The New Year will soon be over.
Linwen County High School was scheduled to start school on the 16th day of the first lunar month. On the 15th day of the first lunar month, Cheng Maixiang and Lin Jiayu had a reunion dinner with Cheng's mother at noon and rushed back to the county town in the afternoon.
The Lantern Festival in this era was not as lively as that in later generations. It did not have the prosperity and noise of lanterns all over the streets. However, it can be seen that the policies were being relaxed little by little. This year, Linwen County would set off fireworks in the county town for the first time.
Cheng Maixiang is a person who likes to join in the fun. She had already made an appointment with Lin Jiayu to watch the fireworks together in the evening. Lin Qingwan is a quiet person and did not want to disturb the young couple, so she declined the invitation to go out together.
It was getting dark, and the two put on their cotton coats and prepared to go out when suddenly there was a hurried knock on the door.
It's strange. The Lin family has no relatives or friends in this county town. No one comes to visit even during the Chinese New Year. Why would they come knocking on the door at this time?
Lin Jiayu suddenly thought of his bastard brother-in-law, and his face immediately darkened.
"Who is it?" Lin Jiayu's voice was impatient and filled with anger. Fortunately, Yingying insisted on staying in Shuangshui Village. Otherwise, if a fight really broke out, he would have to distract himself to protect her.
"Xiao Lin, I'm Secretary Feng from the County Propaganda Department. Miss Qin Xinran from ** is here to see you. Could you please open the door?"
Lin Jiayu and Cheng Maixiang were shocked. They never expected that the Qin family would finally come and find Lin Wenxian's home.
Lin Jiayu's face was gloomy and uncertain. He looked at the wooden latch on the door and froze in place. His chest heaved up and down, and his heavy breathing was particularly clear in the silent air.
At this time, a gentle and clear voice came from outside the door, saying softly in unskilled Mandarin, "Second brother, I'm Xinran. Don't worry, I'm the only one here today. Daddy and Mommy don't know. Can you open the door? I want to see you."
Cheng Maixiang walked over and gently shook his hand. There are many things that cannot be avoided, and what needs to be faced must be faced.
Lin Jiayu took a deep breath and finally opened the door. A middle-aged woman in her thirties was standing outside the door. She must be Secretary Feng who knocked on the door earlier.
Behind Secretary Feng stood a girl about seventeen or eighteen years old. She had a pair of big eyes on her small face. She was wearing a beige coat and black trousers. Her hair was tied in a ponytail and she wore grey riding boots. She exuded a sense of refinement from head to toe.
Seeing the door finally open, Qin Xinran couldn't help but rush over and hugged Lin Jiayu's neck tightly, shouting and laughing happily, "Ah, I finally met my second brother, haha, Daddy and Mommy will definitely be envious of me."
Cheng Maixiang was stunned. Before she opened the door, she thought Qin Xinran was a gentle and shy girl from her voice. She didn't expect her to be so lively and outgoing. It seemed that she was really deceived by her voice.
Lin Jiayu had only had such intimate actions with Cheng Maixiang. Although Qin Xinran was his sister, she was essentially a stranger. Lin Jiayu felt uncomfortable all over when she hugged him like this, and quickly pried her hands away.
Secretary Feng lowered his head and chuckled. Lin Jiayu coughed awkwardly and let the two of them into the house.
Cheng Maixiang returned to the house in advance and informed Lin Qingwan of their identities. Lin Qingwan was busy asking them to sit down and pouring tea for them.
Qin Xinran pulled Lin Qingwan affectionately, pressed her into the seat, and sat down beside her. "Sister Lin, you are my second brother's eldest sister, which means you are also my sister, Qin Xinran. How can I ask you to serve me?"
Cheng Maixiang saw that Qin Xinran was a very outgoing person, and she did not have the stock-market mercenary spirit of her elder brother Qin Haoran at all. She was warm to people from the bottom of her heart and did not look down on others just because they were poor.
Qin Xinran saw Cheng Maixiang looking at her curiously, so she tilted her head and looked at Cheng Maixiang for a while, then said with a smile, "This sister must be my second brother's girlfriend. She is so beautiful. My second brother has good taste and is so lucky!"
When Lin Jiayu heard her praise Cheng Maixiang, the pent-up anger in his heart finally dissipated a little, but he still said to her in a bad mood, "You just said that you came here alone and your parents didn't know. How can you be so brave? What should we do if something happens?"
"Wow, second brother is worried about me!" Qin Xinran clapped her hands and said happily, "I knew that second brother wouldn't be so heartless. He wouldn't chase me away even though my sister has come to him!"
Lin Jiayu couldn't help but roll his eyes. He really didn't know how to evaluate the two siblings of the Qin family. The brother was arrogant and looked down on people, while the sister was naive and had no defense against people. Their personalities were completely different.
"Brother, you don't have to worry. Let alone just going back to the mainland, I've been studying abroad alone. I'm used to being on my own. Daddy and Mommy aren't worried anymore. This time, I lied to them that I was going back to school in Country E and came to Linwen County secretly."
"How do you know me? Did your elder brother tell you?" Lin Jiayu asked with a serious face.
Qin Xinran, who had been smiling all the time, suddenly looked a little sad when she heard Lin Jiayu ask this, but she immediately cheered up and said happily, "Second brother, I know about your cooperation with Guangshi Garment Factory. I have also seen the clothes designed by Second Sister-in-law. They are really beautiful.
Don't worry, Daddy is busy with a big contract right now and can't take care of you. When he's done, I'll talk to him and he'll definitely agree to sign a contract with the Guangshi Garment Factory. Then the Jiaxiang brand clothes designed by my second sister-in-law will definitely be very popular in Hong Kong."
Seeing that she was avoiding the topic, Cheng Maixiang knew that she must have had an argument with Qin Haoran, but she couldn't convince him.
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