Quick Wear: Cousin, Come to the Bowl Quickly

"You've finally come to your senses. Xixi will be eighteen next month, and we need to start preparing for her marriage to the Xu family."

Commander Lin did not ask which girl Shen Jingyuan was dating or what the girl's family background was.

Soldiers like them have their heads hanging on their waists and might die on the battlefield one day. As long as the girl is a good person and likes Jingyuan, he, as his "uncle", will not object regardless of her family background.

Besides, he was the one who brought Jingyuan home with his own hands, and he watched him grow from a skinny child to the tall and straight man he is today. He is handsome, young and promising, so he should have started a family long ago.

But he was like a wooden stake. He was indifferent to the many young ladies of equal status that Mrs. Lin had shown him. He kept saying nonsense like "How can I take care of my family when the foreign enemies are still there?"

Commander Lin looked at the young face in front of him, and was suddenly reminded of his eldest son who had passed away young. If that child were still alive, he would probably look as high-spirited as he does now.

Thinking of this, his heart suddenly ached. His eyes swept over Shen Jingyuan's eyebrows and eyes, which were three-point similar to those of his eldest son who died early, and he couldn't help but feel dazed.

Amin was only nineteen years old when he left. Because of his strict discipline, the child left home in anger and went north to join the army alone, vowing to make a name for himself with his own abilities.

But who would have thought that this departure would be a farewell forever.

Commander Lin and his wife lost their son in middle age, and half of their hair turned white overnight. As a result, they transferred their guilt towards their son to their only daughter Lin Xi, and doted on her endlessly, giving her everything she wanted.

Lin Xi and Lin Min are more than ten years apart in age, and Commander Lin spent his youth either in the military camp or on the battlefield, rarely returning home.

Therefore, since Lin Xi was born, the one who has been with her and obeys her in everything is this person. Rather than saying that Lin Min and Lin Xi are brother and sister, it is better to say that the two are more like father and daughter.

Lin Min was very kind to Lin Xi. He always brought back some new and interesting things from outside, such as Western music boxes and Eastern silk dolls, which made the little girl stick to him all day long.

Lin Xi naturally liked this brother very much. She liked him so much that she wanted to stick to him all the time. Even at night, she would go to his room with her little pillow and listen to him tell her about the strange things he saw and heard outside the Lin Mansion before she would fall asleep.

Therefore, when the small box containing Lin Min's belongings was sent back to the Lin Mansion from the north thousands of miles away, Lin Xi, who was only five or six years old at the time and had no idea what "death" meant, watched Commander Lin and his wife holding the small black box and crying out "A Min" heartbreakingly, but did not step forward for a long time.

She just pointed blankly at the small box in their arms and said in a daze, "This is not my brother."

Everyone looked at her. Uncle Quan, with red eyes, reached over to hold her hand and said in a sorrowful voice, "Miss, this is Master Amin, he..."

Having said this, he seemed unable to continue. The corners of his mouth moved and he choked with sobs and tears fell.

"This isn't my brother!"

Lin Xi suddenly shook off his calloused hand and stared stubbornly at the dark wooden box, her dark eyes wide open as if she wanted to burn a hole in it.

"My brother is tall, can talk, laugh, and give me candy. He doesn't live in a little box!"

As soon as she said this, Mrs. Lin, who had calmed down a little, suddenly let out a cry like a broken goose, hugged her and the wooden box in her arms, and burst into tears.

"Xixi! This is your brother!"

Mrs. Lin lost her composure for a moment and didn't notice that she was using too much force. Lin Xi in her arms turned red in the face, but she just stubbornly repeated it over and over again.

"This isn't my brother!"

"This isn't my brother!"

……

At the end of her words, she seemed to finally realize something, and suddenly burst into tears, her face flushed red, and she tried to wave her hands and feet to push the box in Mrs. Lin's arms hard, as if she wanted to throw this bad guy who took her brother's place to the ground to vent her anger.

"He's not my brother!"

These were the words that Lin Xi blurted out when she first saw Shen Jingyuan being taken home by Commander Lin.

Although this man looked 70% similar to his brother, the little Lin Xi said this sentence with certainty the first time she saw Shen Jingyuan.

Her brother was the best brother in the world. He would buy her delicious food and fun things. When she couldn't sleep because of the story of "Bear Po" told by the old woman, he would laugh and scold her for being timid, but he would stay by her bedside until he coaxed her to sleep.

Her brother was the most handsome brother in the world. He was tall and fair, with eyes that curved like the moon when he smiled. He was definitely not like the man in front of her, who had evasive eyes, was dark and thin, and had his hair shaved clean off, looking like a smooth coal ball.

Therefore, although Shen Jingyuan was very friendly to this little girl who was dressed like a doll and looked a bit like himself at the beginning, he even tried to please her with a little caution.

But Lin Xi had no good feelings towards this little homeless boy who had taken over her brother's place. As soon as she saw him, she would cry and throw a tantrum.

Over time, Shen Jingyuan gradually became indifferent and tried not to appear in front of Lin Xi except on non-essential occasions.

This is also the reason why Commander Lin did not choose Shen Jingyuan, a man he raised himself and who has outstanding character and ability, but instead married into the Xu family.

Mrs. Lin once jokingly said to Commander Lin, "Ayuan is a well-born child with a good temper. We've watched him grow up. I'd feel very relieved if I could entrust Xixi to him, but... alas."

This was originally just a casual sigh, but somehow it reached Lin Xi's ears. She immediately threw the comb in her hand, ran to the rooftop angrily, and grabbed the railing and yelled at Mrs. Lin who came hurriedly.

"Even if I die today, jump off here, or run into the Pujiang River to feed the fish, I will never marry him, Shen Jingyuan!"

As she spoke, she stretched half of her foot out of the railing and pretended to jump. Mrs. Lin was so frightened that her face turned pale immediately. She screamed and promised that she would never say such things again. Only then did she persuade her to stop.

However, since then, the two people, who had a not very harmonious relationship to begin with, have become even more incompatible. Shen Jingyuan couldn't stand Lin Xi's sarcasm and ridicule whenever she saw him, laughing at his behavior of a toad wanting to eat swan meat, so he moved out of the Lin Mansion and lived directly in the headquarters. He only went back once every ten days or half a month to have a meal with Mrs. Lin.

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Thanks to the babies for the gifts, here is today’s update.

Once upon a time, there was a man who was walking on the road holding an oyster. He accidentally dropped it into the mud, but he smiled. Do you know why?

Because good (oysters) like you (mud), love you, today is also a day of loving you.