Wang Wenqiang nudged Ge Hongjiao with his elbow and said, "Tomorrow when we make a request, just tell Brother Shen and try not to do it in front of Shen Yu. I think Shen Yu is not easy to talk to and is much more stingy than his father."

Ge Hongjiao nodded and curled her lips: "That's right, this child was fair and tender and pretty when he was young, but he didn't know how to behave when he grew up! When he came back to see you, he knew you were a distinguished guest, but he didn't even offer you a cigarette. He was not polite at all. Brother Shen was kind, generous and polite. He directly handed you a whole pack of good cigarettes."

Lin Xiaoxue, who was sitting next to him, heard this and retorted, "Brother Shen Yu doesn't smoke himself, so why would he offer you a cigarette? Brother Shen Yu even poured tea for you, how can he be impolite?"

Ge Hongjiao glared at her: "What's wrong with you, you little bitch? Can't you stop eating all these delicious foods?"

Wang Jingjing finished eating a chicken leg and looked at Lin Xiaoxue sarcastically, "Aunt, have you forgotten? Sister Xiaoxue is going to marry Brother Shen Yu. How can she be happy if you say her man is not good? She must be protected."

Lin Xiaoxue's face suddenly turned red: "What... nonsense are you talking about?"

"Jingjing was just talking, but you took it seriously? Are you still not giving up? Haha!"

Lin Aiqing sneered, "Brother Shen Yu already has a wife and has a baby. Director Zhao told you several times but you didn't believe him. Now you've seen it with your own eyes? You were arguing with me at home, why aren't you arguing now? Go ahead, go fight with that woman, and the one you get is yours. I promise I won't fight with you!"

Wang Jingjing laughed.

Lin Xiaoxue pursed her lips, tears welling up in her eyes.

She has known Brother Shen Yu since she was a child. Her father told her and gave her a photo. In the photo, her father was holding Brother Shen Yu. He was so handsome and cute when he was just over two years old, and he became even more handsome and charming when he grew up.

Dad said that if he had the chance, he would take her to the big city to see Brother Shen Yu.

It's a pity that she didn't keep the photos well. She listened to her mother too much. Whenever her father talked to her or gave her something good, she would turn around and tell her mother.

After she had her younger sister, her father and mother not only quarreled but also fought. She was very scared and hoped that she could always get her mother's gentle care like her younger sister. Her mother asked her to look after her younger sister and give her the good things, and she did so. Even when her younger sister wanted a photo of her father, she gave it to her. Her younger sister took the photo out to show off to others all day long, but later the photo was lost.

Dad was very angry and refused to talk to her for a long time.

Xiaoxue was arranged to go to the countryside to join the production team. Her mother taught her to ask her father to find Shen Yu's father, who would definitely arrange a good job for her so that she wouldn't have to suffer in the countryside.

But Dad refused no matter what. Xiaoxue got angry and cried and shouted that she wanted to break off relations with her dad.

Later, her father felt sorry for her and asked someone to get her a quota to return to the county town. She got a job in a paper box factory. The work was hard and the salary was low. Her mother took half of it, and the rest was not enough for food and clothing.

My grandma was old and seriously ill and wanted to go back to her hometown. My dad sent her back alone. After my grandma passed away, my dad also had an accident.

But Xiaoxue was too timid to go on such a big trip. After thinking about it, she decided to show the letter to her mother. Her mother was excited and angry. She scolded Xiaoxue for being her father's offspring, a fool for not showing the letter earlier! She also cursed her father for being an old-fashioned, heartless, stupid pig and stubborn donkey. She, Ge Hongjiao, had been married to the Lin family for so many years, working hard to raise children, but in the end, she didn't get any good! When they saved Shen Yu, the Shen family owed the Lin family a huge favor. The Shen family said they would help the Lin family, but her father was stubborn and refused to accept it, causing the whole family to suffer in this mountain valley. Damn it!

My mother quickly called my uncle to discuss it, and finally came to an idea: just say that the letter inside was lost, so that it would be convenient for them to make requests to the Shen family, and they could just ask for what they wanted.

Mom and cousin asked Lin Xiaoxue to keep her mouth shut and not talk nonsense, and not to mention the contents of the half page of letter written by dad. This was related to the happiness of the entire Lin family. Mom couldn't handle it alone, so she needed help from her knowledgeable uncle, so the uncle also had to get some benefits.

Mom said that she would not let Xiaoxue suffer any loss, so Xiaoxue kept the secret. Mom then helped her make the request, saying that it was her father's last wish, and that she would be guaranteed to marry Shen Yu! Xiaoxue was moved.

She was twenty-two years old and pretty. She went to the countryside to work in a production team and to a paper box factory, and there were always men pursuing her. However, she looked down on them completely. It was not that she was picky, but she really didn't like them. She didn't know why, but she didn't want to even look at those men for even a second.

Until her mother suggested that she marry Brother Shen Yu, she suddenly felt very happy. Maybe this was fate? She and Shen Yu were destined to be together! But her sister Lin Aiqing said that Xiaoxue only graduated from junior high school and was not worthy of Brother Shen Yu. Brother Shen Yu was from a big city and should at least marry a high school student, and she, Lin Aiqing, just happened to be a high school graduate.

The younger sister had a stronger reason: the elder sister already had a job, but the younger sister did not. Like Wang Jingjing, she was facing the fate of being sent to the countryside to work in the fields. If she married Shen Yu, the Shen family would arrange a job for her, so she would not have to go to the countryside. Otherwise, she would have to go to the countryside immediately! The elder sister had experienced the hardship of being sent to the countryside to work in the fields, so did she want the younger sister to endure it again? The elder sister was so much older than the younger sister, she should be sensible and should not be so cruel!

Lin Aiqing's final conclusion: The Shen family should repay the Lin family's kindness and marry a girl from the Lin family. Her conditions are the most suitable! The two sisters quarreled for a long time about this. Their mother always favored their younger sister. Lin Xiaoxue had always given in to her younger sister since she was a child, but this time, she was determined not to give in. No matter how her mother scolded her, pinched her and scolded her, she would never give in.

It was the cousin who was sensible. He comforted Xiaoxue and told her to relax. He then went to lecture her mother and sister, and the quarrels at home stopped.

After collecting enough money for the fare, her mother and uncle took them on the journey. Along the way, Xiaoxue had thousands of fantasies about Brother Shen Yu. When they finally met and saw Brother Shen Yu's face clearly, Xiaoxue felt that all her fantasies had come true!

But she never expected that Brother Shen Yu had already started a family, married a wife and had a baby! Lin Xiaoxue was sad, and the delicious food on the table was no longer fragrant. She only ate half a bowl of steamed egg with lotus root, two chicken wings, a meatball called lion head, and two chopsticks of cold vegetables.

Lin Aiqing and Wang Jingjing were sarcastic and made fun of Lin Xiaoxue. Ge Hongjiao didn't bother to pay attention to them. She ate while picking up some meat for Wang Xiaobao, who chewed it with big mouthfuls of meat, his mouth full of oil.

Wang Wenqiang finished smoking, stopped Lin Aiqing and Wang Jingjing from talking any further, and then approached Lin Xiaoxue and whispered to comfort her:

"It's better for Shen Yu to marry this woman than for you, Xiaoxue. A capable man will not marry only one woman, and will get divorced after marriage! We will settle down in the capital in the future. Living in this courtyard, you can see Shen Yu every day. Are you afraid that you won't have the chance? Don't worry, what is destined to be yours will always be yours!"

Lin Xiaoxue looked at Wang Wenqiang helplessly: "Uncle..."

"You'll be right if you listen to your uncle!"

(End of this chapter)