Chapter 335: Li Family - The Sickly Young Auntie's Daily Life of Eating Watermelons in the Courtyard

Before going to bed, Lin Qinglin suddenly thought of something: Did Lin Shu go back to her parents' home yesterday?

Do you know what happened in her parents' home?

Lin Qing fell asleep before he could figure out what was going on.

After seeing her fall asleep, Cen Xi covered her with the quilt, hugged her tightly, and fell asleep with her.

The next day, after Lin Qing finished washing up, he suddenly thought of this matter again, and looked up at Lin Shu who was busy at the stove.

She didn't know if it was a coincidence, but when she raised her eyes, she saw Lin Shu looking at them with jealous eyes.

Well, now there’s no need to guess, I definitely know it!

After Lin Qing solved his puzzlement, he put the matter behind him. After all, this matter had little to do with them now.

Life went on as usual, and the yard was always bustling.

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It was the summer of 1970. Lin Qing had been married for two years. Her health was getting better and better, and she had gained some weight on her face and body. But for some reason, her complexion was as pale as ever.

Lin Qing usually doesn't pretend to be weak on purpose. She only pretends to be weak when others provoke her.

In short, in the past two years, apart from the aunt in the yard, she is the one who cannot be messed with the most.

No one dares to touch the glass doll that breaks at the slightest touch!

Lin Qing was quite satisfied with this reputation. At least his home could be cleaner and there wouldn't be people causing trouble all the time.

"Lin Qing, your man has to work overtime again?"

"Yes!" Lin Qing nodded lightly.

The person asking the question was Mrs. Jiang. She successfully gave birth to a son last year. Her back might have become straighter because of this son.

Maybe no one in the yard dared to provoke Lin Qing, which also allowed Lin Qing and some people in the yard to coexist peacefully.

Now when Mrs. Jiang talks to her, she will respond, neither too enthusiastic nor too cold.

Today Lin Qing came back from get off work alone. Lin's mother was chatting with Aunt Li and others in other courtyards!

Lin's father also successfully retired, and his job was given to Lin Wu as he had said at the beginning, but Lin Feng and Zhang Mei bought it for 600 yuan.

In this regard, when Zhang Mei came over to give the money, the resentment on her face was extremely deep, and Lin Qing also suffered from Lin Shu's eye attacks for a while.

Now, Father Lin and retired Grandpa Li often go out to the alley to sit and play chess with others, and go fishing by the river from time to time. Their days are very leisurely.

Mr. Li did not retire voluntarily, but simply because his youngest son could no longer stay in the countryside.

After writing back to complain, Mr. and Mrs. Li finally had no choice but to step down and give up their position to their younger son in the countryside as they could not buy a job.

This was a big blow. The eldest son and his wife were dissatisfied with them. After all, if Mr. Li continued to work, his salary would be at least 80 yuan. Now that he has retired and handed over the job to his youngest son, his salary has been reduced by 60 yuan. How can they accept this?

There was a lot of commotion in their family at the time, but in the end, Mr. Li and Mrs. Li agreed under tremendous pressure.

They initially thought that only Li Sen had returned, but they didn't expect that Li Sen actually brought back a country woman.

It happened a while ago. After Li Sen came back with his people, the conflicts between brothers and sisters-in-law deepened. Almost every day in the Li family was a drama. Grandpa Li and Aunt Li were not willing to stay at home anymore.

Li Xiaomei even moved directly into the school because of her third brother's return.

At this time, Aunt Li was also complaining to the sisters, "What do you think we should do about the situation at home? I am almost dying of worry. Since the third child came back with his children, my hair has been falling out in clumps. I feel like it will all fall out!"

Mother Lin patted her arm comfortingly. She also felt that Aunt Li's life was too frustrating. But she was not a mean mother-in-law. It might also be because she was too lenient in the past. So now she could not control her daughter-in-law at all and could only worry secretly.

"Your family is in a very bad situation!"

"yes!"

"If you ask me, your Lao Li shouldn't have resigned. He just lost 60 yuan in salary for nothing!"

Aunt Li smiled bitterly, "There's nothing we can do about it. If we don't quit, where will we get this job? We can't find a job like this at all!"

The other old sisters also laughed bitterly. Of course, it is hard to find a job! Some of their children have gone to the countryside because they can’t find a job. Isn’t this something they can do?

"Then it's not a solution for you to continue like this, right?"

"I know that, but I don't know what to do."

Mother Lin could see that although Aunt Li was usually very decisive in handling matters in the yard, she was a little at a loss as it was difficult for an honest official to judge family affairs.

"You can't go on like this. Originally, your eldest and second son's wives were unhappy because your family lost 60 yuan in salary, and now your third son has brought home a freeloader. It will be sooner or later..." Lin's mother didn't finish her words, but everyone understood what she meant.

"It's better to make a decision early, at least before the relationship between the brothers is exposed." This was all Lin's mother could say.

"You want me to split the family? How can I do that? My little sister hasn't even married yet! If we split the family, what will happen to my little sister?"

Seeing the usually smart kid turned into a fool, Lin's mother didn't know what to say, "Whether you split up or not, does that mean I'm not their sister anymore?"

"..."Auntie Li suddenly had an idea. That's right!

She clapped her hands excitedly. Why didn't she think of that before?

"Let's go. I'm going to discuss something with Old Li first!" Aunt Li left a group of people behind and left in a hurry.

"Lao Lin, are you really going to let us split up the family?" These women, who control the financial power of the family, are generally unwilling to split up the family.

Even if there are huge conflicts in the family, they will keep fighting and are unwilling to split up.

Most of them disagreed with what Lin's mother said, but they suddenly thought of her great deeds in the past and did not find it strange that she made this suggestion.

After all, he was the ruthless man who was able to personally say that he would sever ties with his only son. Dividing the family property is just a piece of cake, okay?

"My suggestion is correct! Why are the two daughters-in-law of Lao Li unwilling? It's because they suffered losses. If they just divide the family and let each family take care of their own affairs, there will be fewer conflicts, right?"

“……”It seems that there is some truth in it!

No, no, how come they were brainwashed?

Several people shook their heads quickly. No, they couldn't let this thought occupy their minds!