Chapter 21: Chang Yan, Do You Like Me?

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Sulo

A few days later, Lin Cheng's injury was almost better. Lin Mo followed Mama Lin to Zhang Yuanqing's house.

Lin Mo led Lin Xiaoya behind Mama Lin, while Lin Xiaonan held onto his clothes with one hand and looked around. They were only three years old and had few opportunities to go out. Now that they went to strange places, they were naturally curious.

"Xiaoya, do you want mother to hold you?" Sister-in-law Lin walked beside her and touched her daughter's head.

Lin Xiaoya looked up at her mother, and then at Fourth Uncle. Her eyes showed she was tangled.

"Go ahead. It's a long time before we arrive." Lin Mo released her hand, touched her head, and pushed her gently towards sister-in-law Lin.

Lin Cheng saw that his wife hugged their daughter. He looked at his son, but Lin Xiaonan didn't look at him even though he was trying to telepathically communicate with the boy. Instead, Lin Xiaonan took Lin Mo's hand and continued to walk with him.

Lin Cheng, "…"

Not long after they left, they met Cheng Yan, who was walking along another path, with two strong pheasants and a hare in his hand.

"Cheng Yan, are you going to town again?" Father Lin asked.

Cheng Yan shook his head, "No, I'm going to Uncle Zhang's."

After hearing this, Father Lin remembered that Cheng Yan would go hunting in the mountains every few days, and some people would book game from him in advance, or wait for him to take it to the town to buy it from him, but there were not many such people.

"Big rabbit!" Lin Xiaoya, who was held by her mother, naturally saw the big grey hare in Cheng Yan's hand. She pointed at it and said excitedly.

As soon as Lin Xiaonan heard his sister's words, he tried to look, but the sight in front of him was blocked and he could not see anything. Lin Xiaonan looked up and pulled Fourth Uncle's clothes.

"Huh? You want to see it, too?" Asked Lin Mo, looking down.

Lin Xiaonan nodded and looked at him without blinking.

"I'll do it." Lin Cheng picked up his son. Lin Xiaonan's vision widened and he saw what Cheng Yan was holding.

"And a big chicken." Lin Xiaonan's eyes brightened.

Since they were all going the same way, Cheng Yan decided to go with them. Father Lin and Mama Lin were at the front, Lin Cheng and sister-in-law Lin carried their children on their backs, and behind Lin Mo were Lin Xing and Lin Chen.

However, when Lin Mo didn't notice, Cheng Yan walked over to him, and Lin Xing and Lin Chen ran to the front.

Lin Mo glanced at him and remembered what Mama Lin said to him yesterday. Cheng Yan likes him? He couldn't see it.

"You… Have you been better lately?" Suddenly, Cheng Yan asked this, his voice was low, and hoarse from seldomly speaking.

"Mn… Mn, I'm much better." Lin Mo nodded.

Then, when Lin Mo finished, he didn't hear Cheng Yan's next sentence. Lin Mo just glanced at him and wondered. Did he really like him? Did he need to act like a person who was trying to find topics just to have a conversation?

So, all the way to Zhang Yuanqing's house, they were silent. In front of them were Lin Xing and Lin Chen talking, while they were at a loss for words.

Lin Mo: …

Did he really like him? Why couldn't he feel it?

When they got to Zhang Yuanqing's house, Lin Mo was taken into the house by Mama Lin. Sister-in-law Lin took her daughter and her son to follow her. As soon as Lin Xing and Lin Chen entered the yard, they saw their friends who they had been playing together with for a long time, and joined them.

Lin Mo entered the room and noticed about half of the people standing inside. There were men and women, but all the men should be gers. Lin Mo could distinguish ger and normal men from their appearance alone.

The room was full of strangers. Lin Mo felt uncomfortable, but he had no place to go since he was not home. He could only adapt as much as possible. Lin Mo sat beside Xiaonan and played with him. On the table, there were sweets, cakes and some snacks. Lin Xiaoya walked over with small steps, pulled at someone standing near and looked up at him.

"Big brother, Xiaoya wants to eat sugar." Lin Xiaoya looked forward to it.

A ger gave her some candy and asked with a smile. "Which family are you from? You're so cute."

"Ah? I don't know. Thank you…" Lin Xiaoya said in a daze and held her sweets with two small hands. After thanking him, she walked to Lin Mo.

"Fourth Uncle, sugar!" Lin Xiaoya held the candy and handed it to Lin Mo, grinning. The two dimples on her face were prominent.

Lin Mo was stunned for a moment. Looking at the smile on Lin Xiaoya's face, he felt that there was a warm flow in his heart. Lin Mo took all the sweets and fed one to each of the children. The others were in his hands. Lin Xiaoya lay on Lin Mo's lap with a bulging mouth, and occasionally giggled. Lin Xiaonan didn't know where to find the stool, so he sat next to Lin Mo.

The other ger had been paying attention to Lin Xiaoya, the lovely girl, and also saw Lin Mo sitting beside her. They had some doubts in their eyes. Obviously, they didn't know who Lin Mo was.

Some aunties had met Lin Mo, so they took Mama Lin to chat.

Several heard the conversation between the other aunts and Mama Lin, and then looked at Lin Mo's white face. They guessed something, but no one went to talk to him. Lin Mo didn't wait for a long time. He heard people outside calling them to go out for dinner. Sister-in-law Lin came to pick up Xiaoya and went out. Lin Mo led Xiaonan out of the house.

It was noon and the sun was still high. Lin Mo's eyes were slightly narrowed from the brightness of the sun as soon as he stepped outside. Lin Mo had never participated in any wedding banquets, and didn't know what wedding banquets were like in the countryside. But when he saw the tables in the yard, with most people sitting in their seats, there seemed to be no vacancies.

Lin Mo picked up Xiaonan and followed his sister-in-law while being careful to avoid people walking back and forth. Father Lin's seat was near Lin Cheng and if he sat next to them, the seat was in the shadows, but it was in a good position. In the shadows, he wouldn't have too much sun on him while he was eating.

Cheng Yan was alone, so he sat at the table with the Lin family. From time to time, the other ger sitting near his position looked at Cheng Yan and saw Lin Mo sitting next to him. His eyes were full of envy and jealousy. He didn't expect that the person Cheng Yan liked was really the weak ger of the Lin family.

After dinner, there were a series of things that happened, but Lin Mo became bored and didn't want to stay any longer. After talking with Mama Lin, he left with Cheng Yan. Because he was worried about what would happen to Lin Mo on his way back, Father Lin asked Cheng Yan to accompany him. The two walked side by side. Cheng Yan glanced at Lin Mo, but he couldn't say what he wanted to say.

Cheng Yan accompanied him all the way back, and also thought the entire way until he was ready to go to the Lin's house. He still couldn't say anything but he was relieved and lost at the same time.

"Cheng Yan…" Lin Mo stopped suddenly, turned around and looked up at Cheng Yan.

"Huh? Wh… What's the matter?" Cheng Yan acted a little unnatural being stared at directly in the eyes, but his expression didn't change.

Lin Mo looked at him and asked, "You like me?"

Cheng Yan's thoughts were voiced out by him directly. His heart quivered inexplicably, and his ears began to heat up. He even wanted to avoid Lin Mo's eyes.

"Mn, I like you." Cheng Yan looked at him calmly and nodded. But he did not know that his red ears had betrayed him.

Lin Mo looked at his calm expression then at his red ears and wanted to laugh.

"Why do you like me?" Lin Mo asked. He didn't think he had anything about him to like. Besides, they hadn't met more than ten times, had they?

"…I can't tell." When Cheng Yan heard this, he thought about it in his head, but he didn't seem to know why he liked Lin Mo.

Lin Mo pondered over his words and asked, "Then what came to your mind when you realized you liked me?"

Cheng Yan looked at him with seriousness, "It hurt to see you cry. It hurt to see you hurt. Like my heart was suffocating, and then I realized… I like you."

Hearing Cheng Yan's words, Lin Mo stared at him, unable to speak for a while.

"Because of my constitution…if I can't have a baby, would that change your mind?"

Cheng Yan recognized the implication of his words, and his eyes brightened, "I don't mind!"

Lin Mo thought something through, and a light smile appeared on his face, "Mn, I'll tell my parents about us."

Cheng Yan hadn't seen Lin Mo smile before, and so at this moment, it was like he had lost his mind. Cheng Yan felt that he wanted to see another one, to make Lin Mo happy all the time, and to make his smile stay on his face forever.

After Lin Mo recovered, it was a few days since he said that he would make jam and dried fruit. The half ripe fruit in the forest was now ripe, and the green ones were now ready. When Lin Cheng confessed to Lin Xiu and Lin Mo, Lin Cheng had already told them everything. Lin Mo also knew that Lin Cheng was responsible for their business, so he asked him to discuss it.

Lin Cheng thought and said, "There's a lantern festival in seven days. We can sell it in town."

"Lantern Festival?" Lin Mo looked at him in disbelief.

Lin Cheng knew his situation and didn't say anything. He explained to him, "Every year in our country, there is a lantern festival, but the time is different in different places…"

The Lantern Festival also had another name, that was, the Blind Date Festival. All unmarried ger, women and men could come out on the night of the Lantern Festival. If they liked each other, they would give each other flowers.

The Lantern Festival was also the time when merchants earned the most money, such as trinkets, lanterns, or some strange pastry snacks. There were also various activities, such as guessing lantern riddles, writing poems and competitions. That night was the most profitable night for vendors. Lin Cheng knew that if they set up a stall, they would make money.

After listening, Lin Mo thought for a long time and said, "If so, we can make some fruity pastries, sweet juice, or other things besides jam and dried fruit."

"The town acts young that night, and they will not worry too much about buying new things." Lin Cheng added.

Gers, women and children couldn't refuse novel things.

"What do you think we should do, big brother?" Lin Mo didn't want to think much about the things he didn't need to think about. He was tired.

"Let's do a part of it first. We can sell it and publicize it at the Lantern Festival. Didn't you say that Ningxi was already helping us find a shop? After the Lantern Festival, we can start selling in the shop."

"Mn, and then…" Lin Mo queried.

"Then we will buy the rest of the fruit from the villagers in the village. We can figure out what to do later."

"Big brother, why did dad say you didn't have business talent, you said…" Lin Mo looked at him doubtfully, and there were modern allusions in some of Lin Cheng's ideas.

"You taught me all these things. I know nothing. A-Chen is the most clever one. You will know when you teach him later." Lin Cheng shook his head. What he learned was nothing but fluff. Compared with him, Lin Chen's business talent was amazing. Even Lin Mo, of the previous life, praised him.

However, Lin Mo had not started to teach and Lin Chen had not started to learn. He could only think of this.

And the ultimate goal for Lin Cheng was to become a royal businessman. He knew that two years later, the emperor of the state of Yu would suddenly start to pay attention to the business aspect, and begin to set up the 'imperial business assessment.'

Lin Cheng was sure to get it. Didn't Lin Xiu get framed because he didn't have a background? The relationship between Emperor Shang and the court was close. Even if they wanted to frame them again, they had to weigh their interests.

But two years may not be enough.

Lin Cheng told Lin Mo what he thought, and finally said, "Fourth Brother, maybe you can start to let A-Chen learn from you now."

"Brother, are you serious?" How many generations of merchants could they compete against?

"It's not just about choosing one person." It was because of this that Lin Cheng had this idea.

"It's going to take a long time to teach him. Let's wait until after the Lantern Festival."

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Chapter 23: Cheng Yan Wants to Build a New House

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Sulo

After all the questions had been asked, Cheng Yan got ready to leave. Father Lin knew that Cheng Yan had not come just to find them, but also Mo'ger. So Father Lin asked Mo'ger to send him out.

They went outside and Cheng Yan stopped to look at him.

"Er… What else can I do for you?" Lin Mo doubted.

"Do you have any requirements for the house?" Cheng Yan asked.

"Huh? Why do you ask?" Lin Mo thought that as long as the house was liveable, he didn't care about the small things.

"I bought a piece of land near your house. I'm going to build a new house in the next few days. I wanted to ask you what you think." Cheng Yan looked at him and replied earnestly.

He currently lived in the most remote place in the village, and it was far away from the Lin family's house. Cheng Yan was worried that Lin Mo would have some trouble going home to see his parents in the future with his health. What's more, the house he lived in was too simple. It would've been fine if he was going to live alone but it was not good enough if Lin Mo was going to live with him

So Cheng Yan was going to build a new house. A few days ago, he bought a piece of land near the Lin family, and this land was for him and Lin Mo to build a house and live in. Cheng Yan wanted to ask Lin Mo what he thought about the construction of the new house.

Lin Mo thought for a long time and replied, "… I'll go back and think about it. You come to me tomorrow morning. I'll go with you to see how the place is."

"Good." Cheng Yan nodded.

Then, Lin Mo looked at him fixedly. His eyes didn't blink. Cheng Yan was a little nervous. After a long time, Lin Mo's face slowly showed a light smile, and the smile really reached the bottom of his eyes.

Cheng Yan looked at him and was stunned.

"Cheng Yan…" Lin Mo said suddenly.

"What… What?" Cheng Yan came back to his senses and pretended to be calm.

"I found out that I like you, too." Lin Mo finished and turned back before he could say anything else.

So Lin Mo didn't see Cheng Yan's ears turned red as soon as he turned around.

Lin Mo found that when he remembered Cheng Yan's confession, he had a moment of palpitation in his heart.

The next morning, as soon as Lin Mo finished breakfast, Cheng Yan arrived. Cheng Yan's timing was very accurate.

Lin Mo stood up and took the bowl to the kitchen, glanced at Cheng Yan and said, "There are some steamed buns on the table. Please help me finish them. I'll go get something."

"Brother Cheng, morning." Lin Xing, who was sitting at the table for breakfast, saw Cheng Yan and waved to him.

"Cheng Yan, why have you come here so early? Have you had breakfast? Sit down and eat." Father Lin insisted.

Cheng Yan bought a piece of land near their home. Father Lin heard about it a few days ago. He also knew that they were going to see it today. Father Lin was very satisfied with Cheng Yan's behavior, which showed that he attached great importance to their Mo'ger.

Cheng Yan nodded and didn't refuse. He sat down to have breakfast with them. When Lin Mo came out of the kitchen, he took a bowl of porridge and put it in front of Cheng Yan and went back to his room.

"Is the new house to be built soon? Have you found the materials and people yet?" Father Lin wondered.

"The materials have been found. I haven't found workers yet. What's Uncle Lin's suggestion?"

"My suggestion… You can find some people in the village to help you. Now that there is a period of time left before farming, all the people in the village have free time."

"Mn." Cheng Yan nodded in response.

"I'll help you find someone. You haven't talked with the villagers for this entire year. I'm afraid that you won't be able to find anyone to help you on your own." Father Lin laughed and scolded.

In the past, Father Lin didn't agree with Cheng Yan's attitude, but this was after all, because he was not familiar with him, so he didn't say anything. Now that they were going to be father-in-law and son-in-law, he could mention it.

"Then… Please, Uncle Lin." Cheng Yan's eyes showed some embarrassment, but he didn't say anything more.

Lin Mo went into the house and changed his clothes. He took what he had prepared last night. Since he and Cheng Yan were going to live together in the future, and Cheng Yan asked him about his requirements for the house, Lin Mo naturally needed to be more attentive.

Lin Mo prepared a simple charcoal pen for drawing drafts, and took several pieces of paper that Lin Xiu could not use. The charcoal pen was the coal left by Lin Mo after burning the fire at home. It was simply wrapped with an old cloth to avoid dirty hands.

After Lin Mo went out, Cheng Yan finished breakfast and his conversation with Father Lin had just ended. Cheng Yan saw that Lin Mo had packed up a bag, so he took over the things and left with him.

They left the Lin house and turned right. It was a five or six minute walk before they reached their destination. Lin Mo was very satisfied with the short distance, since he wouldn't have to go too far if he wanted to find his family later. When he arrived, Lin Mo looked at the land and Cheng Yan told him about the property lines.

Lin Mo was very satisfied with the place selected by Cheng Yan. There were not many people around and Lin Mo preferred a quiet place instead of having neighbors. There was also a stream not far from here.

Lin Mo simply drew the location of each room on the paper and asked, "Is there anything else you want besides a master bedroom, living room, storage room, kitchen and bathroom?"

Cheng Yan thought about it and said, "Add two more rooms. They may be useful later."

"Mn, how about planting some fruit trees and flowers in the yard?" Lin Mo inquired.

"Mn… You decide." Cheng Yan didn't have any idea about that sort of thing. Lin Mo could add whatever he liked.

"The yard should be larger, half for vegetables, half for fruit trees and flowers… When the house is built, we will see how to do it in detail." Lin Mo drew the final simple structure, then looked up at Cheng Yan, with some light in his eyes.

This was his future home. Lin Mo wanted to make it warm. Around the house, there would be some climbing flowers. In the middle of the yard, the trees would have branches covered with fruit. In the corner of the yard, there would be some grapes, which could cool down the area in summer.

Living in such a place every day was one of Lin Mo's dreams during the end of the world. Now, this expectation could be realized. He would have a family and live with someone he liked.

"Good." Seeing the expectation in Lin Mo's eyes, Cheng Yan nodded in response and raised his mouth slightly.

People who didn't laugh often, seeing them smile was a very rare sight, just like Cheng Yan at this time. Lin Mo saw a light smile in his eyes and was stunned seeing this Cheng Yan.

Lin Mo had figured out the general layout of the house. After going back, he drew a detailed picture and explained it to Cheng Yan.

It was a few days before the Lantern Festival and the Lin family had already done as much as they could. Now it was time to finalize everything. Father Lin left the house after Lin Mo and Cheng Yan. When Lin Mo got home, Father Lin hadn't come back and he didn't come home until lunch time.

"How was it?" Asked Mama Lin.

Father Lin sat down and said, "I've already found a good man. He can start tomorrow and finish the house in at least four days."

"The Lantern Festival starts in six days. We can do other things after their house is built." Lin Cheng said.

Sister-in-law Lin heard this and offered, "My mother and I can help or we can call Aunt Zhang for lunch within these four days."

"What about me? What can I do?" Lin Xing asked excitedly. He also wanted to see it. He had never seen how a house was built.

Mama Lin looked at Lin Xing and frowned, "Don't make trouble. Stay at home with A-Chen and watch Xiaonan and Xiaoya."

"All right." Lin Xing hung his head and sighed before he continued to eat.

Lin Xiaoya looked up at them and then looked at Lin Xing. She scooped out a piece of meat from her bowl and put it in her uncle's bowl.

"Fifth Uncle, eat meat!" Lin Xiaoya's childish voice cooed.

"Xiaoya is still the best. Fifth Uncle will bring you some vegetables." Lin Xing touched her head and scooped her a piece of tofu from his bowl with a spoon.

In the next four days, both Father Lin and Lin Cheng went to help, and Mama Lin and sister-in-law Lin started preparing their lunches in the early morning. The ingredients for the meals were bought by Cheng Yan from the town early in the morning, and they were enough for four days.

Lin Mo would go to see the progress every day and bring them mint tea to relieve the heat. Lin Mo even put a drop of spiritual water in it, so that they would be more energetic after drinking it.

Today was the fourth day, and the house was almost built, only the garden walls around the house and other places were left.

Lin Mo walked over in a straw hat with a small bucket of mint tea and put the bucket on the stone table. Lin Mo poured two cups and took one to Lin Cheng and one to Cheng Yan.

"Mo'ger came again!" The other villagers working on the side naturally saw Lin Mo and laughed.

"Mn, I've brought some tea. You can have some as well." Lin Mo offered.

When the other men heard Lin Mo's words, they all put down their things and walked over, poured out their own cups of tea and sat down to drink while chatting. Lin Mo regularly brought the tea to quench their thirst so now the first thing they looked forward to at noon was Lin Mo's arrival, and the second was eating.

In the past few days, they also found out that Cheng Yan and the ger of the Lin family were going to get married. They would probably get married soon after the house was built.

Everyone in Daling Village knew that Cheng Yan was going to build a new house. At the beginning, many people came to have a look. Later, someone spread the news and the whole village knew that Cheng Yan was building a house so he could marry his wife. The person was the ger of the Lin family.

At the beginning, other people had their doubts. After all, Cheng Yan was cold-blooded. He would not look at other ger in the village, let alone talk to them. But after waiting for a long time, they didn't hear of Cheng Yan denying the rumor, so a ger whose brother was helping asked him to ask Cheng Yan.

The man asked, and Cheng Yan nodded to admit it. The point was that both Father Lin and Lin Cheng were at the scene, and the Lin family nodded to show that it was true.

The other ger in the village, who were looking forward to wooing Cheng Yan, were totally broken hearted after knowing it. After that, some ger said that Lin Mo was lucky. To this end, when Lin Mo heard this, the words went into his left ear and out of his right ear, and he didn't say anything to their comments.

"How is it going?" Lin Mo inquired.

"It will be finished this afternoon." Cheng Yan wiped the sweat on his forehead and took a sip of tea. The coolness of the tea went down his throat into his stomach and dissipated the heat of his whole body.

"Tomorrow I'll clean up the house with you, put in the furniture and let it air out for a few days." Lin Mo uttered.

"Good." Cheng Yan nodded. At the same time, he had to prepare some things. After the Lantern Festival, he could go to the Lin family to propose his idea.

Chapter 24: Night of the Lantern Festival

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Sulo

After the house was built, Cheng Yan went to town to get everything he needed ready. On the day of the Lantern Festival, the Lin family had a lot of things to prepare. Cheng Yan went to help in the early morning.

The dried fruit was packaged that morning. Mama Lin and sister-in-law Lin had bought several colors of transparent gauze, cut and sewed them into a simple small cloth bags, and then put the dried fruit into it. Father Lin and Cheng Yan moved the jars out of the warehouse, while Lin Cheng went to town and rented a cart from Zuiyun Plaza. Seeing that Yan Ningxi happened to be there, Lin Cheng talked to him about something.

The Lantern Festival started at night and they had to transport things to town in advance. Before that, Lin Cheng wanted to borrow a place from Yan Ningxi to put their things. Yan Ningxi asked Lin Cheng to put things in the backyard of the Zuiyun Plaza, where they could enter through the back door.

By the afternoon, everything was ready, packed and put on the cart. After that, the Lin family was relieved. Lin Mo was tired and lay on the table. Lin Xiaoya was allowed to run around beside him but he didn't want to move.

Lin Xiaoya pulled Lin Mo's clothes and looked up at him. "Fourth Uncle, do you want to see the lights at night?"

"Yes…" Lin Mo had no energy.

"Can Xiaoya go, too?" Lin Xiaoya continued.

"Mn…"

"Good." After getting the answer, Lin Xiaoya ran away again.

When Mama Lin and sister-in-law Lin finished their meal, Lin Cheng came back with a carriage. After supper, they went back to the house to change their clothes. After all, it was the annual Lantern Festival. One had to dress well before they went, even though they were just going to set up a stall.

Mama Lin took the new clothes she made in the morning to Lin Mo's room, "Mother made you new clothes, try them on."

Lin Mo saw Mama Lin hold up the new clothes for him to see. The cloth was very good and a light blue color and Mama Lin had even embroidered some bamboo on the collar and the ends of the sleeve. But Lin Mo felt a bit of a headache.

"Mother, it's just the Lantern Festival. Do we have to dress so well? Besides, it's useless for me to stay at the stall and be dressed like this." Lin Mo knew that this was also a festival for blind dates, but he and Cheng Yan had already reached the point of talking about marriage, and he didn't need to choose anyone else.

"There's me, your father and your big brother watching the stall. You and Cheng Yan can take Xiaoya to play."

"But…"

"Listen to mother, change into it quickly. I know you don't like headdresses. So mother made a hair band for you, and you will wear them." Mama Lin placed the clothes in his hand and left.

Lin Mo held the clothes in both hands and looked at the figure of Mama Lin leaving. He looked down at the clothes, sighed, and finally changed into them. After Lin Mo changed, he felt something was wrong. Looking into the copper mirror, he found that the color was too bright, which was quite different from the dull coloured clothes he usually wore.

A ger would style their hair like a woman's. They would also take some gold and silver jewelry to add to their head and put rouge and gouache on their face. But Lin Mo simply tied a ponytail as usual, and put on the hair band that was the same color as the clothes he was wearing now.

After that, Lin Mo went out. He found out after he left his room that Mama Lin wasn't exaggerating. Everyone had changed into new clothes. Even if they were not new, they still used clothes which hadn't been worn many times.

Lin Xiaoya fiddled with the bell bracelet on her hand and looked up when she heard the door opening. When she saw Lin Mo coming out, she stared, "Wow, Fourth Uncle!"

Lin Xing, who had been looking down at his new clothes, heard it and looked up, then ran to Lin Mo in the next second, and walked around him. "I almost couldn't recognize Fourth Brother. The clothes look good, but Fourth Brother is better looking!"

"I knew Mo'ger would look good in it." Mama Lin laughed.

Sister-in-law Lin, who was helping her son with his clothes, looked up and said, "Mo'ger has a very good appearance. It's just that he doesn't like to dress up very much at ordinary times, and the clothes he wears are a little dark."

Lin Cheng nodded and didn't speak. His wife said the correct thing. In his past life, after their family moved to the Imperial City due to Lin Xiu's success, many people came to their home to propose marriage. Although the family later made it clear that Mo'ger did not intend to marry, the number of people who came did not decrease.

Lin Xiaoya went to Lin Mo, spread her arms and turned around, and asked, "Fourth Uncle, does Xiaoya look good?"

"Mn, cute." Lin Mo nodded.

Lin Xiaoya was really cute. She was wearing a pink dress and a pair of bell bracelets on her wrists. When she walked, the clear bells sounded from time to time. There were two small balls on her head, and the pink hair ribbon was tied into a bow.

After his mother helped him, Lin Xiaonan also ran up to Lin Mo, and looked up at him expectantly, without speaking.

"Xiaonan is cute, too." Lin Mo bent down and touched his head, laughing.

"Hmm." Hearing Fourth Uncle's praise for him, Lin Xiaonan's eyes brightened and he nodded heavily.

"Fourth Brother! Fourth Brother, how about me? What do you think of me?" Lin Xing also opened his arms and turned around, looking forward.

"Mn, you are cute, too." Lin Mo laughed.

"Ah? Why am I cute too? Isn't cute for children?"

"It means you are as childish as a child." Lin Chen saw that his brother was being stupid again. He couldn't help mending the knife.

When Cheng Yan arrived, the others were ready, so everyone went out to town in the borrowed cart. Lin Mo was walking behind them, and Cheng Yan was walking beside him. Cheng Yan glanced at Lin Mo from time to time, but Lin Mo looked forward and didn't look at him. He thought that Lin Mo looked much better than usual and Cheng Yan was determined to buy more new clothes for him in the future. But it would be better if only he saw him wear them.

When they got to town, it was already a little dark, and things were already set up. However, there were not too many people in the street now, so it was not crowded. They went to the backyard through the back door of Zuiyun Plaza and carried the things they had placed there into the cart. Except for Lin Mo, Lin Xing and the two children who were here for the time being, the others were going to set up their stall.

Lin Chen was not very interested in shopping, so he went with everyone. Lin Cheng knew how to sell faster and better si Lin Mo was not worried about that.

Cheng Yan looked at Lin Mo and said, "Wait here for a moment, I'll be back soon."

"Mn." Lin Mo nodded.

When Cheng Yan came back, it was completely dark. Now, the Zuiyun Plaza was full of light and shadows. The lights exposed from the building were shining on the trees and walls nearby. Because there were too many people at night, and children could be easily knocked onto the ground, so Cheng Yan held Lin Xiaonan and Lin Xiaoya in his arms.

"Ah! Lift up higher! There are bright lights outside!" Lin Xiaoya put her hand on Cheng Yan's shoulder and pointed to the outside of the wall.

"There's a lot of people." Lin Xiaonan observed.

"Let's go. Where should we look?" Cheng Yan looked at Lin Mo and asked.

"Both of them are not heavy, are they?" Lin Mo worried.

"It's nothing." Cheng Yan shook his head. Cheng Yan often went hunting and he could carry all the big guys back from the mountain by himself. Besides, the two children were being held up as if they didn't weigh anything.

After going out, Lin Mo felt the atmosphere of the Lantern Festival. The whole street was covered with small lanterns of different colors. The shop doors were open, and two big red lanterns were hung on both sides of the doors, which lit up the street. The red light of the lanterns shone on the surroundings, and the warm light made the air even more ambiguous.

Lin Mo walked next to Cheng Yan. Lin Xing held his Fourth Brother's sleeve in one hand, and then looked around.

It was completely dark, and the number of people on the street was gradually increasing. Walking in the street was a group of ger who went together, and the young men walking around had their eyes on them. No matter ger or man, each of them held a flower, which was the gift that would be used to exchange between two people after they expressed their hearts to each other.

However, the ger and the men had different kinds of flowers. After the exchange, others would be able to see that they had found the person they belonged to. And naturally, they would not be bothered again.

Seeing Lin Mo and Cheng Yan refuse flowers from men and gers for the third time, Lin Xing couldn't help saying, "Fourth Brother, are you and brother Cheng going to buy flowers for each other? Otherwise, I feel that there will be people who will keep on disturbing you."

Lin Mo looked at Cheng Yan, and nodded when he saw the other party looking at him, "Then… Let's go buy them."

Lin Mo didn't want to buy flowers because he didn't want to trouble himself with holding them. But now that he was in more trouble, suddenly he felt like there was nothing wrong with having a flower in his hand.

However, Lin Mo still thought it was a little strange. It was clear that Cheng Yan had two children in his arms but there were still many gers coming up to him. He obviously walked next to Cheng Yan, but there were still men coming up. So, was this also the age of not looking?

Sure enough, after buying the flowers and giving them to each other, the ger and the men who kept coming gave up. Lin Mo couldn't help but look at Cheng Yan walking beside him. From this angle, he could see the side of his face. The warm light of the lantern reflected on his face and the lines and corners of his face were clear. He was also very good-looking.

Cheng Yan belonged to the tough guy type in modern times, almost the same kind of person as his older brother in the past. Cheng Yan naturally knew Lin Mo was looking at him, but finally he couldn't help but look at him and ask, "What's the matter?"

"There are a lot of gers who like you." Lin Mo had heard that many ger in Daling Village liked Cheng Yan but it was only now that he knew how popular Cheng Yan was.

"Huh?" Cheng Yan looked puzzled.

Lin Mo looked at him and continued, "Three wives and four concubines is normal for men."

Cheng Yan understood his meaning and said quickly, "I won't, I'll only have you all my life."

After knowing that he liked Lin Mo, Cheng Yan never thought that he would marry someone other than Lin Mo, or take in a concubine. There were no examples of concubinage in Daling Village, and Cheng Yan was sure that he had never liked anyone except Lin Mo. Even if he couldn't remember his past memories, he was sure of this.

Lin Mo looked at him for a few seconds, and finally his eyebrows bent slightly. "Since you say that, I'll believe you."

Moreover, Lin Mo believed in his own vision.

Chapter 25: Fifth Uncle, Don't Get in Trouble

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Sulo

In the evening of the Lantern Festival, there were many interesting items being sold at the stalls on the street. Some people gathered around to guess riddles and won lanterns, while others watched people perform acrobatics.

"Over there… There's a flamethrower over there." Lin Xiaoya clapped Cheng Yan's shoulder excitedly, and her finger was pointing to the right.

"Where? I want to see!" Lin Xing's eyes brightened when he heard this. After a talk with Lin Mo, he ran in that direction. What he said before was that people were not allowed to run around.

"? Wait a minute… " But before Lin Mo finished, Lin Xing had already run away.

Cheng Yan looked at Lin Mo and said, "Let's go and have a look."

"Let's hurry up, then. I'm afraid that A-Xing will disappear into the crowd later." Lin Mo frowned.

There were so many people in the street, and they were almost shoulder to shoulder with strangers. They all had some difficulty walking forward. Lin Xing was the kid who had the courage to run around in the crowd! As expected, Lin Xing was the last person in the family he needed to worry about.

Lin Xiaonan's line of sight followed Lin Xing. Seeing that Fifth Uncle had run to the distance and couldn't be seen any longer, Lin Xiaonan said quickly, "Fifth Uncle is gone."

"We lost Fifth Uncle." Xiaoya turned to look at Fourth Uncle, her face full of tension.

Lin Mo touched Xiaoya's head and said, "It's okay. We will find him."

But when he wasn't paying attention, he was bumped into by someone who was walking past. Lin Mo was pushed back a few steps without warning. Cheng Yan quickly turned around and walked back to him.

"Are you okay?" Cheng Yan asked nervously.

"I'm okay. Just jared." Lin Mo shook his head, but his arm was numb.

"Hold on to my clothes. There are more people here."

Lin Mo nodded and walked next to Cheng Yan. But when they went forward, they could not see where Lin Xing had run off to.

"We haven't found him." Lin Mo looked at Cheng Yan a little flustered.

People were coming and going. Lin Xing, a ten-year-old boy, couldn't be seen through the throngs of people. Lin Mo's brain was a bit confused now. There were traffickers in ancient times. When there were many people and children, wasn't this the most opportune time for human traffickers?

"You hold Xiaoya and wait in front of the shop. I'll go in and look for him." Cheng Yan put Lin Xiaoya in Lin Mo's arms and pointed out a shop in front of him where there were not many people.

"But…"

Cheng Yan touched his cheek and looked into his eyes, "Listen, if Lin Xing is over there, I will find him."

"…Okay." Seeing the calm eyes of Cheng Yan, Lin Mo's confused heart settled down.

"Be careful. Don't let people touch you." Cheng Yan exhorted.

Lin Mo held Xiaoya and nodded. Then he stood in the same place and watched Cheng Yan squeeze into the crowd with Xiaonan in his arms. Lin Xiaonan hugged Uncle Cheng's neck with both hands and looked around.

"Fourth Uncle, where are we going now?" Lin Xiaoya held Lin Mo's neck with both hands, wondering.

"We will wait for Uncle Cheng. There are too many people here." Lin Mo held Xiaoya up and walked to the place Cheng Yan pointed to.

Lin Mo stood in an open and bright place. However, Xiaoya had eaten half of the tanghulu in her hand, and no one had come back. Lin Mo, who was calm at first, slowly showed some anxiety on his face.

On Lin Xing's side, after a while, he felt bored and wanted to leave. However, when he turned around, there were a bunch of people behind them, and they were still pushing him forward. Lin Xing's heart suddenly panicked, which reminded him that he had run too fast, and Fourth Brother couldn't keep up with him. Lin Xing was small and surrounded by tall middle-aged people. His sight was blocked. Now he didn't know which direction to go.

There was no way. Lin Xing had to find a place with few people to squeeze out and find Fourth Brother. If he couldn't, he would go back to Zuiyun Plaza.

After struggling to squeeze out of the crowd, Lin Xing looked around and found that it was a place he had never visited before. Lin Xing walked in a random direction, identifying the location and looking for people. After walking for a period of time, he finally saw a familiar person. Lin Xing's eyes brightened and he hurriedly ran there.

"Brother-in-law!"

After talking business with a friend, Yan Ningxi, who was about to take someone back to Zuiyun Plaza, heard a familiar voice behind him. He turned around and saw that it was his brother-in-law.

Yan Ningxi looked behind him, but he didn't find anyone else from the Lin family. He couldn't help frowning, "A-Xing, why are you alone? What about the others?"

When Lin Xing heard his brother-in-law's question, he felt guilty, but he still told him the truth. After Yan Ningxi heard it, his frown deeper.

The young man standing by Yan Ningxi said, "Brother Yan, since your brother-in-law has met you, he's fine. What he has to do now is to find his other brothers. I think they will be panicking now."

"Yes, yes. We need to find Brother Cheng and Fourth Brother quickly." Lin Xing looked up at the man who helped him talk, and quickly agreed.

"Brother Yan, I'm sorry. Can you go back to Zuiyun Plaza first? I'll be there later." Yan Ning apologized.

"It's nothing. Anyway, everything is settled. I'll go with you to find out the difference between this year's Lantern Festival and previous years." Yan Min replied with a smile.

Seeing this, Lin Xing walked beside his brother-in-law and described the general direction to him. After walking for a long time, Lin Xing, who looked around, saw a familiar figure of his Fourth Brother and Xiaoya.

"Brother-in-law, I see Fourth Brother…" Lin Xing looked at Yan Ningxi and said happily. Then he turned around and ran to Lin Mo without waiting for him to say anything.

"Slow down…"

"Brother Yan, your little brother-in-law is quite a character." Yan Min said with a smile.

"Fourth Brother! Fourth Elder Brother!" Cried Lin Xing as he ran past.

Xiaoya had finished eating a bunch of candied tanghulu by then. Lin Mo was now very worried since Cheng Yan hadn't come back, and was going to go find him himself, when he heard the call of Lin Xing from the right.

Lin Mo's heart finally settled down, and filled with anger and frustration. Lin Mo walked over with Xiaoya in his arms, stood still and looked at Lin Xing expressionlessly.

"Fourth Brother… What's the matter with you?" Lin Xing, who was slow to respond, finally realized something was wrong with his Fourth Brother.

Xiaoya held Fourth Uncle's neck and said angrily, "Fifth Uncle, you are bad! Make Fourth Uncle angry!"

Seeing Lin Mo looking at him, Lin Xing immediately consoled him, stretched out his hand and pulled at his clothes, whispering, "Fourth Brother…"

"You're very capable. Seeing so many people and yet daring to squeeze in." Lin Mo said without expression.

"Er… I didn't think much… How about Brother Cheng and Xiao Nan?" Lin Xing looked around, trying to change the subject.

"They went to find you. They haven't come back even after Xiaoya ate a bunch of tanghulu."

"Yes, yes, Uncle Cheng and brother have been away for a long time. I will tell Sixth Uncle to beat you when we go back!" Lin Xiaoya clenched her fist and made a move to beat him.

"It's not certain who will beat whom…" Lin Xing murmured.

"Mo'ger, why is it just you and Xiaoya? What about the others?" Yan Ningxi came over and asked.

"They went to find Lin Xing and haven't come back yet." Lin Mo glanced at Lin Xing and said this. Lin Xing stood aside and pretended to be an ostrich.

"Let me hold Xiaoya." There were many people here and if they didn't pay attention, they would notice that they didn't have any acquaintances around. Yan Ningxi knew that Lin Mo was not sure of putting Xiaoya down. He should have been holding her for a long time.

"Sorry for the trouble." Lin Mo nodded.

Lin Xiaoya put her hand on Yan Ningxi's shoulder and asked, "Uncle, why are you here? How about Third Aunt?"

"Your Third Aunt is at home." Yan Ningxi said with a smile.

"Oh, who is this uncle?" Lin Xiaoya looked at Yan Min, who was standing beside Yan Ningxi, and wondered.

"I'm your Third Uncle's friend." Yan Min greeted with a smile.

Lin Mo just glanced at Yan Min and then didn't pay further attention to him. He instead continued to look in the direction of Cheng Yan's disappearance. The dim warm light of the lantern made him vaguely see a familiar figure.

On hearing Xiaonan's voice in the distance, Lin Mo was sure that Cheng Yan was back. Lin Mo felt completely relieved. Before long, Cheng Yan walked towards them with Xiaonan in his arms.

"Brother Cheng… Sorry, it's all my fault… " Lin Xing saw that Cheng Yan's forehead was all sweaty, and he looked down to admit his mistake.

"Let mother talk to you about it later!" Lin Mo poked Lin Xing's head.

"It's fine, just as long as he is okay."

"Put Xiaonan down and wipe off your sweat." Lin Mo fussed. Fortunately, today, he listened to Mama Lin and took his handkerchief with him.

Cheng Yan put the boy down, took Lin Mo's handkerchief and hesitated. Cheng Yan felt that it was a waste to wipe his sweat off with this handkerchief.

"Brother! Just now, Fourth Uncle bought a tanghulu for me." Lin Xiaoya asked her uncle-in-law to put her down, ran to Lin Xiaonan and shared the news with him.

When Lin Xiaonan heard, he looked up at Fourth Uncle in front of him with expectation.

"I'll buy it for you later." Lin Mo touched his head.

"Fourth Brother, what about me?" Hearing this, Lin Xing hurried to his side and asked in a low voice, his eyes also full of expectation. Obviously, he had forgotten what he had just done.

"Do you still want to eat?" Lin Mo looked at him deadpan.

"Well, if you don't eat, you don't eat." Lin Xing counseled again.

"Your brother-in-laws are funny." Yan Min, standing beside Yan Ningxi, looked at their interaction and said with a smile. It was much more lively than the children in his family.

"It's true that every time they talk, it's relaxing." Yan Ningxi looked at the group standing not far away, laughing.

"When we go back, I'll wash it and give it back to you." Seeing that the handkerchief in his hand was drenched, Cheng Yan was embarrassed.

"It's okay. It's for you." Lin Mo's eyebrows and eyes were slightly bent in laughter.

The hazy warm light reflected off Lin Mo's face, and his eyes were full of light, which made Cheng Yan lose his mind for a moment.

Yan Min, who occasionally looked up, saw Lin Mo's face. He shook his head after a few seconds, and then talked to Yan Ningxi like nothing had happened after he regained his mind.

Chapter 26: Cheng Yan is Jealous?

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Sulo

After finding Lin Xing, they all went shopping for a while. More than half of the time had passed and there were fewer people on the street. The two children couldn't hold on any longer. They fell asleep in the arms of Cheng Yan and Lin Mo. After that, they didn't want to play, so they went back to Zuiyun Plaza.

It was impossible for them to go back to Daling Village tonight and they had already told Yan Ningxi in advance. Zuiyun Plaza was full tonight so Yan Ningxi arranged for them to put up in the backyard. The backyard of Zuiyun Plaza was the place where Yan Ningxi usually rested when he came here so one's safety was guaranteed.

There were many rooms in the backyard and it was big enough for them to rest in. Yan Ningxi took his friend to a room, and Lin Mo and Cheng Yan carried the two children back to their room. When they came out, Father Lin and Mama Lin had also returned.

"Back? How was it?" Lin Mo went up to help with the things and asked casually.

"Mn, all sold out, and the publicity effect was good. When we open the shop, we can publicize it again." Lin Cheng laughed.

"Big brother is very powerful! I'm going to learn business from big brother later!" Lin Chen's eyes were so bright as he looked at Lin Cheng with adoration.

"A-Chen's talent is good. Just a moment ago, he understood everything." Lin Cheng explained. This was a compliment for Lin Chen, and also told Lin Mo that Lin Chen was really a good young man for business.

"Well, don't praise each other any more. Move things to the house first. It's the middle of the night now. Go back to the house and go to bed after you're done. If you have anything to do, wait to go home. " Mama Lin said, because tonight was really very happy, with a smile in her eyes.

Moving the contents of the cart back to the house, the others went back to their rooms to sleep. The next morning, Lin Mo was the first to get up as usual. It was already bright outside. They went to bed late last night so it was normal that they didn't wake up until now.

Lin Mo broke a willow branch and simply rinsed his teeth. After washing his face, he heard the sound of a door open. Lin Mo glanced over and found that it was the young man who had been standing next to Yan Ningxi last night.

He wondered why the man was also staying here. Lin Mo glanced at him and turned around to dry the water on his face.

Yan Min walked outside, washed his face and asked politely, "You get up so early?"

"Mn." Lin Mo was surprised that the man was trying to be familiar with him, and nodded in response.

Before Yan Min could say anything more, the door of another room opened and Cheng Yan stepped out. Seeing Lin Mo up earlier than him, Cheng Yan was a little surprised, but after seeing Yan Min next to Lin Mo, Cheng Yan stared at him for a few seconds, then looked away and walked towards Lin Mo.

"When we go out for breakfast later, see what's missing at home. We'll buy it now." Cheng Yan said.

Actually, the new house was not their home yet, and Cheng Yan didn't know why he just said that. Lin Mo could buy it by himself, but Cheng Yan still wanted to stay with him for a while.

"Mn, please wash quickly." Lin Mo nodded. It was really the best time to buy all the things they needed to buy now. After a few days of ventilation, they could put in some furniture and small things in the house.

When Cheng Yan and Lin Mo left, Yan Min, who was standing by the window, couldn't help smiling. The man was really sharp. However, he didn't expect Lin Mo had a sweetheart. It was a pity.

There were many people outside and the decorations for the Lantern Festival were still on the street. As it was bright now, without the darkness of the night and the dim lights of the lanterns, it seemed a little crowded and messy.

Cheng Yan brought Lin Mo to a noodle shop. The noodles tasted good here. Before, whenever Cheng Yan came to town, if there were no accidents, he would come here.

"Boss, a bowl of chicken noodles, a bowl of egg noodles… and five meat buns." Cheng Yan glanced at Lin Mo and said the last sentence.

"What's the matter?" Lin Mo doubted. Don't you just eat a little more? He ate a lot himself.

But when the boss and his wife brought everything out, Lin Mo took back what he just thought. The noodle bowls here were not the same size. One could feed two in his family. The meat buns were about the size of his fist. Lin Mo could only say that his food was better. It seemed that Cheng Yan didn't have enough to eat at his home before. However, the price must be a little higher, let alone the meat.

"Cough… It's not hard to eat all day long. In fact, I eat a lot." Lin Mo explained.

Cheng Yan: …

How much did gers eat? Cheng Yan silently bowed his head and ate his noodles.

However, it was true that he ate a large amount of noodles. After Cheng Yan finished eating his noodles and five steamed buns, Lin Mo also finished his bowl of noodles.

The noodles tasted good, but Lin Mo could make better ones. These noodles were delicious for others, but there was nothing so great about it. But the soup with the noodles was delicious. It should have a secret ingredient.

After filling up, Lin Mo followed Cheng Yan to the carpenter. Lin Mo stood aside and listened to Cheng Yan pass on what he said to the old carpenter.

"When will it be ready?" Cheng Yan finished and asked at last.

The old carpenter thought and said, "The internal structure of what you asked for is quite exquisite. It will take some time. When do you want it? I'll watch the time."

"In a month?"

"A month? Okay!" The old carpenter calculated the time in his mind and readily agreed.

After discussing some matters, Cheng Yan paid a deposit.

There were two sugar loving children and a younger brother who wanted to eat everything. Lin Mo and Cheng Yan strolled around and carried a lot of food.

"How about opening a shop after we get married?" Lin Mo asked.

Cheng Yan's money was earned by hunting and selling game, but the game didn't sell too well. Moreover, the mountains were dangerous. This time, they got away with it. But maybe he wouldn't be so lucky next time.

"Mn, I'll listen to you." Cheng Yan nodded. It took less than one day to hunt in the deep mountains, and more than three or four days to stay in them. He used to be this on his own, but it was better to find a stable job after he got married.

In a room, on the second floor of Zuiyun Plaza, Yan Min and Yan Ningxi sat by the window to chat. Yan Ningxi looked out of the window and saw Cheng Yan and Lin Mo coming back after shopping. Yan Min also saw them.

As the two chatted and talked about Lin Mo, Yan Ningxi felt something was wrong. His friend didn't like Lin Mo, did he? Yan Ningxi frowned, "Yan Min, don't tell me that you like Mo'ger of the Lin family."

"What? I'm just interested in him, but not to that extent." Yan Min said with a smile. He was really a little interested in that ger. He felt that he had a sense of contradiction and couldn't help but want to explore it.

Yan Ningxi stared at him for a few seconds and quipped, "To be honest, even without Cheng Yan, you are not suitable for him."

"Oh? Why? I am no worse than you." Yan Min held the table in one hand and slowly rotated the teacup in the other.

"My wife, the daughter of the Lin family, is not a concubine and does not serve others. Although it's nothing for other people to take care of concubines, their family looks down on it."

When Yan Ningxi married Lin Lan at that time, Father Lin told him that he could not let Lin Lan down.

"No wonder there is no one around you before you got married and after you got married, but if your wife did not get pregnant this year, your family would have arranged one for you." Yan Min said.

"Don't think of me as someone like you." Yan Ningxi glanced at him and took up a cup of tea. He could not do such a thing as hurting his wife's heart.

"Not everyone can have pure love, like you. Some, who marry a couple of concubines, sometimes can not have the final say, but you, lucky guy, was born in a good environment." Yan Min looked out of the window and mocked with a smile.

When he was young, he also liked a teenager, but when he grew up, he had to marry a woman he didn't like for his family. Now, his youth was the treasure of others, but in this way, there must be someone for him to protect.

Lin Mo and Cheng Yan went back to Zuiyun Plaza after shopping. Father Lin and Elder Brother also packed their things and moved them to the cart.

"Fourth Uncle, you are back!" Lin Xiaoya ran towards Lin Mo and held his legs.

"Mn, take it and give it to your brother." Lin Mo stopped and gave Lin Xiaoya two sticks of tanghulu.

"Good~" Lin Xiaoya opened her hand, each holding a stick, and then turned to find Lin Xiaonan.

"Brother~ Eat sugar~" Lin Xiaoya licked her stick and shouted.

"Fourth Elder Brother~ These two sticks must be mine and A-Chen's?" Lin Xing came to Lin Mo and smiled like a flower.

"Mn. I should make you stand by and watch everyone else eat them next time." Lin Mo glanced at him.

"Definitely not. Fourth Brother is the best! Thank you!" Lin Xing smiled pleasantly, took the two sticks and ran to Lin Chen, who was sorting through things.

"What did you buy them for? Don't we have a lot of sugar at home?" Mama Lin knew that they could make this kind of tanghulu in their own house, although it was not very similar to what they sell on the street.

Lin Mo put down what he was holding and said with a smile, "I only bought a few of them. The children like it."

"Fourth Brother is right!" Lin Xing agreed.

"Didn't you say you weren't a child?" Lin Chen took a bite of tanghulu, and looked at him in a speechless way.

"It's only so I looked good." Lin Xing said while licking the sugar on the surface of the tanghulu.

After all the things had been moved into the car, Eldest Brother went to talk with Yan Ningxi and then they drove away. When they got home, it was almost noon. Moving the things out of the cart, Lin Mo went back to the house to tidy up, and Elder Brother Lin returned the cart to town. Sister-in-law Lin, Lin Xing and Lin Chen went to cook while Lin Mo and Cheng Yan went shopping for their new house.

"Elder brother, please ask brother-in-law if a shop has been found." Lin Mo reminded him before Lin Cheng left.

"Mn."

Chapter 27: Busy Season

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Sulo

After the Lantern Festival, the Lin family had to rest for a few days, and then began to work again. The village had entered autumn. For farmers, autumn was their harvest season. The busy period of agriculture was near, and the crops in the field were basically mature. The villagers in Daling Village also began to harvest rice and other grains in their fields.

In recent days, Father Lin and Mama Lin went to the fields everyday to look and drain the water out. Before Yan Ningxi found the shop, Lin Cheng would stay in town.

Cheng Yan's house had been built. After a few days of airing out, he began to fill the house a little bit. Lin Mo didn't have anything to do these days so he would go over every day. The bed, dressing table in the main room, the large table for eating, and the large wooden sofa that Lin Mo specially asked Cheng Yan to order, had all been prepared and placed.

However, it would take another month to get the exquisite interior furniture back from town. In addition, the house was fully furnished to accommodate people. Now all that remained was planting flowers and fruit trees in the yard. But Cheng Yan didn't have time to go to the mountain to find suitable ones. Tomorrow he would go to the Lin's house to help collect the crops. He could only go to the mountain after he and Lin Mo got married.

The Lin family had nearly 30 mu of paddy fields and dry fields, which could make them be regarded as a family with the most farmland in Daling Village. In the past, during the season of harvest, Father Lin, Mama Lin, Elder Brother Lin and sister-in-law Lin were all busy with the work. Lin Xing and Lin Chen, the two ten-year-old children, couldn't do much except for picking up the corn stalks that fell to the ground, or to watch the millet in the sun field.

They planted too much and it would take them more than ten days to finish. Then they had to dry the rice and put it in the warehouse. It would take half a month of work if it was sunny. However, this was normal during the busy farming period. When drying grain, one needed to pay attention to the weather and bring it back before it rained.

But this year, instead of doing it by themselves, the Lin family went to the town to hire some farm workers. Those people were also farmers who had planted crops, and had finished harvesting but still needed to make more money. They worked hard and started quickly.

Anyway, as long as one had the money, they could hire the people they needed in town. In Lin Mo's words, this was equivalent to modern human resources.

When people were hired, Father Lin and Mama Lin supervised them. After the shop was found, Lin Cheng bought the shop with the help of Yan Ningxi. In recent days, Lin Cheng and Lin Mo had taken Lin Chen to town.

The original layout of the shop needed to be cleaned up and changed. Lin Cheng could handle this job by himself since he was taught by Lin Mo in his previous life. However, because things were not urgent, Lin Cheng explained everything to Lin Chen while they were doing it, and the progress was much slower.

The money they needed to buy the shop and renovate it was what they had earned on the evening of the Lantern Festival. However, most of the money was gone after buying the shop, so Lin Mo took part of the wine he made before and sold it to Zuiyun Plaza.

Those barrels of wine were still a month away from a successful brewing so Lin Mo didn't touch them. The most valuable thing to wine was time, so one had to be patient.

Lin Mo followed them and reminded them of what to do when Lin Cheng's brain got stuck.

Lin Chen's sensitivity to business was exactly what Lin Cheng mentioned before, although this talent ability was slightly inferior to Lin Mo's second elder brother who had been a president of a corporation in his previous life. But as long as Lin Mo put forward a few words and told him some theories of modern business, those plans that Lin Cheng said before were not impossible to achieve. However, Lin Chen was still too young and needed to grow up.

There was no need for Cheng Yan to help with the harvest. Cheng Yan followed Lin Mo to help with the new shop, and paid attention to whether there were any shops being sold nearby. However, Cheng Yan got up earlier than usual every day, and then went deep into the mountains to find big game. After daybreak, he would take his prey to town to sell. After that, he would go to the shop to help.

It was the same today, but because hunting for big game was a little dangerous, it was inevitable for Cheng Yan to get hurt. He went to the doctor and dealt with the wound. After Cheng Yan put on his clothes, he pulled his sleeves down to cover the injured area on his left arm.

Every time Cheng Yan carried his prey to the town to sell, he would take extra clothes with him and change into them if he was stained with blood.

It had been five days since the Lin's had bought the shop. The layout of the shop was almost the same and there was still some finishing work left. They could bring in the customized utensils in a few days, but collecting fruit from the villagers had to wait.

Lin Mo was helping out when Cheng Yan approached. He frowned when he smelled the familiar and disgusting scent of blood. Lin Mo put down the things in his hand and took Cheng Yan, who had just come, aside.

"What's the matter?" Cheng Yan endured the pain of his wound being pulled, while wondering what was wrong.

"You're hurt." Lin Mo looked up at him and affirmed.

"Er… It's been looked at. I'm okay." Cheng Yan was surprised at Lin Mo's sensitivity in his heart. He had treated the wound and applied medicine. It should have no scent. How could he have been found out? Cheng Yan was puzzled.

"Have you been to the mountains again these days?" Lin Mo frowned. He wondered why Cheng Yan didn't join them in the morning, but only came to help at about nine o'clock everyday. It turned out that he would go to the mountain in the early morning, and then come to help when he sold the game.

"Mn." Cheng Yan replied honestly.

"No more going after today… Even if you go, you must pay attention to your safety!" Lin Mo admonished seriously with a huff.

He thought he needed to go see where there were shops being sold to make money quickly. Otherwise, every time Cheng Yan went to the mountain, he would worry.

"Okay." Cheng Yan nodded and answered, but there was a smile in his eyes. Anyway, he sold the game he had hunted back in the mountains for a lot of money the other day. He wouldn't go there again for awhile.

"I have asked my brother-in-law to help me find more shops that are being sold. Wait for us… After getting married, you can help with the business to make money. You don't have to go hunting anymore." Lin Mo explained. It was too dangerous to go hunting in the mountains and it was better not to go.

"Mn, have you thought about what to do?"

"It's easy to make money. I prefer to sit and collect it." Lin Mo thought about it and told him he had a prototype in his mind, so he had to plan further.

"Then I'll do the work. You sit behind the counter and collect the money." Cheng Yan nodded in agreement.

"No, I'll just hire a few people. You'll be the boss. I'll just take the money." Lin Mo chuckled.

Lin Cheng, who was busy not far away, glanced at them and heard their conversation. He was filled with emotion. Sure enough, Mo'ger became different when he had someone he liked.

When business in town was finished for the day, they shifted their focus to household matters. Father Lin and Mama Lin hired five strong men to harvest the crops. In addition, Father Lin and Mama Lin went to the fields at their own leisure, so now they had collected two-thirds of the crops.

After Lin Cheng and Cheng Yan joined in, the work speed was faster. When he didn't have to go to town, Lin Mo went to the fields to deliver water to them. Lin Mo made a small bucket of mint tea and sweet orange mint juice then put on a straw hat and Lin Xing took the bucket to the field.

After walking for a long time, they finally arrived. Lin Xing called out to them. The busy Father Lin in the field heard it and asked the others to go for a drink and rest. The mint tea was made for the workers and it could clear away tiredness and relieve them of the summer heat. Lin Mo specially made the orange mint juice for Father Lin. It was sour and sweet, and cooling.

Cheng Yan didn't like sweet foods very much so Lin Mo poured a cup of mint tea and went to the place where Cheng Yan sat. It was near a small tree, but it was just enough for two people to enjoy the cool shade.

Lin Mo gave him the cup, then sat down beside him and took his straw hat to fan him. "Are you used to it? If you can't bear it, you don't have to come. Anyway, my father has hired five people. It's okay to stay home."

Cheng Yan had never done farm work before. Lin Mo found out about it on the first day when he came to help. Obviously, the others knew it too. Father Lin didn't say anything about it, but the next day, Cheng Yan was a little more proficient. But to others, Cheng Yan was only as fast as a beginner.

"Mn… All right." Cheng Yan took a big sip of tea, raised his hand and wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, but Lin Mo stopped him.

"Wipe it with a handkerchief. The day before yesterday, you brushed it off with your sleeves too. You don't remember the pain?" Lin Mo grabbed his hand and put it in his.

Crops such as rice had thorns on their surface, which itched when they touched skin. It was because of Lin Mo that Cheng Yan knew this. He had wiped them on his forehead the day before.

"…Forgot." Cheng Yan smiled awkwardly and his ears were red. He didn't know whether it was too hot or something else.

Lin Xing was hiding in the shade of the tree and eating fruit. Looking around, he saw his pair of parents, the pair of his eldest brother and sister-in-law, and his Fourth Brother and elder brother Cheng. He was alone.

Well, fortunately, Second Brother and Younger Brother were also alone.

"According to elder brother, you have been living in your old house? Is the new house finished?" Lin Mo asked. It was more than half an hour's walk from here to the place where Cheng Yan lived.

"After marriage…" Cheng Yan shook his head and muttered this, but he was stared at by Lin Mo before he finished, and then he dared not say more.

Why didn't he notice this before? He never knew Lin Mo had this bullying side? Cheng Yan felt helpless.

"Mn, I'll stay there at night." Cheng Yan compromised.

"Go back at noon and move everything in."

"Mn, is there anything else?" Cheng Yan chuckled.

Lin Mo was so shocked by his laughter that he forced his momentum and exclaimed, "… And listen to me later!"

"Mn, I'll listen to you." Cheng Yan took another sip of tea from the cup, covered the corner of his mouth as it raised uncontrollably. He thought that Lin Mo's angry face… it was a little cute.

Lin Xing sat not far away from them. He saw the interaction between them and heard their conversation. He was stunned by the abnormal behavior from Fourth Brother.

If he knew some modern words, Lin Xing would know that his current state was the same as that of being forced to eat a bag of dog food, which was just like a thorn in the throat.

Chapter 28: Getting Married

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Sulo

After receiving the millet and drying it, and paying the taxes this year, half a month of time had passed by. Two days after the busy farming period, Cheng Yan asked his matchmaker to propose a date for his marriage to the Lin family. After consultation, he decided to get married five days later.

Lin Cheng also sent the news to Lin Xiu, who was studying in the Academy. Three days before Lin Mo and Cheng Yan got married, Lin Xiu rushed back after asking for five days off.

When Lin Xiu returned home, the wedding ceremony had been arranged. Red cloth and lanterns had been hung outside the house, and some red cloth strips had been tied to the trees in the courtyard. Other people were still finishing the arrangement.

Lin Xiaoya sat in the yard eating sugar while watching her father hang red cloth. Hearing the footsteps behind her, she looked over. Lin Xiaoya stood up and ran over in surprise, "Ah? Second uncle, you are back!"

"Mn." Lin Xiu rubbed Xiaoya's head and looked at everything at home, but he felt complicated.

Last time he came back, he learned that his Eldest Brother was reborn, and that his Fourth Brother was no longer there. It took a month to accept that he was a another Lin Mo. Before he came back this month, he received the news that his brother was going to marry.

Hearing his daughter's voice, Lin Cheng put away the rest of the songlets and looked at Lin Xiu. "Fourth Brother is in the room. Go talk to him."

Lin Xiu nodded and took his things back to his room. Taking a deep breath, he walked to Lin Mo's room. Lin Xiu stood in front of the door and knocked. He raised his voice and asked, "Mo'ger, can Second Brother come in?"

Lin Xiu waited for a long time before he heard the sound of Lin Mo coming from the room. Lin Xiu pushed the door in and walked in.

"… Second brother." Lin Mo put down his things and greeted in a low voice.

"Mn." Lin Xiu went over and sat opposite him.

After Lin Xiu came out, Lin Cheng patted him on the shoulder and said nothing. He walked into Lin Mo's room and closed the door and walked over.

"Eldest Brother." Lin Mo looked up and saw Lin Cheng.

"Just talked to Second Brother?" Lin Cheng sat down and asked.

"Mn." Lin Mo nodded.

"…How did you think of saying it? When you confessed to me in my previous life, you were still…" Lin Cheng was silent for a long time before he asked. It was Lin Mo's happy event in a few days and Lin Cheng didn't want bad words to ruin it.

"… Just like Second Brother's reaction after listening to you, I couldn't stand it. At that time, I only felt that it was a joke to see all this coming back…"

At that time, when he heard it, he only felt that his mind was blank. How could he think so much?

Lin Cheng reached out and rubbed his head, comforting him. "Mn, you're going to get married in a few days. Let's think more about the happy things. With Second Brother and I knowing, we won't let the past repeat again."

"Mn." Lin Mo nodded.

"Go see Cheng Yan. We don't have a rule that we can't meet before we get married." Lin Cheng laughed.

After Lin Cheng went out, Lin Mo sat in his place and was lost in thought for a few minutes. After returning to his senses, he got up and left.

When he got to Cheng Yan's new house, Lin Mo saw festive decoration. As he walked in, he caught sight of Cheng Yan hanging something. His expression was serious and calm. It seemed as though he was doing something solemn and serious. Lin Mo could not help bending his eyebrows and eyes.

Cheng Yan saw Lin Mo, looked at him in surprise and asked, "Why are you here?"

"Came to have a look. Why didn't anyone come to help?" Lin Mo went to him.

"I'll do it myself." Cheng Yan shook his head. It wouldn't take much time anyway.

Lin Mo watched for a bit and then went to help. It was really relaxing to stay by Cheng Yan's side. Lin Mo's depression had subsided a lot.

After everything was done, Lin Mo went into the living room and sat down to rest. Cheng Yan brought a pot of boiled water and poured him a cup. The wooden teapot and cups set was made at the request of Lin Mo. Not only this, all the arrangements here were according to Lin Mo's wishes. It was so that while he was sitting here, he did not feel like he had come to a strange place filled with tension and discomfort.

"The day after tomorrow it will be just the two of us…" Cheng Yan was a little embarrassed.

"We're getting married. Then we're going to live together. What? Are you nervous?" Lin Mo chuckled and found it interesting to tease someone who looked so serious.

"Cough… A little." Cheng Yan gave a slight cough, which was unnatural. Cheng Yan was really a little abnormal these days. Every time he thought that he was going to marry Lin Mo soon, he felt a little nervous and could hardly breathe.

"Mn… If you are nervous, just take a few deep breaths." Lin Mo refrained from laughing and gave him serious advice.

Cheng Yan did what he said solemnly, and then found that it really eased his nervousness a lot. "It seems to be very useful…"

"Pft…" Lin Mo raised his hand to cover his mouth and chuckled, a smile in his eyes.

Hearing Lin Mo's covered laughter, Cheng Yan looked up. He saw Lin Mo's eyebrows and eyes were slightly bent, but he didn't feel embarrassed.

In Cheng Yan's eyes, Lin Mo's smile made everything better.

Lin Mo stayed there for a long time before leaving. After Lin Mo left, Cheng Yan went on with other things.

Three days passed quickly, and it was now Lin Mo and Cheng Yan's wedding day. In the early morning, Lin Mo was awakened by Mama Lin and she began to dress him with the other aunts. In fact, it was not a wake-up call. After all, Lin Mo hadn't slept in a real sense.

For the marriage, Father Lin and Mama Lin invited many people, who were basically familiar with each other in the village. Li Zhengyi's family was sure to be invited. Lin Lan, as Lin Mo's Third Sister, came back with her husband, Yan Ningxi.

Lin Mo had Mama Lin and his Third Sister in town, plus his nephew and niece and Lin Xing and Lin Chen. There was no one in Cheng Yan's family so Father Lin, Lin Cheng, Lin Xiu and brother-in-law Yan Ningxi went to help him.

"Mother, do I really need these?" Lin Mo saw the make-up woman come over with the rouge box, ready to put it on his face. He was very worried and looked at Mama Lin.

"It's only once in a lifetime. It should be grand." The make-up woman was a middle-aged woman who had painted many people with their wedding makeup, and always heard the same words.

"But I don't feel comfortable smelling that. It's like I'm choking." Lin Mo hid away and frowned slightly.

"Here…" When Mama Lin heard this, she hesitated. On the one hand, he had to do this for the marriage ceremony, and on the other hand, Mo'ger's body couldn't stand it.

"Mom, don't make Mo'ger feel sick. Just paint it a little bit. We don't want to see Mo'ger's white face." Said Lin Lan, sitting on the side.

"Listen to what A-Lan says." Mama Lin decided.

Lin Mo couldn't bear to feel uncomfortable and so he asked the makeup woman to put something light on his face. Looking at the bronze mirror, the rouge on his face was much less than what he had seen on Zhang Yuanqing's face last time.

After finishing his face and hair, Mama Lin pushed the others out, and Lin Lan helped her dress Lin Mo. The clothes had been customized by Cheng Yan and the style was the latest, so the fabric was also very good.

After putting it on, Lin Mo looked at himself in the bronze mirror and felt a bit confused. Today was his wedding day. It was a pity that his real parents and Second Brother didn't have a chance to see it.

"Mo'ger, what's the matter? What kind of thoughts are you having?" Lin Lan doubts.

"I'm okay…" Lin Mo shook his head, the dangling ornament stopping him from moving too much.

"Does it feel like a dream?" Lin Lan laughed. She had experienced this, so she understood the changes in her brother's mind at this time.

"… A little." Lin Mo lowly intoned.

"After today, Mo'ger will grow up and start to learn that our family cares." Mama Lin said with some emotion.

Mo'ger used to be in a bad condition, but he kept everything in his heart and would not talk to her. Mama Lin loved him, but it was not good to have him directly tell her if he had any worries.

It was not easy for Mo'ger to get better. When she came to talk with Mo'ger, he began to say what he thought slowly. Mo'ger was really going to get married.

"Third Sister thinks that Cheng Yan is a good man. Fourth Brother will not suffer from this marriage. Maybe he will spoil you even more than we do." Lin Lan said with a smile, she had a good eye for people.

"Mn." Lin Mo chuckled. Cheng Yan was really good, and he easily got red ears.

On Cheng Yan's side, after changing clothes, he stood aside to receive the education of his father-in-law's family.

"Cheng Yan, you will take care of our Mo'ger after today. You are not allowed to bully him." Father Lin stressed.

"I know, Uncle Lin." Cheng Yan nodded in response.

"You still call me Uncle Lin? It's time for that to change." Father Lin laughed.

"…I know, Father." Although Cheng Yan was a little embarrassed in his heart, fortunately, his expression did not change much. It was still the same as usual.

"I have nothing to say, but as Mo'ger's brother-in-law, I still have to say that my wife is pampered." Yan Ningxi patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile.

Lin Xing, who had slipped in, leaned over the door and added, "Yes, brother-in-law is very good to Third Sister!"

"What are you doing here without helping?" Father Lin laughed and scolded.

"Brother is watching the twins. It's none of my business." Lin Xing stood up and walked in.

"I think you are lazy. Whatever you do depends on A-Chen." Lin Xiu preached.

Lin Xing secretly stuck out his tongue and didn't speak.

When the others went out, it was only Cheng Yan, Eldest Brother Lin and Second Brother Lin. Lin Xiu stared at Cheng Yan in front of him for a long time, thinking about things in his mind, and didn't listen to the conversation between his big brother and Cheng Yan.

Lin Xiu and Cheng Yan didn't meet very often. The last time they met in the orchard was the third time. However, Lin Xiu often heard his father mention Cheng Yan, so he was not very strange to him.

With Cheng Yan's face and his own temperament, Lin Xiu knew that he was not an ordinary person, and that he was rescued by Father Lin a year ago.

"Second Brother, what else do you want to say? If not, it's almost time." Lin Cheng turned to him, and Cheng Yan looked over.

"Huh? Yes…" Lin Xiu returned to his senses, looked at Cheng Yan, and was silent for a long time.

"I know you are not an ordinary person, but since Mo'ger has chosen you and you like him, I hope you don't do anything to make him sad, either now or in the future." Lin Xiu threatened. Lin Xiu knew that he would enter the court in the future, and his position in court would only be high not low, so if Cheng Yan dared to do anything to Mo'ger…

"I promise." Cheng Yan looked at Lin Xiu with a serious face.

The solemn aura came to Lin Xiu, which made him more certain about the mystery of Cheng Yan. He also knew that his promise at the moment would truly be kept.

Chapter 29: Education

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Sulo

When Lin Mo was all dressed up, the others went out and Elder Brother Lin's children came in. The clothes they wore were also red and looked very festive.

"Wow! Fourth Uncle is really good-looking, clothes are also good-looking, red like tanghulu!" Lin Xiaoya broke away from Lin Xing and took his hand, ran to the bedside, put her hands on Lin Mo's legs, looked up and stared at him.

It looked okay in the front, but looked like tanghulu in the back. Why did she think it was so strange?

"It's slippery." Lin Xiaoya carefully touched Lin Mo's clothes.

"Mn, what are you three doing here? Come and sit down. I have something to say to you." Lin Mo said.

"I feel that today's Fourth Brother looks strange, so I am stunned." Lin Xing touched his head and smiled. Lin Xing went to one side and sat on the chair. Lin Chen took Xiaonan and Xiaoya and placed them on either side of Fourth Brother on the bed. After that, he sat down in another chair.

"A-Chen."

"Huh? Yes? Fourth Elder Brother?" Lin Chen looked up and wondered.

"If you are interested in doing business, you can learn from Elder Brother, but you must be serious when you go to the Academy."

"Why? A-Chen, you are going to the Academy?" Lin Xing heard this and thought about how Lin Chen hated reading.

Lin Mo glanced at him and said with no emotion, "You're going too. Why are you surprised?"

Since the night of the Lantern Festival, Lin Xing had been afraid of the situation when Fourth Brother looked at him with no expression, so Lin Xing sat still in his seat.

"After Second Brother passes the imperial examination in the Imperial City, our family will move there. Moreover, the shop opened by Eldest Brother is only in its early stages, and it will become bigger later, maybe even bigger than Zuiyun Plaza. Therefore, it's necessary for you to study in the Academy, and you should study hard. Don't just play. There's not much money earned at home for you to play around…"

"Fourth Brother, we are almost in our teens, and most of our peers have already started school at the age of eight. We are two years later than the others." Lin Xing couldn't help saying.

"It's not for you to study for fame, but so you can at least read. You don't have to aim to be an official in the Imperial Court. Eldest Brother is still illiterate…" Lin Mo told them.

"If we can read, we can always have Second brother teach us later. Do we really have to go to the Academy to study?" Lin Chen asked.

"Fourth Brother, how do you know that Second Brother will pass the exam?" Lin Xing asked in a low voice.

"Oh, Fifth Brother you actually doubt the strength of Second Brother. I will tell… Uh…"

"Don't talk about it. When did I doubt him?" Lin Xing quickly reached out his hand to cover Lin Chen's mouth, and then took a nervous look at the door, only feeling relieved when he confirmed Second Brother wasn't there.

"Pfft… You just said it!" Lin Chen pulled Lin Xing's hand away and breathed. Seeing that Lin Xing wanted to cover his mouth again, he quickly dodged.

"Sixth Uncle, beat Fifth Uncle before he makes Fourth Uncle angry!" Lin Xiaoya said angrily.

"Yes, like the day we looked at the lights!" Lin Xiaonan added.

"It's been so long, why do you two remember it so clearly?" Lin Xing was a little crazy.

"Hmph, who told you to make Fourth Uncle angry?" Lin Xiaoya proudly turned her head to one side and did not look at him.

"All right, you guys, stop it." Lin Mo cajoled.

Lin Xing defended himself from his silly brother beating him. When Lin Chen was seated, he returned to his position.

Lin Mo looked at Lin Xing and said seriously, "But speaking of the Lantern Festival… A-Xing, you are not young. I remember that I told you several times before we went shopping that night not to run around casually. But when you saw something interesting, you turned around and forgot all my words. If you didn't meet brother-in-law, do you know what would have happened? There were so many people that night, maybe some of them were traffickers. Do you know what would have happened to you after being caught by traffickers?"

"I'm sorry, Fourth Brother. I know I was wrong. I'll be obedient in the future." After hearing his Fourth Brother's words, Lin Xing realized how serious the situation had been. Lin Xing also remembered that when he found Fourth Brother that night, his expression was ugly, and brother Cheng had also been busy looking for him.

"Don't just admit to your mistake now. Some of an elder's words are not told to you for no reason. This may be from their experience. After paying attention to it, you can avoid mistakes."

"I know Fourth Brother, but why did you think of telling us this all of a sudden?" Lin Xing wondered.

"Why is it sudden? When do you want me to tell you then?" Lin Mo looked at him.

"…" Ah… I won't bother you. Lin Xing sat down quietly and said nothing.

After half an hour of Lin Mo's education, the horn of greeting outside the door also sounded. Lin Mo had nothing more to say. He took a sip of tea to moisten his throat. After a few drinks, Lin Mo finally said, "What I said, think about it."

"Mn." Lin Xing and Lin Chen nodded and answered.

Lin Xing took Xiaonan's hand and left. When he got to the door, he hesitated before looking back. "Fourth Brother, can we go to elder brother Cheng to find you later?"

"When did I say no?" Lin Mo thought the boy was saying something strange.

"Then afterwards, I will take Xiaoya and Xiaonan to play with Fourth Brother!" Lin Xing smiled brightly, then led the people out of the room.

Lin Mo shook his head and smiled helplessly.

It was not as complicated as a rich person's marriage, and Cheng Yan had no elders in his family, so it didn't take much time to follow the process directly. Cheng Yan took Lin Mo back to the wedding room and gave him some food to fill his stomach.

"Then… I'm going back out." Cheng Yan glanced at Lin Mo and looked at other places.

Cheng Yan thought Lin Mo was very beautiful.

"Mn." Lin Mo looked up at him with a smile and answered. Then he saw Cheng Yan look as if he was running away and he walked out quickly, his ears a little red.

Hmm… Cheng Yan's reaction was really interesting.

Lin Mo sat at the table eating cakes and filling his stomach. Before long, he heard the sound of the door opening. Lin Mo glanced over and saw that the door had slightly opened, and was pushed slowly from the outside. Lin Mo thought it was someone's prank as the door was pushed open again. Then Lin Mo saw Xiaoya squeeze in with difficulty, her chubby body squeezing into a small cylinder by the door.

"Pft…" Lin Mo couldn't help laughing.

"Xiaoya, why are you here? Didn't you go out to eat meat?" Lin Mo went over and opened the door to let her in. He also saw Xiaonan standing outside. He was going to squeeze in after Xiaoya entered.

"Brother and I wanted to find Fourth Uncle. Uncle Cheng said that Fourth Uncle was here. The door was too much trouble. Brother and I can't open it." Xiaoya blushed, obviously knowing that she had just been seen by her Fourth Uncle.

"Come in, Xiaonan, too." Lin Mo laughed and closed the door when they came in.

"Have you just had dinner outside?" Lin Mo placed the two of them on a high stool and sat down, then moved two plates of cake to them.

"Yes, Fourth Uncle. Can I have this?" Xiaoya pointed to the cake and looked at Lin Mo.

"Eat."

When Xiaoya heard his answer, she grabbed a small piece and ate it.

"What happened, Xiaonan?" Lin Mo saw that he was looking at him, and he was puzzled.

"Fourth Uncle, are you not coming home again?" Lin Xiaonan asked in a low voice, clasping his fingers nervously.

"Why does Xiaonan say that?" Lin Mo asked.

"Because that's what Third Aunt did."

"Yes, Third Aunt and Third Uncle had been like Uncle Cheng before, wearing red clothes, and then Third Aunt didn't come back for a long time." Xiaoya swallowed the cake in her mouth and said.

"Weren't you young then? How do you remember that?" Lin Mo asked with a smile.

Xiaoya shriveled her mouth and said unhappily, "Fifth Uncle told me that Fourth Uncle will not come home, and he will sleep at Uncle Cheng's house."

Lin Mo touched her head and comforted her. "It's just that I won't go back to sleep at home. You can come to visit Fourth Uncle during the day."

"Uncle Cheng's house is too far away. Father and mother won't let us go out." Xiaonan shook his head.

"There is still Fifth and Sixth Uncle. When you want to come, just let them bring you here."

"Really? It's ok!?" Lin Xiaoya's eyes brightened and she was suddenly enlightened.

After thinking about what they had just been worried about, Lin Xiaonan and Lin Xiaoya could finally eat their cakes with ease. When they were full, they walked around the room again, searching for something new.

"Fourth Uncle, Uncle Cheng's house is so beautiful." Lin Xiaoya lay on one side and stared at the things on the table.

"It's also Fourth Uncle's house." Lin Mo laughed.

"Fourth Uncle's? Awesome! I will live in such a beautiful house too when I grow up."

After eating and playing for a long time, Xiaoya and Xiaonan were tired and fell asleep on the table. Lin Mo took them to bed to rest, and when it got dark, the sounds outside the room became quieter. Before long, Mama Lin and sister-in-law Lin came in and picked the two up. After talking with Lin Mo, they left.

Lin Mo packed up the things on the table and sat back next to the bed. Listening to some small conversations outside, the tension of the marriage gradually appeared in Lin Mo's mind. After tonight, he and Cheng Yan would be husband and wife. At the thought of this, Lin Mo suddenly thought of some perverted scenes in his head, and his face turned red.

At this time, the door was suddenly opened. Lin Mo looked up, and Cheng Yan, in his marriage gown, came in with a basin of water, and then put it on the washing rack.

"Come and wash your face." Cheng Yan looked at him.

"Mn." Lin Mo nodded in response, breathing deeply, and then got up and walked over.

Chapter 30: Like a Piece of Wood

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Sulo

Lin Mo went over, bent and scooped out water to clean the rouge off his face. He had asked the makeup lady not to apply such a thick layer before, but he still had to use two pots of warm water to wash it off completely.

Cheng Yan took the water basin and poured it out. When he came back in, he brought in some food. Lin Mo glanced at him and then went back to fighting his hair in front of the dresser. The hair style made by the matchmaker was too complicated, and some miscellaneous things were inserted in it. Lin Mo accidentally tangled his hair and jewelry together, which couldn't be undone easily now.

After Cheng Yan put the things on the table, he walked behind Lin Mo and carefully separated his hair from the ornaments on his head.

"How did this happen?" Cheng Yan asked as he patiently separated the tangled hair. Ger's should be familiar with all these things and they shouldn't make their hair so messy like Lin Mo.

"I can't see what's behind me, and I wanted to take it off in a hurry…"

Cheng Yan didn't get this. He was not very skilled and so it took him a long time to solve it completely. He finally took a comb and slowly untangled everything until his hair was smooth, then tied it with a red hair band.

Cheng Yan took his hand and went to the table,"Go eat dinner."

Cheng Yan knew Xiaonan and Xiaoya had been here. He also guessed that most of the cakes on the table were in their stomachs. Lin Mo certainly didn't eat much.

Lin Mo was led to the table as he walked a step behind Cheng Yan, then looked down at their hands that were linked together. Lin Mo listened to Cheng Yan's words, but thought in his heart, that it was really different before and after marriage? This was the first time that Cheng Yan had taken the initiative to hold his hand.

Cheng Yan's hand was big and broad, but it looked slender and symmetrical as a whole. Lin Mo could feel the palm cocooning his hand, which made his palm a little bit sweaty.

"You didn't eat either? Just had a drink?" Lin Mo saw that the food on the table was enough for the two of them, as well as two bowls and two pairs of chopsticks. Cheng Yan had a light smell of alcohol on him. Lin Mo thought about it and knew that he might have been drinking on an empty stomach.

"Mn, for dinner, mother made it for us alone."

The dishes during the wedding feast were too greasy for Lin Mo to eat. Before Lin Mo went to drink the wedding wine, he also chose light food. Since Cheng Yan was paying attention to Lin Mo all the time, he naturally paid attention to this.

Cheng Yan sat next to him, placing food in his bowl while eating but his speed of eating slowed down a bit. When Lin Mo was almost full, he ate slower.

Finally, he could bring food to him at a normal speed. A smile flashed in Cheng Yan's eyes.

After eating, Cheng Yan cleaned up and took everything out. Lin Mo glanced nervously around the room. Then became determined to take off his clothes, his shoes and climb into bed.

It took Lin Mo a while to remember that he hadn't had a bath. But thinking about how he had washed once in the morning, he stayed in the room and since he didn't sweat much, he left the thought behind.

When Cheng Yan went out with the dishes and chopsticks, there was no one in the yard. The table used today was returned with the help of Father Lin. Cheng Yan washed the dishes and locked the yard door.

After a quick bath, Cheng Yan took a deep breath and pushed the door open to enter.

Cheng Yan walked in and saw Lin Mo sitting in the middle of the bed. Cheng Yan was tall, one and a half heads taller than Lin Mo, so the customized bed was much larger than the bed Lin Mo normally used.

Sitting in the middle of the bed, Lin Mo's thin body became smaller and smaller. Cheng Yan thought that he could hold Lin Mo in his arms without any gaps.

Seeing Cheng Yan walk over step by step, Lin Mo's originally relaxed heart sped up again. His heart beat uncontrollably fast. The sound of Cheng Yan's heavy footsteps seemed to step on his heart. Lin Mo only felt his heart tighten. Lin Mo knew that his face must be red now so he looked away from Cheng Yan.

He couldn't look directly at Cheng Yan so Lin Mo didn't notice that Cheng Yan's ears were also blood red the moment he walked in. Seeing that Lin Mo didn't look at him again, Cheng Yan raised his hand to cover his ears to cool them.

When Cheng Yan sat next to him, Lin Mo clearly felt the burning heat radiating off of Cheng Yan.

Cheng Yan slowly held him in his arms and whispered in his ear, "Nervous?"

"Mn… A little bit." Lin Mo was hugged by him, and his body suddenly trembled. The heat on his face slowly spread to his neck. His white skin turned pink and looked extremely attractive.

Lin Mo sat nervously beside him and let him hold him. After waiting for a long time, he did not feel Cheng Yan make the next move. Looking up, he saw that Cheng Yan's ears were red and his eyes were tense. Lin Mo suddenly looked up further and their eyes met.

"That's how you hold me?" Nothing else? Lin Mo looked at him with wide eyes.

"Aren't you nervous? I was waiting for you… ah!" Cheng Yan was shocked by the sudden move of his wife.

Lin Mo looked up and bit his lips. Within the next second, he collapsed on the bed, lay on his back and pinched his face.

"Like a piece of wood!" Lin Mo yelled, frustrated and took an angry bite of Cheng Yan's mouth, then turned over and lay beside him with his back to him. He just adjusted himself for a long time.

Before long, Lin Mo felt Cheng Yan's hot chest on his back.

Cheng Yan leaned close to his back and Lin Mo only felt a burning breath against his neck. He gasped heavily. His breath against Lin Mo's ear.

Cheng Yan kissed his ears and groaned in a hoarse voice, "Momo… Turn around, will you?"

Cheng Yan's deep voice entered his ears and Lin Mo's eyelashes trembled. He turned over to face him like he was bewitched.

The sound in the room slowly became low and silent after a long time. Cheng Yan stroked the back of the body beside regularly, pulled the quilt up a little, and covered the ambiguous traces he left on Lin Mo's back.

Lin Mo lay on Cheng Yan, his face close to his chest, listening to his steady heartbeat, and his consciousness gradually blurred.

He had just fallen asleep, and in the next second, his body trembled. It seemed the tremble was from surprise, as his fuzzy consciousness cleared. Before, Lin Mo would struggle to shut his eyes, but he calmed down under Cheng Yan's comfort, and finally fell asleep.

The next morning, Cheng Yan woke up early as usual. When he realized that there was a man in his arms, he looked down and remembered that he had been married yesterday. He was holding his husband in his arms.

Cheng Yan glanced out the window. It was already light. Cheng Yan gently moved away, thinking of getting out of bed to prepare breakfast for Lin Mo. However, when he moved, Lin Mo, who had his hands around his waist, seemed to feel his movement. His brow slightly wrinkled and he held Cheng Yan tighter, temporarily making the man unable to move.

Cheng Yan had no choice but to lie back and sleep in Lin Mo's arms. Just like this, Lin Mo didn't change positions much while he was sleeping with Cheng Yan in his arms until noon.

Just as Cheng Yan wondered if he was ill, Lin Mo finally woke up. Lin Mo only felt that he slept soundly, as if he hadn't had a dream all night. Now he woke up feeling that he didn't know what day it was.

Lin Mo opened his eyes in a daze and unconsciously hugged the person beside him who made him feel at ease.

Cheng Yan gently rubbed his head, whispering, "Momo, wake up. Don't you want to get up?"

"Mn… getting up…" Lin Mo, with his eyes half open, and arms around Cheng Yan's waist, rubbed his face against his chest subconsciously.

"Do you want anything to eat? I'll do it for you."

"Porridge. I can make the rest." As soon as Lin Mo moved his body, he felt that his whole body had been crushed by a car, which made him weak, especially the place behind him.

"It hurts?" Cheng Yan saw that Lin Mo's eyebrows were tight and his body was stiff, not daring to make any big moves. He also knew that he had been a little bit out of control last night.

"…It hurts."

"Lie down first. I'll get you some hot water for a bath."

After getting out of bed, Cheng Yan covered him with a quilt, dressed and left. Lin Mo waited in bed for a long time, and Cheng Yan carried two buckets of water into the room. Their master bedroom was the same as that of the average rich man. There was a big bathtub behind a screen.

When the water temperature was almost perfect, Cheng Yan went to the bedside and picked up Lin Mo, then walked to the tub carefully. Cheng Yan said, "I'll go make breakfast for you and come back soon."

"Mn." Lin Mo nodded.

After Cheng Yan left and Lin Mo made sure he wasn't coming back soon, Lin Mo took out half a cup of spring water from his spiritual space and drank it, then put the cup back into his space.

After drinking the spiritual water, his body's pain was relieved. Lin Mo put his hands on the edge of the tub and closed his eyes to enjoy the comfort of being immersed in the hot water.

Lin Mo could now confirm that as long as he stayed with Cheng Yan, the influence of his previous life would disappear. At night, he could sleep througtout without worrying about being awakened by nightmares.

When the water temperature dropped, Lin Mo stood up and left the tub to dry himself and put on his clothes. He looked down and saw some blue and purple kiss marks on his body. His whole body was full of kiss marks, which made his cheeks hot.

After getting dressed and covering the marks on his neck, Lin Mo left the room. He happened to meet Cheng Yan who was carrying the porridge.

"Washed? Go back to the room." Cheng Yan walked into the room with a bowl in one hand and Lin Mo's hand in the other.

Lin Mo didn't speak, and obediently let him lead him in. This kind of unprincipled feeling was very good. He was the only one in his eyes, the only one in his mind, and the most important one in his heart.

Lin Mo's lips were slightly raised, and the unknown emotions in his eyes flashed by. He would be loved forever.

"Let's have porridge first. I'll take the water out and pour it out."

"Mn." Lin Mo blinked and nodded.

Seeing that there was nothing wrong with his face, Cheng Yan turned to the back of the screen and scooped the water from the bath into a bucket. After finishing all the work, more than half of the day passed, but neither of them had much to do, so Cheng Yan accompanied Lin Mo in the shade of the yard.

"After a few days, I'll go to the mountain to see what kind of climbing flowers there are. I'll dig some and plant them by the wall." Cheng Yan said.

Lin Mo added, "Fruit trees can go on the side and we can dig some up and bring them back."

The author has something to say:

[Going to the end of the world to love my wife.]

Who dares to bully this Prince's wife? Stand up!

Cheng Yan, Prince and God of War of the state of Yu, has a violent and moody disposition.

Today's Cheng Yan is still angry because he dreamt that his future wife had been tortured again.

When Cheng Yan was once again stimulated by the scene in his dream and wanted to kill barbarians on the shanty pass, he came to a strange world in his dream.

Very good! Anyone who has bullied my wife should not want to live!

Cheng Yan went to the end of the world just to protect the youth in his dream. His goal was to protect his wife and avenge him!