My Beloved Super Fierce Wife
Chapter 647 Almost lost worldly desires

Chapter 647: 647 Almost lost worldly desires

Lin Qingshan carefully pulled out the camera his sister had lent him, and smiled as he said, "I took quite a few photos; once they are developed, our family album will have more pictures in it."

Gu Yingzhou spoke up at the right moment, "...I’ll develop them."

This task was perfect for him.

Lin Qingshan patted his brother-in-law’s shoulder, unceremoniously saying, "Great, thanks for the trouble."

Gu Yingzhou replied with a light smile, "No need for thanks, big brother."

Seeing that everyone was being held up, Li Xiuli spoke up, "Alright, let’s get to the main tasks. Everyone do what you need to do; once we’re done, we can chat."

People immediately scattered in all directions.

Lin Qingshan, who had been about to take out the medal of honor, was caught between laughter and tears.

No one was planning to ask for the gift!

Well, it would be the same if he took it out later.

Lin Tang continued to put up the Door Gods and blessings with Gu Yingzhou.

People in the village were sweeping the floor, sticking up couplets, and the excited children were helping out, filling the air with laughter and cheer.

"Tangtang, this year you and your partner are the ones putting up the couplets!" Guan Aiju said with a laugh.

Lin Tang turned her head and saw the neighbor auntie sweeping the floor, the eldest Qi boy putting up couplets, and a little snot-nosed kid holding glue, eagerly helping on tiptoe.

"Yes, everyone else is busy with other things."

The simple task that could cultivate affection was left to her and Comrade Gu.

Guan Aiju glimpsed the couplets on both sides of the Lin Family’s door, her eyes lighting up, "The writing on your couplets is really nice! Did you buy them from the county supply store? They look different from what we used to get..."

Every village had an elderly person skilled in writing.

If there was any celebration or mourning in the village, they would be involved.

They could write the New Year’s couplets as well.

This year, the Lin Family’s couplets were different from everyone else’s.

Lin Tang looked towards Gu Yingzhou, still admiring his calligraphy skills.

"Thank you, Auntie Aiju, for the compliment. They were written by Comrade Gu from my home. Pretty nice, right? I think so too."

She did not skimp on the praise.

Gu Yingzhou, hearing the ordinary title ’Comrade Gu,’ looked at her with suddenly tender eyes.

To prevent the neighbor auntie from thinking his little partner lacked humility, he said evenly, "Tangtang is just fond of me; you must find it amusing, Auntie. I only studied it for a few years."

It was actually his grandfather who forced him to practice, saying it was for self-cultivation.

It nearly rid him of all worldly desires.

Guan Aiju was stunned by Lin Tang’s words and then by Gu Yingzhou’s explanation, unsure of what to say.

The young couple was really sweet.

"Laugh? Why? You’re doing fine. Most people can’t even hold a brush properly."

While speaking, she patted her grandson’s head, "Learn more. When the skill is in your hands, you have nothing to fear wherever you go, you hear that?"

The Qi family’s eldest grandson touched his head and nodded obediently, "Yeah! I got it."

Lin Tang saw the boy’s puzzled expression and couldn’t help but be amused by his little look of confusion.

After a brief chat, everyone went back to their tasks.

Gu Yingzhou swiftly finished putting up the Door God, "Let’s go, we’ll go home and put up the window decorations."

"Sounds good."

Hand in hand, the two of them headed home.

After returning, they put up the window decorations and waited to eat dumplings.

Everyone had different dumpling fillings they loved, so Li Xiuli prepared several kinds: radish meat, lotus vegetable meat, and cabbage fillings.

The piping hot dumplings were ready, and the children in the house chirped with joy.

"Oh!! It’s time to eat dumplings."

The adults watched their happy faces and smiled at the corners of their mouths.

Ah, if only it could be like this every year.

Lin Lu waved his hands, "Wash your hands first, we’re about to start eating."

For the New Year’s Eve dinner, and with the new son-in-law coming home for the New Year for the first time, Li Xiuli had prepared an abundance of dishes.

There were several choices of both meat and vegetarian dishes, cold and hot, with a bowl of dumplings for each person, and nothing was done half-heartedly.

They had been busy all year just waiting for this day.

The courtyard was cold, but inside the house, the stove was lit. They assembled two tables together, and the family members took their seats one by one.

This year was a bit different, as Li Xiuli had dug up the wine she buried more than a decade ago on the day Lin Tang got engaged.

After placing the wine down, she made a point to glance at Lin Tang.

"...This wine has a high alcohol content, you can’t drink it."

Upon hearing their aunt being scolded by Grandma, Lin Zhicheng and the three other little ones giggled.

Lin Tang: "..."

If I can’t drink, then I won’t!

"...I won’t drink a single drop," Lin Tang said disingenuously.

Sure, the wine buried the year she was born, she herself couldn’t have a sip of it.

Gu Yingzhou noticed the faint resentment emanating from his fiancée and pinched her hand.

This was something he couldn’t help with.

Leaning into Lin Tang’s ear, he whispered, "After we get married, you can drink whatever you want. I’ll prepare it for you, okay?"

Lin Tang wasn’t that fussy, she just enjoyed a little fuss when someone was willing to indulge her.

Her heart melted upon hearing her partner’s tender words of coaxing.

"Okay, then it’s a promise."

Gu Yingzhou, of course, agreed.

Yet Li Xiuli was worried about Lin Tang, and waved her over.

"Tangtang, come and sit here."

She gestured to the spot next to Little Feifei, wanting to call Lin Tang away from Gu Yingzhou’s side.

Yingzhou doted on Tangtang so much, if she threw a tantrum about wanting to drink, he wouldn’t be able to stop her.

Today was New Year’s Eve, and it wouldn’t be good if the young lady got drunk.

They had to separate the two for the time being.

Lin Tang felt even the dumplings had lost their flavor, as she looked sorrowfully at Li Xiuli.

"Mom~!"

Can’t there be a little trust between people?

"I really won’t drink!!" In her bid to gain trust, she even raised her hand as if taking an oath.

Gu Yingzhou, too, didn’t want his fiancée so far away from him and spoke up, "Mom, I’ll take care of Tangtang; let her sit wherever she wants."

It was just one seat; after all, they couldn’t let the young lady be upset.

Li Xiuli, not wanting to displease her son-in-law, glanced at her daughter and said, "You keep an eye on her. It’s New Year’s Eve, we have to stay up to welcome the year."

This had always been the tradition, and this year was no exception.

It was all about the sense of ceremony.

Gu Yingzhou nodded, "Mhm, rest assured."

Lin Lu pulled Li Xiuli to sit down, "Alright, that’s enough talk. If we keep on, the food will go cold."

Saying this, he gave Lin Tang a consoling look.

Women’s matters sure were complicated.

The young couple was perfectly fine, so why let a few little ones get in their way?

He liked seeing Tangtang and his son-in-law looking so affectionate.

That way, he could be at ease.

The Lin Family didn’t have that many rules. Once Lin Lu spoke, everyone started getting busy.

"Eat well, Mom, will there be more to eat tomorrow?" Lin Zhicheng, with a mouth full of fragrant dumplings still not swallowed, mumbled to Ning Xinrou.

Ahhh, he really loved eating dumplings with pork and cabbage filling.

Ning Xinrou, looking helpless, responded, "Yes, eat up."

The lad was growing and consuming more and more.

After one meal, he was already looking forward to the next, truly a food expense.

It would be better to raise a pretty little sister.

Her gaze shifting, Ning Xinrou’s heart completely went out to Xiaofei, who was eating her dumplings demurely.

She yearned for a soft and tender daughter.

Lin Lu instructed Lin Qingshan to pour wine for everyone and said to Gu Yingzhou, "This wine is quite old, it was brewed by your mother-in-law and me the year Tangtang was born. We’ve kept it buried until last night when we dug it up. It’s homemade, so the taste is probably just average. Just have a taste."

Speaking of this wine, memories of past years and especially those involving his daughter flashed through Lin Lu’s mind, and a loving smile appeared on his face.

Time had just flown by.