Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander
Chapter 319 - 225 Each Fly (Two-in-One - ) _3

Chapter 319: Chapter 225 Each Fly (Two-in-One Chapter) _3

Hearing her reply like this, Lin Yanqiu’s embarrassment swept away, replaced by a smile from the heart, "If it were me, I would be angry too, but I’m not sure I would dare to answer truthfully when my mother-in-law asks me."

Chuxia, I really like your personality, and my fondness for you before was not feigned. It’s true that I was anxious to have Xiaomi get married, but I genuinely don’t dislike you, and I truly do like you as a daughter-in-law for the Zhou family.

I say this, and you might think it’s hypocritical, because this morning, I suddenly changed my attitude toward you. Originally, I didn’t want to explain, but seeing you suddenly become cold to me, I decided to tell you the truth.

You might know that Xiaomi has four aunts, but in fact, the Lin Family has five daughters. The youngest is called Lin Yanru, but she committed suicide at eighteen and left this world.

Yanru was the most beautiful among the five sisters, talented and artistic, strong in both singing and recitation. With her at home, it was always filled with laughter.

When my parents were labeled as rightists and sent to reeducation through labor, our home plunged from Heaven into Hell in an instant. The situation happened so suddenly my parents had no time to organize anything.

At that time, all of us sisters were already married, and only Yanru was by my parents’ side when they were taken. The Red Guard who led the capture took a fancy to Yanru and took her away too.

Then..." Lin Yanqiu choked up and couldn’t continue, but Chuxia had already guessed the outcome. Certainly, the pure girl must have been tarnished by brutes, couldn’t withstand the pressure, and took her own life.

In an instant, she also understood why Lin Yanqiu’s attitude had changed. Fearing that she would follow in Lin Yanru’s footsteps, she thought to push herself towards the Jing Family in that manner.

"Mom!" Chuxia hugged Lin Yanqiu tightly, filled with guilt, "It was all my misunderstanding. This morning, when I saw you like that, I was especially disappointed. I thought of you as my own mother, yet you seemed to only care about interests. It was all my mistake, Mom, I’m sorry!"

"Silly child..." Lin Yanqiu cried and patted her back, "You’re even prettier than Yanru. Mom... Mom doesn’t want to suffer that kind of nightmare again. In victory or defeat, there are some things that just don’t have any reason to them. Do you understand?"

Chuxia nodded again and again, "I understand."

"Silly child, how could you understand? The cruelty of those people, how could you possibly grasp it?" Lin Yanqiu said with a thick nasal voice, "If anything really went wrong with the Zhou family, you would become meat on their chopping block.

Jiping and Xiangping are already married off, they wouldn’t dare to do much to them. Yu Tao’s family is local, and now that she’s been married to Xi Kang for over two years, they wouldn’t dare to touch her."

"The only one left is you, silly child; you have no idea how dangerous it is to be without a protector. At my age, I fear nothing, but you are still at the age of blooming flowers.

You might think, Mom sizing you up this morning was out of disappointment seeing you hadn’t given yourself to Xiaomi, but in fact, Mom was disappointed because she was worried they would see through you and become even more crazed, you silly child..."

"Mom..." In that moment, Chuxia didn’t know what to say, embarrassed by Lin Yanqiu’s candor in laying everything out. It made her quite uncomfortable.

"Chuxia, we are one family, and a family should be honest with each other. After all, you and Mom still don’t know each other well. If Mom doesn’t speak out, this could always be a knot in your heart.

Mom was thinking of letting you understand gradually, but..." Lin Yanqiu sighed, "I must admit, seeing Xiaomi’s concern for you, Mom got jealous. I don’t want to keep being distant with you, which would only make Xiaomi grow colder towards me."

Indeed, an honest mother-in-law. With that said, her actions were understandable.

Given Zhou Mikang’s personality, during the time he was giving Lin Yanqiu the cold shoulder, he would definitely have taken her side. So, the longer Lin Yanqiu stayed cold toward her, the longer she had to do without her son. She could accept being at odds with Lin Yanqiu, but giving her son the cold shoulder...

However, no matter what, Lin Yanqiu was a great mother. She could love a daughter-in-law because of her love for her son and truly consider her daughter-in-law’s best interests.

"By the way, when you went to the Jing Family’s place, did Zhu Xinqin give you a hard time?" Lin Yanqiu suddenly asked.

"No." Chuxia shook her head, her eyes smiling slightly. She suddenly felt a sense of belonging to this city.

Seeing her expression, how could Lin Yanqiu not understand? While she felt relieved, she was also a bit jealous: "Chuxia, I am Xiaomi’s biological mother, which means my future grandchildren and granddaughters are blood-related to me, and they are blood-related to you as well. So by that calculation, you and I are also related by blood. Apart from your birth mother, the closest person to you is me, your mother-in-law. Zhu Xinqin should be ranked behind me."

"Mom, I know." Chuxia struggled to hold back her laughter. Her mother-in-law and her godmother really were the best of frenemies. Zhu Xinqin had also lectured her with a theory that went, "Chuxia, I am your godmother. I’m only a little less related to you than your biological mother. I will always put your interests above Xiaomi’s. Your mother-in-law is different. She will always side with her son. If you ever have a disagreement with Xiaomi, she’ll definitely blame you. So, by that logic, it’s your godmother who’s closer to you, not your mother-in-law. Therefore, Lin Yanqiu definitely has to be ranked behind me!"

Lin Baohe and Zhao Yulan were up early, waiting for their daughter and son-in-law to come and take them out for fun. However, even after waiting until past eight, there was still no sign of them, which made them anxious.

From what they knew of their son-in-law, he wouldn’t break an appointment unless something unavoidable had come up.

The wait was nerve-wracking for them.

And it wasn’t just them; aside from Lin Xiaohua and Zhao Qiyan, others also began to grow restless. Thankfully, with Dagang’s Grandpa and Grandma Chen steadying the ship, offering some words of advice now and then, they managed to somewhat calm everyone’s nerves.

Lin Xiaohua and Zhao Qiyan weren’t worried because they had never interacted with Zhou Mikang. Unaware of his nature, the mother and daughter naturally assumed that a powerful son-in-law would take advantage of such a situation.

When the mother and daughter found out that the young soldier who had taken them home the day before was actually the regiment commander, Lin Chuxia’s son-in-law, they were so shocked that their jaws and eyes nearly popped out.

They had even guessed that he was a driver or a serviceman; they never imagined he could really be a regiment commander!

A regiment commander so young!

Why did such good fortune fall on Chuxia?

When the mother and daughter stripped off their dirty clothes and settled into the big bathtub that night, they truly understood what disparity meant.

Considering they had huddled in a haystack pretending to be nesting hens just the night before, and now they were enjoying a life of imperial luxury, this strengthened Lin Xiaohua’s resolve to find her daughter a powerful son-in-law!

The mother and daughter whispered under the blankets all night, finally reaching a unanimous agreement to get Chuxia to help find a powerful young military officer for a son-in-law! And with that, the decision was made!

If it were not for Lin Xiaohua’s repeated persuasion that it would be too hard to find someone young who had already made it to regiment commander, Zhao Qiyan would have still been set on finding a regiment commander or a deputy regiment commander...

As for whether Zhao Qiyan and Lin Yanqiu were a fair match, the mother and daughter chose to overlook that. In their minds, they just felt certain that if Chuxia hadn’t taken the opportunity first, it would have been Qiyan courting a son-in-law who was a regiment commander...(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)