Chapter 28 Fate
It has been drizzling outside the window for the whole morning. The breeze carries the rain, which drips on the transparent glass and condenses into a stream of water that slowly flows down.
Xiuzhu was sleeping soundly in the room, and the sound of knocking on the door woke her up from her sweet dream.
Her delicate brows wrinkled slightly, and she slowly opened her big watery eyes, with a hint of haziness and confusion in her eyes.
After a while, he sat up, rubbed his eyes with his hands, and complained to the outside of the door: "Lin Yaowen, you'd better tell me something important."
Outside the house, Lin Yaowen had been knocking on the door for so long that he was a little angry now.
I shouted loudly downstairs in a bad mood: "I don't know if grandpa's return is an important matter to you, Comrade Lin."
Xiuzhu's eyes became clear in an instant. Then, she kicked off the quilt, put her feet on the ground, casually put on a pair of slippers, and hurried out the door.
The series of movements were smooth and quick, completely without the haziness and sluggishness of just waking up.
His tone was filled with anxiety, "When did Grandpa come back? Is he upstairs now?"
After saying this, he ran downstairs in a hurry without waiting for a reply from the people around him.
The old man in the living room stood tall and straight, with some traces of time in the corners of his eyes.
With a warm smile on her face, she was chatting with the children. It was raining today and all the family members were there.
Hearing the noise coming from upstairs, the smile was warm and kind, "Haha, Xiuzhu, run slower, be careful not to fall."
Xiuzhu threw herself into the old man's arms and said coquettishly, "Grandpa, I miss you so much."
Grandpa Lin gently stroked his granddaughter's head and replied softly, "Grandpa misses our Xiuzhu too."
The grandfather and grandson sat on the sofa. Xiuzhu continued to express her longing for her grandfather as if no one was around. Her smile became brighter and brighter as she shared her recent life.
The Lin family members have become accustomed to it. They sit in the living room, drinking tea and chatting, occasionally interjecting.
Ling Luochuan sat silently in the living room, watching the Lin family getting along so harmoniously, and couldn't help feeling envious.
Looking at them sitting together, their faces were filled with happy smiles, while I seemed out of place.
He longed for such a family atmosphere and couldn't help but wonder why his own family couldn't be so harmonious?
But he soon came to his senses and realized that such a scene would never happen in the Ling family at any time, but...it might not be impossible in his future life.
His eyes involuntarily looked in the direction of Xiuzhu.
Ever since the first time he saw the girl running towards Lin Yaoyu, he couldn't help but pay attention to her.
Her expression and movements always exude an indescribable agility and charm.
Her eyes were clear and bright, and her smile was so brilliant and innocent, as if it could instantly dispel all his haze.
At this moment, she was smiling, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, forming a perfect arc, and her peach blossom eyes also curved into crescent shapes.
This agility and sweetness made him want to get closer and possess her.
He wanted to go back to the Ling family and fight for himself.
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After dinner, Xiuzhu tiptoed into Grandpa Lin’s room, where the furnishings were simple and quaint.
Grandpa Lin was sitting at the desk making tea. Seeing his little granddaughter coming over, he looked particularly kind and asked with concern, "Xiuzhu, is there anything wrong?"
Xiuzhu walked to her grandfather and asked softly, "Grandpa, I have been having uneasy dreams recently. I am worried that our family will encounter troubles."
Grandpa Lin looked at her, pitying his little granddaughter, and comforted her a few more words: "This is a nightmare. Dreams are always the opposite of what they actually are. Don't be afraid."
"As for our Lin family, with your uncle and your father here, nothing will happen."
Grandpa Lin thought that his granddaughter just had a nightmare. He had fought in wars with the leaders when he was young, but he retired early a few years ago due to poor health.
But his two sons have also developed quite well, becoming the division commander and deputy division commander.
Although the current situation is serious, the Lin family is down-to-earth and they really can't imagine that anything will affect their family.
Although the second daughter-in-law had some problems with her background, her son had dealt with it at the time. As long as she didn't offend the people above her, it wouldn't be brought up again.
When Xiuzhu heard that her grandfather and father said the same thing, she felt helpless but couldn't say it directly.
However, the purpose of her visit was not to convince her family to believe in her dreams. No matter how much her family doted on her, they would not believe such fantastic words.
She went to see her grandfather to inquire about the various forces in Beijing, because she found that the names of the current big leaders did not match the names in her previous life, and the names of the provinces were also different.
So she guessed that the world she was in was a parallel world of the 1960s in her previous life.
Xiuzhu nodded obediently, and then asked with a smile: "Grandpa, I know, but I want to know, for example, if our family encounters difficulties, who can save us?"
Grandpa Lin was a little surprised by his granddaughter's question.
Usually these are discussed by the men in the Lin family, while the women in the family just need to live a carefree and happy life, because they will be the ones to step in if anything happens anyway.
But now, looking at his granddaughter's overly beautiful face, he felt a little worried that an ordinary family might not be able to protect her.
It just so happened that he also wanted to know about the current situation in Beijing, and since Xiuzhu asked about it, he might as well take her along to listen.
When Grandpa Lin was talking about serious matters, his expression became particularly serious and focused, his eyes shone with a deep light, and his speech became slow and powerful.
"The Jing City Military District compound is divided into the East City and the West City. If the power center of Jing City is divided into three levels, our West City belongs to the outermost level."
“The east side of the city is mostly the middle layer, but it also includes the core layer of power.”
“In fact, there are only those eight.”
“If something unfortunate happens to our Lin family and we offend the eight most powerful families, then no one can save us.
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When Xiuzhu heard this, her lips pursed tightly, her face turned pale instantly, and her eyes widened with fear and anxiety.
Seeing his granddaughter so scared, Grandpa Lin quickly comforted her: "Xiuzhu, don't be afraid. Grandpa hasn't finished talking yet. We can't reach these eight families. They won't have the time to take care of us."
Xiuzhu raised her hand and patted her heart, "Grandpa, please don't talk about it separately, it's so scary."
Her brain is average, and it won't become any smarter just because of the memories of her past life. She still can't understand complicated things. She only knows that there are eight most powerful ones.
I couldn't wait to ask: "Grandpa, please tell me about the situation of those eight families."
Grandpa Lin gently stroked his chin with his rough palm, "Hey, Grandpa actually only knows two of them."
She was a little curious, so she hugged Grandpa Lin's arm and asked, "Which two families, Grandpa?"
"The Ling family and the Gu family in the east of the city. The Ling family is the family of your brother's comrade-in-arms, and the person in power is his biological grandfather." Grandpa Lin felt a little thirsty after speaking, so he picked up a cup of tea and took a sip.
Xiuzhu's face flushed due to sudden excitement, and her hands clenched into fists unconsciously.
Could the Gu family be the same Gu Yu?
She remembered that her eldest brother said yesterday that Gu Yu was also from the east city.
She was so shocked that her lips slightly opened, and she took a long time to speak, "Grandpa, who is Gu Yu to this Gu family?"
Grandpa Lin drank a sip of tea and felt his throat felt much better. Then he heard his granddaughter asking about Gu Yu. He was a little surprised that Xiuzhu would mention him.
"Xiuzhu, how do you know Gu Yu? He is Mr. Gu's grandson."
Xiuzhu felt like her heart was about to jump out of her chest. She calmed herself down and didn't tell her grandfather that they were dating. She only told him that Gu Yu had saved her.
Grandpa Lin listened thoughtfully.
I didn’t expect that my granddaughter would have such a fate with the little grandson of the Gu family…
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