It is now late August, and there is still a week left before Tao Yushu starts school. When they return to Beijing, they have to go through the procedures for changing their household registration and arrange work for Lin Chaoyang. Time is tight.
The date for entering Beijing was set, and on the first night, Lin Chaoyang was surrounded by Zhang Guiqin's instigators.
"Chaoyang, bring me the bag of hazelnut mushrooms."
"Chaoyang, where is the bottle of medicinal wine your father brought back?"
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Lin Chaoyang took the time to glance at Tao Yushu while he was busy. At this time, she was sitting on the kang, with a dining table in front of her and books on the dining table. She was concentrating on reading. He seriously suspected that this girl was pretending to study in order to avoid labor.
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"What are you looking at? Didn't you hear me?"
Lin Chaoyang was hit on the head, and Zhang Guiqin scolded him angrily, "You can't be lazy when you're working. If you can get into college, you can also sit on the kang and read."
Lin Chaoyang was speechless. Nowadays, the family is engaged in blatant academic discrimination. In the past few days since Tao Yushu came back, he had no human rights at all. Except for finding some glory on the kang after turning off the lights at night, the rest of the time was spent as a coolie.
This soft rice doesn't taste good, Lin Chaoyang sighed in his heart, he already had a premonition of the dire straits in his life in the future.
After finally finishing packing his luggage, Lin Erchun called him outside again. The pipe and pot were half-dark in the darkness. Lin Chaoyang said, "If you have anything to say, please tell me quickly. There are a lot of mosquitoes outside."
"Don't be angry." Lin Erchun scolded him, and then he warned: "Er, going to Yanjing is no better than being at home. Yushu treats you sincerely, so you can't let her down."
Lin Chaoyang nodded, "I understand."
"You are already married, so I won't tell you the truth. I will just give you a few words."
Lin Chaoyang looked at his father seriously.
"We still need to pay close attention to our children!"
Lin Chaoyang looked at the old man in surprise.
"Don't look at me like that, aren't I doing this for you?"
Lin Erchun said earnestly: "You have been spoiled by your mother and me since you were a child. You have never suffered much, and you have no vision at work."
Lin Chaoyang was unhappy, "What do you mean? I don't have any work to do at home?"
"I didn't even see you hold the soy sauce bottle up when it fell." Lin Erchun began to reveal the truth.
"With my mother at home, I also do a lot of school work and team work!"
Lin Erchun said: "Isn't the situation different now? In the past, you were the sole child of our Lin family, so you didn't need to worry about family affairs. From now on, you will be the Tao family's son-in-law, so you have to be aware of it."
It was difficult for Lin Erchun, who was a high school student, to hold back the word "brother-in-law", which showed his concern for his son's future life.
Lin Chaoyang almost felt hurt when he heard this word. Those who are close to him are often "real hurts".
"Don't worry, this situation is just a transition. Your son and I will soon establish a foothold in Yanjing, and then I will take you two over to enjoy a happy life."
Lin Chaoyang's vow did not reassure Lin Erchun, but instead made him worried.
"Don't be too ambitious. Try to get Yushu pregnant before the end of the year. Once you have a child, your marriage will be stable."
Lin Erchun has had this calculative problem for most of his life, and he has never been able to change it. He has worked hard for his son, and has already set KPIs.
Children are often a powerful weapon for the weaker party to bind the stronger party in marriage.
Obviously, in the eyes of Lin Erchun, an "outsider", Lin Chaoyang is the weak one.
Lin Chaoyang looked at the person in the crack of the door - the old man who looked down on him, and wanted to say something: Thirty years to the east of Hedong, thirty years to the west of Hexi, don't bully young people into poverty.
But after thinking about it, I might as well forget it. After all, the old man doesn’t know his identity as a time traveler, so those who don’t know are not to blame.
Early the next morning, Lin Erchun drove a donkey cart to send Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu into the city to catch the train.
Ermatai came here specially to see Lin Chaoyang off. The two had been friends since childhood. Now Lin Chaoyang was "flying on the branches". Ermatai felt uncomfortable and asked Lin Chaoyang quietly: "Sister-in-law, there are still some people at home?"
Don’t have any older sisters or anything like that?”
Lin Chaoyang looked at him carefully. His beard was unkempt, and dark lines could be faintly seen on his neck, which were traces of sweat stains left by not washing for a long time.
"Take care of yourself first. How can any woman like you like this?"
Being disparaged by Lin Chaoyang, Ermaitai was very angry, "What do you mean? You can have a wife, why can't I? Besides, you are still eating soft rice?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Chaoyang kicked him on the butt.
Ermatai was not angry either, "Since you are leaving, I will let you go this time."
Then he said with a playful smile: "Chaoyang, when you have established a firm foothold in Yanjing, I will join you."
"Go away!" Lin Chaoyang scolded him, "Clean up after yourself first."
When they arrived at the train station and separated, Lin Erchun and his wife burst into tears.
How could the old couple not worry about raising such an old son, marrying a wife as soon as he asked for it, and going to Yanjing?
"Dad, Mom, don't worry, I will take good care of Chaoyang." Tao Yushu expressed his position on the spot.
The more Lin Chaoyang heard this, the more awkward he became, and he urged: "Get in the car quickly."
After getting on the train for a moment, the whistle sounded, the train started moving slowly, and Lin Erchun and his wife disappeared from Lin Chaoyang's sight.
Tao Yushu asked him, "Why are you not sad at all?"
"We're just going to Yanjing, don't make it look like we're parting from life or death." Lin Chaoyang said calmly.
Her husband grew up in the countryside. Tao Yushu had been worried that he would be depressed when he was far away from his hometown, but now it seems that this guy is a bit too heartless.
Within five minutes of getting on the bus, I started arranging and taking out all the food I had brought.
Boiled eggs, grilled sweet potatoes, dried tofu, green onions, miso, pork head...
From a poor family to a wealthy family, before Lin Chaoyang left, Zhang Guiqin prepared a large bag of food for the young couple for fear of starving them.
Not only that, Zhang Guiqin also gave Tao Yushu five hundred yuan, which was almost equivalent to a year's salary of a mature worker with a city registered permanent residence without food or water.
For Lin Erchun and his wife, who live in the countryside, it has been even more difficult to save over the years, and they have almost spent most of their family fortune.
Tao Yushu was holding money in his hands at that time, and he understood their painstaking efforts.
She looked at Lin Chaoyang who was eating and drinking stupidly, and for some reason, she suddenly wanted to laugh.
"Why are you laughing?" Lin Chaoyang asked with his mouth bulging.
He was eating dried tofu rolled with scallions, dipped in Zhang Guiqin's own soybean paste. The soybeans were fragrant but slightly bitter.
Tao Yushu took out a handkerchief and wiped his mouth, "Can't you eat slower and starve to death and reincarnate?"
"I was too busy packing my luggage this morning and didn't have enough to eat!"
"I know, I know."
Tao Yushu said, picking up the eggs for him, and Lin Chaoyang enjoyed them with peace of mind.
Sitting on the berth opposite is a young man with red flower celestial frames and light brown crystal glasses. At this time, he is holding a magazine in his hand and reading it. The four words "Yenjing Literature and Art" are written on the cover.
The young man who was concentrating on reading was caught by the couple's dog food. He was uneasy and glanced at Tao Yushu from time to time, and then glanced at Lin Chaoyang.
Lin Chaoyang understood the meaning of that look very well:
Chapter completed!