mtl008 Chapter 221 Do you really want to know?
Chapter 221 Do you really want to know?
Lin Cai was silent for a moment before asking, "Third Brother, do you really treat Xiao Lingdang like a child?"
"What else can we do? She's so small, just like a child. How can we possibly treat her like a woman?"
Lin Cai was speechless. She nodded and said, "Fine, whatever makes you happy. Just don't regret it!"
Hearing the last few words, Lin Bao's heart skipped a beat, but he still stubbornly said, "What do I have to regret?"
"I'm so happy to have gained a little sister, how could I possibly regret it?"
He spoke with great conviction and joy, but only he knew that he was not happy at all!
Sister, sister my foot! He already has a sister, why would he need another sister?
But if he really wanted a younger sister, he would need a lover sister, that's right, a lover sister, but would that round-faced girl be willing?
Lin Bao was sullen for several days because of this incident, and the snow in the sky seemed to sense his unhappiness.
It rained intermittently for several days in a row.
The villagers of Gujia Village have almost never left their homes.
Several days have passed since they were kicked out by Lin's mother, and they haven't dared to provoke anyone from the Lin or Gu families.
But this winter was too cold, and they simply couldn't bear it any longer. In the poorer families, both adults and children were shivering from the cold.
Lin Cai and the others weren't much better off; the charcoal fire in their room never went out, burning all day long.
If we hadn't prepared enough firewood beforehand, it would probably have burned out by now.
"Damn it, when is this snow going to stop? It's so cold we can't even leave the house, are they trying to let people starve to death?"
Lin Bao ran in from outside and went straight to the stove. He had run all the way from his house to here, and his hands were freezing cold.
"Third Brother, how's things at home?"
"We're fine for now. We have food, water, and other necessities, so there's no need to rush. But how are things here?"
He came here today on his mother's orders to check on his sister. The Gu family lives in a large household.
He can eat and drink quite a lot in a day, and his mother is worried that there is no food left at the Gu family's place!
"I'm doing very well here. I have plenty of food and drinks, so don't worry."
Hearing this, Lin Bao turned to look at Lin Cai, and only after confirming that Lin Cai was not lying did he say, "I'm going to the county."
Lin Cai looked at him without saying a word.
Feeling uncomfortable being stared at like that, Lin Bao turned to look at Lin Cai and said, "I said I need to go to the county."
"Why are you staring at me like that? Aren't you going to say anything?"
"What does Third Brother want to hear?"
"Are you just going to say whatever I want to hear?"
Lin Bao teased his sister with a smile, but Lin Cai, seeing the smile on his face, said, "No, I won't say anything you want to hear."
The smile on his face vanished immediately after he said that.
"It's boring, it's boring, it's really boring!"
He shook his head and said it was boring, then sighed, looking as if he had been bullied terribly and had no will to live.
Finally, Lin Cai asked him when he would be back, and he said he didn't know.
She didn't ask Lin Bao what he was going to do in the county town; she just told him to come back the same way he went, and it didn't matter how long it took.
Lin Bao nodded happily with a big smile, and promised his sister that he would be very obedient and remember what she said.
After everyone left, the expression on Lin Cai's face immediately vanished.
She went back to the Lin family home. There was no one in the courtyard; it seemed the elderly couple were inside. She pushed open the door and went in.
Lin's mother came out from the room next door. When she saw that it was Lin Cai who came in, a smile immediately appeared on her face.
"Caicai? Why are you back at this hour? It's so cold outside, why are you running around instead of staying home?"
As she spoke, Lin's mother brushed all the snow off the person and then pulled them into the house. The main room was cold, but the inner room was very warm.
Lin's father was also inside. When he saw his daughter arrive, he quickly gave her the warmest spot.
"Why did you come here on such a cold day?"
Hearing the two elders' question, Lin Cai looked at them strangely: "Can't I come back?"
"I didn't say you couldn't come back, but why would you come back in this cold weather?"
After saying this, the elderly couple realized that their daughter had been talking a little strangely.
Lin Cai looked at the burning charcoal in front of her and listened to what her mother and the others were saying. After they finished speaking, she asked, "You think I'll be cold even though it's such a short walk? What about Third Brother?"
She looked up at her parents: "Won't Third Brother be cold taking people to the county?"
Upon hearing this, Lin's parents remained silent. After a moment, Lin's father asked, "What do you want to know?"
He had barely finished speaking when he received a slap on the arm: "What do you know? What nonsense are you spouting, you old man?"
“Your third brother just went to buy some things. He's a young man, he won't get cold from such a small thing. I just…”
Before Lin's mother could finish speaking, she couldn't continue. They all knew that it had little to do with the weather; the main problem was that things were in chaos outside.
Especially in Longxing County, where there is no food and it has been snowing recently, no one knows what those people will do when they are cold and hungry.
Going to the county at this time would bring absolutely no benefit.
Lin Cai looked at the two elders and said, "Father and Mother, I am not a child anymore, and there are some things I can know."
"What do you mean, 'some things'? What could possibly happen to our family? Even if something does happen, it's your brother's business, what does it have to do with you?"
Lin's mother suddenly became quite agitated, and her voice rose as she spoke. Lin's father listened from the side but did not refute her.
Lin Cai knew that the entire Lin family was led by Lin's mother, and she didn't think it was a bad thing. But now it concerned Lin Bao, and she couldn't just listen to Lin's mother.
“Mother, they are my brothers, they can handle everything, but they can’t help me for a lifetime.”
"One day, you will grow old, you will get married and have children. When that time comes, will you still need their help?"
"Besides, I don't want to hand over my future to someone else; I want to control it myself..."
She had been quite direct; the elderly couple remained silent after hearing her words, the charcoal in the stove crackling softly as it burned.
"Do you really want to know?" Lin's father looked up at Lin Cai.