Lin Shuchao knew this very well without Yang Xiaoshu reminding him.
Although his mother never explicitly stated the fate of his second uncle, he and Lin Shugang had figured it out and it was probably the death penalty.
Although the outcome was not entirely due to gambling, it did play a big role.
"I know. I just wanted to find out why he suddenly came to me. Now that I know, I have an idea." Lin Shuchao patted Yang Xiaoshu's shoulder, then kicked the bicycle stand away and got on the bike.
"Okay, go back to work! Big brother has gone home to eat, and I'll come see you next time I'm free."
"Tsk! I haven't finished eating my noodles yet! Can't you wait a while before leaving?"
…
When Lin Shuchao rushed home, the house was still quiet and no one was there.
It has been difficult for his mother to come home early in recent years, so dinner has always been prepared by his father or grandmother.
Ever since his father took over the electroplating factory, he would not be home until after six o'clock at the earliest.
Old Mrs. Liang looked at her and did not think that her son and daughter-in-law worked hard to earn money or suffered any hardship. Instead, she felt very inspired.
Forty years old is the peak of one's career, so since she is less than seventy years old, she must give it a try.
So these days, Liang Shengdi would not go home until it was completely dark. Large mining lamps were installed on the bow and stern of the boat, and she brought some dry food with her. If she didn't think about going home, she would probably go straight to Yu County.
Lin Shuchao resigned himself to washing the rice and cooking it, then threw in a few pieces of washed and chopped pork, put a steaming rack on it, put a large bowl on it, put some dried vegetables and loofah in it, and poured in half a bowl of water.
A bowl of rice with meat and a bowl of dried vegetable soup, that’s two bowls of vegetables in total.
The rest depends on luck. If he is lucky, his father or grandmother will come back early and he can get some of their cooked dishes. If they come back late, he will only have these two dishes for dinner tonight.
It’s not that he’s too lazy to do the job, it’s just that everyone has their shortcomings, and he just happens to have too many of them.
Last time, he wanted to make scrambled eggs with tomatoes and almost set the kitchen on fire... His mother told him that he should not do this anymore, and if it really doesn't work, he should just go out to a small restaurant and buy something to eat.
Lin Shuchao squatted in the kitchen and sighed involuntarily. He missed his sister a little.
Although Lin Shumei's cooking skills are not even as good as his, and the two of them mostly bicker when they are together, it is at least lively and popular.
It’s not like now, he is a 17-year-old boy, living like a left-behind child.
When did his house become so deserted?
Shouldn't he find a partner sooner?
…………
"Third brother! Are you home?"
Chen Chunhua's voice came from the door, and Lin Shuchao jumped up with a happiness on his face that he didn't even realize.
"Yes, Mom! I'm in the kitchen!"
Chen Chunhua came back carrying a fish. After entering the courtyard, she went into the kitchen and asked, "Have you eaten it?"
"Not yet. The meal is already cooking, for four people. I also put in a few pieces of meat and a bowl of dried vegetable soup." Lin Shuchao bared his white teeth and kept looking into the bag in his mother's hand.
"Mom, why are you back so early today? Where did you get this fish? How do I eat it? Do you want me to get a basin of water first?"
Chen Chunhua glanced at him amusedly. "Your second cousin's husband brought them here. He said he went fishing with his friends at the reservoir today and had a good catch. He passed by the breeding farm and sent them directly in. It just so happened that your eldest aunt hadn't gotten off work yet, so they each got one."
This bighead carp is really big, it looks like it weighs at least five or six kilograms.
"There are only four of us. We can eat the whole thing over two days. How do you want to eat it?" Chen Chunhua asked Lin Shuchao.
Lin Shuchao swallowed his saliva and gestured with his hands to split the fish in half, "Braised fish head! Scallion oil fish tail!"
"Okay!" Chen Chunhua nodded, cleaned the fish quickly, cut it in half, and put the fish tail in the refrigerator. It only took one day and there was no need to freeze it.
"Mom." Lin Shuchao didn't leave, but sat behind the stove and helped add firewood to start the fire.
"Should I get married?"
Chen Chunhua: "...You're only 17, aren't you a little impatient? Your brother isn't even thinking about getting married."
"It's not urgent." Lin Shuchao stirred the stove with a fire poker. "Didn't you say that if you don't study early, you get married early? Besides, my brother has joined the army. If we wait for him to get married first, how long will it take?"
"You're all so busy right now. My brother, sister, and younger sister are basically not at home. I have no one to talk to..."
Chen Chunhua: ...
"You want to get married just to have someone to talk to you?"
Lin Shuchao tilted his head. "Isn't it possible? It's more than just talking, right? You can also have a child and liven up the family."
Chen Chunhua: “…”
"If you want to get married, go find a wife yourself. If you like her and she likes you, then your father and I can arrange it for you."
In fact, there was one advantage for Lin Shu to rush to the army. In his previous life, his wife was not an easy person to get along with.
The marriage was arranged through an introduction by a formal person. The two young people got married because they fell in love with each other, but it seemed that the couple had not lived a very happy life in their previous life.
The daughter-in-law didn't have any major problems. She even had a high school diploma, which was higher than Lin Shu's education in her previous life. She was just very stingy. She was very stingy with her husband's family and her husband and children, but generous with her own family.
At the beginning, Lin Shugan gave her all the money he earned, but after a few years he found that the family’s savings had not increased at all, and all the money was used by his wife to subsidize her younger brother.
And that younger brother from her mother's side is also a lazy person, relying entirely on her two sisters for everything.
Later, Lin Shugan refused to pay, after all, they also had a son to support. The couple managed their own finances and often argued. As parents-in-law, Chen Chunhua and Lin Guoqing couldn't say much. After all, they had two sons, and if they said too much, they were afraid of being biased or that they were coveting their son and daughter-in-law's money.
As for Lin Shuchao... in his previous life, after graduating from junior high school, he farmed at home for two years, then ran away to learn driving and do transportation, and his wife was also his own.
Although both of them are a bit careless, for example, Lin Shuchao's wife could still carry rice wine and ride a bicycle to work when she was pregnant, and then fall on the way back... Fortunately, the baby in her belly was lucky and nothing happened.
Both of them are generous and open-minded people. They don't take what others say to heart and are very filial to their parents on both sides. They cut a chicken in two halves, half for the parents-in-law's family and half for the wife's family. Of course, they also bring their children to eat at both sides.
But the two of them had never had a quarrel in their lives, and they always had endless things to talk about.
Chen Chunhua didn't want to interfere too much in the marriage lives of her children, but if she knew it would be unfortunate, it would be better to avoid it.
As for those who are already happy, she thinks it is better to let them control their own fate.
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