He grabbed a bamboo basket from the kitchen and hurried out.
Shi Leng watched his back, her brows furrowed.
In such cold weather, he actually went up the mountain without even wearing a cotton-padded jacket?
When she first entered the Lin Family, she saw Lin Yun dressed so thinly that she thought he had taken off his jacket for convenience.
She didn’t expect it was because he didn’t have a jacket!
"Not having a jacket is one thing, but why does everything rely on Lin Yun to do? This family is really strange."
"I think the strange one is you!" Yu Xiui covered Shi Leng’s mouth, lowered her voice, and asked, "What’s wrong with you today? You’ve been acting strange ever since you arrived at the Lin Family. Also, haven’t you noticed that you’re paying a bit too much attention to that Lin Yun?"
As her niece, Shi Leng’s subtle changes did not escape Yu Xiui’s eyes.
She initially intended to address it with Shi Leng once they got back, but she was becoming more overboard, criticizing the host while they were still in their house?
Clearly, ng ng was not like this before.
Once Shi Leng was called out by Yu Xiui, she also realized her overt behavior. She pursed her lips, continued nibbling on a roasted sweet potato, and said nothing more.
Inside the house, Lin Xiang was unaware of the conversation. After telling Lin Yun which mushrooms to pick, she turned back to Mrs. Lin and said, "Mom, we have guests today, but please don’t act too surprised when you see them in the main room later."
"We have guests? Who would want to visit the Lin Family?"
But then she thought about it — her daughter was now a familiar face to the leaders, so having soone willing to visit was a good thing! It showed that her daughter had good social relations!
Yet, upon looking down at the big rooster Lin Xiang was holding, Mrs. Lin’s mood soured, "So, this big rooster wasn’t bought for to eat?"
"It’s such a big rooster, you’ll definitely get to eat so once it’s cooked."
Mrs. Lin pursed her lips but remained silent and followed Lin Xiang into the main room.
As soon as Lin Xiang entered, Yu Xiui noticed the large rooster in her hand and quickly said, "Didn’t I say just to make sothing simple? Why did you bring such a big rooster?"
Lin Xiang smiled and didn’t respond directly, instead introducing Mrs. Lin to Yu Xiui, "Auntie, this is my mom. You all sit and chat for a while; I’ll go cook."
With the big rooster in hand, Lin Xiang headed over to the well, suddenly feeling troubled.
She didn’t know how to slaughter a chicken!
Just as she hesitated whether to call Mr. Shi for help, a large hand suddenly reached over and snatched the rooster from her hands.
"Brother, why are you back?"
Lin Yun swiftly snapped the chicken’s neck, "I got halfway and rembered you don’t know how to slaughter chickens, so I ca back to do it for you before heading off to pick mushrooms."
Watching Lin Yun’s fluid actions, Lin Xiang couldn’t help but admire him. Despite his rugged exterior, he had such a considerate heart.
Thinking of the heroine sitting inside the house, Lin Xiang squatted in front of Lin Yun and quietly asked, "Brother, do you rember that Mr. Shi just now?"
In the midst of his busyness, Lin Yun glanced back at her, "Of course I rember. Last ti you almost got lost in town, it was Mr. Shi who helped find you."
Hearing Lin Yun ntion this, Lin Xiang was quite embarrassed.
The actions of the original book character, what did they have to do with her, Lin Xiang?
The acquaintance between Lin Yun and Shi Leng originated from a ti he went to town to seek work and accidentally saw Shi Leng being robbed of her backpack. He heroically intervened to protect her bag, which contained important docunts for her workplace.
Grateful for Lin Yun’s kindness, Shi Leng helped him find temporary work through her family’s connections when she learned he was looking for jobs during the farming off-season. Gradually, they beca familiar with each other.
After discovering this, the original character insisted on going to town to play but, lacking wisdom, nearly got deceived. In desperation, Lin Yun sought Shi Leng’s help, which led to finding her.
Originally, Lin Xiang wanted to probe into the romantic progress between the male and female leads. Instead of gaining insights, she only got lightly scolded by Lin Yun, who muttering a couple of words, left for the kitchen.
While chopping vegetables, Lin Xiang pondered why, despite the improving relations between the male lead and the Lin Family won, and occasional warmth, the male lead’s affection hadn’t reached the level needed for her return?
Could it be that she needed to help foster the romantic relationship between the male and female leads?
According to the book’s description, the pair had rely beco acquainted, without having mutual affections yet; what was the turning point in their relationship?
"What are you thinking about? You’re almost cutting your fingers. Don’t complain about the pain later."
Lin Yun placed the now bled and plucked chicken on the board, "I’m off to pick mushrooms, be careful."
"Okay."
In the kitchen, Lin Xiang carefully recalled the turning points in the romantic developnt of the male and female leads.
In the main room, after learning that Yu Xiui was a teacher at the Town First Middle School and her husband was a senior engineer, Mrs. Lin warmly grasped Yu Xiui’s hand, "Sister-in-law, the first ti I saw you, I thought you were just wonderful! You know, our daughter saved your child, so it’s fate. Could I ask you a favor?"
Yu Xiui smiled and said, "Sister, feel free to ask. If it’s sothing I can do, I won’t hesitate."
She had already felt that just repaying the life-saving grace with money and tickets wasn’t quite enough. If she could help the Lin Family with sothing significant, it would put her mind at ease.
"Then I won’t hold back. My daughter will be eighteen at the end of the year, and because her father passed away early and our family’s situation is poor, no one has co to propose marriage yet. I’m worried that if we wait any longer, all the good ones will be taken, leaving only the bad for my daughter, and I can’t bear to let her marry that way."
"We live in the countryside and have limited contact with people, whereas you live in the city and have jobs, surrounding yourselves with people of better conditions. So, I was wondering if you could help look out for a suitable match for my daughter?"
Yu Xiui didn’t expect Mrs. Lin to ask for help in this regard.
She didn’t imdiately agree.
It’s not that she was unwilling to help, "Sister, does Lin Xiang know about what you’re asking?"
Mrs. Lin replied, "That child doesn’t have her mind on these things, whether she knows or not doesn’t matter. Sister-in-law, you wouldn’t find this troubleso, would you?"
Moreover, with another young woman sitting nearby, understandably, she might prioritize her own child when it cos to a well-matched family.
"Sister-in-law, though my daughter may not be outstanding in appearance, she is quite capable. She can cook Western food, speak foreign languages, and she even secured an order for the cotton spinning factory, selling to foreigners!"
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