It's not his fault. After all, given the previous relationship between the two families, the little boy should have called him uncle. Now that he's suddenly been promoted a generation, it's normal that he can't react for a while.
Hearing the voices, Lin Ze, along with Madam Hu and Lin Xiaomei, came out to greet them.
The little boy readily joined in, calling out, "Uncle, Aunt."
But when it was Lin Xiaomei's turn, she got a little stuck.
In the past, Lin Xiaomei often came to visit Lin Jiujiu. She was an outgoing person and often played with Xiaodouding. Xiaodouding always called her Xiaomei, but now she didn't know how to address her.
She glanced at Lin Xiaomei, then turned to look at Lin Jiujiu. Without any prompting from her mother, the little girl twisted her fingers, looking somewhat helpless.
Seeing that he hadn't called her for a while, Lin Xiaomei pouted somewhat unhappily.
"Little bean, why don't you call me auntie?"
The little boy was still quite young, and when she heard her question, he didn't hesitate and simply called out, "Auntie."
Lin Xiaomei happily took the person from Lin Jiujiu's arms and put them on the ground.
I casually scratched the little guy's armpit.
It made the little guy giggle.
Lin Jiujiu lived in a very remote place, with almost no other houses around.
She was naturally unaware of what was happening on her side.
Seeing that her family was all there, Lin Jiujiu simply took out all the things she had bought in the county town that day.
He took out all the things he had bought for the group.
In addition to two new sets of clothes and shoes for each person, Hu Shi had a gold hairpin inserted into her hair, and Lin Xiaomei had a box stuffed into her arms.
Inside were the pair of butterfly hairpins, seemingly ready to take flight.
Lin Xiaomei stared wide-eyed, her face filled with disbelief.
"Second sister, this is so beautiful! Is it really for me?"
When Lin's mother saw that the item had been handed to Lin Xiaomei in the blink of an eye, her heart was bleeding. It wasn't that there was anything wrong with the two sisters being close.
However, my younger sister is not yet of marriageable age, so no matter how beautiful this hairpin is, she cannot wear it. Rather than spending a lot of money to buy it now, it is better to wait for a discount later.
Lin's mother didn't say anything, but Lin Ze was a little jealous that his second sister favored his younger sister, and muttered something.
"This gift is worth more than all the other gifts combined. Keep it safe and don't lose it, or you'll be heartbroken."
Lin Xiaomei didn't care whether he was jealous or not.
One of them pounced on Lin Jiujiu, hugging her arm and acting coquettishly.
"I knew my second sister loved me the most."
Lin Jiujiu hadn't been this close to anyone in a long time. When Lin Xiaomei hugged her arm, she only stiffened for a moment before quickly relaxing.
Lin Jiujiu took out all the gifts she had given to the women in her family, and finally there was one box left, inside which was a gold bracelet. Lin's mother originally thought that it was a gift Lin had given to herself.
Unexpectedly, Lin Jiujiu stuffed it into her hand.
"Mother, this is for my eldest sister. Please give it to her when you have time."
When Lin Jiujiu was sent back, her older sister had already gotten married, and the two had almost no contact.
Even so, after Lin Jiujiu's accident, her older sister showed her no less concern than anyone else.
My brother-in-law is also an honest and kind person. In fact, the treatment they received in that family wasn't much better than that of their parents.
Even so, when they heard that Lin Jiujiu had an accident and had been abandoned and kicked out by the Xiao family, with nowhere to go, it was Lin Yueniang, the eldest sister, who stood up for her.
She secretly pawned her meager dowry and used the money that the couple had painstakingly saved for who knows how long to buy her this thatched hut, giving her a place to live.
Of course, she wouldn't forget to give gifts to her family as well.
Although Lin's parents never told the original owner of these things, she learned some of them from Lin Xiaomei, who often came to visit her.
Lin's mother couldn't help but tear up when she looked at the bracelet.
She knew that ever since that incident, her eldest daughter's in-laws had become increasingly hostile towards her.
Her mother-in-law would use this matter to manipulate her at any time.
If it weren't for her son-in-law protecting her, she would have suffered a lot more.
But both are her flesh and blood, and Lin Jiujiu was switched at birth, so her mother naturally favored her more.
Seeing that Lin Jiujiu remembers her sister's kindness and that the two sisters can be close again makes me happy.
Lin's mother took the box, tears streaming down her face, and said repeatedly.
"Okay, okay, okay, I will definitely deliver it to your sister."
Seeing her like this, Lin Jiujiu quickly took out a handkerchief to wipe away her tears.
Lin Xiaomei also chimed in with her advice.
"Mother, Second Sister has money now, that's a good thing, why are you crying?"
Lin's mother realized what was happening when she heard this.
He quickly wiped his eyes and said, "I'm happy, very happy."
After chatting for a while, Lin's father and the others prepared to return home.
Knowing that they had come over as soon as they finished work and that they hadn't eaten dinner yet, Lin Jiujiu quickly asked Lin Luo to take out some oil, biscuits, and other food they had bought on their way back and distribute them among the group.
Lin's father held the oily pancake, reluctant to eat it.
But Lin Xiaomei urged him, "Dad, are you going to take it back for Uncle and the others if you're not going to eat it?"
Upon hearing this, Lin's father shook his head, seemingly afraid that his family might misunderstand.
"No, Father has no such idea."
Seeing his father's expression, Lin Luo shook his head and said...
"Dad, what my little sister means is, if you don't want to eat it, your family will smell it and take it away from you when you get back. Then we'll get a scolding from Grandpa and Grandma for being unfilial and stealing food outside."
Lin's father also realized what was happening and stopped worrying about it, eating the pancake in two bites.
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