Lin Qinglan sighed. She couldn't tell Lin Zheng about Lin Qingmei's going out to sea, so she could only worry about it secretly. "You don't understand, kid. If you have nothing to do, go out and play with Xu Zhiwei. Don't stay at home with me."
"You only come back to see me once after so many years. Now I just want to be with you." Lin Zheng pursed his lips reluctantly. He didn't want to go out to play.
Lin Qinglan's eyes slightly reddened after hearing this. She reached out and touched Lin Zheng's head, feeling guilty. "I also want to take a vacation and come back to see you, but I'm a soldier and I often have to go on missions."
"Sister, when I grow up I will go to the army to find you, okay?" Lin Zheng looked at his sister with a firm gaze.
"Okay, but how are you doing academically now? Forget about high school. You have to at least finish high school before you can join the army."
"Don't worry, sis. I have passed the exam and am no longer the last in the class." Lin Zheng patted his chest. After tutoring from Xu Zhiwei and Lin Qingmei in the past two days, he has made a lot of progress and is no longer the poor student who only scored in the single digits.
"That's amazing, but your grades are still a little bit difficult to get into junior high school, you still need to work hard. You are already in grade 12, you are already a big kid. Remember to be obedient at home and study hard, okay?"
"I get it, big sister, you're so nagging now!" Lin Zheng hated it most when people talked about studying. He got a headache when he heard about studying.
The reason he was able to pass the exams now was all thanks to Lin Qingmei's strict education. If it weren't for his elder sister's strict supervision, he would not have been able to learn at all.
So now whenever he hears Lin Qinglan mention studying, he gets annoyed and no longer acts like a good brother who loves his sister.
"You are becoming more and more outrageous, kid."
It's New Year's Eve soon, and today Lin Qingmei has been away from home for ten days.
Early this morning, Lin Qinglan, her siblings and Xu Zhiwei began to kill chickens and ducks to prepare midnight dinner.
Since it was a rare opportunity for her to come back to Japan, Lin Qinglan planned to make a richer dinner for Japan.
In addition to chicken and duck, she also took out a pound of beef and a pound of mutton from the space, plus a grouper provided by Xu Zhiwei. This late-night dinner can be compared with the late-night dinners of later generations.
In order to get close to Lin Qinglan, Xu Zhiwei shamelessly stayed at the Lin family for a while. Fortunately, Lin Qingmei was not at home, otherwise he would not dare to be so presumptuous.
After the midnight meal was ready, the table was filled with food.
Lin Zheng looked at the sumptuous meal, but he was a little absent-minded. Lin Qinglan noticed her brother's mood and gently squeezed his hand.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. The three looked at each other, wondering who would come?
Xu Zhiwei ran to open the door, and when he opened it, he found that the person who came was He Xufeng. "Brother He, why are you here?"
"I came here to look for Qingmei. Why are you at her house today? Aren't you going back to your grandfather's house to spend the night?"
He Xufeng was also surprised to see Xu Zhiwei at Lin Qingmei's house. Grandpa Xu had moved to Nancheng County two years ago to retire. In the past, Xu Zhiwei often went to the county town when he had time. Why didn't he go to the county town to see his grandfather this past weekend?
"Hmph, why do you care where I spend my holiday? Go back. Qingmei is not at home. She went to the Northeast to pay respect to her parents."
"Oh, when did she go to the Northeast? How come I didn't know?" He Xufeng just came back from Yangcheng today. His business trip was mainly for the breeding farm, so he came to find Lin Qingmei as soon as he came back.
"It was when you were on a business trip some time ago. Maybe she couldn't contact you, so she didn't tell you." Xu Zhiwei made up an excuse to help Lin Qingmei cover up the matter.
He Xufeng frowned, a worried look on his face, "It's icy and snowy in the Northeast, it's not safe for a girl to go there alone."
Xu Zhiwei rolled his eyes and said, "Qingmei is not a delicate girl. She can take care of herself."
"He Xufeng, why don't you come in now? I just prepared dinner, come and eat with us." At this time, Lin Qinglan saw that Xu Zhiwei had opened the door for a long time but did not let anyone in. She thought something had happened and came out to see.
"Sister, you've been back for a while too." He Xufeng was also surprised to see Lin Qinglan. After not seeing her for a while, Lin Qinglan had become darker, thinner, and more energetic.
"Don't mention my sister yet. Wait until you marry Qingmei!" Humph, this He Xufeng is just scheming. She won't acknowledge him as her brother-in-law so easily.
"You are Qingmei's sister, which means you are my sister. It is only natural for me to call you sister." He Xufeng was still very humble in front of Lin Qinglan. He knew that Lin Qingmei cared about her as her sister.
"Hmph, if you treat Qingmei badly in the future, I will beat you to death." Lin Qinglan waved her fist in front of He Xufeng.
"I said this before you left. Don't worry, I will treat Qingmei well in my life." He Xufeng almost swore to the heavens. His love for Lin Qingmei was truly known to the sun and the moon! Besides, with Lin Qingmei's fighting ability, if there was a real conflict, it would be hard to tell who would bully whom!
"By the way, you two have talked so much, when have you decided to get married?"
"It depends on Qingmei's idea. I've already prepared for this." He Xufeng shrugged helplessly. He had also talked to Lin Qingmei about marriage. But since she didn't want to get married so early, he had to give up.
Lin Qinglan nodded, "I hope you don't betray my sister, otherwise I won't let you go. Well, let's not talk about this anymore, let's come in and eat first."
He Xufeng entered the house and everyone sat together and started to eat midnight dinner.
Lin Zheng saw that He Xufeng was also very happy, and he had a good impression of this future brother-in-law. "Brother He, come and eat. Today is the midnight dinner made by my eldest sister. Come and try this soy sauce duck and see if it's delicious."
"Okay, Lin Zheng, eat by yourself, don't worry about me."
"Brother He, please try this boiled chicken. The chickens and ducks here are all raised by me. Please try and see if they are delicious." Lin Zheng put a large piece of duck and chicken in He Xufeng's bowl.
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