When Jiang Jingzhou brought Lin Zhaoyue back, it was already dark outside.
When Lin Erwu saw that his daughter had not returned for a long time, the old father felt both sad and happy.
The good thing is that the young couple has a good relationship; they must have forgotten the time they were supposed to come back.
It's heartbreaking that my daughter is about to get married, and I'm reluctant to let her go.
But as long as he thought about his daughter staying in the city, Lin Erwu could endure any amount of heartache.
"I knew it! Lin Zhaoyue must have used some underhanded methods to seduce him. I think you shouldn't wait anymore; they won't be back tonight."
Zhao Yufen spoke sarcastically, ignoring Lin Erwu's glare.
"Mom! Don't talk nonsense here. My sister isn't the kind of person you're describing." Ten-year-old Lin Xiaobao could tell right from wrong, and he stood up for Lin Zhaoyue, refuting what his mother was saying.
Zhao Yufen hissed. How could this brat not tell who was near and who was far?
She was clearly born from her belly, but she has been close to Lin Zhaoyue since she was a child, always following Lin Zhaoyue around and calling her "sister" all day long!
"You fool, if you keep taking their side, do you think they'll let you stay in the city or something?"
Silly son! If Lin Zhaoyue cared about him at all, she would have tried every means to keep him here long ago!
He cares about his older sister, but she doesn't care about him as her younger brother.
Besides, they are half-siblings.
Zhao Yufen rolled her eyes; the father and son were just like that.
“I am a man of the Lin family, so of course I should go to the countryside with you. That’s why my sisters will stay in the city to get married.”
Lin Xiaobao said defiantly.
The little man stood tall, unafraid of hardship.
Recently, many classmates at school have been making fun of him, but Lin Xiaobao ignores what they say.
"Good son!" Lin Erwu felt that his son was really good, and he patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction.
"It's my sister back—" Lin Xiaobao heard the noise outside and immediately ran out.
Lin Zhaoyue heard Xiaobao's voice when she entered the room, and immediately handed him the smoked chicken she was holding, saying, "I bought this for you, go eat it~"
"Thank you, sister!" Lin Xiaobao's eyes lit up as he held the smoked chicken and took a deep sniff. "Sister, have you eaten? Let's eat together!"
"I ate out earlier, this is for you." Lin Zhaoyue reached out and patted his little head, a faint smile on her lips. At the same time, she made up her mind that she would protect her adorable little brother no matter what!
"Dad, my sister bought me some delicious food!" Lin Xiaobao skipped and jumped into the house with joy.
"You're back," Lin Erwu said, relieved to see that his daughter seemed happy about going out today.
You know, my daughter was never very happy when she went out with Fang Leiluo before.
"Uncle, Zhaoyue, I'll head back now." Jiang Jingzhou followed behind, carrying the things he bought today into the house. He noticed it was getting late, and his wife needed to rest early after a long day; he didn't want to waste any more time.
"Go and see him off," Lin Erwu reminded his daughter.
Lin Zhaoyue followed Jiang Jingzhou out the door. The man seemed to know she had followed him, so he didn't get into the car.
"Be careful on the road..."
Lin Zhaoyue said softly.
"Hmm," Jiang Jingzhou responded in a low, hoarse voice.
The light from outside came from the car headlights, and the man had his back to the headlights, so Lin Zhaoyue couldn't see his expression clearly.
All she could feel was the man's burning gaze upon her—
Lin Zhaoyue was uncomfortably about to move back when, whether she was distracted or not seeing where she was standing, she suddenly swayed.
Jiang Jingzhou reacted even faster, grabbing her waist with one hand, "Be careful!"
Lin Zhaoyue subconsciously grabbed his arm, feeling the strength of his muscles beneath her clothes. As if remembering something, a blush crept up to her ears.
The sudden close contact stirred different levels of excitement in both of them.
After a long while, Jiang Jingzhou released his arm.
He opened the car door, got in, rolled down the window, and said to Lin Zhaoyue, "Let's go back inside. Get some rest early tonight."
Then, he stepped on the gas and the car disappeared into the night.
Hurry up and marry your wife!
...
Inside, Lin Xiaobao was eating with his mouth full of grease, his two large chicken legs untouched. Seeing his sister return, he clamored for her to have the chicken legs.
Zhao Yufen curled her lip in disgust. Why wasn't she, the mother, allowed to eat the chicken leg?!
He glanced at Lin Zhaoyue's gold necklace and his eyes flashed. Was it just bought today?
Hmph, that fool Lin Erwu sold all the gifts the Jiang family sent to propose marriage, leaving nothing for himself, and used the money as Lin Zhaoyue's dowry.
Adding the more than 1,000 yuan they gave her, Lin Zhaoyue's dowry was at least 1,300 or 1,400 yuan.
That's not all; they even bought her gold jewelry. It's fine if the woman doesn't take the things given by the man back with her.
The Lin family is already dirt poor, yet they still have so many fussy rules!
Lin Erwu handed over all the jewelry that Zhao Yufen had previously hidden.
Since we can't think about those things, we can at least think about Lin Zhaoyue's betrothal gifts, right?
With this in mind, Zhao Yufen secretly hatched another plan.
……midnight,
Hearing the rustling sounds inside the room, Lin Zhaoyue turned over and went back to sleep.
Once the noise inside the room had completely subsided, she slowly opened her eyes—
...
Two more days passed, and Lin Zhaoyue still hadn't come to see him. Fang Leiluo was upset every day and couldn't concentrate on training.
He was caught by his supervisor several times for not training seriously and was punished by having to run laps.
Fang Leiluo almost always dragged his leaden legs back to the dormitory.
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