Chapter 392 Returning to Beijing for the New Year
As the Chinese New Year approaches, Lu Yuxiu and his team suddenly receive a mission with an uncertain return date.
Thinking of Grandma Lu's situation, Lin Xia simply packed up the children and prepared to go back to Beijing for the New Year. The day after Lu Yuxiu left, Lin Xia started packing.
The decision was made rather suddenly. The cotton coats that children wore when they were young were too small and there was no time to make them, so I took the children directly to Guangcheng to buy ready-made clothes.
The mother and her two children traveled light, taking nothing with them except for food.
When I arrived in Beijing, I didn't call anyone to pick me up. I just took the bus back to Lu's house.
The four of them attracted a lot of attention as soon as they entered the family compound.
"Grandma!" Lele yelled before she even entered the door.
An An and Ning Ning rushed into the house right after him and carefully hugged the sitting old lady.
Grandma Lu thought she was hallucinating, but when she saw the three children in front of her, her face was wrinkled with joy, and she kept saying in surprise: "Why are you back?"
Lin Xia was the last one to enter the house. Grandma Lu looked behind Lin Xia expectantly. The anticipation in her eyes made Lin Xia sad.
He pretended to be jealous and took Grandma Lu's arm and asked, "Grandma, aren't you happy to see us?"
"Happy! Happy!" Grandma Lu seemed to understand something, and pulled Lin Xia to look at her carefully.
"You've lost a lot of weight. You must have worked hard studying!" Grandma Lu looked at Lin Xia with kindness.
Every time Grandma Lu saw her, she thought she was thin. Lin Xia had gotten used to it, but it was still warming to be cared for.
The aunt from the family came up with tea and snacks.
Grandma Lu is old and it’s hard to say when she will pass away. Since she became unable to walk, she moved back to the staff quarters. She is always worried about Grandpa Lu, fearing that he won’t be able to find her when he returns.
The children were playing coquettishly beside Grandma Lu, and soon the old lady nodded listlessly, but she was still reluctant to go to rest.
"Grandma, we're not going out. You should go and have some rest." Lin Xia persuaded gently.
Unable to resist the children's persuasion, Grandma Lu finally agreed to go and rest.
Lin Xia took Wang Ma aside and asked her about Grandma Lu's condition in detail.
Aunt Wang wiped her eyes and said, "The old lady said she didn't want to go to the hospital no matter what, and she didn't eat much most of the time."
Lin Xia felt very uncomfortable.
Grandma Lu was in good health and didn't have any serious illnesses, but she was old and would eventually pass away.
"As long as you are well, the old lady will be relieved." Aunt Wang comforted Lin Xia. She was not young anymore and might die soon.
Lin Xia originally thought that since she had died once, she had become indifferent to life and death, but now she realized that there was no such thing as being indifferent.
In her previous life, she was alone and had no one to inherit her estate when she died. But in this life, she has someone she cares about, so it is impossible for her to be indifferent.
Lin Xia calmed down so as not to be seen and affected by the children. No matter what, she still had to spend this New Year happily.
In the following time, while the children were accompanying Grandma Lu, Lin Xia took time to return to the Lin family.
"Lin Xia?... When did you come back?!" Wu Fangfang was surprised for a moment when she opened the door and saw Lin Xia.
Lin Xia handed her some of the things she bought and replied with a smile, "I just came back not long ago."
Thinking of the money Lin Jianjun had made during this period, Wu Fangfang couldn't help but get closer to Lin Xia. Seeing that Lin Xia was alone, she couldn't help but ask, "Why didn't the children see it?"
"Grandma Lu is not in good health, and the children are at home with her." The most important thing is that Grandma Lu dotes on her too much. Yesterday, when she was not alone, Grandma Lu asked someone to bring back a TV.
The three of them were so happy that they didn't even think about running outside.
Since they could stay at home to accompany their grandmother, Lin Xia turned a blind eye to their behavior of watching TV. After all, it was only during the New Year, and they could forget about going home.
At this time, only Wu Fangfang and the children were at home in the Lin family. Lin's mother and the others had gone out to buy New Year's goods.
After not seeing each other for two years, the layout of the Lin family has changed a lot. A small house was built in the corner of the yard. Lin Xia took a curious look at it, thinking it was used to store miscellaneous items.
Lin Xia chatted with Wu Fangfang for only a few minutes when Lin Jianjun came back. When he saw Lin Xia, he smiled so hard that his eyes could hardly open.
"Little sister, when did you come back?" Lin Jianjun put down the things in his hands and asked in surprise.
Lin Xia smiled and repeated it, and Lin Jianjun seemed to remember something: "Wait for me."
After saying that, he went into the room and came out after a while with an envelope in his hand. Lin Xia immediately understood.
"This is the principal I lent you before. Sales are particularly good before the New Year. If it weren't for the upcoming New Year, I would have wanted to go again." Lin Jianjun handed the money in his hand to Lin Xia. Thinking of that scene, he was still too excited to calm down.
Lin Xia didn't bother to be polite with him. She took the money and asked with a smile, "What are your plans after the New Year?"
Lin Xia thought about the changes outside. She was amazed at how great the changes were.
Guangcheng was not so bad. She was often surprised these days when she returned to Beijing. The streets were full of young people with all kinds of curly hair. She had even seen the bell-bottom pants that Lin Jianjun brought back yesterday.
Lin Jianjun became motivated and took Lin Xia aside to talk about his plans.
He plans to go to Guangcheng again after the New Year, and he will have to trouble Lin Xia again at that time. Leading the way is one thing, but more importantly, he thinks Lin Xia has good vision.
A pair of pants was not cheap, so he and his wife wore the whole set to set up a stall, and in the end most of the customers bought the whole set.
Lin Xia: "Where are my brother and Lin Xue and the others?" I just don't know whether he will do this alone, or as they had planned before, with brother and sister working together.
Lin Jianjun: "...Brother..."
That time, Lin Jianguo cooperated with them without Wang Yanmei's consent, which ended up being a bit awkward, although they did make money in the end.
But after the pants were sold out and when Lin Jianjun talked about his plans after the New Year, Wang Yanmei came forward and firmly said that she would not participate.
Seeing this, Lin Jianjun did not go to Lin Jianguo to ask again. He couldn't destroy the harmony in his eldest brother's family.
"By the way, the family has split up." Lin Jianjun seemed to remember something, and the expression on his face was not very good.
As soon as Lin Xia heard it, she knew something had happened here, but since they each had their own family, it was not suitable for them to live in a collective environment.
In Lin Xia's opinion, they should have broken up long ago.
"It's not like we don't live together. Even if we separate, we're still a family."
Lin Jianjun smiled and said nothing.
He knew that these words were just to comfort him. Seeing that he had figured it out, Lin Xia stopped talking.
The two were chatting, and soon Lin's mother and others came back. They were surprised and happy to see Lin Xia, and Lin Xue was extremely happy to see her sister.
When Lin Xia saw Lin Xue's condition, she couldn't help but feel happy for her. The timid feeling she had before disappeared, and she exuded a calm and gentle air.
When Lin Xia saw Wang Yanmei, she greeted her with a smile as usual, as if she had no idea about the conflict between the Lin brothers and sisters.
"Little sister, come with me." Lin Xue pulled Lin Xia out of the house and headed towards what Lin Xia thought was the storage room.
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