PNB Chapter 328 The Gentle Educated Youth Loves the Rough Officer 2
Chapter 328 The Gentle Educated Youth Loves the Rough Officer 2
Lin Yi looked around the room. Although it was simple, it was quiet and tidy.
There were two large wooden floor-standing boxes, probably for storing clothes, on which was placed a large enamel tray, typical of the era, containing two enamel cups and a thermos. Next to it was a wooden washstand, with a peony enamel wash basin.
Lin Yi's gaze moved to where she slept. It should be a big kang. It was still warm underneath her. The quilt covering her had many patches, but it smelled of sunshine.
Lin Yi had a good first impression of this family. At least from these details, it can be reflected that this family is quite hardworking.
"If you don't want to stay in this family, why did you bother my son in the first place? You walked several kilometers in the rain just for a few old books. You're lucky you didn't get sick and die!"
A loud cursing voice reached Lin Yi's ears as the door was pushed open.
The person who came was Song Junchen's mother Liu Chunfang, Lin Yi's mother-in-law, a capable middle-aged woman who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, with a sharp tongue but a soft heart.
Lin Yi searched the original owner's memory and found out that she was reborn in the second year of her marriage to Song Junchen, which was 74.
The original owner and her parents were assigned to different provinces and had been communicating through letters. Although the original owner's father, Lin Hongtao, did the hardest and most tiring work after going to the countryside, he never forgot to let his daughter make progress in her studies. Whenever he had a little extra money, he would send money to the original owner, one to improve her life, and the other to let her buy books to read.
The original owner had not worked since she married Song Junchen. She stayed at home every day, never going out of the house, just reading and studying.
The original owner fell ill this time because he wanted to get money to buy books. As a result, after being caught in the autumn rain, he developed a high fever and died.
Thinking of the original owner's suicidal behavior, Lin Yi felt a little ashamed and said guiltily.
"Mom, I'm sorry for making you worry!"
Lin Yi's words stunned Liu Chunfang, who was coming at her aggressively.
After the original owner entered Song Junchen's home, she hardly communicated with Song Junchen's family. Every day when it was time for dinner, she would stay in her room and not come out after dinner.
At the beginning, Liu Chunfang would curse in the yard, but the original owner believed in silence and never responded.
Gradually, Liu Chunfang became too lazy to care about it, after all, her eldest son liked it.
Today, Lin Yi suddenly talked to Liu Chunfang and called her "Mom". It would be strange if Liu Chunfang was not confused.
"Okay! Hurry up and get up to eat. I changed some white flour today and made noodles for you!"
Liu Chunfang finished speaking awkwardly and walked out of the room, still with a puzzled look on her face.
After Lin Yi got up, she got off the kang, washed up, and looked at her fair and beautiful face in the mirror.
"No wonder Song Junchen is so moved. With this fair and delicate face and this graceful figure, any man would feel pity for her, not to mention a soldier like Song Junchen!"
Lin Yi walked into the main room and saw five people sitting around a small square table. She smiled uncomfortably and then quickly sat down.
Liu Chunfang placed a bowl of white noodles heavily in front of Lin Yi and said unhappily.
"Eat quickly and walk around more often. With your skinny body, even if you don't get caught in the rain, you'll get sick if you stay indoors every day!"
Lin Yi knew that Liu Chunfang was concerned about her but was just being harsh with her words. When she was about to pick up the bowl to eat, she noticed that everyone else seemed to be eating corn porridge.
Lin Yi's hand holding the bowl froze for a moment. Looking at the youngest, Song Junrong, Lin Yi decisively pushed the bowl to Song Junrong.
"I want to eat corn paste, so let me have the noodles!"
Song Junrong looked at the white noodles in front of him, swallowed his saliva, and smiled widely.
Lin Yi picked up Song Junrong's corn porridge and took a sip. Then she resisted the urge to spit it out and swallowed it with difficulty.
Liu Chunfang curled her lips and said unhappily.
"If you can't eat, don't force yourself. Jun Chen gave you food coupons for your fine grains!"
When Liu Chunfang said this, her tone was sour. Thinking of her eldest son, every time he sent money and food coupons back, he would always remind her to take good care of Lin Yi, the rich girl. Liu Chunfang felt that she had raised her son in vain.
"My little brother is growing, let him eat more, I can do it!"
Lin Yi really couldn't eat alone and had to let her little brothers and sisters around her watch. After gritting her teeth to finish a bowl of corn porridge, Lin Yi wanted to help clean up, but was driven back to the room by Liu Chunfang.
"Why aren't you so diligent when you're well? Why are you being so stubborn when you're sick? I don't want people to point fingers at me and say I'm mistreating my daughter-in-law."
Lin Yi listened to Liu Chunfang's insincere words of concern, but she felt happy. Liu Chunfang's personality was very similar to Lin Yi's mother in her original world. Lin Yi felt close to Liu Chunfang when she spoke.
"Thank you mom!"
Lin Yi smiled and turned back to her room.
"Mom, why does my sister-in-law feel weird after she woke up from her illness?"
The person asking the question was the little girl with pigtails, Lin Yi's only sister-in-law, Song Junluo.
"Maybe his brain is burned out!"
Liu Chunfang paused while washing dishes and expressed her guess.
"What are you talking about, you bitch!"
Old Man Song took a puff of his pipe and scolded harshly.
There is only the second son, Song Junhua, in the Song family. He never said a word about Lin Yi's sudden change from beginning to end, because Song Junhua never liked Lin Yi, his sister-in-law, from beginning to end. He didn't know why his eldest brother, such a capable man, married such a useless woman?
Lin Yi urgently needed to sort out her thoughts, so as soon as she entered the room, she began to ask Tangyuan about the situation of the Old Song family.
"Tangyuan, tell me what the Song family is like now?"
"Master, you have met all the members of the Song family. The father, Song Qingshu, is an honest country man, and the mother, Liu Chunfang, is a capable country woman with a hot temper. Song Junchen is the eldest in the family. The second brother, Song Junhua, is sixteen years old this year. He has a calm and steady personality and is a good worker. The third sister, Song Junluo, is thirteen years old this year and a cute little girl. The youngest brother, Song Junrong, is ten years old this year, but he is the most active one in the family!"
Lin Yi had a good impression of the Song family. They looked like a simple and honest family.
"Tell me about the Song family's financial situation?"
When Lin Yi thought of the hard-to-swallow corn porridge just now, she really wanted to change the meal, but the prerequisite was that the Song family’s financial situation allowed it!
"The Song family is considered a relatively wealthy family in Songjia Village, because both Song's father and mother are hardworking people, and Song Junchen's military service can help supplement the family income, so their life is relatively good!"