Chapter 39: Basking in the Light

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

It was also what Mrs. Jiang and Lin Sanshui had discussed long ago.

Mrs. Zhu understood Mrs. Jiang. Although she also had a daughter, she was only seven years old. Mrs. Zhu was not willing to order her daughter around. Her two sons were not as sensible as Mrs. Jiang’s sons, so she was usually more tired.

Mrs. Wang nodded. “As long as you have a plan in mind, it’s fine. Your elder brother has been talking about this recently. After all, this child is already sensible. I’m just afraid that in the end, you’ll be wasting your time and effort raising someone else’s daughter.”

It would be fine if this child would repay kindness, but what if the child ran back to his biological parents after she grew up? Wouldn’t the couple’s efforts be in vain?

Mrs. Jiang smiled. “Don’t worry. Nian Nian is a very obedient child. Don’t look at how small Gu Nian is. She knows who treats her well. She is also willing to do work. She helps with house chores without me telling her to.

Upon hearing Mrs. Jiang’s words, Mrs. Zhu, whose daughter was a year older than Gu Nian, was jealous.

They were both children, but why was there such a huge difference?

Mrs. Zhu did not know that Gu Nian was too small and could not do many things even though she wanted to help.

On the other side, the three families were together. The children were also chattering in the kitchen.

One by one, they talked while smelling the meat. It was so harmonious.

When the sky was almost dark, Lin Xiaohu’s voice came from the kitchen. “Mother, Big Brother said that the food is ready. He asked you to pull the table out to clean up and serve the dishes.”

“Okay.” Mrs. Jiang replied, and the crowd in the main room instantly dispersed to make way for her.

Lin Shui helped Lin Sanshui carry out the square table and clean up the junk on it.

They pulled the small square table under the big table and placed it at the door.

Three mothers had already gone to the kitchen to bring the dishes over.

There were shrimps with garlic, fried pig intestines with green pepper, steamed pig heart, a plate of braised pork with soy sauce, cold cucumber salad, fried eggplant, and peanuts. Finally, a large pot of pig bone soup was in the middle of the table.

The small square table at the door was full of food. The smell of meat wafted into their noses, making them swallow their saliva.

“Sanshui, you’re rich now?” Lin Shui looked at the dishes on the table and couldn’t take his eyes off them.

Lin Sanshui laughed honestly, “I wouldn’t say I’m rich. Just yesterday, a few kids went up the mountain and caught a rabbit. That thing didn’t have any fat, so they took it to town and sold it for some more fat.

“One rabbit isn’t enough to exchange these meats, right?” Lin Ershui was no better than Lin Shui, and his eyes almost fell out of their sockets.

“It’s not enough.” Lin Sanshui kept them in suspense with a smile, “These children are quite lucky. They even picked a few peaches yesterday. They looked so good, just like the immortal peaches in the plays. They sold the peaches to a rich family in town. Good fellow, they are so generous.”

Of course, Lin Sanshui was not stupid enough to tell him the exact amount.

No matter which family it was, ten taels of silver was a huge sum of money.

Even if they were brothers, they couldn’t reveal their family’s assets.

Lin Ershui asked a few more questions enviously and even blamed Lin Sanshui for not selling the red fruit in town. Although he had given a lot to his family, it was such a good thing that it was better to exchange it for money. Wouldn’t it be a waste for his family to eat it?

“Alright, alright, let’s eat.” Lin Shui quickly urged.