"Woof woof woof..." Dahuang's voice sounded.
The sound is different from usual.
Lin Zhao opened her eyes and kicked Gu Chenghuai, "Do you hear someone knocking on the door, or am I hallucinating?"
Gu Chenghuai clamped her feet, "...Don't kick."
There was a kind of forbearing hoarseness in the voice.
Lin Zhao suddenly came to her senses, realized where she had just kicked, and gave the man a flattering smile.
"Are you okay?"
The man looked at her deeply, got up from the bed, lit the kerosene lamp, took his rain gear and went out.
Lin Zhao sat up and asked, "Is there really someone knocking on the door?"
She moved to the bed and got out of bed, muttering to herself, who is this, knocking on the door in the middle of the night?
Whose house collapsed, and I am staying here to stay?
Thinking about all sorts of things, he took the kerosene lamp and went out of the house. He stood under the eaves and looked towards the door.
The front yard of the Gu family, the area leading from the door to the main gate, is paved with gravel. The drainage of the yard is good, there is not much water accumulation, and it looks very clean. The raindrops fall, and the whole yard seems to be covered in fog, with a kind of misty beauty.
Not long.
Lin Zhao saw a familiar little figure beside Gu Chenghuai.
Look carefully.
It turned out to be my niece Lin Xuan.
"Xuan Xuan?"
Lin Xuan was not familiar with her uncle, and her limbs were stiff next to Gu Chenghuai. When she saw her aunt, she trotted over and hugged Lin Zhao's waist, "Aunt."
Lin Zhao didn't ask her why she came so late at night. She looked at Gu Chenghuai and said, "You go to sleep first. Xuanxuan and I will sleep tonight."
Gu Chenghuai glanced at Lin Xuan who was crying miserably and pursed his thin lips.
"I'll go get some water."
He left a few words and walked towards the kitchen.
Lin Zhao took Lin Xuan into the house. They entered not the children's room, but a specially reserved guest room. There were all the things in it. It was tidied every two days and the sheets were clean.
He took a clean towel and wiped the rain off Lin Xuan's hair.
"It's raining so hard and it's so late. How dare you come out alone? Aren't you afraid of being taken away by a wolf?"
Lin Xuan picked at her fingers helplessly, making eight hundred small movements in a few seconds. She wanted to stand up, and wanted to take the towel... It seemed that she would only feel at ease if she had something to do.
"Where is your father?" Lin Zhao asked casually.
Lin Xuan's thin shoulders froze.
She lowered her head and quickly peeled off the dead skin on her fingers, not stopping when she encountered any stagnant skin.
Lin Zhao knew from the few words about Lin Xuan in the original book that she might have a mental illness, but... Xuan Xuan had been in good condition some time ago, why did she suddenly...
When asked about her father, Lin Shisheng, she didn't answer. This non-answer was not a sign of resistance, but shame, guilt, and sadness... It was clear from the way she lowered her head.
...Qiulian.
For some reason, this name popped up in Lin Zhao's mind.
"Is your mother back?"
Lin Xuan's face turned pale, but she shook her head and couldn't help crying.
"If she hasn't come back, then there must be news." Seeing the little girl crying silently, Lin Zhao hugged her and wiped her tears. "Why are you crying? No matter what happened, you are your father's daughter. You have grandparents, so many family members, and me... No matter what your mother did, it has nothing to do with you and Zheng Zheng. Don't think too much, kid. Thinking too much will make you unhappy."
Lin Xuan didn't raise her head, wiped her eyes in embarrassment, and said shamefully: "Aunt, that person, that person cheated on my father..."
The voice is small and hoarse.
He didn't even call out his mother, but his tone was full of hatred.
She is almost ten years old. She has been suppressed by her own mother since she was a timid person. She is more sensible than her peers and knows that being cuckolded is a very shameful thing.
After overhearing Lin Shisheng talking to his buddies, Lin Xuan felt like she was struck by lightning, and she fell into extreme shame and self-abandonment.
How could she live like that?!
Feeling ashamed to face her father, the little girl ran away from home. It seemed that if she ran farther away, she could be away from those disgusting things.
Lin Zhao's eyes paused slightly.
Qiulian's story has been revealed! ?
"How did you know that?"
Lin Xuan sniffed, "...I overheard it."
"Your father and the others definitely don't know that you ran away, right? Maybe they're looking for you all over the world." Lin Zhao rubbed her half-dry hair and said softly, without blaming her, just telling her.
"I left a note." Lin Xuan whispered.
For some reason, after hearing this, she didn't want to stay at home.
"You are so thoughtful." Lin Zhao patted Xuanxuan's head and changed the subject, saying, "When you are upset... you can think of looking for me, your aunt. I am very happy."
"Come on, take a shower, take a hot bath and go to sleep. Everything will be fine after a good night's sleep." She pulled her niece out.
The rain brought a chill, and Lin Xuan got drenched in the rain. In order to avoid the cold air entering her body, it would be safer to take a bath.
Lin Xuan followed obediently.
Gu Chenghuai was afraid that the little girl would feel uncomfortable, so he went back to the house after finishing his work.
Lin Xuan breathed a sigh of relief when she didn't see her uncle.
After taking a shower, she changed into the nightgown that Lin Zhao made for her.
"It's really beautiful." Lin Zhao praised.
"Did my aunt make this for me?" Lin Xuan pinched the hem of her skirt, a ray of warm sunshine entering her dull heart.
Lin Zhao nodded. "If it's not made for you, then who is it made for? Wear it with confidence. Zheng Zheng and Xi Bao both have it."
Lin Xuan felt a burning sensation in her heart and smiled slightly, "Thank you, auntie."
"What are you thanking me for? Go lie down. I'll apply medicine on your feet. I'll make you some milk powder. Drink it before you go to sleep." As Lin Zhao finished speaking, he walked to the next room.
To stop Lin Xuan from saying "no need".
The little girl had to apply medicine on her feet. The cloth shoes she wore had thin soles, and the road was black and had many stones on it, so her feet were rubbed raw in many places.
Lin Zhao was busy with her work, thinking about her second brother. Her family should have noticed that Xuanxuan came to see her, right?
The Lin family did find out, and then naturally learned... that Lin Shisheng was cheating.
Lin Shichang and his wife Chen Yu were dumbfounded, their jaws almost dropped to the ground.
Chen Yu, in particular, was so shocked that her brain crashed and she stood there in a daze.
Second brother’s wife, how dare you do that?
Stealing people.
She actually cheated on me.
Are you trying to kill yourself?! Are you so hungry? Don’t you know that there is a severe crackdown outside? Why are you so depressed? If she does this... where will her two daughters be?
Crazy, this world is crazy.
"Divorce! Are you waiting for the New Year to get a divorce? Second brother, go and get a divorce from Qiulian tomorrow!" Song Xiwei left no room for doubt.
She was a woman and knew how difficult it was for women. Even though she didn't like Qiulian, she had never tripped her up or given her the cold shoulder. However, she didn't expect that she would become even worse and even dare to cheat on her.
Lin Shisheng's expression did not change, "Got it."
He looked very calm, not like he had just found out. Lin Heling looked at the waiter's head sympathetically and asked, "When did you find out?"
"..." Lin Shisheng was silent for a moment, "About half a month."
Lin Heling patted his shoulder, organized his words, and comforted him in a clear voice: "In a lifetime, you may encounter all kinds of strange things. Think positively. At least you still have two sensible daughters."
Lin Shisheng had already gotten angry. The leg of the younger brother that Qiulian cared about the most was broken. It was he who did it.
Not to mention, seeing the Qiu family members crying their hearts out, he felt really refreshed.
I wanted to do this when I was pestered. I endured it for almost ten years and finally I can vent!
"...Dad, you don't need to persuade me, I'm open-minded." Lin Shisheng said helplessly.
When I first found out, I wanted to kill the guy with a knife, but after thinking it through, I felt it was unnecessary. Why commit a crime for a bad person?
Song Xiwei slapped him on the shoulder and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Remember what your father said."
Lin Shisheng grinned, rubbed his shoulders and walked out.
"I'm going to find Xuanxuan."
Zheng Zheng trotted after him, "Dad, I want to go too."
"What are you going to do? It's raining." Lin Shisheng told her to go to bed.
Lin Zheng was a stubborn and opinionated little girl, she tugged at her father's clothes with a determined look in her eyes.
Knowing that the two sisters have a good relationship, it is normal for the younger daughter to want to go, so Lin Shisheng said, "Put on your rain gear."
In the days when materials were scarce, few families had umbrellas. The only rain protection tools available to country folk were straw raincoats and bamboo hats, and those with better conditions used oilcloth.
Lin Shisheng gave the oilcloth to the little girl, put on a hat and rushed into the rain.
It was raining heavily, but luckily there was no thunder or lightning. The road was flooded and muddy, and walking on it was difficult, as if pulling out radishes brought out mud as well.
Fortunately, the Lin family had a flashlight, so they could barely see the road clearly.
"I don't know how your sister got all the way." Lin Shisheng had to shout while speaking.
Lin Zheng held onto his father's arm tightly and walked with difficulty in the rain. "It wasn't raining that hard when my sister left. She must have slept at my aunt's place."
"I hope your aunt won't get angry." Lin Shisheng said fearfully, "Your aunt is very irritable when she wakes up."
When Zhao Zhao was young, it was okay for his parents to call him when he was sleeping. They could just barely suppress their unhappiness and at most put on a sour face. But if his brothers went to call him, they would have to go out with panda eyes at least.
Zheng Zheng frowned, "My aunt has a very good temper."
"That's now." Lin Shisheng said, "I had a bad temper before."
Zheng Zheng was unhappy that he called her aunt and looked at him angrily.
Seeing that his little daughter was not affected by Qiulian's incident, Lin Shisheng rubbed her wet head and asked with bated breath, "I want to divorce your mother. From tomorrow on, you and your sister will only have me. Do you blame me?"
Lin Zheng looked at him strangely. "My sister and I were raised by our grandma and aunt. It doesn't matter whether we have a mother or not. You are a qualified father. I don't blame you. I am the softest-hearted one, so I definitely don't blame you either."
"Your father married a troublesome wife, but I have two daughters, you and your sister, so it's not a loss." Lin Shisheng said with a smile.
Zheng Zheng smiled restrainedly.
She doesn't like her biological mother, nor does she like the Qiu family. Her father wants to divorce her mother, and her little heart is filled with bubbles of happiness.
After my father and mother divorced, my sister no longer has to be afraid and can sleep well at night.
The father and daughter came to the Harvest Brigade and knocked on the wooden door of the Gu family.
Lin Zhao knew that her second brother would come, so she stayed up all night, eating dried sweet potatoes and reading a book, waiting for him to come.
I heard a knock on the door and hurried to open it.
Seeing Lin Shisheng and Lin Zheng outside the door, Lin Zhao was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly pulled Zheng Zheng inside, "Second brother, why are you still bringing Zheng Zheng with you? Aren't you afraid that she will catch a cold?"
Zheng Zheng smiled with crescent eyes, "Aunt, I'm not cold."
Lin Zhao was not surprised that they came to her house, and Lin Shisheng and Lin Zheng knew that Lin Xuan was here.
There was still hot water in the pot, so I asked my second brother and niece to wash up. They were both warm all over, and before they could say anything, their hands were stuffed into the enamel pot.
"Drink some brown sugar water." Lin Zhao had a plan.
"Thank you, auntie. Where is my sister?" Zheng Zheng asked after he realized he hadn't seen his sister for a long time.
"She's asleep," Lin Zhao replied, pointing to a room and sending Zheng Zheng over. "Your sister is in that room. You'll sleep there with her today. Be careful not to wake your sister up. She finally fell asleep."
After chatting with Xuanxuan for a while, she realized that Xuanxuan had so many things accumulated in her heart——
When Qiulian was at home, she beat and scolded her, disliked her bad temper, timidity and stinginess, and scolded her without mercy. Not only did she beat and scold her, she also threatened her.
How is that a threat? If you dare to complain, I will divorce your father and take you away from him.
For a timid girl, this was not a way to be controlled. Lin Xuan did not dare to speak out. She was afraid every day, afraid of being beaten and scolded, and afraid of being taken away from the Lin family. She became mentally weak and had psychological problems...
No wonder the original book committed suicide by lying on the railway tracks.
Zheng Zheng was worried about his sister, so he took the enamel pot and went to the room his aunt pointed to.
As soon as she left, Lin Zhao looked at Lin Shisheng with calm eyes.
Lin Shisheng felt a little panicked, "...Zhao Zhao, just say what you want to say. Don't look at me like that. I'm so panicked."
"What are your plans, second brother?" Lin Zhao asked softly, her eyes narrowed dangerously.
What she was thinking was that if her second brother didn't do anything, she would jump up and smash his ass, and then give him a few punches...
She will definitely pay back anyone who causes trouble for her, and her own brother is no exception.
Lin Shisheng didn't know he was on the verge of being beaten, and said, "Divorce."
Lin Zhao was reluctantly satisfied with this answer.
She couldn't stand people who put face and children above everything else, constantly ignoring her own feelings, compromising again and again, and living a sloppy life.
"Divorce? As for the Qiu family, they finally found evidence against them, but they don't want to vent their anger."
Lin Shisheng smiled, "Of course."
He smiled maliciously and rubbed his palms together, "I have been holding this breath for a long time, it is impossible not to come out."
Feeling that his sister looked down on him, Lin Shisheng pursed his lips into a straight line.
"Zhao Zhao, your second brother is not a coward. He won't tolerate everything."
"I didn't say that." Lin Zhao denied it.
Lin Shisheng said slowly, "That's what you think."
He picked at the raised paint on the handle of the enamelware pot, rubbing it repeatedly with his fingers, wondering how he had left such a bad impression on his sister.
Lin Zhao pretended not to hear and said, "Second brother, I will go with you tomorrow."
"What are we doing together?" Lin Shisheng's forehead was throbbing.
Lin Zhao said confidently, "Go and settle the score. You are my brother, and you have been wronged for no reason. How can I not help you?"
"Big brother has to go to work. Third brother is a soldier. If he goes, he will be easily caught. Fourth brother cannot show up. Only I can go. Second brother, don't be afraid that I will hold you back. I never hold you back. I will only complete the task perfectly."
Lin Shisheng: “…”
"I can do it myself."
Lin Zhao looked quiet and said with a smile, "My fists are itching, I want to beat someone up."
My sister had this request, and there happened to be a ready-made sandbag. Lin Shisheng smiled casually, "If you want to go, go. Go tomorrow morning."
"Okay, let Xuanxuan and Zhengzheng stay with me for a few more days." Lin Zhao said.
There are no divorced people in the surrounding villages, and her second brother is the first one. It is easy to imagine how many strange looks Xuanxuan and Zhengzheng will encounter. It is better for them to stay away from them. At least no one in the Harvest Brigade dares to come to her and cause trouble.
Lin Shisheng didn't bother to be polite with his sister. "Okay, thank you for your help. I'll pack some things and send them over tomorrow afternoon."
"good."
Thinking of what his second brother had said before about trying to find a way to join the transport team, Lin Zhao asked again: "Second brother, didn't you want to join the transport team? Is it going well?"
"It went well!" Lin Shisheng smiled calmly, "I'll go back to work after the divorce."
"?" Lin Zhao's eyes flashed with surprise, "Have you got the job?"
Lin Shisheng looked satisfied. "It's just a temporary worker, equivalent to an apprentice, following the car."
The transport team has a high salary, but it is also dangerous. There are too many robbers. If you encounter a desperate criminal, you may lose your life in a foreign land. Lin Shisheng is good at boxing and has a quick mind. He saved a master before, so he had the opportunity to get in.
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