Chapter 91 Throwing a tantrum is a necessary skill
Hu Meili came with great difficulty, but Lin Xiangnan pissed her off on the first day, so she had to humble herself and try to coax her.
"Don't bother with me. I'll bring my camera to take pictures of you tomorrow. I won't bring Xiaotian to play with you, okay?" During this period of time, Lin Xiangnan has become familiar with the surrounding area, and it is easy for him to arrange fun places.
Hu Meili glanced at Lin Xiangnan and said, "Who wants to play with a dog?"
Hmm? Why do I feel like I'm being implied? It must be an illusion.
Lin Xiangnan smiled and put his arm around Hu Meili. "I don't care about playing with dogs, I just care about playing with you. I miss you so much after not seeing you for so long."
Sweet words work on women of all ages. Hu Meili was soon overwhelmed by the flattery. She then took Lin Xiangnan's arm and started complaining about her two sons at home.
"You're the one who makes me worry less. I don't even want to talk about your elder brother and younger brother. They're both stupid people."
"What's wrong? What's the problem with big brother?"
"Your eldest brother is fine. Sun Xiaodie wrote to your eldest brother and said that she remarried in her hometown." Hu Meili said: "When I learned about this, I felt relieved."
After all, she is a village beauty, and Sun Xiaodie is not bad looking. As long as she is willing, she can remarry soon.
Lin Xiangnan widened his eyes and asked curiously, "When did it happen? Why didn't you tell me in your letter before?"
"Just a few days before I arrived, your eldest brother went to ask the educated youth who had good relations with him in the team. Sun Xiaodie did remarry. The guy she remarried is from the same team. Your eldest brother also knows him. I heard that he is a down-to-earth young man. I guess Sun Xiaodie remarried to live a good life."
Sun Xiaodie's family has some power in the local area, and with the care of her family, her life will not be difficult.
And the man she remarried had liked her before.
After a brief intersection, the lifelines of Sun Xiaodie and Lin Xiangdong returned to their original tracks.
But the impact will not dissipate so easily.
Lin Xiangnan asked curiously, "Does Big Brother still send money to Sun Xiaodie?"
Speaking of this, Hu Meili's face instantly fell.
"Sun Xiaodie wrote to ask your elder brother to stop sending money. Your elder brother was afraid of affecting the relationship between the newlyweds, so he stopped sending anything. He saved it up and planned to save up 200 yuan to send it to Sun Xiaodie all at once."
"200 yuan. He really thinks the money came from the wind."
200 yuan is not a lot for Lin Xiangnan, but with Lin Xiangdong's current salary level, after deducting his own living expenses, he will indeed need to save for two to three years.
Lin Xiangnan could only comfort him, "Just wait for Big Brother's salary to increase in two years. Anyway, he doesn't have any burden now, so he can save slowly. At least you don't have to worry about Sun Xiaodie now."
"But now that Sun Xiaodie is gone, here comes Zhou Kangmei." Hu Meili said with a bitter face, "I'm really worried that others will report your brother's work style. This useless guy won't listen to advice."
"As long as Big Brother behaves properly, there won't be any problems. You just worry too much."
There is no such thing as a perfect person in this world.
Lin Xiangnan scratched his chin, tilted his head and asked, "When I was not at home, did you also say the same thing to your elder brother and younger brother about me?"
"That's not true!" Hu Meili looked away guiltily, and said in a righteous manner: "You are so bad-tempered now, I don't even want to say anything to you."
Lin Xiangnan put his hands on his hips and warned, "Don't let me catch you saying bad things about me in private."
"What do you mean by secretly saying it? I said it openly." Hu Meili glared at Lin Xiangnan and said with disdain, "What's the point of saying it? You won't change even after I tell you. None of you three bastards listen to me."
Hu Meili has been retired due to illness for several months. She has gradually gotten used to her current life and accepted the change in her identity.
No longer the breadwinner of the family, she is now happy and relaxed.
But Lin Xiangnan didn't know about Hu Meili's change. The next day, the first place she took Hu Meili out for a trip was to a temple, in an attempt to influence Hu Meili's heart.
She is calm and will nag less when something happens.
Hu Meili didn't know Lin Xiangnan's little thoughts. When she arrived at the temple, she asked curiously, "Didn't they destroy the Buddha statue in this temple during the destruction of the four olds?"
"No. They just smashed a few small Bodhisattva statues, and then they were stopped by the monks in the temple. They also called the central government to report it. The central government said that these were cultural relics that needed to be protected, so the temple escaped the disaster."
Hu Meili asked expectantly, "Can I burn incense and worship Buddha secretly?"
There are still people who believe in the power of metaphysics in the 21st century, let alone people like Hu Meili.
The campaign to break feudal superstition was carried out in a vigorous manner. Hu Meili and others said on the surface that they believed in science, but in their hearts, the position of one of Amitabha Buddha and Wuliang Tianzun was always indestructible.
"Burning incense won't work. Sincerity is the key to success. We don't need to bother with those empty rituals. We can just pray in secret."
Although the Bodhisattvas in the main hall escaped the disaster, all the monks in the temple returned to secular life and could not engage in religious activities, eat vegetarian food, worship Buddha, wear monk's robes, or beg for alms. The original monks now became like ordinary people, farming and being self-sufficient.
Now this temple not only grows vegetables and fruits, but also raises pigs.
There are few people in the temple now, so Lin Xiangnan took Hu Meili around the temple and took pictures of her with his camera.
Although there are few places for entertainment around now, there are many places to wander around in Lin Xiangnan, and he can still find many good places.
On the first day, she took Hu Meili to the temple to worship Buddha, and on the second day, she took Hu Meili to an iron chain bridge in the mountains.
Hu Meili stood on the chain bridge, speechless.
"If I didn't have a few dollars in my pocket, I would have suspected you of murder for money."
"I can't take you to the department store, the park, or the movies. That's so boring. Mom, relax a little. The photos you take won't look good."
Hu Meili lives in the city, so it would be strange if she was interested in these things, but she doesn't like wandering around the city, nor does she like running around with Lin Xiangnan.
After hanging out with Lin Xiangnan for two days, Hu Meili became unhappy on the third day.
"I won't go. Please let me rest for a while. Not everyone can be a street scoundrel. When I get back, I'll make you a few more pairs of thousand-layer soles. You're really wearing out your shoes by running like this."
Wandering around outside with Lin Xiangnan is not as interesting as chatting about gossip with those ladies in the staff quarters.
In just a few days, Hu Meili became familiar with many of the older sisters in the family compound, and her relationship with her neighbor Luo Caixia was also visibly good.
Seeing the two of them whispering behind the door with shifty eyes, Lin Xiangnan couldn't help but prick up his ears and sneak closer, trying to hear clearly what they were plotting.
"You don't even know how to throw a tantrum? You're really useless." Hu Meili taught him angrily, "Throwing a tantrum is a necessary survival skill for us women! You have to learn it well."
Hu Meili has been in a good mood these days and no longer nags people.
Lin Xiangnan thought that she had calmed down after worshiping Buddha, but who knew that she had retired from the business and started to make trouble for others.