jdhmnovel Chapter 361 The Carpenter's Parents Are Here
Chapter 361 The Carpenter's Parents Are Here
Cui Ya's face turned red instantly. She hurriedly took the empty bowl from the carpenter, turned around and ran away.
The people around burst into laughter and said, "You're shy, little carpenter. Go and comfort yourself!"
This scene happened to be seen by Zhao Qiaoniang, Mulan and others, and they looked at each other with understanding.
Zhao Qiaoniang spoke first, her eyes full of smiles and satisfaction:
"I think Cui Ya and the little carpenter are a good match.
They've been through a lot of hardships along the way, and it's a testament to how true friendship is revealed in times of adversity."
Mulan nodded continuously and agreed:
"Isn't it? Indeed it is.
How about we go back and discuss this with Aunt Bai to make this happen?"
Zheng Xiuxiu also smiled: "Great! You are now considered matchmakers, and I will also be considered a matchmaker."
Lin Xiaoxiao grinned and chuckled. She had the best relationship with Cui Ya, and she was actually happy for her in her heart.
A group of people walked into the yard, talking and laughing. Lin Wanwan had been playing all day and was already exhausted. She fell into a sweet dream with a hint of smile still on her lips.
Mrs. Bai squatted in the corner of the yard, tending to the herbs and orchids she had just dug from the mountains.
The young carpenter walked in, his hands twisted awkwardly in front of him, and his steps seemed a little flustered.
As soon as he entered the yard, everyone's eyes fell on him. His face turned red instantly, so red that blood almost dripped out, and even his ears turned red.
He mustered up the courage to look at Mrs. Bai, his voice trembling slightly with nervousness:
"Aunt Bai, I...I want to ask Cui Ya to be my wife. I wonder if she is willing?
I want to live with her and take care of her forever.
It’s just…it’s just that I don’t know what she thinks of me, so…that’s why I came to ask you.”
The people around laughed, and Mrs. Bai quickly said, "You! Why don't you hire a matchmaker?"
Zhao Qiaoniang smiled and said, "We're willing to be matchmakers. Let's ask Cuiya for her opinion!"
They pulled Cuiya in directly. Zhao Qiaoniang looked at Cuiya and asked, "Cuiya, what do you think?"
Cui Ya blushed and said:
"I...I don't know what I'm thinking, but I feel pretty secure following him, considering my family's situation.
There will be more troubles in the future. I think the carpenter and I are in a similar situation and he can understand me."
At this point, everyone fell silent. Zhao Qiaoniang asked, "Did your parents come to see you?"
Cui Ya bit her lip and said, "Yes, they have come to see me several times secretly, but the people on the mountain didn't let them in."
Mulan sneered and said, "It's nothing more than asking you for money. Don't be so foolish as to agree to it."
Cui Ya sighed and said:
"I have nothing to do with them anymore. This time they sent someone to tell me that my mother is sick and the family is really out of money.
Let me give them some money because they gave birth to me.
But I was sold by them a long time ago! What relationship do I have with them now? "
Zhao Qiaoniang sighed and said, "Yes, you have nothing to do with them anymore. I think what you are doing is right, but I'm afraid..."
Someone came running over, panting and shouting, "The carpenter's parents are here, they're just outside, Sister Qiao Niang, go out and take a look!"
Zhao Qiaoniang was the first to come to her senses and blurted out, "How could this be such a coincidence? This happened too suddenly."
Mrs. Bai couldn't help but frown and murmured softly, "Who knows? It's no coincidence! Let's go out and see what's going on."
Everyone followed the carpenter outside and saw more than a dozen people standing at the door.
The young carpenter's eyes instantly turned cold as he stared straight at the group of uninvited guests, led by his father.
The moment his father saw the little carpenter, tears welled up in his eyes and he stumbled over, crying:
"Lin Mu, Daddy really misses you!
These days, Dad couldn't eat or sleep, and all he could think about was you. Finally, Dad found you!"
Lin Mu looked at his parents, followed by his younger brothers and sisters. He sneered and said, "Miss me? Aren't you and your family doing pretty well?"
The little carpenter's name was actually Lin Mu. His mother took his hand and said, "Mu Mu, you've grown up so much. You don't know how much I've missed you these years."
Lin Mu looked at them with a half-smile and said, "I always thought it was my father who sold you all out. I didn't expect your family to be doing so well."
His younger brother Lin Sen said, "Lin Mu, how do you talk to your parents like that? You uneducated bastard."
Lin Mu looked at him and said, "I have no parents, so naturally no one has ever taught me what good manners are. If you are all right, I will go in."
Her eyes were red, and she grabbed the hands of the carpenter Lin Mu and said:
"Lin Mu! I know we've been so unkind to you over the years.
Our family was extremely poor back then, and your father was heavily in debt, with interest compounding, making it suffocating.
We were afraid that if we took you along, you would suffer hardships in the future, so we had no choice but to keep it secret from you."
"Over the years, we have been looking for you every day and asking around for news about you.
I didn't expect that I would find out you were here when I met someone from Linjia Village a few days ago.
We didn't dare to delay even a moment and rushed here without stopping." Lin Mu's mother said, pulling Lin Mu.
Lin Mu shook her hand away and said:
"Do you believe these words? When you left, you took away Grandpa's heirlooms, sold all the houses, and just walked away.
But you threw all those debts to me! You can forget, but I can't!"
Lin Mu Niang's eyes instantly became flustered, and she said with a guilty look on her face, "How could that be possible? How could we leave the debt to you? Don't talk nonsense!"
Lin Mu looked at his mother and sneered, but there was no warmth in his laughter:
"Not only did you dump the debt on me, but now you're trying to make up lies to fool me?
He also said that he had been looking for me for so many years, but I just stayed in Linjia Village and didn't go anywhere else.
In these ten years, have you ever come back to see me even once? Not even once!"
Lin Mu Niang's face turned pale and red, her lips trembling, and after a long while she managed to squeeze out a few words:
"We...we just don't have the time! You know, we're living in poverty right now and we don't even have a decent house.
Your younger brother is about to get married, but the girl's family despises our family's poverty and keeps dragging their feet and is unwilling to let him marry into the family.
Your two younger sisters are the same. Because your family is poor, they can't even find a good marriage. As parents, we are so worried!"
As she spoke, her eyes turned red and she pretended to cry, hoping to soften Lin Mu's attitude with these tears.
Lin Mu laughed out loud, tears welling up in his eyes, but he stubbornly pushed them back:
“They just have trouble finding a husband? But you left me, a ten-year-old, in the village.
Those creditors came to my house every day to collect their debts. Do you know how I managed to survive?"