Chapter 259 Nothing Prepared
While Mr. and Mrs. Lin were still in a daze, Lin Qi had already squeezed through the gap between them and walked into the house. Several children also smiled at Mr. and Mrs. Lin and walked in as well.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven. Seven children. Just as Lin's father and mother finished counting, Xu Hexiao, who was walking at the end, smiled broadly at them. "Dad, Mom, hello, I'm Hexiao."
Lin's father and mother stared at their handsome son-in-law and nodded absentmindedly. He was a handsome man, but too young. Is he his original wife?
Mr. and Mrs. Lin closed the door and turned around to see their daughter and seven children looking for stools. There were too many people and not enough stools.
"There's a long bench in my room. I'll get it." Dad Lin hurried into the room.
"Qiqi, why didn't you call mom and dad when you came home?" Mother Lin looked at her daughter and tears started to flow. She hadn't seen her daughter for more than ten years, and there was not a day that she didn't miss her daughter.
Seeing her biological mother crying, Lin Qi felt a sore nose. She turned around and hugged her mother, "Mom, I'm sorry. I should have come back to see you earlier."
"You bad kid!" Mother Lin hit Lin Qi on the back a few times, "Is it because I don't let your elder brother write to you that you still don't plan to come back?"
Lin Qi hummed, "I forgot about my parents. In the past few years, it was your son-in-law who sent things home, and I didn't think of going home for a while."
Mother Lin became even angrier, "You are such a heartless person!"
Lin Qi's family brought back a lot of things, which filled up most of the living room, leaving no room for people to step.
"Put it in the room your brother used to stay in." said Mother Lin.
"Have my brother and sister-in-law moved out?" Lin Qi asked.
"Yes, we've moved out." Lin's mother replied, then changed her words and said, "Please put these things in my and your father's room. You and your family can sleep in your brother's room."
"I said I was going to buy a bed a few days ago, but your mother insisted that I buy New Year's goods first because she was afraid that the good meat would be bought up." Father Lin said in annoyance. The whole family came back, and now there is not even a bed. How are they going to sleep?
"Mom and Dad, there's no need to buy a bed, we can just stay in a hotel." Lin Qi said.
"The nearest hotel is half an hour's walk away. Besides, you guys finally came back, how can I let you stay in a hotel? I'll go out and check and bring two beds back overnight."
"Dad, let's buy it tomorrow. We drove back, so we're not afraid of the distance." Xu Hexiao also persuaded.
"Did you drive a car? A truck?" Lin's father remembered that his son-in-law was a truck driver and later transferred to the factory office as a secretary. If he wanted to borrow a truck to drive back, he should be able to borrow one.
"It's not a van, it's an SUV and a sedan."
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Father and Mother Lin went down to look at the car with great interest. Lin Qi was rummaging around at home. "It's getting late. Shall we have some noodles?"
"Sure, Mom." The children all agreed.
"Mom, put eggs and vegetables in the noodles. I want two eggs, and I want the vegetables you grow."
"Okay, no problem."
Fortunately, there was a lot of noodles at my parents' house, so Lin Qi took out four pounds to cook.
The kitchen was still in the corridor. At this time, everyone had already eaten, so there was no one else in the kitchen. Several other children came to help Lin Qi, some washing vegetables and some carrying plates.
The people near the kitchen heard strange voices, opened the door and saw a few strange children. They asked, "Who are you? Why are you cooking at this time?"
"Uncle Qian, it's me, Lin Qi. We just got home and haven't had dinner." Lin Qi looked back at Old Man Qian, then turned back to cook her noodles.
The light in the kitchen was dim. Old Man Qian’s eyesight was not very good at a distance, so he could only vaguely see a figure. “Are these children all yours?”
"Yes, they are all mine."
As Lin Qi finished speaking, the children greeted Old Man Qian obediently. Old Man Qian nodded, "Okay, okay, be good. Qiqi, didn't the child's father come back with you?"
"Yes, I'm outside the yard."
After hearing this, Old Man Qian nodded again and said, "Bring your partner and the children to visit Grandpa tomorrow."
Lin Qi and several children had already started eating noodles when Xu Hexiao and Lin's father and mother came up from downstairs.
"Oh, it's time to eat. It's all Grandpa's fault. I'll prepare two dishes for you."
"Don't bother, Dad. We're almost full. It's getting late. Let the children taste your cooking tomorrow."
"Yes, noodles are fine. They are easy to digest." Xu Hexiao looked at the bowl of noodles that no one had touched, thinking that it should be his. He sat down in that seat and invited Lin's father and mother, "Would you two like some more?"
Lin's father and mother shook their heads at the same time, "We've already eaten."
Upon hearing this, Lin Qi's family focused on eating noodles, while Lin's father and mother looked at this and that, their eyes were too busy to keep up.
At this time, Lin's father and mother had only one thought in their minds: their daughter's family was too good-looking. Each of the nine people was one in a million in appearance. At first, Ah Mo, Miao Miao and Qi Qi were praised by the neighbors for their good looks, but compared with this family, they were still a little behind.
Mother Lin's gaze finally settled on her daughter, whom she hadn't seen for more than ten years. The more she looked, the more she couldn't help but doubt: Is this really her daughter? Why is she so pretty?
The thirty-four-year-old daughter seemed to be frozen at the age of eighteen. Not to mention her daughter, even if outsiders told others that she was her granddaughter, no one would doubt it.
Lin Qi pretended not to notice Lin Ma's gaze, and pretended not to notice the doubt in Lin Ma's eyes. She was calm and wiped her mouth after eating the noodles. "I'm a little tired after driving all day. I'll take the children to the hotel to sleep first and come back early tomorrow morning."
Xu Hexiao also finished the noodles in his bowl and said, "I'll go wash the dishes first."
"No, leave it for mom. The weather is too cold, and we need to boil water to wash, which is too time-consuming. You should go to the hotel and settle down first, and come for breakfast tomorrow morning." Mother Lin took the bowls forcefully.
"Thank you for your hard work, Mom." Xu Hexiao said with a smile. He took out two boxes from his backpack. "This is for you, Mom."
Dad and Mom Lin personally sent Lin Qi and her family downstairs, watched them get in the car and drive away.
"Mr. Lin, why do I feel like our daughter is a little strange?" Mother Lin murmured.
"Why do you look strange? She looks the same as before. You don't think she is not your daughter just because you see Qiqi can drive a car?" Dad Lin was in a good mood. His son-in-law was handsome, had seven beautiful grandchildren and two cars. He was so proud!
Mother Lin looked at Father Lin in silence, then quietly returned to her room and opened the two boxes her son-in-law had given her. When she saw what was in the boxes, her eyes widened. "Old Lin, this is a gold bracelet, can it be real?"
"My son-in-law and his family already have a car, so why would they give you a fake bracelet?" Father Lin took the gold bracelet and said, "It's heavy, so it should be solid."
Mother Lin put the bright green jade bracelet on her hand and said curiously, "This bracelet is really beautiful."
"Doesn't my son-in-law work in a machinery factory? How does he have the money to buy a car and such an expensive gift?" Lin's father was puzzled.
"It should be that my son-in-law's family is rich. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to suddenly run from the Anliang Brigade to the capital."
"I guess so."
The next morning, Father Lin knocked on the door of his son Lin Mo's house. Lin Mo yawned as he got up and opened the door, "Dad, why are you here so early?"
"Your sister is back with your brother-in-law and the children. I won't go to the factory today. Please go to the factory and ask for leave for me." said Lin's father.
Lin Mo was surprised. "You're back so early? Are the factories in the capital closed so early?"
Father Lin shook his head, "I don't know either. Maybe he asked for leave. They drove back in two cars. The cars looked expensive. The interior was fragrant and the seats were very soft. I don't know how much they cost."
"They also bought a car?" Lin Mo was even more surprised.
"Yes, I asked yesterday, and your brother-in-law said they bought it, and they have had it for a year." Dad Lin said with pride.
Lin Mo wanted to visit his sister's family and look at the car, but he still had to go to work. "How many days of vacation would you like?"
"Please wait until the New Year." He is old and now semi-retired, so it doesn't matter much whether he goes to the factory or not.
"Are you and mom both taking leave?" Lin Mo asked.
"Of course. Since your brother-in-law and the children are coming back for the first time, you naturally have to spend some time with them." Father Lin said as a matter of course.
Dad Lin left Lin Mo's house and headed towards the furniture store.
After Lin Mo sent his father away, he did not sleep anymore. He put on his clothes and shoes and walked towards the kitchen. His wife Li Min also got up, "Who was that just now?"
"Dad came to ask me to ask for leave for him. My younger sister is back with her husband and the children."
"So early?" Li Min and Lin Mo had the same reaction. Their factory didn't have a holiday until New Year's Eve, and his younger sister's family was back now. That meant they had left the capital on the 24th or 25th, right?
"I think he asked for leave."
"Dad has asked for leave, so will Mom? Since both parents have asked for leave, then our Lin Shang and Yuan Yuan don't have to go to the daycare center, right?"
"The holiday is just two days away, let them stay until our holiday. Mom and Dad haven't seen Qiqi for more than ten years, let alone their brother-in-law and nephews and nieces, so don't let Shang Shang and Yuan Yuan disturb them."
"How can it be considered a disturbance? Aren't we planning to let Shang Shang and Yuan Yuan develop relationships with their cousins?"
"There's no rush to develop feelings. There's plenty of time in the year."
Father Lin arrived too early, and the store didn't open until nine o'clock. He had no choice but to go home first.
"My son-in-law is tall, and so are the seven children. The eldest granddaughter is taller than Shang Shang. I think two beds are not enough, we need three." said Dad Lin.
"We do need to buy three beds. But even if we buy the beds, quilts are not enough, so we need to buy blankets." Mother Lin said anxiously, "Do you think Qiqi will blame us? We asked for leave to let them come back, but now we haven't prepared anything."
Father Lin was silent. Earlier this year, his daughter-in-law said that the house allocated by the factory was too small for the whole family to live in, and she planned to buy the house next door. A few years ago, the factory stopped allocating houses to employees. As long as you pay the factory a sum of money, the property rights of the house can fall into your hands, and the sale is entirely up to you. The son and daughter-in-law were allocated a large single room, and the two children will grow up in the future, and it is indeed not enough to live in.
The two old people supported their son and daughter-in-law with 1,000 yuan, and their savings were gone. In the past few months, the two old people have been saving money, thinking that they would buy a bed after receiving their salary on the 27th of this month, but they didn't expect their daughter's family to come home on the 25th.
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