Chapter 179

"Woof, woof, woof..." Da Huang's barking rang out.

The barking was different from usual.

Lin Zhao opened her eyes, kicked Gu Gu Chenghuai with her foot. "Listen, is someone knocking on the door, or am I hallucinating?"

Gu Gu Chenghuai clamped her foot. "... Don't kick around."

That voice had a kind of forbearance hoarseness.

Lin Zhao woke up instantly, realizing where she had just kicked, and gave the man a fawning smile.

"Are you okay?"

The man looked at her deeply, got up and got out of bed, lit the kerosene lamp, took the rain gear, and went out.

Lin Zhao sat up. "Is someone really knocking on the door?"

She moved to the edge of the bed, followed and got out of bed, muttering in her heart, who is this, knocking on the door in the middle of the night.

Whose house collapsed, coming to borrow a place to stay?!

Thinking wildly, she took the kerosene lamp, went out of the room, stood under the eaves, and looked in the direction of the gate.

The Gu family's front yard, the place from the door to the gate, was paved with gravel, the courtyard drainage was done well, there wasn't much accumulated water, and it looked very clean. With the 'swish-swish' raindrops falling, the whole courtyard seemed to be hidden in the mist, having a kind of misty beauty.

Before long.

Lin Zhao saw a familiar little figure beside Gu Gu Chenghuai.

Looking carefully.

It was actually her niece Lin Lin Xuan.

"Lin Xuan Lin Xuan?"

Lin Lin Xuan wasn't familiar with her uncle, her limbs were stiff beside Gu Gu Chenghuai, at this time seeing her aunt, she ran over in small steps, hugging Lin Zhao's waist. "Aunt."

Lin Zhao didn't ask why she came over in the middle of the night, looked at Gu Gu Chenghuai: "You go to sleep first, I'll sleep with Lin Xuan Lin Xuan tonight."

Gu Gu Chenghuai looked at Lin Lin Xuan, who was crying miserably, and pursed his thin lips.

"I'll go boil hot water."

Leaving the sentence, he walked toward the kitchen.

Lin Zhao led Lin Lin Xuan into the room, not the children's room, but the guest room specifically left, where things were, cleaned every two days, the sheets were clean.

Smoothly took down a clean towel to wipe the rainwater on Lin Lin Xuan's hair.

"Such heavy rain, and it's so late, how did you dare to come out alone, aren't you afraid of meeting a wolf and being carried away."

Lin Lin Xuan was at a loss, picking at her fingers, having eight hundred small movements in a few seconds, wanting to stand up, wanting to take the towel... it seemed only having something to do made her feel at ease.

"Where's your dad?" Lin Zhao asked casually.

Lin Lin Xuan's thin shoulders stiffened.

She lowered her head, picking and tearing the dead skin on her fingers quickly, not stopping even when she hit a stagnant spot.

Lin Zhao, based on the few strokes about Lin Lin Xuan in the original book, knew she might have psychological problems, but... Lin Xuan Lin Xuan's state had been very good a while ago, how did she suddenly...

Asking her dad Lin Lin Shisheng, she didn't answer either. This kind of non-answering wasn't resistance, but shame, guilt, sadness... one could tell from her head getting lower and lower.

... Qiulian.

Inexplicably, this name popped up in Lin Zhao's mind.

"Your mother came back?"

Lin Lin Xuan's face was pale, but she shook her head, couldn't help crying.

"Didn't come back, then there's news passed back." Looking at the little girl crying silently, Lin Zhao hugged her, wiping her tears. "What are you crying for? No matter what happened, you are your dad's daughter, have grandparents, so many family members, and me... no matter what your mother did, it has nothing to do with you and Zhengzheng. Little child, don't think too much, thinking too much makes it easy to get stuck with yourself."

Lin Lin Xuan didn't raise her head, wiping her eyes in a mess, saying shamefully: "Aunt, that person, that person gave my dad a green hat..."

The voice was small and hoarse.

Didn't even call her mother, the tone of voice was full of hatred.

She was almost ten, suppressed by her biological mother since she knew things, her courage was small, she was more sensible than her peers, knew that wearing a green hat was a very shameful thing.

Stealing a listen to Lin Lin Shisheng talking with his buddies, Lin Lin Xuan was struck by lightning, the whole person fell into great shame and self-abandonment.

How could she be born by such a person!?

Feeling she had no face to see her biological father, the little girl ran out of the house. It seemed as long as she ran far enough, she could stay far away from those disgusting things.

Lin Zhao's gaze paused slightly.

Qiulian's matter exploded!?

"How did you know?"

Lin Lin Xuan sniffed. "... I overheard it."

"Your dad and the others definitely didn't know you ran out, right? Maybe they're looking for you all over the world." Lin Zhao rubbed her half-dry hair, said softly, not blaming, just telling her.

"I left a note." Lin Lin Xuan said in a small voice.

Don't know why, hearing this matter, she didn't want to stay at home.

"Consider you careful." Lin Zhao patted Lin Xuan Lin Xuan's head, her words turned, and said again: "When you're irritable... you can think of finding me, this aunt, I'm very happy."

"Go, go take a bath, take a hot bath and sleep, sleep and nothing will happen." She pulled her niece and walked outside.

This rain brought a chill, Lin Lin Xuan was drenched, to avoid cold air entering her body, it was safer to soak in a bath.

Lin Lin Xuan followed obediently.

Gu Gu Chenghuai was afraid the little girl would be uncomfortable, so he returned to the room after finishing his work.

Not seeing her uncle, Lin Lin Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.

After bathing, she changed into the nightdress Lin Zhao made for her.

"Truly beautiful." Lin Zhao praised.

"Did Aunt make it for me?" Lin Lin Xuan pinched the hem of the dress, a warm sun shooting into her dull heart.

Lin Zhao nodded. "If it wasn't made for you, who was it made for, wear it boldly, Zhengzheng and Lin Xibao both have one."

Lin Lin Xuan's heart felt hot, a smile appeared on her face. "Thank you, Aunt."

"Thank for what, you go lie down, I'll put medicine on your feet, I'll go flush some milk powder for you, drink it and sleep." At the same time the words fell, Lin Zhao walked to the next room.

Blocking Lin Lin Xuan's "No need."

The little girl had to apply medicine to her feet, she wore cloth shoes, the soles were thin, the road was dark, and there were many stones, walking over, the skin on many places on her feet was worn away.

Lin Zhao was busy with her hands, thinking about Second Brother, the family should have discovered Lin Xuan Lin Xuan came to find her, right?

The Lin family did discover it, and then naturally knew... Lin Lin Shisheng's head was full of green.

Lin Lin Shichang and his wife Chen Yu were dumbfounded, their chins almost falling to the ground.

Especially Chen Yu, shocked to the point of brain crash, sluggish on the spot.

Second sister-in-law, how could Second sister-in-law dare.

Stealing a man.

She actually stole a man.

Don't want her life anymore?! So thirsty, don't know it's a strict crackdown outside, how could she be so unable to think, she is like this... where does she put her two daughters?

Crazy, this world is crazy.

"Divorce! Not divorce, waiting for the New Year? Old Two, you go divorce Qiulian tomorrow!" Song Song Xiwei was unquestionable.

She was a woman, knew the difficulty of women, even if she didn't like Qiulian, she had never made things difficult for her or put on a cold face, but didn't expect to let her get worse, actually daring to steal a man.

Lin Lin Shisheng's expression didn't change. "Got it."

Seeing him very calm, not like he just knew. Lin Lin Heling looked at Little Two's head with sympathy and asked: "When did you know?"

"..." Lin Lin Shisheng was silent for a moment. "Half a month, maybe."

Lin Lin Heling patted his shoulder, organizing his language, his voice clear and moist, persuading: "People live a lifetime, what kind of strange things might be encountered, think openly. At least you have two sensible daughters."

The fire that should have been sent was already sent, the younger brother of Qiulian, whom she cared about most, didn't have his leg broken, he did it.

Don't say, watching the Qiu family cry and wail, he was truly refreshed.

Wanted to do this when he was entangled back then, endured for almost ten years, finally vented it!

"... Dad, you don't need to persuade me, I think openly." Lin Lin Shisheng said helplessly.

Hated to knife the person when he first knew, felt it wasn't necessary after thinking it through, why commit a crime for a rotten person.

Song Song Xiwei slapped him on the shoulder. "Don't talk nonsense, remember what your dad said."

Lin Lin Shisheng grinned, rubbed his shoulder, and walked outside.

"I'll go find Lin Xuan Lin Xuan."

Zhengzheng followed in small steps. "Dad, I want to go too."

"What are you going for, it's raining." Lin Lin Shisheng let her go to sleep.

Lin Zheng was a little girl with ideas and stubbornness, pulling her father's hem and looking persistent.

Knowing the sisters had a good relationship, it was normal for the younger daughter to want to go, Lin Lin Shisheng said: "Wear rain gear."

In an era where materials weren't abundant, families with umbrellas were rare, country people's rain protection tools were straw capes, bamboo hats, and those in better condition used oilcloth.

Lin Lin Shisheng gave the oilcloth to his little daughter, put on a bamboo hat, and rushed into the rain curtain.

The rain was heavy, fortunately, there was no thunder or lightning, the road had a lot of accumulated water, and it was full of mud, walking was difficult, pulling out radishes and bringing mud.

Fortunately, the Lin family had a flashlight, barely able to see the road.

"Don't know how your sister walked all the way." Lin Lin Shisheng had to roar to speak.

Lin Zheng grabbed her father's arm tightly, walking with difficulty in the rain. "The rain wasn't that heavy when my sister walked, she must have slept at Little Aunt's place."

"Hope your Little Aunt doesn't get angry." Lin Lin Shisheng said fearfully. "Your Little Aunt has a heavy morning temper."

When they were young, when Zhao Zhao was sleeping, it was fine for parents to call her, barely able to suppress her unhappiness, at most putting on a stinky face, if they brothers went to call her, they would have to go out with panda eyes at the highest.

Zhengzheng frowned. "My Little Aunt has a very good temper."

"That's now." Lin Lin Shisheng said. "Used to have a very big temper."

Zhengzheng was unhappy that he said her aunt, and looked at him.

Lin Lin Shisheng saw the younger daughter wasn't much affected by Qiulian's matter, rubbed her wet head, held his breath and asked: "I want to divorce your mother, from tomorrow on, you and your sister only have me, do you blame me?"

Lin Zheng looked at him strangely. "My sister and I were brought up by Grandma and Eldest Aunt, having a mother or not makes no difference, you are a qualified father, I don't blame you, sister is the softest-hearted, she definitely won't blame you either."

"Your father married a troublesome wife, but having you and your sister, these two daughters, is not a loss." Lin Lin Shisheng laughed.

Zhengzheng smiled inwardly.

She didn't like her biological mother, nor did she like the Qiu family, Dad wanted to divorce Mom, her little heart was squeezed full of happy bubbles.

After Dad and Mom divorce, sister won't have to be afraid in the future, and can sleep well at night.

Father and daughter arrived at the Harvest Brigade, knocking on the Gu family's wooden door.

Lin Zhao knew Second Brother would come, hadn't slept, was eating dried sweet potatoes, reading a book, waiting for him to come to the door.

Hearing the knock, hurried to open the door.

Seeing Lin Lin Shisheng and Lin Zheng outside the door, Lin Zhao was stunned, hurried to pull Zhengzheng into the house. "Second Brother, why did you bring Zhengzheng? Aren't you afraid she'll catch a cold."

Zhengzheng bent her eyes and smiled. "Aunt, I'm not cold."

Lin Zhao wasn't surprised they came, Lin Lin Shisheng and Lin Zheng knew Lin Lin Xuan was here.

There was hot water in the pot, greeted Second Brother and niece to wash up, the two were warm, hadn't spoken yet when an enamel mug was stuffed into their hands.

"Drink some brown sugar water." Lin Zhao was very organized.

"Thank you Aunt, where's my sister?" Zhengzheng found she hadn't seen her sister for a long time, so asked.

"Asleep." Lin Zhao answered, pointed to the location of a room, and sent Zhengzheng over. "You go to that room, you sleep there with your sister tonight. Be careful, don't wake your sister, she finally fell asleep."

Just chatted with Lin Xuan Lin Xuan, she knew Lin Xuan Lin Xuan had accumulated so many things in her heart—

Qiulian beat and scolded her when she was at home, disliked her personality, timid, not generous, scolded without leaving any room, not only beat and scolded, but also threatened her.

How did she threaten her, you dare to complain, I'll divorce your dad, and take you away when the time comes.

This was something that could be pinched to death for a timid little girl, Lin Lin Xuan didn't dare to speak, was afraid every day, afraid of being beaten and scolded, also afraid of being taken away from the Lin family, mental weakness, and psychological problems...

No wonder she would commit suicide by lying on the tracks in the original book.

Zhengzheng missed her sister, carried the enamel mug to the room her aunt pointed to.

Once she left, Lin Zhao looked at Lin Lin Shisheng, her eyes calm.

Lin Lin Shisheng felt somewhat panicked. "..." "Zhao Zhao, speak directly if you have something to say, don't look at me like this, I'm so panicked."

"What's Second Brother's plan?" Lin Zhao's tone was light, her eyes narrowed dangerously.

What she was thinking was, if Second Brother didn't act, she would jump up and smash him, then give him a few punches...

Whoever added blockage to her, she would definitely return it, own brother was no exception.

Lin Lin Shisheng didn't know he was on the verge of being beaten, said: "Divorce."

Regarding this answer, Lin Zhao was barely satisfied.

She couldn't stand people who valued face and children more than anything else, constantly ignoring their own feelings, compromising, compromising, and compromising, living a sloppy life.

"Just divorce? What about the Qiu family, finally found a handle, didn't think about venting anger."

Lin Lin Shisheng smiled. "Of course."

He smiled maliciously, rubbing his palms together. "This breath has been held for a long time, impossible not to vent."

Feeling his younger sister underestimated him, Lin Lin Shisheng's lips pressed into a straight line.

"Zhao Zhao, your Second Brother isn't a coward, won't endure everything."

"I didn't say that." Lin Zhao didn't admit it.

Lin Lin Shisheng opened his mouth slowly. "You thought so."

He picked at the protruding paint on the handle of the enamel mug, repeatedly grinding with his fingers, puzzled why he left such a terrible impression on his younger sister.

Lin Zhao acted like she didn't hear. "Second Brother, I'll go with you tomorrow."

"Go together to do what?" Lin Lin Shisheng's temples jumped.

Lin Zhao looked righteous. "Go settle accounts, you're my own brother, suffered such a big grievance for no reason, how can I not go vent anger for you."

"Eldest Brother has to work, Third Brother is a soldier, easy to be caught by the handle if he goes, Fourth Brother isn't easy to appear, only I can go, Second Brother don't be afraid I'll drag you down, I never drag down, only perfectly complete the mission."

Lin Lin Shisheng: "..."

"I can do it myself."

Lin Zhao looked quiet, smiling. "Fists are itchy, want to beat people."

Younger sister had this request, just happened to have a ready-made sandbag, Lin Lin Shisheng's smile was scattered. "If you want to go, then go, go tomorrow morning."

"Alright, let Lin Xuan Lin Xuan and Zhengzheng stay here for a few more days." Lin Zhao said.

There was no divorce in the ten miles and eight villages, her Second Brother was the first case, thinking also knew Lin Xuan Lin Xuan and Zhengzheng would encounter how many strange gazes, they should hide, at least no one in the Harvest Brigade dared to force them in front of her.

Lin Lin Shisheng didn't be polite with his own sister. "Fine, then I'll trouble you, I'll pack some things and send them over tomorrow afternoon."

"Alright."

Thinking of what Second Brother said before about wanting to find a way to enter the transport team, Lin Zhao asked again: "Second Brother, aren't you wanting to enter the transport team, is it smooth?"

"Smooth!" Lin Lin Shisheng smiled calmly. "Just wait for the divorce and go to work."

"?" A look of surprise flashed in Lin Zhao's eyes. "Is the work decided?"

Lin Lin Shisheng looked satisfied. "Just a temporary worker, equivalent to an apprentice, following the car."

The transport team work was high, but this work was also dangerous, there were too many robbers, if you met a desperate person, your life might stay in a foreign land. Lin Lin Shisheng had fist and foot skills, a flexible brain, saved a master, only then had a chance to enter.