In their view, sending her to university, letting their daughter succeed and gain leverage, would allow her to have better and higher choices in marriage in the future.
Back then, wasn’t it the sa with her brother? Her brother’s marriage was entirely arranged by their parents, and he married the daughter of a leader in the military.
She was pampered since childhood, and her arrogance and domineering nature were expected; her brother suffered quite a bit in the marriage.
But he willingly accepted it because his father-in-law’s family indeed brought him many benefits, even to their own family, his father.
She didn’t want to end up like her brother with an arranged marriage by their parents, so stubbornly she didn’t join the military school and chose sowhere far away from ho in the North.
Unexpectedly, it still turned out this way in the end.
Because of this, her mom angrily called her two uncles, blaming them for not taking good care of her daughter and allowing such an incident to occur.
The two uncles were speechless, knowing what kind of person their sister was, and didn’t want to argue too much with her; they hadn’t been silent about this all these years either.
The little sister-in-law questioned her brother so aggressively, the two sisters-in-law were unwilling to take it anymore.
She didn’t take care of her own daughter and instead blad them.
They felt even more resentnt towards this little sister-in-law. If it weren’t for the distance, the first and second sisters-in-law might really have gone to quarrel with her mom.
Lin Yinghui wasn’t as worried as Mu Qing; he felt if he perford well, worked steadily at his unit, he should be able to settle down within two years.
For a young person fresh out of school, the future is promising.
In his little sister’s words, he’s a promising talent, although he didn’t fully understand, he knew he had potential.
By then, when he ets Mu Qing’s parents, he’d have so confidence.
"You haven’t eaten yet, right? Let take you out to eat. I’ve been off these past few days, perfect for showing you around the city."
"Okay."
Lin Yinghui held Mu Qing’s hand and opened one of the bags, which contained gifts prepared for Mu Qing. Clothes, food, and items to use. "These are prepared by my mom and little sister for you, not sure if you’ll like them."
"Is Auntie not angry with ?" After all, she left without saying a word after graduation.
She thought Ah Hui’s mom would disagree with them being together as well.
"No, my mom and little sister have always liked you. This ti, they even thought about eting your parents." Of course, he knew that eting Mu Qing’s parents was impossible.
"Ah Hui, I’m sorry."
"Let’s not say sorry between us. My mom is very understanding."
Hearing this, Mu Qing chuckled and felt relieved. "Ah Hui, I really envy you for having such good family. I really want to marry into your family soon." She genuinely liked the atmosphere in Ah Hui’s ho.
"Let’s work hard for it, Qingqing, I can hardly wait too," Lin Yinghui said teasingly, gently squeezing Mu Qing’s hand.
Watching Han Yi with his little sister form such a warm family, he was envious. He too wanted to start a little family with his loved one soon.
Mu Qing felt a sudden warmth spread through her, her typically strong deanor softening slightly. She looked forward to it.
Lin Yinghui wasn’t very familiar with the area, so he let Mu Qing lead the way.
When they went out, they refrained from being too intimate, only holding hands occasionally when no one was around.
They were afraid of gossip.
Mu Qing took him to a hostyle restaurant.
Z City, being part of the Central Plains, mainly served noodles and stir-fried dishes; rice was rarely eaten.
Fortunately, living in the North these past years, he’d gotten used to eating noodles.
The two ordered a stir-fried dish and a big portion of noodles, plenty for the two of them.
Mu Qing skillfully requested a small bowl from the owner to divide the noodles.
Their intimate interaction made it clear to outsiders they were surely a newlywed couple. As for holding hands in such a restrained way, it was totally unnecessary.
Of course, the two were completely unaware.
"How about the food here, tastes good, right?"
"Yes, it’s alright."
"Not as good as Aunt Liang’s cooking, but in this area, it’s already quite nice."
"Tomorrow I’ll take you to eat at our cafeteria, Chef Wang’s cooking at our cafeteria isn’t bad either."
"Great, I’ll be here for a week, sticking with you all the ti." Lin Yinghui lived with his little sister, and whenever Han Yi was ho, he often saw them snuggling together, learning so of these behaviors naturally.
Every now and then, when speaking, he’d touch Mu Qing’s hand. Of course, he quickly retracted it.
"Alright," Mu Qing lowered her head with amusent, wondering when Lin Yinghui learned to be so flirty.
He was unexpectedly bold in touching her.
When they returned to the lodging, Lin Yinghui couldn’t bear to let her leave.
They lingered together until it was dark. Only after dinner did he let Mu Qing go back.
Over the next two days, Mu Qing took Lin Yinghui around the city.
Aside from buying Mu Qing a watch, they mostly browsed without buying, focusing mainly on eating.
Because Mu Qing lived in the barracks, there wasn’t much room for items, except food and clothes.
With what Liang Hongi and Lin Wan prepared for her, it was already a lot; she didn’t let Lin Yinghui buy more. At the barracks, she mostly wore military uniforms.
"Don’t waste money, I have everything I need. Buying more would be wasteful; better to save the money for our future, when we’ll need it." Mu Qing glanced at the items in their hands, smiling wryly.
Growing up, even her mom hadn’t bought her so many things.
"Our family has plenty of money. Look at how you’ve gotten thinner since joining the army; if it goes on, you’ll fly away soday. These milk powders and malt extracts are for you to drink regularly, to replenish yourself. Qingqing, don’t make worry," Lin Yinghui said, making it hard for Mu Qing to argue. She knew this man was one who cherished his wife; otherwise, she wouldn’t have fallen for him in the first place.
She was lucky to have t him in this life. Fortunately, she didn’t miss out.
"If the next ti you visit, I’ve eaten myself fat, will you dislike it?"
"Plump is good, I like it."
Lin Yinghui’s words made Mu Qing want to roll her eyes, playfully glaring at him. The thought of being plump sent a shiver through her; she couldn’t guarantee Lin Yinghui would still be interested in her if she beca like that. Not ntioning Lin Yinghui, she’d dislike herself.
....
These days, busy with business matters, Little Star was taken care of by the grandmother alone, usually nourished with formula.
In just a few days, the milk powder canister was almost empty. Departnt store milk powder was limited and expensive, and when Lin Wan went to buy so, the expiration date was near; she didn’t bother buying.
Knowing Wu Liu dealt in imports, she took the ti to call him.
"I do have so milk powder here. I’m currently at the departnt store on South Street."
"Brother Wu, I’m nearby, can you wait a few minutes? We’re out of baby formula and need it today."
"Sure, co over."
When Lin Wan arrived by bike, Wu Liu was discussing prices at Yang Erni’s stall.
"Young lady, I’ll buy all these clothes from you, but your pricing is too high. The other places I’ve bought from were asking this much," Wu Liu said, holding a red down jacket and showing a number.
"Brother, you know how scarce this clothing is. I can sell them individually in no ti and earn even more money," Yang Erni frankly felt it was not worthwhile.
Currently, supply was tight on Lin Wan’s side; even in half a month, not once did they co. If she sold everything to him at once, I’d lose quite a few tens of bucks.
"Brother Wu."
Wu Liu turned around, smiling at Lin Wan, "Lin sister, please wait a mont, I’ll get it for you now," then resud talking to Yang Erni, "I’ll add twenty overall, how’s that?"
"Oh, brother, the main person is here; go ask Lin sister for the goods," Yang Erni said, turning to Lin Wan, "Lin sister, this brother wants your goods. Since you’re here, you two should discuss."
Wu Liu, surprised, turned to Lin Wan, "Lin sister, you’re producing these clothes?"
Seeing Wu Liu’s expression, Lin Wan realized he didn’t know, "Brother Wu, are you looking for goods?"
"This is great, I’ve been looking around the market for days, asking many places, and finally heard about this place. I’ve been here waiting for two days, didn’t even see your shop open," Wu Liu said, pointing to her store. Lin Wan looked at her store’s door in confusion, noticing the contact number she posted had been torn off.
"Brother Wu, there was a phone number here; not sure why it’s gone," Lin Wan said, opening the door.
Inside was empty, not a single piece of clothing remained, Wu Liu frowned, "Lin sister, are you out of stock?"
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