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Chapter 212: Shut out
In the end, the siblings did not eat at their uncle's house. Firstly, it was getting late, and secondly, they were too embarrassed to stay for a meal.

Lin Mo was actually alright. He hadn't attracted those hundreds of cars, nor had he chosen the route. He was just an observer at most.

But my cousin Su He was different. She was a genius when she came up with ideas, and she emptied more than half of her uncle's rice and flour bags, while also tiring out the elderly couple.

The only good thing was that some very particular drivers among the passing vehicles exchanged gifts; they had no shortage of cigarettes, alcohol, candy, and tea at home, and some even gave Hua Zi and Wuliangye liquor.

From the intersection at the west end of the village, the siblings' car slowly drove out and onto the national highway. This time, the road conditions were significantly smoother. Although there were still quite a few cars coming and going, there was no congestion at all, so the two of them returned to the city smoothly.

The siblings remained silent the entire way, not because they were in a bad mood, but because they were too tired to speak.

Soon, the car stopped at the entrance of Lin Mo's residential area. The siblings looked at each other and then burst out laughing at the same time.

"Hahaha, your sister is really awesome! I never thought I could do something so amazing!"

"Give me a break. Luckily, the drivers behind us were all quite polite. No matter how much they were cursing in their hearts, they were all very friendly on the surface."

"I'm wondering if you'll still be driving home for the next holiday? We set off at nine in the morning, and it's 6:30 in the afternoon now, which is longer than my workday. It's all thanks to you, cousin, that you've essentially added another day to your workday." Lin Mo gave a thumbs up from the passenger seat, expressing her sincere admiration.

"Get lost! I didn't do it on purpose. Who knew the sidewalk would be so congested? Otherwise, we would have been home by now. Oh well, let's just leave it at that. I'm tired. You should think about how to face my aunt when you get home," his cousin Su He said with a punch.

I made one wrong decision after another today, which is quite embarrassing, but my cousin isn't much better off; he has an even bigger hurdle ahead of him.

Hearing this, Lin Mo felt a headache coming on. He had seen his uncle and aunt's reactions, and it was precisely because he had seen them that he felt even more guilty.

It's alright with relatives; at least you can give them an excuse. It's normal for their appearance to change after a long time. But his mother isn't so easy to fool. She'll definitely dig deep and ask all sorts of questions.

"That's my own mother, would she not let me into the house?" Lin Mo said as he opened the car door, got out, and took his things.

With a backpack on his back and several bags in his hands, plus some dust on his clothes, he looked rather disheveled despite his good looks.

"Then I wish you success. I'll be going now, your aunt has been calling to urge me," said Su He, the cousin.

Lin Mo asked, puzzled, "Why are you rushing me? Go home for dinner? Even if it's a blind date, there's no need to be in such a hurry, is there?"

Cousin Su He: "I just found out that I was having dinner with my blind date. I had a seven-day holiday, and your aunt arranged seven for me, one for each day."

Lin Mo: Σ(⊙▽⊙“a
"Wait, does my aunt have that many connections? She didn't post you on a dating website, did she?"

"No, I just found out too. Your aunt has been free lately, so she found a job at a marriage agency. She's waiting for me to come back in October. She said she'll quit after I find a partner," said her cousin Su He, pouting helplessly.

Lin Mo:
Is this really a scheme to cut out middlemen and take a cut? And working at a marriage agency means you get priority access to high-quality partners for your girlfriends—that's brilliant! A modern-day scheme?

"Ahem, well, cousin, could you talk to my aunt and ask her to work for a couple more years? And after I graduate, could you introduce me to someone? We're all family, so let's keep the good stuff in the family!" Lin Mo said with a shameless smile.

Upon hearing this, Su He glared at him and spat, "Pah, go away and talk nonsense. Your cousin is furious right now. I'm going to meet that blind date guy. I'm leaving now!" With that, Su He drove off and disappeared in a flash. Let her mother work for a couple more years and go get Liu Ruyan.

Seeing this, Lin Mo sighed, then slung his backpack over his shoulder and carried several bags in his hands as he walked out of the community gate.

Nancheng is a county-level city. It's not a large city, but its economy is decent. After all, it's not far from Jiangning City. There aren't any particularly famous tourist attractions, but there are some smaller ones. Plus, the environment is nice, and the city is developing well. Every year during holidays, it can attract some people from the surrounding areas to come and travel.

Lin Mo's home is in an old neighborhood, and the environment there isn't very good. The only redeeming quality is that it's relatively clean, but there are hardly any green plants or anything like that.

Electric bikes are everywhere in the neighborhood, and cars are parked on the side of the road; everything is so familiar.

This is the first time Lin Mo has come back since the start of the new school year after the Spring Festival. This is also the first time in his life that he has been away from home for such a long time.

Fortunately, he is now a senior in college and often lives on campus. If it were high school, he wouldn't be able to stand not going home for such a long time.

Back in his familiar small county, Lin Mo relaxed completely. It wasn't that he was nervous outside, but rather that people naturally relax and feel very comfortable when they are in familiar surroundings.

Lin Mo didn't run into anyone he knew in the neighborhood, and he quickly got back to his home. It was a three-story building with stairs, so it wasn't difficult.

'bang bang bang'

"Mom, Mom, I'm home!"

Lin Mo knocked on the door and called out, trying to identify himself. He wasn't going to be so foolish as to remain silent. Once he was safely inside the house, he would consider himself safe.

Soon, the living room door opened, and a middle-aged woman over forty years old appeared before Lin Mo.

The woman was not short, and her figure was slightly plump, but her facial features were quite delicate. Despite some wrinkles, it was clear at a glance that she must have been a great beauty in her youth.

With short hair and glasses, his eyes held a mixture of scrutiny, authority, dignity, and vigilance—the aura of a top-notch homeroom teacher was unmistakable. It was none other than his mother, Zhou Min.

That's right, his mother is a teacher at a junior high school in the city, and she has been in the profession for many years, so her teacher's demeanor is particularly noticeable.

Before going to university, Lin Mo felt particularly uncomfortable because other children faced teachers at school and could rest at home, but he faced teachers at school and at home, feeling as if he had no holidays. This feeling was especially pronounced in junior high school.

However, this feeling disappeared after he went to university. Instead, when he looked at his mother, he suddenly felt a kind and gentle look in her eyes.

His mother, Zhou Min, glanced at the health supplements in his hand and said indifferently:

"Go to someone else's house, I'm not buying health supplements!"

After saying that, he closed the door.

Lin Mo:
(End of this chapter)