Phi-Fic Chapter 360 Self-Reflection
Chapter 360 Self-Reflection
Lin Cheng's face froze, and he almost couldn't keep the smile on his face. He showed a smile that was uglier than crying and said, "I really know I was wrong, so please forgive me, sisters! Well, the dishes should be almost served, big sister, second sister, you guys should hurry up and take your seats! I'll go back to my room and tidy up my appearance, you guys can eat first, you don't have to wait for me."
As soon as Lin Cheng finished speaking, he nodded slightly towards Lin Chuyi and Lin Jinxiu, then quickly turned around and walked towards the door.
Seeing his hurried back, Lin Chuyi couldn't help but tease him, "Then you better hurry up. If I don't see you come back in a while, I will personally go to your room to arrest you."
When Lin Cheng heard this, he staggered and almost fell to the ground. He secretly complained in his heart that his second sister was getting more and more powerful. She could even guess his intention to go back to the room to delay time.
At this moment, he could only grit his teeth and responded with a stiff upper lip: "Okay, I'll be back soon."
Lin Cheng's feet were moving faster and faster. Lin Jinxiu and Lin Chuyi saw Lin Cheng's reaction and laughed with joy.
Lin Wuyou came back from washing his hands and just happened to pass by Lin Cheng. Seeing Lin Cheng in a hurry, Lin Wuyou was very puzzled and turned to ask Lin Chuyi: "Second sister, what happened to me?"
Lin Chuyi smiled and said, "It's okay, it's just that my hair is messed up. I'll go back to my room and comb it again. I'll be back soon. Don't worry about it. Let's eat first."
"Oh, okay." Lin Wuyou believed it and sat down obediently at the dining table.
After Lin Chuyi and Lin Jinxiu washed their hands, they took their seats one after another.
Lin Chuyi said she would treat everyone in the family to a seafood feast, and she would naturally not go back on her word, but she took into consideration that everyone might feel restrained because she was treating, so she did not arrange for everyone to dine at the same table.
There were only four of them, including the four siblings and Madam Shen, at their table. The other servants were arranged to eat at two other tables where they usually ate.
In addition to the maids and cooks who came into the mansion later, the three little girls from Piaomiao Pavilion and Mr. Huang's three generations of grandparents and grandchildren were also among them.
Mr. and Mrs. Huang were picked up from the village by someone Lin Chuyi had specially arranged for. Since many maids and servants were added to the mansion, the two of them, as the elders in the mansion, were highly respected and admired by other servants.
However, these young, strong, diligent and capable maids and servants took away the work that originally belonged to the old couple, which made the two elderly people who were accustomed to hard work and a simple and down-to-earth life feel quite uncomfortable.
They felt that they were not doing anything but getting paid so high a salary, which was really unfair to their employer. After some discussion, they took the initiative to ask Lin Jinxiu to let them return to Qingshan Village, hoping that they could look after the houses in the village and the two mountains for them.
Seeing that they were sincere in their words and firm in their attitude, Lin Jinxiu finally agreed to their request after her persuasion failed.
After returning to Qingshan Village, the old couple felt much more at ease. Not only did they patrol the orchard and pepper fields every day, they also reclaimed wasteland near their house and planted all kinds of vegetables, fruits and melons. They also raised more than a dozen chickens and ducks at home.
Every time they came to the county town, the old couple would always bring freshly picked vegetables and fruits, as well as saved eggs and duck eggs to the Lin residence.
Lin Chuyi was deeply moved when he learned about this from Lin Jinxiu. While cooking, he arranged for a servant to drive to the village to pick up the old couple.
The three of them and Madam Shen were the first group of people to arrive at the Lin family. Lin Chuyi treated them much better than other people who entered the Lin residence later.
The good news is that they did not become complacent or arrogant because of this, but instead remained diligent and down-to-earth.
Being able to receive their sincere treatment was undoubtedly a blessing for the siblings. Now that she was treating everyone in the family to a seafood feast, how could she leave them out?
After all the dishes in front of Grandpa Huang and others were served, everyone followed Lin Chuyi's instructions and tested whether they were allergic to seafood first.
Fortunately, no one present had allergies, and after a round of cheers, everyone settled down in their seats, chopsticks in hand, reaching for their favorite delicacies.
Everyone ate with relish and praised the delicious dishes. Especially the maids and cooks who had seen Lin Chuyi cooking, they believed from the bottom of their hearts that their second daughter must have gone to a famous chef to learn from him, otherwise how could she have such extraordinary cooking skills?
On Grandpa Huang's side, everyone was eating, drinking, chatting and laughing, and the scene was quite lively. After Lin Chuyi sat down, he also started to eat.
Lin Cheng went back to his room and re-combed his hair. While combing his hair, he also re-examined his problems.
He knew that he was too eager to achieve academic success and become the breadwinner of the family. Therefore, he accepted everything his teacher said without thinking, and paid too much attention to etiquette and even surpassed the importance of emotion. As a result, normal communication between him and his family became stiff and distant.
The second sister asked him to learn from the third sister, not to belittle him. In fact, the third sister did much better than him in this regard.
The two of them studied in the same academy and classroom and received the same education, but the third sister was able to ensure her studies without being bound by secular ethics, freely showing herself and expressing her opinions. She lived a carefree and unrestrained life, which was in sharp contrast to his rigid and restrained life.
Before this, he always thought that the reason why his third sister was like this was because she did not need to take the imperial examination and did not need to bear the burden of supporting the entire family, but he was completely different.
However, in fact, the eldest and second sisters never mentioned in front of him that they hoped he would be able to pass the imperial examination and become their support in the future. They never asked him to shoulder the responsibility of supporting the family. They only hoped that he could study hard and constantly improve himself.
It was he who put heavy shackles on himself, making himself closed and creating an invisible barrier between him and his family.
After figuring it all out, Lin Cheng suddenly felt relaxed all over, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders. He took a deep breath towards the mirror, and then a relaxed and happy smile appeared on his face.
When he walked briskly into the dining room, he was surprised to find that others had already started eating, chatting and laughing.
Lin Cheng paused with a smile on his face, and complained helplessly: "Big sister, second sister, I was just saying it casually, why did you really not wait for me and just started eating?"
Lin Chuyi rolled her eyes at Lin Cheng, "Since you said that, are we still going to be polite to you? We waited for you to come back and it's already been a long time. Why are you still standing there awkwardly? Come and eat. I picked up your favorite twice-cooked pork for you. It won't taste good if it gets cold."
Lin Cheng's gaze slowly shifted to the seat they had reserved for him, and then he saw that his bowl of white rice was covered with various dishes.
It not only includes his favorite twice-cooked pork, but also small yellow croaker fried to a golden and crispy texture, and shiny prawns.
He could no longer suppress the smile on his face, and then he trotted over happily, sat down, picked up his chopsticks and began to eat.
At the dinner table, Lin Chuyi did not mention the things that happened before, but continued to chat and laugh with Lin Jinxiu, occasionally picking up food for his brothers and sisters, taking good care of everyone's emotions. After the meal, everyone felt very satisfied.
In addition to the seafood eaten in the evening, Lin Chuyi also prepared five buckets of swimming crabs. Now is the time when the swimming crabs are at their most plump and tender.
They certainly couldn't finish so much seafood, so Lin Chuyi asked the servant to find a few small buckets, put the swimming crabs into the buckets, and then sent someone to deliver them to the homes of the people who had a good relationship with their family.