"Well done, you're really thoughtful!" Lin Shanhai looked at his two grandsons, his mouth agape. He patted his second son on the shoulder and said, "Don't just focus on that. You and Qiaozhen, you two should also work hard so I can hold your children soon."
Lin Shansheng felt embarrassed by his father's words and quickly told him to stop talking.
"Dad, what are you saying? We've only been married a short time. There's no rush, this is the time to focus on our careers..."
Seeing Lin Shansheng frantically giving his father meaningful glances, Li Qiaozhen smiled. Lin Shansheng was shy, which she found most amusing, a stark contrast to his appearance.
"Dad, don't worry, we will definitely work hard so that you can hold our big, fat grandson as soon as possible."
Li Xiaozhen wasn't shy at all; she immediately said.
Lin Shanhai and Zhao Shufang couldn't stop smiling after hearing what Li Qiaozhen said, and quickly said "good" several times.
"Alright, alright, then Mother will be waiting!"
The family chatted and laughed in the hospital room, while the two babies still in their swaddling clothes had quietly fallen asleep.
Liang Mei stayed in the hospital for a full month. Only after she finished her postpartum confinement period did Lin Chaosheng allow her to be discharged and go home.
"To be honest, this old neighbor is really good to his daughter-in-law. Look, after she gave birth, he had to wait until she finished her postpartum confinement period before he let Liang Mei go home."
"Yes, look how they treat their daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law. It's simply impeccable. If it weren't for the fact that both of their sons got married so early, I would really like to have my daughter marry into that family as well."
"They used to look down on other men, but now they're all eager to marry into them, sigh..."
These words naturally reached Liang Mei and others' ears, but Liang Mei never took them to heart. After all, she knew best where her husband's heart lay.
Before we knew it, it was the day the two babies turned one month old.
The older brother was noticeably taller, while the younger sister appeared much quieter and had fairer skin.
"When they were little, I was afraid that the two children would grow up and look exactly the same, and I wouldn't be able to tell them apart. But now, I don't even have to wait until they grow up. They can tell which one is the brother and which one is the sister when they are just a month old."
Su Ning and Su Hang arrived early. Su Hang held the two children with great affection, while Su Ning, a grown man, couldn't hold them and could only stand aside and watch, but he was itching to do the same.
"Brother, you're not getting any younger. When are you going to marry Xiaofu?"
Su Hang, holding the child, asked from the side. Su Ning scratched her head sheepishly and said, "This isn't up to me; it depends on what they think, isn't it?"
Liang Fu walked in and overheard their conversation. When she looked up, she met her older sister's teasing gaze, and her face instantly turned red.
"What's the rush? I've only just turned 18."
The two babies' one-month celebration was quite a grand affair, with almost half the island's population attending Old Lin's dinner.
The two little ones were not shy at all, and during their first birthday celebration, they picked up things that they would never have imagined at home.
The older brother grabbed a bow and arrow, and the younger sister grabbed a pen. But they both gave their things to their mother without prior arrangement, which made everyone laugh and say that the two little ones were quite clever.
After the two little ones celebrated their one-month birthday, it was time for the Lunar New Year.
A week before the Lunar New Year, Lin Shansheng and Li Qiaozhen returned. They had a holiday and planned to spend the New Year at Old Lin's house instead of going back to the county town.
Upon hearing this, Li Daniu immediately objected and brought his young girlfriend to Old Lin's house for the New Year. At this moment, Lin Chaosheng sighed, "It's all thanks to the large house we built back then, otherwise so many people wouldn't have a place to live now."
"Yes, yes, thanks to your foresight back then."
Zhao Shufang rolled her eyes and echoed Lin Chaosheng's words.
"Brother Da Niu, when are you getting married? I've already prepared the wedding gift money."
Although Lin Chaosheng and Li Daniu's current status is not suitable for them to be called brothers, their relationship is complicated, so they ultimately followed their feelings and called each other "elder brother" and "younger brother" because they felt closer. There weren't many formalities between them.
"No rush. My girlfriend isn't that old either. She wants to settle down for another two years before getting married. I'm not in a hurry to get married and have children either, so it's fine to let things take their course."
Li Daniu brought a wild boar with him when he came.
So the Lin family had plenty of pork for the New Year. Lin Chaosheng and Lin Shansheng went winter fishing at sea, and with Hai Ling's help, they caught a lot of seafood.
They went three times in total, and each time they reaped more than the last. In the end, they even distributed the surplus seafood to the village, hoping that the villagers would have a good New Year.
The villagers thanked the old man profusely.
"Thanks to their family, we were able to eat meat and have a good New Year."
"I've been thinking for the past few days about how to thank the Lin family for their help, but after thinking about it, I realized they don't lack anything, and the few eggs I've saved up are a bit too meager to send to them."
"Isn't that exactly what they're saying? But they probably don't expect anything in return from us, after all, they know exactly what kind of people we are..."
The Lin family had heard about the rumors circulating in the village, but no one paid them any attention, because they genuinely didn't expect anything in return when they did these things.
The night before the Lunar New Year, Zhao Shufang coated the pig's head with grease, intending to make a braised pig's head. Lin Shanhai smoked the pig's trotters with fire, intending to make a braised pig's trotters.
Other seafood was also marinated in advance, filling the whole village with the aroma of their meat.
Just after midnight that night, firecrackers went off in the village.
"Where did these firecrackers come from? And there are fireworks too, they're so beautiful!"
Liang Fu came out wearing a cotton-padded coat, with Su Ning standing beside her. At this time, the rest of the Lin family also came out, and they looked at Li Daniu standing at the gate of the courtyard.
"I got these fireworks and firecrackers from the city; they're all in high demand. What do you think? Aren't they beautiful? Doesn't it feel a bit like Chinese New Year?"
Li Daniu laughed heartily, and the others were also infected by the atmosphere. Zhao Shufang was holding dumplings in her hands, ready to put them into the pot.
"Come quick, everyone come help! I'm about to make dumplings!"
Immediately, every household busied themselves preparing for the New Year's Eve dinner.
"There are so many people in our family this year, but I've only wrapped two coins in the bag. Whoever finds them will make a fortune in the new year!"
Zhao Shufang said with a smile, so everyone ate dumplings like crazy that night, all hoping to find the coin.
"Ouch, that's so uncomfortable!"
Lin Chaosheng suddenly shouted and spat out a coin from his mouth.
"Since I've found this coin, I'll use it as a gift to wish everyone a peaceful, smooth, and healthy life. I hope that 30 or 50 years from now, we can all gather together to celebrate the New Year!"
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