After breakfast, the Lin family took New Year's gifts to the Yan family.
The Yan family and the Lin family had frequent contacts since my grandfather's generation. Although the contacts became less frequent by Lin's father's generation, the ties between the two families were not broken.
After Lin Lan, the third daughter of the Lin family, married Yan Ningxi, the relationship between their two families became closer.
The Yan family is a large family, divided into the direct branch and the side branch. Yan Ningxi and his family belong to the direct branch, but his grandfather did not follow the family's arrangement to take the imperial examination and become an official, but chose to do business.
After Yan Ningxi's grandfather was abandoned by the family, their relationship with the family became very shallow. Except for important festivals or special days when they had to rush back, Yan Ningxi's family rarely went back to the main family. Anyway, they were said to be not doing their job properly, so they didn't bother to be disliked in front of those people.
The main branch of the Yan family is not in Mulin County. Yan Ningxi's grandfather has restaurants all over Yu Country. Zuiyunlou in Mulin County is only a part of it. Now it is an industry under Yan Ningxi's name. This is mainly for him to take over the industry before the assessment.
However, because Lin Lan's belly was getting bigger and bigger, and she was about to give birth in three months, Yan Ningxi didn't dare to take risks at this time, so he didn't go back to the master's house with his father this year, but stayed at home with his wife.
The Yan family was a little far from where the Lin family lived now, so Lin Cheng and Cheng Yan rented three carriages. After sitting for about half an hour, the carriage stopped. Lin Mo, who had his head resting on Cheng Yan's shoulder and closed his eyes, opened his eyes the next second the carriage stopped.
Lin Mo sat up straight and put on the scarf and gloves that Cheng Yan handed him. It was still snowing outside, and without these, Lin Mo would not be able to stay outside for long.
After Lin Mo had packed up, Cheng Yan got out of the car first, and then held him down. After Lin Mo got out, he took Cheng Yan's arm and tilted his head to look at the gate of Yan's house.
It is hard to imagine that the Lin family and the Yan family are in-laws. Lin Lan and Yan Ningxi have similar temperaments, and you can't tell at all that her family are farmers.
But thinking that the Lin family was not a real farmer, Lin Mo's doubts were explained.
"I don't know why grandpa suddenly gave up doing business and became a farmer." Lin Mo muttered.
From a businessman who traveled around the world to a farmer, and suddenly moved to the remote Mulin County, it always feels a little strange when I think about it.
"Did your family do business before?" Cheng Yan tilted his head and asked in confusion when he heard what Lin Mo said. Cheng Yan heard the villagers say that the Lin family moved to Daling Village by chance. Apart from that, he didn't know much about the Lin family.
Cheng Yan was a little confused when he knew that the Lin family and the Yan family were in-laws. Besides, except for Lin's father and mother who often went to the fields to work and Lin Cheng whose face was tanned, the others in the Lin family were all white and tender.
The contrast is especially obvious when standing together with the villagers of Daling Village.
In addition to their appearance, their temperament is also somewhat different from that of ordinary people.
"That should be the case. My brother told me before." Lin Mo said uncertainly.
The grandfather of the Lin family died early, and Lin Mo did not find any memory of Grandpa Lin in his original body's memory, and Lin's father and mother rarely mentioned their grandfather to them. Except for the fact that they found that Lin Xiu was talented in studying and insisted on letting him study to complete the imperial examination, Lin's father and mother completely let them go.
Cheng Yan nodded without saying anything, and followed Lin Mo into the Yan family, but he was thinking a little.
The Lin family may not be an ordinary family.
Their family came to the Yan family to pay New Year's greetings today, and Lin Cheng told Yan Ningxi about it yesterday. The servants of the Yan family prepared everything in the morning under the instructions of their master.
After receiving the news that the master's in-laws had arrived, the maid waiting in the kitchen brought the warm cakes and tea and walked out quickly.
The Yan family's greenhouse was larger and warmer than the Lin family's. The furnishings inside were few but exquisite. Lin Mo felt the warmth as soon as he walked in, and his body warmed up soon after.
"Mom and Dad, please come over. It's Ningxi and I who should go back." Lin Lan, who was supported by Yan Ningxi, saw his parents come in and hurried to greet them.
"Walk slower, why does your belly look so big? Are you pregnant with two babies? Have you seen a doctor?" When Lin's mother saw her daughter coming over, she hurried over to support her, and said nervously.
The last time they met, Lin Lan's belly was too small to notice. Lin's mother had been pregnant with twins, and the eldest daughter-in-law's first child was twins, a boy and a girl, so Lin's mother naturally understood this situation.
"I checked it out, and it's true that she's pregnant with two babies. The doctor told me when I was pregnant in May, but I thought it was nothing, so I thought I'd tell my parents after the babies were born."
There were two examples of twin births in their family, so Lin Lan thought it was nothing, so she didn't rush to tell her mother about it. Moreover, as long as she followed the doctor's instructions, there shouldn't be any major problems.
"What do you mean nothing? Giving birth is inherently risky, not to mention giving birth to twins. A midwife must be waiting at home one month before the birth..."
Mother Lin was talking to Lin Lan about some precautions, while the others sat down to eat the cakes that had just been served. Of course, the four children in the family were concentrating on eating, and Lin Mo just tasted a few pieces and didn't move. They came here after breakfast, so Lin Mo was not hungry now.
"Fourth Uncle, this is delicious!" Lin Xiaoya ate with one hand and grabbed a piece with the other hand and handed it to Fourth Uncle who was sitting next to her.
"Do you know what flavor this pastry is?" Lin Mo took it, took a bite, and asked with a smile.
"Red bean." Before Lin Xiaoya could frown and think, Lin Xiaonan, who was sitting next to her, looked up and spoke, his mouth still bulging with chewing.
"Yes, Hongdou's!" Lin Xiaoya heard it and responded without thinking. What her brother said was right.
"Really? Think about it again."
"Huh? Isn't it Hongdou's? Brother..." Lin Xiaoya turned her head to look at her brother beside her.
"It obviously tastes like red dates. Are Xiaoya and Xiaonan idiots?" Lin Xing leaned back in his chair, finished one piece in two or three bites, then reached out to take another piece and continued eating.
"Fifth Uncle is the idiot, a big idiot! Don't talk about brother." Lin Xiaoya looked at Lin Xing angrily with eyes wide open.
"Oh, is our Xiaoya angry?" Lin Xing came over, stretched out his hand and gently poked Xiaoya's puffy cheeks, and said with a smile.
"Axing, what are you doing? Huh?" Lin Xiu, who was talking to Yan Ningxi, heard the noise from their side, turned his head to look at Lin Xing who was making trouble, and said with a smile.
"No...no, I'm just playing with Xiaoya." Lin Xing quickly withdrew his hand and whispered to comfort Xiaoya who was still angry.
"What a coward." Lin Chen, who was sitting next to him, suddenly spoke up.
"Second brother is very scary, okay?" Lin Xing whispered while comforting Xiaoya.
"Xiaoya, did you hear that? If he bullies you again, tell your second uncle." Lin Chen said.
"I heard that!" Xiaoya took the pastry given to him by his fifth uncle and said without hesitation.
"I heard it too." Lin Xiaonan nodded.
Lin Xing: ...
Are they brothers? He was just teasing her, why did it become like this?
Lin Mo was sitting on the side, his eyes already curved with silent laughter.
The children were eating and playing, while Lin Cheng, Lin Xiu, Cheng Yan and Yan Ningxi were chatting. Lin Xiu sat nearby, drinking tea and listening to their discussion about business. Soon, the topic of the discussion focused on him.
"Second brother, are we going to the imperial city in two months?" Yan Ningxi suddenly asked.
"Well, the time for the imperial examination is approaching. We are too far from the imperial city, so we have to set off early." Lin Xiu nodded.
"Not long ago, my friend told me that there might be thieves and bandits on the way. If my second brother is going with the people from the academy, we have to ask them to take precautions." Yan Ningxi said.
"Is the news true?" Lin Xiu asked with a frown.
"Um."
Lin Xiu looked at his elder brother who was sitting opposite him and saw him shaking his head slightly. Lin Xiu lowered his head and fell into deep thought. His elder brother shook his head, which meant that he didn't know about this situation either. That meant that he didn't encounter this situation when he rushed to the imperial city in his previous life. So why did this accident happen now?
"Second brother, when you go to the capital, Momo and I will go together..."
Before Cheng Yan could finish, he was interrupted by Lin Xiu, "What are you and fourth brother going to the capital for? If you didn't have this news, I wouldn't object to you going, but now that we know, the journey is dangerous..." Lin Xiu frowned and looked at Cheng Yan, his face full of disapproval.
"I have recovered some of my memory. I plan to go to the capital with Momo. I have martial arts skills and will not let Momo get hurt." Cheng Yan thought for a while and said. It was just in time to protect Lin Xiu.
"Partially recovered?"
Lin Xiu and Lin Cheng naturally knew that Cheng Yan had no previous memories, but they didn't expect him to recover his memories so quickly. Moreover, he also had martial arts skills? Could he be a martial artist?
But thinking about Cheng Yan's clear statement that he was going to the capital, Lin Xiu ruled this out. Besides the people in the martial arts world, the only people who Lin Xiu could think of were the people in the general's mansion. Then thinking about Cheng Yan's usual attitude towards life...
"you……"
"Momo is my lover." Cheng Yan knew what Lin Xiu wanted to say, but he didn't give Lin Xiu a chance to speak and made the promise first.
He will not let Momo down. Even if it was said by someone else, Cheng Yan did not want to hear words like "Don't abandon Lin Mo". This made him very uncomfortable. Why did he think that he would treat Momo badly after recovering his memory?
"...Then wait until the academy informs me of the departure time, and I will come back and go with you." Lin Xiu was silent for a while, and finally nodded in response.
Lin Cheng sat aside, glanced at Cheng Yan, and tried hard to recall some details of his previous life.
In his previous life, he and his father did not meet the injured and unconscious Cheng Yan in the mountains. In his previous life, Brother Mo never got married. In his previous life, his second brother had a smooth journey to take the exam...
The current development is different from that in the previous life. Lin Cheng feels a little uneasy. Now he can only hope that the final development will not be the same as in the previous life.
Lin Cheng tilted his head to look at his younger brothers and his children who were laughing happily beside him. They should be like this, laughing and playing without any worries.
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