Chapter 129 An Awkward Meeting
Chapter 129 An Awkward Meeting
Upon hearing this call, everyone in the room was taken aback.
Lin Yan raised an eyebrow, and Lin Yu frowned.
Old Man Lin and his family arrived.
Even the Zou family was stunned. These two families had come together. What were they going to do?
But no matter what, once someone arrives, you can't kick them out, so everyone stood up and went out to greet them.
Bao Quan's son, Lin Zirui, frowned and called out, "That annoying little auntie is here!"
Second Uncle's youngest daughter, Lin Wan, quickly covered his mouth to prevent him from saying anything innocent or childish.
It seems this child doesn't really like Lin Herui either.
Old Man Lin and Old Woman Lin walked in front, Lin Fang followed with New Year's goods, and Li Shi and Lin He Rui walked at the back.
Old Man Lin was about to exchange pleasantries with his brother when he entered the house, but he was stunned when he saw Lin Yan and Lin Yu standing there.
Old Mrs. Lin saw it too, and now she gets furious whenever she sees that brat.
He demanded, "What are you doing here?!"
After suffering several setbacks at Lin Hai's place, they realized that his eldest son truly had no intention of acknowledging them, so they had no choice but to give up temporarily.
My eldest son didn't come to visit me for the New Year this time, so I didn't expect to run into him here.
Lin Hai didn't say anything, after all, it was indeed a bit awkward for the two families to meet now.
Lin Chao didn't want the two sides to start arguing, so he quickly cut off the conversation.
"Sixth Uncle, Sixth Aunt is here!"
They had just visited the Lin family to offer New Year's greetings that morning, but Uncle Lin the Fourth did not go.
Old Man Lin said, "I've come to see my old brother!"
Uncle Lin nodded. Although he was somewhat dissatisfied with Old Man Lin's previous actions, he couldn't possibly be ungrateful for his younger brother's visit.
Li handed the things in Lin Fang's hands to Lin Baoquan, telling him to put them down, and then they began exchanging pleasantries.
Upon seeing Lin Yan, he suddenly became unusually enthusiastic, "Oh my, Yan has grown up to be so beautiful."
"Brother and sister-in-law, look, we should keep in touch! I miss Ayan and Ayu so much."
Lin Yan: ...
Lin Yu: ...
I believe you!
Lin's mother nodded at her, forcing a smile. After all, you can't hit someone who's smiling.
Lin Herui snorted coldly.
Lin Zirui had already broken free from his sister's hand and was making faces at Lin Herui, which annoyed Lin Herui.
Looking at Li's smiling face, Lin Yan thought to herself: This guy has changed his strategy. He's so shameless. Can he really pretend that nothing happened before?
Old Man Lin didn't want to start a fight with his brother, so he pretended not to see Lin Hai's family and exchanged pleasantries with his brother.
The remaining people were slightly embarrassed, and even Zou Shi didn't know what to say.
Apart from the voices of Old Man Lin and Fourth Grandfather Lin, there was complete silence.
As Grandpa Lin was talking, he suddenly mentioned that Lin's father's leg had been healed.
Old Man Lin was stunned. "Healed?!"
He and Lin Guifang consulted many doctors at the time, after all, the eldest son had a skill and was the pillar of the family, but in the end, they still couldn't cure him.
"What?" Old Mrs. Lin was also taken aback, her mind racing.
Lin Fang, however, had a look of joy on his face, "Big Brother's leg is healed!"
Lin Hai nodded. "Ayan hired a very skilled doctor."
Li's eyes lit up. "Oh, this is wonderful! My brother can run errands again now."
Grandma Lin felt incredibly sad, almost to the point of fainting. How come she felt better as soon as she got off her legs? Could it be that she was just pretending not to want to go out and work before?
Now Lin Hai's family doesn't care about her anymore, and even though she's approached the village head several times, he refuses to side with her.
Uncle Lin began to persuade Old Man Lin and Lin Hai, "You are all family. Lin Hai's leg is healed, this is a good thing!"
Old Man Lin nodded, but Lin Hai remained silent.
Lin Yan smiled and gave her mother a wink. She wanted to give her father a wink, but he barely looked up since the old man entered the room.
Lin's mother received the signal, tugged at Lin's father's arm, and gestured for him to leave.
Mr. Lin had had enough, so he stood up and said to his fourth uncle, "Fourth Uncle, we'll be leaving now! There are still people at home!"
"Hey!" Uncle Lin wanted to keep him, as he was still hoping to ease the tension between the two families.
Ms. Zou blinked. She had originally planned to invite Lin Hai's family to stay for dinner, but given the current situation, she decided against it.
She gave Lin Jiang a look.
Lin Jiang quickly said, "I'll see you out!"
Lin Chao also felt it was better to let them go, so he went out to see them off as well.
Once outside, Lin's father let out a deep breath.
Besides the Lin family members, only Uncle Lin Si was talking to Old Man Lin in the room. Aunt Wang was sitting still, while Li was trying to get close to her.
Everyone else came out to see someone off, but actually they just wanted some fresh air because the atmosphere inside was really awkward.
"When I have time, I'll come over to your house for a while!" Zou said, pulling on Lin's mother's arm.
Lin's mother smiled gently, "No problem."
Lin Chao said to Lin Hai, "Father is getting old and always wants the family to get together. You don't need to worry about it."
Lin Hai shook his head, indicating that he didn't care. "I know what Fourth Uncle means."
Watching the four members of the Lin family leave, Lin Jiang muttered, "The Lin family is doing much better than before. Sixth Uncle is probably regretting it to death."
Lin Chao said, "You reap what you sow. Lin Hai used to be very filial, who knew he would end up like this."
Mrs. Zou said with a smile, "I think it's a good thing! Lin Yan and Lin Yu are being raised so well! Just think about what they were like before!"
She didn't say anything bad about Old Man Lin's family, after all, they were elders, and it wasn't appropriate to speak ill of them, but in her heart she thought they deserved it.
The Lin family was on their way home.
Lin Yu sighed, turned his eyes, and looked at his sister.
Lin Yan glanced at him but ignored him.
Seeing the quiet atmosphere, Lin Yan sighed and started a conversation, "Let's go to Master Li's house to wish him a Happy New Year later!"
Lin's mother said, "We should go. Let's go back and get some things!"
Lin's father nodded in agreement.
Back at the Lin family home, Lin Yan took out tea and wine, looked at the plum blossoms in the yard, and remembered how she had plucked the flowers and plants from Li Deshan's house.
I cut a few branches of blooming red plum blossoms for him to take with him.
When Li Zhongwei asked the group if they were going to find Li Deshan, he followed them, intending to have a heart-to-heart talk with his old buddy.
Li Deshan's family consists of himself and his son's family. The rest of his family members live in Beijing, and he has a nephew who lives far away in Yunnan and Guizhou. He has some distant relatives in Lijiazhuang, but they are not very close to each other and did not spend the Spring Festival together.
As soon as Li Deshan saw Lin Yan, his face fell. He felt heartbroken when he remembered how this girl had plundered his flowers and plants.
However, his eyes lit up when he saw Lin Yan take a bunch of red plum blossoms off the cart.
"Master Li, come and see the plum blossoms I've been growing!"
"These are the ones you cut at my house last time? No way, how could they grow so fast?"
Lin Yan smiled with her lips pursed but didn't say where the flowers came from. However, Li Deshan was very satisfied when he took the flowers.
"You've grown it quite well! It's even better than mine... not much worse." Li Deshan was still being stubborn in the end.
"Haha, my father loves these flowers and plants."
A clear, pleasant voice came from behind.
Lin Yu smiled and said obediently, "Hello, sir!"
This was the first time Lin Yan had seen Li Deshan's son, Li Xin, who was also a teacher hired by the Zhangjiawan Clan School.
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