Time flies, and it is the summer of 1988.
Lin Minjun's daughter Cancan, whose full name is Lin Can, is also four years old.
When she named her daughter, she originally wanted her daughter to have a brilliant life and live out her own life, but she never expected that she would later meet a charlatan.
The charlatan said, "Your daughter's name is wrong. She lacks water in her five elements, so she should be given a name with water in it. You named her a volcano. She will be naughty in the future."
Of course Lin Minjun didn't believe it and drove him away. It turned out that the charlatan was right about one thing except for everything else: the four-year-old Cancan was already very naughty and had become the leader of the kids in the alley. Even the dogs had to run away with their tails between their legs when they saw him.
Lin Minjun had never understood why her daughter, who was so cute when she just learned to walk at a little over one year old, could be called Cancan and her smile could melt people's hearts.
After the age of three, the child seemed to have a genetic mutation and suddenly became extremely naughty.
It wasn't until today that Lin Minjun knew the answer.
Today is the day for the educated youth who returned from Yunnan to get together. Everyone finally found a free day and made plans to have a meal together. They also agreed to bring their families and have fun together.
Speaking of a gathering, it was of course scheduled at Lin Minjun's restaurant. The restaurant was getting bigger and bigger, and Lin Minjun wanted to open up other businesses, but couldn't find a suitable and reliable person to take over. Fortunately, her godfather also returned to China and was still investing in the country. He sent one of his trusted men over, and Lin Minjun then got busy with the matter of opening a pastry factory.
She flew back to Yunnan to learn from someone and learned how to make various Yunnan-style snacks. After returning, she taught the workers, bought machines, built an assembly line, and specialized in production, thus promoting Yunnan cuisine.
Lin Minjun just came back from the pastry factory today. She was going to take a shower, put on makeup, and dress up Cancan. After going out, she would pick up Brother Yan Li and go back to the restaurant for a party.
We didn't eat Yunnan cuisine today. Instead, we had a barbecue in the yard and it was lively and noisy.
"Cancan, Cancan, mommy is back." Lin Minjun looked for her daughter everywhere.
I first looked for my own house, but didn't find anyone there. Then I looked around the alley and asked Goudan's mother, who said that Cancan had not come out since he returned home.
Lin Minjun thought about it and realized that it must be in Erwa’s room. Today was Sunday and Erwa had come home from school.
As the child grew up, his ideas became more and more wild. Lin Minjun originally thought that he would still go into business and become a financial tycoon. However, in his second year of high school, he came back and announced to his brothers and sisters that he wanted to get into the best university to study missiles.
Lin Minjun walked into Erwa's east room. As soon as she stepped in, she heard some movement inside.
Cancan cried and said, "Uncle, someone bullied me."
Erwa's voice sounded shocked. "You are the female tyrant in this alley, and someone still bullies you?"
"I'm not a female tyrant! Besides, that person is from another alley." Cancan corrected unhappily.
Erwa couldn't help laughing, "Then tell me, what should you do if someone bullies you?"
"Beat him!" Cancan said with great momentum.
"What if you can't beat him?"
"Put a note on his back and pretend to be a ghost to scare him."
Erwa laughed out loud, "Then I'll teach you another trick today, which is..."
Halfway through his speech, he suddenly stopped smiling and looked at the door in horror.
Cancan asked in confusion, "What is it?"
"That's right, mommy is going to spank you." Lin Minjun stood at the door with her hands folded across her chest, looking at the two people inside with gritted teeth.
"I was wondering why Cancan is getting more and more naughty. It turns out it was all your fault?" Lin Minjun went up to him, grabbed his hand and slapped it twice.
Of course, it was just an act. It didn't hurt at all, but it was just to shock and scare people on purpose.
"Don't teach her these things in the future. If she keeps talking nonsense, both of you will go to face the wall and reflect on your mistakes." Lin Minjun said fiercely, "Do you remember?"
The second child was glared at by his sister and immediately realized what was happening. Although his hand didn't hurt at all, he screamed, "Remember, remember, it hurts so much."
Lin Minjun pulled Cancan back to the room and gave her a bath while educating her.
After the young lady bowed her head and admitted her mistake, knowing that it was wrong to hit someone, Lin Minjun put on a pretty little skirt for her, combed her hair into two loose braids, led her into the car, went to the police station to pick up Yan Li, and then went to the restaurant together.
When we arrived at the restaurant, we found that all our friends were there, including Jiang Quan, Qi Song, Han Xiaorui, Zhao Ning, Luo Lin, and even Shen Hongyu, who had been released after serving her sentence.
Zhao Ning was kicked out of the house by his father and came to Lin Minjun alone. After Lin Minjun left, he hugged his knees and cried on the bed. Now he has his own family and just got married at the beginning of this year.
Her lover is her college classmate, and now he works in a government department and holds an important position. Zhao Ning herself also works in the government.
The two of them didn't have any chemistry when they were in college, but after graduation they were introduced to each other and fell in love with each other.
Zhao Ning is also pregnant now, with a slightly bulging belly. As soon as she saw Lin Minjun, she walked over and opened her arms.
Lin Minjun thought she was going to come over and hug her, so she smiled, but Zhao Ning ignored her and rushed straight towards Cancan.
"Cancan has become a lot prettier recently. Do you want to fuck your mother?" Zhao Ning kissed Cancan on the face, making a "boo" sound.
Cancan wiped his face and said loudly, "I thought about it!"
"I think you want to fuck the delicious food your mother bought for you." Zhao Ning hugged her resentfully.
Not long after they held each other, Cancan suddenly struggled, "Puppy, puppy."
She saw a puppy on the side of the road and couldn't wait to go over and take a look at it.
Zhao Ning had no choice but to let go. She was already angry, so she pulled Lin Minjun aside to talk, and said in a sobbing tone, "Ah Jun, do you know that my aunt passed away some time ago?"
"Huh? So fast, shouldn't it be able to hold on for a while?"
"Her children are so unreliable. The fact that her death has been delayed for so long is because she is lucky. I handled her funeral in a simple way, but in the end, none of her children came. Tell me, what's the point of her life?" Zhao Ning sighed.
Zhao Ning's father passed away a few years ago. Zhao Ning had just graduated from college at the time and had little savings. She had never been home during college. When she learned that her father was ill, she went home to take care of him for a while, which can be considered as fulfilling her filial duty.
After Zhao's father passed away, things in Zhao Ning's home became interesting. Her stepmother, who later took over, fell and was paralyzed in bed. Her own children ran away one after another, and no one took care of her. In the end, she pushed her little daughter over to take care of her.
At that time, some people advised Zhao Ning to go home and take care of the situation, saying that after all, she was still your stepmother and your aunt.
But as early as when this aunt had an affair with his father before his mother died, Zhao Ning treated this person as if she didn't exist.
She retorted on the spot, "Why should I care? She is my father's daughter-in-law, not mine."
The person who was trying to persuade her said, "After all, she has been with your father for so many years and has taken care of him. What's wrong with you just trying to control her?"
Zhao Ning smiled wryly, "Since my dad is enjoying her care, then you should let my dad get up from underground and take care of her."
The man shut up and had nothing to say.
Zhao Ning was still soft-hearted after all. After the old lady passed away, no one collected the body, so she held a simple funeral.
"Let's not talk about this. Do you know who I saw when I went back to handle the old lady's funeral this time?" Zhao Ning said again.
Lin Minjun: “Who?”
"Lu Xueping gave birth to a son, and her mother bought a house next door to live with her. Xu Yi also complained to me that Lu Xueping did nothing at home, was lazy and gluttonous, and could not be spoken to at all. Once you speak to her, she will lose her temper. Her mother is even worse. Whenever Xu Yi wants a divorce, her mother says she will go to the workplace to complain, saying that he has someone else outside, and finally gives up." Zhao Ning sighed, "It's really tit for tat. Xu Yi was picky at the time, and finally married Lu Xueping. You know what, I feel good when I see his miserable look."
Lin Minjun burst out laughing.
At this time, Jiang Quan was shouting in the yard, "It's time to eat. The skewers are cooked. Come over and eat quickly."
Lin Minjun pulled Zhao Ning in, picked out two skewers of lamb to fill their stomachs, and picked out another skewer of fully roasted lamb to go find Cancan.
We found Cancan. A group of kids were gathered together. We pushed aside the group of kids and saw a puppy inside. It was probably just weaned. It was chubby, with a black mouth and a white tail.
Cancan squatted on the ground and looked at the puppy with a gentle face, "Mom, can I keep this puppy?"
"Where did it come from?" Lin Minjun was stunned.
Cancan pointed at the gate and said, "Someone threw it there. We saw it when we came here just now."
The dog was howling and looked particularly pitiful.
Lin Minjun asked, "Raising a puppy is not a one-day or two-day thing. You have to be responsible for cooking for it, feeding it, and taking it for a walk and run every day. Can you do it?"
"The little dog is so pitiful." Cancan held his hands in front of his chest, looking pitiful, "I picked him up, I'm his mother!"
Lin Minjun didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Lin Can, what I'm asking is, can you raise a puppy well?"
Cancan picked up the puppy, held it in his hands for a long time, and said seriously, "I can do it!"
"Okay, then you can raise it. Go ask Aunt Caiping for some goat milk powder. The puppy can't eat rice yet, it can only drink milk."
Cancan jumped away in a hoppy manner.
Lin Minjun turned around and ran into Shen Hongyu while she was talking to Zhao Ning.
It has been more than a year since Shen Hongyu was released from prison. During this time, she has gotten rid of her bad habit of just wanting to enjoy herself. She now has a stall selling clothes and earns a good income. She also met her current husband and had a child.
Shen Hongyu gave birth to a son, and she felt that she had finally won over Lin Minjun.
Holding her son in her arms, Shen Hongyu was very proud. "Ajun, look, my son is so handsome."
She deliberately said, "Boys are always better than girls. They will never get married and will always stay by my side."
Lin Minjun and Zhao Ning looked at each other. After so long, Shen Hongyu still spoke in such an annoying way.
Lin Minjun smiled and said deliberately, "Then you can keep your son by your side and let him become a mama's boy. I don't want my daughter to stay by my side. I will let her study abroad and see the bigger world."
Shen Hongyu choked up. Looking at little Cancan running around like a butterfly, she felt happy in her heart. She didn't want to argue with Lin Minjun anymore. This time she looked at Cancan with pity, "But I still think it's better to have a boy. Having a girl means suffering. When I think about her having children, getting married, and being looked down upon by her mother-in-law in the future, I feel distressed."
Shen Hongyu is an amazing person.
Lin Minjun found that when she acted unintentionally, it was more annoying than when she acted on purpose.
"Who says girls have to suffer? Can't she get married and have children? Even if she wants to get married and have children, the medical conditions at that time must be very advanced, so she can try not to suffer these hardships. Besides, I am her mother. As long as I am here, I will teach her, protect her, and not let her be bullied by anyone." Lin Minjun smiled, "Mother-in-law, right? At worst, we can have a fight and see who can beat who."
Shen Hongyu felt that Lin Minjun was really difficult to communicate with, so she turned around and went to talk to other people.
Lin Minjun continued to chat and reminisce with Zhao Ning. She had been in the capital for so many years and had met many friends, but the true friends were still these people. They had all come here from Yunnan hand in hand.
After the banquet, everyone took their families home. Lin Minjun stayed until the last, closed the door of the restaurant, and pulled Yan Li towards the car.
Cancan walked in front holding the puppy in her arms, her voice and tone very childish, "Xiao Huang, I'm your mother, don't worry, I will take good care of you."
Silly and stupid.
Lin Minjun held her husband's hand and walked casually under the night sky. Suddenly, she said, "Brother, I want to tell you a very long story."
"What?"
"About my last life."
The author has something to say:
I'm sorry, I really can't write a sequel, hahahaha. This article ends here. I think it's just right to stop here. It's the most perfect and satisfying. A-Jun will continue to be happy in another time and space. Thank you all for accompanying me here. See you in the next book. Love you!