Seeing his younger brother riding on Bear Cub, Xiao Nan immediately grew anxious and tugged at Song Wei’s pants.
“Mom, Mom, want…”
The little one pointed at his brother on Bear Cub’s back, so excited that he was drooling.
Song Wei simply picked him up and placed him on Bear Cub’s back as well.
“Someday, I’ll have your father make something like a saddle.”
The twins were still very small—they could easily ride not just on Bear Cub’s back but even on the wolves.
However, they were too little to sit steadily on their own.
A saddle-like auxiliary tool would be helpful.
Song Wei, with her great strength, held onto both children with one hand to prevent them from falling off Bear Cub’s back. Still, walking while gripping them this way felt somewhat awkward.
Nevertheless, the twins’ joyful laughter as they rode on Bear Cub’s back attracted many onlookers along the way, especially envious children.
Riding a bear—they wanted to do it too!
Later, when Lin Zhen returned home, Song Wei told him about the idea, and he immediately got to work tinkering around the house.
Eventually, he managed to create two simplified versions of saddles.
These makeshift saddles were primarily made of fabric, with only the handholds for the children to grip being wooden.
There were no reins. As long as the two children sat on the wolves’ backs, held onto the handrails, and didn’t move around too much, they could sit steadily.
The saddles weren’t heavy at all, so they posed no problem for Wolf One and the others.
Thus, the twins were thrilled. Every day, they rode either the wolves or Bear Cub for a stroll outside, returning beaming with pride after receiving plenty of admiration.
Their antics even started a trend. Other toddlers around one year old, whose families had large dogs, began clamoring to ride their dogs too.
Older children, of course, couldn’t do the same.
For those who couldn’t ride dogs, when another mode of transportation emerged from the Lin household, the older children’s eyes lit up.
This transportation was essentially a small cart.
It was similar to a sled, but since sleds were for sliding on snow, this cart needed wheels.
Lin Zhen scavenged some discarded tires from the junkyard, repaired them, and managed to get them functional.
After attaching the tires to the small cart, two or three wolves could pull it. The twins, sitting inside the cart, were delighted once again.
Even Lin Ping’an could fit in the cart.
After the twins took the cart out for a spin, it once again sparked a wave of wailing and pleading among the children in the brigade.
They wanted one too!!!
The parents of these children: […]
What were Lin Zhen and Song Wei up to? Causing so much commotion day after day!
The twins were growing up well—fair, chubby, and Song Wei paid close attention to their hygiene.
While other children might have snot running down to their mouths without their parents bothering to wipe it, Song Wei taught the twins from a young age to ask family members to wipe their noses clean and not leave it there.
Their clothes were changed daily.
Bathing wasn’t as frequent, as young children have weaker constitutions, and bathing too often could make them prone to catching colds. Still, they were bathed every four or five days.
Their faces were washed every day.
Raised with such care, the twins stood out noticeably compared to other children their age when they went out.
Even others who saw them couldn’t help but adore them, even if they weren’t their own.
Of course, the twins were also mischievous and loved playing in the mud, often getting themselves completely dirty.
Each time Song Wei glanced at them, if they were already dirty, she’d let them continue until they had their fill of fun before taking them back to change clothes.
“Hey, have any of you seen Old Lady Lin or Lin Youfu lately?”
Hearing these two names suddenly made Song Wei feel a bit dazed.
It really has been a long time since we last heard any news about them.
Old Lady Lin is paralyzed and still confined to her bed.
Lin Youfu’s legs are broken, and it’s said that his temper has grown even more volatile. His life is miserable.
Although his biological father is at home, the man can barely support himself, let alone take care of his son.
Lin Dahai has always been a cold and heartless person.
“I saw Lin Youfu a few days ago—he crawled out of the house. His clothes were like those of a beggar, and his beard and hair looked like they hadn’t been groomed in ages. I almost didn’t recognize him. He’s so thin, just skin and bones.”
In the past, Lin Youfu was arrogant and stout.
But now, he’s as wretched as can be, no better than a beggar.
It’s hard to imagine how he’s managed to survive in the Lin household.
“I went to see Old Lady Lin too. She’s also emaciated, nothing but bones. Her breathing is so weak she might die at any moment. It’s pitiful to see.”
People are like that—when Old Lady Lin and Lin Youfu were at their most arrogant, everyone despised them.
But after witnessing their miserable state, some can’t help but feel sorry for them.
“I heard their family is causing trouble again. They’re trying to drive Lin Dahai and Lin Youfu out, saying they’re not true Lins yet still live there freeloading, that they don’t deserve it.”
“Tsk tsk… Old Lady Lin is finally facing retribution. She used to dote so much on Lin Dahai’s family, and now she’s paralyzed from a stroke, while the eldest son’s family is broken and scattered.”
Whenever that family is mentioned, people can’t help but glance at Song Wei.
After all, Lin Zhen is still blood-related to them—that connection can’t be severed.
And with Lin Zhen’s family living so well, the contrast with Old Lady Lin’s miserable situation is stark.
Facing their gazes, Song Wei simply smiled. “We really don’t know anything about that.”
Everyone knows that Lin Zhen and Old Lady Lin’s family are like fire and water—they want nothing to do with them. Still, every year, they are obliged to send some food over.
Lin Zhen and Song Wei never visit Old Lady Lin’s family during the holidays. They always have someone else deliver the food, never going themselves.
You could say that family is reaping what they sowed.
They must be filled with regret now, but what’s the use? Song Wei and Lin Zhen won’t even let them step foot inside their home, which is guarded by seven wolfdogs, a bear, and an eagle.
Song Wei listened expressionlessly to more gossip about Old Lady Lin’s family.
Old Man Lin and Lin Laosi (Fourth Lin) are growing increasingly impatient with Lin Dahai and Lin Youfu. Life is already hard enough as it is.
Lin Dahai earns fewer work points than most women, and Lin Youfu is just a freeloader.
Both of them rely on the family to subsidize their food.
Lin Laosi’s family has long been dissatisfied.
Old Man Lin, seeing them eat into his own food, has also had enough.
He’s been yelling about driving the bastards out—they can’t stay with the Lins any longer.
Lin Dahai refuses to accept this. No matter what others say, without solid proof, he insists he’s a member of the Lin family.
He’s shed all shame now, stubbornly clinging to the Lin household and continuing to mooch off Old Man Lin’s food.
Old Man Lin sought help from clansmen and the brigade leader, trying to force Lin Dahai out, but Lin Dahai is no pushover.
He outright said that if they dare to drive him away, he’ll kill himself and Lin Youfu right at the Lin family’s doorstep, and then the entire brigade will suffer the consequences.
Hearing this, no one else dared to get involved.
So Lin Dahai continues to loiter at the Lin household, turning every day into a chaotic mess.
It goes without saying that in such a turbulent home, Old Lady Lin’s life is far from comfortable.
There are no filial children by a long-sickbed. Lin Laoer might be more dutiful, but his family has split off, so his care for Old Lady Lin is limited.
Besides, they’re no fools—why would they selflessly take care of Old Lady Lin indefinitely?
Lin Laoer (Second Lin) is willing to take responsibility, but he shares the duty of caring for Old Lady Lin with Lin Laosi’s family, taking turns month by month.
When Old Lady Lin is with Lin Laoer’s family, she’s treated decently. But when she’s with Lin Laosi’s family, her living conditions are imaginable.
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