Ningxia knew she was in the wrong and no longer dwelled on the topic. She was planning to go home and talk with her brother, but unexpectedly, Lin Pingzhen had his own plans.
"Still not." Lin Pingzhen paused, firmly put down the steps he was hesitating just now, and said to the brother and sister who took three steps and two steps to the front door and waved to him: "I still want to... go home first. "
Ning Dengrong's words "It's the same if we wait here" were slapped back by Ning Xia.
"Okay then, brother, please send brother Pingzhen off. He is probably very tired after coming all the way back. If Uncle Lin comes directly to our house later, I will tell you the good news."
Of course, Uncle Lin might also go home directly. But what happens next is not something they can interfere with. It is a matter between their father and son, and Ning Xia and others can only see so far.
"Go quickly!" This guy didn't know how to look after people no matter how he became an official. Ningxia couldn't help but slap Ning on the back hard.
"Okay, okay, you are too violent even if you become an immortal! Do you still have the appearance of a girl?" Ning Dengrong hadn't seen his sister for a long time, but he also knew about this little thing's violent temper and knew that she was I am naturally happy to be close to family members like them. However, he was unwilling to forgive others and couldn't help complaining.
Perhaps he was afraid that Ning Xia would hit him again, so he walked quickly to Lin Pingzhen before she could react, half-pushed her back and left, leaving the girl alone at the door looking at Ying'er and shaking her head.
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"Damn it, is Xia Xia back?" The voice came before anyone was seen.
The voice was mellow, with a hint of smoke in it, and he was panting. He was probably a little anxious when he ran in. It was her father's voice.
The people who were sitting on the kang with Ning's mother quickly turned around and saw Ning Zhong waving the bead curtain aside, striding closer to the room, scanning around, and immediately locked onto Ning Xia's figure.
Ning Xia felt that the other party's eyes seemed to light up all of a sudden.
"Dad."
"Hey, look who's back. My daughter has grown so big, but she misses her father so much." Ning Zhong put his arm on Ning Xia's shoulders, rubbed her head again, and pinched her little face that still had some baby fat. , stroking his back and dancing for a while, seeming a little unsure about how to put it down.
Alas, why are these parents so dishonest? Since you want to, why hesitate? You must know that everything in this world can wait for you, only time waits for no one, and things are impermanent.
In this case, let her be the honest person.
Ningxia honestly hugged her excited old father, just like her sensitive mother, and gave her inexpressive old father a solid hug.
"It's really annoying." Ning Xia vaguely heard this man mutter and complained, and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. She still remembered that this was her father, not someone she could just point fingers at.
Fortunately, someone quickly came to her rescue.
"Old man, it's a rare occasion for your daughter to come back. Can't you say something nice? Listen, is this human language? Isn't it embarrassing?! What's wrong with you? You live a comfortable life, your wife is virtuous, your son is filial, and your daughter is You are so promising. I think you are blessed to have cultivated for eight lifetimes!" Mother Ning said angrily.
Even though Ning Zhong is tall and tall, he loves his wife and children. When she was working as a farmer in Daniu Village, she was eager to support her wife so that she wouldn't have to endure hardships. If she wasn't afraid of gossip in the village, Ning's mother would probably never have to work in the fields in her life. In recent years, he has been pampered and has no need to worry about food, clothing, housing and transportation. He has let go of a lot of his former machismo and is better to his wife, and their relationship is better than before.
When he heard Ning's mother's complaint, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious, even if he knew she was pretending.
"It's so exciting. Didn't I just say that?! Old lady, it's true. I haven't seen my daughter for a long time, why would you expose my shortcomings in front of her?" Ning Zhong shook his head.
Ning Dengrong opened the curtain and walked in, then dismissed the people waiting behind and walked into the family, smiling playfully but showing no official authority.
Ningxia saw him coming in and asked, "Brother, have you sent brother Pingzhen back?"
"Sent it back, you didn't see me coming back alone. And I met Uncle Lin on the way back. The father and son must have met him by now."
Ning Dengrong said rather unhappily: "You little girl, why have you forgotten me after not seeing me for so long? I know you and your Pingzhen brother have always been good friends, but have you forgotten... I am the one who Your brother, huh?"
Are you still enjoying this? I call you brother, and I call others elder brother, and you will know who is the best to kiss. And how could such a big person survive?
Ning Xia: ...I will just look at you quietly.
"Okay, okay, I've sent someone back to the Lin family. The Lin family's brother also took good care of you. We are just ordinary people. We have many shortcomings. It's too late for us to thank him, so don't worry about it." Ning Dengrong road.
"By the way, we are going to the Lin family for dinner tomorrow. Uncle Lin said that we should have a meal together as a family. It has been many years since we have been together like this."
"Brother Lin is so happy. In these years, he has never invited us to his home. He always comes to our home. Unexpectedly, Zhen'er will be different immediately after he comes back." Ning Zhong said curiously.
"Brother, I say you are serious. Why are you so indifferent? Brother Pingzhen has not seen his father for many years. Naturally, the father and son want to be alone. If they all get together here, it will be so lively. Is it better to keep someone to eat or not?" Speaking of this, Ning Xia couldn't help complaining to the eldest brother of the Ning family.
"Didn't I not think of this for a moment? Uncle Lin is close to us and often comes here to eat." Ning Dengrong finally came to his senses after being a civil servant for many years.
Even though he is just a minor official, he is also an official, so he is naturally different from the careless young man in the past.
"But Brother Lin doesn't come back often. I see that Uncle Lin lives alone and doesn't hire any helpers. The house is deserted all day long during the New Year and festivals. It's strange." Ning Dengrong didn't mean to accuse, but just Just a statement.
Because Lin Geng has indeed lived a lonely life in recent years, never marrying a wife or having children, living alone and rarely going out.
It was better a few years ago. Lin Geng's parents were still there, living with his eldest brother Lin Cong, and Lin Geng was not allowed to visit. However, the situation in the past few years was not good, and the two old people could not afford to stay for a long time, so they left.
From then on, Lin Geng had almost no contact with the Lin Mansion, and they only had contact during annual festivals to worship ancestors. The Ning family is the only neighbor with whom I can have some social contact.
The cold days Lin Geng has lived these past few years are indeed lamentable. The old father is so lonely, why is the filial son still missing? Could it be that he has completely forgotten it?
(End of chapter)
