Lin Qingyou and Zheng Yumei looked up and met the clear eyes of the two girls.
Zheng Yumei quickly took the bowl and cracked the broken egg into it.
Fu Lingyun and Fu Qingwei then took a rag and wiped the marks on the floor clean.
Fu Tongyuan was very happy and called his two daughters over.
"Lingyun, Qingwei, come here and meet your second uncle and aunt."
"Qingyou, sister-in-law, this is my eldest daughter, Fu Lingyun, and this is my youngest daughter, Fu Qingwei."
"Second Uncle, Second Aunt."
Fu Lingyun and Fu Qingwei greeted each other again.
Lin Qingyou looked at his two nieces, who were both graceful and beautiful.
She's not just beautiful, but also has a unique refinement, making her look completely different from Fu Jiayuan standing next to her.
Fu Qingwei picked up a piece of dried sweet potato and put it in her mouth, chewing for a long time. "Second Aunt, this is too sweet, it's delicious. It's better than the ones I bought."
Zheng Yumei was very happy. "Then I'll mail you some more when my second aunt comes home."
“Sure,” Fu Qingwei readily agreed.
Shen Jinshu had never liked her brother-in-law's family, but out of consideration for their kinship, she could only let it be.
Shen Jinshu was very happy to see that Fu Lingyun and Fu Qingwei did not look down on Lin Qingyou and Zheng Yumei at all.
Fu Qiming looked unwell, but having just spoken about Fu Jiayuan, he remained silent.
Fu Tongyuan led Lin Qingyou and Zheng Yumei to the tidied-up west wing.
"Qingyou, you and your sister-in-law stay here for now. If you need anything, just let us know. Don't be shy, we're all family, and this is your home too."
Lin Qingyou nodded.
"You two change your clothes and wash up first, then we'll eat in a bit."
"I just asked Lingyun, and your sister-in-law was called away from work. I'll introduce you two next time."
In the east wing, Fu Qingwei said to Fu Lingyun, "Uncle and Aunt obviously don't like Second Uncle and Second Aunt coming back. Look, when you got married, they were overjoyed. Now they can't wait to marry me off. They think that since Dad didn't have a son, they can inherit the family business."
Fu Lingyun said, "My second uncle and second aunt seem like honest people. I'm really afraid they'll be bullied by my eldest uncle and aunt."
Fu Qingwei peered out the window. "Didn't Dad say that Uncle's third son is quite capable? Why aren't they here yet?"
They said it wouldn't arrive until the second day of the Lunar New Year.
As Fu Lingyun and Fu Qingwei said, Fu Zhenghui and his group wanted to seize Fu Tongyuan's assets.
Fu Qiming and Shen Jinshu already had a considerable amount of property, and Fu Tongyuan's business is also doing quite well now that he has left the military.
Since there is no son to inherit the family business, sooner or later, all of this will fall into Fu Zhenghui's hands.
Now Fu Qiming and Shen Jinshu have adopted a son.
Coincidentally, Lin Qingyou also had three sons, which means he was fighting with Fu Zhenghui for the inheritance.
These past few days, Fu Qifeng and Fu Zhenghui have been discussing how to get rid of Lin Qingyou.
It would be best to prove that he is not Fu Qiming's son.
Inside the main room, Fu Qifeng tapped his cane on the ground. "Qiming, as your older brother, I still have something to say to you."
"What did you say?"
Fu Qifeng leaned back there. "Qiming, you and your sister-in-law went to Wangshan County and did indeed meet the couple you entrusted to us more than forty years ago. How can you be so sure that Lin Qingyou is Tongzhou?"
"You must not be blinded by them. Our family has a good background. Those two can clearly claim that the child they had was the child you and your sister-in-law had."
"In my opinion, Lin Qingyou doesn't resemble you and your sister-in-law at all."
“I know it’s not easy for you and your sister-in-law to have been searching for Tongzhou for forty-five years, but you can’t just come up with anyone and say he’s your son.”
“Qiming, as your older brother, I’m only thinking of you. Think about it, we’re both over seventy years old, how many more years can we live? I’m your own brother, I’m always thinking of you.”
Fu Qiming looked at Fu Qifeng and said, "Brother, what you said is true. Jinshu and I have both thought it through. Don't worry, there won't be any problems."
As a commander, how could he have chosen the wrong son? Wouldn't that make him a laughingstock?
Even if we don't say that everything matches up, just the way he and Shen Jinshu feel about Lin Qingyou's family is something that strangers wouldn't have.
Lin Chuan, in particular, now has the same air about him as when he was young, and he really likes this grandson.
Fu Qifeng sighed, "Qiming, I was just afraid that you and your sister-in-law would be too happy, so I had to remind you a couple of things. Since you've already made up your mind, then I have nothing more to say. Tongzhou being able to come back is a happy event, a very happy event."
How could Fu Qiming not know what his older brother was thinking?
Especially this Fu Zhenghui, along with his two sons and one daughter, they're probably all obsessed with money.
Lin Qingyou and Zheng Yumei washed up and changed into clean clothes.
At lunchtime, the whole family sat around the table.
Fu Qiming was overjoyed and even brought out a bottle of wine that he had treasured for many years.
Fu Zhenghui poured wine attentively, "Second Uncle, I can tell you're happy that Tongzhou is back. This wine has been treasured for many years, and you've been reluctant to take it out."
Fu Qiming laughed and said, "That's right, it's rare for everyone to get together. I've been thinking about it and looking forward to it for forty-five years, and finally this day has come."
Fu Zhenghui filled Lin Qingyou's glass to the brim, "Tongzhou, we're all happy today, let's drink until we drop."
Fu Qifeng took a sip; the strong liquor was spicy as it went down his throat, but there was a hint of sweetness. "Good liquor, good liquor indeed."
"Tongzhou, what kind of alcohol do you drink in the countryside?"
Lin Qingyou said, "It's usually sorghum liquor. There's a sorghum liquor distillery in the nearby village, and the liquor tastes pretty good."
"Speaking of which, the countryside is indeed nice. My legs aren't very good now, otherwise I would like to go and live in the countryside for a while. It's much more comfortable than the city," Fu Qifeng said casually.
Lin Qingyou did not respond at all.
Shen Jinshu kept putting food on Lin Qingyou and Zheng Yumei's plates.
"You two eat more and see if it suits your taste."
Fu Zhenghui laughed, "Second Aunt, how could it not suit your taste? These are all good things. Tongzhou, you probably don't get much to eat in the countryside, right? I heard life there is particularly hard."
Lin Qingyou thought about how Lin Chuan usually argued with people.
He put down his chopsticks and smiled with a simple and honest look. "Our family does eat a rather monotonous diet because Da Chuan always brings things home from his shop. We have several large vats of rendered lard that we can't even finish."
"Oh, right, we have to simmer pork bones every day and make pork belly and stuff. It's okay now that it's winter, we can freeze any leftovers. Before, when we couldn't freeze them, we had to eat as much as we wanted every day, afraid of throwing them away and letting them go bad. It was such a waste."
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