Ling Yun rolled his eyes, looked at the two of them and said bitterly, "People give gifts with humble words and generous gifts. You have generous gifts, but how come these humble words change when you are here?"
"Hey, we're not afraid of you..."
The fat man chuckled, but he was only halfway through his words when his voice suddenly stopped.
But they all knew what he wanted to express.
When he thought about the issue of the eldest child and the second child, in order to prevent another accident, Ling Yun did not refuse.
Instead, he changed the topic and said, "Okay, okay, let's go, I will show you where I live."
When the two of them saw that Ling Yun did not refuse, they felt relieved and followed him into the Ling family's courtyard.
When he came in, Fatty looked at every corner of Ling's house curiously.
It wasn't until he entered Ling Yun's room that he asked doubtfully, "Ling Yun, do you live in a place like this?"
Ling Yun looked at him and nodded, "Yeah, is there any problem?"
The fat man hesitated and said, "Would this be, no... less safe?"
What the fat man originally wanted to say was whether this kind of house would be too shabby.
However, I was afraid of hurting Ling Yun's self-esteem, so I immediately thought that it would be better to use a more euphemistic way of saying it, so as not to arouse his displeasure.
As soon as Ling Yun heard this, he knew what the fat man wanted to express.
If he were a ten-year-old boy, he would be unhappy, but how could an adult care about this? After all, what he said was the truth.
So he looked at the fat man and smiled and said, "It's okay. It can protect me from the wind and rain. At least I didn't get cold or hungry, but..."
Before he finished speaking, he paused inexplicably, looking dazed, as if he was remembering some sad past event.
The fat man didn't notice his state and continued to ask, "Just what?"
Facing the fat man's questioning, Ling Yun was silent for a moment, and then replied melancholy, "No...it's nothing..."
Ling Yun suddenly discovered that except for him, no one in the Ling family had suffered from cold or starvation, and the rest of the family, more or less, had not been spared.
I still remember one year, it rained heavily at night, and the room he lived in had a leak.
It's raining heavily outside and it's raining lightly inside.
When his father Ling Daren saw this, he put on his raincoat without saying a word.
Braving the heavy rain, I climbed up to the roof at night and worked for a long time before I managed to block the dripping hole.
I still remember that at that time, it was June and July, just like now.
There was lightning and thunder outside, and the flashes of thunder frightened him so much that he turned pale.
Not only him, but the other sisters were hiding in the corner and shivering.
Looking back now, he didn't know where Ling Daren had the courage to go up to the roof alone in the storm.
Not afraid of violent winds, rain, or deafening lightning.
At that time, Ling Daren was like a giant, standing in front of them without hesitation to protect them from the wind and rain.
Zhang Jinwen noticed that Ling Yun's expression was abnormal and tugged on the fat man's sleeve to signal him not to ask further questions.
The fat man pouted and was full of questions, obviously full of curiosity about the countryside.
However, when he saw the worried Ling Yun, he did not dare to ask any more questions, for fear that he might accidentally inflict pain on Ling Yun.
Just like Ling Yun now, he feels inexplicably sad.
Just like, where does joy come from, where does sorrow come from, and where does sadness come from?
It's like, when an unexpected thing comes, I never say hello to you.
In one moment, you will be completely caught off guard.
"Brother, brother," suddenly a voice came from outside the door. Ling Yun came back to his senses and looked towards the door.
At this time, the fifth child was running in jumping, and he was stunned for a moment when he suddenly saw two people sitting next to Ling Yun.
Stopped and looked at them curiously.
This little girl just ran out to play, and she happened to not be there when the fat man and the two came, so she felt strange that there were two more people suddenly there.
Moreover, in her heart, she believed that her brother never liked playing with his peers.
In all these years, she has never seen her brother play with anyone in the village!
After a moment of silence, Wu Wa spoke again. He was obviously not afraid of seeing strangers. He raised his head and pouted, "Brother, who are they?"
Ling Yun stood up and touched her head, pointed at Zhang Jinwen and introduced her, "They are all good friends that my brother met in the academy. This one is called brother Zhang Jinwen."
Hearing Ling Yun introduce them, Zhang Jinwen seemed a little nervous, while the fat man was full of expectations and eagerly awaited.
What Fatty never expected was that after Ling Yun introduced Zhang Jinwen, he stopped silently and looked at Fatty with interest.
The fat man was stunned and looked at him and pointed at himself, as if to say, why haven't I introduced him yet?
Seeing that Ling Yun had no intention of introducing the fat man, Wu Wa pointed at the fat man and said, "Brother, where is this?"
Ling Yun pretended to hold his forehead and sighed. He paused for a long time before touching her head and said slowly, "Sister, I don't need an introduction from my brother. You'll know just by looking at his figure."
Ever since, Wu Wa looked at the fat man up and down with doubtful eyes.
His eyes kept rolling, he lowered his head uncertainly and whispered, "Brother, could this brother be called Fat Brother?"
Ling Yun scratched her nose with a smile and praised, "Well, our fifth child is awesome! We can see the essence at a glance. We are really talented!"
Wu Wa confirmed again in disbelief, "Ah? Is it really called Fat Brother?"
The fat man next to him turned blue with anger when he heard Ling Yun's introduction. His mouth sometimes bulged and sometimes deflated, presumably because he was trying his best to suppress his anger.
Ling Yun ignored the fat man at all, looked into Wu Wa's eyes, and said with absolute certainty, "Of course! Just call him Fat Brother from now on. I think he will definitely like this nickname."
Zhang Jinwen, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but laugh when he heard Ling Yun's introduction to the fat man.
If it weren't for the fear of hurting the fat man's self-esteem, Zhang Jinwen would probably burst into laughter.
The fat man saw that Ling Yun was getting darker and darker, and he was almost convinced, so he quickly interrupted, "Ling Yun, I'm not called Fatty."
He kept waving his fingers, as if signaling Ling Yun to explain to him quickly.
Unexpectedly, Ling Yun turned a blind eye. The fat man had no choice but to step forward and explain, "Sister Ling, my brother's name is Zhou Shoufu. You can call me Brother Zhou or Brother Shoufu, but you can't call me Brother Fat."
After the fat man finished speaking, he looked at Wu Wa aggrievedly, hoping that she would change her story.
Unexpectedly, Wu Wa stared at his little eyes, raised his head and whispered softly, "Why? Fat brother obviously sounds nicer."
"Pfft!" Zhang Jinwen puffed out. He couldn't help it anymore and started laughing, holding his stomach.
The fat man turned around, stared at him with sharp eyes, and said coldly, "Jinwen, why are you laughing?"
Zhang Jinwen hurriedly covered his mouth, shook his head and denied, "I didn't, I didn't laugh at you, I just thought of happy things."
"Pfft!" As soon as Zhang Jinwen said this, Ling Yun couldn't help laughing.
The fat man was furious and suppressed his anger and whispered, "Ling Yun, what are you laughing at again?"