Chapter 998 If It’s Not Her, It Will Be Someone Else
When the wooden stake couldn't be driven in halfway, Ling Yuan simply pulled out the stake and replaced it with a pickaxe to dig out the stone underneath in two strokes.
He kicked the rocks away and picked up the stakes and hammer again to hammer in the boundary fence.
After listening to Fu Jingyou's rambling for a few words, Ling Yuan hissed:
"You don't understand."
Fu Jingyou walked up to him and nailed the stake beside him, saying:
"What's so confusing about this?"
“…”
Ling Yuan was silent for a while, then muttered something else:
"It's not as simple as you think."
Fu Jingyou glanced at him.
Although I could see his negativity and evasion, I still stated it bluntly:
"But what's so difficult about this?"
“…”
Ling Yuan buried his head in his work and stopped talking.
Fu Jingyou withdrew his gaze, bent over to pry the stone with a pickaxe, and said something quite pertinent and truthful:
"You are the only one in your family. It is inevitable that you will remarry. Even if it is not this one, it will be another one."
Fu Jingyou didn't mean that Ling Yuan had to be with Lin Xian.
But now this matter has come to the fore.
Even if it doesn't work, at least it will lay the foundation and remove the hurdle in Ling Yuan's heart.
None of the people around him didn't want Ling Yuan to be happy.
Fu Jingyou has already said it very bluntly.
Ling Yuan himself actually knew this "inevitable" thing.
Taking the time to pat Ling Yuan, Fu Jingyou said:
"Nine out of ten things go wrong, but nothing is impossible. If you keep getting stuck here, won't you miss out on more beautiful scenery? Don't put too much pressure on yourself."
"Um."
Ling Yuan nodded, forced a smile and said:
"It's already late today, you should go first, and come back tomorrow if you are free."
Fu Jingyou nodded.
Knowing Ling Yuan’s knot in his heart, only his Jieyuhua can untie it.
Others can't really do anything for him except to comfort him.
Fu Jingyou didn't say anything more.
After quickly nailing the last few stakes at hand, Fu Jingyou picked up the short-sleeved shirt that was left aside and put it on.
After saying goodbye to his uncles and aunts who were working with him, he put away his farm tools, got on his bicycle, and went home first.
…
There's no technical skill involved in nailing a fence, as long as the nails are strong enough.
Labor in the countryside is much cheaper than construction workers in the city.
The wages are one dollar and ten cents a day, and meals are not provided.
In addition to Fu Jingyou who came to help on his own initiative, Ling Yuan also found more than a dozen young men to work together.
After Fu Jingyou left, Ling Yuan worked with the dozen or so young men for a while. Seeing that the time was almost up, they started to walk back.
Ling Yuan had a bicycle, so he walked ahead and returned to Lingge Village.
As soon as I entered the territory of Lingge Village, I heard someone shouting from the ridge of the field not far away:
"Lingyuan, the puppy you asked about last time has been weaned. Aunt Xiufen from the next village asked if you still want it. If you don't, she'll throw it away!"
Ling Yuan slowed down his bicycle, turned the bike around, and raised his voice:
"Yes, I'll catch it right now!"
After a lot of twists and turns, Lingyuan went to the next village and brought back four puppies that were still trembling as they walked.
It was getting dark when I got home.
It's the end of April and the weather is no longer cold.
Ling Yuan went into the kitchen and brought out some wheat straw and rice straw.
I built a small nest in the corner between the kitchen and the main house and put a few puppies in it.
Ling's mother heard some rustling noises in the room and stuck her head out.
Seeing that it was him who came back, he waved and said:
"Ayuan, come here, come."
Ling Yuan clapped his hands, looked puzzled and followed into the house:
"What's wrong, Mom?"
Ling's mother pulled him into the inner room.
Sui Sui was sitting on the kang and playing.
Ling's mother wiped the saliva from the corner of Sui Sui's mouth, and took the opportunity to unfold the small bundle on the edge of the kang for Ling Yuan to see.
"What do you think this is?"
There were three items in the small package.
The suit consists of two small floral dresses and a neck bib.
Ling Yuan had seen several children from the Fu family use bibs before.
Looking at the style of the small clothes, Ling Yuan thought and said:
"Is it sent by Xiaobao again?"
Ling's mother glared at him angrily, stretched out her clothes and asked him to take a closer look:
"Take another good look!"
Ling Yuan frowned and looked at it seriously.
Upon seeing this, Ling Yuan also noticed something:
"This material is..."
Before he could finish his words, Ling's mother smiled and nodded.
"Isn't that what you took out from home a while ago?"
Ling Yuan came back earlier and said that he had bumped into someone and that person’s clothes were damaged, so he wanted to compensate for the fabric.
At that time, Ling's mother didn't understand the situation clearly, and she thought he had met some tricky person.
Although I had some complaints in my heart, I didn't say anything. I thought it was better to have less trouble than more, and I just had to compensate for the damages.
But today, Ling's mother found out that the person Ling Yuan hit was none other than Lin Xian!
This is really a coincidence.
Although Lin Xian worked under an acquaintance, if they hadn't bumped into each other that time, they wouldn't have had such a fate, right?
Ling Yuan frowned and fell into deep thought.
Ling's mother continued cheerfully:
"Lin Xian is a good girl. Not only did she not use the fabric you gave her, she even made small clothes for you. This is a sincere gesture..."
Mother Ling smiled and touched Sui Sui's head, then sighed and said,
"Although your father and I agree with this matter, you still refuse to give in. That means it's still the beginning of the matter. It's already good enough for the girl to have achieved this."
In the past, in this village, no girl would take the initiative to visit a man’s house, right?
It would be really unfair if I missed such a good girl.
Ling Yuan was silent for a while, then suddenly took the small clothes from Ling's mother, wrapped them up hastily and walked out.
Ling's mother was shocked and quickly chased after him:
"What are you going to do?"
"I gave it back to her. When did she come today?"
"You're being stupid again!"
Ling's mother pulled the package back and stopped him from going:
"They've already left, you can't catch up! Besides, they've already been made into small clothes, and adults can't wear them or alter them. What are you going to say when you go back? You really are, you really are... Alas!"
Ling's mother sat back on the kang, her voice suddenly becoming more nasal.
Ling Yuan moved his lips. Seeing this situation, he didn't say anything about returning the things, but said bluntly:
"I don't want to get married! Can't I just live my life without getting married?"
"If you don't consider yourself, you should at least consider Sui Sui! Can a child raised by a mother be the same as a child without a mother?"
Ling's mother felt so heartbroken that she cried while hugging Shushu who reached out to wipe her tears.
Unable to persuade Ling Yuan, Ling's mother could only use the child as an excuse:
"What can we, who are neither old nor young, teach her? When she grows up, we may all be buried. What can you teach her then? What do you know about girls?"
In the past, Ling Yuan was a very cheerful person, but Liu Wenpei seemed to have wiped out all his vigor and spirit.
He lowered his head and fell silent again.
Mother Ling saw this and felt pain in her heart. She issued an order:
"If you don't like Lin Xian, take some time out these few days to buy her a generous gift and explain things to her. But I'm telling you, Sui Sui must have a mother! If it's not Lin Xian, it'll be someone else!"
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