Because of the previous fight, the originally happy atmosphere was mixed with a hint of unhappiness.
Although the adults pretended nothing had happened, Xiao Tao's hatred obviously did not pass so quickly.
Whenever he was at the dinner table and had free time, he would pout and glare at the dead kid opposite him.
Lin Fan naturally wouldn't bother with him and just ate his own food.
Xiao Tao stared for a while, then felt bored and lowered his head to eat.
"Yusen," after eating for a while, the aunt spoke. "Do you have a partner now?"
Here comes the familiar part of urging marriage.
Lin Fan's eyes lit up, but he didn't dare show it too obviously. He buried his face in the bowl and listened to the opera carefully.
"No." John Woo knew it.
Whenever his aunt met him, she would inevitably bring up this topic.
Those who are single ask about finding one, those who are in a relationship ask about getting married, those who are married ask about having children, those who have children ask about having a second child... There is always a time when there are no questions to ask.
I clearly mentioned it once when I went to her house to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the new year. It's only been a few days, why do I have to do it again?
His parents aren't worried, so why is she so anxious? Isn't it better to take care of Xiao Tao when she has time?
"If you ask me, you should be pregnant too." The eldest aunt looked at the little girl to Wu Yusen's right and hinted, "Your mother seems very happy these past two days, right? It's all because you brought Xiaoguai home. Well, if the child was yours, your parents would definitely be even happier."
John Woo just smiled and said nothing.
"Little cutie." The aunt called out to the little girl who had her face buried in the bowl while eating.
Lin Fan raised his head and looked at the woman opposite him in confusion. Why was she called? What did she want?
"Do you think Uncle Yusen will be a good father?" The aunt couldn't help but admire how pretty Lin Xiaoguai was. Even her silly expression made people feel so cute.
What kind of question is this? Lin Fan was stunned.
How does she know if John Woo is a good father?
But thinking about how he had taken care of her these past two days, and his thoughtful and cheerful personality... she nodded, "Yes."
"Do you want a father like this?" The aunt smiled like a wolf grandmother.
"I do." Lin Fan nodded without hesitation.
Who doesn’t want a father who is tall, handsome, eloquent, good at fighting, able to make money and considerate?
The aunt raised her eyebrows at Aunt Wu, meaning, "Didn't I tell you?"
But Wu Ma felt that this didn't mean anything.
Compared to this, when I was combing Xiaoguai's hair just now, I found that her hair was indeed black and shiny, similar to mine, so it was somewhat similar.
Could it be...
Although Wu Ma said it was impossible, she was brainwashed by her aunt's constant reminders, and she unconsciously leaned towards this idea.
Take a closer look at the appearance of Xiaoguai and her son Yusen... Apart from having two eyes, a nose and a mouth, they don't seem to have anything in common.
Mother Wu hesitated for a while, and suddenly realized that she had been led astray by her sister-in-law, so she quickly gave up her guess.
Wu Yusen and Lin Fan did not notice what Wu Ma was thinking, but they both understood what their aunt meant.
The two looked at each other.
Lin Fan blinked and asked what to do.
John Woo raised his eyebrows, meaning don't worry about it.
Okay, you are my relative, you have the final say.
After receiving the answer, Lin Fan focused on eating. It's okay to eat other people's melons, but forget it when it's your own.
The aunt said a lot more, but didn't get the desired effect. Finally, she felt it was boring and started talking about her grandson instead.
"...My little Tao, his teachers praise him every day at school. He even received a certificate for excellent academic performance before the Lunar New Year."
"Really? Xiao Tao is really smart. Here, mistress will give you a reward..." Wu Ma looked around the table. The chicken legs had already been divided. She picked up a salt and pepper shrimp and put it in Xiao Tao's bowl. "Here, have some shrimp."
Xiao Tao looked at the silly girl opposite him with pride, but she didn't even look at him.
angry!
"Come on, little darling, have one too." Of course, Aunt Wu would not leave Lin Fan behind. She picked up a shrimp, put it in her own bowl, and peeled it for her.
"I want to peel it too!" Xiao Tao shouted when he saw this.
"Okay, okay, grandma will peel it for you." The aunt responded quickly.
Wu Ma placed the shrimp in Lin Fan's bowl and thanked her. Then, another peeled shrimp was brought over. Turning around, she saw Wu Yusen wiping his hands and smiling at her.
Xiao Tao saw that there were two crickets on the other side and he only had one, which made him feel unfair. He pouted and wanted to throw a tantrum, but he accidentally saw his uncle's eyes and gave up immediately.
I don’t know why, this uncle was obviously smiling the whole time, but Xiao Tao just felt a little scared of him.
The eldest aunt sensed her grandson's change of mood and glared at Wu Yusen. "Yusen, you too, why are you always scaring Xiao Tao? He's the only child in your Wu family now, and you don't even take care of him."
"How dare I?" Wu Yusen was still smiling. "I dare not scare the only child of our Wu family. Aunt, please don't wrongly accuse me."
"You still say that!" Auntie got angry when she heard this. "If you had gotten married and had children earlier, wouldn't the pressure of carrying on the family line fall entirely on Xiao Tao?"
...That's not the case.
The other four adults at the table were speechless.
What about continuing the family line? What if there's an imperial throne in the family?
"Well, isn't the eldest brother still able to have children? Let them have a second child." Based on the principle of killing his friends first, John Woo threw the blame onto his innocent cousin.
"Them!" It would have been fine if he hadn't mentioned it, but the mention of it made him even angrier. "Do you think I didn't urge you? I already said I'd take care of the baby after it's born, but you refused to have it!"
"Having a child nowadays is not like our time. All you need is food to eat. What about interest classes and training classes? It will cost four or five hundred thousand to raise a child well?" Mother Wu advised.
My uncle's family was not very well off, just retired workers with ordinary wages. When his son got married, the old couple bought him a house and used all their savings to subsidize the family.
The young couple also work ordinary wages, with an annual income of about 200,000 yuan, not much, but not too little.
Adding the old couple's pension, the combined annual income of the two generations is only about 200,000 to 300,000 yuan. After deducting normal living expenses, social interactions, etc., it's okay to support one child now, but it's really difficult to raise two children with the same quality.
"That doesn't need to be that much." The eldest aunt looked gloomy. "Many people have second and third children, and there are many people with similar conditions as us. If they can do it, why can't we?"
Wu Ma moved her mouth but ultimately said nothing.
She knows several families like this whose quality of life plummeted after having a second child.
Or the whole family would live frugally to give everything to the children. Parents would work overtime, and even retired couples would take odd jobs. They'd work day and night...
Or they can’t give their children the best things, so they wear out their old clothes and don’t buy toys if they can. That’s fine, but when they reach school age, other children go to cram schools and training classes, but their own children can’t.
It's not that children must attend those classes, or compete with others. But having the means to choose not to attend is completely different from not having the means to attend.
Wu Ma saw those families and didn't know whether to feel sorry for the adults or the children. But it was hard to say anything, because maybe they were just enjoying themselves.
Then she thought about her sister-in-law's personality: once she made up her mind, no matter what others said, it wouldn't matter. So Wu Ma simply stopped doing that.
"Okay, okay, children and grandchildren have their own blessings. As for us, we just need to live our own lives well and the young people don't need to worry about us." Father Wu tried to smooth things over with a smile.
After hearing this, the aunt didn't say anything else, but held her breath and picked up some food for her grandson.
Why do I feel like I came here just to get into trouble today?
Are mantis shrimp delicious? I've never tried them. If you've tried them, please let me know.
Yesterday, a boy left a message saying that he hadn’t written about mechas recently because he had too much to do in his daily life.
Well, I reflected on it. I tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep, constantly thinking about it. Well, I'm the type of person who gets really upset when things happen. Fortunately, everyone is usually very kind to me, otherwise my mentality would have collapsed long ago.
It's not even 5 o'clock yet, and I've been tossing and turning in bed. I decided to get out and say something from my heart. At least I'll feel relieved after I've said it.
Actually, the title of this article was a bit exaggerated. I just wanted to write about Lin Fan's journey from being stuck in a quagmire, from a state of pain, helplessness, numbness, and loneliness, to being pulled out by John Woo and starting a new life.
The mecha is a natural talent, but she couldn't control it all at once, which led to the subsequent development. The story is primarily about the people. It's about Lin Fan being healed and her gradual recovery and strengthening.
The tags are: slow-burn, healing, and science fiction. Of course, I may have written this a little too slowly, haha.
Before I wrote this, I read a really cool article with ridiculous logic. It was very popular, but I didn't finish it, so I just hit my head and started writing it myself. Can you guys see that? Although my writing pace is slow, the logic is flawless. Haha, that's a plus, right? (Word limit, not finished yet, I'll continue tonight)