Although Lin Miao's family lived not far from the station, they had nothing to do with the bustling station area.
After walking for a while past the station, what appeared before my eyes were dilapidated residential buildings, crowded and narrow. Even the alleys were filled with things piled up.
Although Wen Wan and Lin Cuicui both lived in the countryside, the countryside was prosperous. Even if some families' houses were not well built, the overall area of the courtyard was not small. Therefore, they had never seen such a crowded place.
Even when they passed by a few houses on the first floor, they accidentally saw that a family of nearly ten people lived in that small one-bedroom apartment.
Can this family really live here?
They were both secretly shocked, thinking that it seemed that some aspects of the city were not necessarily better than those of the countryside.
After turning left and right in the alley and asking passers-by along the way, the two finally arrived downstairs where Lin Miao lived.
Lin Miao's parents used to be workers in a textile factory. However, her mother was reluctant to let her elder brother go to the countryside, so she took the initiative to give him her job. She would go to the streets to take on some paper box pasting work at home. The money she earned was hard-earned and was only enough to subsidize the cost of buying vegetables.
As for Lin Miao's sister-in-law, she is also a worker, but their factory is not very profitable and the wages are low.
Therefore, the only ones in the family who can earn money are Lin Miao's father and elder brother.
Before, the two of them earned enough money to support the family of five, but now with Lin Miao added to the family, life has become tight.
Before they reached Lin Miao's door, Wen Wan and Lin Cuicui heard a sarcastic voice coming from inside.
"Miaomiao, you rest at home every day and never go out for a walk. If you continue like this, your health will not be good. Instead of going out like other girls and finding something to do, why not stay at home and make some paper boxes with your mother to exercise your hands and feet? Young people are always active. When you get old, you won't be able to move around anymore."
This is a hint to Lin Miao to go out and find something to do and make money.
Lin Miao's ears were almost callused from hearing this these days, so he just hummed and laughed when he heard it.
"Sister-in-law, you have to worry about these things when you're old. But I'm fine at my age. Even if I don't work for a few years, my body won't break down. If you're so worried about your health, I think you should stop lying down when you get home from get off work. No, work with mom. If that doesn't work, you can do more work at the factory so that you don't feel like your bones are rusting!"
She is never afraid of mocking others.
Moreover, Lin Miao had no feelings for this family, so he spoke more bluntly and mercilessly than Mrs. Lin.
Mrs. Lin's face turned pale and blue after hearing what she said.
"you!"
"Okay, okay, stop arguing and eat quickly. We have to go to work soon after dinner." Brother Lin frowned and interrupted the tit-for-tat between the aunt and sister-in-law.
It was actually just past eleven at this time, but the couple both had the lunch shift today, so they had to eat lunch early and go to the factory.
"Eat, eat, eat, that's all you do! If you keep eating like this, the whole family will be starving for the next month!"
Mrs. Lin was so angry that she put down her chopsticks and walked out the door.
The more she looked at Lin Miao, the angrier she became, and she felt disgusted if he looked at her even for a moment longer.
Lin Miao, a girl who only eats and doesn't work or earn money, has to rely on her and her man's salary to provide her with food. Just thinking about it makes her angry. How can she eat?
Seeing this, Brother Lin called out to her, "How are you going to work in the afternoon if you don't eat?"
"starve!"
Mrs. Lin left, and Lin Miao continued to eat calmly in the house.
Even though her sister-in-law dislikes her, she doesn't dislike the whole family!
They were poor and had to live in poverty, and the food they ate was all greasy and meatless. She was almost vomiting after eating vegetarian food for so many days!
But what could she do if she didn't eat? Liang Jinheng hadn't come to the city yet, so she had to hold on until she got here.
Brother Lin didn't dare to skip meals like his wife did. He did physical labor, but when he noticed Lin Miao's expression without any remorse, he couldn't help but feel angry.
"Lin Miao, that's your sister-in-law, how can you talk to her like that!"
He questioned her a little angrily.
Lin Miao said nothing, too lazy to talk nonsense with him.
Seeing that he couldn't persuade her, Brother Lin could only finish his meal and leave angrily.
The couple came out of the house one after another. Wen Wan and Lin Cuicui stood at the entrance of the corridor and did not dare to call them.
Firstly, they were not familiar with each other, and secondly, they were not there to look for the couple.
"Let's go and take a look now."
Lin Miao and her mother should be the only ones at home now, so they would be easier to talk to.
Lin Cuicui clenched her palms and followed Wen Wan in.
This is a traditional tube-shaped building with several families living on one floor. Apart from the main door, the only sources of light coming in are the windows facing the main door. Many people choose to leave the door open for the sake of light, which makes the house much brighter.
So when Wen Wan and Lin Cuicui appeared at the door of the Lin family, Lin Cuicui and her mother had not yet reacted.
Mother Lin looked at the two of them, startled, and then asked, "Who are you two looking for?"
Her eyes first passed over Wen Wan's face, and she thought that she must have never seen a girl with such a distinctive appearance, otherwise she would not have left such an impression on her.
Then when it fell on Lin Cuicui, it paused, as if it looked a little familiar.
Lin Cuicui mustered up the courage to call out to her mother, "Aunt, I'm Lin Cuicui. I live in Xishui Brigade. I'm your distant cousin. My dad just wrote to you a few days ago..."
As she said this, she glanced at Lin Miao. She had no impression of this cousin, but the words she heard outside the door just now also successfully made her have a bad impression of Lin Miao.
I have never seen a sister-in-law who lives at home and does nothing but is so arrogant.
Mother Lin recalled for a moment and suddenly realized: "Oh, it's you. I saw you more than ten years ago. Come, Cuicui, come and sit down!"
She asked Lin Cuicui to sit down, then looked at Wen Wan, "Who is...?"
Lin Cuicui was about to explain that this was Wen Wan, a friend who came with her, but Wen Wan spoke first and only said one sentence.
"Hello, Auntie. I'm from the same hometown as Cuicui. I came to the county for something, so I came with her. I hope I didn't disturb you."
This girl is pretty and speaks politely. Mother Lin has a good impression of Wen Wan.
"It doesn't matter if you're disturbing me or not. We're all guests here, so please sit down!"
It just so happened that the meal was almost over, so she quickly cleaned up the things and greeted Lin Miao and the two guests to talk.
Lin Miao didn't say a word from the moment Lin Cuicui and Wen Wan appeared. After looking at the two women, her gaze finally fell on Wen Wan.
I didn't expect to see such a beautiful woman in this backward place. After secretly comparing her own appearance with the other person, Lin Miao felt a little dissatisfied. She thought she was a well-known beauty in this area, but after Wen Wan did this, didn't she look so ordinary?
Therefore, Lin Miao did not have a very good impression of Wen Wan.
She simply ignored her relative who came to visit her, turned to look at Lin Cuicui, and said with a smile: "You are Cuicui, just as energetic as the letter said!"
Lin Cuicui smiled awkwardly, not knowing how to respond.
She actually didn't want to chat with Lin Miao here, she wanted to know more about the man.
"Sister Miaomiao, I came here this time to meet with Comrade Liao. When do you think it would be convenient?"
Lin Miao glanced at the wall clock and thought to himself that these two people were really so impatient that they arrived just after noon.
A flash of disdain flashed through her mind, but she continued to smile, "Well, if you're ready, we can go see Comrade Liao now. He lives not far away anyway, and I'll call him and he'll come out. But don't worry, you're so beautiful, Comrade Liao will definitely be satisfied!"
Lin Cuicui heard the joking in her words, but it only made her heart ache even more.
She doesn't want to marry that Comrade Liao at all!
Fortunately, Wen Wan, who was standing by, pulled her hand before she could show any disgust. Lin Cuicui had no choice but to maintain her composure and said, "I'm ready now. Can we go right now?"
Of course Lin Miao agreed, and then asked Lin Cuicui and Wen Wan to go to a nearby state-owned restaurant to wait first.
However, Wen Wan narrowed her eyes and made a casual suggestion.
"Since Comrade Liao lives so close, why don't we go over and take a look? This will save us the expense of eating out."
Lin Miao was stunned and subconsciously wanted to refuse.
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