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

Chapter 266 "You Can Be My Brother, or You Can Be the Defendant"

Lin Zhao spent her days at her parents' home eating, drinking, sleeping, and playing, and three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Lin Shichang has already returned from his mother-in-law's house.

Did Aunt Chen agree?

Hearing his sister's question, Lin Shichang nodded, "Of course. My mother-in-law is very happy to know that your sister-in-law is pregnant with twins again."

There are concerns, too.

He was relieved to know that his wife would be giving birth at the county hospital.

He looked at Chen Yu, "Mom said she wanted to save some eggs to bring later. I refused, saying we have everything we need at home. She should keep the eggs for herself to nourish her body."

The Lin family's son-in-law never came empty-handed, and with the Lin family full of capable people, the Chen family's daughters-in-law all admired them.

Even the children like Lin Shih-chang, their uncle.

Chen Yu hadn't seen her parents for several months and missed them. Her eyes reddened slightly. "How are you, Mom and Dad?"

As children, our biggest worry is our parents' health.

"That's great." Lin Shichang put his arm around his wife's shoulder and helped her sit down. "After you give birth, I'll take you back to your parents' home."

Chen Yu's homesickness came quickly and went quickly.

She belatedly felt embarrassed, her ears burning. She secretly glanced at Lin Zhao and the others, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that no one was looking at her.

Lin Shichang saw through his wife's thoughts, a smile flashed in his eyes, and he tightened his grip on her hand slightly.

"are you hungry?"

Chen Yu shook her head, "I'm not hungry."

"Just tell me if you're hungry, and I'll get you something to eat." Lin Shichang knew his wife was pregnant with twins and would get hungry quickly.

“I know,” the woman said.

Lin Zhao took in all the affectionate moments on this side.

She lowered her eyes, her hand holding the pencil scribbling and drawing, and two little figures appeared on the paper.

Although it's a stick figure, you can immediately tell that she's drawing Lin Shichang and Chen Yu talking.

Not only does it resemble the original, but it also evokes a sense of warmth, bringing a touch of tenderness to the heart.

"Zhao Zhao can draw?" Meng Jiusi said in surprise.

Is there anything his sister doesn't know?
"My father taught me," Lin Zhao said, her eyes crinkling. "Would you like to learn, little brother? Let your father teach you."

"Father is willing, right?" She looked past Meng Jiusi and at Lin Heling.

Lin Heling nodded and looked at his youngest son. "I've said before that I'll teach any of you who wants to learn my skills."

Having been home for so long, Meng Jiusi has long been accustomed to her family's way of doing things. From feeling uncomfortable at the beginning, she now even dares to joke around.

"What does Dad know? Let me hear about it first, and then I'll decide what to learn," he said half-jokingly.

Lin Zhao was "always busy" at home, meaning she loved to chat with her older brother and sister-in-law. Therefore, Meng Jiusi had also heard about Lin Heling's extraordinary family background.

Lin Heling leaned back in the recliner, swaying gently, and said in a calm and unhurried tone, "I know a lot, but it's not appropriate to talk about it."

Meng Jiusi immediately knew what her father was good at.

He didn't press further, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "It will always come in handy."

Lin Heling glanced at her youngest son and smiled slightly.

Yes, he thinks so too.

Lin Zhao muttered, "Drawing is quite useful; you need people to draw propaganda posters, don't you?"

Even if you don't need it for work, you can still use it to pass the time.

Lin Heling sighed helplessly, "That's from when you were a child. Your brother is now... Why waste his time? Doing your job well is more important than anything else."

Tell the truth.

None of her sons have any artistic talent, and Jiu Si is all about medicine; learning to paint would be a complete waste of his time.

"You seem quite interested, young man," Lin Zhao said, looking at Meng Jiusi.

Meng Jiusi, who was interested: "..."

He gave an awkward smile, "Your drawing is already very good."

Forget about him!

“…Oh.” Lin Zhao responded and sketched the scene.

For some reason, Meng Jiusi sensed a faint melancholy in the little figures his sister had drawn.

He tried to comfort his sister, saying, "I'm getting old, and I already have a job. It's not so easy for me to learn new skills."

"Young man, you don't need to explain so much. I only learn what I like, and you don't have to learn what you don't like. It's nothing," Lin Zhao said understandingly.

"I'm not an unreasonable person," she said, trying to justify herself.

A smile appeared in Meng Jiusi's eyes, "My sister is the most understanding."

Lin Zhaowei raised her chin slightly. Yes, she was such an understanding girl!

At this moment, Lin Shisheng came out of the house.

"Are you done chatting? It's time to get going."

Today, the Lin brothers plan to visit relatives.

The first to be affected was Uncle Song's family.

Lin Zhao and her brother brought generous New Year's gifts to their uncle, and their appearance became a beautiful sight in the textile factory's residential building.

"Zhaozhao, you've come to see your uncle!" someone chatting downstairs said enthusiastically, then looked up and called upstairs, "Old Song, your Zhaozhao and his brothers have come to see you!"

He has a very loud voice.

There were many people here today, including the Lin family children, the Jingmo and Guangbai brothers, Yubao, Hengbao, and Qianbao and Yaobao.

Hengbao, a little ox, imitated someone calling their great-uncle, covering his mouth with his hands and shouting, "Great-uncle, Great-aunt, we've come to wish you a Happy New Year!!"

The sound was loud and echoed.

These two consecutive sounds completely alarmed the Song family.

Song Yunjin was the first to rush out, leaning over the concrete guardrail to look down.

"Sister!!" he called out affectionately to Lin Zhao and ran downstairs.

He appeared before Lin Zhao shortly afterward.

"Sister, we've finally waited for you! My parents are waiting at home," Yun Jin said happily.

Lin Shisheng stared menacingly at the back of his head, and finally, unable to bear it any longer, stretched out his arm and wrapped it around his neck.

"Can't you see us?" he gritted his teeth.

"Yes, yes, I was just about to say hello to you," Yun Jin said sensibly.

Lin Shisheng only let go of his cousin after seeing his uncle and aunt come downstairs.

"Uncle, Aunt, Happy New Year."

Lin Zhao and the others exchanged New Year's greetings one after another.

Uncle Song's lips were always turned up in a smile.

Happy New Year! Happy New Year to you all too.

Aunt Song: "What are you doing downstairs? Come upstairs."

She greeted Lin Zhao and his siblings.

"Yuncheng, Yunjin, help your cousin with his things," Aunt Song instructed her two sons, then looked at her nephews and nieces, "I didn't see the bicycle, how did you get here?"

"They must have walked here, it must have been a long way."

Lin Zhao took her aunt's arm and swayed it gently, "We walked here. There are so many people in the family, we don't have enough bicycles."

Aunt Song patted the back of her hand, "You don't need to bring so much stuff next time. It's enough that you come. Bring less stuff, come by bicycle. It's cold and tiring to walk. Your uncle and I know how kind you are."

“That won’t do,” Lin Zhao said sweetly. “We don’t mind being a little cold or tired, but we can’t neglect our filial piety towards our uncle and aunt. This is our way of showing our respect. I said when I was in school that I should treat my uncle and aunt as my own parents.”

Aunt Song was so moved that she couldn't speak.

What a good boy.

Song Yuncheng looked completely numb.

"Sis, if you keep talking like this, my mom will completely ignore me and Yunjin." He said helplessly, but his eyes were full of laughter.

Lin Zhao stepped upstairs, her tone indifferent, "Your aunt doesn't care about you two, it must be because you haven't done enough. You two need to work harder!"

Song Yuncheng looked dazed.

His sister always has a lot of twisted logic.

I can't argue with them, I simply can't argue with them.

Uncle Song and Meng Jiusi were at the end.

"Are you used to being back for the New Year?" Uncle Song asked with concern.

Meng Jiusi paused slightly, then said softly, "I'm used to it. It's very lively, even more so than in the city." "Conditions in the countryside are average, but it's full of human warmth, and the festive atmosphere is stronger," Uncle Song said.

This is in comparison.

At this time of year, the festive atmosphere in the city is also very strong.

The arguments in the family dormitories have all stopped, and everyone's face is filled with smiles. Even those wearing their usual old cotton-padded coats can be seen in their joy.

A group of people went upstairs, and the crowd gathered downstairs turned their attention to them.

"See? Zhao Zhao and her brothers brought a lot of New Year's gifts for Old Song and his wife."

“I saw it, how could I not see it? There are so many! Old Song’s nephews and nieces are quite generous to their uncle.”

“There’s a chicken in those things, probably a whole chicken.”

"Chicken?" These days, meat is the rarest commodity, so it's hard not to be astonished and envious. "There really are chickens?!"

"Yes! I saw the chicken's head!" the speaker said confidently.

"Wow, you're really willing to spend that much."

……

The Song family's house usually looks quite big, but during holidays, Uncle Song would complain that the house was too small.

"Yun Jin, bring out all the stools. Yun Cheng, pour the tea."

Song Yuncheng and Song Yunjin were busy as spinning tops, but the two brothers were happy to do it, with smiles on their faces.

Aunt Song brought out all the good things in the house and urged the children to eat candy.

The children loved sweets and happily ate them one by one.

As usual, Uncle Song prepared red envelopes and handed them out one by one.

Even the three Lin brothers, Shih-chang, have them.

Lin Shichang refused, shaking his head vigorously, "We don't want it."

His face flushed red with embarrassment. "My child is already so big, how can I take him? If your uncle really wants to give him to Zhaozhao, he's the youngest."

"Take it." Uncle Song shoved it into his hand without any room for argument.

“Of course Zhao Zhao has it,” he said.

"This year you and Shisheng benefited from Jiusi's success, but next year you won't get it even if you want it."

As they were talking, Uncle Song gave Meng Jiusi a red envelope.

“You weren’t here a few years ago, so I couldn’t give you this red envelope even if I wanted to. This year is your first year back, so you have to accept it for good luck. If you consider me your uncle, then you can accept it.”

He'd already said all that, what else could Meng Jiusi say?

They had no choice but to accept it obediently.

"I'll take it."

Uncle Song's serious face finally broke into a smile. He patted his nephew's shoulder and said in a gentle tone, "That's right. Don't forget your uncle if you encounter any problems in the future. Even if I can't help, I have some connections and can still be of some use."

A warm feeling welled up in Meng Jiusi's heart. "I understand, thank you, Uncle."

Uncle Song waved his hand.

My sister and brother-in-law have been searching for their lost child for so many years. Whenever they hear news of the child, they overcome all obstacles to go and see. Back then, he always worried, what would happen to Xiwei and her husband if a scoundrel came back?
I never expected the child who came back to be so outstanding.

He is the only one from the Song and Lin families to enter the medical field, and I heard that he is quite accomplished. To be honest, even though Jiu Si grew up in the Lin family, I wouldn't dare say that he would have a better future than he does now.

Can't say the same.

Jiu Si didn't need to suffer for so many years.

As elders, they hope their children can live happily and suffer less hardship.

Thinking this, Uncle Song's gaze towards Meng Jiusi softened even more.

Lin Zhao glanced over and curled the corners of her lips.

That's great, the young man has completely integrated into this family.

She took out her notebook and sketched a few lines to jot down the scene.

Then he took out a new camera.

"Sis, you bought another camera?" Song Yunjin spotted the camera at a glance, and he slid over, his eyes shining.

Lin Zhao looked at him with a smile.

"My camera is perfectly fine, why did I buy another one? Guess why I bought this camera?"

Yun Jin dared not think about it.

He swallowed lightly a few times, and his throat inexplicably became dry.

Their voices were somewhat hoarse.

With a mixture of anticipation and nervousness, she said, "...I don't know."

"Oh?" Lin Zhao glanced at him, her gaze filled with complex emotions. "You don't know..."

Yu Bao couldn't help but laugh and said to Yun Jin, "Uncle Yun Jin, that's a New Year's gift Mom bought for you. She said you're great at taking pictures, you were born to do it, so she bought you a camera so you don't waste your talent!"

Yun Jin suddenly looked at Lin Zhao, her lips trembling with excitement, "Sister?!"

Her voice was so hoarse it sounded terrible.

Lin Zhao's expression was inscrutable.

“This is really a headache,” she said.

Yun Jin's face turned bright red, and she hurriedly explained, "Sister, I'm not usually like this, I was just too excited. Sister, are you really giving me this camera? It's very expensive, several hundred yuan."

Why do we need so many?
Lin Zhao, the Midas Touch, said: "No need, really no need!"

Very cheap.

"There's nothing I can do, you're my brother." Lin Zhao said sincerely. "I can't let your talent go to waste. I earn my salary to spend, so just accept it and don't be shy."

Woo woo woo.

Yun Jin was almost moved to tears.

"Sister—" he cried out.

The corners of Lin Zhao's mouth twitched.

There's no need for that, it's like you're crying.

"Sis, you're so good to me, unlike my brother who always bullies me!" The boy sniffed. "Sis, is it possible that I'm your biological brother?"

Lin Zhao wasn't the only one whose lips were twitching; Lin Shichang and Lin Shisheng also started twitching.

Meng Jiusi rubbed his forehead.

What a lively little cousin!

Yun Cheng was nearly driven mad with anger. "Song Yunjin!!"

He shouted through gritted teeth, almost grinding them to powder.

You ungrateful wretch! He wasn't even nice to him?!

"I was thinking of buying you a camera after you graduate, and this is how you spread rumors about me?"

"You can be my brother, or you can be the defendant," Yun Cheng said with a forced smile.

Eh?
Did he lose a camera?

Yun Jin could only hear the first part of the sentence; as for the part about being the defendant, she didn't pay any attention to it.

“Brother…” The young man was flexible and decisive, and readily gave in.

"Tch." Yun Cheng sat on the wooden stool with his arms crossed, looking like he was ignoring everyone.

It's over.

I can’t coax him anymore.

Yun Jin looked distressed.

"Sister..." he pleaded with Lin Zhao for help.

"Calling me 'sister' won't help." Lin Zhao gave her cousin a helpless look. "You caused this yourself, so you have to make peace yourself."

"……Oh."

Within minutes, Yun Jin's attention was completely drawn to the camera in her hand.

He kept raising his camera to take pictures of his family.

Yu Bao and Heng Bao, who are used to being photographed, even know how to pose. They not only pose themselves but also teach their family members.

"Xiaobai, imagine you are a flower, holding your face in your hands."

"Sister Xibao, you need to tone down your laughter, otherwise your gums will show in the photos, which won't look good."

"Baby, stop shaking your legs, or your skirt will become blurry..."

(End of this chapter)