The stepson of the Lin family of the Red Chamber

The wife's own son died at the end of October last year, and he was adopted into Lin Ruhai's name by opening the ancestral hall on the first day of the new year, so the time has to be pushed forward, that is to say, Lin Ruhai will not be here after his son's death. Two months later, he had already decided to adopt his son.

It sounds a little heartless to adopt a son just after the youngest son died.

But Lin Yao has been with Lin Ruhai for nearly three months, he has already understood Lin Ruhai's character, he is not a heartless person.

Since Lin Ruhai decided to adopt, it must be a decision made after careful consideration.

After all, if he didn't succeed his son, Daiyu, after he got married, Lin Ruhai's family would be extinct.Of course, Daiyu doesn't have to marry, and getting a wife is also a choice.

But, who wants to be the door-to-door son-in-law?

A door-to-door son-in-law is not just bad-sounding, it’s okay in modern times, it’s still a person after all, in ancient times... a door-to-door son-in-law is really not a human life, not to mention the low status, but also being looked down upon by others, and even unable to take the imperial examination, For a man, this is tantamount to cutting off Qingyun Road directly.

With the family background of the Lin family, ordinary people are definitely not included in the list of recruits, but Lin Ruhai can look up to him, would he be willing to join in?

Therefore, adopting a son in the clan is the best choice, not one of them.

His wife, Mrs. Jia, must also be aware of the consequences of extinction, otherwise, when she is nearly forty years old, why would she risk her life to have a son?

Just because she is aware of the importance of children, even if the wife has not yet overcome the pain of bereavement and cannot accept the adoptive son, she has no right and no position to prevent Lin Ruhai's adoptive son from inheriting the incense.

Of course, if the wife insists on not adopting, since Lin Ruhai loves her so much, she will consider Jia Min's mood and give up the adoption.

But feelings are two-way. Lin Ruhai can take into account Jia Min's mood and not continue, and Jia Min will also worry that Lin Ruhai is really extinct, and there will be no incense in the future.

The wife acquiesced in Lin Ruhai's adoptive son, but she has not yet overcome the pain of bereavement, and she does not want to see Lin Yao, so she presumes that she is ill and has been reluctant to see Lin Yao.

Lin Yao has a considerate personality, is always friendly to people, and is also very optimistic. Therefore, after time travel, he has never been decadent. After knowing that he will never go back, he has been working hard to make himself live better, and also tried to make him feel better. People around me are happier, such as Daiyu, such as Lin Ruhai.

Even if she can't see her wife, if she can see her, Lin Yao will try her best to comfort her and let her come out earlier.

The biological son is gone, isn't there a biological daughter?

"My wife is indulging in the pain of bereavement, which is not a good thing for others or herself." Nanny Song sighed.

Lin Yao remained silent.

From this point of view, if the wife can't get over the pain of losing her son, he wants to see this wife, and he may have to wait.

I don't want to, just over half a month later, the opportunity to meet this lady came.

March 40th is Lin Ruhai's birthday. This year Lin Ruhai is exactly 40 years old, but [-] years old is not yet the birthday age, so there is only one family sitting together for a meal in the main courtyard. This family is Lin Ruhai, Jia Min, Lin Daiyu and Lin Yao.

On the day of Lin Ruhai's birthday, Lin Yao finally met the legendary sister Lin and her mother.

To give birth to a beautiful girl like Daiyu, her mother must be not bad. Lin Yao had already made mental preparations, but when she actually saw this lady, she was still taken aback.

Although his wife, Jia Shi, is nearly forty years old, with a haggard complexion and a sickly appearance, her beauty does not detract from her beauty.

From this lady, Lin Yao vaguely saw the future Lin Daiyu.

If it is true, like a mother, like a daughter.

After the meal, Jia Min asked the maid beside him to take a box, put it in front of Lin Yao, and said with a smile, "I have been ill all the time, and I have only recovered recently. This is a gift I prepared earlier. I don't know if you like it or not." like."

Lin Yao smiled and said, "My son gave it to me, of course my son likes it. I also prepared a gift, but I came in a hurry and didn't bring it with me. I will let my mother bring it to my mother later."

Jia Min smiled and nodded, not refusing.

Looking at Jia Min like this, he should have figured it out a little bit, as long as he can figure it out, he is afraid that if he can't figure it out, he will be depressed to death.

Back in the East Courtyard, Lin Yao dug out a wooden box from the inner room and handed it to Nanny Song, "This is a gift I prepared for my mother. Nanny, take it to the main courtyard for me to give to my wife."

Nanny Song didn't know what was in the box, but now that Lin Yao was doing things properly, she wouldn't ask, and she should have gone out immediately.

The gift prepared by Lin Yao is not ordinary.

It is a treasure he picked out from the lottery drawn by himself, and it is a treasure that is hard to find in the world.

I don't know if it's because the classic "A Dream of Red Mansions" itself has some mystical colors, and many gods are involved in the story, so in the lottery that Lin Yao drew, there was a treasure, a piece of strange jade.

When I first got this strange jade, I packed it in a strange stone box, and there was only that piece of jade and a piece of paper in the stone box, on which was written the use of this piece of jade.

This piece of jade has no name, it is a treasure of heaven and earth, as long as it is worn on the body every day, it can strengthen the body and prolong life.

This shows the preciousness of this jade.

When Lin Yao got this piece of jade, she took it out of her backpack and stored it in another box. She planned to give this gift to her wife when she had a chance to see her one day.

He gave such an expensive gift not because of his deep affection for his wife, but because of Lin Ruhai and Daiyu.

The former has a deep relationship with his wife, and the latter is his wife's only biological daughter. Both of them value his wife very much. Lin Yao is very satisfied with the current family and does not want to make troubles because of his wife. If the wife dies of illness according to the plot in the original book, Even though he knew that this was his wife's destiny, once a person fell into grief, he would inevitably vent his anger.

No matter how good-natured Lin Ruhai is, losing his youngest son and then losing his beloved wife, it may be difficult for him to calm down.

Lin Yao believed in Lin Ruhai's character, but she was not willing to gamble on the one in ten thousand possibility.

If it can directly prevent the tragedy from happening, why not do it?

As for whether Mrs. Yu will wear this piece of jade, Lin Yao is not worried, because this piece of strange jade is very beautiful, and any woman will like it.

After the piece of jade was sent out, within half a month, the wife announced that she had recovered from her illness and began to take care of the common affairs formally. She took care of all the affairs in the house, big and small.

After Lin Yao and Daiyu finished their daily homework, they would go to the main courtyard to chat with their wives.

The smile on Jia Min's face increased day by day, and his complexion became more and more ruddy.

Another half a year has passed, and the Lin Mansion has a new look.

Jia Min occasionally thinks of her son who died young, but she no longer keeps her thoughts in her heart, and it will make her feel better if she speaks out.

Just after the Double Ninth Festival, Jia Min received a post from the wife of the magistrate of Yangzhou, inviting her to the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet.

The Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet was two days later, Jia Min not only went by himself, but also brought Lin Yao and Daiyu with him.

The magistrate of Yangzhou was surnamed Gu, who was the same year as Lin Ruhai. The magistrate Gu had two sons and a daughter, both born to his concubine. She is the same age as Daiyu, only a few months younger than Daiyu.

When they arrived at Gu Mansion, Lin Yao followed Jia Min to the backyard garden, which was almost full of chrysanthemums.

In Yangzhou, the magistrate of Yangzhou and the Xunyan Yushi are almost the biggest officials. Therefore, as their wives, Mrs. Gu and Jia Min are also the highest among the female relatives present.

Mrs. Gu was accompanied by a cute little girl, probably the young girl of Mrs. Gu.

Jia Min and Mrs. Gu are obviously very familiar with each other. After exchanging a few pleasantries, Mrs. Gu smiled and said, "Is this the child?"

"Exactly." Jia Min smiled.

Mrs. Gu looked at Jia Min's expression and saw that she was in a good mood, so she took her hand and sighed, "I was worried about you when I heard the news before, but now that you are fine, I feel relieved, I don't know you What's the name of this house?"

"Single-named Yao, Yao from Yaotai." Jia Min didn't think there was anything to hide about a name, so he said it straight.

Mrs. Gu nodded, "It's a good name."

"How old?"

"This year is exactly seven years old."

"Then the monkey in my family is probably older, and his age is considered similar. It just so happens that I have someone call him and let Brother Yao play with him. I'm afraid it won't be good for boys to accompany us women. Very comfortable." Mrs. Gu smiled.

Then he asked the servant girl to invite someone, and then said, "My eldest son is already grown up, and now he doesn't come to the backyard very much. He only cares about studying for the imperial examination. I haven't seen him for more than half a month. My little son He is also studying now, and his father is very pushy, and I only see him once in two or three days now, but it is my daughter who is the caring little padded jacket."

Jia Min also smiled and said, "I heard that your eldest daughter-in-law gave birth to a pair of twins two years ago, and she is almost two or three years old now? When will you bring them to me?"

"It's a coincidence today. Their mother took her to her mother's house to celebrate her birthday. It will take a while to come back. When they come back, I will invite you to the house." Mrs. Gu said.

The two wives talked very happily, Lin Yao just felt bored while standing aside and listening. He never liked to hear about the family's gossip, but he couldn't walk away either, it was too rude.

The little girl next to Mrs. Gu kept staring at him. Lin Yao had a good impression of this cute little girl, and smiled at her. She didn't want his smile, which seemed to frighten her, and the little girl immediately looked away. Daiyu went to talk.

Lin Yao: ...

Does he look scary?

While feeling depressed, the servant girl next to Mrs. Gu came back, "Madam, the second master is here."

Mrs. Gu stopped talking, and said, "Zhen'er, come, take my brother to play with you, don't bully him."

Gu Zhen, the second master of the Gu family, is nine years old this year, and he is half a head taller than Lin Yao. Standing next to each other, there is really a gap between the two.

Lin Yao left Huayuanzi with Gu Zhen, and soon he regretted it. He found that Gu Zhen was very polite and gentle in front of Mrs. Gu and other female relatives, but in private, he seemed to be out of touch. a monkey.

Mrs. Gu really has no modesty at all. Her second son is really a monkey.