NFBE Chapter 136 Lin Qin Knows About the Severing of Ties
Chapter 136 Lin Qin Knows About the Severing of Ties
As Xiao Siyue chatted with her uncle and aunt, Lin Qin and her maternal grandmother both stopped crying.
Lin Qin listened curiously to Xiao Siyue and the others chatting.
"Brother, Yue'er, what are you two talking about? What shop is it?"
“Mom, it’s a shop that my uncle and his family run in town. It’s the one I told you about before, the one that makes cold noodles,” Xiao Siyue explained.
"Oh, I see." Liangpi knew about it; Xiao Siyue had told her about it after she went to Qianyuan County.
"Brother, how's business at the shop?"
"Business is pretty good. It's very popular because it's a one-of-a-kind product," Uncle Lin said happily, his eyes full of smiles.
"That's good. This way, the family will have a livelihood in the future," Lin Qin said happily, as she no longer needed to worry too much.
"These are all guokui (a type of flatbread), Yue'er," Uncle Lin said, giving Xiao Siyue a grateful look.
"Uncle, it's all thanks to your hard work that we have what we have today," Xiao Siyue said somewhat embarrassedly.
Lin Qin looked at her daughter with great gratitude. She hadn't been able to fulfill her filial duties, but her daughter had done so first.
"Sigh, if it weren't for Yue'er, we wouldn't have any chance to open a shop now, and I'm afraid I wouldn't even be here anymore," Uncle Lin said suddenly with great sadness.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Siyue quickly looked at Lin Qin.
As expected, Lin Qin was stunned for a moment, and the smile on her face vanished instantly.
"Big brother, what did you say? What do you mean you're all gone?" Lin Qin's face was full of anxiety.
The people present looked at each other in bewilderment. Uncle Lin looked at Lin Qin's anxious face and then at Xiao Siyue.
Xiao Siyue could only look helpless.
Uncle Lin immediately understood; it turned out that his younger sister didn't know about their family's affairs.
"Big brother, why are you looking at Yue'er? Tell me!" Lin Qin said anxiously.
Upon seeing this, Grandma Lin quickly grabbed Lin Qin's hand.
"Xiaoqin, don't worry, let's go inside and talk. This is a long story."
They're still standing in the yard.
"Yes, little sister, let's go inside first."
Xiao Siyue was truly helpless at this moment. She hadn't told her mother about it before because she was afraid her mother would be anxious if she found out. She wondered if her mother would blame her now that she knew.
After the group entered the main room, Grandma Lin began to recount the events in detail.
Xiao Siyue's first reaction after hearing this was disbelief.
"Mother, how could this happen? How could my little brother do such a thing?" Lin Qin and Lin Wen were close in age and had a good relationship since childhood. She couldn't accept that her younger brother was an executioner who wanted to kill his older brother.
"I can't believe it either, but it's true," Grandma Lin said sadly. Three years have passed since then, but she still can't get over it. After all, he was her son.
"Mother, why did my little brother become like that? How could he dare?" Lin Qin cried out in anguish. She hadn't expected such a terrible thing to happen to her family after only a few years.
"Big brother, how are you feeling now? Are you all better?" Lin Qin cried for a long time, then remembered what her older brother had said and quickly pulled up her uncle to look him over.
"Little sister, I'm fine now, everything's all better." Uncle Lin even stomped his foot.
Lin Qin was relieved to see that her uncle was alright.
Just thinking about how something happened at home and how she couldn't help at all, and how much pain her older brother must be in, and how worried her mother and sister-in-law must be, made her burst into tears again.
"I'm sorry, brother. I didn't know about this family incident and couldn't help at all."
"Little sister, don't cry. It's not your fault. Shui never expected something like this to happen. Besides, your brother is all better now," Uncle Lin comforted Lin Qin.
Aunt silently shed tears, but still comforted Lin Qin, saying, "Yes, little sister, we should thank you. It was Yue'er who helped us back then."
"Yes, yes, little sister, you have a wonderful daughter. Not only did she help us back then, but she also gave us a business selling cold noodles in the end," Uncle Lin quickly chimed in after hearing what his aunt said.
Seeing her mother crying incessantly, Xiao Siyue went up to comfort her, saying, "Mom, don't cry. Look, Grandma's eyes are all swollen from crying. If you keep crying, Grandma will start crying too."
Upon hearing this, Lin Qin quickly looked at her grandmother and found that her grandmother's eyes were swollen like walnuts, but she was still silently shedding tears.
Lin Qin quickly picked up a handkerchief to wipe away her grandmother's tears.
"Mother, I'm sorry, I made you cry again."
"It's not your fault. It's just that I was reminded of something sad and couldn't help it." Grandma Lin wiped the tears off Lin Qin's face.
"Alright, let's not talk about these unhappy things anymore. Tell me about you two, how are you doing in Qianyuan County?" Uncle Lin quickly changed the subject when he saw that the two had finally stopped crying.
“We are doing quite well now. My husband is highly valued, and His Majesty occasionally bestows gifts upon him.” Lin Qin smiled involuntarily as she spoke of Qianyuan County.
"Rewards? The Emperor will bestow gifts? What are they like? They must be things we've never seen before!" Auntie was very curious. The Emperor was so far removed from them.
"Sister-in-law, I also brought you gifts this time. They were bestowed upon you by His Majesty. I picked out a few items for you."
As Lin Qin was speaking, she was about to instruct the maid to bring the gifts, but then she suddenly remembered that they hadn't brought any maids with them this time, so she went to the carriage herself to get the gifts.
"This is something His Majesty bestowed upon you. How dare you give it to someone else so casually?" Grandma Lin reached out and patted Lin Qin.
“Mother, it’s alright, it’s just some unimportant things, His Majesty won’t blame us,” Lin Qin explained.
"Are you sure there won't be any problems?" Grandma Lin was still a little skeptical and looked at Xiao Siyue.
"Of course it's true." Lin Qin found it somewhat amusing.
“Yes, Grandma, really, you can keep it without worry.” Xiao Siyue quickly said when she saw her grandmother looking at her.
"Mom, can we see the gifts now?" Lin Qin said helplessly, seeing that her daughter's words were more effective than her own.
"Alright, let me see the Emperor's gift and broaden my horizons." After realizing that everything was alright, Grandma Lin's attention shifted to the gift. It was an imperial gift, and she never expected that a commoner like herself would be able to see it.
Lin Qin gave her maternal grandmother two gilded and kingfisher feather hairpins, her maternal aunt a hair crown, and her maternal uncle a jade pendant—all very fine items.
"This is something special, the things bestowed by the emperor are truly extraordinary. This is so exquisite." Grandma Lin held the hairpin in her hand, looking at it from left to right.
She didn't know exactly how precious it was, but she could sense that it was more exquisite and beautiful than anything she had seen in shops in town.
The other two also loved their gifts. The eldest aunt carefully held the hair crown in both hands, her eyes sparkling.
"Thank you, little sister." After thanking them, the two put the items away.
In fact, Lin Qin had also prepared gifts for her younger brother and his family, but they were no longer needed.