When people are happy, even if the external situation changes suddenly, it will not affect the celebration of the whole house.
The son-in-law of the Hu family, whose surname is Lin, has a single name of Wen. Today he is wearing a lake blue brocade robe. He looks handsome and tall, but his eyes are slightly melancholy, which adds a bit of charm.
"It's pitiful. Since Miss Hu passed away with her three children, Lin Wen almost followed her. She has been depressed these past few years. We used to have such a happy family, but we don't have the foresight to deal with natural disasters and man-made disasters."
"Fortunately, I have finally come out, and I am happy with Lin'er. Life will be much better in the future."
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In an ordinary family dinner, there are not so many rules and men and women do not need to sit separately, so the men and women at the table were all whispering when they saw Lin Wen coming out.
Lu Anran and Yun Qi sat at a corner table near the door and listened to the family's story without asking any questions.
It's not that they deliberately kept a low profile, it was actually that the Hu family's boy didn't pay much attention to the two of them and just pointed out a table to them.
Everyone was lamenting Lin Wen's tragic life, when suddenly a young female voice drowned out all the voices, "You all pity the Hu family's new son-in-law, how come no one pities the Hu family's old man? When Lin Wen lost his wife and son, he also lost his wife and son." My only relative."
This different argument from others made Lu Anran look up and saw a delicate face, with the chin slightly raised and the corners of the mouth turned to the side, as if his face was a little dissatisfied.
"Why don't you say anything?" The woman stopped talking and sneered: "It's just because Lin Wen has taken over Mr. Hu's business and will be the one who calls the shots in the future. I'm flattering you so much." The last part of the sentence was conceded. The man next to me pulled him, maybe he was worried about something, and his voice was very soft.
The man smoothed things over: "We are all here for the wedding banquet, so let's not talk about this."
Everyone was resentful and did not want to cause trouble at the banquet. They raised their glasses to toast each other, and the incident quickly passed.
After drinking to the fullest, everyone was no longer content to stay at the original table, grabbing wine glasses and toasting everywhere, or taking the opportunity to make friends, discuss two pieces of business, and so on.
In the end, only Yunqi Lu Anran, the woman and her husband who had been quarreling with each other before were left.
Occasionally looking at each other, the woman twitched her lips at them, and the two nodded in return.
Probably because Yun Qi's appearance was too prominent, the woman couldn't help but look at him a few more times, but his eyes were clear and mostly appreciative, so it wasn't uncomfortable.
After sitting for a while, the woman's husband probably wanted to get up and go to another table to toast two glasses of wine. The woman grabbed him and said, "We are all in the same league. What kind of person is there to make friends with?"
"Then... we can't make enemies. Everyone has gone. If I don't go, I will look out of place. I will encounter them in the business world in the future."
"I don't care about anything else. Anyway, as long as you are Lin Wen's friend, you are my enemy, Zheng Fumei."
"What a character you have." His tone was a little helpless, and his eyes were soft, but showed affection.
Yun Qi couldn't shake his fan anymore. Why was he sitting here being shown off for no apparent reason?
"Do you hate Lin Wen?" Yun Qi asked.
Zheng Fumei picked up a piece of green vegetables with her chopsticks and put it in the bowl, "You didn't join in, so you're not the friends or relatives invited by Lin Wen, right?"
Yun Qi shook his head, "We are from Mr. Hu's side."
Zheng Fumei threw away her chopsticks and took her husband, one step at a time, and sat down next to Lu Anran. As if she had finally met someone of the same kind at this extremely boring banquet, there was a little excitement in her eyes, "What's your surname?" People?"
Lu Anran didn't quite understand the young woman's sudden enthusiasm, so she said calmly: "My surname is Lu."
"Oh~" Zheng Fumei waited for a while and said nothing, then looked at Yun Qi.
Yun Qi smiled softly and said, "I am here on behalf of my grandfather. He is in poor health and cannot travel long distances."
Zheng Fumei was intoxicated by the charm of this smile, until her husband picked at the palm of his hand, coughed dryly, and said: "Where are you talking about, oh, that Lin Wen, yes, I hate him very much."
Yun Qi was puzzled: "Why?"
"Humph, others say that he is deeply in love and misses him so much that he becomes ill. I pity him. If you ask me, he is the most hypocritical hypocrite in the world."
Yun Qi's thoughts changed slightly and he said with a smile: "Although Lin Wen has remarried and has children, they are right. People cannot dwell on the past forever, and they still have to think about their future."
I thought Zheng Fumei was going to refute loudly again, but she didn't expect that she sighed this time and said, "If it's just like this, I have nothing to say. I can only blame sister Mei Ling for her bad luck."
Miss Hu's name is Hu Meiling, maybe because her name has the word "beautiful" in it. Zheng Fumei is particularly close to her, and the two families have business contacts. It can be said that they have a sisterly relationship since childhood.
"Is there something else going on?" Yun Qi guessed.
Zheng Fumei was hesitant. Her husband patted her palm and said with an apologetic smile: "Xiao Mei has always been worried about the death of her good sister. Don't mind."
"Although this is the case, I always feel that something is wrong here." Zheng Fumei frowned and said: "Sister Mei Ling has not been sleeping well since she gave birth to the child. She is awakened by the slightest movement. How can she sleep so tightly and catch fire? I don’t even know. And usually there is a wet nurse to take care of the child, but it happened that the wet nurse was not in the room that night."
Yunqi's eyes moved slightly, "I heard that Miss Hu, her mother and her son were sleeping at night, and they were caught in a fire and failed to escape, and unfortunately died. If you have any doubts at that time, you can go to Jingzhao Mansion and ask the couple to check."
"It happened so suddenly, and I was not in Beijing at that time. Uncle Ho lost his beloved daughter and grandchildren overnight, so he became ill. By the time I came back, the dust had already settled."
Regarding this point, Zheng Fumei also found it suspicious, "It happened when I accompanied my parents back to my hometown to worship my ancestors. Later, the more I thought about it, the less I understood, and I felt angry. I wanted to ask the nanny who was looking after the child that night. After passing it, the result..." She frowned and said in a deep voice: "The wet nurse is missing."
In this way, one minute of doubt instantly turned into ninety-nine percent.
"How can such a coincidence happen!"
Yun Qi turned around and looked at each other at Lu Anran, feeling in his heart that something was wrong with the fact that they were just here to have a meal.
Is it possible that there will be a case everywhere you go?
Zheng Fumei's husband hugged his depressed wife and patted her twice, "The deceased has passed away. Although you are reluctant to leave, we cannot wrongly accuse people at will, lest they will not rest in peace under the Nine Springs."
Thinking of her deceased boudoir sisters, Zheng Fumei turned around and wiped the corners of her eyes. She happened to see Lin Wen talking and drinking with someone, and a flash of strong hatred flashed in her eyes.
Yun Qi comforted him smoothly: "Your husband is right. I hope my wife will show her condolences and don't cling to the past. Even the husband of the deceased has come out. You'd better look away as soon as possible."
"This member Lin..." Lu Anran felt familiar when he saw Lin Wen's eyes. Now he finally remembered, "Did he run a school?"
Although she does not have such a legendary photographic memory, her memory is not bad, especially Lin Wenhan's melancholy eyes are so impressive, so when she thinks of when she saw Meng Zhi having a private meeting with someone in Chengjun Academy, I've seen this man.
At that time, there was a group of people surrounding the man, and he was escorted out from a door, including several children of various ages.
The children seemed to be very familiar with him. When they were reluctant to say goodbye, he hugged or touched their heads one by one. He seemed to like the children very much, and his face showed sadness that could be seen by anyone with a discerning eye.
At that time, Su Zhi, a know-it-all in the capital, was drinking with her at the same table, and he recognized it with just one glance: "This member of the Lin family is a great philanthropist. He has set up a school in the alley opposite Chengjun Academy to accommodate children without parents." orphan."
Lu Anran was not a person who wanted to get to the bottom of things. Su Zhi heard what Su Zhi said and had no intention of asking in detail. Su Zhi saw her lack of interest so he didn't tell Yuan Lin's story.
Unexpectedly, Lu Anran would meet Lin Yuanwai, whom he had met once, after a few months.
Zheng Fumei listened and smiled contemptuously, "What a good person. Maybe he has a guilty conscience after doing bad things."
"The school is called Baijiatang. He is usually very low-key. If someone hadn't bumped into him once, no one would have known that the person behind the money was Lin Wen." Zheng Fumei's husband said impartially.
Zheng Fumei was even more disdainful, "He keeps a low profile and is still noticed. He can't let his servants give him money? I think he wants to publicize it so that the entire Daning Dynasty knows that he, Lin Wen, has opened a charity."
The corner of her husband's mouth twitched, not daring to offend his angry wife. He usually had a good personality, but when he met Lin Wen, he was like a powder keg, ready to explode.
"Are you not convinced?" Zheng Fumei poked her husband's arm dissatisfied, "What a shelter, it's obviously Lin Wen and his woman who deceived the world."
Even Lin Wen's wife refused to be mentioned, and she chose to refer to him as his woman. This shows that Zheng Fumei has a very different opinion of Lin Wen and his wife.
If it were Lu Anran, even if she had doubts, she would probably not ask them out. She was not a very curious person, let alone someone she didn't know.
But Yun Qi was nearby, and he thought the banquet was boring, so he followed the conversation and said, "Lin Wen's wife? Are you helping him in the school?"
Zheng Fumei sighed, "They hooked up in Baijiatang."
The word hookup made Zheng Fumei's husband dumbfounded. He explained repeatedly: "Mrs. Lin is the wife invited by Baijiatang. Lin Wen went there a few times and the two gradually got to know each other. Because she was considerate and gentle, Lin Wen Wen gradually came out of the haze of losing his son, daughter and wife, and later people from the school came forward to help the two settle the marriage."
Zheng Fumei sneered: "Oh, he's just a married man. What's his name, Mrs. Lin? He must be in a hurry to change the door plaque."
At this time, there was a warm sound in the banquet hall, interrupting the conversation of the four people. They looked up and saw that it was Lin Wen's wife who had taken out the child.
The newborn baby was sleeping soundly with his eyes closed. He was woken up by the sound and began to cry loudly. The whole place suddenly became more lively.
Lin Wen looked at the newly born Lin'er and finally showed a smile. He took the baby from his wife's hand and held it carefully, showing it to his relatives and friends.
"What a beautiful child, just like Lin Yuanwai."
"This child is full of heaven and will be blessed in the future."
"Look at this baby, it's pink and tender, so juicy..."
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Words of praise poured out freely, and every person he passed received a pile of praises. Lin Wen's face gradually showed the kind smile of a father.
"Thank you all for coming here, relatives and friends. I, Lin Wen, am very happy to have Lin'er with mixed emotions. I am sad but also grateful." Lin Wen said to everyone: "I will never be able to let go of the loss of Mei Ling and my child in this life. I I thought there was only endless darkness in my life, and I could no longer see any hope.”
He choked with sobs, his eyes were red, and he said sincerely and with intense emotions: "But today I want to thank God. He still gave me a tiny seed. I look forward to accompanying him to sprout and grow up, and become the sustenance of my life."
"So, my child is a gift from God. It is God's compensation for me after taking away my three children. There is a voice in the dark telling me that they are back."
These words were deeply touching. Some women even secretly wiped away tears. Only Zheng Fumei's eyes almost rolled up to the sky.
At this moment, as if in response to Lin Wen's words, a thunder exploded on the ground again.
In order not to scare the child, Lin Wengang was about to let the nanny carry the child down, when a boy ran in.
"Uncle, I brought the mage and said that I want to do it."
