The Shen family and Lin Youxiang's family are just a few doors away, both in the west of the village.

When passing by the door of Lin Youxiang's house, she subconsciously glanced into the yard and bumped into Lin Xu who was about to go out.

It was probably because he was beaten too hard yesterday. When he suddenly saw her, Lin Xu felt a little frightened and subconsciously turned around to go back.

But in the end, he held it back and even spat in Lin Xi's direction.

Lin Xi couldn't help but chuckle: "Lin Xu, you are a pig, right? You remember to eat but not to fight."

Lin Xu stamped his feet angrily, turned around and went back to the house.

Four or five houses ahead from Lin Youxiang's house is the Shen family. The courtyard gate is made of neat wooden boards, and the yard is kept very clean and orderly.

There are three houses with a green side, and on the left are two side rooms made of mud. On the right, against the wall, are piles of neatly stacked wood. Near the eaves is a half-person-high chicken coop.

The head of the family, Shen Hongshan, has four sons in total. The eldest son, Shen Bin, and the second son, Shen Chengdu, are already married. The third son, Shen Kang, has been serving in the army. In the first few years, he brought back a child. It is said that the child's mother died in childbirth.

Later, they had two more kisses, but before they could get married, the woman died in an accident.

The reputation of being too stubborn to kill his wife spread out all of a sudden, and it took Lin Xi several years to decide.

Shen Si, the fourth eldest son of the Shen family, is the same age as Lin Jiancheng. They are classmates and have always played well together.

As soon as Lin Xi opened the courtyard door, a five or six-year-old boy rushed out from the upper room. He was wearing a striped vest and shorts, with a round face, big eyes, and a tiger-like head that looked very strange.

Before Lin Xi could speak, the little boy stopped, puffed his cheeks and stared at her, saying, "You bad woman, why did you come to my house?"

Seeing how hostile he was, Lin Xi immediately guessed that he must be Shen Kang's son, and was not angry. He squatted down, put his hands on his knees, and asked with what he thought was the sweetest and gentlest smile: "Are you Shen Xiaofei?" ?”

Shen Xiaofei didn't want to listen to her, so he raised his hand and threw the grasshopper in his hand at her face.

"My aunt told me that you vixen came here to steal my father. You want to be my stepmother. You are a bad woman!"

Hey, this kid isn't done yet!

Lin Xi looked around the yard and found that there was no one else. Then he stood up and said deliberately fiercely: "Your aunt is absolutely right. I tell you that I am a bad person. And I can beat people very hard. You If you don't obey, when I become your stepmother, I will hang you up and beat you every day!"

As expected, Shen Xiaofei looked frightened.

But soon he called out aggrievedly: "Dad."

"It's useless to call you dad. Your dad will have to listen to me when the time comes. If you continue to be so disrespectful, I will..."

"What about you?"

A low, lazy voice sounded from behind, and Lin Xi's back stiffened.

She turned around slowly and saw a tall figure standing at the door of the wing.

There were drops of water hanging on his neatly cropped hair, a white towel draped over his shoulders, and a white hurdle vest on top, and the muscles on his wheat-colored skin were taut.

He wears a pair of large gray pants on his lower body and a pair of pull-ups on his feet.

At first glance, he had just gotten up and was washing up.

Seeing the familiar figure in his memory again, Lin Xi had mixed feelings for a while.

Because of her repentance in her previous life, Shen Kang never married again. Later, when she was set on fire by Zhao Yiyi and almost burned to death, it was the man in front of her who saved her regardless of the danger to his life.

Without Shen Kang's careful care and encouragement, she would not have recovered so quickly.

It's a pity that one step was wrong and the other was wrong. So what if she knew his intentions? She had already changed beyond recognition, so how could she be worthy of him?

"Dad, it's her. She said she wanted to beat me."

The child's crisp voice broke her memory.

Faced with Shen Xiaofei's accusation, Lin Xi reacted quickly, and immediately answered with a smile: "This kid just praised me, and his mouth is so sweet. The more I look at it, the more I like it, so I am teasing him. "

After all, Shen Xiaofei was only a few years old, so he was not as smart as Lin Xi. He immediately shouted unhappily: "Who praised you? You are a bad woman and a vixen."

"Shen Xiaofei."

Hearing his father's warning, Shen Xiaofei pursed his lips in grievance, but still walked up to Lin Xi with his short legs and said reluctantly: "I'm sorry, I was wrong."

Lin Xi stopped as soon as she felt good, raised her hand and touched his little head, and said very gently and generously: "It's okay."

Seeing her kind smile like an old mother, Shen Xiaofei's heart went crazy. Under his father's gaze, he slipped against the wall and ran out to find his eldest and second brothers.

Wait until you find friendly forces to deal with this bad woman.

Watching the child run away, Lin Xicai turned around and asked, "Brother, when did you come back?"

Hearing this, Brother Shen raised his eyebrows unconsciously.

"I came back at midnight yesterday." He said and turned back to the house. He took the teapot and toothbrush and squatted under the eaves to start brushing his teeth.

Lin Xi felt that it was a bit awkward to stand there, so she handed over the sugar in her hand: "This is the sugar I bought in the town. My mother asked me to deliver it."

Just when she was about to put the sugar on the windowsill and leave, Shen Kang finished brushing his teeth, took the towel around his neck and wiped it casually, then stood up and walked to her side.

Shen Kang is very tall, with broad shoulders and long legs, almost a head taller than Lin Xi.

The strong sense of oppression made Lin Xi subconsciously make a swallowing movement.

"Do you have anything going on today?"

Lin Xi was stunned for a moment and said, "No."

"Wait for me." Shen Kang took the sugar and said, then went to the upper room in a few steps.

Old Mrs. Shen heard the sound and asked who was coming in the room.

"Lin Xilai will deliver sugar and milk. I'll go out and be back in the afternoon."

Old Mrs. Shen came out unhappily: "Why are you going out again after you've just come back?"

Of the three grandson-in-laws, none of them was her favorite; all were decided by the unfilial daughter-in-law.

Her son also followed the same nostril and vented his breath, so even though she knew Lin Xi was coming, she was not prepared to go out.

"Take Lin Xi around the town and ask her to help pick out a piece of fabric. I'll make you new clothes when I come back."

Old Mrs. Shen's unhappiness disappeared in an instant, and she smiled so hard that she couldn't see her teeth: "I have noticed early on that these grandchildren in the family are the most filial to you. When your mother gave birth to you..."

Mrs. Shen was about to say more, but was interrupted by Shen Kang: "Mistress, if you go late, the good ingredients will be picked away."

"Oh, that's right." Mrs. Shen quickly waved her hand and urged: "Go quickly, be careful not to get too hot in the sun."

Shen Kang came out of the upper room and went to the side room. After a while, he changed into a plain shirt and a pair of military green trousers. He looked handsome and tall.

"Isn't it a long wait?"

Lin Xi shook her head slightly and said to herself, if it's for you, it's worth waiting as long as it takes.

"Brother, where are we going?"

The soft and waxy voice was like a small brush, especially the cry of brother, which made Shen Kang feel inexplicably irritable.
Chapter completed!