The Transmigrated Farm Girl Has a Cheat Code

Chapter 34 The Magistrate's Brother-in-Law

It was early morning; today was Lin Yu's first day of school.

Lin Yu sat up in bed early, unable to sleep. He packed the things Lin Yan had prepared for him to go to school—books, pens, ink, paper, and inkstones—and sat down at the table, looking forward to it.

Lin Yan also got up very early today. Since Zhangjiawan is still quite far away and she wouldn't be able to get back in time for lunch, she planned to prepare Lin Yu's lunch in advance.

She saw Lin Yu sitting at the table and smiled, "Yu! You're up early!"

"Sister!" Lin Yu responded, snapping out of his reverie. Then, looking out the window, he said, "Sister, you know what? When I think back to the past, it feels like I'm in a dream. It's only been a little over a month, but so much has changed!"

"Dream on!" Lin Yan glanced at him, then grabbed his ear from behind. "Do you still think it's a dream now?"

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Sis! Sis, what are you doing?!" Lin Yu quickly dodged.

Lin Yan let go of his hand. "Hmph, brat, what's with all this sentimentality at such a young age!"

"Hmph!" Lin Yu covered his ears and pouted.

"What do you want to eat for lunch? I'll make it all together!"

"I'll just grab a pancake; it's too much trouble to make it myself!" Lin Yu couldn't come back for lunch, so he had to bring his own.

"That won't do! My brother has to eat the best food so that you'll be the envy of everyone at school!"

"How about plum sauce ribs? You like this!"

"it is good."

"Okay, this is it. Then steam some buns! Come help if you can't sleep!"

Lin Yan asked Lin Yu to pick some scallions from the vegetable garden to make pork and scallion buns.

When Mr. and Mrs. Lin woke up, they could already smell the delicious aroma. Mr. Lin sniffed and said, "Yan'er has made something delicious again!"

"You're getting greedy!" Lin's mother teased him.

After the Lin family finished breakfast, Lin Yan took out a plate of spare ribs and a few steamed buns for Lin Yu, and then went to the vegetable garden to pick a watermelon, cut it into pieces, and put it away. She told Lin Yu that if he couldn't finish it, he should share it with others.

Lin Yu carried the schoolbag his mother had sewn for him, along with a food box, and was driven to the hospital by his father on a mule. Lin Yan and his mother continued making dried fruit.

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Fujulou Restaurant in the county town.

A group of girls were standing or sitting in the private room, either at the table or by the window; it was clearly a girls' gathering.

The focus of the gathering was right around the central table.

"Siyao, this new almond shortbread from Fujulou is delicious, you should try it!" A little girl in a blue dress pushed a plate towards the girl opposite her.

Li Siyao picked one up, tasted it, and exclaimed, "Mmm! It's really good!"

"She just loves to eat! She knows all the latest and greatest food!" another girl joked.

"Hmph, so you've gotten a good deal by knowing me!" the girl in blue said, feigning pride.

"Yes, yes, with Miss Su here, we're sure to have a great meal!" came a compliment from the side.

Wang Susu glanced back at who it was, said nothing, and then rolled her eyes at Li Siyao and the others.

Li Siyao lowered her eyes and rubbed her nose with a handkerchief.

If Lin Yan were here, she would definitely recognize that the person speaking was Lin He Rui, with Lin Xiao Xiao standing next to her, looking obsequious.

Normally, Li Siyao and her friends wouldn't invite these people to their gatherings. However, Li Siyao had a specific purpose this time: to invite as many people as possible, including Lin Herui and the others. Otherwise, it would just be a gathering of wealthy young ladies from the county town.

Lin Herui quickly came over to flatter them. Wang Susu had seen her before and disliked her very much, so she ignored her at the moment.

Seeing that everyone was silent and quiet, Lin Herui couldn't help but smile awkwardly.

Li Siyao hadn't forgotten her purpose for today, and she defused the situation by starting a conversation, "Speaking of which, I recently discovered something delicious!"

Wang Susu exclaimed in surprise, "What! You also have delicious food recommendations!"

Li Siyao smiled and took out a bag of dried apricots. "This is it, have a taste!"

The crowd gathered around to eat the dried apricots.

Wang Susu took one and said, "Isn't this candied fruit? It's just that it's not sold in the county town, only in the prefectural city. What's so special about it!"

"But this was bought in the county town!"

"What?! A shop opened in the county town? How come I didn't know?"

"It's not a shop, it's just a small stall!"

"It's quite delicious! It's sweet and sour. I'll have someone buy some next time." Wang Susu's eyes lit up.

"That's right! We won't have to go all the way to the city to buy candied fruit anymore!" Li Siyao smiled, thinking to herself: I've been recommending it so enthusiastically, I should try to trick my uncle next time.

Lin Herui also took one to try. There were some apricot trees growing in the village, but they were all very sour, otherwise no one would have eaten them. This one, however, tasted a little sweet.

"Hey, Siyao, where's this stall?"

"It's right where the street vendors gather on Ping'an Street! They say they come every three days."

"A street stall? Why are you selling things there?" Wang Susu was a little puzzled, since Li Siyao always browsed in the store and it was unlikely that she would eat at a street stall.

"I didn't find it; my uncle bought it for me!"

"Cough!!! You mean him!" Wang Susu realized, but then she thought: Could this guy have stolen from the stall owner?

After all, everyone in the county knows that the magistrate's brother-in-law is a troublemaker, and his father would have kicked him out of the house long ago if he weren't his only son.

“Speaking of which, he seems to have been much more obedient lately. My mother said he’s been working diligently at the shop these past few days!” Li Siyao was also a little puzzled. She didn’t know why Fu Bo had suddenly become so well-behaved these past few days.

"That's a good thing! Your grandfather can finally breathe a sigh of relief!" Wang Susu's eyes widened. She didn't quite believe that Fu Bo had reformed, but she couldn't say that, so she could only say it was good.

“Grandpa was indeed relieved, but my uncle wasn’t so lucky, because the family started arranging marriages for him.” Li Siyao found it somewhat amusing.

"Let's meet some rich young men!" Lin Herui suddenly looked up, feeling a little excited. This was the opportunity she had been waiting for. She had been clinging to these young ladies, hoping to have a chance to meet the rich young men in the county town.

Li Siyao's uncle is the county magistrate's brother-in-law. If I could marry him, who in the county would dare to give me a hard time! Lin Yan, that brat, would be so envious! Lin Herui became more and more excited as she thought about it, and she couldn't help but smile as if she were already married.

She glanced at Lin Xiaoxiao, wanting her to affirm her, but Lin Xiaoxiao was engrossed in eating and didn't even look at her. Lin Herui rolled her eyes speechlessly, feeling that no one else could be relied on and she had to rely on herself.

She found a girl in the corner and asked her about Li Siyao's uncle.

The girl glanced at her, not recognizing her, and initially didn't want to talk to her, but when Lin Herui asked her about gossip, she suddenly became interested.

"You mean Fu Bo? Everyone in this county knows him. His father owns Fujulou Restaurant and many other shops. His sister is the county magistrate's wife."

"He should have been a desirable son-in-law that everyone wanted, but he's a good-for-nothing who bullies men and women like a thug. What decent girl would dare to marry him?"

"I think Li Siyao is lying when she says she's changed for the better. She just wants to find a wife for her uncle." The girl said, cracking sunflower seeds, her face full of disbelief.

"Fu Bo? Why does that name sound familiar?" Lin Herui slowly read the name aloud, feeling like she had heard it before, but couldn't quite place it, so she gave up.

Even after everyone had left, Lin Herui was still thinking about how to get closer to Fu Bo.