"Hey, hey, hey!" Lin Chaosheng immediately stopped Wei He's actions. "What happened?"
The Lin brothers knew from their mother's red eyes that the fish sales were definitely not going to be smooth sailing today.
At this moment, Liang Mei came out. Her beautiful big eyes were red and swollen. When she saw Lin Chaosheng, tears streamed down her face. She then rushed into Lin Chaosheng's arms.
"Xiao Mei and Xiao Fu were selling fish peacefully today, but then Boss Qin and his two henchmen came to cause trouble..."
Lin Shanhai sat in the courtyard, looking guilty, and recounted what had happened.
Finally, he confessed, "It's all my fault for being late. Otherwise, those three guys wouldn't have bullied Xiaomei and the other girl."
"No!" Lin Chaosheng clenched his fists and said, "How can you blame me and Mom? It's all those three beasts' fault. Tomorrow I'll go and confront those three beasts myself!"
After saying that, Lin Chaosheng quickly hugged Liang Mei in his arms and said, "Don't cry. If you keep crying, your eyes will be swollen like walnuts tomorrow. How will you help your husband sell fish then?"
Liang Mei knew Lin Chaosheng was joking, but she still couldn't help but punch him after hearing that.
"Look at the state I'm in, and you still want me to sell fish!"
Seeing Liang Mei stop crying and start smiling, Lin Chaosheng's worries finally subsided.
“You…” Liang Mei left Lin Chaosheng’s embrace, wiped the tears from her face, and hesitated before saying, “Go and see Xiao Fu. Ever since she came back, she has been hiding in the house and won’t come out.”
"Okay, I'll go take a look."
Lin Chaosheng tidied Liang Mei's hair and said, "Then you and Mom cook something, and Dad and Shansheng will help you."
"Oh dear, we only need to cook for a few people, why do we need them to help out? Xiaomei and I can handle it."
Lin Chaosheng thought for a moment and then said, "That's fine too. I was just thinking of having Dad and Chaosheng do something else."
As he spoke, Lin Chaosheng called them all over and explained his plan.
"Today, Shansheng and I went to sell fish, and Old Liu, who was in charge of the state-run restaurant, saw us. From now on, I have to deliver the fish every day and then bring back the order form for the next day to prepare."
“I plan to take my dad with me starting tomorrow. After two days, he will know the way and understand the process. From then on, my dad and Wei He will go to the state-run restaurant to deliver goods.”
"As for Shansheng and me, we prepare the goods according to the needs of the state-run restaurant every day. One of us goes up the mountain to hunt and the other goes down to the sea to fish. This way it's faster."
"As for my wife and Xiaofu, they can practice cooking at home. For example, stir-frying seafood, making wontons and dumplings, etc., and then sell them in the county town. That will also bring in some income. It's just that you two will have to work a bit harder."
When Liang Mei heard that there was something about her and Xiao Fu, her eyes lit up with joy. She quickly said, "It's not hard work at all. This is nothing. It's much easier than before. Otherwise, with you all going out to work, Xiao Fu and I would feel guilty staying at home every day."
"Fool, you're not allowed to think like that again."
Lin Chaosheng patted Liang Mei on the back of the head and scolded her affectionately.
Lin Shan Hai couldn't stand their lovey-dovey behavior any longer, so he immediately cleared his throat: "Ahem!"
Lin Chaosheng then continued speaking.
“I plan to demolish and rebuild this house as soon as possible, so after lunch I will go to the county town with Wei He to see which company has the cheapest building materials and then place an order directly.”
"Dad, your task this afternoon is to find a loudspeaker and stand in the village to shout that we need some strong laborers who can work hard and won't slack off."
Lin Shanhai hesitated and said, "Will this work? If you ask people to help with the work, don't you have to provide them with food or pay them? Besides, everyone in our village is pale and thin, I'm afraid they won't be able to do the work."
"Then let them be able to do it!" Lin Chaosheng said. "Whoever comes to our house to help with the work will have plenty of coarse grains, and we'll provide a meal of refined grains every noon! We'll also make sure there's a meat dish with every meal!"
"What?!" Zhao Shufang was shocked. "They provide one meal of refined grains every noon, and plenty of coarse grains, plus a meat dish with every meal? Lin Chaosheng, have you lost your mind?!"
Zhao Shufang placed the back of her hand on Lin Chaosheng's forehead and looked at him with an expression as if he were an idiot.
Lin Chaosheng smiled helplessly and said, "I didn't, Mom."
"Think about it, your son is so capable now, there will definitely be a lot of people coming to me asking me to help them find meat in the future. Instead of that, we might as well find something for them to do now."
Zhao Shufang thought about it and realized that Lin Chaosheng's idea made sense, so she reluctantly nodded in agreement.
"Alright, then Xiaomei and I will cook from now on. Xiaomei can practice her cooking skills, and with me watching over her, the food she makes won't be poisonous."
Liang Mei blushed, feeling somewhat embarrassed.
She's actually a great cook, but she'd never seen these ingredients before, let alone knew how to make them.
“Okay, before Xiaomei and her sister go out to set up their stall, this is a good opportunity for them to practice at home.”
"Then we need to tidy up my parents' house, and the three of us will have to stay there for a while."
"Do you even need to tell me that?" Lin Shanhai glared at Lin Chaosheng and said, "Your mother already cleaned up our house a long time ago."
"No wonder she's my mom; she's the only one who treats me well."
Lin Chaosheng chuckled, then turned and went inside.
He raised his hand and knocked on Liang Fu's door, but there was no response.
He turned to look at Liang Mei, who gestured for him to knock twice more.
Having no other choice, Lin Chaosheng knocked twice more and this time said, "Xiao Fu, it's your brother-in-law."
A few seconds later, the sound of someone getting out of bed came from inside, and soon after, the door opened.
"I told you I'm fine, I just want to be alone for a while."
Liang Fu stood at the door with her head down. When Lin Chaosheng saw this, he opened the door but didn't go in. He just stood at the door and talked to her.
After all, Liang Fu is an adult now, and it's not appropriate for her brother-in-law to be in the same room with her with the door closed.
“Xiao Fu, I know you suffered a lot today. It's all your brother-in-law's fault. If he hadn't done those awful things back then, you and your sister-in-law wouldn't have been bullied today…”
As Lin Chaosheng spoke, he clenched his teeth, wishing he could go back in time and give his past self a good beating.
"This is all my brother-in-law's fault, it was all caused by him alone, so hit me!"
Liang Fu stared at Lin Chaosheng in shock. She had never meant that from the beginning!
She was just bullied today and felt really upset, so she wanted to calm down by herself.
Seeing Lin Chaosheng like this, she felt bad and quickly waved her hand, saying, "No, brother-in-law!"
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