In a small courtyard of the retirement home, Mr. Lin came back from enjoying the cool air outside, looked at the time again, and stretched his neck to look out the gate of the courtyard.
When Lin Liying and her husband rode over on their 28-bar bicycle, they saw the old man who was waiting for them eagerly.
After entering the courtyard, she didn't keep the old man in a suspenseful mood. She followed him and said, "The graduation assignments were indeed announced today. The young couple sent their classmates to the car and returned to the courtyard. It was already time for dinner."
As she spoke, she supported the old man's arm without leaving any trace, "Brother-in-law asked us to stay there for dinner, so we came here so late."
Li Jianjun called out "Dad" as he entered the house and followed his wife silently. He didn't stop until he saw his aunt in the living room and asked a few questions about the old man's daily life.
"Auntie, thank you for your hard work."
"This is my job. Come on in, the old man is waiting for you with the door open."
Li Jianjun nodded slightly at her and slowly walked into the study.
At this time, Mr. Lin was asking who from the Zhou family was present today?
"...Old Mr. and Mrs. Cheng, Cheng Ruzhu and her husband, and my eldest sister and her husband. They had been waiting there for a while when I got there."
"On our way back, Xiao Wu saw us off and ran into Mr. Mo and the others. They must have gotten the news as well, so they kept Xiao Wu company and chatted for quite a while."
Under the light, the white-haired Mr. Lin nodded and asked, "Where were they assigned?"
"Xiaowu has been assigned to the General Logistics Command Automation Management Research Laboratory. After reporting in, he will attend the military academy for three months of advanced training. Dad, he was selected as a national defense student two years ago."
Old Master Lin smiled and shook his head: "No wonder Zhou Xiaozheng often throws him into the army for training. When the false becomes true, the true becomes false; when there is nothing, there is something and there is nothing."
After sighing, he looked at his daughter, "What about Jiaojiao?"
"Dad, guess!" Lin Liying stood up and poured water for the father-in-law and son-in-law, waiting for the old man with a smile.
"I can't guess."
Lin Liying smiled mysteriously and said, "The Planning Commission."
The old man raised his eyebrows in surprise when he heard this, and looked at his son-in-law. When he saw him nod, he was sure that his daughter was not joking with him.
"Isn't it strange? When Xiaowu first told me that, I thought I had misheard her. Before she left, I thought she would go to one of those research institutes under the Second Ministry of Machine Building."
The old man rolled his eyes at her. If it were that simple, he wouldn't have sent them there to inquire about the news. As he expected, it really was assigned to the administrative department.
"You don't understand this child." Elder Lin's eyes were filled with regret. "She always knows how to grasp the key points. That fight with the Liang family kid won her the favor of many elders."
Lin Liying looked at him in confusion. When he didn't explain, she looked at Li Jianjun. The Liang family? Wasn't that something that happened last year? What does this have to do with the current allocation?
Li Jianjun glanced at his pouting wife and smiled, "Every family has one or two young people who cause trouble. The last time Jiaojiao and her husband gathered a group of young people, they implicitly agreed on a rule: if there is any problem, we will resolve it among ourselves."
Lin Liying laughed sarcastically and immediately retorted, "Then what's the point of the law?"
Li Jianjun smiled meaningfully at her, "Why is it useless? What happens next, big or small, will be the elders' business. Isn't the Liang family a good example?"
"Have you ever thought about this? The Liang family is nothing compared to the Zhou family, but they have someone behind them. If Zhou Jiao doesn't want her father to fight that person and both of them will suffer losses, their family will have to swallow their anger."
"But how could she agree? Since the elders can't make trouble, then the younger ones will. She first caught the Liang family's grandson's handle, so she is right in the first place."
"She'll have the upper hand next. If the elder of the Liang family makes a big fuss, it would be as easy for the eldest brother-in-law to crush him like an ant, but will the people behind him dare to stand up?"
Lin Liying's thoughts were drawn in by his words, and she shook her head thoughtfully. Wouldn't coming forward mean that the unsubstantiated report was related to them?
"The most important thing is, after Zhou Jiao's outburst that day, everyone present will go home and report it to their elders. She's telling everyone that if they want to bring down her Zhou family, they have to hide their tracks first. Didn't you see that as soon as that letter came out, she arrested five of their men? Maybe she has other evidence that she hasn't handed over yet?"
Lin Liying sighed quietly: "Brother-in-law is really worthy of being called brother-in-law. Not to mention killing three birds with one stone, it seems there are other meanings in this. He is still so resourceful."
Li Jianjun looked at his father-in-law. Why did he feel that this was not what Zhou Xiaozheng meant? But he had only heard some rumors and was not very clear about the details.
Old Master Lin, seated there, listened quietly to his son-in-law's analysis. He shook his head at his daughter's words. He knew his eldest son-in-law better than they did, and he had also asked Lin Dinghui, who was present that day.
"Dad, what do you mean?"
"If I'm not mistaken. This was all Zhou Jiao's work from beginning to end. Even Zhang Guoqing was just helping to set the stage. Your brother-in-law used the Liang family as a training ground for her."
As Mr. Lin spoke, he glanced at his daughter, who opened her mouth in surprise, and laughed out loud, "Personality determines the way you handle things. If it were Zhou Xiaozheng, he wouldn't care who the person was. He wouldn't be a tiger unless he took off the other person's skin. But this time, he really let the Liang family go. Only this person can make him change his mind."
"I've said before that I won't misjudge people. Zhou Jiao is not only smart and calm, but also very sensitive to politics. She cares about her own interests and the overall situation."
"As Jianjun said, what benefit would she get from crushing the Liang family? Even if you beat a dog, you have to look at its owner. How could she let her father fight with others to the point of mutual destruction, while outsiders benefit?"
After hearing these words, Lin Liying looked at him hesitantly, then thought of the dispatch certificate today, and her mind was filled with complicated thoughts...
Old Master Lin looked at her and smiled. His daughter couldn't understand what those people were thinking with her knowledge, so it was best for her to stay stable as a military doctor.
He changed the subject: "Have you mentioned Xiaohui and Bayi getting married? What was your brother-in-law's reaction?"
Putting aside her thoughts, Lin Liying nodded. "While they're in a good mood, I told you I'd invite Mr. Cheng and the others. My brother-in-law said he and my eldest sister are both busy during the August 1st Incident, and Xiaowu is also going to military school. I'll see if Jiaojiao has time then. Mr. Cheng asked me to congratulate you first, and he'll find time to come and congratulate you."
"Oh." Old Master Lin nodded. "Did they ask who the girl's family is?"
Lin Liying shook her head: "They didn't mention it, so I didn't introduce it."
Li Jianjun lowered his head and picked up his teacup, shaking his head secretly. Who would care who a younger generation married?
"Didn't your elder sister and the others say they were coming to see me?"
"Dad, if you miss Big Sister, just go and see her. Those twins are so interesting. They can already speak and call out before they're even a year old. Ping'an gives them a glare and they immediately sit there quietly. As soon as they see Xiaowu, they know Houshan is here and ignore Ping'an."
"Xiaohui, I wish I could hold a big fat boy next year." Old Master Lin avoided the topic of whether to go to the Zhou family or not. "Your niece's wife hasn't gotten pregnant in such a long time. I wonder if she has a problem. When you marry a daughter-in-law, you have to marry someone who can give birth. When you have time, ask her what's going on for me?"
Lin Liying nodded and said, "I'll write it later."
"By the way, how is Xiaoli's marriage going?"
Lin Liying sighed with a wry smile, "There was a nurse in my unit before who was pretty and had good ideas. She even applied to work there. I thought she was a good fit in every way, so I tried to connect them, but this brat turned against her."
"He's so ignorant. It's not like the Yi family kid didn't want to get married before. He was forced by his father to marry a wife. Now the fat boy can even walk. Your second brother still doesn't have enough means to control his son."
Seeing the old man mention Lin Aidang, Li Jianjun knew that he was about to start a long chapter condemning Jiang Jiangyu, his second sister-in-law. To be honest, he was impatient to listen to meaningless words.
Seeing this, he changed the subject and asked his brother-in-law when their in-laws would meet, the betrothal gifts and some trivial matters.
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