The stepson of the Lin family of the Red Chamber

Lin Yao understood almost instantly why the people from the Qin family left suddenly. It was probably because the people from the Luo family came to the door suddenly and brought such bad news. After Lin Ruhai read the letter, why would she still have the heart to entertain her friends?

Suddenly hearing the news about the Luo family from Lin Ruhai, Lin Yao also felt that it was very sudden, and she froze on the spot for a while, not responding for a while.

Lin Ruhai saw that Lin Yao was at a loss, sighed in his heart, and said in a soft voice, "Not to mention, your uncle's family really treats you very well. Your grandfather is nearly sixty years old, and his health is not as good as before. Now the only wish is to I want to see you again," Lin Ruhai said after a pause, "It will be New Year's Eve soon, this is the first New Year you spend here, so you can't go back to Gusu at this time, after the New Year is over, after worshiping your ancestors, If you go back to Gusu, it will be the fulfillment of the old man's wish."

Lin Ruhai's words brought Lin Yao back to his senses, and immediately said, "Son, I'll save it," paused, "Thank you, master."

Logically speaking, if Lin Yao was adopted to Lin Ruhai, his natal family would no longer be the Luo family, and his uncles should be the masters of the Jia family.The reason why Lin Ruhai was willing to let him recognize the Luo family was because he valued his feelings.

This kind of concern, Lin Yao is very useful.

"I've sent the things to the East Hospital. This letter," he said, took out the envelope from his cuff and handed it to Lin Yao. "It's your uncle's handwritten letter. Take it back and read it."

Lin Yao took the letter, handed over her hand and left, and opened the letter as soon as she returned to the East Courtyard.

There were three sheets of paper in the envelope, all of which were filled with words. Lin Yao read them all at a glance, folded the letter and put it back after reading.

In the letter, Mr. Luo mentioned that Mr. Luo was seriously ill. The doctor had already seen him, and he was exhausted, so he could prepare for his death. Mr. Luo's only wish now was to meet Lin Yao and see if he was doing well.

The matter of Lin Yao being adopted became a hurdle for Old Master Luo. He felt sorry for his beloved daughter who died young and failed to keep her only son.

If Lin Yao's life is better now than before, it may be able to untie old Mrs. Luo's knot and let him go with more peace of mind.

Master Luo himself was also worried about Lin Yao's current situation, and after thinking about it again and again, he wrote to Yangzhou.

Lin Yao felt a little uncomfortable after reading the letter.

Old Mrs. Luo even went to Lin's house for him because of his age. He forced Lin Run to return his mother's dowry, and asked Mr. Luo to give it to him to take away.

To say that Mrs. Luo valued him as a grandson, it would be better to say that this is a love of daughters, and he, Lin Yao, is just the "wu" who is loved and loved.

Two days later, the news that Qin Yuxing was going to take Lin Ruhai's son as his apprentice spread almost throughout Yangzhou, and everyone in the official family knew about it.

This is due to the fact that Qin Yu is about to make a big ceremony for apprenticeship, inviting most of the famous and respectable families in Yangzhou.

On the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Lin Yao performed a solemn ceremony of apprenticeship in the Qin Mansion, under the witness of most of the officials in Yangzhou.

After paying homage to her teacher, Lin Yao would come to the Qin residence to study with Qin Yuxing during the day, and would not return to the residence until Youshi.

This lasted for ten days, because the New Year's Eve was approaching and all the mansions were very busy, Lin Yao did not go to the Qin Mansion again.

This year's New Year's Eve, Lin Yao will naturally not have a high fever until no one notices because no one cares. Lin Ruhai and his wife are very concerned about their children's health. After noticing that the two children are sleepy, they let them go back to the house Rested.

After worshiping the ancestors the next day, Lin Yao boarded a boat for Gusu on the sixth day of the lunar new year.

Because it was smooth sailing, it took only a few days to arrive in Gusu. The Luo family had already received the letter, and there were people guarding the pier these few days. They were all old members of the Luo family who knew Lin Yao. Therefore, Lin Yao was guarded by the Luo family as soon as she got off the boat. The servants at the dock received Luo's house.

The carriage stopped in front of the gate of Luo's house, and there was already someone waiting in front of the gate, a young man in his twenties.

When Lin Yao got off the carriage, the young man stepped forward, "But cousin Lin?"

Lin Yao was taken aback by the question, subconsciously nodded, and then thought, which cousin is this?

The young man seemed to see that Lin Yao didn't recognize him, so he introduced himself with a smile, "Father Luo Ruojin, I'm Luo Wenbin, you should call me cousin instead."

After being reminded, Lin Yao quickly remembered that the person in front of her was the eldest son of his uncle.

Luo Ruojin was his uncle, the middle-aged man who stopped him at the pier when he went to Yangzhou.

"Cousin, I kept you waiting." Lin Yao said politely.

Luo Wenbin smiled and said, "Cousin Lin, you don't need to be polite. My father is with my grandfather and I can't leave him. He specially ordered me to pick you up. Come in quickly, my grandfather has missed you."

Thinking of her grandfather who was seriously ill, Lin Yao didn't care to greet Luo Wenbin for a while, thanked Luo Wenbin and followed him into Luo's mansion.

On the way, Lin Yao couldn't help asking Luo Wenbin about his grandfather's condition, "How is grandfather's situation now?"

The smile on Luo Wenbin's face faded away, he was silent for a while, and then he sighed, "A year ago, the doctor couldn't say it well, but now I just insisted on seeing you, when I received a letter from Master Lin a year ago, the master cried so much Yes," he said after a pause, and sighed, "Master Lin is really a good man, he is willing to let you come back to see his grandfather, if you were someone else, I am afraid that you will lose your face immediately. It is a person like Master Lin who doesn't care about it. "

Lin Yao's heart sank when she heard that, and she smiled wryly, "I'm so tired that grandpa is so..."

"Cousin Lin, what nonsense are you talking about?" Luo Wenbin interrupted Lin Yao, and said with a serious expression, "A few years ago, my aunt died of illness, and my grandfather and grandmother were very sad. Four years ago, my grandmother passed away. It has been bad all the time, and you are the one who misses you the most. Lin Run took you out without telling our family. Grandpa was furious. After getting the news, he knew that things could not be turned around, so he thought about how to vent his anger for you, so he went to the Lin family on the same day Forcing Lin Run to return my aunt's dowry, and placing some others for you to take away, my grandfather did all this in the hope that you would have a better life after adoption, not to make you feel guilty."

Lin Yao was dumbfounded by the rumors, but Luo Wenbin didn't finish his sentence, "Grandfather's health is not good, so why bother with you? You must never say such things again, especially in front of grandfather, remember?"

Luo Wenbin's expression was a bit serious, Lin Yao was stunned for a moment, realizing that his words might irritate her grandfather, she nodded immediately, "I didn't think about it, thank you cousin for reminding me."

Seeing that Lin Yao understood what he meant, Luo Wenbin heaved a sigh of relief, "Okay, let's go in. Grandfather and the others know that you have arrived at the door of the house, and they are just waiting to see you. Let's not delay."

Lin Yao nodded and silently followed behind Luo Wenbin.

Luo Wenbin led Lin Yao into the main hall, walked back through the corridor, and led Lin Yao all the way to the courtyard in the northeast corner, "After my grandmother passed away, my grandfather moved here, and now the whole family is here to guard my grandfather." Luo Wenbin explained and entered the courtyard.

Lin Yao followed her in, and as soon as she entered the courtyard, she saw many people standing in the courtyard, among them was the uncle Luo Ruojin whom he had seen before.