Chapter 237: In Love

After a while, Lin's mother came back from outside, and the three old ladies gathered together to discuss and agreed that Zhou's mother would bring someone to the house tomorrow.

The excuse was to come to ask Lin Shu for advice on making clothes.

The next day, Lin's mother got up early and directed Lin's father and Lin Yue to clean up the house. Lin

's father: "Didn't we just clean it during the Chinese New Year?"

Lin's mother loved cleanliness. Usually, the house was tidy. During the Chinese New Year, she re-pasted the walls and posted a few posters. Now the house was bright and bright.

Lin's mother was still not satisfied. She had to make every corner clean and clean to leave a good impression. After all, her son was married for the second time. The unmarried young woman was willing to go on a blind date with him. How could he not behave better?

After breakfast, Lin's mother asked Lin Shu to make some snacks, mainly red date cakes, so that when the bride came, they could have cakes and tea.

At ten o'clock, Zhou's mother came with people.

The visitors were Wang's mother and Wang Yujuan. Wang's mother looked about fifty years old, and Wang Yujuan was in her early twenties. They were wearing new clothes for the New Year, and Wang Yujuan was wearing a beautiful hairpin on her head. Tiantian looked

at the hairpin and smiled, "The hairpin this sister is wearing was made by my eldest sister and sister Yingying."

Most of the hairpins made by Xiuxiu and others were sent to the city, and occasionally some were taken to the commune market to try out.

Hearing this, Wang Yujuan touched her hairpin, took one down, fiddled with it, and smiled at Tiantian.

Tiantian looked up at her, "Sister, you are so beautiful."

My uncle is going to have a blind date, and they have to help, not hold him back!

Although Wang Yujuan was shy, she was secretly proud of herself. She was still very confident about her appearance. After all, she grew up being praised.

As for why she had a good appearance and a good family background, she went on a blind date with Lin Yue, who was married for the second time. Of course, she wanted to marry a city girl at first, but men in the city who had jobs, good looks, and no disabilities also wanted to marry city girls, preferably those with jobs, after all, this would involve the children's household registration and food issues.

And those men who were willing to marry country girls basically had problems. They were either ugly or disabled, or they were quite old and had several children. They were not worthy of Wang Yujuan in terms of appearance.

Putting aside the city targets and talking about the country ones, Lin Yue was the best looking, had a good job, a good personality, and his family background, parents, etc. were all plus points.

Apart from having a child from his second marriage, he is now better than most rural young men of the right age.

Some unmarried men with good looks and a good family background are hot-tempered and arrogant, and they want others to support them. They know their advantages and don’t want to waste them.

Some men have a slightly flat head and a straight face. Although their families are extremely poor, they are full of confidence and brag as if they are the best in the world. They

start by saying, "My mother has worked very hard. Life is not easy. You have to be filial to her when you marry her, blah blah."

Although he says, "Women should not be vain and should not always think about dressing up beautifully," he regards his not-ugly appearance as a big advantage.

Some men who don't look good are as arrogant as second-generation rich people. They demand, "Women can't be vain. You have to look at their inner qualities, blah blah."

If the Wang family lowered their requirements a little and didn't care about the men's nonsense, there would be several families that would be willing to marry into the family, but the Wang family didn't want their daughter to be wronged.

When they were dating, they said something like "You can't be a spoiled daughter-in-law in our family, you have to do this and that", expecting him to love his wife after marriage?

He just wanted to spend twenty yuan at a time to find a nanny.

After all, Wang Yujuan is old, she is already twenty-three years old this year, and her family is anxious.

In the end, they chose Lin Yue from Linjiatun.

It was mainly introduced by Zhou's mother, who knew everything about the Lin family and their character, and thought they were a good match.

Wang's mother was very satisfied with Lin's mother and the family conditions, and looked at the three children next to them. The youngest one was Lin Yue's son, who was fair and beautiful, and sat there obediently without being naughty.

She was a little more satisfied in her heart.

At this time, Aunt Lin went to call back Lin's father and Lin Yue, and brought them into the house to greet them.

Wang's mother saw Lin's father and Lin Yue, especially Lin Yue who was following behind. Although he was tanned a lot from working in the summer, he was more covered up in the winter, and he looked quite handsome.

He had a smile on his face, and he looked honest and gentle, not as arrogant as some people.

On a blind date before, there was a man who was no more than 1.6 meters tall, and he even tried to look down on her.

She was satisfied with the look, so she secretly teased the girl.

Wang Yujuan shyly lowered her head and tugged at the thread on the corner of her clothes.

Zhou's mother smiled and said, "Tiantian Panpan, you two accompany your uncle and Aunt Wang for a walk and see if the river has thawed."

Lin Shu: "..."

This excuse is too... It's freezing outside, it will be freezing if you go out.

However, the adults wanted to talk about the betrothal gifts, and it was not good for the young people to listen, so they could go out.

There was nothing fun to do in the countryside in the chilly spring, except for the cold wind.

Wang Yujuan went downstairs to take Tiantian's hand and go out, but she saw Lin Yue standing aside without moving.

Lin Yue glanced at Lin Shu. He had no experience in blind dates. What if he went out like this and met someone asking him about it?

Lin Shu: "It's stuffy in the room. Let's go for a walk and get some fresh air."

After hearing Lin Shu say this, Lin Yue turned around and walked out.

Baoer saw that his brothers and sisters had gone out, so he wanted to go out too.

Lin Yue picked him up and carried him out.

Wang Mu's eyes flickered, and the smile on her face faded a little. She was carrying her son to a blind date?

Wang Yujuan walked in the yard holding Tiantian's hand, slowing down her pace, waiting for Lin Yue. But when she saw him coming out holding his son, her heart tightened.

What did this mean? Was he hinting to her that her son was very precious and that she should treat him like her own son in the future?

Thinking of this, her heart turned cold. She was ready to be a stepmother, but didn't Zhou's mother say that Bao'er was very well behaved and that it was usually Lin's mother who took care of him and would not disturb her and Lin Yue?

If Lin Yue put his son before her and the child after marriage, then she... didn't want to be wronged.

Lin Yue didn't know that he had lost his blind date just by holding his son. When

he left the yard, he put Bao'er down and let him walk hand in hand with Panpan.

It was windy outside and quite cold.

They walked out along the alley. There were no houses or shelters there, and the cold wind was blowing.

Lin Yue said awkwardly, "It's very cold by the river, there's nothing to see."

Wang Yujuan stopped.

The children were not afraid of the cold, and they went out to enjoy the fresh air. She called them, "Let's go there and skate."

The snow on the shady side would not melt for a while, and it was just right for skating because it was stepped on firmly.

Wang Yujuan looked at Bao'er's handsome face that looked exactly like Lin Yue's, and felt a little uncomfortable.

Lin Yue felt a little sorry, so he touched his pocket and took out a few candies to give her.

Wang Yujuan wondered why this person was like this?

Letting her eat candies in such a cold weather? Wouldn't that fill her with anger?

She took it and put it in her pocket, but didn't eat it.

Lin Yue: "What do you like to do?"

Wang Yujuan: "Nothing. My family doesn't need me to work in the fields. I can only cook."

Lin Yue felt that her attitude was a little cold, as if she didn't want to chat, but he still had to try to find a topic. After all, it was a blind date.

He thought that since she didn't have to work in the fields at her mother's house, she wouldn't have to

work in the fields when she came to the Lin family. It was not easy to directly say that you didn't have to work in the fields when you came to my house, so he said, "My mother doesn't have to work in the fields either." You can do whatever you want at home.

Wang Yujuan's face changed. It was nothing. So she said that her mother-in-law didn't work in the fields and asked her to work in the fields?

She stopped talking.

Although Lin Yue didn't know where he was wrong, he knew that she might be unhappy because she didn't smile.

Tiantian and Panpan, who had been paying attention to their uncle's blind date, were concerned about this. Seeing that the two of them were standing there without saying anything, they seemed to be quite strange.

Panpan brought Baoer over and said to them, "Auntie Wang, uncle, let's go ice skating together."

He also pushed Baoer, wanting Baoer to leave a good impression on his future stepmother.

Baoer was a lazy person, and the weather was cold. He would not go out at first, but he was reluctant to play with his brothers and sisters. At this time, the wind froze his mind and mouth. He raised his hand to say hello to Wang Yujuan. Before he could open his mouth to call Auntie Wang, Wang Yujuan's face became worse and worse. She turned around and said, "It's too cold, let's go back."

She felt that this child was deliberately embarrassing her.

She turned around and walked back. Lin Yue didn't know why she was unhappy.

He scratched his head, picked up Bao'er, and called Panpan and Tiantian to go home.

After they went back, Wang Yujuan walked to her mother and pursed her lips at the Wang mother who was talking happily.

Wang mother immediately knew that her daughter was unhappy.

The smile on her face faded, and she made an excuse that it was late and wanted to go back.

Lin's mother hurriedly said, "Stay for dinner, it will be over in a while."

Wang's mother smiled and said, "There is really something going on at home, let's talk about it another day."

Zhou's mother didn't know what happened. She glanced at Lin Yue, and seeing that he looked confused, she didn't say anything, and smiled and accompanied Wang's mother and Wang Yujuan out.

Lin's mother hurriedly asked Lin Shu to take out the beautiful floral cloth, wanting to make clothes for Wang Yujuan.

Lin Shu held Lin's mother's hand, glanced at her, and then sent her out together.

Several people said goodbye at the door, and Zhou's mother accompanied Wang's mother and Wang Yujuan to her house.

Wang's mother smiled and declined, "Go back to your parents' home and we can have a good chat."

Zhou's mother sent them out and asked tentatively, "Yujuan, you don't like it?"

Wang's mother didn't say it was a sure thing, and smiled, "Let's

go back and discuss it." Zhou's mother smiled and said, "Lin Yue is a very honest child, not a sweet talker. To be honest, if he doesn't know how to talk, Yujuan, don't take it to heart. So, I'll go back and talk to them, and I'll come to visit you in a couple of days."

Wang's mother didn't refuse, Wang Yujuan smiled, and the mother and daughter left first.

Lin's mother was also wondering at home, they were chatting so well, why did he suddenly leave?

When Zhou's mother came back, Lin's mother and Aunt Lin stopped her and asked what happened.

Zhou's mother: "She said she would go back and discuss it."

After all, they didn't refuse directly, so there was a chance.

She added, "In two days, Lin Yue and I will bring gifts to your house to show our appreciation."

Aunt Lin: "Why do I think the girl doesn't like Lin Yue? If that's the case, there's no need to force it. It's better to meet the girl from the Jing family first."

Since they're open to blind dates, they won't just meet one family, right?

Lin's mother agreed.

Lin Yue was a little nervous: "I...can you please stop asking me to meet her? Just let you

guys like her." He didn't know how to talk to her.

Aunt Lin: "Is that okay? Let's see if it's okay first and then let you and the girl talk. You have to like each other. You can't be impatient with blind dates. Who doesn't meet ten or eight people?"

Lin Shu said to Zhou's mother, "Auntie, since the girl from the Wang family doesn't like Lin Yue, you should just go back. There's no need to drag it out."

Lin Yue couldn't even please people at home, so what good things would he say if he brought gifts to her house? Don't offend others by being clumsy in speech.

Zhou's mother asked Lin Yue: "What do you think of Wang Yujuan?"

Lin Yue shook his head: "She's pretty good."

Zhou's mother smiled and said: "Lin Yue likes her."

Lin's mother knew her son better, so she asked: "Do you like her?"

Lin Yue: "I don't like or dislike her, right?"

He just looked at her twice, she's not his wife, how could he like her?

Zhou's mother: "Then are you willing to go back and visit Wang's family more often? If you go twice more, they may see your sincerity and agree."

Lin Yue: "..." Hesitated, "She seems... don't like Baoer."

Hearing this, the smile on Lin's mother's face disappeared instantly.

Although she didn't want the new daughter-in-law to take care of Baoer, it would be a problem if she didn't like him.

She kissed the milk filter and thought Baoer was well-behaved and cute, how could she not like him?

She said to Zhou's mother, "Forget it."

Even an honest man like Lin Yue could see that Wang Yujuan didn't like Bao'er, so she definitely didn't like her.

Zhou's mother still felt it was a pity, "I think Yujuan and Lin Yue are a good match."

Aunt Lin said that she would introduce the Jing family to the house in two days.

Letting the woman go to the man's house first is also to see the man's family background, not to deceive people, and only after seeing the man's

background can they continue to discuss the rest. Originally, the Wang family came today, and if they were happy, then the Lin family would follow Zhou's mother to continue the discussion.

But since they were not happy, then naturally they would call it quits.

Zhou's mother was still a little unwilling, it was a pity. Anyway, there was nothing to do at home at the moment, so she went back to her parents' home the next day to ask Wang's family about it. Wang

's mother did not say that she disagreed, but she asked about the child, and she was a little concerned about the child.

Mother Zhou was a little unhappy, "Lin Yue has a child, so we said it at the beginning."

I brought you here only because you agreed.

Mother Wang wanted to say something, but Mother Zhou said, "Well, it's actually just me who is worried. I thought if you are willing, I can help you. If you are not willing, that's good, I don't have to help the Lin family."

Mother Wang heard, "Why? They don't like me, Yujuan?"

She originally thought that the Lin family must like the daughter-in-law and must come to propose marriage, but she and the daughter-in-law were a little hesitant, considering how to test Lin Yue and how the Lin family should express their willingness.

Mother Zhou: "I wanted them to come to our house to have a chat these two days, but they don't seem to be interested."

If they are not interested, it means they are not interested.

Wang's mother was not happy, "They are eating from the bowl and wanting to have the pot in the pot?" They

actually looked down on Yujuan?

Zhou's mother: "Young people are like this when they go on

blind dates, they cast a wide net." Haven't you been dating at least 20 people, if not 30?

The Wang family disagreed, and Aunt Lin was very happy, so she quickly brought the daughter of the Jing family and Jing's mother to the house.

The reason this time was to learn the technique of making braised pork with intestines.

After Aunt Lin learned how to make braised pork with intestines from Lin Shu, she felt that her own pig offal was not enough, so she sneaked to the commune slaughterhouse to inquire, hoping to buy more pig offal. After

a while, she started chatting with Jing's mother and Jing Caixian.

She felt that Jing Caixian was straightforward and generous, not the kind of petty person.

She thought it would be better for Lin Yue to find a big-hearted partner. After all, Lin's father, Lin's mother and Lin Yue all had some face. If the other party was small-minded, conflicts would be inevitable.

They came at ten o'clock in the morning as usual. As soon as they entered the door, Aunt Lin introduced the mother and daughter of the Jing family to Lin's mother and Lin Shu. Jing's mother was an old lady who loved to laugh. Jing Caixian was very generous and took the initiative to greet them, especially staring at Lin Shu and smiling, "Sister Lin Shu, we are quite compatible." Lin Shu smiled and invited them to sit on the kang in the room. This time, Panpan Tiantian took Baoer to hide in the west room and lay on the crack of the door to look out. They didn't dare to go over and disturb their uncle's blind date. That day, Aunt Wang was helped by them, and the two children felt quite guilty. Jing Caixian refused to get on the kang, but asked Lin's mother and Aunt Lin to get on the kang. She and Lin Shu sat on the bench in front of the kang. "Sister Lin Shu, you are amazing. I ate the sausage that Auntie learned to make from you. It was delicious." She glanced at Jing's mother and Aunt Lin, and smiled a little embarrassedly, "Sister Lin Shu, can you teach me? My father and brother kill pigs, and there are a lot of offal at home." Her father inherited his father's business as a butcher. Later, the public-private partnership went to the commune to kill pigs, but she could kill pigs if she had her own pigs. Even if the public pigs were killed, some of the offal was difficult to handle or not delicious, so most people didn't want it. In the past, they would stew it with a lot of ginger, scallions and cooking wine and eat it together. Now Lin Shu made such delicious sausage that she was very moved. Lin Shu admired the girl's ambition and smiled, "It's very simple. I'll write you a recipe later." Jing Caixian had attended elementary school and helped her father sell pigs, so she knew some common characters. Lin Shu and Jing Caixian were chatting happily in front of the kang, and Jing's mother was also chatting happily with Lin's mother and Aunt Lin on the kang. Lin's father and Lin Yue had no room to show their talents, so the two wanted to find something to do. Father Lin whispered, "We are so happy chatting, we must keep you for dinner." Mother Lin thought the same thing. She said to Aunt Lin and Mother Jing, "You are so hungry after talking. How about we make dumplings together? We can chat while making dumplings." Mother Jing said hurriedly, "No, no, we are empty-handed. How can we stay for dumplings for the first time?" Dumplings are the best food these days. In fact, they did not come empty-handed, but because they came to have a rough look, they did not bring expensive gifts, but brought two pounds of pig skin to make jelly. Lin Shu smiled and said, "It just so happens that the frozen meat outside is almost finished. If we don't eat it now, it will go bad after a few days of thawing. Let's make dumplings together today." Lin Shu asked Lin Yue to get the meat, and called Aunt Lin and the children over the wall. Soon the room was crowded with people, and everyone looked at Jing Caixian curiously. Jing Caixian had been helping her father sell pork, and she was not embarrassed at all, and followed Lin Shu to greet them openly. While taking the cabbage, Sister Lin pulled Lin Shu and asked quietly: "Is it done?" Lin Shu: "Anyway, my parents are very satisfied." Lin Yue's opinion is not important, as long as the person is nice and treats him well, he will like her as his wife. Lin Shu found that Lin Yue now has a strong sense of boundaries. If it has nothing to do with him, no matter how beautiful the girl is, he will not look at her or think about it. His liking is directional, and he likes his wife. He became like this after being hurt by the Sun family. In fact, Lu Shaotang was born like this, or it should be said that several brothers in the Lu family are like this. When making dumplings, Aunt Lin kneaded the dough. She was strong and the dough tasted better. Mother Lin and Lin Shu wanted to chop the stuffing, but Jing Caixian was too enthusiastic, so she asked Mother Lin to take a break and she would do it. Mother Jing pulled Mother Lin and said with a smile: "Caixian is very good at work, let her do it." So Jing Caixian chopped the meat stuffing, and Mother Lin asked Lin Yue to chop the cabbage. Father Lin led the children to cut leeks and spinach, covered with corn stalks and wheat bran, and the leeks and spinach grew tender green and very delicious.

Jing Caixian saw that when Lin Yue was chopping cabbage, a lot of cabbage jumped to the ground, so she taught him, "Sprinkle some salt, cut it into small pieces first and then chop it."

Normally, Lin Yue didn't have to chop vegetables when making dumplings at home, so his skills were naturally average.

Seeing that Jing Caixian didn't dislike him, Lin's mother winked at Lin Shu, she was very satisfied with Jing Caixian.

When the dumplings were almost done, Lin's mother asked Lin Yue to go and ask Zhou's mother to come and eat together.

Lin's mother had the best relationship with Aunt Lin and Zhou's mother. They would basically share what they had when they cooked.

Although there were few vegetables in winter, they still made several kinds of stuffing.

Leek and egg stuffing, cabbage, fungus and meat stuffing, sauerkraut and meat stuffing, spinach, tofu and shrimp rice stuffing.

The dishes of this season are all very delicious, with a sweet taste. With the meat filling, the soup flows out as soon as you bite it.

Mother Jing praised Lin Shu's filling, "I eat so many dumplings, which are usually meat and vegetables, without adding anything else, but this one is especially delicious."

Lin Shu smiled and said, "Auntie, you like us, so you love us and think the food is good too."

After eating the dumplings, everyone was a little tired. Mother Jing wanted to talk to Lin's mother and the others for a while, so she said to Jing Caixian, "You and the children go out to digest the food."

Aunt Lin quickly asked Lin Yue to accompany her out.

Lin Yue still has some shadows, so don't let him ruin the conversation.

Isn't that the Wang family?

But he still grabbed a handful of candy and followed them out.

Jing Caixian had already chased the three children to skate, "I tell you, I was really good at skating when I was a kid, I could skate so far away in no time."

Seeing that she was easy-going, Panpan and Tiantian were no longer nervous and pulled Baoer to play with them.

Jing Caixian saw that Baoer's face was red from the cold, so she took off her scarf and put it on him.

Baoer smelled the scarf and it had a strange smell, like pork?

Tired of skating, Jing Caixian took out some candy from her pocket and gave each of the children a piece, and muttered with the candy in her mouth: "Let's go out in the sun."

Lin Yue immediately called them: "Here, there is sunshine and it's sheltered from the wind."

It is so comfortable to stand under the wall and bask in the sun in winter.

Baoer subconsciously followed his grandpa's example and tucked his hands into his sleeves.

Panpan and Tiantian were still stiff at first, but the standard way to sunbathe is to tuck your hands in.

Lin Yue subconsciously wanted to tuck his hands in, but was afraid that he would look a bit tacky. He turned around and found that Jing Caixian had already tucked her hands in, so he also tucked his hands in and sunbathed without any burden.

Jing Caixian asked Lin Yue in a low voice: "How many have you dated?"

Lin Yue: "Ah?"

Jing Caixian's cheeks were a little red, but fortunately they were still red when exposed to the sun so she wasn't afraid of being seen. "Blind dates."

Lin Yue lowered his head slightly and glanced at her, but met her bright eyes. He was so embarrassed that his cheeks felt a little hot. He said: "Two, you're the second one."

Jing Caixian: "Why didn't the first one work out? Did you not like him?"

Lin Yue: "No, it was that he didn't like me."

Jing Caixian: "Because you have a child?"

Lin Yue nodded: "I guess so."

Wang Yujuan obviously didn't like Baoer.

Jing Caixian laughed, "I have met more people than you, some of whom went to other people's houses, some of whom came to our house, and some of whom met at the pork stall. There must be about twenty of them."

Lin Yue's eyes widened, and the three children who were standing next to him also looked up at her in surprise.

Wow, so amazing!

Jing Caixian glanced at Lin Yue, "Why, do you think I'm not serious?"

Lin Yue shook his head like a wave drum, almost throwing it off, "I just think you're amazing, I get nervous when I go on a blind date ."

His calves were still trembling.

Jing Caixian laughed, "You and your sister are both good-looking."

I like them!

Her father and brothers are all big and strong, with tendons all over their bodies, and she doesn't like them very much.

She likes a slim and well-proportioned figure, with muscles but not too exaggerated, and she thinks Lin Yue is a good one. She

has seen Lin Yue many times in the commune. When he was repairing tractors, driving tractors, and doing odd jobs, she thinks Lin Yue is a little silly when he is idle, but he is very smart and clever when he is working, and looks particularly energetic!

At first, her parents did not agree with her finding a second marriage, so she found fault with those introduced by others. Anyway, she could find a lot of faults in everyone, no matter how tall, short, fat, thin, ugly or handsome, or what kind of personality they have.

As long as she doesn't like him, then he has a lot of faults. If she likes him

, she thinks he is good in every way.

Look at his honest appearance, you can tell at a glance that he is not the kind of person who would flirt with girls casually.

When he was in the commune, there were women who flirted with Lin Yue, but he never responded.

In fact, she and Lin Yue had met several times, but it seemed that he did not remember her, which was a good thing, indicating that he did not look at random women who had nothing to do with him.

As for those men who were still lecherous after marriage, she just wanted to beat his head off.

Of course, she was not rushing to be someone's stepmother. She did not like other people even if they did not have children, let alone those who had children.

Isn't it mainly because the Lin family's parents are kind and gentle, Lin Yue is a good person, and Baoer is also well-behaved and cute?

For this reason, she was also happy, and did not feel wronged to be a stepmother.

The two families talked happily.

In the afternoon, when Jing's mother said goodbye, she took Lin's mother's hand and said, "Because it's not the busy spring farming season yet, come to my house in a few days and we'll make dumplings for them."

Lin's mother and Aunt Lin agreed and sent Jing's mother and Jing Caixian off for a long distance.