It was the season for frequent thunderstorms, and Lu Wanqing thought the rain would stop after a few hours. However, the thunder roared all night, scaring her so much that she dared not sleep.
Lin Ye held her in his arms and gently coaxed her, and as he did so, they kissed.
Like lightning striking fire, the two gave up their struggle and merged into one.
The torrential rain continued the next day.
Lu Wanqing nestled in Lin Ye's arms, hooking her legs around his waist, and slept soundly.
Zhao Xiaolan, who woke up early, was unhappy because she couldn't go out to play!
Water was seeping into the wall behind her bed, and it all flowed onto the bed. She had no choice but to go to Lin Ye's bedside, pouting as she stood there, waiting for them to get up.
Lu Wanqing opened her eyes, startled, and quickly withdrew her foot, poking Lin Ye's pectoral muscles with her finger.
"Aye, wake up quickly."
Lin Ye looked completely satisfied and was sleeping soundly. He hugged her and rubbed his lips against her face. "Baby, sleep a little longer."
"Mom's watching us!" Lu Wanqing said with an embarrassed expression.
Lin Ye froze. Even though he was covered by a blanket, he felt a chill, as if he had been seen naked.
He quickly got up to comfort his mother.
"Mom, it's raining today, so let's not go out to play. Let's make some more clothes, okay?"
Zhao Xiaolan's furrowed brows immediately relaxed. "Okay, okay, I love making clothes the most."
After calming his mother down, Lin Ye realized that the west wall of his house had been soaked by rain for more than half a year, and the ground in the corner was also full of rainwater. Luckily, he had brought the chicken coop home yesterday, otherwise the chicks would have been killed by the rain.
Lu Wanqing was a little worried, "Aye, I was just about to tell you yesterday that we've earned enough money to build another house. We won't live to see that day!"
The torrential rain shows no sign of stopping, and the wind is blowing from the west. How sturdy can a mud-brick wall be? It'll fall apart after just one soaking.
"We need to move Mom's bed this way. I don't know how much longer this wall can hold up!" Lin Ye frowned deeply.
Fortunately, the stove was hidden from view by the room, so I could continue cooking.
During breakfast, only Zhao Xiaolan ate happily, while Lu Wanqing and Lin Ye both seemed preoccupied.
"I absolutely cannot let my wife and mother suffer!" Lin Ye thought to himself as he washed the dishes.
After washing the dishes, he said to Lu Wanqing, "I'm going out for a bit." Then, wearing a raincoat and barefoot, he went out.
He walked straight towards Zhou Changsheng's house.
When they arrived at the Zhou family's house, the sky was overcast and they hadn't gotten up yet.
Lin Ye pounded on the door, making a loud "bang bang" sound.
"Who is it? So early in the morning." Zhou Changsheng got up and opened the door, wearing a coat, still dozing off.
"Captain Zhou, I need to speak with you," Lin Ye said in a deep voice.
When Zhou Changsheng saw that it was Lin Ye, he almost slammed the door shut in anger.
Zhou Ling was, after all, his daughter. She was publicly humiliated because of Lin Ye. As the brigade leader, he had to take the lead. He had been holding a grudge against Lin Ye. When he saw Lin Ye, he reached out and picked up a carrying pole from the corner of the wall, intending to hit him with it.
"You're not letting people sleep so early in the morning, what are you up to!"
Lin Ye grabbed the carrying pole with his large hand, suspending it in the air, his expression turning fierce: "You guys are sleeping soundly, while my house is about to collapse!"
The carrying pole was thrown heavily to the ground with a loud thud.
"What does it have to do with me if your family falls apart! Just because I'm the team leader doesn't mean you can come to me for everything. If it's going to rain, or if a mother is going to remarry, do you think I can control that?" Zhou Changsheng blocked the doorway, preventing him from entering, with his arms crossed and adopting an arrogant posture.
Lin Ye clenched his fists and almost roared, "The brigade took over my original house, and our current house has become a dangerous building. We want to move back to live here."
In the 1950s, when the communes were established, because Zhao Xiaolan's father had a bad class background, the commune gave the Lin family a good class background in exchange for a house.
The original Lin family's ancestral home consisted of three brick houses with tiled roofs, far superior to the mud-brick houses along the riverbank.
Later, the commune took over the building, and it became the brigade's office. More than 20 years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Every time Lin Ye passed by the brigade headquarters, he would hurry past, not wanting to be reminded of the place. This time, however, he had to be firm and get the house back.
However, so many years have passed. Grandpa and Grandma are gone, Father is missing, and Mother is mentally unstable. Getting the house back is easier said than done.
Upon hearing his request, Zhou Changsheng burst into laughter, waking up his family and drawing them out.
Zhou's mother, Guo Hongxia, felt sorry for her daughter. Upon seeing Lin Ye, she immediately began to curse him, "You bastard! You married a city woman and now you're acting all high and mighty, ruining my daughter's life so badly. Your house is going to collapse! It's truly gratifying; Heaven can't stand by and watch you suffer, it's punishing you!"
Lin Ye grew angrier as he listened, his fists clenching so tightly they cracked. If it weren't for the fact that she was his elder, he would have punched her long ago.
No wonder Zhou Ling did such a vicious thing; it's just that the upper beam is crooked, so the lower beam is crooked too.
Lin Ye wanted to have a proper talk with Zhou Changsheng about the house when he saw Zhou Ling coming over in the misty rain, clutching her stomach.
Guo Hongxia rushed out and helped her inside, her face full of concern as she asked, "My dear girl, what happened to you?"
Zhou Ling knelt weakly on the ground, her whole body soaked, and a stream of blood flowed from her trouser leg, a shocking sight.
Zhou Changsheng quickly dismissed Lin Ye, saying:
"You can leave now. This happened too long ago, and there's no proof of anything. It's impossible for us to return the house to you."
With that, he went home and closed the door.
Seeing this situation, Lin Ye knew that Zhou Changsheng would not say anything more to him, so he retreated.
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