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Chapter 268 Grandpa's Coming

Fu Huaiyi quickly stepped forward and called out, "Grandma."

The old lady grinned, revealing her toothless mouth. "Good, good! This young man is tall and strong, he looks powerful. There's no worry about farming the land."

Fu Huaiyi: "..."

He broke out in a cold sweat and asked Lin Yuyao in a low voice, "Grandma wants to test my farming skills again?"

He doesn't know how, what should we do?

Lin Yuyao almost laughed out loud, and whispered, "My grandmother's generation judged a young man's worth by whether he had the strength to farm. Don't worry, we won't really make you farm."

That's good.

Ye Lian smiled and said, "Mother, they are city people, they don't have land to farm."

"Huh? You don't farm?"

"Yes, we don't farm."

As they were talking, Lin Yuyao's aunt, Xu Mei, came out.

His face was full of smiles as he greeted them happily.

"Sister, have you had lunch yet? Oh dear, you should have come earlier. We just ate lunch, and I've finished washing all the pots and pans. Please sit down for a while, and I'll go cook you some noodles."

Ye Lian stopped her and said, "No need, we ate before we came. I just brought Yu Yao and Xiao Fu to see Mother, we'll leave in a little while."

"You've come to see, but why did you bring things?" As she spoke, she reached out to pick it up.

Ye Lian stepped aside to block her, and said with a smile, "I didn't bring much, just some things for Mother."

Before she could say anything, Ye Lian took out a bag of toffee, tore it open in front of her, and popped one into the old lady's mouth.

The old lady repeatedly said, "I won't eat it, I don't have any teeth."

"It's okay, you can still eat it even if you don't have teeth. It will melt in a little while."

After stuffing it into her mouth, he grabbed a handful and stuffed them into her pocket.

Ye Lian sat down next to her and whispered in her ear, "This was bought for you by Yu Yao's boyfriend. Keep it for yourself."

The old lady, with a mouthful of candy, nodded hurriedly.

Xu Mei, standing nearby, said awkwardly, "The old lady has no teeth; she can't finish a single tooth in half a day."

"It's okay, the sugar dissolves quickly."

She pulled her daughter and son-in-law around to talk to the old lady, and Xu Mei would occasionally chime in, only to be quickly changed the subject by Ye Lian.

Xu Mei pouted, feeling increasingly dissatisfied with her sister-in-law.

She actually knew in her heart why Ye Lian was wary of her, and why she tore up the bag in front of her.

It's just that they dislike her because she's too concerned about her family.

What? Can't a married daughter be filial to her parents?

Didn't Ye Lian also bring gifts to show her respect to her mother?

It's just that her in-laws died young, otherwise, just look at them. They would have treated her just as badly as if she were bringing gifts back to her parents' home.

If you're so capable, then don't make your daughter have to be your son's son.

They had to leave after about two hours. The old lady was reluctant to part with them and, speaking in fluent local dialect, urged Fu Huaiyi to treat Lin Yuyao better.

Fu Huaiyi barely understood what she was saying, and he couldn't even guarantee that he was right about everything, but he still loudly assured her that he would treat her well.

The old lady heard it but couldn't understand it, so Lin Yuyao had to translate it in the end.

"Grandma, don't worry, I can take care of myself now."

"It's one thing for you to be able to take care of yourself, but it's another thing for this man to treat you well."

"He will be good to me."

"Alright, it's getting late, I won't keep you any longer, go on, go!"

"Oh, Grandma, we're leaving now. We'll come back to see you next time."

"Okay, go ahead."

It was quite late when they returned to the village. Lin Dawei had something to do that day and wasn't home. When they came back, they saw him chopping firewood, preparing to start a fire for cooking.

Upon seeing them, he smiled and said, "You're back for dinner?"

Ye Lian said, "Where are we going to eat if we don't come back?"

"Hey, didn't you take them back to your parents' house? I thought your sister-in-law was inviting you to stay for dinner."

"You wish! She's a real tightwad, you know that, right? My brother's not home, so I'm not staying for dinner."

"Perfect timing, I was just about to cook. If you come back any later, I won't cook for you."

Ye Lian changed her clothes and went into the kitchen.

Fu Huaiyi pulled Lin Yuyao aside and asked in a low voice, "Does our mother and aunt not get along?"

Lin Yuyao asked in surprise, "You understood?"

"I can see it."

Ok.

"It's not necessarily a bad thing. The two families live close by and visit each other often, so friction is inevitable. They might not like each other today, but they might make up tomorrow."

Ok.

"By the way, when will Grandpa arrive?"

"They drove here; it will take them at least three days to get here."

"Yesterday, today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow? You'll only arrive then?"

"Pretty much, the earliest I can go is tomorrow night."

"Didn't you say you wanted to go hunting? I'll take you tomorrow."

"It's done."

Lin Yuyao's family had a hunting rifle, and Fu Huaiyi tried it out and it worked.

Although it's nowhere near as good as what the military provides, it's no problem to hunt wild rabbits and birds.

At that time, many wild animals were not yet on the protection list, so hunting was permitted.

However, what Lin Yuyao pointed out to him were only some common things.

After walking for more than two hours, we entered a relatively large, deep mountain area where there was a great abundance of wildlife.

There were many wild rabbits and pheasants in the mountains. After hunting for about three hours, the two returned with a full catch.

The round trip, including travel time, took nearly eight hours, and I didn't get home until the afternoon.

Ye Lian looked at them, each carrying a large sack, and asked in surprise, "Why are you carrying so many?"

Lin Yuyao glanced at Fu Huaiyi, thinking to herself that he was more excited than Fu Huaiyi; he wouldn't have left if she hadn't stopped him.

After all, he has always lived in the city and has never participated in such activities.

"Let's take them all out and pickle them with salt. If we can't finish them, we'll take them to the south of the city. You can't find this kind of food there."

"Okay, this rabbit is quite plump. I'll have your dad bring one to your grandma tomorrow."

"Alright, bring one more pheasant."

"Then there's no need. If you bring too much, they won't be able to finish it. Your aunt will have to send some to her family."

Ok.

Ye Lian quickly called Lin Dawei out to gut and prepare the wild game.

Eat what you can, and pickle the rest to take home.

On the way, Fu Huaiyi had already discussed it with Lin Yuyao, and they needed to inform them in advance that his grandfather was coming.

Lin Yuyao originally planned to speak up, but Fu Huaiyi said it would be better for him to speak up himself, so she went with him.

Ye Lian was tending the fire when Fu Huaiyi stepped forward and said, "Mother, my grandfather is coming."

Ye Lian was taken aback. "Huh? Your grandfather?"

"Yes."

"Is he alone?"

"He brought a driver with him."

Ye Lian: "..." She originally wanted to ask whether Grandpa lived alone or with his parents.

The result was with the driver.

This... his parents aren't coming, but his grandfather is. What does that mean?

No matter what, Grandpa is an elder, so naturally he's a good person.

Ye Lian smiled and said, "Okay, when is your grandfather coming?"

"Probably tomorrow."

“Okay, I’ll go and tidy up your older brother’s room in a bit, so your grandfather will have a place to stay when he comes.”