After the marriage, the charming educated youth is eye-catching

"If there is a stepmother, there will be a stepfather. But it doesn't matter. I've already gotten through it." Lin Ziqiu said calmly.

But the more she spoke so easily, the more Tian Gui felt sorry for her. "I've seen that he's a worthless person for a long time. I should have stopped Senior Sister from then on! Even if she doesn't marry, can Master and I still support you and your mother?"

Li Laoer blew his nose and glared, "What's the point of saying all this! It was her own choice!" When mentioning his deceased adopted daughter, Li Laoer was filled with regret.

"Grandpa, please don't be angry. Mom did this for me. If you want to blame someone, blame me!"

Lin Ziqiu felt bad too. If she could do it all over again, she would rather give the chance of rebirth to her mother.

Li Lao Er snorted coldly: "Don't you always listen to your father? Why are you saying this now?"

When Lin Ziqiu returned home, Li Laoer was worried that Lin Dahai could not take good care of Lin Ziqiu, so he thought of taking her home.

But Lin Ziqiu refused to come back no matter what.

Seeing his master's cold face, Tian Gui quickly tried to smooth things over, "Master, Xiao Qiu'er was just a child at the time. Her senior sister passed away suddenly, and she had been missing for so long. It's normal for her to rely on her father. Why are you arguing with a child?"

Li Laoer slammed his cane on the ground. "Didn't she open her mouth? Does she need you to speak for her?"

"Master, you are also thinking about Senior Sister. Xiao Qiu'er is her only child."

"That bastard Lin Dahai just turned around and married someone else. How can Xiao Qiu'er have a good life? Don't you feel sorry for her?"

When his apprentice publicly sabotaged him, Li Laoer raised his crutch and pretended to hit him.

"You know nothing!"

Tian Gui is thick-skinned and tough, and is not afraid of being beaten at all.

He said with a playful smile: "Master, it's not easy to see Xiao Qiu'er. I'll make some snacks to go with the wine, and you two can have a good chat!"

Only Li Laoer and Lin Ziqiu were left in the huge cafeteria.

"Grandpa, it was my fault before. I failed to live up to your kindness. Mom must also regret not listening to you..."

When mentioning his mother, Lin Ziqiu's eyes turned red.

Li Laoer, leaning on a crutch, turned around with heavy steps, his back to Lin Ziqiu.

The stubborn old man didn't want to be seen crying by his younger generations.

The two of them vented their emotions and no one spoke.

After a long while, Li Lao Er recovered and asked in a slightly hoarse voice, "Why are you looking for a job? Don't your in-laws treat you well?"

When Li Guixiang invited him to the wedding, he said he would not go, but in fact he hid in the corner and watched Lin Ziqiu get married. Especially when he found out that Zhong Zhiyang had eloped, he almost died of anger.

Lin Ziqiu was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that his grandfather and Li Guixiang were cousins.

"My in-laws treat me very well, but I don't want to rely on others."

Hearing this, Li Laoer was very surprised, "Did you learn cooking from your mother?"

Lin Ziqiu nodded, "Yes, when I was little, I often followed my mother around. I learned a lot from watching her."

Li Laoer snorted twice in a proud tone, "Her culinary skills are so poor that I feel ashamed to say that I taught her."

Lin Ziqiu couldn't help laughing. Why didn't he realize that his grandfather had such a sharp tongue when he was a child?

However, when she was a child, Lin Dahai would be very angry whenever her mother took her back to her grandfather's house, and the two would always have a big fight about it. At that time, she didn't understand anything and could only cry.

Later, my mother came back less and less often.

"Grandpa's cooking skills are naturally top-notch, and Mom always missed the meals he cooked."

The grandfather and grandson chatted for a while, and then Tian Gui brought out a few dishes, two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, and also brought a pot of wine.

The three of them sat together, and Tian Gui would occasionally pick up some food for Lin Ziqiu, "Look how thin you are. Uncle will make you some delicious food to replenish your body from now on."

Lin Ziqiu looked at the ribs in the bowl, his eyes moist.

She hasn't felt the love of her family for a long time.

The reason why Tian Gui loves Lin Ziqiu is because Li Xiuyan treats him like her own brother. At that time, he didn't have enough to eat, and Li Xiuyan always saved her rations and gave them to him.

To him, Li Xiuyan is his family.

Lin Ziqiu pursed her lips and chuckled twice, "Uncle Tian's cooking skills are really good. He is worthy of being my grandfather's apprentice. I will have a good time in the future!"

Hearing this, Li Laoer remained calm on the surface, but was actually very happy in his heart.

After eating, Lin Ziqiu planned to find work elsewhere.

Before leaving, Li Laoer suddenly called her, "Come back the day after tomorrow."

"Ah?" Lin Ziqiu was puzzled.

"What? Don't you want to find a job?" Li Laoer smoked a cigarette. "Go home and prepare well. Don't embarrass me!"

Lin Ziqiu's eyes lit up, "Yes, sir!"

With his grandfather as an introducer, Lin Ziqiu felt relieved.

When he returned home, Lin Ziqiu found Li Guixiang picking vegetables in the yard.

"Grandma, I'm back."

As she said that, she walked over to help.

Li Guixiang waved her hand, "No, don't get your hands dirty."

As she spoke, she took out fifty yuan from her pocket and stuffed it into Lin Ziqiu's hand. "Winter is coming soon. Go buy a couple of thicker clothes. Don't be reluctant to spend money!"

Lin Ziqiu was stunned for a moment and immediately returned the money, "No, no, no! Grandma, how can I take your money!"

"We are a family! Why are we distinguishing between you and me? Look at all these clothes on you. None of them fit you."

"You should dress up beautifully at such a young age!"

Fifty yuan was a lot of money in those days, not to mention buying two sets of clothes, it was equivalent to one and a half months' salary for an ordinary worker.

All the clothes Lin Ziqiu was wearing were brought from the Lin family, and they were all picked up from Lin Mengyao's discarded clothes.

She has been malnourished for many years and is thin, so Lin Mengyao's clothes naturally don't fit her.

After understanding her grandmother's intentions, Lin Ziqiu stopped refusing and said, "Thank you, grandma."

Li Guixiang nodded with satisfaction. "You and He Yang haven't had a good night's rest these past two days because of Nian Nian and the others. I'll take Nian Nian and the others to bed tonight. You two should work harder so that I can hold my great-grandchildren next year!"

Lin Ziqiu blushed, "Grandma..."

"You're still young, so having children sooner will help you recover faster. Even if you can't have seven or eight, you should at least have two or three! Having more children will make things more lively!"

Li Guixiang disagreed, as she had given birth to three children herself.

……

Lin Ziqiu ate at the state-owned restaurant. He was not hungry at all during dinner and just had a few bites.

When Zhong Heyang came back, it was already very late.

"Any news about Zhiyang?"

"not yet."

Zhong Heyang sat on a small stool, holding the bowl and eating in big mouthfuls.

"Where's my little sister? I think grandma is worried about her."

While having dinner in the evening, Li Guixiang kept talking about Zhong Xuexi.

Zhong Heyang was silent for a moment. "There's nothing to worry about her staying at a friend's house. She'll come back when she figures it out."

Having said that, Lin Ziqiu didn't ask any more questions.

……

When Zhong Heyang finished his meal and returned to the room, he realized that there were only two of them in the room tonight.

"I'm going to sleep downstairs."

Lin Ziqiu stopped him, "Wait, grandma just told me about having children today. If you sleep in a separate room again tonight, I don't know how to explain it to her."

Then she took out the money Li Guixiang gave her and said, "She asked me to buy clothes with this money. I'm returning it to you now."