Lin Xiaomeng paused for a moment, then frowned and asked, "When did this happen? Did you come to deliver a letter?"
"No, my dad died the day before yesterday and was buried yesterday. We set off this morning."
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"This is outrageous!" Lin Xiaomeng slammed her hand on the table in anger. "Your father died, such a big thing, and your mother didn't even tell me. She doesn't take me seriously at all. And you two haven't even finished your mourning period yet. If this is supposed to be school, then coming here is way too early."
Lin Wei patted her younger brother's head and gave him two eggs. "Yuanyuan, go to the yard to eat eggs. I need to talk to Auntie for a while. I'll call you in later."
Lin Yuan pouted, knowing that Lin Wei was about to say something he couldn't accept. Although he felt wronged, he still obediently went to the yard.
Lin Xiaomeng said irritably, "Why are you pointing out the source of the source? Is there anything he can't listen to?"
"Yuanyuan is still young, so it's better not to listen to some of what she says, lest she develop psychological trauma."
Lin Xiaomeng sensed the hidden meaning in her words and softened her tone, but her expression remained aloof.
"Tell me, what do you want from me? You don't mean you want me to take you in, do you? You've seen how many people are eyeing my yard. If you come and stay here, you'll never have a peaceful time. Besides, your mother and I don't get along well..."
“Aunt, Yuanyuan and I escaped. My mother wants Yuanyuan dead, so I had no choice but to come to you.”
Lin Xiaomeng frowned. "What do you mean? Yuanyuan is your mother's biological child. There must be some misunderstanding."
"There's no misunderstanding. If my classmate hadn't told me, and I hadn't personally changed Yuanyuan's medical report, I'm afraid Yuanyuan would have died in just a few days."
Lin Wei embellished the story she had told Uncle Liu and relayed it to Lin Xiaomeng.
In short, these people were after Lin Yuan's kidney.
This was in the 1990s, a time when medical technology was not so advanced. Removing a kidney was tantamount to taking a person's life.
Moreover, Lin's father is dead, and Lin Yuan is the only son left in the Lin family.
Lin Wei's eyes were red from crying. "Aunt, I don't know what to do either, but I know that Yuanyuan absolutely cannot stay with my mother, or he will die."
“Aunt, I’m not exaggerating. If they weren’t after Yuanyuan’s life, why didn’t they take him for matching openly? Why did they have to take him secretly? I asked my classmate’s mother, and there are very few successful cases of this kind of surgery. The new county hospital has never performed this kind of surgery before, and the success rate is extremely low…”
"Auntie, please take Yuanyuan in. We won't take up your house. I will pay the rent for the time we stay at your house and also cover Yuanyuan's food expenses."
Lin Xiaomeng looked at her and said, "Aren't you still going to school? If your mother has this idea, she probably won't leave you much money."
“My dad received a pension of 30,000 yuan, and my mom gave me 500 yuan. But my mom didn’t know about the money my dad earned from doing side jobs. He gave it all to me, and it will last me for a while. I came here early to see if I could find a job before school starts, and I’ll try to earn as much as I can.”
In her previous life, she traveled all over the country in search of her younger brother and had seen the world. Naturally, she also witnessed the development of the times. She had some plans in mind to make a little money quickly at this time.
"So you've already made up your mind? What if I don't take you in...?"
"Aunt, I don't want to force you, because that would prevent Yuanyuan from settling in peacefully. But we really have no other choice."
Lin Wei knew that her actions were morally blackmailing Lin Xiaomeng, but if Lin Xiaomeng were alone, she could go anywhere, but with Lin Yuan—
Perhaps, as her uncle said, she is, deep down, an extremely selfish person.
She wanted to take good care of Lin Yuan, but she also wanted to fulfill the regret of her past life.
She wanted to repay her aunt from her previous life for everything she had done for her, but she also had to cause her a lot of trouble.
A wave of shame made her unable to lift her head.
Lin Xiaomeng looked at her and remained silent for a long time.
But she knew she wouldn't refuse.
Regardless of whether Lin Yuan's life was at stake, she couldn't abandon her elder brother's two children.
But she had a question in her mind: "You're 18 years old, you should know that I don't get along with your grandparents. We've hardly ever met since we were little, so why did you think of coming to find me?"
“Dad said that blood is thicker than water. You see each other less often because you live in different places, but that doesn’t mean we’re not close. Dad also said that Auntie has a hard time living alone. He’s always told me to be good to Auntie. Even my choice of Jiangcheng University was because Auntie lives in Jiangcheng, so Dad and I decided to apply there.”
Lin's father was not a man of many words, and Lin Xiaomeng knew that these words could not possibly have come from his mouth.
But Lin's father was also a kind person. Even if he didn't say some things aloud, he could still make people understand what he meant.
In the end, Lin Xiaomeng could only sigh, "My brother has given birth to a wonderful daughter."
"Alright, you can stay here. Don't mention the rent. I don't need to charge two younger people for rent. But as you can see, everyone is eyeing my house. It was like this before you came. Now that you've taken up the rooms, they'll probably cause even more trouble."
Lin Wei wasn't worried about any of this, because no matter how much they argued, the house would ultimately belong to Lin Xiaomeng. Moreover, after the housing policy was introduced in 1993, Lin Xiaomeng had already spent all her savings to buy the house.
It's only been a little over two years, so there shouldn't be any major accidents.
"Auntie, we won't covet your house, and we'll work with you to protect it."
Lin Xiaomeng was visibly taken aback upon hearing this.
But then, her eyes also reddened.
Lin Xiaomeng's house was a small, detached house that she and her uncle managed to acquire by exchanging their positions, seniority, and their two children.
The small courtyard is divided into two wing rooms, east and west, and can be divided into four small rooms by partitioning the middle.
The backyard has a separate bathroom and kitchen, which is just right for a family of four.
But not long after the family of four moved into the courtyard, the uncle died in an accident while on a business trip.
On the day my uncle passed away, my aunt's one-month-old daughter died from a fever due to negligence.
She could have stayed with her eldest son, but two months later, he also died in an accident.
In just three months, three lives have been lost. Who could bear that?
If it weren't for Lin's father frequently bringing her to visit, there wouldn't have been any affection between them at all.
Even after this incident, Lin's grandparents never showed up, which caused their relationship to worsen instead of improve.
Lin Wei understood that this courtyard, though seemingly just a simple courtyard, actually held Lin Xiaomeng's final memories and longing for her loved ones.
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