Lin Chuan looked over when he heard the voice, "Second Brother, why are you back?"
"If I hadn't come back, I wouldn't have heard your grand pronouncements," Lin Wei joked.
Lin Chuan curled the corners of his lips. "Second brother, you're always looking for a good show."
Lin Wei patted him on the shoulder with a smile, "You have to watch the excitement. I'm lucky this time."
Lin Chuan took another rag and wiped the table clean. "Whether Cao Meina runs two miles or ten miles away, it has nothing to do with me. If I don't say that, and she keeps bothering me, I'll have to spare the energy to deal with her, which is very troublesome."
"Second brother, let me tell you, we have more important things to do. We can't waste our time on unnecessary people and things. It's not worth it."
Lin Wei nodded after hearing Lin Chuan's words, "Da Chuan, what you said makes sense."
"Second brother, aren't you going home tonight?"
Seeing Lin Wei scooping water and starting to mop the floor, Lin Chuan asked.
Lin Wei, carrying a mop, said, "We're not going back. After we finish cleaning up here, I'll go make braised meat. You can read a book while we're done. Once we're done with these next few days, it'll be New Year's Eve, and everyone can get a good rest then."
Lin Chuan thought about it and agreed, "Thank you, Second Brother."
"No need to thank me, we're all family." Lin Wei said while mopping the floor. "Speaking of which, it's all thanks to you, Da Chuan, for bringing us good luck, including the half of the jade pendant you found. If it weren't for you, how could Dad have found his biological father?"
Lin Chuan was actually a little worried. He sighed, "I don't know if it will be okay for my parents to go to Kyoto first in a few days."
Lin Wei walked over and put the mop into the bucket. "I'm not familiar with this place, but didn't Grandpa say they'd come to pick me up? It should be fine, right?"
“That’s not what I meant,” Lin Chuan said. “Haven’t you heard? Grandpa has an older brother, and his whole family is in Kyoto. I wonder what their attitude will be after our parents go there.”
"If you're worried, tell your parents not to go yet, and we'll go together later."
Lin Wei was also a little worried after Lin Chuan said that.
Now, in their eyes, Lin Chuan is the only one who can be their pillar of support.
Over the past few months, Lin Chuan has been handling everything.
If it weren't for Lin Chuan, wouldn't they still be being manipulated by others in the village, without any sense of self?
Lin Chuan pondered, "I did agree to Grandpa and Grandma's request. The old couple has been looking for Dad for so many years, they must want to spend the New Year with them. Let's do that for now, we'll go with them in a couple of days."
Lin Wei was busy in the kitchen, which gave Lin Chuan a lot of time to read and study.
As Lin Chuan had expected, Cao Meina did not reappear in the days that followed.
Lin Chuan took some time to buy a lot of rice, flour, oil, peanuts, melon seeds, and candy, along with the clothes and shoes he had already bought, as well as the raw and braised meat available in the store. He first delivered some to his parents-in-law, and then took some to his master, Fang Cili.
Fang Cili and Wei Shue were shocked to see Lin Chuan bring so many things over.
“Da Chuan, even for the New Year, you don’t need so many things. Take them back quickly. Your family has a lot of people, so you don’t need to bring everything here.” Wei Shue’e felt sorry for him.
These are all good stuff.
Lin Chuan carried the rice and flour into the house. "Master's wife, I made some money recently. Isn't the point of making money to spend it? It's the New Year, and we should celebrate. We can't turn away gifts that are given to us."
Looking at the kitchen piled high with food, Fang Cili stroked his chin. "Alright, your teacher's wife and I will stay. Consider it a gift from our own son. After the New Year, bring your wife and children over so I can see them."
Fang Cili pondered that he should give the child two red envelopes to avoid receiving so many gifts from Lin Chuan.
Lin Chuan patted the dust off his gloves. "Master, I won't be able to visit you and your wife after the New Year this year. My father has found his biological father. We're taking the train to Kyoto on the first day of the Lunar New Year."
Fang Cili thought he had misheard, "What do you mean your father has found his biological father?"
Lin Chuan explained with a smile, "What I mean is, my father, Lin Qingyou, is not my grandparents' biological son. A couple of days ago, my father's biological parents came and acknowledged him."
Fang Cili was quite surprised, then thought for a moment, "No wonder, your grandparents were no good. And your uncle, they're all like that!"
"Good, very good, much better than the previous relatives."
Fang Cili was very happy. Lin Chuan had said before that he had severed ties, but things were different now.
This is truly a case of having no blood relation!
Is there anything better than this?
"I'll have your teacher's wife cook two good dishes later, and we'll have a drink together," Fang Cili said.
Lin Chuan said, "Master, we can't have a drink today. My shop is so busy. I'll have a good drink with you when we get back from Kyoto."
Watching Lin Chuan leave, Fang Cili smiled and said, "It's good for young people to be busy."
Wei Shue nodded, "Yes, it's good to be busy. Life is getting better and better, and there's hope for the future."
After a busy month until the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, Lin Qingyou and Zheng Yumei got haircuts and changed into new clothes from head to toe.
Lin Chuan also prepared new handbags for them.
The bag contained two changes of clothes and some daily necessities.
In addition, the two of them also took some chicken eggs and goose eggs in bamboo baskets, all laid by their own chickens.
I also brought some dried sweet potatoes that I had dried myself, and peanuts that I had harvested at home.
Lin Qingyou looked at the things they had prepared, "I don't know if my parents will like them."
"They'll love it, they'll definitely love it," Lin Chuan said. "They'll love it as long as you go, even if you don't bring anything. Don't worry about what you bring, it's your thoughtfulness that they'll appreciate it."
Lin Qingyou smiled and said, "That's true, but I don't know why I feel so anxious."
Lin Chuan put his hand on Lin Qingyou's shoulder. "Dad, you need to be confident. Whether we're from the city or the countryside, we're all human. What's the big deal? Look at Uncle. From the moment we first met him, didn't he have the slightest airs? He never looked down on us."
Lin Qingyou nodded. "Da Chuan, you're right. I was overthinking it."
“It’s normal to be nervous, after all, we’ve never been to Kyoto before, it’s the capital. We’ll set off in a few days and then we can explore the capital properly,” Lin Chuan said.
Lin Qingyou took a deep breath. "Okay, we'll go celebrate the New Year first, and wait for you all to join us."
Lin Chuan escorted Lin Qingyou and Zheng Yumei to Xuancheng, and then put them on a train bound for Kyoto.
Lin Chuan bought sleeper berths for Lin Qingyou and Zheng Yumei.
Lin Qingyou put the things under the bed and waved to Lin Chuan through the window.
The train rumbled away from Xuancheng Railway Station, and Lin Qingyou couldn't help but feel nervous.
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