Lin Weiguo looked at Lin Meng's staggering back and shook his head and sighed.
"Why did this child suddenly become like this?"
Shen Wenfang spat directly out the door.
"I think she just inherited the temperament of the second brother and his wife. She was born that way. She must have been pretending before!"
Anyway, anyone who bullies her daughter is not a good person.
Lin Weiguo glanced in the direction of Shi Yan and said something awkwardly.
"Why are you still talking about this when everyone's gone?"
Shen Wenfang also noticed that there were outsiders present, so he could only suppress his anger and turned to greet Shi Yan:
"Thank you so much for your help, Mr. Zhiqing Shi. Haven't you eaten yet? It's a good opportunity to stay and eat with us. I'll go stir-fry these mushrooms."
Just as Shi Yan was about to refuse, Lin Weiguo came over and stopped him.
"Little boy, don't be polite to me. What's wrong with just having a meal here?"
Now Shi Yan couldn't leave even if he wanted to, so he could only agree reluctantly.
"Then I'll trouble you, uncle and aunt!"
"What's the problem? Why is this kid so polite? Please sit for a while. I'll go make dinner."
As Shen Wenfang said this, he was about to take his two daughters-in-law to the kitchen to help.
As a result, when I turned around, I heard Lin Weiguo's question.
I can only say that he is worthy of being a father, his focus is different.
"Xiao Shi, weren't you at work? How did you run into my Ran Ran in the back hills?"
Now Shen Wenfang was also curious, and no longer in a hurry to make food. She hurriedly walked up to Lin Ran and asked the same question.
"Yeah, how did you run into Shi Zhiqing when you went mushroom picking?"
"I……"
"I……"
The two spoke at the same time, then looked at each other and immediately stopped talking.
Lin Ran pinched her handkerchief. She promised Meng Chengwang not to tell, but who would have thought that Shi Yan would follow her?
They hadn't discussed it beforehand, so how was she supposed to respond?
What if the two people have different stories and the truth is revealed?
Besides, when she went to pick mushrooms, Shi Yan should have been working in the fields. How could she explain why he suddenly ran to the back mountain?
Shi Yan also pursed his lips. He also promised Grandpa Meng not to reveal their acquaintance, so what could he do by running to the back mountain?
Suddenly, an idea flashed in their minds and they said in unison:
"Gathering mushrooms! I'm going to gather mushrooms!"
"Picking mushrooms! He's going to pick mushrooms!"
After saying that, both of them were stunned.
Just when things were awkward, Lin Lao San unexpectedly came and added fuel to the fire.
"When did you two become so in sync?"
This made Lin Weiguo and Shen Wenfang look at the two of them suspiciously.
Lin Ran glared at Lin Lao San unhappily.
"Third brother, when will you develop the habit of keeping your mouth shut when you don't want to speak?"
After saying that, he said hello to Shen Wenfang and the others and went back to the house.
Lin Laosan complained dissatisfiedly:
"Mom and Dad, look at what my little sister is saying. Am I still her third brother? You're insulting me like that!"
Shen Wenfang slapped him directly.
"I think what Ranran said is correct. If you can't speak in the future, just shut up and stop talking nonsense all day long!"
It was not until Shen Wenfang and the others entered the kitchen that Lin Laosan complained to Shi Yan with a look of resentment:
"See, Brother Yan? I have absolutely no status in this family!"
Shi Yan's dark eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but persuade her.
"Actually, I think what your sister said makes sense."
"Hey! Who are you with?"
Lin Laosan immediately jumped up in anger.
Shi Yan didn't want to continue this topic, and was afraid that Lin Lao San would say something shocking again, so he quickly distanced himself from him and ran to chat with Lin Weiguo.
The women were quick and efficient and quickly finished the meal and served it on the table.
Because there was no preparation in advance, the only decent thing on the table besides a plate of pickled vegetables was fried mushrooms and mushroom soup.
Shen Wenfang thought of something and immediately ran into the house to take out the canned meat. She said a little embarrassedly:
"Shi Zhiqing, I'm so sorry. We don't have any decent food at home. I'm really sorry for not hosting you well. It just so happens that we still have one can of the meat you brought last time. Otherwise, we wouldn't have any food to eat."
As she said that, she opened the can and placed it in front of Shi Yan.
Shi Yan politely said:
"You're welcome, Auntie. Mushrooms are enough. I love mushrooms. They go really well with rice!"
Shen Wenfang laughed heartily.
"Okay, that's great if you like it. Come on, eat more. Ranran picked a lot of big mushrooms today, so you can have as much as you want!"
As she said this, she moved the plate of fried mushrooms towards Shi Yan.
But she soon realized a problem.
"By the way, Shi Zhiqing, where are the mushrooms you picked?"
She didn’t seem to see Shi Yan holding the mushrooms in his hand just now?
As soon as these words were spoken, Shi Yan and Lin Ran froze while eating.
For a moment, their eyes met unconsciously.
Shi Yan felt a little embarrassed for once. If he had known this earlier, he would not have listened to Grandpa Meng.
It turns out that telling one lie requires countless lies to cover it up.
The most important thing is that he also implicated Comrade Lin, forcing him to lie as well.
Thinking of this, Shi Yan looked at Lin Ran with a hint of apology in his eyes.
Seeing this, Lin Ran thought that he didn't know how to answer, so she took the initiative to explain for him.
"Mom, I forgot to tell you that Shi Zhiqing gave me all the mushrooms he picked."
"Ah? What should I do for you? These are mushrooms that the educated youth worked so hard to pick. How could you take them?"
Shen Wenfang was puzzled. These two people had been avoiding each other before, so how come they became so familiar with each other now?
Lin Ran continued to talk nonsense without blushing or beating her heart:
"It was not that Shi Zhiqing didn't know what mushrooms were, so he picked a lot of poisonous ones. We happened to come across them, so I kindly warned him."
"After he threw away the poisonous ones, there weren't many edible ones left, so he gave them to me as a thank you."
Everyone suddenly realized what was going on, and they said, how could these two people have anything in common?
Lin Ran's words were indeed well-reasoned, so the Lin family members agreed with them and had no doubts.
The only exception was Shi Yan, who was listening on the side and felt very uncomfortable, with his ears turning red with shame.
Although this was a lie, it was still embarrassing for Lin Ran to say it in public.
Especially Lin Weiguo repeatedly reminded him:
"Little boy, you can't eat random mushrooms from this mountain. Some of them can kill you. If you crave mushrooms in the future, come to my house to eat them. These mushrooms are not good things, so don't be polite to me!"
Even though Shi Yan was forced to eat mushrooms and felt helpless, he could only nod his head.
Fortunately, he didn't feel embarrassed for too long, as Lin Lao San spoke up and rescued him.
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