Ta-ta-ta…
As the sky darkened, Liu Rumeng took her mother Guo Linxian and rode the commune's tractor back to the Linjiagou Production Brigade.
Also traveling with them was the production team leader Lin Shuisheng, who talked till he was dry along the way, praising Lin Huowang only for his good words.
But!
Guo Linxian was unmoved and just responded politely to Lin Shuisheng's words.
"Director Guo... Director Guo, I'm not biased towards Awang. You can't find a good young man like Awang even if you search with a lantern."
When the tractor arrived at the team gate, Lin Shuisheng was still praising the prosperous forest fire before getting off the tractor.
Guo Linxian also admired Lin Shuisheng's persistence, and said to him with a smile: "Captain Lin, I understand your meaning very clearly. I don't deny that Lin Huowang is an excellent young man.
Otherwise, there's no way my daughter would like him, right?
However, excellence in your eyes and excellence in my eyes may be two different things.
Besides, Mengmeng has made up her mind to divorce Lin Huowang and go back to Shanghai with me.
I respect and support my daughter's decision, so you don't have to say anything more. We will not change our minds.
Finally, I would also like to thank the villagers of Linjiagou Production Brigade for taking care of my daughter Mengmeng over the past three years."
After Guo Linxian's words, Lin Shuisheng couldn't help but feel ashamed.
After all, Liu Rumeng's life in the Linjiagou Production Brigade over the past three years was not very good.
She was even repeatedly forced by the former captain Lin Jianguo and almost lost her virginity or was even forced to death.
"Director Guo, if that's the case, I won't say much. I just hope you can think about it carefully.
So...are you going to stay with Liu Zhiqing back at Lin's house tonight, or are you going to stay in the reception room at our team headquarters? It's been cleaned inside, and the bedding is clean too."
Lin Shuisheng was too embarrassed to say anything else and could only ask awkwardly.
"Thank you! No need. I'll go back with Mengmeng! I also want to see what the house that Lin Huowang built for her looks like."
Guo Linxian nodded, said goodbye to Lin Shuisheng, and the mother and daughter went back to the Lin family's yard.
"It's really cold in the Northeast, but the air is very good. It's not like the alleys in Shanghai where you can smell the urine from emptying the toilet in the morning."
Walking on the gravel road in the countryside, Guo Linxian felt a rare sense of refreshment.
At this time, the snow has basically melted, and new buds have sprouted on some of the tree trunks nearby.
It is spring, and everything is in a state of flourishing.
I grew up in Shanghai and have hardly ever lived in the countryside.
When you first arrive in this authentic Northeastern rural area, you can’t help but feel a sense of novelty and curiosity.
Looking at the Northeastern-style houses, they are very different from the courtyard houses in Beijing.
As they walked along the road, as it was already evening, the mother and daughter saw many villagers coming back from going out to pick wild vegetables or fishing while the river was melting.
"Ah! Liu Zhiqing, this is your mother, right? She looks so young and beautiful. No wonder she gave birth to such a pretty daughter like you."
"Liu Zhiqing, your mother came from Shanghai, she looks very Western! Don't look down on our small village..."
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Everyone greeted Liu Rumeng enthusiastically.
When Guo Linxian followed her daughter to the Lin family's yard, she truly experienced the feeling of "Awang built a big house for me" as her daughter said in the letter.
Most of the houses of other villagers that we saw on the road just now either had no courtyard walls or had short and broken walls. From the outside, we could see directly into the inner rooms, which were also shabby and in various repairs.
But the Lin family's yard was a brand new courtyard with high walls and a ditch in front of the gate.
The yard is also very large. Not only does it have a cellar, but it also houses several chickens and ducks. When they saw strangers, they immediately started clucking.
When Zhao Daniu and Zhao Juhua inside heard the noise, they immediately came out to greet them.
"Sister Liu, you're back!"
When Zhao Juhua saw Guo Linxian coming back with Liu Rumeng, she immediately called out sweetly, "Hello, Mama Liu!"
Zhao Daniu also asked with a bit of restraint: "Hello, Mama Liu! My name is Zhao Daniu, and this is my sister Zhao Juhua. We were both rescued from the ruined temple by Sister Liu and Brother Awang, otherwise we would have starved to death and frozen to death."
“Sister-in-law!”
Lin Xiaoxue also jumped out. She was more lively and didn't show any shyness. She ran directly to Guo Linxian's side, looked at her carefully, nodded and said, "Sister-in-law's mother is so beautiful! No wonder she gave birth to such a beautiful sister-in-law."
After saying that, she turned around and complained to her mother: "Mom! It's all your fault that you are not pretty enough, otherwise I could be as pretty as my sister-in-law!"
"You silly girl, my mother was also a beauty when she was young."
Mother Lin also came out, scolding and laughing, and then quickly invited Guo Linxian in, saying, "Mother-in-law is here, come...come inside and sit down. Our place is simple in the countryside, and we are sorry for the poor hospitality!"
When everyone heard her joke, they all laughed, and the atmosphere immediately became livelier.
Guo Linxian did not put on airs at all. As soon as she entered the door, she shook Lin's mother's hand and called her "old sister", thanking her: "Mengmeng, thank you for taking care of me these days.
She told me in the letter that she had never suffered a hard day since coming to your house. She also had meat for every meal. Even when I was in Shanghai, I could only eat meat a few times a year in recent years!"
"Mengmeng is the daughter-in-law of our Lin family, so we should be nice to her. Besides, where else can we find a daughter-in-law as virtuous, beautiful, and cultured as Mengmeng?
I always tell others that Mengmeng's marriage into our family is a blessing that our Awang has accumulated over many lifetimes!
I'm just calling you sister. You guys haven't eaten yet since you came back, right? It's just right for us to cook together."
Holding Guo Linxian's hand, Lin's mother took her to the kitchen and looked at the bacon hanging on the beam and the steaming wolf meat soup in the pot.
Guo Linxian really believed what her daughter said in the letter, that they would have meat to eat every meal.
After all, they came back today as a surprise attack, and Lin's mother didn't know she would come today.
This means that what is cooked in this pot is what they eat every day. My daughter does not suffer any hardship here and really eats meat for every meal.
After the fragrant sweet potato rice was served, paired with steamed bacon and hot wolf meat soup, Guo Linxian felt that this was the most delicious meal she had had in recent years.
To the extent that, when she ate, she was a little anxious and wolfed down the food.
Then she looked at the Zhao siblings and Lin Xiaoxue who were also eating next to them. They were eating in a calm and composed manner, and it was obvious that this was what they ate on a daily basis, so they were not as anxious as she was.
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