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63. When Lin Suqing and the others returned to their hometown, it was already the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, and the next day was the traditional "small year" day.Because everyone was very excited the day before yesterday, after the mood calmed down, they were naturally very tired, so everyone slept soundly that night.When Lin Suqing woke up the next day, it was already bright outside the window, and Zhou Ruxin was no longer around her.

Lin Suqing’s home is a small two-story building. Of course, the elderly live downstairs, so as not to have to climb up and down; Lin Suqing’s room is on the second floor away from the stairs; Lin Qisheng actually has another place to live, but because the child was placed in the elderly’s house Here, of course, they often live here. The husband and wife's room is on the side of the stairs on the second floor.

There is also a slightly smaller room on the second floor that is used as a guest room, and guests can stay in the guest room on weekdays.

Well, of course Zhou Ruxin is not a guest, it's her own family, so Mother Lin didn't even think about tidying up the guest room, so from the first night back home, Lin Suqing happily slept with her daughter-in-law in her arms Beautiful.

At this time, looking out of the bright window, Lin Suqing recalled what happened yesterday, it was really beautiful like a dream.Someone's voice came from outside the window, listen carefully, Ru Xin is vaguely talking to her mother, Lin Suqing got up hurriedly, made the bed, tidied herself up, and went downstairs.

Going downstairs, the human voice became clearer and clearer. It was indeed Ru Xin and her mother who were busy in the kitchen and chatting leisurely.It is estimated that Lin's mother talked about the embarrassing things about Suqing when she was a child, and she laughed heartily: "Was Suqing really that naughty when she was a child?"

Lin Suqing hurried over: "Mom, don't talk about my black history in front of Ru Xin."

Mother Lin looked at her daughter with a smile: "Yo, Suqing is so good at face. When you were a child, your mother asked you to wear a skirt and tie your hair and be a well-behaved little girl. Why didn't you refuse?"

Lin Suqing walked over to take over the work in Ruxin's hands and said: "My hair was so long at the time, it hurt to tie it up. As for wearing skirts, hey, how can I go to the mountains with everyone in skirts?" Are you playing guerrilla warfare?"

Mother Lin smiled happily: "Hey, Suqing, you said this yourself, Mom, I didn't say that."

Zhou Ruxin laughed beside her and said, "Well, just now Mom told the story about you playing with a chicken when you were a child, but you were chased by the mother chicken and ran all over the place."

Lin Suqing understood the feeling of being cheated by her own mother in an instant: "Mom! You only love Ruxin, and you don't love me anymore."

Zhou Ruxin bent over laughing.How wonderful, how many years have you not tasted such family joy?Looking at Suqing, and looking at Mother Lin, Suqing, Suqing, Zhou Ruxin is so virtuous and capable, and he can still have today.

In the world, the same kind of rice supports all kinds of people. There is such a good brother as Lin Qisheng, but there is also such a difficult sister-in-law.A few days later, before the sister-in-law came back here with her little nephews, Mother Lin specifically confessed to Lin Suqing and Zhou Ruxin: "Just do what Qisheng said before, and remember that Ruxin is Suqing's younger sister. He came to our house to play."

Zhou Ruxin naturally had no objection, Lin Suqing felt a little depressed, but anyway, her parents and elder brother liked Ruxin very much, so there was only one sister-in-law left, let her care.Originally, it was difficult for my brother to be between his parents and his wife, so why bother to make his sister-in-law complain more because of his sister's affairs.

So, when the sister-in-law came back with the children, both Suqing and Ru Xin behaved like "future sister-in-law and sister-in-law get along in harmony".

If Lin Qisheng's wife is not good, there is nothing wrong with it. At most, he thinks that his father-in-law and mother-in-law are from the countryside and have no skills, so they will appear to be not respectful when getting along. Not bad at all.

After all, she is a girl who grew up in a wealthy and noble family, so she also understands the world and human relationships. Seeing Zhou Ruxin prepare all kinds of gifts thoughtfully, she usually gets along with people, and she smiles before she speaks. This Lin Suqing The sister-in-law is quite satisfied with Zhou Ruxin, the "future sister-in-law" of her own sister-in-law.

The only doubt is: "Qisheng, the relationship between Su Qing and this future sister-in-law is too good, isn't it? Isn't there a guest room in our house? Why does Mom let the guest sleep with Su Qing?"

Lin Qisheng replied indifferently: "Suqing is very lucky, not only the one who treats her well, but even the sister-in-law is so close to her."

Fortunately, there were guests, otherwise, based on Lin Qisheng's words alone, the two couples would have quarreled.

Two days later, Lin Qisheng's family left.The next time I come back, it will be in the next year. Since Lin Qisheng got married, every New Year's Eve has been spent at Yue's house. There is no way. An old man is lonely.

Aren't the remaining parents of the Lin family lonely?Lin Qisheng's wife said it well, "Isn't your sister still with you every year?"

Before the sister-in-law and the others left this year, Lin Suqing looked at her brother with a smile and said, "Brother, don't worry, from now on, my parents will be with me and Ruxin."

Lin Qisheng felt uncomfortable in his heart, but he had gotten used to numbness over the years, so he nodded to show that he understood, and said goodbye to his parents: "Dad, Mom, let's go."

In previous years, Mother Lin and Father Lin would definitely have to suffer a lot. A good son of their own would spend the New Year with other parents' parents every year, but this year is different.Well, look, how good Ruxin is, I will spend the New Year with the old man every year from now on.They are all daughters-in-law, tsk tsk, everyone is different.

Mother Lin waved to Lin Qisheng and the others to "Let's go", and at the same time took Zhou Ruxin's arm back to the house: "Ru Xin, Su Qing, his father, let's continue playing mahjong."

Seeing the child holding the toy that Zhou Ruxin bought and couldn't put it down, Lin's parents-in-law couldn't help but said: "Qisheng, what do you mean by Suqing? Could it be that Zhou Ruxin will come to our house every year for the New Year in the future? ?”

Lin Qisheng told the children to pay attention to the road under their feet, while seemingly casually said: "Don't worry about her, it's someone else's business, let's care about what he does."

As expected of Lin Qisheng, these words obviously reached his wife's heart, so the family chattered about the children's studies and the health of their parents on the way back, and no one mentioned Zhou Ruxin anymore.

Lin Qisheng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he had barely passed this test.

This New Year's Eve at the Lin family is not much different from previous years. It is still a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner, and it is still the Spring Festival Gala that is not necessarily beautiful but is seen every year.Well, there are differences, there are no longer three people at the dinner table, but four people, and the topic is no longer Lin Qisheng's family, but Zhou Ruxin's relatives.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, neighbors from all over the world visited and wished each other a happy new year, but there was no habit of handing out red envelopes, a few auspicious words and greetings, some snacks, and so on.

Together, Zhou Ruxin and Lin Suqing followed Mama Lin from house to house, made many bows, said many words of blessing, and laughed whenever they met. During the interval, Lin Suqing couldn't help complaining a little: "If Xin, isn't your face sore? I haven't seen my mother visit so many homes in previous years, and this year, it's probably here to show you."

Zhou Ruxin chuckled: "Why post me? I can't introduce to others, hey, this is my Suqing's daughter-in-law. Stupid Suqing, my mother loves me, so she specially took me to visit so many homes, so that I can be a little girl." I can fully feel the excitement of the Chinese New Year.”

After returning home, Lin Suqing deliberately chatted with Mama Lin for a while.When she lay down at night, after Suqing kissed Ruxin, she said a little sourly, "Ruxin Ruxin, I wonder if you are my mother's long-lost daughter, how do you know so much about my mother's feelings?" ?”

Zhou Ruxin hugged Lin Suqing back: "It doesn't matter whether I am my mother's long-lost daughter, what matters is that I am your Ruxin."

On the second day, after reporting to Lin's father and Lin's mother, Zhou Ruxin took Lin Suqing to his uncle's house.

It was about fifty miles from Lin Suqing's house to Zhou Ruxin's uncle's house, but it was convenient because there was a direct bus. After breakfast, it was not time for lunch when I arrived at my uncle's house.

Looking at the familiar residential building, Zhou Ruxin asked, "Su Qing, are you nervous?"

Lin Suqing thought for a while: "Ru Xin, I won't be nervous if you're not nervous."

Zhou Ruxin thought for a moment: "Su Qing, since I was a child, my uncle has treated me very well. Believe me, you don't have to lie whenever your uncle or aunt asks questions. No matter whether they accept it or not, they will never kick us out."

Lin Suqing actually smiled: "If you don't ask, I won't tell; if you ask, I won't lie. But this is the case"

Zhou Ruxin nodded: "Yes, Suqing is the smartest."

Facts have proved that neither Zhou Ruxin nor Lin Suqing thought too much.

Because, uncle and aunt didn't ask anything at all.

When Zhou Ruxin entered the door, she said to the uncle who opened the door: "Uncle, this is Lin Suqing."

Uncle said "um", greeted Su Qing, and then went to work in the kitchen.As for my aunt, she has been busy in the house, bringing some snacks to greet the two, helping uncle prepare meals, and then began to answer and make calls, mostly communication between relatives and friends.

Finally the food was prepared, and after the four of them sat down, the uncle insisted on telling the two of them to eat more food, and during the chat, he only asked about Zhou Ruxin's work.Well, of course, I also asked Lin Suqing, where did she go to school, where did she work, and who was in her family...

In short, from the beginning to the end, no one would ask: "Ru Xin, who is Su Qing?"

After the meal, the uncle said: "Ru Xin, you take a break, I'll go clean up, and go to pay New Year's greetings to your parents."

She was indeed a little tired, so Zhou Ruxin gave an "um" and followed Lin Suqing to the sofa in the living room to rest.My aunt came over and said, "It's cold, don't sleep on the sofa. Come here, Ru Xin, Su Qing, aunt made the bed last night, let's rest for a while."

Zhou Ruxin asked: "Auntie, isn't this Shiya's room?"

The aunt replied: "Shiya hasn't come back for the New Year this year, um, I won't be back until tomorrow."

Zhou Ruxin said "Oh", and pulled Lin Suqing to lie down. Seeing Lin Suqing's puzzled eyes, she smiled and said, "Uncle and aunt just have a precious daughter named Zhong Shiya. She is a graduate student at the Normal University in the provincial capital. Years ago, she said yes. I've found a boyfriend and I'm getting married, so it looks like I'm going to celebrate the New Year with my boyfriend."

Lin Suqing asked in surprise, "Did you go there to celebrate the New Year before you got married?"

Zhou Ruxin said: "I should have obtained the certificate. It's just that both of us are very busy, so we didn't have time to serve the wine, but it's coming soon. When I came back last time, my uncle said that he wanted to hold the wine during the Lantern Festival, and asked if I could I can't come back for a wedding."

Lin Suqing thought for a while: "This year's Lantern Festival seems to be on Sunday, right?"

Zhou Ruxin said "Yes": "So, I promised uncle that if there is a wine on the Lantern Festival, I will come back."

Lin Suqing rubbed against her: "Ru Xin, can I come with you?"

Zhou Ruxin smiled: "Suqing, Shiya is just my cousin. There are some things that don't need to be announced to the world, right?"

Lin Suqing thought for a while: "Yes."

Seeing that Suqing was still a little unhappy, Zhou Ruxin leaned over and kissed her forehead, and whispered in her ear: "I'm going to take Suqing to see my parents in the afternoon. Suqing, I'm the first one to take her with you." People who are in front of their parents, so, if Suqing wants to say something at that time, remember to tell my parents well."

Lin Suqing is not a person who likes to be entangled. Hearing Zhou Ruxin's words, there is no discomfort: "Okay."

After a short rest, my uncle came over to wake them up, and went to the shop downstairs to buy money, paper, incense, candles, firecrackers, etc., and called a minibus, and the three of them got in the car and drove to the mountain.

At the foot of the mountain, the car couldn't go up. The three of them each carried some items, and then slowly climbed the mountain together. Listening to the uncle's slow introduction, which famous person's elder's tomb is here, and which famous person is there? The tomb of the rich man's elder, where there is only a simple earthen bag left because of the neglect of the descendants...

As the mountain wind blew, various firecrackers and fireworks rose from the surrounding fields.

Zhou Ruxin suddenly remembered a certain passage in "The Legend of Condor Heroes": "The things in the nether world are ultimately vague. If you can not die, of course it is good to be immortal." She looked at Lin Suqing beside her, it's great, we are all living well .

The uncle moved the grave of Zhou Ruxin's parents to a place with good Fengshui halfway up the mountain, and the three of them arrived soon after they left.The three of them tidied up the grave and cleared away some weeds, Zhou Ruxin went to light the incense candles, Lin Suqing silently burned the paper money at the side, and her uncle was in charge of setting off the firecrackers.

Zhou Ruxin bought a lot of paper money, and after his uncle set off the firecrackers, he also came over to help them burn it slowly.

The three of them didn't speak, the mountain wind was blowing, and occasionally the wind rolled up the smoke and rushed directly in front of them. After a while, Zhou Ruxin burst into tears.Lin Suqing wanted to wipe her off and look at the uncle beside her, but felt it was inappropriate.

The uncle burned the paper money for a while, and said to Zhou Ruxin: "Ru Xin, you know about grandma's grave, I'll go there first, and go over here when you finish."

Zhou Ruxin nodded and said "Yes", the voice was choked with sobs, which made Lin Suqing's heart ache.

After her uncle passed by, Lin Suqing hurriedly moved closer to help Zhou Ruxin wipe away her tears.

Zhou Ruxin tilted her head: "I'm fine. Well, Su Qing, come and say goodbye."

The two bowed respectfully in front of the grave three times, prayed silently, and then got up and continued to burn paper money.Seeing that it was almost done, Zhou Ruxin left a bundle of paper money and called Lin Suqing: "Go to grandma."

At the grandmother's side, the two burned the remaining paper money, bowed to each other, looked at the sky, and the uncle said: "I'm afraid it will rain, let's go down the mountain quickly."

On the way back, I was lucky, and just happened to meet an acquaintance of my uncle driving by, and by the way, the three of them were sent to the gate of the residential area.The uncle asked Zhou Ruxin if she would stay overnight. Zhou Ruxin thought about it and decided to go back to Lin Suqing's house.

So the four of them had dinner casually together, and the uncle said that he would send them out, but Zhou Ruxin refused, saying that the uncle had worked hard enough in the afternoon, so let him rest at home, the uncle insisted on it, and the aunt also helped persuade him Going to have a good rest, he gave up insisting, but he had to ask his aunt to send him a ride.

So my aunt sent them all the way to the station, and repeatedly told them to be careful on the road, and remember to inform uncle when they arrived at Lin's house.When the two got on the bus for the return journey, Lin Suqing asked puzzledly: "Ru Xin, uncle and aunt are so sincere in taking care of you, why don't you stay at uncle's house for one night before leaving?"

Zhou Ruxin sighed softly: "Shiya and the others will be back tomorrow. Besides, no matter how good my uncle and aunt are, they are Shiya's parents after all, not mine."

Lin Suqing thought for a while, but she also understood Zhou Ruxin: "No wonder you didn't go back to your hometown to celebrate the New Year before. After all, you have your own home. It's okay, Ruxin. From now on, we also have our own home."

Zhou Ruxin gently turned her head and put her head on Lin Suqing's shoulder: "Well, Suqing and I are a family. By the way, Suqing, I'm curious, what did you say to my parents on the mountain before?" ?”

Lin Suqing gently moved Zhou Ruxin to make her head rest more comfortably: "I told them, thank them for giving birth to such a good Ruxin, um, and please don't worry, I will know you in this life Take good care of you."

After a moment of silence, Zhou Ruxin said: "Su Qing is so old-fashioned, but I think every parent would like to hear such words."

Lin Suqing smiled: "There is another sentence, Ruxin, if you accept your promise, you will keep it forever."

The author has something to say:

Uncle and aunt are really good to Zhou Ruxin. The author's writing power is limited and he can't describe one tenth of it.However, Zhou Ruxin's emotion is also true, no matter how good the uncle and aunt are, they are also other people's parents.