My Beloved Super Fierce Wife

Chapter 74: 74 Members of the Lin Family

Chapter 74: 74 Members of the Lin Family

Wang Zhaodi came to her senses after being beaten, feeling as if her bones were about to shatter.

Hurriedly standing up, she stammered, “… It wasn’t me, what’s wrong, Mom? I’ll go do it right now.”

Wu Chunhua glanced at her with disdain.

“I must’ve had eight lifetimes of bad luck to give birth to you.”

“It’s one thing to be slow-witted, but you’re even less capable than Lin Tang. If I’d known you were going to be so useless, I should have suffocated you in the privy when you were born and saved myself the daily aggravation.”

Upon hearing these words, anger flickered in Wang Zhaodi’s downcast eyes, and she harbored even deeper resentment towards Lin Tang.

Damn Lin Tang!

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If she ever got the chance …

Thinking of the phone in the room, Wang Zhaodi’s gaze darkened.

If it wasn’t for the fact that she couldn’t afford to make a call, Lin Tang would have been put in her place long ago.

Next door.

Lin Tang, the person on Wang Zhaodi’s mind, sneezed.

“Tangtang, are you catching a cold?” Li Xiuli asked with concern.

These days, all kinds of medicines were in short supply, and catching a cold was no small matter.

“No, I’m probably just being cursed by someone,” Lin Tang said with a smile, glancing over the courtyard wall.

The Lin Family members followed her gaze and burst into laughter.

On the other side, at the Lin Family’s old mansion.

“You’re saying Tangtang has become a worker?” Lin Xiuyuan raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Zhao Shuzhen was full of emotions.

“Yes, it’s the talk of the whole brigade. They say she’s gone to work at the Textile Factory. I’ll ask Second Brother when he comes,” she said.

“What about this bun and meat?”

“Qingmu said they were bought by Tangtang,” said Zhao Shuzhen, frowning, clearly discontented with the extravagance.

Such a waste!

But she also knew her granddaughter was well-intentioned, and her heart couldn’t really hold a grudge.

Previously, Tangtang had sent over some milk powder to help them build up their health, which she said was for them, the elderly couple.

With such a good granddaughter, how could she complain? That would be utterly ungrateful.

Having been married to her for decades, Lin Xiuyuan could clearly see his wife’s pinch about their granddaughter’s spending, gently patting her arm.

“Children and grandchildren have their own fortune. If Tangtang can afford it, then it means she’s got a way to make money. We should just accept our granddaughter’s filial piety.”

“I know, but those buns are so expensive, a few cents each, and the meat couldn’t have cost less than several dimes. That money would have been better spent on some grain.”

Lin Xiuyuan let out a chuckle, his voice deep.

“Where can you easily buy grain these days? You’re just making it difficult for Tangtang.”

Zhao Shuzhen realized this too and, with a smile, let it go.

She then brought up another matter.

“I’m going to visit Second Brother’s house later, will you come with me?”

“I will.”

Not long after the Tang family had finished dinner, Lin Xiuyuan, Zhao Shuzhen, the eldest uncle of the Lin family, and the third uncle’s family all arrived.

Back in the day, it was customary in the village not to lock doors.

Visiting also didn’t involve the custom of knocking, so they just came right in.

“… They’re all sitting in the courtyard,” Gao Ping’s hearty laughter entered the room.

She then casually handed the ten eggs she brought to Li Xiuli.

“Don’t look down on these, congratulations sister-in-law, you’ve really raised a good daughter,” she said.

Her heart was filled with both joy and envy!

Li Xiuli took them, asking Qingmu to put them in the kitchen, and said with a smile, “Thank you, sister-in-law, please have a seat, I’ll pour some water for you.”

Lin Tang greeted the relatives who had entered, and as she walked towards the kitchen, she said, “Mom, have a seat, I’ll pour the water.”

Zhang Hongyan, wife of Lin Tang’s third uncle, watched Lin Tang’s retreating figure with an expression that was hard to describe with words but brimmed with fondness.

“Tangtang is really sensible and lively, she endears herself to everyone.”

A child with both ability and filial piety is adored wherever they go.

Li Xiuli glanced at Lin Xiaojing, who was standing behind Zhang Hongyan with her eyes cast down and skinny as a rail, and sighed deeply in her heart.

“Xiaojing is sensible too. Which other girl can do as much as Xiaojing can?”

It’s just a pity that she has a birth mother who doesn’t like her.

What a sin!

Zhang Hongyan’s eyes flashed with disapproval, and she didn’t bother to speak.

Not even giving Lin Xiaojing a glance.

Continuing the conversation from before.

“Sister-in-law, with Tangtang as your daughter, you are bound to enjoy great fortune.”

While speaking, she handed over a small jar of pickled radishes.

“Don’t look down on it, sister-in-law; these are radishes I pickled myself. It’s to add a dish for Tangtang.”

Li Xiuli didn’t want to upset her sisters-in-law either and responded amiably, “You’re good at pickling vegetables, and Tangtang loves them, thank you, sister-in-law.”

A faint smile surfaced on Zhang Hongyan’s stern and serious face, softening the marks of years around her eyes and brows.

“As long as Tangtang likes it.”

She never liked having a daughter.

But a capable girl, one even more remarkable than boys, was something she couldn’t bring herself to dislike.

Lin Tang carried a kettle of hot water out of the kitchen, followed by Lin Qingmu carrying several bowls.

After preparing a bowl of brown sugar water for everyone, she and her third brother also sat in the courtyard.

Lin Xiuyuan and Zhao Shuzhen asked about Lin Lu’s specific situation and had a rough idea of how their granddaughter got the job opportunity.

“Tangtang, jobs are hard to find, and to have a steady one is not easy—work hard!” Lin Xiuyuan said kindly, his gaze towards Lin Tang was very gentle.

He had thought his granddaughter would become a regular factory worker, not anticipating she’d be an official so soon.

“Grandpa, don’t worry, I’ll definitely work hard,” Lin Tang said with a pursed-lip smile.

Zhao Shuzhen’s demeanor also became gentle, her advising words traveling a few circles on her lips before she finally spoke.

“… I know you’re filial, but don’t be so naive, save your wages for yourself.

Your parents don’t have much money; if you really need it, they won’t be able to help you much.”

Naive? Lin Tang smiled faintly.

Not at all!

But instead, she felt her family deserved it, and she didn’t care about the money that much.

If she could earn the first fifty bucks, she could earn the second.

However, she would still listen to the elder’s advice.

“Grandma, I understand, I’ll save up,” she said.

Zhao Shuzhen’s lips curved upwards ever so slightly, “Hmm, good as long as you’re aware of it.”

After the elders finished their conversation, the younger members of the Lin family also became restless.

Lin Aiguo was the first to speak.

He looked at Lin Tang, teasingly remarked, “Haven’t seen you in a while, Tangtang seems to have become a lot craftier…”

This person was Lin Tang’s cousin, the youngest son of Lin Fu.

Lin Aiguo hadn’t finished his sentence when he was slapped on the head by Lin Fu.

“Foolish lad, don’t you know how to speak? When has your cousin been anything but clever? With you being the clever one? If you’re so clever, get yourself an official job like she did. If that happens, I’d be willing to spoil you like an old master.”

He’s twenty years old, yet spends his days earning labor points and muddling through life, always slacking off.

Lin Aiguo rubbed the back of his head, his demeanor cocky and nonchalant.

He acted like a pig unafraid of scalding water.

It was clear that he was used to being hit.

“Ah, Dad, that’s what you said.

People say one shouldn’t judge from behind a door crack; maybe I really could make it,” he shamelessly chuckled.

Lin Fu’s expression was derisive, yet his eyes held a hint of hope.

“Just keep dreaming! It’s not that easy to become an official,” he sighed heavily.

Gao Ping, on the other hand, didn’t give him the slightest bit of face, laughing scornfully, “An official? You’re just a temp. Even your dad and I put you on a pedestal.

So, what makes you think the leaders would choose you to be an official? For your primary school education? For your scheming and swindling in the streets?

Ha, it’s laughable.”

The merciless mockery from his own mother was as chilling as the cold winds of deep winter, biting to the bone.