Haoyu hurriedly said, "I didn't, I can't!"
Lin Ying laughed: "Since that's the case, then behave yourself. Don't say things like that again. I've said it before, you're a member of our family. You're part of our family, how can you kick your own family out?"
Haoyu thought of something and said with some frustration, "But I am an unlucky child."
Lin Ying didn't react immediately: "What do you mean by an unlucky child? Father or mother unknown? Don't you know your parents?"
Haoyu explained, "My mother said that I first caused my father's death, then my grandfather's, and now my uncle is also..."
Lin Ying burst out laughing, finding it amusing that she had just thought of something "ominous".
"So you're quite something, aren't you? You're a natural at keeping the men in your household in check."
Haoyu was dumbfounded. No, he had already said that he had caused his uncle's death, so why was she still laughing?
Just as Haoyu was wondering how to organize his thoughts, Lin Ying spoke up: "There's a saying that goes, 'When Heaven is about to place a great responsibility on a person, it first tests their will, strains their muscles and bones, starves their body, and empties their resources.'"
This means that anyone who achieves great things must undergo trials and tribulations. I've heard that someone with a destiny that can bring death to others is so wealthy that ordinary people are unable to enjoy it and naturally perish.
Have you ever heard the story of a deity descending to earth and arriving at a local temple? When he knelt down, the statue of the local earth god collapsed because he dared not accept this person's worship. That's roughly the gist of it.
If you really did bring death to your father and grandfather, then it just means you're destined for great things!
Haoyu was momentarily speechless: "Really? But I'd rather not do anything great, as long as they're alive and well."
Lin Ying said mysteriously, "That won't do. Everything is predestined. How can you change it just like that? Besides, they've also benefited. After all, they are your elders in name. Even if they are reincarnated in the future, they will be able to be born into good families."
"This...like this?"
Lin Ying nodded: "Of course. Although it's not good to talk bad about others, there are no outsiders here now, just our family, so don't secretly tell anyone. Putting aside whether it's unlucky or not, your father is a hero, and your grandfather is an even greater man. But if we're talking about it, the one who wronged your father and grandfather wasn't you, but Pei Zhen."
The reason she said those things to you is simply because she didn't want to bear such a heavy burden of guilt. So just listen to her words, but don't take them to heart. If she truly cared for you, she wouldn't have said those things.
Haoyu didn't know why, but even though Lin Ying was talking badly about Pei Zhen, he suddenly felt much more relaxed, and even a little happy: "Oh."
Lin Ying, feeling a little sleepy, said, "Now that we've had our heart-to-heart talk, shall we go to sleep?"
Haoyu nodded: "Mm!"
Because there were two floors between them, and the outside was warm with the heating on, plus the car was small, it wasn't actually cold even without the heating. So Lin Ying simply didn't get up to add coal that night.
The next morning, Lin Ying handed over the family's money to Haoyu.
This child overthinks things; it's better to let her manage the money. Of course, by "managing the money," she means the money book. She'll still manage the regular expenses. After all, she always uses connections; this child is too clever, and it'll be hard to explain if the accounts don't match up later.
Haoyu looked at an overseas passbook and a domestic passbook. The numbers on the overseas passbook, in particular, dazzled him.
"Auntie, this, this?"
Lin Ying glanced at it and knew what he was talking about: "Oh, that one was given to me by my maternal grandfather. I can't use it now; the money is in a foreign bank. Just treat it as a number. That one over there was given to me by your uncle. It's your uncle's hard-earned money, plus what we've saved over the past two years."
Haoyu opened it and found that there was quite a lot of money on it.
Lin Ying said, "Now you know, the family doesn't need you to eat a single bite. Not to mention your uncle, just look at me now, the money from the Second Machinery Factory is enough for our family to live on. The only problem is grain, but that's not a big deal. We can just exchange it with the farmers in the village. If all else fails, we'll have Hu Zi and Niu Niu go hunting for us."
When Tiger and Niu Niu were mentioned, Hao Yu's eyes widened: "Auntie, didn't they come along?"
Lin Ying said, "They came along. They slept here last night and only went out today."
Do they know the way?
Lin Ying feigned ignorance, saying, "I don't know, but they should recognize them. They came over after you fell asleep last night. They should be able to smell you. These animals have very sensitive noses."
"Oh. That's good. Hehe, if Tiger and the others went back to where we used to live, Xiao Shuai and the others would probably be scared to death."
Lin Ying thought the same thing. So, she put both of them directly into her space early yesterday morning.
They were only released last night.
We have to let them out; these two little guys are such a scourge on things.
Not only did they eat several of her chickens, but they also dared to bathe in her sacred spring pool!
Actually, it wasn't just Lin Ying who was worried; Wang Shan's family was also very worried.
After Lin Ying and the others moved out yesterday, Wang Shan hired a few people to help with the move.
Although they were all heartbroken when Lin Ying left, who wouldn't envy this house?
Especially since the fire in the house hadn't gone out when Lin Ying left. It was still warm when they went inside.
Before, the whole family slept in one big communal bed. Now, other families have partitioned off their rooms. It'll be so much better if their son has his own room and they each have their own room.
What he liked best was the bathroom.
I really don't know what Lin Ying was thinking, to come up with such a brilliant idea. No need to go out to use the toilet in this freezing weather. And they can take hot showers every day.
From now on, he wouldn't have to go out to fetch water anymore. Wang Shan felt that this was true happiness.
Of course, it would be even better if my wife wasn't there constantly wiping away tears.
Wang Shan was also helpless. He said something about what good things were available, and his wife's eyes immediately welled up with tears.
Even into the evening, it was his son who finally asked, "Dad, do you think a tiger might come and drive us away tonight?"
The two sons also felt bad, because they also felt that they had taken away Aunt Lin Ying's house.
But their father said that their aunt had specially left this for them, just so that no one else could take advantage of it.
The words of their two sons kept Wang Shan and Li Yue'e awake all night. They only relaxed after the tiger they had gone to didn't come back.
However, after waking up, Wang Shan went to see Zhang Shanlin because he realized that his wife's condition was unlikely to improve until things got better at Lin Ying's family. Since that was the case, he figured he might as well try to help Lin Ying.
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