The mother of the era is reborn to support her cannon fodder children!

Chapter 121 "The Adopted"

"I can't guess what it is?" Gu Chenghuai took the cloth bag from her hand and hung it on the front of the car.

Lin Zhao tugged at his white shirt, her eyes smiling, "I bought a job."

Gu Chenghuai paused slightly, his eyes showing surprise, "Work?"

"Hmm!" Lin Zhao emphasized the word slightly, his expression smug.

Today, I really owe a lot to Comrade Wang Ju. It was also thanks to her decisive decision to buy it that this job would have gone to someone else.

"What kind of job?" Gu Chenghuai asked curiously.

Lin Zhao didn't rush to jump onto the back of the bicycle, but instead walked alongside him, a smile playing on her lips, her delight clearly visible. "A warehouse manager at the motor factory, the educational requirements aren't too high, how about it?"

"Not bad." Gu Chenghuai praised casually, "Who are you planning to give it to?"

Lin Zhao already had the answer in his heart, but when he asked, he hesitated, "What do you mean?"

Gu Chenghuai chuckled, "I have no problem with whoever gets the job you bought."

However, the fact that his wife asked him meant that she cared about his opinion, which made him very happy.

Lin Zhao looked troubled. "I originally wanted to give it to my eldest sister, but then I thought that I had already given her the job of pasting matchboxes. If I give her another job, my sisters-in-law will definitely be unhappy, and things will not be peaceful at home!"

Forget about the small job of pasting matchboxes; it only earns a few yuan a month. My two sisters-in-law can still convince themselves that this is a real job. They won't have to work in the future; they can directly change their rural household registration to urban household registration. The job can even be given to their children. Who wouldn't be envious?!

Seeing that his wife understood the situation, Gu Chenghuai felt relieved.

He said, "Give it to my brother-in-law."

“I know how you feel about your older sister, but it’s not appropriate to give it to her; it could easily cause conflict. It’s different if you give it to your brother-in-law. As for my side… no one can say anything about it.”

Even if the eldest and second sisters-in-law have their doubts, they can convince themselves otherwise.

Furthermore.

Zhao Zhao got a job for her family, and her sister-in-law will treat her more affectionately.

Lin Zhao said that giving it to her own brother was fine, "Then give it to my eldest brother or second brother, and let them decide?"

She wanted to give it to her sister-in-law in order to change the fate of the Wei family. She thought that if her sister-in-law had a job, her brother-in-law would not do speculative things, would not be arrested and sentenced, and the Wei family would not fall apart.

But let's think about it a different way.

The Wei family has already split up, which is quite different from the story in the original book. With Gu Chan keeping an eye on things, there shouldn't be any problems at home.

To put it bluntly, even if Wei Xiangdong is arrested, with Gu Chenghuai around, he can be bailed out.

She has that much confidence in her son's father.

Gu Chenghuai agreed, "Okay."

Fearing that Zhaozhao might overthink things, he added, "My brother-in-law knows many people. If he comes across a suitable job, he will help my sister find one."

"He said it?" The "he" here refers to Wei Xiangdong.

Gu Chenghuai smiled and said, "I've said before that I don't want my eldest sister to work in the fields. But before the Wei family was divided, work was like a ticking time bomb. We didn't dare to do it even if we wanted to. Now we can look for work freely."

Hearing this, Lin Zhao laughed, "Alright, this opportunity to show off should be left to my brother-in-law."

"That's the right way to think about it." Seeing that his wife had figured it out, Gu Chenghuai's dark eyes flashed with a smile, and with a push of his foot, the bicycle slid a few meters.

Lin Zhao gripped his shirt and asked, "Has my older brother asked Meng Jiusi about this?"

“It wasn’t there when I came out.” Gu Chenghuai’s voice was deep and pleasant. “The brigade leader assigned production tasks to a few people at the foot of the mountain today. They are very busy. My brother hasn’t found an opportunity yet. Maybe by the time we get home, he will have already found out.”

"Then ride faster, I need to know," Lin Zhao urged.

Gu Chenghuai chuckled, "Aren't you afraid your butt will hurt?"

"There are cushions, it won't hurt," Lin Zhao said nonchalantly. "If Meng Jiusi really is my fourth brother, a little pain is nothing to me."

Hearing her say that, Gu Chenghuai sped up, but even as he accelerated, he still rode steadily, avoiding any bumps as much as possible.

At the village entrance, busybodies were gossiping.

"Have you seen the new courtyard of the Gu family's third branch? It's almost up, with several brick houses. It's so beautiful! I also heard that Chenghuai ordered new windows and said he'd buy some large panes of glass to install later. The eldest son's family is getting better and better!"

“We’re not calling him ‘Big Baby’ anymore. Old Gu has given the little one a proper name. Now he’s called Gu Zhiyu, or Yu Bao! If you call him ‘Big Baby’ again, Yu Bao will get mad at you.”

The person who called him "Big Baby" patted his mouth, "Right, Yu Bao, it's Yu Bao, look at me, I forgot again!"

There's no shortage of people who love to complain. Look, there's one right here. "Does the Gu family's kid live more comfortably than people in the city? He never seems to run out of snacks. Cheng Huai's family really spoils their child. Aren't they afraid of spoiling him rotten?"

Wang Chunhua said, "If other couples can earn that much, and my family can earn that much too, I'll spoil my son just as much."

Yu Bao and Heng Bao are good kids. They play with her Da Zhuang and share all their good food with him. She can't be an ingrate.

“That’s right, that’s right,” said Yuanbao’s mother, whose children had also benefited greatly.

The person who made the sarcastic remark curled their lip.

Change the subject.

“I’ve seen Cheng Huai’s two brothers-in-law helping out for the past few days. Doesn’t the Lin family have anything better to do?”

Wang Chunhua knew, "Every family has its own affairs. The Lin family is busy too. For the two Lin brothers, their sister's affairs are the most important thing in the world. Only after building a house for their sister and seeing Yu Bao's mother move in with the children can the Lin family feel at ease."

The woman, feeling resentful for not having a good family background, said, "I heard that the Lin brothers are all educated, and quite educated at that. How come they're just like my good-for-nothing son, toiling in the fields for a living?"

Wang Chunhua still remembered the time Lin Zhao gave her grandson deworming medicine, and she mostly protected her, saying, "Look at what you're saying, jobs in the county aren't so easy to get. Even city people are scrambling for them, how could it possibly be our turn, us country folk? Even if the Lin brothers don't have jobs, they're still more literate than us!"

"What's the use of knowing more characters!" The man said smugly, as if he had won a round. "It's like they can get ten more work points every day if they know more characters."

Wang Chunhua and others were unable to refute this.

Why don't you argue back!

Everyone agreed that this person's words were extremely offensive.

Not wanting to talk to her anymore, the chattering group dispersed.

So when Lin Zhao and Battalion Commander Gu returned to the village, they were surprised to find no one chatting idly around them.

Lin Zhao didn't care. She was thinking about asking her older brother Meng Jiusi about it. She pinched Gu Chenghuai's strong, narrow waist and said, "Let's go to the new house. I'm going to find my older brother."

"Okay." Gu Chenghuai rode his bicycle towards the new house.

Country folks are hardworking; even now, with the sun high in the sky, the people building houses are still busy at work.

Those present greeted the couple and then went back to their work.

They are all kind-hearted people, serving each other mung bean soup like family. Where can you find such generous people? We must work hard for them.

In the past, when I helped build houses for other people in the village, the water I provided was just boiled water that had cooled down, and at most it had a slightly sweet taste.

What about Gu Jia?
The complimentary dish was mung bean soup with lilies; it was not only icy cold but also sweet.

One bite, and it's incredibly refreshing!

When their children come over, Cheng Huai is not stingy and will share some with the kids so they can have a treat.

They have absolutely no arrogance or condescension.

Unlike that Lu Yizhou...

Forget it, I won’t say anymore!

Lin Zhao looked at the new house. The courtyard had been basically completed, and the workers were laying tiles on the roof. At first glance, it looked very impressive.

"I haven't seen you for a few days, you're almost better!"

Gu Chenghuai laughed and said, "The mung bean soup deserves half the credit."

Houses are built quickly in the village. Whenever someone is building a house, those who aren't busy will come and lend a hand.

Then, seeing the mung bean soup that the Gu family provided, everyone wanted to repay them, so they served it very quickly.

Upon hearing this, Lin Zhao waved his hand and said, "Provide plum juice tomorrow."

Those nearby who heard this grinned from ear to ear, "I heard that! There's plum juice tomorrow, I have to tell my son to come and have a taste too."

Lin Zhao was very generous to the children, saying, "Come on, take your bowls. We can afford to provide each of you with a bowl of plum juice."

The man smiled and gave a thumbs up, "Yu Bao's mother is so generous."

The others also thanked her.

"Yu Bao's mother, don't worry, we guarantee we'll build this house perfectly for you!"

"Yes, yes, your house will be finished in a week at most. After airing it out for a few more days, you can move in!"

……

Lin Zhao listened patiently to everyone's words, then smiled and thanked them, "Thank you all for your hard work. Once my house is finished, Cheng Huai and I will treat everyone to meat." Meat?!
Everyone in the Fengshou Brigade knew that the couple from the third branch of the Gu family were people of their word, so they immediately became hopeful.

"it is good!"

"Yu Bao's mother is so generous!!"

"I haven't tasted meat for three months, I'm so hungry for it!!"

"What's this? My family hasn't had this for over four months."

The storage ring contained a lot of meat, and Lin Zhao wouldn't hesitate to give it away. These people had worked hard for more than half a month, and they didn't ask for money or meals. It was all based on the kindness of the villagers, so it wouldn't be a waste to treat them to meat.

Lin Shichang shook his head helplessly. He knew his sister had come to find him. He came down from the roof and walked towards Lin Zhao.

The brother and sister found a quiet place.

"Big brother, is that fourth brother?"

Lin Shichang and Meng Jiusi talked and initially confirmed that it was the fourth brother, "It should be."

Thinking of what the person who seemed to be his fourth brother had said, he felt a little sad. "Meng Jiusi is indeed not a biological son of the Meng family. He was adopted."

Meng Jiusi was adopted by the Meng family when he was old enough to understand things.

Before this, he had moved from one family to another and suffered a lot. Going hungry, being beaten and scolded were common occurrences for him.

He was beaten so badly at the age of seven that he ran away from the family that had adopted him. When he was about to starve to death, he met Old Master Meng, who adopted him and taught him medicine. After a few years of good life, the Meng family was ruined, and he and Old Master Meng were labeled as bad elements, leading to his current predicament.

Hearing about how much suffering her fourth brother had endured, Lin Zhao felt as if her heart was being scratched, and she felt like she was about to break her teeth from clenching them; she was filled with unbearable hatred.

Human traffickers deserve to be struck by lightning!

"Big brother, go back and tell Mother about Meng Jiusi. Also, ask Fourth Brother if he has any other birthmarks. Or maybe ask Father and Mother to find a chance to see him. They are your biological parents, they will know whether he is Fourth Brother or not. What do you think?"

Lin Shichang shared the same thought, "Yes."

"Big brother, is Meng Jiusi married?" Lin Zhao knew that many of the people being lectured had already gotten divorced.

It's not yet certain if this person is her biological brother, so she can only call him by his name for now.

Lin Shichang had asked Meng Jiusi this question.

"They got married, but they're divorced. The two children live with the woman."

Lin Zhao sighed.

understand.

She thought that since Meng Jiusi had divorced his wife, there was a high possibility that she would remarry. In that case, what would happen to the child who was suspected to be her nephew?
"Big brother, where does Meng Jiusi live?"

Lin Shih-chang: "In the capital."

Gan.

So far!

It would take quite a while to find out.

"Forget it, let's first confirm if that's really Fourth Brother!"

Lin Shichang was just as anxious as his sister. "Zhaozhao, can I borrow your bicycle? I'll go back and tell Mom right away."

His mother has a short temper. If you dare to keep such a big thing from her, even if you keep it from her for just one morning, she will get angry.

Before Lin Zhao could speak, Gu Chenghuai pushed the bicycle over and handed it to his brother-in-law, saying, "Brother, please use it as you see fit."

Lin Shichang patted his brother-in-law on the shoulder, got on his bike, and rode back to the village.

With something on his mind, he rode very fast and returned to the Dongfeng Brigade in half an hour.

The villagers chatting at the village entrance were all taken aback when they saw Boss Lin return so early.

"Big Egg's dad, why are you back so early today? Did something happen?"

"Where's Xuanxuan's dad? Why hasn't he come back?"

Lin Shichang could not say anything and could only make excuses to gloss over the matter.

"I came back to pick up something, and the aunties were chatting."

After saying that, he pedaled away on his bicycle.

Lin.

Lin Heling and Song Xiwei learned from their boss that when Shichang and Zhaozhao saw someone who looked like Xiao Si, the couple were stunned and didn't react for a while. They were both shocked and delighted.

Little Si...

"Is it Xiao Si?" Lin Heling, who was usually calm, was shocked by the news brought back by Lin Shichang, and her voice trembled.

“Zhao Zhao and I think it’s very likely, but we’re also afraid of making a mistake,” Lin Shichang said.

Song Xiwei stood up and made a quick decision: "Take a chicken and the eggs we've saved up. I'll go take a look."

Finally, news of Xiao Si (the fourth child) arrived, and Lin Heling, the biological father, couldn't sit still any longer. "I'm going too."

"Row."

Even if we leave the crane feather behind, he will still be restless. It would be better to take the person with us.

After arranging things at home, Song Xiwei rode her bicycle with Lin Heling towards the Fengshou Brigade.

Lin Shichang didn't sit idle; he borrowed the brigade leader's bicycle and hurriedly followed.

Yuan Xiang didn't understand and looked at Chen Yu, "Sister-in-law, who is the 'Little Fourth' that Auntie and the others are talking about?"

“It’s not surprising that you don’t know,” Chen Yu explained. “Xiao Si and Lao San are twins who were stolen shortly after birth.”

In the past, I was afraid of upsetting my in-laws, so no one in the family dared to mention it.

"Ah...?" Yuan Xiang realized.

She clasped her hands together and whispered something.

I hope that person is the fourth one my aunt was talking about, and I hope my aunt and uncle get what they want.

……

Lin Zhao was unaware that her parents were on their way to the Fengshou Brigade. She had just arrived home when she was surrounded by Yu Bao and Heng Bao.

"Mom, the gift you promised!" Hengbao asked his mother for the gift without hesitation.

"I haven't washed yet, it's so hot."

Upon hearing their mother's words, the two children hurriedly went to fetch water and towels, their movements swift and efficient.

Lin Zhao washed her face as usual and felt much better.

"The gift is in the bag; go and see for yourself."

Hengbao rushed over first, untied the rope of the bag, and took out the contents.

Those were several smaller enamel mugs.

It says "Labor is the most glorious" on it.

It's white overall, with bright red patterns and lettering; it's small and pretty.

"Mom, is this a cup for us?" Yu Bao asked happily, as he didn't have a cup for drinking water.

Lin Zhao smiled gently, "Yes, one for each of you little ones. Xingye, Xingci, and Alan, you're all grown up now, I'll give you the older ones in a few days."

Drinking water from a bowl is too inconvenient.

When Iron Hammer realized there was one for him, he excitedly asked, "Third Aunt, is there one for me too?"

The child's eyes were wide, clear, and bright; they looked very cute.

Lin Zhao pinched his little face, "Yes, you are Yu Bao and Heng Bao's good brother, you must be included."

Iron Hammer was overjoyed and politely thanked her, "Thank you, Third Aunt."

Third Aunt is so kind.

"You're welcome."

Xingye, Xingci, and Alan were all very happy; their third aunt hadn't forgotten them after all.

Yu Bao loved the gift her mother gave her. She nuzzled her head against her mother and said, "Mom, I really like the gift you gave me. I'll be careful and I won't drop it."

"I trust you. Scald it with boiling water before using it to disinfect it." Lin Zhao patted her son's head.

"Ok!"