The remaining four people thought that today's execution was over, but unexpectedly, the old man said happily: "Next, let our top scholar say a few words."
Lin Dapeng still held a grudge against Qin Guan for making fun of him, so he encouraged him, "Go ahead, top scholar! Our whole village is waiting for you."
Gu Yiming was infected by the atmosphere and became more cheerful. He joined in the fun: "Say something, say something."
With the intention of dying together, Qin Guan pointed at Gu Yiming and said, "He is the second best in the province!"
The villagers were in an uproar.
Everyone was whispering, saying what was going on with the Lin family. The location of their ancestral tomb was too good, as they had produced two Wenquxing people in the family.
Lin Jiaqiao took control of the situation once again and advised everyone to disperse.
Everyone was reluctant to leave, wanting to share in the academic master's joy.
Lin Jiaqiao's cousin's younger brother took the opportunity to grab the microphone and insisted on singing "You Are Not Really Happy" for his cousin. Unfortunately, his singing skills were not good and every word was not in tune.
Taking advantage of her cousin's screams, Lin Jiaqiao asked her grandfather in a low voice, "What has provoked you to make such a big scene?"
The old man still refused to admit it: "It's not easy for you to get into university. I have to praise you."
Lin Jiaqiao clearly didn't believe it, with a look of "keep making it up" on his face.
The old man finally told the truth, "Your cousin was admitted to a second-tier university. She looks down on people every day. It's obvious."
"I must suppress his family."
The cousin is the daughter of Lin Jiaqiao's second uncle and the biological sister of "You Are Not Really Happy". The second uncle is the child of Mr. Lin's younger brother.
Their family likes to compete with Lin Jiaqiao's family in everything.
Mr. Lin is not a petty person. To make him so angry, Second Uncle must have done something else. But the old man is tight-lipped, and I can't ask him more.
After my cousin finished howling, the whole village breathed a sigh of relief and finally dispersed.
When Qin Guan was a child, he often came back with Lin Jiaqiao. He had a room in Grandpa Lin's house. Gu Yiming lived with him.
Lin Jiaqiao was afraid that Gu Yiming might be shy, so she said to Qin Guan, "Show Mingming your treasures."
Qin Guan looked at Gu Yiming hesitantly: "... Don't do it."
Gu Yiming misunderstood that this was a secret between the two of them and wanted to refuse, but Lin Jiaqiao said, "Don't be shy, you must like it."
Qin Guan thought about it and decided to take Gu Yiming to a small room next door.
As soon as he opened the door, Gu Yiming was shocked to find that the place was full of small animals.
However, these animals did not move, their eyes had lost their luster, and only their fur was shining.
This is a room full of taxidermy animals.
"It's so beautiful." Gu Yiming sighed, "Did you make this?"
Qin Guan scratched his head, and rarely looked shy: "I did this when I was a kid."
“… I haven’t done that in a long time.”
Qin Guan's grandfather came from a medical family and was well-versed in both Eastern and Western knowledge. Qin Guan was influenced by what he read and saw and was very interested in medicine since he was a child.
When he was about five years old, he could already make specimens using simple methods.
Qin Guan lived in his grandfather's house for a few years when he was a child. He was a little mature beyond his years and didn't like talking to people. Making specimens was his only interest.
Later, he was left at Lao Lin's home by Comrade Daqin. His personality became much more cheerful, but making specimens was always his hobby.
No one in the Lin family thought he was strange, and everyone thought he was a genius. After the big yellow dog that had accompanied him for many years died, Mr. Lin even asked Qin Guan to make it into a specimen.
At that time, he was always worried that he would get Alzheimer's disease and forget about this old friend.
Qin Guan also earned his first pot of gold in this way, but later he was cheated by Lin Jiaqiao to buy ice cream.
But others don't see it that way.
Once, when Qin Guan was making a stuffed rabbit, he was seen by other children in the village. They were very scared and laughed at Qin Guan, calling him a "man in black".
"Detective Conan" was very popular when they were young, and the children used to call all those who did bad things "men in black".
Later, this nickname spread. Although Lin Jiaqiao explained it many times, no one was willing to accept someone who was different.
The children began to avoid Qin Guan and refused to play with him.
Qin Guan didn't take it seriously at first, he was just back for a summer vacation anyway. He didn't like playing with other kids, they were too ignorant.
Qin Guan hates fools.
Except Lin Jiaqiao.
Although Lin Jiaqiao is naive, it is a likable naivety.
But later, this group of children began to exclude Lin Jiaqiao intentionally or unintentionally. Qin Guan even heard them say bad things about Lin Jiaqiao.
After that day, Qin Guan never made specimens again.
Gu Yiming was marveling at his work, but Qin Guan was secretly glancing at Lin Jiaqiao.
Lin Jiaqiao's face was filled with pride, as if she was the one being praised.
Qin Guan couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth. Fortunately, he met Lin Zhizhi, otherwise his life would be so monotonous.
It was Gu Yiming’s first time to the countryside, and he was curious about everything he saw.
Lin Jiaqiao and Qin Guan took him to visit the piglets in the backyard pigsty, and then took him to their secret base.
Haicheng is surrounded by the sea on three sides and is rich in marine resources. The small village is right by the sea, and it takes less than ten minutes to get to the beach from Grandpa Lin’s house.
Qin Guan was puzzled: "Is this road so short? I remember it used to be very long."
"Because we have grown up, our legs have also grown longer." Lin Jiaqiao urged, "Come on, it's time for us to perform our reserved program."
After that, she put her hands to her mouth and made a trumpet shape. She shouted loudly: "Lin Jiaqiao is a great beauty—"
Qin Guan also shouted: "Qin Guan is a handsome guy—"
Gu Yiming tried several times but couldn't speak: "I, I don't know what to shout."
"Just yell whatever you want." Lin Jiaqiao took his hand and put it to his mouth. "Try it now. It feels great."
Under the expectant gazes of the two, Gu Yiming said softly, "Ah." Lin Jiaqiao asked, "Is it very satisfying?"
Gu Yiming nodded: "It's quite refreshing."
So the three of them screamed and shrieked on the beach, like a group of little savages.
At this time, someone whispered, "... Grandpa wants you to go home for dinner."
The three of them turned around and saw a pretty girl.
It’s Lin Jiaqiao’s second-year cousin.
Lin Jiaqiao had a very good relationship with her cousin when she was a child. Later, she heard her cousin saying bad things about Qin Guan behind his back, and their relationship became distant.
The three of them said hello and went home one after another.
When my second uncle and his family knew that Lin Dapeng and his family had returned, they came to my grandfather's house to have a meal.
When Lin Jiaqiao and his friends came back, Ms. Qiao, Mr. Lin and Grandma Lin Jiaqiao were busy in front of the stove, and Lin Dapeng was turning over and drying the grain in the yard.
Second uncle's family sat at the dining table, picking and choosing the snacks that Lin Jiaqiao brought.
Lin Jiaqiao used to think that visitors were guests and didn't bother with them. After living again, she realized that they just couldn't get enough of taking advantage of her, and she didn't want to indulge them.
She came to the table, put away her snacks, and said bluntly, "This is mine."
The second uncle was still grinning: "Oh, how come Zhizhi is getting more stingy as he grows older?"
Lin Jiaqiao imitated his tone, "Second Uncle, you are so generous. You must buy me a lot of snacks."
The second uncle was speechless, but the cousin kept grabbing the plastic bag and said, "I want chocolate and potato chips."
Qin Guan also disliked Uncle Lin's family.
He still remembered that it was cousin Lin who instigated the other children to exclude Lin Jiaqiao.
He secretly stood beside Lin Jiaqiao to help her separate herself from her cousin.
Second Aunt saw this and said sarcastically, "Who is this? Isn't this Daqin's son? Your father's business went bankrupt, and you don't even have a home. Why are you coming to our house to join in the fun?"
Lin Jiaqiao's expression changed immediately.
Second Aunt has always been like this. She is obviously vicious-mouthed, but she claims to be outspoken.
This was not the first time she had bullied Qin Guan.
When Qin Guan was very young, Comrade Daqin had just started a business and the family lived in a very difficult situation. Second Aunt said that Qin Guan was a little beggar and a child that no one wanted, which made Qin Guan cry secretly many times.
With new and old grudges coming together, Lin Jiaqiao doesn't indulge her.
She smiled and said, "Qin Guan is our guest. But you, Second Aunt, are our family dinner today. Who invited you here?"
Second Auntie started to make a scene, pointing at Lin Jiaqiao's nose: "You have been unable to distinguish between good and bad since you were a child."
"I'm on your side. Your father only had a few wages, but they were all swindled away by his father. Be careful that you won't have money to buy a dowry in the future."
When it comes to dowry, Lin Jiaqiao is very confident, "I don't need to buy a dowry, Qin Guan will buy it for me."
Qin Guan had heard so many of his second aunt's nonsense that he didn't care about it anymore. But this time, with Gu Yiming around, he felt a little embarrassed. After hearing what Lin Jiaqiao said, he didn't even have time to feel embarrassed, and his face secretly turned red.
Second Aunt sneered and was about to speak when Lin Dapeng came in after collecting the grain and asked, "What are you talking about?"
He had a very dignified aura, and Second Aunt was always a little afraid of him, so she stopped talking.
The second uncle finally spoke up. He said, "Let's talk about Brother Daqin."
He smiled maliciously, "Brother, didn't Brother Qin say he wanted to be the richest man? How is he doing now?"
He was not targeting Qin Guan, he just wanted to feel superior.
Lin Dapeng said as he washed his hands: "The progress is normal, and success is not far away."
The second uncle obviously didn't believe it, he sneered and asked, "Brother, how much money can you make this year? You have been working for so many years, your salary should increase, right?"
My second uncle is a self-employed person. He opened his own factory and made good profits.
Lin Dapeng didn't understand his brother's mood of showing off for a moment, and asked: "It's about the same as last year. What's the matter? Do you want to borrow money?" The second uncle was so angry that he wanted to refute, but Ms. Qiao came over and asked them to have dinner.
The second uncle immediately changed the subject, "I think this family can't survive without the eldest sister-in-law."
He asked with a smile: "Sister-in-law, I heard that you passed the intermediate accounting certificate exam. Look, if it weren't for you, my brother's salary would not earn as much as he spends."
Ms. Qiao smiled and said, "You think too highly of me. Our family is able to survive only because of Lao Lin."
"When I gave birth to Zhizhi, I wanted to study accounting. You and your sister-in-law advised me not to waste my energy."
"I was ignorant at the time and thought you were right. I wanted to give up, but Lao Lin wouldn't let me. He advised me to learn more while I was young."
"You know, Lao Lin is not the kind of person who only talks. He took Zhizhi to work when I was just out of confinement, so that I could study with peace of mind."
"Whether it's work or taking care of the children, he does an exceptional job."