The man wiped his eyes, but there were no tears, yet he pretended to be very sad.
"Uncle Li, let's not delay. Let's go to the Lin family first and see if we need any help." A young man stepped forward to help him.
Grandma Li glanced at them and thought to herself, "Why are you crying on such a joyous day? Are you just asking for bad luck?"
Other villagers who were unaware of the situation stepped forward and chatted with them warmly.
"Uncle, your niece is amazing! She's married to someone from Beijing. She's really made our village proud."
“Our entire village will be attending the feast, which is the first of its kind among the surrounding villages.”
"Uncle, I'll lead the way for you. The Lin family has returned from the ancestral hall..."
"..."
The villagers' hospitality brought smiles to the faces of the group, and they walked with their backs straight.
"Second Uncle, I never expected Sixth Uncle's daughter to be so capable. There were no men in the family, so we should have adopted one for Sixth Uncle back then," the young man supporting him said softly.
After he finished speaking, he smiled at the villagers next to him, a glint of shrewdness appearing in his eyes.
If there are no male heirs, then when my cousin gets married, won't the Lin family's property belong to his cousins, uncles, and paternal uncles?
Otherwise, wouldn't the villagers gossip behind his back, saying that the man was living off the family's wealth?
"Li Qiang, you need to get your act together. We're here to help." Uncle Li looked refreshed and surrounded by so many people; he had completely forgotten that he hadn't attended his brother's funeral.
The man called Li Qiang is the eldest brother's son, and he now works in a machinery factory.
Uncle Li brought him over to make a show of things; everyone else in the family was toiling in the fields, except for him.
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