with the leader's family. She will definitely marry well in the future. You can't be worse off than her. Now is a good opportunity. You must seize it."
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