The Lin family is the largest grain merchant in Yanbei.
The current head of the Lin family is the eldest master of the Lin family's eldest branch, who is also the father of the fifth wife, Mrs. Lin.
Decades ago, when Lin's father's grandfather passed away, the Lin family divided up. The grain store was divided equally between the two Lin brothers: Lin's grandfather and great-uncle. Thanks to the brothers' hard work, the store doubled in size.
Unfortunately, Lin's great-uncle and cousin were robbed and killed when they were on a long trip one day. The only one left of the second branch of the Lin family was his cousin's pregnant wife.
Lin's aunt was already three months pregnant at the time. After hearing the bad news about her husband and father-in-law, she could not bear the shock and went into premature birth. In the end, she struggled to give birth to her husband's posthumous child and died on the delivery bed.
Afterwards, the eldest branch of the Lin family naturally took over the business of the second branch, brought the second branch's premature nephew to their home to take care of him, and named him Lin Kun.
Lin Kun was born a month premature, weighing just over two kilograms (16 ounces per kilogram). Everyone thought he wouldn't survive. But the child was incredibly resilient and grew up safely.
Lin Kun was raised by the eldest wife, Mrs. Qiu, and they were like real grandparents. When Lin Kun was seventeen, he begged Mrs. Lin to arrange for him to marry Ren Shijia, a girl from the Ren family.
Ren Shijia was the daughter of Mrs. Lin's niece, so she was naturally happy to see it happen. The Ren family had also considered it for some reason and did not reject the Lin family's proposal, marrying Ren Shijia to Lin Kun, the second wife of the Lin family.
The Lin family's eldest branch's acquisition of the second branch's business was a temporary solution. Logically, the business should have been returned to the second branch after Lin Kun grew up. However, over the years, the Lin family's eldest branch has shown no intention of returning the business, treating Lin Kun as a grandson of the eldest branch.
Unfortunately, the eldest branch of the Lin family has many descendants, and whether Lin Kun is from the second branch or the first branch will make a huge difference when it comes to inheriting the family property in the future.
At this time, the eldest wife Wang came in, and Ren Shijia called her sister-in-law with a smile.
The eldest wife said gently, "I have sent someone to clean up your Nuanxiang Pavilion. Do you want to go over and take a look now?"
The old lady opened her eyes at this time and said to Lin: "You and Shijia have always been good friends. You know her preferences, so go with your sister-in-law to Xiangnuan Pavilion to help her. If you take a good look at her, I'm sure Shijia will be satisfied. She just came back and is feeling heavy, so it's better for her to rest here with me."
Lin stood up with a smile and said to Ren Shijia, "Then I'll go and help you take a look. If there's anything that needs replacing, I'll do it for you. Don't worry if you don't like it later."
Ren Shijia said angrily, "Whatever Fifth Sister-in-law likes, I must like too. Thank you, Eldest Sister-in-law and Fifth Sister-in-law, I'm sorry for your hard work."
"What are you talking about? We are all happy that you can come back."
Lin patted Ren Shijia's hand and bowed with the eldest wife before leaving. As she left, she recounted the furnishings that Ren Shijia had loved when she was a girl.
Li looked at the old lady and Ren Shijia and her daughter. The old lady leaned back on the bed with her eyes closed, not saying a word. Ren Shijia lowered her head, observing the patterns on her skirt, looking a little lost. Li felt a little uneasy, so she stood up and said, "Since you want to rest, I will take the children downstairs first."
She could tell that Ren Shijia must have come back for something, but since she had never had the chance to talk to Old Lady Ren alone before, she wisely decided to leave.
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