Is this her stepbrother-in-law? She was just teaching him how to use the toilet.

"Musen, come and greet your brother and sister-in-law."

Upon seeing Lin Musen enter, Zhang Shuqin quickly pulled him to Zhan Beiqin and Ren Rongzheng.

"This is your brother. He's a brigade commander, a high-ranking leader in the military region. He's very capable. This is your sister-in-law. Her father is the director of a steel factory. Now she also builds her own factory and runs her own business. She's a strong woman."

From Zhang Shuqin's tone of voice, they understood why she and her son insisted on coming here.

"Hello, brother and sister-in-law, my name is Lin Musen, please take care of me."

Before he came, Zhang Shuqin made him memorize the lines so that he could tell the couple to take good care of him.

"Lin Musen?" Ren Rongzheng read the name aloud. "Six 'wood's'? What an interesting name."

"His deceased father gave him this name, it doesn't mean anything. His father worked as a lumberjack in a forest farm. The day Musen was born was the day of a bumper logging harvest."

His father's surname was Lin, so he was given this name. However, the child had a hard life. Just a few days after he was born, his father was killed by a falling tree while logging.

Later, a fortune teller said his name was unlucky because it contained too much wood, which caused his father to be killed by a falling tree. However, since that was already the name, they didn't change it.

Zhang Shuqin was quite talkative and immediately revealed all her secrets.

So Ren Rongzheng's previous guess was correct. Zhang Shuqin brought Lin Musen to marry Zhan Tianzhu, and now she's coming to them for help, isn't that a form of seeking refuge?

She was initially overjoyed to hear that her mother-in-law had died young, but then a stepmother-in-law suddenly appeared, along with a bloodsucking stepbrother-in-law.

"A name is just a code name. Don't listen to those so-called masters. Lin Musen sounds good. There's no need to change it." That was all Ren Rongzheng could say.

Lin Musen arrived, and the whole family was there too—a rather disorganized and unfamiliar family.

Afterwards, the family began to eat. Apart from Zhan Nanjin, the other three expressed surprise and shock at the fresh food.

"As expected of a big city, these grand hotels are things I've never even heard of before. I'm getting old, and suddenly I'm blessed with good fortune."

"Eat more if you like it. You can't find these things in our village." Zhan Tianzhu quickly put food on Zhang Shuqin's plate, explaining to them as he did so, "You heard it just now. Your Aunt Zhang has had a hard life. Her husband died early, and she has been raising Musen all these years by herself, acting as both father and mother."

After hearing this, Ren Rongzheng could only smile politely. This father-in-law really doted on his second wife.

Moreover, it's clear that, excluding Zhan Beiqin, the remaining four members of their separate family seem to be quite harmonious.

"Brother, you should eat too. You haven't touched your chopsticks much since the beginning."

Seeing that Zhan Beiqin hadn't eaten much, Zhan Nanjin quickly picked up a piece for him, but before she could put it in his bowl, he pushed it away.

"Don't worry about me, you eat by yourself."

"okay."

Zhan Nanjin felt like he'd been offered a cold shoulder, so he could only lower his head and start eating by himself.

Ren Rongzheng also took a look. Zhan Beiqin didn't seem to be very warm towards his family. Because he was a military region leader, although he was a junior, Zhang Shuqin was not his biological mother after all.

Seeing that he didn't speak, she didn't dare to speak either, so she gave Zhan Tianzhu a wink. Zhan Tianzhu then put down his chopsticks and said to Zhan Beiqin:

"Beiqin, the most important reason we came here this time is to see my daughter-in-law. You've been married for so long, and I've never seen what she looks like."

We met her today and we are very satisfied. Look at the wife you found, she is beautiful, virtuous, and comes from such a good family. We are all very happy.

Secondly, we came to send your sister to school. She got into a university here, so we had to come and see her school. Thirdly, it's for Musen.

Musen is about the same age as you. There's really no way out for him in our village. Your Aunt Zhang and I thought there would be more opportunities to develop in the big city.

"Look at you, you're a high-ranking official now, and my wife is even more impressive—she wants to open her own factory and become the factory manager. So... I was thinking, could we arrange a job for her or something?"

"Yes." Zhang Shuqin now adopted a pleading attitude, smiling ingratiatingly. "Any kind of work is fine. Mu Sen has been strong and healthy since he was a child, and he's never been sick. He can do all the dirty and hard work. As long as we can find him some work here and he can earn some money, that's fine..."

"Ah, yes, that's what your Aunt Zhang and I meant. We'll settle these two children in, then we'll come and stay for a few days, and then we'll leave so as not to disturb your lives."

Asking for help is always a humble thing. The two people spoke in a very flattering and awkward manner. Lin Musen was even more so; he didn't dare to eat and just kept his head down without saying a word.

“If I were still single, I would have expressed my opinion, but now that I’m married, Rong Zheng makes all the decisions, big and small, at home.”

After Zhan Beiqin finished speaking, he looked at Ren Rongzheng and asked, "Rongzheng, what's your opinion on what Dad and Aunt Zhang said?"

Hearing Zhan Beiqin say that and seeing his hypocritical expression, Ren Rongzheng was so angry he almost ground his teeth to powder.

dog man!

They didn't even leave her dinner, and they still want to lecture her on manners. Does she think she can have the final say now?

"I think it took a lot of courage for Dad and Aunt Zhang, as elders, to ask us younger generation to do this. And I think my younger brother Musen is indeed the reliable and capable type."

Husband, you are now a brigade commander and a favorite of Commander Zheng. As the saying goes, you should never forget the well-digger when you drink water. You are able to get to where you are today without your father's nurturing grace.

Now that you've made something of yourself, it's time to fulfill your filial duties. You're such a big shot in the military now, it would be really hard not to help your family. It's just about helping your younger brother Musen find a job, right? I think you have to help him.”

"..."

Hearing her words, Zhan Beiqin almost bit his back teeth off.

"Sister-in-law, you are so understanding. You are beautiful and kind-hearted." Zhan Nanjin couldn't help but say at this moment. "Although Brother Musen is not my biological brother, after spending time with him, I can prove that Brother Musen is indeed down-to-earth, hardworking and able to endure hardship."

“Listen to this, even your own sister said so, it wouldn’t be right for us not to help.”

Zhan Beiqin gave a standard fake smile and replied, "Although I am a brigade commander, the military region is not under my control. The requirements for joining the army are very high now, so it may be difficult to arrange."

"No need to join the army, just give it to him..."

"mom."

Lin Musen quickly interrupted Zhang Shuqin. Although he was illiterate, he wasn't stupid. He could tell that they didn't want to get involved, so he was already in an awkward situation and didn't want to make things even more embarrassing for himself.

"Don't trouble the brigade commander and his wife. Please stop talking and eat. We just came to see Nan Jin off. I'll go back with you in a few days."

"But……"

"No buts, we've all come out. If you two stay in the village, who will take care of you? I never planned to come out in the first place. Don't say anything more, let's eat."

After Lin Musen finished speaking, he picked up his rice and started eating. Zhan Beiqin stopped talking, and Zhan Tianzhu and Zhang Shuqin also fell silent. The atmosphere was extremely awkward and silent.

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