Chapter 120

"I can't guess, what is it?" Gu Chenghuai took the cloth bag from her hand and hung it on the handlebars.

Lin Zhao tugged at his white shirt, her eyes smiling, "I bought a job."

Gu Chenghuai's expression paused slightly, his eyes carrying surprise, "A job?"

"Mm!" Lin Zhao enunciated heavily, her expression proud.

Today, she really owed it to Comrade Wang Ju, and she also owed it to her own decisive action to buy it, otherwise this job would have become someone else's.

"What kind of job?" Gu Chenghuai asked curiously.

Lin Zhao didn't rush to jump onto the back seat of the bicycle, but walked side by side with him, the corners of her mouth raised, visibly pleased, "A warehouse keeper at the electrical machinery factory; the requirements for education aren't considered high, how about that?"

"Not bad," Gu Chenghuai praised first, his tone casual, "Who do you intend to give it to?"

Lin Zhao already had an answer in her heart, but when he asked, she was somewhat hesitant, "What do you think?"

Gu Chenghuai chuckled, "It's a job you bought, I have no opinion on who you give it to."

However, that his wife could ask him meant she cared about his opinion, and he was very happy.

Lin Zhao looked troubled, "Originally, I wanted to give it to Eldest Sister, but once I thought about how the work of pasting matchboxes had already been given to her, if I gave her another job, the eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law would definitely be uncomfortable, and the family wouldn't be stable!"

The small job of pasting matchboxes was fine; it only earned a few yuan a month, and the two sisters-in-law could persuade themselves, but now this was a formal job; in the future, there would be no need to work in the fields, it could directly convert agricultural status to non-agricultural, and the job could even be given to one's own children; who wouldn't be envious?!

Gu Chenghuai saw that his wife had a plan in mind and felt relieved.

He said, "Give it to Eldest Brother-in-law."

"I know your feelings for Eldest Sister, but giving it to her isn't appropriate, as it easily causes conflict; giving it to Eldest Brother-in-law is different. Regarding my side... no one can say anything."

Even if the eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law grumbled, they could persuade themselves.

Furthermore.

If Zhaozhao got a job for her maiden family, her own sister-in-law would treat her even more closely.

Giving it to her own brother, Lin Zhao indicated it was also fine, "Then give it to my eldest brother or second brother, and let them decide?"

Wanting to give it to her eldest sister-in-law was also to change the Wei family's ending; she was thinking, if Eldest Sister had a job, would Brother-in-law not do things like speculation and profiteering, would he not be caught and sentenced, and would the Wei family not fall apart?

But thinking about it from another angle.

The Wei family had already separated, which was vastly different from the story in the original book; with Gu Chan watching, there shouldn't be any trouble in the family.

To put it bluntly, even if Wei Xiangdong were caught, with Gu Chenghuai there, he could be fished out.

She had that much confidence in the cubs' father.

Gu Chenghuai expressed agreement, "That's fine."

Afraid that Zhaozhao would overthink, he added, "Brother-in-law knows many people; if he encounters a suitable job, he will plan for Eldest Sister."

"He said so?" This 'he' referred to Wei Xiangdong.

Gu Chenghuai smiled, "He said it before; he didn't want Eldest Sister to work in the fields, it's just that before, the Wei family hadn't separated, and jobs were like bombs; even if he wanted to get one, he didn't dare. Now he can find one freely."

Hearing this, Lin Zhao smiled, "Alright, this opportunity to show off should still be left to Brother-in-law."

"That's the right way to think." Gu Chenghuai saw that his wife had figured it out, his dark eyes flashed with a smile, and with a push of his feet, the bicycle glided for several meters.

Lin Zhao gripped his jacket and asked, "Has my eldest brother asked Meng Jiusi yet?"

"Not when I left," Gu Chenghuai's voice was low and pleasant, "The brigade captain assigned production tasks to the few people at the foot of the mountain today, and they are very busy; Eldest Brother hasn't found an opportunity yet, perhaps by the time we get home, he will have already asked."

"Then ride faster, I'm anxious to know," Lin Zhao urged.

Gu Chenghuai laughed, "Aren't you afraid of your butt hurting?"

"There's a soft cushion, it doesn't hurt," Lin Zhao said unconcernedly, "If Meng Jiusi is really my fourth brother, a little pain is fine, I don't care."

Hearing her say this, Gu Chenghuai increased his speed; although he accelerated, he still rode steadily, avoiding bumps whenever possible.

At the entrance of the village, the busybodies of the village were gossiping.

"Have you seen the new courtyard of the Gu family's third branch? It's visibly rising, several green brick rooms, it's just beautiful. I also heard that Chenghuai ordered new windows and said he wanted to buy some large glass to install when the time comes; the eldest cub's family is becoming more and more different!"

"Don't call him the eldest cub anymore; Old Gu gave the little cubs in the family formal names, and now they are called Gu Zhiyu, Yubao! Be careful, if you call him the eldest cub again, Yubao will get angry with you."

The person who called him the eldest cub patted his mouth, "Right, Yubao, it's Yubao, look at me, I forgot again!"

There's no lack of sour people anywhere, and here, there was one right in front, "Are the Gu family's boys living more comfortably than people in the city? The snacks in their hands are never lacking; Chenghuai's wife really knows how to spoil children, and she's not afraid of spoiling them rotten."

Wang Chunhua just said, "The couple is capable of earning; if my family were as capable of earning, I would also spoil the boys in my family like that."

Yubao and Hengbao are good children; when they play with her family's Dazhuang, they share whatever good food they have with him, and she can't be that ungrateful wretch.

"Exactly, exactly," said Yuanbao's mother, whose children in the family had also received quite a few benefits.

The person who spoke sourly curled her lips.

Changing the subject.

"I see Chenghuai's two brothers-in-law helping out for several days in a row; does the Old Lin family have nothing serious to do?"

Wang Chunhua knew, "Who says they have nothing serious to do? The Old Lin family is also busy; it's just... for the Lin family brothers, their younger sister's business is the most important thing in the world. Only after building a good house for their sister and watching Yubao's mother move in with the children can the Lin family be at ease."

That person didn't have a good maiden family, felt unhappy in her heart, and added, "I heard the Lin family brothers are all educated, and they've read quite a few books; why are they like my family's useless boys, digging for food in the fields?"

Wang Chunhua still remembered Lin Zhao sending deworming medicine to her grandson, so she mostly protected her, "Look at what you're saying, are jobs in the county that easy to get? People in the city can't even grab them, so how could it be our turn as country folk. Even if the Lin family brothers don't have jobs, they are still more literate than us!"

"What's the use of being more literate!" That person seemed to have won a round, her expression proud, "It's as if because they know a few more characters, they can earn ten more work points every day."

Wang Chunhua and the others couldn't refute.

Why go and argue with her!

They unanimously felt that this person's words were too unpleasant.

Not wanting to pay attention to her anymore, the chatting squad dispersed.

Thus, when Lin Zhao and Battalion Commander Gu returned to the village, they rarely didn't see people gathered and chatting.

Lin Zhao didn't care; she was thinking about asking her eldest brother about Meng Jiusi, and pinched Gu Chenghuai's sturdy, narrow waist, "Go to the new house, I'm going to find Eldest Brother."

"Okay," Gu Chenghuai rode the bicycle toward the new house.

Country folk can endure hardship; at this moment, the sun was high, and the people building the house were still busy in the heat.

The people present greeted the couple, the hosts, and continued to be busy with the work in their hands.

They were all people with conscience; the Gu family served mung bean soup, so where else could they find such generous people? They had to work hard.

Before, when helping others in the village build houses, the water provided was just cold boiled water, at most with a little bit of sweetness.

What about the Gu family?

They sent mung bean soup with lily, which was not only icy cold but also sweet.

One sip, and it couldn't be more refreshing.

When their children came over, Chenghuai wasn't stingy either; he would also share with the children, letting them sweeten their mouths.

There wasn't a hint of arrogance or looking down on people.

Unlike that Lu Yizhou...

Forget it, don't talk about it!

Lin Zhao looked at the new house; the courtyard had already been initially built, and the workers were laying tiles on the roof; looking at it, it was very imposing.

"Haven't seen it for a few days, and it's almost done!"

Gu Chenghuai smiled, "Half the credit goes to the mung bean soup."

Building houses in the village is very fast; whichever family builds a house, those who aren't busy will come to lend a hand.

Looking at the mung bean soup the Gu family provided for everyone, everyone wanted to repay them a little, so the speed was even faster.

Hearing this, Lin Zhao waved her hand, "Tomorrow, I'll provide plum juice."

Those nearby heard this, and their mouths almost split to the back of their heads, "I heard it, there's plum juice tomorrow; I have to tell my children, let them come and have a taste too."

Lin Zhao was very generous to the children, saying, "Everyone come, bring your bowls, one bowl of plum juice per person is affordable."

That man smiled and gave a thumbs up, "Yubao's mother is generous."

Others also thanked her one after another.

"Yubao's mother, don't worry, we guarantee to build this house for you properly!"

"Right, right, at most another week, and your house will be built; then let it air for a few days, and you can move in!"

Lin Zhao listened patiently to everyone's words and thanked them with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work; when my house is built, Chenghuai and I will treat everyone to meat."

Eat meat?!!!

People in the Harvest Brigade all knew that the couple of the Gu family's third branch were people who kept their word, and they immediately began to look forward to it.

"Okay!"

"Yubao's mother is generous!!"

"I haven't tasted meat in three months, I'm dying of craving!!"

"That's nothing, my family hasn't tasted it in over four months."

The storage ring had a lot of meat stored, and Lin Zhao wouldn't be stingy; these people had worked hard for more than half a month, neither asking for money nor needing to be fed, relying purely on neighborly feelings, so treating them to meat wasn't a waste at all.

Lin Shichang shook his head helplessly; he knew his younger sister had come to find him, so he came down from the roof and walked toward Lin Zhao.

The siblings found a quiet place.

"Eldest Brother, is that Fourth Brother?"

Lin Shichang had chatted with Meng Jiusi and initially confirmed that it was his fourth younger brother, "It should be."

Thinking of what the person suspected to be his fourth younger brother had said, he felt slightly uncomfortable in his heart, "Meng Jiusi is indeed not Meng family's biological child; he was adopted."

Meng Jiusi was only adopted by the Meng family when he was old enough to know things.

Before this, he had been tossed between many families and had suffered quite a bit; being hungry, beaten, and scolded were common occurrences.

When he couldn't bear the beatings at seven, he escaped from the family that adopted him, and when he was about to starve to death, he met Meng Laoyezi, was adopted by the old master, and taught medical skills; he didn't have many good days before the Meng family was brought down, and he and Meng Laoyezi became bad elements, falling to this point.

Lin Zhao heard that Fourth Brother had suffered so much, and her heart felt like it had been scratched; she almost bit her teeth to pieces, hating it to the extreme.

Human traffickers deserve to be struck by lightning!

"Eldest Brother, go back and tell Mother about Meng Jiusi's situation, and by the way, ask if Fourth Brother has any other birthmarks, or let Father and Mother find an opportunity to meet him; they are his biological parents, they will always know if that is Fourth Brother, what do you think?"

Lin Shichang had the same thought, "Mm."

"Eldest Brother, is Meng Jiusi married?" Lin Zhao knew that many of these people being educated had been divorced.

Not yet sure if this person was her biological brother, she could only temporarily call him by the other's name.

Lin Shichang had asked Meng Jiusi this question.

"Married, but divorced; the two children are with the woman."

Lin Zhao sighed.

She could understand.

She thought that since Meng Jiusi had divorced his wife, the possibility of the woman remarrying was very high; if so, what about the cubs suspected to be her nephews?

"Eldest Brother, where is Meng Jiusi's home?"

Lin Shichang: "In the capital."

Damn.

So far!

It would take a lot of time just to inquire.

"Forget it, let's confirm if that's Fourth Brother first!"

Lin Shichang was as anxious as his younger sister, "Zhaozhao, I'll use your bicycle, I'm going back to tell Mother now."

His mother had a quick temper; for such a big matter, if he dared to hide it from her, even for a morning, she would be furious.

Before Lin Zhao could speak, Gu Chenghuai pushed the bicycle over and gave it to his brother-in-law, "Eldest Brother, feel free to use it."

Lin Shichang patted his brother-in-law's shoulder, rode the bike, and returned to the village.

With something on his mind, he rode very fast and returned to the Dongfeng Brigade in half an hour.

The people chatting at the entrance of the village were stunned to see Lin Eldest return so early.

"Dad of Dadan, why are you back so early today? Did something happen?"

"Where is Xuanxuan's father? Why didn't we see him come back?"

Lin Shichang couldn't say anything and could only find an excuse to muddle through.

"I came back to get something, you aunts keep chatting."

After finishing his words, he pedaled the bicycle and left.

Lin family.

Lin Heling and Song Xiwei learned from the eldest that Shichang and Zhaozhao had seen someone suspected to be Little Four; the couple was stunned and didn't react for a long time, their hearts filled with both shock and joy.

Little Four...

"Is it Little Four?" Lin Heling had always been calm, but at this moment, he was also shaken by the news Lin Shichang brought back, his voice trembling.

"Zhaozhao and I feel it's very possible, but we're afraid of making a mistake," Lin Shichang said.

Song Xiwei stood up and made a prompt decision, "Bring a chicken, and bring the saved eggs too; I'm going to take a look."

Finally having news of Little Four, Lin Heling, the biological father, couldn't sit still either, "I'm going too."

"Okay."

If he left Heling behind, he would also be restless, so it was better to take him along.

Song Xiwei arranged the family affairs and rode the bike, taking Lin Heling toward the Harvest Brigade.

Lin Shichang didn't stay idle; he borrowed the brigade captain's bicycle and hurriedly followed.

Seeing Yuan Xiang didn't understand and looked at Chen Yu, "Cousin-in-law, Little Aunt and the others were talking about... who is Little Four?"

"It's not strange that you don't know," Chen Yu explained, "Little Four and the third one were twins, and they were stolen right after they were born."

Before, fearing that his parents would be sad, no one in the family dared to mention it.

"Ah...?" Seeing Yuan Xiang just found out.

She put her hands together and whispered something.

She hoped that person was the Little Four in Little Aunt's mouth, and hoped Little Aunt and Little Uncle would get their wish.

Lin Zhao didn't know that her father and mother were on their way to the Harvest Brigade; she had just arrived home and was surrounded by Yubao and Hengbao.

"Mother, the gift you mentioned!" Hengbao asked his mother for the gift generously.

"I haven't washed up yet, it's so hot."

Hearing their mother's words, the two cubs busied themselves drawing water and getting towels, their movements neat and quick.

Lin Zhao washed her face as usual, and her whole body felt comfortable.

"The gift is in the cloth bag, go see for yourselves."

Hengbao rushed over first, pulled the string of the cloth bag, and took out the things inside.

They were several smaller-sized enamel mugs.

On them was written "Labor is most glorious."

Overall, they were white, and the patterns and characters were bright red, small and beautiful.

"Mother, are these cups for us?" Yubao asked happily; he didn't have a cup to drink water.

Lin Zhao smiled gently, "That's right, one for each of you little ones. Xingye, Xingci, A-Lan, you are older, in a few days I'll send you larger ones."

Drinking water with a bowl was too inconvenient.

Tie Chui heard there was one for him and asked excitedly, "Third Aunt, is there one for me too?"

The little friend's eyes widened, clear and bright, looking very cute.

Lin Zhao pinched his little face, "Yes, you are Yubao and Hengbao's good brother, there must be one for you."

Tie Chui was overjoyed and thanked her politely, "Thank you, Third Aunt."

Third Aunt is really good.

"You're welcome."

Xingye, Xingci, and A-Lan were all very happy; Third Aunt hadn't forgotten them either.

Yubao liked the gift his mother gave him very much and rubbed his little head against her, "Mother, I like the gift you gave very much, I will be careful and won't drop it."

"Mother believes you, scald it with boiling water before using it to disinfect it," Lin Zhao touched her son's head.

"Mm!"