Chapter 261: It really makes one

Lin Shifan laughed in anger.

"... Must you add to people's troubles on New Year's." He said unhappily.

"How is this adding to people's troubles." The guy blocking the door didn't admit it, "The Chief said that the personal problems of comrades must also be taken seriously, especially the older ones."

"?" Lin Shifan was almost created to fly.

"Older?" He gritted his teeth.

"... The Chief said it, I'm just a messenger." The young man in military uniform had a solemn expression.

Lin Shifan was speechless to the extreme, and in his anger, he turned around, found a quiet corner, and sat down.

If Zhaozhao and the others knew that he was forced to go on a blind date, they would definitely let out deafening laughter.

What is this?

The person involved didn't cooperate, so naturally, Lin Shifan didn't find a partner.

His leader specifically called him to the office and stared at him for several minutes.

"What are you staring at? I said I wanted a blind date, you signed me up, you're really annoying." Lin Shifan said with a face full of irritability.

The leader who was considered annoying: "..."

A thorn.

"Your parents came last time and said you were blind, asking the organization to introduce you, who are you saying is annoying?"

Lin Shifan's expression paused, and he stared at him with a look of half-belief, "My parents?"

"My parents would tell you this? Nonsense." He didn't believe it.

His parents didn't have the heart to manage his private affairs, and they clearly said his affairs were his own decision.

No, this isn't the point, who is blind.

"You still don't believe it..." The leader was laughed at by the thorn, "If you don't believe it, write a letter to your parents and ask, see if those were their exact words."

Lin Shifan turned a deaf ear.

"You asked me to go, and I went, so that's that, don't look for me for this kind of thing in the future." He said with a face full of resistance.

"Fine, fine, fine, I won't call you, you can be a bachelor for a lifetime; you don't give the female comrades any face, and they don't want to look at you either." The leader rolled his eyes at him.

Lin Shifan didn't care at all.

It didn't matter.

"Nothing else, I'm leaving."

The person in front of the wide table didn't want to say another word and waved his hand.

Lin Shifan walked out, muttering in a small voice, "New Year's, holding a social gathering, just tossing about..."

The middle-aged man looked at the closed door, wanting to get angry but having nowhere to vent, so he could only take a deep breath.

"Stubborn brat!"

Still not enough training.

Increase the training another day!

Lin Shifan didn't know the consequences of his muttering; he walked downstairs, and suddenly someone rushed out.

"Lin San, what did Old Fan want with you?!" The other party examined him with a rogue smile, "It wouldn't be... forcing you to go on a blind date, right?"

"Go, go, go!" Lin Shifan pushed his comrade away and strode forward.

Another person popped out from nowhere, "We guessed right?!!"

A gossip expression that loved watching the fun.

Lin Shifan paused, "Am I a golden egg? Being forced to go on a blind date? Don't the female comrades need face? Stop talking nonsense."

"Yo, yo, yo..." The young comrade looked at him teasingly.

"Suddenly so compassionate toward the fair sex, do you have a comrade you've taken a fancy to?"

Several bad friends surrounded Lin Shifan and teased him.

Lin Shifan: "I don't have this intention; my heart isn't settled, talking about a partner is just delaying others, no need."

One of the comrades saw that this was his sincere words and his expression paused slightly, saying: "Maybe the girl is willing to wait."

Lin Shifan waved his hand, not holding this hope, and also felt this wasn't a responsible attitude.

"Forget it, being alone is quite good."

To tell the truth, he hadn't prepared to start a family yet.

Seeing that his good friend really didn't have the intention of talking about a partner and getting married, several comrades didn't say anything more and bumped his shoulder.

"Want to eat dumplings?"

Lin Shifan's eyes brightened, "Where?"

Just as the words left his mouth, another person walked toward him.

"Lin San, come and give a hand, your package."

Hearing this, Lin Shifan ran over and took the huge package, feeling the weight, and was a bit surprised.

"So heavy..." He blurted out.

"Who sent it?"

The male comrade who helped Lin Shifan get the package said: "Your sister sent it."

The eyes of several people brightened.

One of them hooked his shoulder.

"Lin San, if you get rich..." Halfway through the sentence, his clear eyes stared at him, just wanting him to say the last few words.

Lin Shifan: "..."

These drama queens.

He couldn't leave without saying it, so he could only say with a blank face: "... don't forget each other."

"Can we go back now?" Lin Shifan asked lightly.

Several young men got the answer and took the big bag from his hands.

"We'll do it, how can we let our 'food and clothing parents' spend physical strength, too ignorant." The comrade who knew how to handle things said.

The others cast disdainful glances, only you know how to be a person.

Muttering, their arms were very honest as they went to lift the package.

"It's really heavy, wonder what it is?"

Should have meat, right?

The greedy little comrade was full of anticipation.

In order to know early, several people walked very fast, and Lin Shifan was empty-handed, eventually having to trot to catch up with the group of greedy ones.

Lin Shifan opened the dormitory door, his comrades put together the tables, placed the package on top, took scissors, and the one who knew how to handle things moved a stool over, 'serving' him to sit down.

"Do you need our help to open it?" He even asked considerately.

Lin Shifan felt speechless, his mother opened the door to speechlessness, speechless to the extreme.

He sighed helplessly, resigned to his fate, and opened the package.

On top were two sausages.

"Sausages!!!" The youngest soldier shouted excitedly.

Another person said: "Meat again! Lin San, your sister is really generous to you, no wonder you send things home every few days; if this were my sister, I'd be willing to send too."

"Lin San not only sends things, he also sends his allowance."

They all lived in one dormitory, it was a comradeship where they could hand over their backs, and everyone knew each other's family situation clearly.

"Talk too much." Lin Shifan disliked these people for being long-winded, "My own sister, can I not be good to her? Look at what you're saying."

Several soldiers with dark faces smiled.

"We didn't tell you not to be good to our sister, we mean, next time you send things back, call us, otherwise you're done for!"

Lin Shifan glared at them.

"That's my sister, stay wherever it's cool."

The comrades acted shamelessly, "It's winter, where is it not cold, we'll just stay in the dormitory."

Lin Shifan really couldn't do anything about these guys, took out the two sausages, and took out a smoked chicken, then took out a few pounds of flour.

"Go to the cafeteria and cook a small meal, you going or not?"

The comrades saw him take out those pieces of meat, and their eyes went straight.

"So much meat... doing it all?" Someone asked in shock.

"Otherwise, it's New Year's, eat to your heart's content!" Lin Shifan said.

This was also Zhaozhao's meaning.

The words of his sister's concern in the letter surfaced in his mind, and Lin Shifan's heart felt burning hot.

Several young men didn't move.

Everyone bumped each other's shoulders, winking at each other.

"... This isn't very good, right? Your sister sent it to you, if she knew we took all the advantage, wouldn't she scold us to death."

Lin Shifan stood still, squinting at them, his face full of an expression of being disgusted by something.

"Enough, one by one, now you know how to be distant, you didn't eat less of the meat sauce my sister sent me." He complained.

"Hurry up." Lin Shifan walked out, "If we don't dawdle, we can still conjure up a reunion dinner."

Walking to the door, he added: "My sister said in the letter, there's a share for you."

It was indeed Lin Zhao's original words; she imagined it and felt it was really miserable for her third brother to eat the reunion dinner alone.

After listening to Lin Shifan's output, several people rushed out, hooking Lin Shifan's shoulders.

"... We won't be polite, we ate the food our sister sent, next time you send things back, you have to call us, otherwise you're done for!"

Lin Shifan looked at them with feigned surprise, "This is for sure, do you think you want to take advantage of me?"

Others: "..." Who wants to take advantage?!

Listening to Lin San talk really makes one's fists harden.

Dongfeng Brigade.

The Lin family's reunion dinner was eaten very slowly, the family talking and laughing.

Lin Heling dug out the peach blossom wine he brewed himself, poured a little for each adult, and clinked glasses.

"Last year our family had several big events, first is your father's health is better..." Song Xiwei said, "Second is finding Little Four, and your father and I have two more good grandsons, third is Zhaozhao having a good job, the family built a new house, fourth is Big Brother and Second Brother also having jobs, fifth is..."

The second one got divorced and lived a peaceful life.

It's New Year's, better not mention unlucky things.

"The rest, I won't say."

Song Xiwei looked at the eldest daughter-in-law and said: "Hope in the new year, the eldest's production will be smooth, our family will be smooth, let's clink!"

She raised her glass heroically.

Lin Zhao cooperated first, Lin Shichang and the others followed.

Seeing this, the children in the family held up bowls filled with soda, stood up, leaned forward, and tried to participate in the clinking.

The twins' arms were short, and clinking was difficult, so Lin Heling and Song Xiwei picked up their grandson and granddaughter to help them clink.

Xibao pretended not to be able to reach, and looked at her father with a pleading gaze.

"Dad, I can't reach."

Lin Shichang saw the mischief on his daughter's face, but indulged her, picking her up with one hand and letting Xibao stand on the stool.

"Can you reach now?" He asked.

A string of crisp laughter flowed from Xibao's mouth.

"Can, can."

Lin Shisheng asked the two daughters, "Can you reach?"

Looking like he could help too.

The sisters hid back, their eyes full of childishness.

Lin Zhao drank her father's peach blossom wine, the taste was soft, a bit like a drink, emitting a faint peach smell, very fragrant.

"Dad, this wine is really good, is there more?" She asked without hesitation.

Lin Heling's expression was doting, "Yes, there's another small jar, I'll let you take it back after the New Year."

Lin Zhao's mouth curved.

"Little drunkard." Song Xiwei said, "Drinking wine will delay things, drink less, just sip a mouthful at a time."

Lin Zhao pretended to be angry, "How about just dipping a drop with chopsticks each time?"

"Stop arguing." Song Xiwei's expression was gentle, without the slightest meaning of dissatisfaction.

Seeing Lin Zhao sipping wine, she put meat into her bowl, "Eat vegetables, don't treat wine as soda."

"I didn't." Lin Zhao said unconvinced, "I'm tasting it."

Song Xiwei was helpless; Zhaozhao and her father were cast from the same mold, both typical hedonists.

If it weren't for the bad social situation, she couldn't imagine how luxurious this pair of father and daughter would live.

Yes, luxurious, describing it like this is no exaggeration.

After eating, the family huddled in one room to stay up for the New Year.

Several big men sat around the table, talking and laughing; the topic was normal at first, but as they talked, the world was in their hands.

Lin Zhao's mouth twitched, she turned

"Mom, my brother and I are sleeping with Second Uncle tonight." Yu Bao sat cross-legged on the kang, playing with his younger siblings.

Lin Zhao: That's great.

"Sure." She had no objections; she couldn't be happier that no one was hogging her bed.

"Qian Bao, Seeing Yaobao, what about you two?" Lin Zhao touched the twins' soft little chins and asked them with a smile.

Qian Bao had a quiet temperament, but essentially, he was also a child who clung to his mother.

He pointed at his mother.

"Sleeping with me? Okay." Lin Zhao agreed with a smile.

"What about Seeing Yaobao?"

Seeing Yaobao looked at her grandparents, then at her mother, tapped her chin with her finger, thought for a moment, and finally pointed at her grandparents.

Lin Zhao didn't worry at all that her parents would refuse to help her with the children; she was very calm. "Seeing Yaobao likes Grandma and Grandpa and wants to sleep with you. Mom and Dad, help me watch her for one night."

None of the Lin family grandchildren had ever slept in the same room as Lin Heling and Song Xiwei; it wasn't that they weren't willing, but no one had ever asked.

"Okay," Lin Heling readily agreed.

He picked up Seeing Yaobao and said to Song Xiwei, "Should we find the cotton pad Lin Zhao used back then?"

Song Xiwei: "We should find it."

What if she wets the bed?

Lin Zhao was stunned for a few seconds.

"My cotton pad? From when? How come I don't know about it?!"

Song Xiwei went to rummage through the chest, turned her head to look at her when she heard the question, and said, "Of course you don't know; you used it when you were one or two."

The couple in the Lin family doted on their daughter. Since they only had one daughter, they bought everything new, and after Lin Zhao used them, they kept them and couldn't bear to give them away.

Lin Zhao understood in a second and didn't ask any more questions.

There was no television at home, so passing the time relied on listening to the radio and chatting. The radio's broadcast channels also had specific time slots, and after that point, it became a decoration.

Time was very hard to pass.

Seeing Yaobao was the first one who couldn't hold on; her head tilted to one side, and she was soon fast asleep in the corner.

Xuan Xuan and the others were also yawning.

Song Xiwei spoke up: "If you can't hold on, go back to your rooms; there's no need to be so formal."

The three girls really couldn't stay up any longer, and with red eyes, they each went back to their rooms.

"What about you?" Song Xiwei asked Lin Zhao.

"I'm not sleepy yet."

Song Xiwei: "You slept for so long this afternoon; it would be strange if you felt sleepy."

Lin Shi Sheng couldn't help but laugh, "It's all because Mom and Dad spoiled her. Lin Zhao has been like this since she was little; it's become a habit."

In previous years, the busy work of welcoming the New Year was the brothers' business.

If Lin Zhao was in a good mood, she would come over with her hands tucked in, "offering advice" here and there; if she wasn't in the mood, she would sleep or write and draw.

Whenever Lin Shi Sheng talked about the past, he was telling it to Meng Jiusi.

Knowing more about the past helped his younger brother better integrate into their big family.

Once it passed twelve o'clock, Lin Zhao picked up Qian Bao, whose head was bobbing, and returned to her room on time.

She thought she wouldn't be able to sleep, but unexpectedly, holding Qian Bao's soft body, she fell asleep before long.

Not a dream all night.

The next day, before dawn, the sound of firecrackers began to crackle.

In her grogginess, Lin Zhao reached out to cover Qian Bao's ears.

Her voice was a bit hoarse from just waking up.

"They're setting off firecrackers, don't be afraid."

Qian Bao blinked a few times, his dark eyes clear and bright.

He reached out and covered his mother's ears.

"Mom, don't be afraid," he said seriously.

Lin Zhao's eyes softened.

"I'm not afraid, neither of us is afraid."

Qian Bao curved his eyes and turned his head to look out the window.

The curtain was open a crack, and he could see that it wasn't fully bright outside yet.

"It's black," Qian Bao said.

"Yes, it's still early; want to sleep a bit more?" Lin Zhao asked.

"Mm."

"Do you need to pee?"

Qian Bao shook his head, "No."