Chapter 128 New Year’s greetings
Chapter 128 New Year’s greetings
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Lin's parents began visiting relatives and friends around the village to offer New Year's greetings. They would also bring New Year's gifts to those they knew well, such as the village head's house and Uncle Li's house. However, Lin Yan and Lin Yu did not need to accompany them.
The whole family came from afar and were unfamiliar with the place, so they could only stay at home.
"This is the first time I've spent the New Year away from home." Quan Wenxue leaned on her arm, staring blankly at the plum blossoms outside, her eyes filled with a sense of melancholy.
"This is the first time I haven't spent Chinese New Year with my grandparents," Lin Yu said, though he was happy about it.
In the afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Lin were going to take Lin Yan and Lin Yu to pay New Year's respects to their fourth uncle's house. Since he was an elder in their family, they also brought along the two younger children.
Lin Yan glanced at her father and saw that his expression was normal. She wondered if he had gone to the Lin family home or not.
Lin's father picked out wine, two catties of meat, and a can of tea. The tea was bought by Lin Yan when she went to the prefectural city, specifically for New Year's greetings.
Upon arriving at Grandpa Lin's house, Lin Yan and Lin Yu greeted everyone politely.
"Fourth Grandpa!"
"Uncle! Aunt!"
"Second uncle! Second mother!"
"Brother Baojin..."
After greeting a bunch of relatives, Lin Yan let out a deep breath. There were quite a few people in Lin Si's family, which triggered Lin Yan's social anxiety about relatives.
Lin Si's second daughter-in-law, Zou, was a very outgoing person and was very welcoming to Lin Hai's family.
"Oh my! Is this Ayan or Ayu?! They've changed so much!" Second Madam Zou held Lin Yan's hand, looking her up and down.
"Look how fair her face is!" Madam Zou was indeed a little surprised, because the two families did not live close by and they rarely ran into each other unless they specifically visited each other. However, she and Lin Yan had not seen each other for half a year, and the change was too great.
The two children used to be thin and pale, but now they have delicate, fair skin, bright eyes, and are very lovable.
She really did live a better life after leaving her sixth uncle's family; she thought it was an exaggeration.
Seeing that Lin Hai and his mother looked healthy and without any signs of distress, Grandpa Lin knew they were doing well. He had always thought the eldest son was better than the second, but his younger brother just couldn't see that.
"Hey?? Uncle, your leg is all better?" Lin Baoquan was surprised to see that Lin Hai was walking without any limp. He had seen Lin's father a few months ago when he helped the Lin family build a thatched hut, and he was still limping.
"Hey, that's right! Uncle, is your leg healed?" Lin Baojin only noticed Lin Hai's leg after hearing his brother's words.
"What's going on?" Grandpa Lin was also taken aback.
Lin's father said with a smile, "Ayan found a great doctor who cured me!"
Grandpa Lin's family was very surprised.
Lin Yan's uncle, Lin Chao, said, "It's actually cured! I remember you've had this leg for many years!"
Mr. Lin nodded, "That's right. I didn't have high hopes at first, but who knew it would actually cure me."
Lin's father also sighed, "You have no idea what this miracle doctor said to me when he first said he would treat my leg."
"You've seen many doctors for your leg, but none of them could help you. It's wonderful that you've found such a miracle doctor!" Grandpa Lin was overjoyed to learn that his nephew's leg had been cured.
Lin Hai initially incurred the Lin family's dislike because he broke his leg, but now he's healed...
As she thought about it, she remembered that Lao Liu's family had severed ties with Lin Hai, and she felt a surge of irritation.
"Did Ayan invite this doctor?" Lin Baoquan asked.
“Yes, a friend from my county introduced me to it!” Lin Yan nodded.
"This is truly a miraculous doctor!" Madam Zou nodded and exclaimed in admiration.
Lin Chao's wife, Wang, also nodded in agreement.
Lin Yan noticed that she hadn't said much, so she figured she must be an introverted person, quite different from her stepmother, Zou Shi.
“You don’t know, this miracle doctor treats illnesses differently from other doctors. He cut off my leg and reattached it.”
When Lin's father recalled how his leg was treated, he shuddered. Although he was dizzy during the surgery, his leg had indeed been severed.
"What?!!"
"Tch, it's cut off?!"
Everyone on the field, except for the three who already knew, was shocked, and some even cried out.
Lin Chao frowned. "What kind of treatment is this? How do you break it?"
"I don't really remember how he did it, but it did break again," Lin's father said.
Lin's mother still feels lingering fear when she thinks about it. Although Lin's father's leg has healed now, she is still terrified when she recalls that day.
"That miracle doctor said that Hai Ge's leg had grown back before it was properly set, and the bone was crooked, so it had to be broken and set again."
Lin Baoquan exclaimed in admiration, "There's actually such a treatment method! It's truly amazing."
Second Uncle Lin Jiang nodded, "That's right, most doctors wouldn't dare to treat it like this."
Grandpa Lin said, "That's terrifying! They'd have to cut open the skin and break the bones..."
Hearing this, Zou shuddered, not wanting to hear any more, and quickly said, "The treatment method was so frightening, but it's all in the past now. Lin Hai's leg is all healed."
Lin Jiang nodded, "That's right, the best thing is that your leg is healed!"
Ms. Zou then asked, "I heard that your family has built a new house?"
Lin Hai nodded, "That's right!"
Mrs. Zou joked, "Why didn't they let us into the greenhouse? I wanted to take a look!"
Lin's mother said, "Our place is remote, so we didn't hire anyone to heat the house. Not long after the house was built, a winery started being built outside, which caused quite a bit of chaos."
The Lin family didn't invite anyone to celebrate their new home, partly because it was far away, and partly because Xiao Jingzhi and two others were staying at the house. Lin Yan didn't want too many people to come over, as it could easily cause trouble.
Lin's mother said, "When you have time, come visit us at home!"
Ms. Zou smiled and said, "No problem! No problem! I've heard that your family has made quite a bit of money recently, I have to come and have a meal with you."
Lin Chao was rather curious about that winery. "I heard that winery was built by the Jufulou winery in the county! Why is it built there?"
Lin Yan said, "I know the owner of Jufulou. He introduced me to it!"
Lin Chao was taken aback, not expecting it was Lin Yan who had introduced him.
Suddenly, Aunt Wang said, "The rent must be quite a lot!"
Lin Yan said, "We received some shares and didn't have to pay rent."
Wang then asked, "How much money would that make?"
Lin Yan smiled and didn't say much: "We haven't made any money yet! The wine hasn't even been opened yet. We have to wait another two months before the first batch comes out. The initial stage is all investment."
Lin Chao said, "That's how it is in the early stages of business. But Jufulou has money, so they'll start making money later!"
Lin Chao felt that the money from the local shares should be considerable, but not excessive, so he didn't say much.
Lin's father knew that Lin Yan had a share in that winery, but he didn't know how much, and he also assumed that Fu Bo was the one who started it.
Mrs. Zou said with a smile, "We rarely see each other, so you must stay for a meal since you've all come all this way!"
Aunt Wang frowned, somewhat unwilling.
Grandpa Lin nodded in agreement, “That’s right, that’s right! Lin Hai, why don’t you stay for dinner!”
Before Lin's father could answer, they heard the roosters crowing outside. Zou Shi stood up and said, "Someone must be here to pay New Year's visits!"
Lin Baoquan went out to greet him.
The voice sounded somewhat surprised, "Sixth Grandfather!"
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