Chapter 101 Son-in-law Aye, you are so nice, I like you more and more...
Queuing is boring in itself, so Lin Shu didn't mind chatting with the lady for a while, just to pass the time. After all, when she was with A Ye, she was the one who did the talking most of the time, and she would get dry mouth if she talked too much.
But it's different when chatting with this lady. She can say seven or eight sentences to her for every one she says. It's a great way to kill time.
When the auntie heard her say this, she immediately smiled and praised her many times, "Auntie, I have good eyesight. I knew you two were a perfect match the moment I saw you! You are so delicate and pretty, and your master is so strong and sturdy. You two are truly a match made in heaven. But your master is so dull. I stood behind him for a long time just now, and he only spoke to me a few words at the beginning, but then he was completely silent. It really bored me."
"Oh?" Lin Shu asked in surprise, her voice slightly raised. "What did Ah Ye say to Auntie? He's not the type to chat with others."
Noticing the sudden tenseness of the man next to her, Lin Shu looked thoughtful and asked with a wicked smile, "Auntie, he didn't say anything bad about me just now, did he?"
The old lady glanced at Zhou Ye and chuckled, "How could this silly boy possibly say anything bad about you? On the contrary, when I said something bad about you, he turned his face against me and showed me how vicious he was."
"Ah? Auntie, you...are saying something bad about me?" Lin Shu looked hurt.
The old lady quickly explained, "No, no, that's not true! He was asking me for advice on how to coax his wife, and I was giving him some advice. I just said that some pretty wives like to tease their men, and then he got upset. He said his wife wouldn't be unreasonable, she's very good-tempered, and she must have a reason to be angry."
Zhou Ye:......
Earlier, this lady had promised to keep her mouth shut, but now she told Ah Shu everything and sold him out completely.
Lin Shu laughed when she heard this. She secretly pinched Zhou Ye's arm and said coquettishly, "It's all your fault. You asked Auntie how to coax my wife out of the blue. Auntie mistakenly thought I was a capricious little wife, and you even gave Auntie a bad face. Do you have the nerve to do that?"
Zhou Ye remained calm even after being pinched by her. Thinking of what the old lady had taught him, he followed her words and admitted his fault, "Ah Shu, I was wrong. I shouldn't have told outsiders about what happened between us."
Lin Shu hissed: This idiot!
Even if you really think so, you can't say it in front of others. Do you know what is roundabout?!
"I'm not blaming you for this. I'm saying that you weren't clear enough, which is why I misunderstood you. Am I right, Auntie?"
The old lady nodded quickly, "Yes, it's because this boy spoke unclearly that I misunderstood you. Girl, I like people like you, believe me."
Lin Shu narrowed her eyes like a little fox, "Auntie is so sincere, and I feel like we've known each other since we met."
Before long, Lin Shu became more and more cordial in her conversation with the old lady, and those who didn't know her would have thought they were acquaintances.
Before, whether this lady was chatting with He Guixiang or Zhou Ye, she was the one who got other people to tell her stories. But when she started chatting with Lin Shu, it didn't take long for her to learn everything about them, including how many people were in her family and what each of them did.
And there were some things that Lin Shu didn't need to ask, she just told them all on her own.
"These useless guys are always so busy that they don't even have time to accompany me to see the doctor. I really gave birth to them in vain."
Lin Shu looked at the old lady's expression and knew that she was not really angry, but at most a little disappointed, so she advised: "Auntie, the two brothers are doing business, so it is inevitable to run around. It is not easy to make money these days. It requires more time and energy. Besides, the money you earn should be used to honor you, Auntie."
The old lady couldn't hide the smile on her face when she heard this, but she still said, "It's okay that they are busy with business, but my two daughters-in-law didn't come with them either. It seems that they think I'm troublesome."
"It's normal that my sisters-in-law have to take care of the house and can't help. It's not that they don't have filial piety, but they are afraid that coming would cause you trouble. And I guess my sisters-in-law must have been vying to come and accompany you, and you refused, didn't you?"
"Oh my, girl, you have such a sweet mouth. How come everything you say becomes a good word? My biggest regret in this life is that I didn't give birth to a daughter. If I could have a little girl as caring as you, would I still have to be angry with those two good-for-nothings?"
When Lin Shu looked at people with her bright eyes, whatever she said seemed especially sincere. "Auntie, you must be even more sad to have a daughter, especially one as sweet as me. When she gets married, won't you cry your heart out?"
The old lady was so amused by her that she burst into laughter and asked in return, "If you marry this boy, won't your parents be sad too?"
Lin Shu blinked, "No, even if Aye marries me, I will still live with my parents."
The old lady was startled and couldn't help but raise her voice, "What? This tall guy is marrying into your family?"
Nowadays, only men who are extremely poor and can't make ends meet will marry into another family. Or only men who are disabled or have some kind of illness will sacrifice their dignity and marry into the woman's family.
I never expected that this tall guy would actually...
Not only does he look like this with his limbs intact, he is also a strong and sturdy man with thick eyebrows and big eyes. How could he have fallen to the point of becoming someone's son-in-law?
When the old lady shouted, all the people waiting in line for medical treatment looked over here, their eyes fell on the tall and strong Zhou Ye, with a look of disgust.
Zhou Ye didn't care about these looks at all. When a person can't even fill his stomach and has nearly stepped into the gates of hell several times, after experiencing all this, he will find that face is the worthless thing.
What's more, he didn't feel ashamed. Uncle Lin bought him with food when he was in the most difficult time. Just for this, he would be grateful to him for the rest of his life.
Zhou Ye's life during the famine escape was extremely difficult. He needed ten times the normal amount of food to feel full, but as the leader of the group, he always shared whatever food he had with his tribe first, eating even less himself. He nearly fainted from hunger several times. Even when they later ventured into the mountains to hunt, any game they caught was given to the women and children first.
By the time he arrived at Tianshui Village, he hadn't had a full meal for a long, long time.
Everyone thought that he stayed and sold himself into slavery for the sake of his people, but in fact, he was just tired of being treated highly by his people.
Before his death, his father told him to take his people to a safe place with food, and he did it.
They passed through the deep mountains, passed by Tianshui Village, and went further. Their people had their own places to go, and he used that bag of coarse grains to exchange for a peaceful parting.
From then on, no one could bind him with morality.
The old lady knew she had said something wrong and quickly covered her mouth, but her voice was so loud that the people in the queue could hear it clearly.
She looked apologetic and was thinking about how to turn the page on this matter, but Lin Shu had already taken Zhou Ye's arm and explained in a light tone: "What son-in-law? Ah Ye is not my family's son-in-law. There is no one in his family anymore. He is the only one left. My father took him in because he was capable. Ah Ye regards my father as his biological father, my mother as her biological mother, and my mother as her biological sister. Only I——"
Lin Shu said this with a sly smile, "I was fostered somewhere before and just came back not long ago. He wanted to be my brother at first, but I fell in love with him. If we get married, it will be exactly what the elders want, and my father and mother will be happy to see it happen. Auntie, how can he be considered a son-in-law?"
The old lady said hurriedly: "No, no, of course not, you two are just close relatives!"
The people watching the excitement around felt bored when they learned the reason. They wanted to hear gossip, not be fed dog food.
Lin Shu looked at Zhou Ye and couldn't help but blink at him.
Aye may not care about other people's eyes, but she does care.
She didn't want to hide the fact that Aye stayed at home. She just wanted to tell the villagers from other villages openly that even if Aye stayed in the Lin family in the future, he would definitely not be the kind of son-in-law they thought.
Aye is very good, especially good.
She wanted to marry him because he was so good, not for any other reason.
"Auntie, if you are tired of waiting in line, I can wait in line for you for a while." Lin Shu offered.
The old lady immediately slapped her thigh, laughing so hard that her mouth almost stretched to her ears, "Oh my, little girl, you...ah, how can I be so embarrassed?!"
Lin Shu's smile was gentle and warm, making people feel like they were bathed in spring breeze. "It's nothing serious. I have to stay here with Aye anyway. Why don't you wait in line for me for a while? You can go find a place in the shade nearby to sit and wait."
After hearing this, the old lady pretended to refuse a few times, then asked her to line up for her, "Girl, I will remember your kindness!"
Lin Shu waved her hand, took her place, stood behind Zhou Ye, and reached out to grab a small piece of Zhou Ye's clothes.
"Aye, if I didn't explain just now, wouldn't you be angry if others said you were a son-in-law?" she asked in a low voice.
The two were close, and Zhou Ye was very sensitive to her voice, so even if she spoke softly, he could hear her clearly. He shook his head and whispered back, "Ah Shu, I don't care what others think."
He used to care about it, but later he realized that the more he cared, the more tired he became. When a person can barely even get enough to eat, these things become unimportant.
Lin Shu asked again: "What if others look at me in a bad light? Do you not care?"
Zhou Ye frowned immediately and tilted his head towards her. "Ah Shu, it doesn't matter what others think of me, but it doesn't matter to you. I won't let anyone slander you."
Lin Shu pursed her lips and smiled secretly, and said softly, "I know. Ah Ye, you are so nice. I like you more and more."
After saying this, she looked at Aye's ears and saw with her own eyes that the dark brown earlobes swelled red almost instantly.
Her smile deepened. "Aye, when we come to town someday, if others ask us what our relationship is, don't mention that I'm your unmarried daughter-in-law. Just say we're already married. I'm your daughter-in-law, okay?"
Zhou Ye stammered and hummed, and now even the base of his neck turned red.
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