Chapter 331: Think Less About Wicked Things

Wei Chuan instantly smiled like a flower, his eyes as worshipful as they could be.

He knew that entrusting his sister to the Lin family was no problem. First, he praised himself in his heart, then bowed deeply to the Lin family again.

Chu Ning also bowed to thank them.

The Lin family taking her in to stay temporarily was already considered exceptionally righteous. When Wu Jian'an and the others came looking, they didn't need to help her at all.

But they still helped her.

Chu Ning, who had been terrified by those people, was full of gratitude in her heart. Even though those people had already left, her heartbeat was still very fast, as if it were about to jump out.

Wei Chuan gave his sister a soothing look, found a stool to sit on, and chatted with the Lin family.

"Auntie, Shisheng will be back soon, right?"

This young man's eyes were clear and spirited, and he smiled whenever he saw people. Plus, he was Lin Shisheng's friend, so the Lin family was quite enthusiastic toward him.

"Within these two days," Song Xiwei said.

"Please pass a word for me; when he comes back, I'll invite him to dinner," Wei Chuan smiled, reached out to pat the things he brought, "And these, just a small token. Auntie, add a dish to the family, and there are some snacks for the children."

Song Xiwei said: "You have a heart."

"Where and what? Our Ningning is troubling you to take care of her," Wei Chuan smiled embarrassedly, "My sister might have to bother you for a few more days..."

Song Xiwei waved her hand, "Stay as long as you want. The house is big and there are many rooms. Comrade Chu can stay as long as she wants."

Chu Ning's eyes were moist.

She thought the Lin family would resent her.

"Thank you, Auntie," she said with a choked voice.

Song Xiwei hadn't shed tears twice in her life and couldn't bear to see a little girl shedding tears, so she spoke to comfort her, "Don't take that scoundrel to heart; they won't be arrogant for many more days."

Wei Chuan saw his sister's tears and wished he could chop Wu Jian'an into eight pieces.

He hurriedly comforted her: "Ningning, don't cry. No one in the family blames you; Mom and Dad are thinking of ways..."

As the words left his mouth, a sense of powerlessness surged in his heart.

His family had some power in the county, but to go up against the rising Wu family, they were still a bit stretched, not knowing where to exert their strength.

Chu Ning pursed her lips. She knew it wasn't that simple and smiled feignedly, "I'll wait for Brother to pick me up and go home."

Wei Chuan gave her a look to relax and stood up to say goodbye to the Lin family.

Song Xiwei saw that he was about the same age as her own son and felt soft-hearted for a moment, speaking to comfort him, "Being too high-profile will sooner or later lead to a fall. Don't worry too much; maybe in two days that family will have bad luck."

"I hope so." Wei Chuan just took it as Auntie comforting him, cheered up, and responded, not showing any decadence.

Leaving the Dongfeng Brigade, Wei Chuan rode his bicycle toward the county. Passing by the place where he had encountered Wu Jian'an and the others, the image of that gang looking as miserable as dogs flashed through his mind, and he felt satisfied in his heart.

They deserved it.

Song Xiwei's efficiency was very powerful. She went to the county the next morning, and within two days, the "hooligans" wandering the streets were gone.

The Wu family and those who sought personal gain through power fell one after another. They were sent away overnight. The Gongan officers searched the Wu family and found several thousand in large unity notes, a drawer full of colorful tickets, and a box of antiques that would bring disaster to any family that had them now...

Stolen goods were searched out at the Wu family, and the neighbors were all witnesses.

Everyone discussed it heatedly.

"So many large unity notes, this borer, he must have embezzled!"

"... That box seems to be treasures and jewelry. No wonder Wu Jian'an was always at the forefront when that happened; it turns out he was in a hurry to stuff them into his own pockets. Pfft, human greed is never satisfied!"

"The old Wu family members are greedy, and the young ones love to bully people; none of them are good. Just send them all away, as far as possible!"

The crowd was indignant. Someone who seemed to have accumulated quite a bit of anger on weekdays threw the rotten vegetable leaves in their hands at the Wu family members.

The Chu family heard the news of the Wu family's fall and were so excited they couldn't speak, putting down their work and running over hurriedly.

They happened to see the Wu family, old and young, being taken away.

Chu Mother wept with joy.

"My daughter can go home; Ningning can finally go home." Tears of joy flowed from her eyes.

Chu Father also felt his nose sour, tried hard to endure it, and said to his wife: "Let's go to the Lin family ourselves to thank them for taking in our daughter. I heard that Wu Jian'an kid also went to the Lin family to make trouble. I don't know if the Lin family lost anything; we must compensate them fully and not cause them trouble."

"Not only must we compensate them fully, but people have helped our family so much, we must thank them properly." Chu Mother wiped away her tears and started calculating.

"Let's go, go home and pack things, and wait to pick up Ningning later," she said in an unrefutable tone.

Chu Father and son were both in the transport team, and Chu Mother's maiden family were also veterans of the transport team. The family wasn't short of money or things, so they brought two full bags when they went to the Lin family.

When the family arrived at the Lin family, it was another scene of liveliness.

The road to the Harvest Brigade was finally repaired.

A small pebble road, rammed very solidly, winding in several strips, connecting together, extending to the foot of the mountain, and leading to the entrance. With this, the village was several degrees cleaner and tidier.

Yubao and Hengbao uniquely dug up some colorful wild flowers and planted them in front of their own door, letting their own yard have a bit more of a return-to-nature freshness.

Lin Zhao felt it was quite good, took out her camera, let the four cubs stand in a row in front of the flowers, and froze the scene.

"Well done, it looks refreshing," she praised.

Seeing the twins being praised, Tie Niu and other children's eyes rolled, and they had an idea in their hearts.

In less than half a day, the wild flowers at the foot of the mountain were dug out.

The children who joined later couldn't find flowers, so they dug up some dogtail grass and planted it in front of their own doors.

Men and women dragging their exhausted bodies home from work, seeing the dogtail grass at their door:...

"Who did this good deed!" A shout startled the old hen in the yard, and the chicken clucked uneasily.

As the sound fell, they moved to pull out the grass.

After working hard for a long time, finally planting the dogtail grass, they went into the house to drink a mouthful of water, and the grass was pulled out by their parents... pulled out...

The child wailed, "My flowers... woo woo woo, I worked so hard to plant these flowers... why did you pull out my flowers woo woo woo woo woo woo woo..."

The little guy was very broken, crying extremely sadly.

"What? You planted this grass? My melon, why are you planting broken grass at the door when you have nothing to do?" The woman pulled her son up, lifted the hem of his clothes, and wiped the tears from his face.

The little kid struggled with his little arms and legs, tiring himself out in a sweat, and a voice with a crying tone rang out, "This isn't broken grass, I begged Big Brother to help me dig it!"

"Why did you dig grass?" His dad patted his son's head with a palm like a cattail fan, not using force but almost fanning the child to the ground, "I see other people planting flowers; why didn't you know to dig some wild flowers to plant?"

The child turned his back, his little shoulders shrugging, still sad, his words aggrieved: "The flowers were dug out."

The man was inexplicably silent. Were they? He didn't notice.

"What does it matter if the ones at the foot of the mountain are dug out? I know a place that definitely hasn't been dug out. I'll take you there after eating."

The little boy's eyes, washed by tears, were brighter than the stars, and he asked expectantly: "Really, Dad? You can't trick children."

"Not tricking you, I'll take you there in a bit."

The woman didn't care about the father and son and went into the house to cook early.

In less than two days, Lin Zhao discovered that every household had planted flowers at their doors, in every color, brilliant and beautiful, just like this summer's heat.

Even the people who came to collect mushrooms were greatly surprised, praising them again and again. Of course, they weren't praising the flowers, but that the road was finally smooth.

Yubao and Hengbao came back from school and told Lin Zhao a piece of news.

"Mom, Hengbao and I got a good ranking in the school-wide abacus competition. The teacher said those with high rankings will go to the provincial capital next month to compete with primary school students in the provincial capital, and the first place has a reward." Before even putting down his schoolbag, Yubao said anxiously to Lin Zhao.

Hengbao wiped the sweat from his forehead and immediately said: "The teacher said to adopt a voluntary registration method. Children who are willing to go must tell her the result tomorrow morning. Mom, can my brother and I go?"

"Yes." Lin Zhao agreed immediately. She knew about the twins participating in the abacus competition and supported it very much.

"You can tell the teacher tomorrow morning."

She asked again: "Are only you two going from the family? Is there anyone else?!"

"Hengbao and I are in the lower grades, and Sister Alan is the representative of the higher grades," Yubao said proudly, "Sister Alan is also first place, oh!"

"Then your Sister Alan will go too?" Lin Zhao asked.

"Sister Alan said she isn't going." Yubao's face changed in a second, from beaming to dejected, "Sister Alan didn't say the reason, but I know why she isn't going, because if she goes, she has to pay money, two yuan per person." He held up a two.

Hengbao leaned his round little face in front of Lin Zhao, blinked his long eyelashes, and asked with a grin: "Mom, do you feel heartache for the money? Two yuan for brother, two yuan for me, adding up to four yuan, oh. Four yuan can buy many, many things."

Lin Zhao extended her index finger, pressed against his forehead, and pushed his big face away gently, "What if I say I feel heartache?"

"Use your New Year's money," Hengbao spread his little hands, not disappointed, "If it's not enough, I'll borrow money. I can write, I can sign an IOU."

"You're so small, who would lend you money? Aren't they afraid of it going down the drain?" Lin Zhao said speechlessly.

"My grandma will lend it, my grandpa will lend it too." Speaking of this, Hengbao revealed a sneaky expression and said mysteriously: "I know where my grandpa hides his private money."

If Grandpa didn't lend it to him, he would tell Grandma this, and Grandma would definitely give him a reward. By then, he wouldn't even need to borrow it; the money would be enough.

This kid was born by her; even if he didn't say it clearly, Lin Zhao knew what he was thinking.

"... Think less about wicked things," she said speechlessly.

Even pitting his own grandpa, he had been spoiled until he didn't know the height of the sky and the thickness of the earth!

"Hehe." Hengbao was happy and confirmed: "Mom, then my brother and I will register with the teacher tomorrow morning?"

"Mm." Lin Zhao nodded proudly, "I'll go with you then."

The twins' eyes shone, and they said in unison: "Really?"

"Really. I'll stop by to see Little Stone," Lin Zhao said casually.

"I want to go too, take me, take me," Hengbao pestered his mom.

"If you two have time, if the time conflicts..."

The two cubs nodded happily, like two pug dogs.

Lin Zhao inadvertently mentioned the abacus competition to Huang Xiulan. She praised Yubao and Hengbao again and again, then mentioned that Alan also participated in the school competition, but didn't mention going to the provincial capital. She was afraid the ranking wasn't good and was embarrassed to say it.

Huang Xiulan sighed, "I said, any ranking is fine, it's nothing. She's competing with so many children of cadres and workers; it's not bad to be able to get in. She, on the other hand... is so competitive."

"Didn't Alan say? Her ranking is quite good, it seems to be first place," Lin Zhao said in surprise.

"What?" Huang Xiulan turned her head abruptly, "First place?"

Lin Zhao nodded, "Yeah, Yubao said so."

Huang Xiulan stood up abruptly, "Why didn't Alan say so?"

"Maybe because she has to pay two yuan, and Alan feels heartache that Big Aunt and Big Uncle earn money with difficulty, so she gave up this opportunity," Lin Zhao said her guess.

Huang Xiulan's heart was scratched by a hand.

"Silly girl!" she said.

Wiping the corner of her eye, "She must go, she must go."

"First place, my daughter is really striving. She did so well, and she didn't even mention a word to her father and me." Huang Xiulan was both proud and heartbroken.

Lin Zhao said: "Alan is sensible."

"She is sensible, too sensible." Huang Xiulan didn't hope for her daughter to be this sensible.

Thinking that the two boys at home also hid it from them, she was angered into a laugh, "Tie Dan and Tie Chui are the same, only listening to their sister. Their sister told them not to tell us parents, and they really didn't say anything."

"The sister-brother relationship is good; as parents, you should be happy," Lin Zhao could only comfort her like this.

Afraid that the more she persuaded, the more her sister-in-law's anger would rise, she shifted the topic appropriately, "I will take Yubao and Hengbao to the provincial capital, and Alan will follow me then."

Huang Xiulan slapped her thigh, "Then I'll trouble you, sister-in-law. I'm relieved to have you take Alan. Don't worry, Alan is obedient and won't cause you trouble."

Lin Zhao smiled and didn't speak. Who would dare to take a girl who causes trouble out?

That afternoon, on the dining table of the Gu family's eldest branch, there was an extra dish of scrambled eggs with green onions.

Gu Lan saw this hard dish and was very surprised, "Mom, what good thing happened today!"

Gu Yuanshan was also puzzled.

Tie Dan's mouth smiled to the back of his head, looking at his sister, "Why ask so much? Being able to eat it is a good thing."

Huang Xiulan glared at him, "You glutton, there's no share of eggs for you. How big of a thing, and you dared to hide it from the adults? If I don't give you a lesson, you won't know the height of the sky and the thickness of the earth."

Tie Dan widened his eyes and wailed, "Why is there no share for me? What did I hide from you?"

"Your sister's matter, you dare say you didn't hide it from us." Huang Xiulan looked at him.

Tie Dan wilted instantly.

He scanned his parents, "You, you already know?"

"Humph, how could I not know." Huang Xiulan poked Tie Dan's head with her index finger, "Such a big matter, such a big good thing, how dare you hide it from your father and me? I raised you in vain."

Tie Dan immediately dragged his brother into the water, "Li Bao also knew, why don't you say him? Mom is lying." He even counter-attacked.

Li Bao raised his head blankly and laughed foolishly.

Huang Xiulan only took one look and then withdrew her gaze, "What grade is your brother in, what grade are you in!"

Gu Lan finally found a gap to insert into the conversation and said embarrassedly: "Mom, don't blame my brother; I told them not to say anything."

Gu Yuanshan hadn't understood for a long time, "No, what are you all talking about? What say or not say, blame or not blame? Can you pay attention to me."

Tie Dan chattered to tell his father the cause and effect, not forgetting to call for injustice for himself in the middle.

After hearing the cause of the matter, Gu Yuanshan frowned, his expression serious, looking at Gu Lan and saying: "This is a good thing, why didn't you tell us?"

"I know, Sister doesn't want to spend money," Tie Dan said, "Sister said Dad earns money with difficulty, and she doesn't want to waste money."

"How is it wasting?" Gu Yuanshan's brows twisted even tighter.

He sighed lightly, "Being able to get first place is such a glory. Among so many students, you can get first place, how difficult it is, and you just give up the opportunity to continue competing because you can't bear to spend money? Silly girl." ===== CHAPTER 332 =====