Chapter 14 Naming the Two Children

Lin Yuexi breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Liu Cuifha and Li Xiuyin finally being taken away by Village Chief Li. This mountain village was really suffocating! She couldn’t even use the good things she had, and she had to put up with so much. If it weren’t for the fact that she had suddenly thought of a way to ask her second sister-in-law, Wang Lijuan, to help her find Village Chief Li when she was about to move in, how could she have reclaimed the three large tile houses so quickly?

 Although she didn’t care about the three large tile houses, she couldn’t let others have it good, and she couldn’t stay in that old kitchen before she found a place to stay! Lin Yuexi turned back to the house, looking at the simple furnishings inside, she thought about the days ahead. The two children timidly came closer, their small hands tightly clutching her clothes, their eyes full of unease. She bent down and gently stroked the children’s heads, whispering soothingly, “Don’t be afraid, mother won’t let anyone bully you anymore.

” While it was still early, Lin Yuexi decided to thoroughly check the house. The original Lin Yuexi had been exploited so badly that there was no decent savings in the house. Fortunately, she had stocked up on so many goods when she crossed over, but she couldn’t reveal them rashly, she had to find some excuses and cover to use them. She dug out a few old clothes that were still repairable, and planned to quietly deal with them after the children fell asleep at night. After a while, the second sister-in-law, Wang Lijuan, tiptoed in, her face full of concern, “Yuexi, you were amazing today, you really subdued Li Xiuyin! If you had been like this earlier, you wouldn’t have suffered so much.

” Seeing this, Lin Yuexi got up to greet her and sincerely thanked her, “Second sister-in-law, I owe you a lot today, you were so quick to go and call the village chief, otherwise, I really wouldn’t know how to handle it.” Wang Lijuan waved her hand, sighing, “We’re all family, the eldest sister-in-law and your mother have been going too far, I couldn’t intervene. If you have any trouble in the future, just speak up.

” As they were talking, Lu Zhengdong came over, “Third son’s wife, I’m going to have the eldest brother and sister-in-law move back to the old house now, can you talk to the village chief about it another day, don’t let your mother-in-law go for ideological reform…” Seeing that her father-in-law was so conciliatory, Lin Yuexi knew that she couldn’t be too harsh for now, so she said, “Okay, as long as you say it and do it.

And about the eldest sister-in-law going to labor reform, if the eldest brother has the same attitude as you, I can also go and talk to him.” Lu Jianguo, who was about to walk in fiercely, heard this, he had originally come to make trouble with Lin Yuexi, but when he heard her say this, he turned around and thought for a moment. He thought to himself, since this woman said so, I might as well go along with her first, and let Xiuyin go to labor reform. It’s just moving out of the house, as long as the green hills remain, there will be no shortage of firewood, after a while, I’ll encourage father, mother, and younger brother to get the house back.

So he quickly said, “Yuexi, thank you for forgiving your sister-in-law, I’ll move out right away…” Wang Lijuan heard this and was anxious, she thought that Lin Yuexi’s old habit of being soft-hearted and kind had returned, she hurriedly said, “Yuexi, you can’t do that…”

 Lu Zhengdong saw that his second daughter-in-law was helping Lin Yuexi to object, he said unhappily, “Second daughter-in-law, what did you say when you separated from Jianmin? You said you would never interfere with our Lu family’s affairs, if you have nothing to do, you come back to stir things up, I’ll call Jianmin over right away…” Wang Lijuan didn’t dare to speak anymore when she saw her father-in-law say this.

 You know, when they separated, they couldn’t stand the way they treated Lin Yuexi, they had spent a lot of effort to persuade Lu Jianmin to separate from his parents, brother, and sister-in-law and live independently, and they had indeed said such things at the time. Lin Yuexi knew what she was worried about, she patted her hand and whispered to her, “Second sister-in-law, don’t worry, I know what I’m doing. I won’t let them bully me anymore…” Seeing Lin Yuexi say this, Wang Lijuan finally felt relieved, “Okay then! I’ll go back first, then you can do as you please?…” Then she turned and left.

 Lin Yuexi also understood Wang Lijuan’s situation, she was already doing very well to help her under these circumstances, and besides, during the time when the original Lin Yuexi lived in the kitchen, only she was still the same as before, to be honest, without her help, Lin Yuexi and her children wouldn’t even know if they would have survived to this day. “Father, eldest brother, as long as you move out now, I’ll go and talk to Village Chief Li tomorrow, I won’t hold their responsibility anymore…” Lin Yuexi said calmly. “Okay, third son’s wife, I’ll move out with your eldest brother right now…”

 After saying that, he turned around and left with Lu Jianguo. Lin Yuexi watched Lu Zhengdong and Lu Jianguo leave, a cold light flashed in her eyes. How could she not know what these two were thinking, they were just temporarily lying low, waiting for a chance to strike back. But since she had made up her mind to change the situation of this family, she had no intention of giving them any opportunity.

When the house was quiet, she turned her head and saw that the two children were looking at her pitifully. She carefully looked at the two children, they were malnourished, thin and small, their clothes were patched, and their eyes were filled with timidity after years of being oppressed.

Lin Yuexi hugged them in her arms with a heart full of pity, “Children, you’ve suffered so much, it was mother’s fault, mother will never do that again.” “Mother, Gou’er thanks you. You were so amazing today, you even made grandpa listen to you…” The boy said, looking at Lin Yuexi with admiration. “Mother, you’re so brave, Mao’er loves mother today…” The little girl also looked at her with shining eyes.

Gou’er, Mao’er, Lin Yuexi was stunned! What, could it be that these two children were called Mao’er and Gou’er, without any formal names? Lin Yuexi tried to search her original memories, but she couldn’t find anything. “Mother, what’s wrong with you?…” Gou’er asked, seeing that Lin Yuexi was a little off. “You’re called Gou’er and Mao’er, who gave you these names…” Lin Yuexi started to get angry. “Mother, what’s wrong with you! Everyone calls us that, you call us that too…” Gou’er explained.

 My god! The original Lin Yuexi was too outrageous! These are your own flesh and blood, how can you just call them that? Don’t you feel heartbroken? Gou’er and Mao’er saw that Lin Yuexi wasn’t saying anything, thinking that she was angry again, they broke free from her embrace and said in unison, “Mother, don’t be angry, it’s okay how you call us, just don’t hit us.” As soon as the two children said this, Lin Yuexi was even more dumbfounded! So the original Lin Yuexi used to treat these two little ones like this, she would beat them up whenever she was angry. Such young children, what kind of sin have they committed!

Lin Yuexi’s heart ached. “Children, mother is not angry, mother will never hit you again, mother won’t call you Gou’er and Mao’er anymore, mother will give you names. Gou’er, you will be called Lu Ziyan from now on! As for Mao’er, you will be called Lu Xiyun!”