Chapter 61 Big Brother's Reply

Lin Xiangxi scratched his head, not daring to refute, and silently put his precious magnet in his pocket.

He hasn't finished today's test paper, so he can't go out and play with his friends, and the magnet is of no use.

But by helping out in the restaurant, he could eat well with Lin Xiangnan, so he decisively abandoned his brothers and became Lin Xiangnan's little follower, a non-staff member of the restaurant. As a result, people who came to eat there thought that Lin Xiangxi was the staff of the restaurant.

Having someone to help with the work, Lin Xiangnan felt relieved and took Lin Xiangxi with him to work.

Lin Xiangnan lives a fulfilling life as he doesn't have to work and can enjoy delicious food.

But after eating the hotpot, Zhang Dapang was ready to leave with a painful look on his face.

"In the first half of the month, we'll eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks. In the second half of the month, I'll prepare to eat kimchi and corn paste. We'll eat together again next month."

Even the landlord's family couldn't stand Lin Xiangnan's eating habits. Fat Zhang ate up his monthly rations and the allowance his daughter sent him in just half a month.

But even if there is no food at home, he won't starve.

When cooking, he would feel full if he took two more bites of food from each pot.

Lin Xiangnan asked reluctantly: "Did you run out of tickets? Or did you run out of money? If you still have money, I can help you find a way. I have many relatives. I can buy you whatever you want. Just add some money."

Lin Xiangnan pulled Zhang Dapang's sleeve and said affectionately, "Uncle Fat, we can't break up. How can I get through lunch without you?"

Before liberation, Zhang Dapang bought a yard and opened a restaurant on his own. Over the years, he did not dare to show off his wealth, and he actually had a lot of money hidden in his hands. It's just that everything is in limited supply now, and he has money but nowhere to buy it.

After hearing what Lin Xiangnan said, Fatty Zhang also climbed up the ladder. "Then see if you can get me 20 kilograms of pork fat and 20 kilograms of rapeseed oil. Also, see if you can get me some rice and flour."

"Okay, I'll go ask around for you."

Lin Xiangnan didn't make any promises, but two days later he got 20 kilograms of pork fat for Zhang Dapang.

Now there was oil to cook, and they had a good lunch. In the afternoon, Fatty Zhang generously gave Lin Xiangnan a small jar of his kimchi.

"They are just small things like radish skins and vegetable stems. They won't taste good if they are soaked for too long. You can take them home and eat them with porridge in the morning."

Lin Xiangnan was not polite either. "Kimchi alone is not enough. Give me three more salted duck eggs."

When Lin Xiangnan came home from get off work with pickles and lard, he saw Hu Meili with a gloomy face.

"What's wrong? Mom, are you going to eat this lard now? Should you sprinkle it with salt or mix it with sugar?" Lin Xiangnan tried to use food to divert Hu Meili's emotions.

Hu Meili said in a deep voice: "Your elder brother has replied."

"What did he say?"

Lin Xiangnan reached out to take the letter, and Lin Xiangxi consciously put the kimchi jar on the ground and the lard residue in the cupboard, then he also leaned over to read the letter.

"Brother, he's not coming back?" Lin Xiangxi was shocked. "Why?"

Lin Xiangnan doubted himself: "Could it be that the hint in the last letter was not obvious enough?"

"Isn't it obvious? A new job! Let him go back to the city! It's almost obvious." Hu Meili's face turned pale and she cursed, "This bastard must be hiding something from me. He's probably dating someone in the countryside."

Hu Meili had always wanted her eldest son to return to the city, but she had kept it to herself for the past six years.

I was afraid that if I gave Lin Xiangdong hope, he would have other ideas, and I wouldn't be able to do it, then I would be harming the child.

Moreover, the policies were tight in the past few years and the family conditions were not good.

If Hu Meili gave her job to Lin Xiangdong, the apprentice's salary would definitely not be enough to support a family of four, let alone save enough money to buy a new job. At that time, she would only be able to keep Lin Xiangdong, but not her other two young children.

Someone in the family had to go to the countryside, and Lin Xiangdong was the oldest and a boy. In addition, the street authorities urged Lin Xiangdong to go to the countryside, so it was decided very quickly. There was no room for maneuver. Hu Meili had no choice but to accept it.

Now that the two younger ones are grown up, and Hu Meili was lucky this year and bought a new job, she is thinking about bringing her eldest son back to the city as soon as possible.

Her original plan was to wait until Lin Xiangxi graduated from junior high school and the factory arranged a job for him before she could make a move. But she really loved her child. Lin Xiangdong had already been in the countryside for six years, and she didn't want to wait another year for fear that something might happen.

But what you fear will come true. Lin Xiangdong didn't come back, so something must have happened in the countryside.

"He didn't come back to visit his family last year. Now I wrote to him asking him to come back, but he didn't come back. He has really grown too independent. He doesn't even listen to me."

Hu Meili was so angry that her chest heaved violently. She said to Lin Xiangxi, "Tomorrow you go send a telegram to your eldest brother. Tell him that I am dying of illness and ask him to come back quickly."

"Okay." Lin Xiangxi nodded honestly.

Lin Xiangnan asked doubtfully, "Will it be useful to just call the person back without asking the reason clearly?"

A child who grew up in the city went to the countryside and suffered for six years, but he was unwilling to return to the city. This sounded fishy.

Lin Xiangnan secretly guessed in his heart that Lin Xiangdong should have gotten married in the countryside, but he just didn't dare to tell his family.

But this matter is not without room for maneuver. It all depends on how Lin Xiangdong wants to deal with it.

In fact, Hu Meili also guessed so in her heart, and cried and cursed: "What a sin I have committed. All the children I gave birth to are debt collectors. One by one, they all like to go to the countryside to farm, plant this and that. I wonder if they can grow a mountain of gold or silver for me in the fields. For the sake of farming, they even abandon their own mothers."

Lin Xiangnan pouted silently: She didn't like to hear this.

Just scold Lin Xiangdong if you want to, why are you bringing that up with her too?

She went to the countryside for a few days and then came back. Moreover, she was not familiar with Hu Meili at that time. She wanted to go to the countryside just because she didn't want to have too much involvement with her family. Her nature was completely different from Lin Xiangdong's.

To be honest, she admires Lin Xiangdong quite a lot.

Many educated youth abandoned their wives and children in order to return to the city. When Liu Hongying returned to the city, she even crippled herself with her own hands.

After living in the countryside for so many years, Lin Xiangdong was able to remain unmoved when faced with the opportunity to return to the city. This is also a tough guy.

But the child was disobedient, and Hu Meili was really sad. She walked towards Grandma Hu's room crying, and finally buried herself in Grandma Hu's arms, crying and scolding.

"An ungrateful bastard, an unfilial son, a bastard, a mindless person..."