Chapter 167 Communication
Lin Li turned back and said impatiently, "Come in... Now that you're here, you have to have dinner. You don't really think I'm so poor and vicious that you won't even give me a meal, do you?"
Ling Mo was instantly moved. He lowered his posture and saluted Lin Li: "My sister-in-law is really tolerant. It is me, as the eldest brother, who is biased and credulous. I am not worthy of being the eldest brother..."
Lin Li was stunned: "Big brother? Whose big brother are you?"
Ling Mo glanced at Ling Xiao and said, "I am his biological brother, so shouldn't my younger brother call me Big Brother?"
Lin Li was still stunned. She looked at Ling Xiao, then pointed at Ling Mo weakly and asked Ling Xiao: "Ling Xiao, he..."
Ling Xiao said nonchalantly: "He is my half brother. He is... okay as a person."
Ling Mo was not convinced: "What do you mean by okay? Although I have spent all my time in the first half of my life protecting my country, I am still worried about you, my brother..."
"Stop..." Ling Xiao made a pause gesture, "That's about it..."
Ling Mo: "Ling Xiao..."
Lin Li quickly grabbed the angry Ling Mo with a smile, showing his playful little fangs.
"Brother, calm down and don't worry about Ling Xiao. I heard Ling Xiao talk about you. He said you were very good to him, better than his biological mother was to him..."
These words were not said by Ling Xiao at all, but by Su Zhen.
Su Zhen knew Ling Xiao's family situation very clearly. Since he could say that, it proved that there was some truth to it, so Lin Li had to quote the original words and pretend that it was Ling Xiao who said it, so as to make his elder brother happy.
You know what, this trick really works.
Ling Mo's cold face immediately softened a bit. He patted Lin Li's shoulder and said, "Little girl, you are really smart. As expected, the old man was right about you... It's a pity that when you and Ling Xiao were getting married, I was on a mission outside and didn't come back to participate."
"Aren't you back now?" Lin Li enthusiastically invited people in, "I know you've been too busy, brother, but I have to apologize for your bad attitude just now..."
"Ignorance is not a crime. It's okay." Ling Mo waved his hands.
She looked at Ling Mo again, and then at Ling Xiao.
It’s true that these two brothers are somewhat similar.
It's just that Ling Mo is so cold, and Ling Xiao has a delicate and seemingly non-aggressive appearance, which makes people ignore the similarities between him and Ling Xiao.
Lin Li scolded Ling Xiao again, "Ling Xiao, it's all your fault. You actually wanted me to teach my elder brother a lesson by committing an insubordination. How rude of you."
Ling Xiao asked Ling Mo: "A few months ago, the person who pretended to be a doctor to treat me was you?"
Ling Mo's expression suddenly became serious: "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hide it from you at that time. I wanted to have a good time with you. But I didn't know if I could come back alive from that mission... I was afraid that once we talked, I wouldn't want to leave..."
After he said this, the air seemed to stagnate.
After a while, Ling Xiao said with disdain: "Don't you hate other people's mothers-in-law the most? Now why do I feel that you are more nagging than others..."
Lin Li pulled Ling Xiao and said, "Don't talk about my brother like that..."
Then, Lin Li invited people in again.
This time, Lin Li really showed respect from the inside out.
You know, Ling Mo's words just now almost made her cry.
She believed that Ling Mo was speaking the truth.
The people in the house had already come out to greet them and were now standing in the yard, hearing everything that was said outside.
As the head of the Lin family in the commune, Lin Hua had to say something on behalf of the family.
So he quickly and enthusiastically invited Ling Mo into the house and said a few warm words and compliments.
After entering the house, Lin Hua introduced the other family members to Ling Mo.
Lin Fu and the two girls both behaved very respectfully, which made Ling Mo feel respected.
Therefore, I am even more satisfied with the marriage between Ling Xiao and Lin Li.
Although before, he had rejected Lin Li because of the rumors.
He wanted to give Lin Li a red envelope of 600 yuan to make up for the gift money he, as the eldest brother, should give to his younger siblings at their wedding ceremony.
Lin Li was reluctant to accept it at first, but Ling Mo said that the gift money should not be refused.
But Lin Li thought the gift was too expensive. You have to know that in that era, giving a few dollars as a gift was considered outrageous. Generally speaking, the poor relatives in the village would just give some bright red or green sheets.
But Ling Xiao gave the order and asked Lin Li to accept it.
Lin Li recalled that when she and Ling Xiao held their wedding, most of Lin Li's relatives did not give any money. Only two aunts and grandmothers from the families of uncles and elders within the fifth degree of mourning gave Lin Li two yuan each, and everyone else gave quilt covers or pillowcases.
But Ling Xiao's parents each gave 100 yuan, and Ling Zexuan's friends also gave 20-20 yuan each. The contrast was so stark at the time that the Lin family felt a little ashamed.
Lin Li didn't complain about anything, because she knew that her family were all poor farmers and their ancestors had never seen the world.
But when Lin Rong and his wife talked to their younger brothers about it, they felt very upset.
Fortunately, Ling Xiao's brother-in-law is a stable man and will not quarrel with his sister because of this. If it were someone else, he would feel aggrieved in his heart, and if provoked by the villagers, he would definitely go home and quarrel with his wife every day, forcing her to draw a clear line between herself and her family.
But Ling Xiao not only didn't complain at all, he didn't even make a joke.
In the eyes of the Lin family, no matter how low-key a person is, when encountering such a thing, he would show off in a joking tone how helpful his family and friends are. Who doesn't have the desire to show off, but Ling Xiao doesn't.
So Lin Rong and his wife told their brothers that in the future, the whole family should work together to be nice to Ling Xiao. They even did some psychological work on Lin Li, telling her not to always attack and suppress Ling Xiao in secret, and to be more humble at all times and not be so competitive.
But Lin Li would not listen to them.
She also knows that some jokes are actually the true words of her subconscious mind, and she knows that saying them out loud will give people the impression that she is too petty, so she says them in a joking tone. She is also an ordinary person and will make such mistakes. She will also treat Ling Xiao like this when she feels embarrassed, thinking that at least she can save some face, but she also knows that doing so will backfire.
If Ling Xiao was not Ling Xiao but someone else, there would be conflicts between the couple in the long run, so she would try to find out her true thoughts, restrain her bad habits, and communicate with Ling Xiao as much as possible.
For example, when dealing with Ling Xiao's elder brother, if it were Lin Li in her previous life, she would not think of using high emotional intelligence words to get closer to Lin Li's elder brother. She would despise such flattery.
But now, she no longer thinks this is flattery. Since she really loves Ling Xiao, she will treat his relatives with her heart. Besides, his relatives are just not good at expressing themselves, but they are all people with positive values and will not discriminate against poor people just because they have the ability and conditions.
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