The stepson of the Lin family of the Red Chamber

Lin Yao actually has no feelings for this original uncle, but as long as she is a human being, she will be moved by Master Luo's friendship.

The original body has died in Huangquan, and now there is only one Lin Yao, and that is himself. It is he, not the original body, who accepted the friendship of Master Luo. Lin Yao can be said to have no relatives in this world. Although Lin Ying said He gave Lin Yao goodwill, but the time we spent together was too short, and Lin Yao didn't feel too deep in his heart.

Master Luo is different. One is that Master Luo's age is similar to Lin Yao's father before crossing over. Lin Yao respects him as an elder, and Lin Yao has no obstacles in his heart; Take him away, Master Luo knew that Lin Yao would only be adopted for a day, and this was the last thing he could think of doing for Lin Yao in a day.

Lin Yao was really touched.

Seeing that Lin Yao's eyes were flushed and she looked like she was about to cry, Master Luo's eyes were sour, and he almost burst into tears.

"Ayao, your grandfather and I didn't want to have such a big fight, after all, we didn't see each other when we looked down, but Lin Run was too much!

The issue of adoption should have been discussed with me and your grandfather. Although you are the flesh and blood of the Lin family, you are also the blood of my Luo family. He wanted to adopt you, but your grandfather and I were kept in the dark. He even wanted to I embezzled your mother's dowry privately. If your second brother didn't send a servant to report the news, your grandfather and I would not know when you were sent away.

He is really, really deceitful! "

Lin Yao had already guessed that it was Lin Ying who tipped off the Luo family, so she wasn't surprised, but Lin Run wanted to embezzle his late wife Luo's dowry, and he was somewhat moved.

Although he maliciously speculated at that time whether Lin Run wanted to embezzle Luo Shi's dowry privately, but it was just a speculation, and he did not expect it to be true.

This is really... so brazen.

"Now your adoption is a foregone conclusion, and there is no possibility of changing it. I have no power or power, and I can't do much. Your mother's dowry should have been yours. I brought it here today, and you take it all to Yangzhou." Come on, don't refuse, this is what your mother left for you." Master Luo said with red eyes.

Lin Yao opened her mouth, but couldn't find a reason to refuse.

Master Luo touched Lin Yao's head, and sighed, "Ruhai has a good character, which is more than a hundred times better than Lin Run. Lin Run is a treacherous villain. Now that you are adopted by Ruhai, maybe It's a blessing, not a curse."

These are the true words of Master Luo.

That guy Lin Run didn't care about Lin Yao at all, and Master Luo even heard that when Lin Run was meeting friends outside, when he was drunk, he said that Lin Yao was the disaster star who killed his relatives, killed his mother, and killed his grandfather.

When Master Luo heard about this, he was very angry, but considering that Lin Yao was still living in the Lin family, he had to endure it.

When he heard about being adopted for the first time, he was indeed extremely angry, but after calming down and thinking about it, if Lin Yao grew up here, he was not sure what he would look like. After all, Lin Run didn't value Lin Yao, and even hated her. Lin Yao, apart from Lin Ying, no one in the Lin family cared about Lin Yao at all. Now being adopted to Lin Ruhai, who has no son, is actually a good thing.

Lin Ruhai went back to Gusu several times to take the imperial examination. When his parents died and Fu Ling returned to his hometown, he was still in Gusu for several years.

Master Luo also met Lin Ruhai during that time, and the two have known each other for 20 years. I dare not say that I have a very good understanding of Lin Ruhai's personality, but in comparison, Lin Ruhai is definitely more than a hundred times better than Lin Run Yes, having such a father is a great blessing to Lin Yao.

The only worrying thing is Lin Ruhai's wife. I heard that she was born in a noble family, and she has just experienced the pain of bereavement. She doesn't know if she can accept Lin Yao's existence. The master has also heard that if that lady refuses to accept Lin Yao's words, Lin Yao's life there will not be easy!

Regarding Master Luo's statement that being adopted to Lin Ruhai is a blessing rather than a disaster, Lin Yao agrees in his heart, but he will not say it out loud.

"It's Ayao's unfilial nature that made uncle worry."

This uncle is sincere.

From this master Luo, he felt the care from his relatives, a kindness different from that of Lin Ying.

Master Luo looked at Lin Yao's immature face, sighed, and told Lin Yao many things in detail, which probably meant to let him go to Yangzhou to respect his elders, take care of his younger sister, and not to be disobedient, and so on.

After talking a lot, Mr. Luo stopped when it was getting late. If he continued, Mr. Xu who had been waiting there for a long time might get annoyed. He had already seen Mr. Xu looking at him several times.

"It's getting late, remember what uncle said, take good care of yourself, go."

Lin Yao nodded, thanked him, hesitated for a moment, reached out and hugged Master Luo, Master Luo was stunned, and when he realized Lin Yao had already boarded the boat with Manager Xu.

Master Luo looked at Lin Yao who was standing at the bow of the boat, tears came down suddenly.

This... This is his sister's only flesh and blood!

If he had known about the adoption earlier, even if it was robbery, he would have snatched Lin Yao back from the Lin family, and would never let his sister's only child be adopted out. Unfortunately...by the time he knew about it, it was too late.

Lin Ruhai is not only an official, but also married a noble daughter. Being hand-picked by Yangzhou to patrol the salt censor must be valued by the emperor. Overreaching.

He could only, helplessly, watch his sister's only child being taken away, but there was nothing he could do.

Now, he can only hope that Lin Ruhai will pay attention to Yao'er. Even if the wife over there doesn't like Yao'er, and Yao'er still has her younger sister's dowry by her side, he will worry about asking Lin Yao to take her sister's dowry to Yangzhou. Will Lin Ruhai have any ideas, but he can't care less.

He knew about the adoption too late, and the outcome could not be changed, but he always wanted to let Lin Ruhai know that Lin Yao had nowhere to go, and he was not an abandoned child.

Lin Yao naturally didn't know Master Luo's thoughts. He regretted taking the boat within half a day after boarding the boat.

He never expected that he would actually get seasick. He started to feel dizzy not long after boarding the boat. After a long time, he started to vomit. Xu Zhang was frightened, so he found a nearby town to stop and found a doctor in the city, but he was seasick. This symptom can only be alleviated with medicine, but it cannot be cured. Therefore, on the way to Yangzhou, Lin Yao lay down in the cabin and rested in a daze. She didn't feel better until she got off the boat when she arrived in Yangzhou.

After getting off the boat, servants from the Lin family came to pick her up. Lin Yao sat in a sedan chair, and the sedan chair crossed the street. After a long time, she arrived at the Lin residence.

Lin Yao sat in the sedan chair and watched the sedan chair bearer directly carry the sedan chair into the mansion, and walked for a while before putting down the sedan chair.

Xu Zhang knocked on the sedan door and said, "Master, we're here."

This is to remind him to get off the sedan chair.

Although Lin Yao was a little nervous, she was not timid. When she opened the curtain, she saw a hand stretched out in front of her eyes. She looked up and saw that it was Nanny Song who came to Yangzhou with him. He shook his head and got out of the sedan chair.

At the age of six or seven, he still needs help in the next sedan chair, why is he so delicate?

"The master and the girl are in the hall of the main courtyard, the master will come with me."

Lin Yao knew that Xu Zhang was the chief steward of the Lin Mansion, although she was a little puzzled in her heart that Xu Zhang obviously came to Yangzhou with him, entered the Lin Mansion together, why did she know that Lin Ruhai and Daiyu had arrived in the main room so quickly, but These are not things he should worry about now.

Soon to meet the legendary sister Lin, Lin Yao was more or less excited.

"There is Lao Xu in charge."

Lin Yao didn't dare to be contemptuous of this Chief Manager Xu. If he could become the Chief Manager of Lin Mansion, this Chief Manager Xu must be the confidant of Lin Ruhai, the master of the family. Even though he is the master of this mansion, his status is not It's very imaginary, and it's a newcomer, so don't be too flustered.

Lin Yao followed Chief Manager Xu through the hallway, and soon arrived at the main courtyard of the Lin Mansion. There were already two people sitting in the main room. At the head sat a middle-aged man in a fine attire with a long beard. It looks to be more than 50 years old, and the other one sitting on the left is a young girl. Judging by her appearance and clothes, she must be the legendary sister Lin.

He had thought about Sister Lin's beautiful appearance before, and he was full of anticipation, but when he met for the first time, he realized that Sister Lin is still a five-year-old child, and she looks like a beautiful woman. , but a child is a child, and his desire to see beauties is completely lost.

Sister Lin's father, Lin Ruhai, was also different from what he had imagined.

The Lin Ruhai he imagined, since he is Lin Daiyu's father, must be a handsome man. Even if he is old, he should be a beautiful uncle, a god of frozen age.

However, the facts disillusioned him. Lin Ruhai looked like an old man with a long beard.

Although Lin Ruhai had nothing to do with the handsome uncle he imagined, but when they met for the first time, Lin Ruhai gave him an excellent impression, with a gentle temper and no airs of a strict father.

Lin Yao is the adopted son, and when meeting for the first time, a formal kowtow is indispensable.

After kowtowing, Lin Ruhai helped Lin Yao to sit down.

"How about I call you A Yao?"

Lin Yao nodded.

Lin Ruhai said gently, "Our family has a small population. With you included, there are only four masters in the whole family. This is Daiyu, who is younger than you. In the future, you brothers and sisters should support each other and love each other. A Yao doesn't have to be cautious. It's all family."

The decision to adopt a son was made by Lin Ruhai after careful consideration, but his wife Jia Min had just experienced the pain of bereavement and could not accept it.

"Yes, father."

Seeing that Lin Yao seemed a bit cautious, Lin Ruhai said softly, "We will be a family from now on, and this is your home, Ayao, don't be cautious, come on, let's talk in the Nuan Pavilion, where it will be warmer."

Lin Ruhai led Lin Yao to the little girl sitting on the left. He smiled softly at the little girl, "Yu'er, come, let's go to the Nuan Pavilion."

Daiyu obediently gave Lin Ruhai her hand, and Lin Ruhai led the two of them to the Dongnuan Pavilion in the main courtyard.

The warm pavilion is indeed much warmer than the main room. There is a charcoal fire in the room, which makes it very warm. After a while, most of the cold air on the body is dissipated.

When they arrived at the Nuan Pavilion, the three of them sat around the round table and chatted. Basically, Lin Ruhai asked Lin Yao and Daiyu, but there was no interaction between Lin Yao and Daiyu.

Lin Ruhai saw that the atmosphere between the two brothers and sisters was a little awkward, so he changed the subject and asked Lin Yao what books he was reading now.

Lin Yao was taken aback when she heard the words, then lowered her head, "Second brother taught me the Three-Character Classic and the Thousand-Character Classic."

Lin Ruhai paused slightly after hearing this, feeling in his heart that Lin Run is really nothing.

People like them are not short of money. They usually enlighten their children and tell them to study at the age of three or four. Lin Yao only learned the Three-Character Classic and the Thousand-Character Classic with the help of her second brother when she was six or seven years old. The neglect of this child is evident.

Since he wants to adopt a child to inherit the incense, Lin Ruhai naturally did his homework in advance and sent someone to Gusu to investigate secretly. From the perspective of age, Lin Yao is not the most suitable candidate for adoption, but apart from Lin Run, brothers from other clans either No child, or only one child, or exactly one son and one daughter, there is no child to adopt.

Lin Ruhai also hesitated at first. After all, Lin Yao is already six or seven years old. Such an old child has already remembered things. If it is really adopted, will he accept a new home?

But after he read all of Lin Yao's information, he was determined to adopt him.

Lin Yao's situation in the mansion over there was terrible. Except for his second brother Lin Ying, everyone in the whole family either hated Lin Yao so much that they didn't want to see him, or pretended that there was no such person in the family.

Lin Yao's biological father, Lin Run, had also studied together with Lin Ruhai in the early years and passed the children's exam. His knowledge was mixed but not perfect, but he had a high opinion of himself. Lin Ruhai had always looked down on this younger brother.

After investigating Lin Yao's background for the sake of adoptiveness, she became even more disliked towards him.

Lin Ruhai's life is difficult, and he is 40 years old this year. Except for his first wife who gave birth to him a son and a daughter, the other concubines have no children. He has always attached great importance to his children and took good care of them. Unfortunately, his son still died young.

As for Lin Run, it was obvious that he was not good at learning, and he failed in the provincial examination, so he just refused to face the reality. He also blamed the reason for his failure on his infant son, and even said that Lin Yao was a The catastrophe killed both his mother and his grandfather.

For various reasons, Lin Ruhai felt pity for Lin Yao, and was not at all worried that Lin Yao would miss her original home.

Lin Yao, who grew up in such an environment, has already deeply realized that he is not loved by his father. Now that he is adopted, it is even more impossible for him to have any expectations for Lin Run. As long as he treats Lin Yao well enough, Lin Yao Yao will truly become Lin Ruhai's son.