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Lin Wei felt that his luck had really turned around recently. The projects he was following up at work were going exceptionally smoothly. Not only had he become closer to his apprentice, but beautiful women would even ask for his WeChat ID when he walked by. In his daily life, he would often pick up money, although the amount was very small each time. But for someone like him who had been unlucky since childhood, this kind of progress was comparable to the small step taken by mankind on the moon.
Lin Wei is very satisfied with his current life. The only drawback is that the time when Grandma Lin comes home to cook has become more and more irregular recently.
Every time he gets home from get off work, he has to wait a long time before he can have a hot meal.
In this regard, he expressed his opinions and dissatisfaction to Mrs. Lin many times, but Mrs. Lin always agreed verbally, but forgot about it and went back to her old ways the next day.
Lin Wei has a headache.
Sometimes, while sitting in the empty living room waiting for Old Lady Lin to come home and cook, Lin Wei couldn't help but think that if Jiang Yanyi were at home, she would definitely not let him wait. She always...
Whenever he thought of this, Lin Wei would frown, looking constipated, and interrupt his own thoughts. No, why am I thinking of her again?
Lin Wei recently reflected deeply on what happened to him. He felt that nothing had changed in him. The only thing that had changed was that his wife was no longer by his side.
Therefore, he firmly believed that his changes must have been brought about by this single variable.
It must be because Jiang Yanyi left that his luck gradually improved. The reason why he was unlucky before must be because Jiang Yanyi not only did not bring him good luck, but was even unlucky for him.
As expected, marrying her is unlucky, it's really bad luck.
Lin Wei angrily kicked the trash can at his feet. The sound of the trash can falling to the ground scared the old lady Lin who opened the door and came in.
"Xiaowei, what happened to you? Why did the trash can fall over?"
"Mom, you still remember to come back? I thought you couldn't find your home."
Lin Wei's sarcastic questioning successfully froze Mrs. Lin's smile on her face. She touched her earring uncomfortably and scolded him lightly, "Xiao Wei, how can you talk like that? I just... I was delayed outside for a while because of something. If you're hungry, why don't you cook something for yourself? You're already such a grown-up, can't you even cook noodles?"
Without waiting for Lin Wei to speak, Mrs. Lin continued to attack from behind: "Do you dislike me, an old lady? You are so good. You go to work every day and leave all day. I am at home alone and I don't know anyone. Every day I am at home except washing clothes and cooking for you, sweeping and mopping the floor. There is not even anyone to talk to. If I don't go out for a walk, I will get moldy. I am just a few minutes late, and you start blaming me for this and that, wishing I would never come back. If you dislike me, just say it directly. I am not the kind of person who will shamelessly refuse. I will go back to my hometown tonight."
As she spoke, Old Lady Lin slapped her thigh and sat down on a chair, wailing: "Oh, it's all my bad luck, my child's father, how could you be so cruel to leave so early, leaving me alone. I finally raised your only son, and now he starts to dislike me, a stubborn person. Oh, old man, why didn't you come and take me away? Why didn't you come to pick me up earlier? Oh, if I had known it would be like this, I should have followed you, old man..."
Old Mrs. Lin was screaming and crying, and Lin Wei felt his temples were throbbing.
"Okay, Mom, stop crying."
From childhood to adulthood, facing the trump card of Old Lady Lin, he has always had no choice but to compromise and give in.
"Mom, you know that's not what I meant."
Old Lady Lin glanced at him secretly, and after confirming that he was not angry, she rolled her eyes and came up with a plan, "Xiaowei, maybe it's because I'm getting old. Lately, I've been feeling bad about my waist. It hurts all night long, and it's so painful that I can't sleep."
Lin Wei was indeed very nervous when he heard this: "Mom, why didn't you tell me earlier? Is it serious? How about I take you to a big hospital for a thorough checkup tomorrow?"
Old Mrs. Lin waved her hand. "No need. This is an old problem I have. It's the root of the problem I got during the confinement period when I gave birth to you. Going to the hospital is useless. What I mean is that my waist hurts so much that I can't bend over for a long time every day. In my opinion, why don't you go and bring your wife back home? After she comes back, she can help me with the housework. What do you think?"
"Pick her up?" Lin Wei was a little hesitant.
If I take it back, then I...
"Oh, Xiaowei, why can't you understand? That's your wife, your real wife. If a wife isn't at home to serve her husband for a day, does that mean she has to stay at her parents' house to work every day? Isn't that the truth? Why did you marry a wife? Isn't it just to have a baby and have someone to wash clothes and cook for you? These things should have been done by her, but she just threw her hands up and went to her parents' house without any hesitation, leaving you, a grown man, at home. What can you do? In my opinion, you should have asked her to come back a long time ago."
Lin Wei felt that what Mrs. Lin said made sense, but he still looked embarrassed. "But, I have to go to work."
What he meant was that he had no time to go to his father-in-law and mother-in-law's house to pick up Jiang Yanyi.
As expected of a mother and son, Mrs. Lin immediately understood what he meant. "Hey, she's already grown up, can't she come back on her own? She's not a three-year-old child who doesn't know the way. What's so great about being pregnant? You act like everyone has been pregnant before. Wait, I'll call her now."
Old Mrs. Lin did what she said and took out her cell phone and called Jiang Yanyi.
"Hey Yiyi, it's nothing else, Mom just misses you. When will you come back? You see, you've been back for so long, Xiaowei and I are worried about you, and besides, your parents-in-law are worried about you when you stay over there. Come back, I'll take care of you when you come back home. What, are you afraid of troubling me? Oh my, Yiyi, aren't you poking my heart? You are my dear daughter-in-law, and you are pregnant with the precious baby of my old Lin family. What's the trouble with this? Don't worry, just come back and be the eldest lady of my old Lin family. Just let me arrange anything. In the future, if Xiaowei makes you unhappy again, you'll see how I will deal with him."
Old Mrs. Lin was sincerely persuading Jiang Yanyi on the phone, and Lin Wei pouted as he listened.
Jiang Yanyi turned on the hands-free function of his mobile phone, and while doing his manicure, he would occasionally say a perfunctory sentence to the phone, "Yeah, you are right."
"Then it's settled, Yiyi. It's not convenient for you to be alone with a big belly. When the time comes, ask your brother to come back with you. I'll make you something delicious at home."
Jiang Yan raised an eyebrow. "My brother, he's been very busy lately." She paused, a hint of grievance in her voice. "Then...where's Lin Wei?"
Old Mrs. Lin quickly tried to make amends for Lin Wei: "Ah, this... well, you know, Xiaowei has been very busy at the company recently. He leaves early and comes back late every day, and I rarely see him. Yiyi, Xiaowei is also working hard for your little family. You should be more considerate of him."
"Ah," Jiang Yanyi exclaimed, "Is he so busy? I thought he was not busy all day. I'm sorry, I misunderstood him."
Mrs. Lin: "That's right. Xiaowei is a reserved person. No matter how hard or tired he is, he keeps it all to himself because he's afraid that you'll worry if he tells you."
Jiang Yanyi sneered in his heart, keep making it up, if she didn't know what kind of person Lin Wei was, she might have been deceived by Mrs. Lin's 100-meter filter.
"Well, actually, I've been thinking a lot at home recently. You're right. Lin Wei has indeed sacrificed a lot for this family. I shouldn't have quarreled with him that day. I'm not afraid of you laughing at me when I say this, but I've actually been thinking about going home every day recently. I'm just afraid that Lin Wei's anger hasn't subsided, and I'm embarrassed to go back. But now that you've said this, I feel relieved. Don't worry, I'll clean up at home tomorrow, and I'll be back early the day after tomorrow."
Old Mrs. Lin smiled until her eyes narrowed into slits. "Right, right, right. It's great that you can figure it out. Then come home early the day after tomorrow. I'll make you something delicious."
"Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Mrs. Lin's face immediately fell, "Bah, shameless little bitch, that's all you have." Although she kept shouting for Jiang Yanyi to come back, Jiang Yanyi agreed so readily that she looked down on her from the bottom of her heart. She felt that Jiang Yanyi's behavior of rushing back was spineless.
Lin Wei was also very annoyed, "Mom, why did you call her back?" Just now, his beloved apprentice said that she would come to find him. If Jiang Yanyi came back, where would his apprentice live then?
"What are you talking about? Didn't you agree to it just now?"
Remembering that he had indeed agreed to let Jiang Yanyi come back, Lin Wei knew he was in the wrong and stopped blaming Old Lady Lin.
The mother and son each had their own thoughts and ate a tasteless dinner together. They went to bed early without saying a word.
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"I just can't fly out of this colorful world. I'm just a drunken butterfly. Your promise was so casual and understated. But it's going to cost me my whole life..."
In the lingering heat of dusk, Old Mrs. Lin followed the fashion by humming "Drunken Butterfly" and dancing as she walked.
Just now, when Old Man Jia asked her again about the relationship between them, she had already been willing in her heart for a long time. However, when she thought of Lin Wei, she was poured a bucket of cold water again. She could only regretfully pretend to be reserved and tell Old Man Jia that she was still considering it.
But when she thought that Jiang Yanyi would be back tomorrow and someone would wash the dishes and mop the floor at home, she would have more time to come out and dance. She felt very happy and even walked with the wind.
"Layman, I see that your face is rosy and your eyes are full of peach blossoms, which is a sign of your love. Good things are coming soon."
A ragged man who looked like a Taoist priest stopped Old Lady Lin in her tracks. "Tsk tsk, the dead wood is coming back to life, the old tree is blooming. Good luck, good luck!"
Still waiting for Mrs. Lin's reaction, the man looked her up and down a few more times. Suddenly, his expression changed, and he took a step back with a frown. "What a pity, what a pity."
If it were an ordinary person, she would have scolded the man as a lunatic and driven him as far away as possible. However, Old Mrs. Lin was not an ordinary person. On the contrary, she believed very much in physiognomy and fortune-telling.
Originally, she was secretly happy when she heard the man say that old trees bloom after spring, thinking that his predictions were so accurate. When she heard that he said it was a good omen, she was even more delighted.
Who knew that he would start to sigh and lament the pity the next second, which made Old Mrs. Lin's happy heart suddenly writhe.
"Master, what's the pity? What's the pity?" She took out a handful of change from her pocket and stuffed it into the man's hand while pleading devoutly, "Master, please help me."
The man did not accept her money. "I don't need such vulgar things. I just saw that we are destined to be together, so I asked rashly. I hope you can forgive me."
"Forgive me, forgive me, I forgive you all." He didn't want to take money, which made Mrs. Lin even more panicked. "Then Master, what do you want me to do before you give me some advice?"
The man smiled slightly: "Why not talk while we walk?"
"Okay, okay, Master, please go first."
The two walked home side by side.
Along the way, the more the master spoke, the more shocked Mrs. Lin became. It was exactly the same. This master was exactly the same as the previous master.
They all said that the child in Jiang Yanyi's belly was a noble person of the Lin family and would be extremely wealthy in the future. Their Lin family would prosper because of this child.
If she hadn't confirmed that she didn't know the person in front of her, Mrs. Lin would even suspect that they were the same person.
Thinking of her precious grandson, Old Mrs. Lin suddenly felt her steps become much lighter. The darling of their Lin family was about to come back.
“What a pity…”
As soon as the man paused, Mrs. Lin immediately forgot to breathe unconsciously.
"It's a pity that this child has a strong destiny and will bring bad luck to his father."
"Ah?" Old Mrs. Lin felt that her vision was dark and she almost fell to the ground and fainted.
"Master, is there any solution?" She looked at the master with hope, as if she was grasping at the last straw.
"There is a way, it just depends on whether you are willing to do it."
Old Mrs. Lin quickly assured: "We are willing to give up anything as long as we can save my son."
The man counted on his fingers for a moment and said, "Yes, I have it. As long as the child is not allowed to see his father from birth until he is one month old, everything will be solved."
Mrs. Lin thought she had misheard, "Don't want to meet your father?"
The man nodded. "When Heaven is about to bestow a great responsibility upon a man, it will first make his heart and mind suffer, his body hungry, his muscles and bones tired, his body empty, and his actions frustrated."
Old Lady Lin could barely read, so how could she understand what the man was mumbling? When she heard what he said, she automatically interpreted it as the man being very powerful, so her original 80% belief suddenly became 100% belief.
"Thank you for your guidance, Master. I understand."
"Since we are destined to meet, I will give you another fortune." The man stroked his beard. "Your Excellency may be entangled in romantic affairs recently. Remember to make sure he keeps himself clean, lest he lose both his love and his wealth."
Since this matter concerned her precious son, Old Lady Lin listened with extra care. Before the man could finish, she patted her chest and promised, "Master, don't worry. I'll make sure he stays clean when I get back. He won't have any casual relationships with anyone. Master, is there anything else you want to tell me?"
The man shook his head. "The secret of heaven cannot be revealed. Fate has brought us together even though we are thousands of miles apart. When our destiny comes, I will see you again. It won't be too late to ask then."
"Yes, yes, I was reckless. I hope Master will not take offense."
As Mrs. Lin spoke, she pulled out two hundred-yuan bills from her underwear and handed them to the man along with the handful of change. "Master, this is just a small gift. It's not much of a compliment, but I hope you'll accept it."
The man put on a sullen expression and said, "Humph, who do you think I am?"
Old Lady Lin was stunned by his yelling, and then her smile became even brighter. "I was wrong, I was wrong. Master, please don't blame me, a common person."
The man smiled and took a one-yuan note from her hand. "Sincerity is the key to success. This is enough." After saying this, he walked forward muttering to himself.
Old Mrs. Lin stood there looking at his back. The more she looked, the more she felt that he had an immortal air.
After the people had completely gone away, Old Lady Lin came to her senses. She put all the money back into her pocket and sighed silently, "He is really a living god."
It happened that the alarm that Lin Wei set for her to go home and cook rang, and Mrs. Lin immediately realized that she had something important to do.
Jiang Yanyi was lying comfortably in the rocking chair eating grapes. He had just hung up a phone call when Mrs. Lin called immediately.
"Hey, Mom, don't worry, I'm packing my things. I'll be done soon and will go to the station in a while. If I can buy a ticket, I can be home tonight." Jiang Yanyi spit out grape skins leisurely and told lies without blinking.
Her words made Old Lady Lin's heart skip a beat. She quickly stopped her, saying, "Oh, it's wrong, it's wrong, Yi Yi, you can't come back. You can't come back."
Jiang Yanyi was surprised and asked, "What's wrong? Why can't I come back?"
Only then did Mrs. Lin realize that she had spoken too quickly and let the cat out of the bag.
"No, Yi Yi..." She thought for a moment and said, "Yi Yi, you heard me wrong. I didn't mean you couldn't come back. I was worried that it would be inconvenient for you to be alone with your big belly, and that you might encounter danger on the road. Look, your brother can't send you off, and Xiaowei can't come to pick you up. Yi Yi, I think you should stay home first and don't come back yet."
Jiang Yanyi said nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter. I can overcome it no matter what. I've packed my luggage. I won't do anything as soon as I get on the bus. I'll go home as soon as I get off. Nothing will happen."
The more she assured Mrs. Lin, the more anxious she became. "Oh, that's not what I meant. Yiyi, just listen to your mother's advice. Just stay home and take care of your baby. Come back after the full moon banquet."
"But……"
"Oh, there's nothing wrong with that. It's settled. In short, you should stay at home peacefully until the baby is one month old. Xiaowei and I will pick you up after the baby is one month old." After she said that, she was afraid that Jiang Yan would go back on his word, so she hung up the phone.
Jiang Yan threw the phone onto the table and laughed wildly, "I don't need to work like a slave for this? It's really that simple. It's too scary."
When Jiang's father and mother heard her laughter, they walked in with worried looks on their faces. "Xiao Yi, is something wrong?"
Jiang Yanyi was extremely sure: "Don't worry, I have arranged everything for you and your family. There will be absolutely no problem."
"That's good."
The couple finally felt relieved, "Your mother-in-law is really a piece of shit." First she let Xiao Yi go back alone, and now she doesn't let her go back as soon as something happens. She plays both the good and the bad guy by herself.
Jiang Yan nodded: "You are right."
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