"Oh dear!" Lin Chaosheng walked in the direction Zhao Shufang had taken the bowl, making onlookers both laugh and cry. "Mom, let me have a couple of bites first, I'm starving!"
"Eat up, eat up, you've got a heart full of gluttony." Zhao Shufang tapped Lin Chaosheng's head, her eyes full of affection.
After finishing his meal, Lin Chaosheng finally spoke up: "I just went to find a carpenter to make a small cart for Mom and Xiao Fu so they can push it to the county town to sell their goods."
"What?" Zhao Shufang's eyes lit up. "Really?"
"Of course it's true, why would I lie to you?" Lin Chaosheng laughed. "It's just that our family doesn't have a ticket to buy a tricycle. I'll get one for you and get you a tricycle, which will be more convenient."
"Hey! This little cart is enough. Don't think too much about it. We don't even know how well it will sell."
Zhao Shufang waved her hand dismissively. She was already very happy to have a small stroller. How could she possibly dare to dream of buying a tricycle? That was just wishful thinking.
Liang Fu nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, yes, I agree with what Auntie said. I'm afraid that on our first day of setting up a stall, we won't be able to sell a single one."
Liang Fu smiled sheepishly, and Lin Shansheng immediately slapped his thigh and laughed loudly, "How could that be? Don't worry, that's absolutely impossible!"
“Exactly, how could we not sell a single one?” Liang Mei chimed in. “You and Mom make such delicious food. I haven’t smelled anything better when I was shopping in town. And right now, when food is scarce, you’ll definitely attract a lot of customers if you set up a stall.”
Hearing what they said, Zhao Shufang was both amused and exasperated, and smacked them twice with a towel: "You little mouths are good at sweet-talking people!"
After a lively meal, Liang Mei sat inside the house sewing shoe soles. This was the scene that Lin Chaosheng saw when he walked in.
The sunlight was just right, shining through the window onto the kang (a heated brick bed) and creating a beautiful halo.
Liang Mei was sitting cross-legged on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), her blue cotton trousers accentuating her rounded leg lines, and her lotus-colored padded jacket embroidered with lotus blossoms had its collar slightly open, revealing her slender white neck.
She smiled, her lips pursed as she touched the red rope. With a gentle touch of the needle in her hair, the silver light seeped into the hemp rope, which made a soft "squeak" sound as it tightened.
Such a gentle scene is enough to heal Lin Chaosheng's fatigue from the day.
He tiptoed over, but little did he know that Liang Mei had already spotted him.
"You're so tall and big, do you think you're some kind of kitten or puppy?"
Liang Mei looked up at her husband. He had been leaving early and coming home late these past few days, and he had gotten so tanned. She felt a pang of heartache.
It's all for this family...
"Come sit down and rest for a while. Shansheng went up the mountain to hunt and hasn't come back yet. Mother keeps talking about him and seems a little worried."
“Shansheng will get married and have children sooner or later. It’s impossible for me, his older brother, to follow him around for everything. Besides, when I was a reckless person, Shansheng often went hunting in the mountains by himself. Don’t overthink it, Xiaomei.”
Lin Chao, fearing that Liang Mei might overthink things, quickly sat down beside her and whispered soothingly, "Our mother isn't biased."
“I know our mother isn’t biased.” Liang Mei knew her husband was misunderstanding. “I didn’t mean anything by what I just said; I just wanted to chat with you.”
"To be honest, our parents are still biased, they favor our family."
Liang Mei's parents died early, and she raised Liang Fu on her own. As a result, she learned to read people's expressions from a young age, and she was more discerning and sensible.
“We’ve been married for so long, and I know how much our parents have helped us, both openly and secretly. I know it better than you do.”
"But Shansheng has never said anything. In his heart, you have always been his good older brother. Even when you became like that, he still protected you. Otherwise, do you think our family would have no trouble? There are hardly any people coming to collect debts from you."
Lin Chaosheng knew, of course, that this was all the result of Shan Sheng's intimidation. His parents had also secretly helped him repay a considerable amount of money.
That's why he's been trying his best to make amends.
"Chaosheng, if our family becomes capable in the future, we will definitely help Shansheng if he encounters any difficulties."
Liang Mei stopped sewing the shoe soles and stared at Lin Chaosheng with her slightly red rabbit eyes, which immediately softened Lin Chaosheng's heart.
Unable to contain his inner turmoil, he held Liang Mei tightly in his arms.
He could easily see that Liang Mei had long regarded Lin Shansheng as her own younger brother; otherwise, she wouldn't have spoken so frankly to him today.
"Xiaomei, having married you in this life, I, Lin Chaosheng, can die without regrets!"
"Pah! Pah! Pah!" Liang Mei couldn't stand the word "death" at all right now, and immediately pushed Lin Chaosheng away, saying, "What nonsense are you talking about? Hurry up and spit it out!"
Seeing Liang Mei's angry expression, Lin Chaosheng immediately laughed and spat a few times before asking in a sticky voice, "Is this alright now?"
"That's more like it." Liang Mei breathed a sigh of relief and continued sewing the shoe soles. "Actually, I've been worried about your and Shansheng's health all this time."
"Is it because you see we're too tired and are worried something might happen to us?"
Lin Chaosheng knew what Liang Mei was thinking, but there was really no need to worry about it.
Although they worked a lot every day, he didn't feel particularly tired because of the system's support.
As for Shansheng, he can eat and sleep well every day, and his health is even better than Shansheng's. This little bit of work won't tire him out at all.
"Don't worry, wife. Look at your husband, he doesn't look weak at all. Things are different now than before. Look around this village, on this island, where else is the family doing better than us?"
“The better our lives get, the more motivated your husband will be. As for Shansheng, you don’t need to worry about him at all. That guy is as strong as an ox, there’s no way he’ll get into any trouble.”
Seeing Liang Mei's hesitant expression, Lin Chaosheng quickly assured her, "But don't worry, if either of us feels unwell, we'll stop immediately and go to the hospital for a checkup, okay?"
"Alright, anyway, it's not worth ruining your health for money."
Liang Mei smiled, then beckoned to Lin Chaosheng. Lin Chaosheng instantly looked like he'd lost his soul and immediately leaned closer.
With a "smack," Liang Mei kissed Lin Chaosheng on the cheek, making Lin Chaosheng's heart flutter and wanting more.
He thought back and realized that the two of them hadn't kissed in a long time.
So he pouted and kissed Liang Mei. Although Liang Mei was shy, she didn't stop him.
Just then, two soft coughs came from the doorway, startling Lin Chaosheng so much that he immediately moved away from the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and stood at attention.
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