Chapter 308 Extra 24
Another Spring Festival is here, and Lin Ye finally paid off the money he owed to Lin Qiu before the New Year.
At the same time, he was also responsible for the New Year's goods for Lin Qiu's family, including chicken, duck, fish, meat, dried vegetables, fruits and dried fruits.
It wasn't just Lin Qiu who received the gifts. Needless to say, Lin Hui's New Year's goods for Lin Li and Lin Ping's families were all bought by Lin Ye.
The past two years have not been easy for him, as he has to play the role of both a father and a mother, with two elderly people above him. Although he doesn't have to worry about the elderly for the time being, it's not easy just working and taking care of the children.
But fortunately, Lin Ye managed to make it through.
Although he is not as high-spirited as before, he has become more steady and calm after going through the experience, and he also has an open-minded attitude towards life.
Now that the Little New Year has passed, almost everyone has their holidays and everyone has time to get together.
The four Lin Qiu sisters all thanked Lin Ye for the New Year gifts.
Lin Ye waved his hand, "This is what I should do. My grandparents, parents, and Yangyang are all well taken care of, which saves me a lot of worry when I'm working outside."
This year, Lin Cong's wife retired, and she simply moved back to her hometown with Yangyang. On the one hand, she could take care of Lin Hui and her husband, and on the other hand, someone would help take care of Yangyang.
Lin Cong has retired to the second line, but he still has three or four years before retirement. He usually rushes back home after get off work on Friday, spends the weekend with the old and young at home, and then rushes back to work on Monday morning.
As time went by, the visits between the families started to increase more frequently.
"We are all family, there is no need to be so polite!" Lin Li replied with a smile.
"That's right. With Xiao Yangyang around, the house is a lot more lively." Lin Ping also agreed.
Lin Hui asked: "Have you paid off all the money you owe to your aunt?"
Lin Cong's wife brought over some hot tea. When she heard her father-in-law's question, she replied proudly, "It was paid off before the New Year. It was all earned by Lin Ye himself. His father and I told him to give him a little subsidy, but he refused!"
Everyone in the room was surprised. At that time, they heard that Yangyang's mother owed a lot of gambling debts. Although they didn't know the exact amount, there were a lot of rumors outside.
Lin Ping even whispered to Liu Xiang in private that maybe all the fortune saved by the eldest brother would be emptied out.
Unexpectedly, Lin Ye is such a promising kid!
Lin Hui didn't expect her grandson to be so capable. She patted Lin Ye on the shoulder and said, "Not bad!"
Lin Ye didn't expect that his grandfather was so strong even at such an old age.
He rubbed his shoulders with his teeth bared, "I am just lucky."
"This is called good times after bad times. Thank you for your hard work over the past two years, Lin Ye." Lin Qiu watched the child gradually calm down from his initial panic.
When Lin Ye heard her aunt say "thank you for your hard work", her eyes instantly turned red.
When he first got divorced, he was really confused for a while.
My son has to pay various fees for kindergarten, punch in and out as arranged by the teacher, keep the house clean, and iron his clothes after washing, drying and hanging them up.
Lin Ye could only call his mother for help.
Slowly, he began to get the hang of it and his life became more organized.
Later, after his mother took her son back to her hometown, he simply cleaned up the house and rented it out, moved in to live with his father, and found two part-time jobs.
When Lin Ye thought back to what had happened in the past two years, he was unusually calm.
However, Lin Cong and his wife could hardly bear it anymore and lowered their heads to wipe away their tears.
The child whom I had cherished for more than 20 years ended up meeting the wrong person...
well……
Lin Cong couldn't help but blame himself: "If I had paid more attention at that time, maybe there wouldn't be so many things."
Lin Qiu comforted his nephew: "Congcong, please don't think like that. You have done well enough. Jiang Yun got involved in something he shouldn't have been involved in, and ruined such a good life."
She paused to look at her nephew, then continued, "And you can't just look at one side of the matter. Look now, doesn't Lin Ye look more mature and stable than his peers?"
Wang Xiuren followed up, "It would be great if this person could have smooth sailing, but there is no such good thing in the world. Everyone will encounter setbacks and frustrations. The key is whether he can overcome them. Lin Ye has overcome them, and I believe that things will be better in the future!"
Lin Qiu and Wang Xiuren's words made Lin Cong and his wife feel better.
Zhou Mei, who had been silent, suddenly said, "I'm looking forward to fulfilling my sister and brother-in-law's request."
Lin Ye also laughed, "Thank you for your good wishes, uncle and aunt!"
"By the way, when will Shanshan and Yan Shen come back?" Lin Ping asked.
"In two days, they will wait for Xiaoyue to come back together!" Lin Qiu couldn't help laughing when he talked about this.
"Oh, Little Moon is back to celebrate the New Year too?" Liu Xiang patted her thigh.
"Yes, she has a few days off, so I asked her to come back for the New Year. It's only a dozen hours flight anyway."
Lin Ping couldn't help but sigh: "It's still better now. In the past, I had to spend eight or nine hours on the train to go to Pengcheng. Now, going abroad is just like taking a long-distance bus."
"That's right! Who would have thought that we could live like this?"
The older generation began to reminisce about the past.
Two days later, Yan Shen drove back with his wife and daughter.
Wang Shan took out the newly bought down jackets for both sets of parents from the trunk, and Yan Shen carried four pairs of new boots.
The two mothers love beauty and fashion, so Wang Shan specially chose a simple and elegant down jacket, and boots with a slight heel but not too tiring.
As for the dads, they aren’t picky, as long as it’s warm enough.
On New Year's Eve, Wang Shan personally cut red paper and wrote several pairs of Spring Festival couplets and many Chinese characters for "Fu" with brush.
I kept a pair of Spring Festival couplets and a pair of blessing characters for myself, and gave the rest to my uncle, aunt, and uncle's families.
Lin Qiu picked up the Spring Festival couplets written by his daughter and examined them carefully. "It's been a long time since I saw you writing. I still remember that when you just started learning to paint, you volunteered to write the Spring Festival couplets yourself during the Chinese New Year."
"I also remember that at that time, even though it was still a long time before the Chinese New Year, my grandmother would buy the red paper early." Wang Shan also recalled her childhood.
"Yes, it was decades ago." Lin Qiu felt sad when he thought of his deceased parents. "Your grandmother has been gone for many years, and even your grandfather..."
Wang Xiuren quickly changed the subject, "Speaking of which, Spring Festival couplets played a big role in our family's development!"
"Ah?" Yan Shen also joined in the fun, "Is there any other story behind this? Tell me quickly!"
Little Moon was also very curious and urged: "Tell me now! Tell me now!"
"It was the 1990s, and Shanshan was only three or four years old. Shanshan's father and I went to work in Pengcheng. We didn't want to come back for the New Year, and we had nothing to do, so we went to Yangcheng to wholesale Spring Festival couplets, blessing characters and other decorations to sell. We just wanted to give it a try, but we didn't expect the business to be so good! In this way, we wholesaled Spring Festival couplets before the New Year for several years in a row and made a lot of money." Lin Qiu smiled and talked about the ways he had tried to make money.
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