Chapter 238 He didn’t want his father to blame him for being incompetent and selfish.
He put the book in the iron basket in front and motioned Lin Ziqiu to get in the car. On the way home, he took the lead in reporting: "I have already asked other troops about Yin Xinjun's news. There will be news in a few days. Don't be too anxious."
Lin Ziqiu was not in a hurry at first, but she was a little worried because she hadn't received a reply from Yin Xinyi.
She lay on Zhong Heyang's back, put her arms around his waist, and said softly, "Thank you for your hard work."
Zhong Heyang's voice came from the front, "I have already received the benefits, so it won't be hard no matter how hard it is." The man deliberately emphasized the word "benefits", and Lin Ziqiu couldn't help but recall the scene of him asking for benefits from her that night.
She had shouted herself hoarse, but he still refused to let her go!
Lin Ziqiu's cheeks were as red as an apple. She felt embarrassed and annoyed. She pinched Zhong Heyang's waist and said, "You are so dishonest!"
Zhong Heyang emphasized: "I am still as good as ever."
Lin Ziqiu: “…”
There's no more chatting today.
When she got home, Li Guixiang was knitting a sweater. It was a red sweater for Zhong Xuexi to wear on her wedding day. How festive!
During the time when she was trapped at home due to the flood, she learned a few tricks from her grandmother and was able to knit some patterns. Not only that, she also learned a little about embroidery.
"Grandma, you can even sell your craft, it's so beautiful!" Lin Ziqiu wasn't trying to flatter her. Although her grandma wasn't very good at cooking, she was well-known in the compound for her needlework.
Li Guixiang couldn't hide her pride on her face. "I have knitted all the sweaters, hats and scarves for He Yang and his friends since they were little. When you have children, I will knit for them too."
Lin Ziqiu's smile froze on her face. She pursed her lips and looked at Zhong Heyang for help.
The man received his wife's gaze and immediately replied, "Grandma, you are old, and we all have clothes to wear. It's okay for you to knit occasionally to kill time, but don't damage your eyes."
Li Guixiang's attention was successfully diverted, and she scolded with a smile: "You little bastard, you still care about me. It turns out that you are different after you get married. You will care about others."
Zhong Heyang muttered softly: "Then you have to listen to me if I care."
"What did you say?"
"No." Zhong Heyang picked up the book that Lin Ziqiu brought back, "I said, let's go upstairs first."
Li Guixiang sighed deeply, looked at their backs, and muttered to herself, "When can I hold your baby... I'm so worried."
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Time flies.
Yin Xinyi had been in the army for over a week, and she was calculating the time to buy a ticket back to the city.
"Let me go with you. I'll take you shopping and buy you two new sets of clothes." Yin Xinjun specially asked for leave as his sister had finally come over. He hadn't had a vacation in the past few years, and his leader approved it very kindly.
Yin Xinyi put on the hat and said, "I have clothes to wear, don't spend money."
Yin Xinjun disagreed, "You don't have to save money for me. I still have enough money to buy my sister two new sets of clothes. It's only natural for a girl to have a few more new clothes."
"Your brother is right. Even a stingy man like him can bleed a lot sometimes. You have to give him a good beating today!"
Tong Yao's voice came from behind, and the brother and sister looked over at the same time.
"Go away! You speak as if it were true. Am I stingy?" Yin Xinjun couldn't help but retort to her.
Yin Xinyi was used to their bickering these days, "Sister Tong, why don't you come with us!"
Tong Yao shook her head gently and smiled: "I have something else to do later, you guys go ahead and have fun."
Yin Xinjun glanced at her, then grabbed his sister's arm and said, "Let's go."
He specially borrowed a jeep and took Yin Xinyi to the largest department store in the city.
Yin Xinyi had no mood for shopping and just tried on two sets of clothes casually.
Yin Xinjun gave a thumbs up and said, "That one looks good, and this one looks good too."
The salesperson at the side quickly introduced: "The woolen coat your sister is wearing is our best-selling style this year. The material inside is also excellent wool..."
Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by the man, "It's all included."
The salesperson was originally thinking about selling the more expensive woolen coat, but when he saw the other party's strength, he immediately smiled and said, "Okay, comrade, please pay this way."
Yin Xinjun sat as steady as a mountain, not moving at all, "No hurry, let my sister try a few more sets."
When Yin Xinyi heard this, she quickly walked over, grabbed him, and whispered, "Brother! How can you spend money like this! This dress looks very expensive, I don't want it!"
Originally, she just wanted to try it on and satisfy her desire, but she couldn't bear to let her brother buy it because it was too expensive.
Yin Xinjun coaxed, "What's wrong with being expensive? My sister should wear expensive and beautiful clothes."
In the past, he spent almost no money in the army and sent it all back home, thinking that with the money, his sister would also be able to live a good life and at least not suffer.
But later he found out that the money never reached Yin Xinyi's hands.
My uncle's family said they raised them, but in fact they just gave them food to eat.
Yin Xinyi looked down at herself in the mirror opposite, wearing a tweed coat, and her eyes reddened. All her previous clothes were picked up from her cousins' discarded clothes.
There is not a single good piece of clothing; all of them are just patched up and worn again.
Yin Xinyi bit her lip. If she had been born a year earlier, she could have been admitted to university. Even if she only studied for one year, she would have been assigned a good job.
So as not to waste these ten years.
Noticing that his sister was in a bad mood, Yin Xinjun asked worriedly, "What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Yin Xinyi shook her head, "I'm fine."
Yin Xinjun insisted on buying those two sets of clothes. Yin Xinyi did not hesitate and accepted them generously. It was her brother's gift.
They are a family. Even if she doesn't accept it, her brother will secretly buy it and send it to her. It is better for her to accept it now and save the postage.
Her brother is just that kind of person. Once he makes up his mind, it is difficult for anyone to change it.
It was like this for her and also for her uncle and his family.
"Brother, you know so well about my uncle's family... why do you still send money back?" Yin Xinyi never gave up and wanted to continue persuading her brother.
Yin Xinjun held up her newly bought clothes and chuckled, "My uncle and his family can't do that, but my grandparents still live there. I'll consider the money I send back as a way to honor them."
"That's even more unnecessary!"
It would be fine if she didn't mention grandpa and grandma, but she got even angrier when she did.
"They took all the money our parents left us, and told us to keep it. Everyone knows that they used it all to subsidize uncle's family. They never really loved us. Only my cousins are the grandchildren of the Yin family!"
Yin Xinjun understood the anger in his sister's heart, but he always remembered his father's last words, asking him to be filial to his grandparents and take good care of his sister on his behalf.
He didn't want his father to blame him for being incompetent and selfish.
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