NOVPUBHan Jinyu suddenly felt goosebumps form all over as she threw it aside in disgust, refusing to eat it.
“When will my Third Brother come home?” Han Jinyu asked.
“About 6 o’clock, I think,” Lin Lan looked at her, “What do you need him for?”
“It’s nothing, I just miss my Third Brother,” Han Jinyu took out a handful of sunflower seeds from her pocket and cracked them, mumbling for some reason as she snacked on them.
Lin Lan felt that she was a bit odd now. The girl wasn’t as unruly or boisterous as she was before, but she did become a lot harder to read. By acting so weirdly.
Lin Lan ignored her as she prepared dinner by herself while Maisui started reading.
Maisui, “Mom, let me make some insoles for you first.”
People nowadays wear cloth shoes and in order to protect the soles, they would often sew themselves some insoles to protect the shoes.
Han Qingsong walked a lot, so Lin Lan made a few pairs of insoles for him. She didn’t know how to embroider and could merely do some simple quilting. Fortunately, she had a sewing machine, which made everything a lot more convenient.
Lin Lan smiled and said, “That’s okay, just be careful.”
Han Jinyu just sat there, snacking on her sunflower seeds and saying nothing.
Lin Lan looked at her quietly and felt that the young girl’s expression was a little gloomy, bordering on perhaps being even a little sad or angry? Lin Lan didn’t know where this feeling was coming from.
When 5 o’clock rolled around the corner, Han Qingsong came back and saw Han Jinyu sitting at the table in the main room, knocking sunflower seed shells all over the floor.
He frowned, disapproving of his sister snacking on seeds without picking them up and throwing them all over the floor instead. Hence, he picked up a broom to sweep them.
Lin Lan, “Leave it alone, I’ll clean it later,” She asked Han Qingsong to wash his hands and face, “Someone from the County is here.”
Han Qingsong looked at her, puzzled.
Lin Lan pointed at Han Jinyu and whispered, “The one your sister had a blind date with last time, Liu Haozhe.”
Han Qingsong let out an ‘oh’ but didn’t ask anything else.
And that lack of interest apparently angered Han Jinyu instead, “Third Brother, why aren’t you asking anything? Are you not concerned about me?”
Han Qingsong wiped his face, “Work, age, family status?”
Han Jinyu, “He is an accountant in a textile factory. He is 27 years old and his family members are workers.”
Han Qingsong nodded, “Not bad.”
Han Jinyu felt aggrieved. Why is my own brother not caring about me at all? What does he mean by ‘not bad’? Isn’t he going to ask me how the household registration book will be handled if I marry Liu Haozhe? Will he not ask me about my potential to live in the County?
With that, she started to eat her sunflower seeds again.
After Lin Lan finished cooking, Han Qinghua and Liu Haozhe also brought the children back. The amount of cicadas they caught practically doubled.
Liu Haozhe smiled and said, “Dawang is so amazing at such a young age— even though you’re young, you still beat us, kid.”
They competed closely in several activities and Dawang beat both men.
Han Qinghua said, “My nephew is amazing.”
After entering the room, Han Qinghua introduced Liu Haozhe to Han Qingsong. Han Qingsong shook hands with him and asked him to sit down. n𝚘𝚟𝚙u𝚋.co𝚖
