Lin Baohe said, "Hmm, I’ll listen to you and Chuxia, we won’t help."
Now Chuxia also understands Lin Baohe’s temperant. When it cos to her matters, Lin Baohe is always tough, but when it’s unrelated to her, he imdiately returns to his good-natured ways.
The family of three settled on a strategy and then lay back, chatting aimlessly until they unknowingly fell asleep.
In another room, Zhou Mikang and Lin Wenbin also stayed awake for half the night.
Hearing Zhou Mikang tossing and turning, Lin Wenbin couldn’t help but sit up, "What, can’t sleep sharing a bed with ?"
Zhou Mikang simply sat up as well, "Aren’t you also awake?"
"I was woken up by your tossing."
"Co on, if nothing’s on your mind, forget about tossing, even if there’s thunder by your ear, it shouldn’t bother your sleep, right?"
"What’s on your mind then?" Lin Wenbin countered.
"There’s a tough battle tomorrow, I’m contemplating what attitude would be best."
"Would the Great Regintal Commander Zhou really care about these things?"
"I don’t care, but my father-in-law and mother-in-law do, so I have to go along with their wishes. I can’t let them feel aggrieved, right?"
"That’s more like it..." Nodding in satisfaction, Lin Wenbin said, "When the ti cos, you don’t have to make a move, I’ll handle it. Anyway, I absolutely don’t get along with that big Lin Family, and it won’t hurt to make things even uglier.
Besides, I have a stand. My second grandparents were killed by them, and not only that, they also abused my second uncle. That grudge, though not totally irreconcilable, is pretty close.
Anyway, as long as they dare to make things difficult for my second uncle, I’ll do sothing to make them regret it for a lifeti."
"They’re already buried up to their necks, what aning is there if you do sothing to make them regret it for a lifeti?"
"What do you an by that?" Lin Wenbin stared at Zhou Mikang, "Are we supposed to yield to their temperant and go along with their wishes? That doesn’t sound like you."
"Why do I find you more stubborn than now?" Zhou Mikang looked at him helplessly, "I can’t think of anything that can make them regret for a lifeti.
Don’t forget, when we ca to relocate the graves of our prematurely deceased grandparents, the Lin Family of the Capital’s circumstances were already out in the open.
No matter what you do now, it’ll be seen as bullying. When the ti cos, you can walk away, but what about my father-in-law and mother-in-law?
Of course, they don’t live here, but they have to co back a few tis a year, don’t they? And what about my mother-in-law’s family? Have you thought about their feelings?"
Lin Wenbin pondered for a long while, then said, "Zhou Mikang, this isn’t like you."
"Yes, if it were my affair or our family’s matter, I wouldn’t think so much, but this concerns Chuxia, so I have to be careful."
Lin Wenbin gave him a firm pat on the shoulder and after a long silence, said, "So what do you propose? I’ll follow your lead." It was an absolute endorsent of Zhou Mikang.
"Let’s follow the opinion of my father-in-law and your second uncle. Whatever they want us to do, we do it. Even if they ask for help, we shouldn’t object."
"This..." Lin Wenbin looked reluctant, "Isn’t that letting them off too easily?"
"They’re just ordinary folks. The most they can ask for is probably a job placent or joining the military. These things can help for a mont, but in the future, it cos down to their own performance.
So, this kind of help isn’t excessive, right? If such help can bring a good mood to my father-in-law and mother-in-law, and make them less resistant to coming back ho, isn’t that better than anything?
Yes, they can live with us all the ti, but for them, they grew up on this land, and they have deep attachnts to the people and things here. Their feelings won’t fade just because of changes in their circumstances. We have to consider these things."
Lin Wenbin said again, "Alright, I’ll listen to you."
As dawn broke, Lin Baohe got up.
As per his usual routine, he washed his face, brushed his teeth, and then slung his basket over his back to collect cow dung.
Halfway there, an acquaintance greeted him, asking in a surprised tone what he was going to do. Only then did he realize that they no longer needed to burn such dry dung balls, and his actions might lead people to gossip about his son-in-law’s family.
With this in mind, he quickly explained to them that he felt restless doing nothing, so he was taking the basket out for a stroll and would bring it back later.
"Second Uncle, you’re really sothing." The young man who greeted him looked at him amusingly, "Isn’t this a classic case of being uncomfortable with idleness? You still have to carry a basket when you go out. If it were my dad, he’d love to go out empty-handed, or take a nap every chance he gets."
"Haha..." Lin Baohe laughed. The young man’s dad was indeed the village’s well-known layabout, unwilling to do a bit of work when he could rest, which was quite the opposite of his own nature.
After exchanging a few more words, Lin Baohe turned back.
Coincidentally, Zhou Mikang and Lin Wenbin had also woken up and were brushing their teeth in the courtyard. Seeing him co back with the basket, they both paused and smiled helplessly.
Lin Baohe felt a bit embarrassed as well, sheepishly putting down the basket, "Why didn’t you two sleep a bit longer?"
Lin Wenbin quickly said, "Zhou Mikang was up for a morning workout, dragged along. If I’d known you got up this early, Second Uncle, I would’ve slept a bit more."
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