Upon hearing this, Fu Zhenghui paused, chopsticks in his hand.
He never expected that Lin Qingyou was a quiet person who didn't like to talk. He thought that Lin Qingyou was honest and simple and that he would just do whatever they said.
He deliberately mocked Lin Qingyou and the others for not having anything to eat, but what did he hear?
How could someone from the countryside eat meat every day?
That's just bragging!
And what about the several large vats of rendered lard that you can't finish?
You're kidding me!
Fu Zhenghui suppressed his dissatisfaction and said with a smile, "Tongzhou, then your family is considered to be among the best in the village?"
Lin Qingyou nodded, "Yes, right now, our family is the best off in the whole village."
Fu Jiayuan laughed and said, "Tongzhou, you don't need to brag about everything when you come to Kyoto. Second Uncle and Second Aunt like honest people. Do you think we've never been to the countryside and don't know what it's like?"
Shen Jinshu put another piece of spare rib on Lin Qingyou's plate, and then slowly said, "Qingyou's family is indeed living a good life. Qiming and I both saw those vats of lard."
"That makes sense. There's so much lard and so many pork cracklings that we can't finish eating. Qingyou, what are you planning to do with them? We can't just leave them there; that would be a waste."
Fu Jiayuan was startled. Could it be that Lin Qingyou's family was really that well-off?
But what good is it if we're good? We're still just country bumpkins who've never seen the world!
“Da Chuan said he’ll try to sell it back,” Lin Qingyou replied.
Shen Jinshu smiled and said, "Da Chuan is quick-witted; he certainly has a way."
Fu Zhenghui and Fu Jiayuan exchanged a glance. They had come today to find out more about the situation.
From this perspective, Lin Qingyou's family did not experience any hardship.
Fu Zhenghui spared no effort, "Tongzhou, I heard you and your sister-in-law have three sons and one daughter?"
Lin Qingyou said, "Yes, they are all married now. I have three grandsons, three granddaughters, one grandson-in-law, and one granddaughter-in-law."
Upon hearing this, Fu Qingwei became interested. "Second Uncle, will all the children be coming in a few days?"
"Come on, come on," Lin Qingyou said with a smile.
Fu Qingwei was overjoyed, "That's wonderful! I can finally meet them. Second Uncle, you and Second Aunt are amazing, you truly have a house full of children and grandchildren."
Seeing Fu Qingwei's excited expression, Fu Zhenghui cursed the girl inwardly for being silly.
Lin Qingyou brought so many people back, how will they get anything?
In fact, Fu Qingwei and Fu Lingyun believed that what their grandfather and father possessed should absolutely not fall into Fu Zhenghui's hands.
They had always been afraid that they couldn't beat Fu Zhenghui and his group.
Now that my second uncle's family is here, they have more to rely on.
Regardless of all that, the two of them were genuinely happy that their grandparents had finally found their son, since they had truly been living a life of hardship for them all these years.
After the meal, Fu Qifeng, Fu Zhenghui, and Fu Jiayuan left.
Fu Qiming was originally unwilling to talk about these things, but he still spoke to Lin Qingyou and Zheng Yumei.
"If your uncle, cousins, or other relatives say anything they shouldn't have or do anything excessive, don't worry about me. Just do what you have to do."
That's already made perfectly clear.
Lin Chuan received a phone call from Lin Qingyou while he was in the noodle shop.
This indicates that they have arrived home and already eaten.
Lin Chuan was relieved, as long as they were safe.
Lin Chuan's noodle shop was busy for the next two days, and Lin Chuan even asked Lei Yutang to come and pick up some things.
They and their brothers all received a share, all so that they could have a good New Year.
Who wouldn't be grateful to Lin Chuan for treating them this way?
On New Year's Eve, Chunmai Noodle Shop closed its doors.
Early in the morning, Lin Chuan and his group started preparing for the New Year.
They put up couplets, swept the yard, and stewed cabbage, tofu, and vermicelli on the stove.
In Zheng Yumei's words, eating tofu on the morning of New Year's Eve brings good fortune.
Lin Ping and Lin Wei were still reminiscing when the whole family ate breakfast together early in the morning.
"To be honest, this is the first time I haven't spent the Lunar New Year with my parents."
Lin Chuan thought for a moment and realized that he hadn't spent the New Year with Lin Qingyou and Zheng Yumei since he was four years old.
Every year during the Lunar New Year, Wu Chunhua and Lin Youfu would take Lin Xinglong and Lin Caifeng out for a good meal, while he would never get a decent bite. He would always eat leftovers, either frozen solid or spoiled.
Every year, Lin Qingyou and Zheng Yumei would secretly call him out and bring him a couple of pieces of meat and a few dumplings.
The farmers, who saved up all year round, had their meager amount of flour eaten up by Lin Fugui and Zhou Xiuying during the New Year in previous years.
But Lin Qingyou and Zheng Yumei would still secretly slip him a few.
Lin Chuan snapped out of his reverie. "It's okay if we don't spend the New Year together. We'll pack our things and leave tomorrow. From now on, our family will have good days, and every day will feel like New Year's."
Lin Ping laughed and said, "Da Chuan is right, well said. From now on, every day will be like New Year's Day for us."
Since we ate breakfast late this morning, the New Year's Eve dinner in the afternoon will naturally be postponed as well.
After the meal, Sun Qiaoling cleared the table and washed the dishes, while Liang Yun helped pick vegetables.
Lin Chuan went to prepare the dishes; this time, he was going to prepare a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner.
Xu Chunmai held Xiao Le'an in her arms and kept looking out the window.
Lin Chuan asked, "Have Father and Mother arrived yet?"
Xu Shengli and Qian Jinhua only have one daughter, Xu Chunmai, and for the past few years, they have lived at home by themselves.
However, every year on the second day of the Lunar New Year, when she should be able to go back to her parents' home, Wu Chunhua would stop her from going back, trying to force her to do chores at home.
Every year during the Lunar New Year, they would have a fight over how to go back to the wife's parents' home.
Since everything went smoothly this year, Lin Chuan invited Xu Shengli and Qian Jinhua to have their New Year's Eve dinner here, including dumplings.
Not yet.
This is the first time Xu Chunmai has been able to spend the Lunar New Year with her parents since getting married, and she is full of anticipation.
Lin Chuan knew Xu Chunmai was anxious, "I guess the house isn't finished cleaning yet. We can have dinner in time, it'll be this afternoon."
As she said this, Xu Chunmai smiled and said, "Dachuan, Mom and Dad are here."
Xu Shengli and Qian Jinhua opened the door, and a gust of cold air wafted in.
"Oh dear, it's the Lunar New Year, but it's really cold today," Qian Jinhua said.
Lin Ping and Lin Wei quickly called out, "Uncle Xu, Auntie."
Xu Shengli ran to the stove to warm himself by the fire. "This is the first time I've spent the New Year at my daughter's place. When your mother and I left, that Tie Niu guy was spewing filth from his mouth, and I gave him a good scolding."
Lin Chuan thought of his neighbor Zhang Tieniu, who was always looking for trouble. "He deserves to be scolded. He himself is eating coarse food and can't stand seeing you all living a good life. He'll be so angry."
Xu Shengli laughed and said, "That's right. We said we'd come over to celebrate the New Year since no one from the bride's family would visit their daughter's home. So what?"
Lin Chuan said, "Yes, bring back more meat first thing tomorrow morning, so Zhang Tieniu can take a look."
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