Miss White Rose

Luyang County is located in a remote area, surrounded by mountains and green forests. When there were no roads in the early years, it was a well-known poor county, especially the villages at the foot of the mountain and in the depressions. It takes three hours to walk the mountain road, and the aspiring young people in the village compete to leave home to work, which makes the village even more lonely.

But as the saying goes, A’s □□, B’s honey. Later, the economic development gradually improved, and the tourism industry and resorts in Luyang County became more and more prosperous. This piece of land that has not been carved too much, with its The rich mountain forest resources and uncontested livable environment quickly became popular, and soon attracted a large number of tourists and investment.

Today, the people who once suffered a lot because of being trapped by the endless mountains and forests are increasingly rich in their pockets because of the gifts of nature and mountains and forests.

When Xu Xingyan got out of the car behind Lin Shengmiao, she sniffed the clear fragrance of grass and trees in the mountains, saw a piece of lush greenery in her eyes, and secretly praised this place for living up to its reputation.

In contrast, Lin Shengmiao's mood is much more complicated. She doesn't have many good memories of this birthplace, or the so-called hometown, but she is happy to see it getting better and better.

"Miss Xu, Miss Lin, the entrance of the village is just ahead, but this is my first visit and I'm not familiar with the road. Brother Jin and the others will go ask the way first, please wait a moment..."

The man who spoke was surnamed Jiang, 35 years old, and was one of the bodyguards arranged by Mr. Xu. This time he went to Luyang County, Mr. Xu specially sent two experienced bodyguards to follow him. Fang Yuan originally wanted to add two more, but Xu Xingyan He felt that this was too ostentatious, so he declined. After all, they came to attend the funeral, not to spoil the scene.

That's right, in this business, they came here specially for the funeral, Lin Shengmiao's grandma's funeral.

Xu Xingyan nodded lightly and hummed.

Lin Shengmiao sighed and exhaled: "I haven't been back much since high school. When I first saw the appearance of this village, I couldn't recognize it. If it wasn't for the still outline of the green hill, I must have thought I went to the wrong place."

And to put it bluntly, she really didn't even know where the gate of her house was. She hadn't contacted her father and stepmother for many years. Looking at the changes in this village was far different from what she remembered, and it was hard to find it. A familiar scene, if the sister-in-law hadn't called her this time and told her to come back for the funeral, she might never have set foot here again in her life.

Lin Shengmiao touched his girlfriend's slightly deep eye bags because she was in a hurry to catch the plane, and said in a low voice, "I just said that I can come back alone, why are you so tired?"

Xu Xingyan raised her eyes to look at her, her almond eyes fluttered slightly, and she clasped her palm, "I've always wanted to see the place where you grew up, and I finally saw it today. It's indeed as beautiful as I imagined."

In the early morning, the mountains were filled with mist, rising to the clouds like boiling. Lin Shengmiao felt the softness of his palms, and the restlessness in his heart was gradually calmed down. Suddenly, a thought flashed in his mind——

It's time to look back at the way we came.

with this person.

……

Obviously, the Lin family has been doing well these years.

Looking at the sign of the farmhouse at the door and the floor tiles paved with bluestone slabs at the gate, Xu Xingyan once again silently recited the Lin family's interpersonal relationship, then smiled just right, took Lin Shengmiao's hand, and took two A tall and burly bodyguard walked into the gate with a white flag hanging openly.

The yard is very lively, the aunts and aunts who help wash the dishes, the young daughters-in-law and the girls sitting in the shed eating melon seeds and chatting, and some old men playing cards.

There was a moment of silence in the Lin family's courtyard.

All kinds of eyes fell on Xu Xingyan and Lin Shengmiao, full of scrutiny.

Lin Shengmiao pursed her lips, and pulled Xu Xingyan to take a step forward. I don't know if it was because of nervousness or other reasons, but she always stood side by side with her fingers clasped tightly.

"Excuse me, where is the mourning hall?"

She asked the people at the nearest table, her tone was polite, neither humble nor overbearing.

One of the aunts squinted her eyes and looked at her carefully for a while, then patted her thigh with an oops and said, "Isn't this the eldest daughter of Lin Yuan's family, Xiao Miao? I haven't seen her for many years, she used to hang around in front of her all the time. "

Auntie's words can be regarded as a single stone that stirred up a thousand waves. All of a sudden, the elderly uncles and aunts in the yard shouted one after another, asking each other and asking questions. .

Lin Shengmiao tried several times, but still couldn't get his mouth in. Just as he was about to pass them into the house, he saw a woman wearing a white linen cloth on her head and a white cloth strip around her waist. She was obviously delighted to see Lin Shengmiao.

"Xiao Miao!" Lin Xin rushed up to greet her, "You are back, let my sister-in-law take a look..." Lin Xin pinched her arm and said "yes" four or five times.

Lin Shengmiao called softly, "Sister-in-law."

Xu Xingyan also said: "Sister-in-law."

"...I told you on the phone before, Xu Xingyan, my girlfriend," Lin Shengmiao introduced carefully to Lin Xin's surprised face, word by word.

"Oh yes yes yes," Lin Xin spoke quickly, as if afraid that Lin Shengmiao might misunderstand something, she quickly said to Xu Xingyan: "Xingyan, right, hello, hello..."

Xu Xingyan hurriedly supported her hand with both hands upwards, feeling a little flattered.

After all, Lin Xin's attitude wasn't too friendly compared to the chatter surrounding him.

Lin Xin and Lin Shengmiao, the aunt and nephew, are quite similar in their eyebrows and eyes, but at this moment, they both have a casual look of indifference to the reaction of the outside world, which makes them even more alike.

Looking at the two girls standing tall and well-matched, Lin Xin lost his mind for a moment, and said softly: "Xiao Miao, Xing Yan, go burn some paper for grandma and kowtow."

Xu Xingyan originally wanted to meet Lin Shengmiao's biological father and stepmother, as well as her younger brother Lin Yan who was said to be a freshman this year, but after observing Lin Xin's expression, Xu Xingyan wisely did not speak again.

Quietly led into the mourning hall by Lin Shengmiao, respectfully kowtowed on the old sponge on the ground, burned a few pieces of paper money in the clay pot, and bowed again before being pulled by the arm by Lin Shengmiao Standing up together, the old man in the portrait had no expression on his face, and his lips were cold, as if he had been overwhelmed by countless worries in his life, and could not squeeze out a trace of kindness and kindness.

Standing behind them, A Jin and A Jiang looked at each other, and went up to hang a piece of paper. When they were about to leave, Mr. Xu repeatedly told them to pay attention to etiquette, and... they are all here, and it is not necessary to burn a piece of paper. Trouble.

"Just take care of yourself, Xiao Miao is an adult, and it's not your turn to worry about her affairs!"

There was a noise coming from the door of the house, Xu Xingyan stopped and listened, and it was clear that the person who was arguing with Lin Xin should be her stepmother, Miaomiao. Hearing the noise, Lin Shengmiao's eyes suddenly sharpened, and she patted With the back of Xu Xingyan's hand, she strode forward.

Lin Shengmiao's stepmother, Tong Ai, was originally a little widow who lost her husband in the early years. Later, she hooked up with Lin Yuan somehow, and married into the Lin family in less than half a year. In addition to appearance, scheming is naturally indispensable.

When dealing with her stepdaughter, Tong Ai knows what is "sweet on the outside and bitter on the inside". No matter in front of Lin Yuan and Grandma Lin, or in front of the villagers in the village, she always acts gentle and careless, as if she is such a kind person. stepmother.

In private, she has already figured out the temperament of her husband and stepdaughter thoroughly, and she can handle it firmly.

Lin Shengmiao was still young at that time, and there were countless losses and pitfalls in snacks, big and small. Let's take the one that impressed her the most——

At that time, Lin Yuan was always hanging out and not staying at home. Tong Ai didn't know how to cook whenever it was time to cook. Instead, he poured a box of small change on the plate in front of Lin Shengmiao, chanting, "The family is poor." Ah, I have no money to buy rice and vegetables, and your father doesn’t do anything, so I will pay for the family expenses..." Or "How much do you spend on books this month? If you spend it at the beginning of the month, you will have no money to buy rice at the end of the month."

Wait, wait... She was sharp and sharp, and every time she had to talk about Lin Shengmiao, she would slam the door and leave.

Lin Shengmiao has been a child with strong self-esteem since she was a child, especially in some aspects, she has perfectly inherited Ms. Pei Wei's nobility, and her personality is particularly stubborn.

Tong Ai's move is like a snake hitting seven inches, and in the end, she will go outside and complain: "It's hard to be a stepmother, and I don't even eat for her if I worry about cooking for her..."

It's all good and bad.

It was at that time that Lin Shengmiao's repeated stomach troubles that never cleared up came from starvation.

……

Unexpectedly, when he saw Tong Ai again, Lin Shengmiao felt nothing in his heart. After nearly 14 years of keeping things clean, he finally diluted a lot of things, such as... resentment and resentment.

In many cases, she could feel that Tong Ai's emotions when facing her surpassed the status of stepmother and stepdaughter. Later, she did confirm this with sister-in-law Lin Xin, that is hatred!

According to Lin Xin, Tong Ai has always liked Lin Yuan since she was an ignorant girl, and even asked a matchmaker to come to her door to mention the marriage. Stalking, not marrying non-qing, and finally earning a short-lived marriage for herself with a handsome face.

For Pei Wei, it was the price of blindness when he was young, for Lin Yuan, it was a love affair without regrets when he was young, and for Tong Ai... it was a bolt from the blue.

Tong Ai passed on the pain of not getting what she wanted, the grief of being robbed of love, and the deep-rooted hatred for Ms. Pei Wei to Lin Shengmiao.

Just because Lin Shengmiao looks too much like Mother Xiao...

How should I put it, after learning the truth, Lin Shengmiao felt it was inconceivable, and she spent a long time thinking about it, this... What is it about her father that she has a crush on?

Her father, Lin Yuan, is definitely the most selfish, refined and self-interested Lin Shengmiao has ever seen... a lazy guy, and his skin is as thick as a city wall. Go pestering my sister, or else, just think about the little pocket money my daughter saved, always only wanting to be comfortable, not caring about other things, just such a person, there is still a crush?How blind is this woman's eyes?Hurry up and find someone to crowdfund and collect two yuan to cure it...

……

Lin Shengmiao is now accompanied by her lover and has a successful career. Facing all kinds of things in the past, Lin Shengmiao has a peaceful mind. Even the vicissitudes of the past have brought some good things.

But Tong Ai is not good...

The moment she saw Lin Shengmiao's face, Tong Ai felt a heart attack for a long time. For her, seeing this face dangling in front of her was a kind of torture.

Reminding her all the time, even though she got everything she wanted now, she was still a failure. There was an irreparable gap in the marriage she dreamed of. Can't hide stains either!

A cluster of invisible evil fire appeared on the forehead, Tong Ai looked at Lin Shengmiao, glanced at Xu Xingyan and the others out of the corner of her eye, snorted coldly, and said with a sneer: "You have grown more and more, and you dare to bring back any dubious people. I don't know what dirty things your bitch mother has taught you, and I'm not afraid of dirtying the mourning hall, causing the old woman to wake up in the middle of the night and hang you with a hemp rope to kill your unworthy descendant..."

"Snapped!"

The sound of Tong Ai's last words fell to the ground at the same time, and there was a loud slap, so powerful that it slapped the person to the ground, and he didn't get up after covering his face for a long time.

Xu Xingyan was startled by the sudden slap, and she held her girlfriend's arm tightly. She can't be blamed for this, but the scene in front of her was so inconsistent with Lin Xin's elegant image. At that moment, Xu Xingyan even had the feeling that she was on the wrong set.

But she looked around and found that neither Lin Shengmiao nor the crowd watching the excitement showed any surprise, as if this was very normal.

Faintly, she also heard someone muttering in the crowd, "Is it okay to say such things in front of Lin Xin? A few years ago, this woman was like crazy..."

Lin Xin's eyes were red, her shoulders were trembling with anger, she grabbed the collar of her sister-in-law on the ground, pressed it to her ear, gritted her teeth and said viciously, "Say it again if you have the guts!"

One side of Tong Ai's face was swollen into a pig's head, and she was startled by Lin Xin's eyes, she was also a very aggressive woman, but she was really scared when facing Lin Xin, a sister-in-law. No one in the village knew, Once Lin Xin goes crazy... she really dares to fight people desperately with a knife.

At this time, a man squeezed in from the crowd, "Come on, everyone, let me in..."

The man looks about 50 or [-] years old, and his appearance...is really good-looking!This is not only handsome, but a beauty that transcends gender boundaries. The peak period of men's appearance is relatively late, not to mention the unrestrained and unrestrained charm on him...

Xu Xingyan was taken aback for a moment, and was immediately overwhelmed with inspiration, and had the urge to take out a paintbrush.

She has never denied the attractiveness of Lin Shengmiao's appearance, just like the "eye edge" she once talked with Xiao Tang, she does not admit that it is for sex, but thinks it is invisible The red thread tied tightly by Yue Lao trembled slightly, reminding her: Hey, are you ready?Fate begins.

However, Xu Xingyan had always thought that Miaomiao's good looks were inherited from her mother, but after seeing Lin Yuan now, she suddenly realized that the most exquisite and outstanding features of Lin Shengmiao's facial features were just following her father, especially those pair of eyes. God's eyes...

Even Lin Shengmiao was in a daze.

She used to be able to see it every day, plus she has been staying in the village, she has little knowledge, and she doesn't know much about the appearance of normal people, so she doesn't think her father's face is amazing, and she is even a little aesthetically tired. After a while, I was really a little stunned.

Immediately, she understood her stepmother a bit. Although her husband grew up like this, although he was lazy and never went out to work, he gritted his teeth, and it was not impossible to support him.

After all, once it is released, there must be a lot of rich women rushing for it.

Lin Yuan said with a hippie smile: "Xiaoxin, you know who your sister-in-law is. She didn't keep her mouth shut. She said everything when she was in a hurry. My brother will apologize to you for her here first. I'll wait until my mother's business is over." , Let her cook a table of dishes by herself, and then call Xiao Nan and her brother-in-law, they are all a family, don't hurt the peace..."

Tong Ai cried, "A Yuan..."

Lin Xin took a deep look at her brother, threw away the collar that was about to be torn by her, turned around and strode away.

When she was gone, Lin Yuan was still paralyzed on the ground, looked at his wife eagerly, caught a glimpse of her pig's face, and sighed a little hurt, but thinking about the leather jacket that he had admired for a long time, he still behaved like that. Gently helped his wife up, and helped her pat the ashes.

Tong Ai fell softly into his arms, sobbing, as if she had been wronged by the heavens.

Lin Yuan took half a step back calmly, avoiding the snot and tears from touching his newly bought clothes, and then thought in his heart... How about adding another pair of sneakers?

Although Tong Ai is usually willing to spend money on him, it is still quite small to spend tens of thousands on a pair of shoes.

The more Lin Yuan thought about it, the more he felt that it was an opportunity, so he took Tong Ai's arm falsely and realized it, comforted her patiently, and finally took her own initiative to send her back to the room.

Lin Shengmiao watched coldly, maybe it was because of her blood relationship, or maybe it was because she knew this father so well in the past, that she was able to guess what Lin Yuan was thinking at that moment.

In fact, she also knew that when she was able to leave with Ms. Pei Wei smoothly, Lin Yuan more or less meant to contribute to the flames, but she didn't feel much gratitude in her heart, because she knew too well how selfish Lin Yuan was. Among them, at most [-]% are considered as fathers for their daughters, and the remaining [-]% are because they really don't want to support her in high school, and the other half think that her existence has affected his quality of life and want to take the opportunity to get rid of it.

Lin Shengmiao now truly feels that her father and stepmother are a perfect match, and wicked people will be punished by wicked people, so it's better to lock them up so that they don't come out and harm honest people.

……

Lin Shengmiao led Xu Xingyan to the edge of a gurgling stream, took off her coat, and laid it on a large smooth rock for her to sit on and rest her feet.

"I loved being here as a kid."

Xu Xingyan judged others by herself, tilted her head and asked, "Are you in a daze?" She liked to be in a daze when she was a child.

Lin Shengmiao smiled: "It's a grinding stone, grind a big one, treat it as the moon, and grind a bunch of small ones, treat them as stars, then put them into the stream together, the water flows slowly, and wait until night , the moonlight shines on the water, this is my own starry sky, I liked doing it very much at that time.”

"It sounds beautiful," Xu Xingyan said softly.

"Actually, there is no place to go, and I have to find a way to find something for myself to do."

Lin Shengmiao took her hand, rubbed it, and then said with a smile: "Maybe it's because I was too idle when I was a child, so after work, God punished me to make up for all the wasted time, and always kept me too busy land."

Ah Jiang, who was standing not far away, came over and reminded: "Miss Xu, Miss Lin, Mr. Lin is here."

Xu Xingyan looked in the direction he pointed, and asked in surprise, "How does Uncle know we're here?"

Lin Shengmiao's eyes were unclear, "He used to bring me here. Sometimes...we would grill fish and sweet potatoes here. He was in charge of catching fish and I was in charge of grilling."

The relationship between parents and children is really complicated, and it can rarely be summed up in simple love and hate.

"Girl..." Lin Yuan yelled, and casually found a stone beside them and sat down. I have to say that being good-looking is taking advantage, and even the sloppy movements showed a bit of chic and unrestrained.

A Jiang and A Jin next to him couldn't help but twitch their eyebrows. Damn, this is a proper public enemy of men!

Xu Xingyan quickly stood up, straightened her clothes, bowed slightly and said, "Hello, Uncle."

Not to mention that the relationship between Lin Shengmiao and Lin Yuan was not as bad as she imagined, just because he was Lin Shengmiao's biological father, Xu Xingyan's upbringing would not allow her to be rude.

"Hello, hello," Lin Yuan said with a smile, "I heard from Lin Xin that I came out in a hurry and didn't bring any red envelopes with me. I'll give you some money next time I have a chance."

Lin Shengmiao rolled her eyes, the so-called 'next time' is probably far away.

Xu Xingyan said with a slight smile: "Where is it? It is reasonable and reasonable. I should bring a gift to the door for a formal visit. This time, my parents also prepared some special products for my uncle. There are not many things, just a little of our family. My heart, please uncle don't refuse."

Lin Yuan paused as he touched his chin, and there was a trace of suspicion in his eyes.

This tone...

Hiss, did he guess wrong, the person in front of him is not a "daughter-in-law" but a "son-in-law"?It's not quite like...

After thinking about it for a while, he didn't understand it, so he didn't get into the horns, just skipped thinking about it, stretched his waist, and said: "The room at home is full for the relatives on your aunt Tong's side. I've agreed with your sister-in-law. , you just go to live at her house later, don't come here."

Lin Shengmiao gritted her teeth: "You..."

Lin Yuan blocked her mouth with one sentence: "The new house at home was built by your aunt Tong, and she also opened the farmhouse. I still have to rely on her to support me..."

"Can't you show some face?" Lin Shengmiao asked aggrieved and incomprehensible.

"Don't be unhappy," Lin Yuan clicked his tongue, "If you are willing to give me thousands of dollars in pocket money every month, and help me empty the shopping cart from time to time, I will drive away Tong Ai's relatives right now. go out."

Lin Shengmiao's head was buzzing, and he raised his forehead and said, "Why don't I find you a job..."

"Get out! You unfilial daughter!" Lin Yuan looked at her with disdain, "I live a comfortable life, you must rush to make trouble for your father and me!"

Lin Shengmiao was more disgusted than him, and shouted loudly: "Can't you be more self-reliant?"

"I can obviously live the rest of my life lying down and relying on my face. Why do I have to work? Isn't it all for a meal? What? You still discriminate against housewives and men?"

Lin Yuan looked like 'you have something wrong', "God made me like this, didn't he just want me to relax? Why should I disappoint His good intentions?"

"Then there are so many rich women out there, why do you insist on looking for Tong Ai!" Lin Shengmiao was dazzled by his anger, and said indiscriminately, but this was also her heart disease.

Lin Yuan softened his tone, "Girl, you don't understand this, your father and I are not the kind of ambitious person, as long as we can get by, besides, the competition outside is so fierce, when the time comes I have to work hard to exercise or something, so tired, but your aunt Tong is different, she is so coaxing, a flower can make her obedient to me for a week, and the consumption of less than [-] is not eye-catching. Blink, your father and I are not greedy, it is enough to live like this..."

Co-author, have you really considered finding a rich woman?

Lin Shengmiao's face turned pale with anger.

Xu Xingyan was stunned when she heard it, and a reasonable guess emerged in her heart——

Her family Miaomiao's overly independent and self-motivated self-motivation could not have been stimulated by her own father, right?

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