CHAPTER 909: CHAPTER 616: HIDDEN THOUGHTS

Second Watch.

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"Can’t be bothered with you." Lin Wenjie shook his head with a smile at Lin Wenxiu, "You must have been stimulated by something. Never mind, I won’t disturb you, just think it over yourself."

"A guy who puts romance over brotherhood!" Lin Wenxiu stared blankly at the door for a long time, only muttering two sentences after Lin Wenjie’s footsteps faded away, and went out with a basketball.

"It’s the New Year, can’t you settle down a bit?" Second Aunt Lin, sitting with the elder sister-in-law and younger sister-in-law in the hall keeping the two old ladies company, frowned as she saw her son coming down in light clothes with a basketball, "If you have nothing to do, go play with Shao Min, don’t come back all sweaty and smelly."

"She’s busy today and has no time to accompany me." Lin Wenxiu greeted the elders and quickly ran out.

"Grandma, Mom, how come this guy is just half a year younger than Wenjie but so immature?" Second Aunt Lin lamented to Great-grandmother Lin and Old Lady Lin.

Lin Zhiling laughed and said, "Second Sister-in-law, don’t pick on Wenxiu. He’s been playing with Shao Min since childhood, and they’re together every day. There has to be some downtime, right?"

"Sigh..." Second Aunt Lin sighed with a bitter smile, "Lately, he and Shao Min have frequent small arguments. Girls need to be coaxed, and I’m worried that she might accept the Huang family’s proposal."

"Why is there always something about the Huang family?" Lin Zhiling looked at her puzzled, "Who from the Huang family proposed to Shao Min? Why don’t I know about it?"

"Shao Min’s sister herself said it. Huang Xinliang has taken a liking to Shao Min and plans to propose to the Shao family soon. Of course, she might be saying it just to make us angry, but there’s no smoke without fire. She can’t possibly make up such a thing, can she?"

"No wonder Wenxiu’s been off; he must know about this too, right?"

"He must know. Boys have their pride and won’t talk about it, but the more you cool down such matters, the colder it gets. I know Shao Min’s sister’s temper well enough. I certainly don’t want my son to be bossed around by her, but those kids have been together since they were little, they’re of the same age, they get along well, and they understand each other. If they really break up, where can we find such a suitable match?

Wenxiu is young and doesn’t understand these things. If I, as his mom, don’t think ahead for him and let him regret it later, I would be absolutely unqualified. What’s your opinion, Little Sis?"

"That’s the logic, but forcing him now won’t work either. He has to figure it out himself..." Lin Zhiling patted her, "I’ll ask Huang Xu later. He hangs out with Huang Xinliang a lot and should know something."

Huang Xu is Lin Zhiling and Huang Pingan’s son.

Speak of the devil, just five minutes after Lin Zhiling stopped talking, Huang Xu walked in; he had a key event in the morning he couldn’t miss, so he could only come over in the afternoon.

After Huang Xu greeted the elders, Lin Zhiling immediately called him over, "Xiao Xu, come here, Mom has something to ask you."

"What is it?" Huang Xu asked. At nineteen, he was over six feet tall, with a square face, bearing a strong resemblance to his father, exuding manliness.

"Is Huang Xinliang interested in Shao Min?" Lin Zhiling asked point-blank.

"I don’t know." Huang Xu looked puzzledly at his mom, "Where did you hear that from?"

"I ran into your Aunt Qiao the day before yesterday and she told me. So, Mom is asking you to take on a task. You have three days to find out if Huang Xinliang has a thing for Shao Min. Can you do that?"

"No need for three days, one day will do. I’ll handle it tomorrow and definitely give you an answer by evening." Huang Xu snorted, "If he dares to go after my fourth brother’s girl, I’ll deal with him."

"Are you really our son?" Lin Zhiling looked at him, speechless, "Can you speak less coarsely?"

"I’m speaking the truth. He’s already bullied his way up to us; am I not allowed to scold him a bit?" Huang Xu said, pointing upstairs, "Are they all up there?"

Before anyone could answer, Lin Wenbin walked in with Chuxia and Zhou Mikang following behind.

"Grandma, haven’t my parents gotten up yet?" As she didn’t see Zhao Yulan and Lin Baohe upon entering, Chuxia asked puzzledly. With her understanding of her parents, being in a new place, they wouldn’t sleep well, so how could they not be up by now?

"Didn’t your grandpa plant some vegetables? They were curious how they could grow in winter, so your grandpa took them to see." Old Lady Lin smiled and waved at her, "Come over and get warm." Seeing her oldest grandson stomping up the stairs, she helplessly shook her head, "The child went out once and came back even more fiery?"

Chuxia smiled helplessly, not knowing what to say.

Zhou Mikang greeted the elders and then also headed upstairs.

"Brother-in-law?" Huang Xu tentatively called out.

With a faint glance, Zhou Mikang nodded, and Huang Xu chased after with a smile, "Brother-in-law, I’ve admired you for a long time, finally got to meet you today."

Chuxia was tickled, thinking: doesn’t this sound like a fan meeting a celebrity?

"What’s wrong with Wenbin?" Old Lady Lin asked Chuxia worriedly, "Did he suffer some grievance at the Wang house?"

"No..." After hesitating, Chuxia still decided to tell the elders the news she heard at the Wang house.

"If that’s the case, I also don’t agree with Wenhang’s marriage to the Huang family. Initially, I thought, after chasing for so many years, finally seeing some hope, it would be harsh to shatter his dreams now. But it seems, even if it hurts, we must not let him fall into a trap.

The Huang family clearly wants to expand aggressively. If we really become in-laws, there might come a day when the Lin family ceases to exist, and we all become mere appendages to the Huang family.

No way, when your grandpa comes back, I need to discuss a strategy with him. Even if we refuse this time, what about next time? We must be vigilant with such families. Mom, don’t you agree?"

Old Lady Lin sighed, "You all handle it as you see fit, I won’t voice my opinion."

"Mom, are you angry with us?" Second Aunt Lin looked anxiously at the old lady, "Were you angry before because we supported Wenhang’s pursuit of Huang Suai?"

"I’m old now, won’t meddle pointlessly," Great Grandma Lin waved her hand, then beckoned Chuxia over, "Child, I’m sorry. Great-grandma didn’t do well, letting you suffer grievances."

"No, no..." Chuxia quickly sat beside her, hugging her arm, "You just want everyone to face reality and solve issues, you’re honing us youngsters, how could that be considered grievance?"

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When Lin Wenhang returned, it was already five in the afternoon. In high spirits, he noticed something was off the moment he entered; all the elders and youngsters were gazing at him, making him instantly uncomfortable. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)