Chapter 199 - 198: Meddlesome
Lin Wan quickly greeted people to come in, "Sorry, I got up late."
"On snowy days like this, it’s a good time to sleep in. If it weren’t for having kids at home, I would love to stay in bed longer too. I really envy you folks who don’t have children yet. You can sleep as long as you want. And it’s not just you who got up late, Xiao Yu hasn’t gotten up either." Wang Guihua wasn’t afraid of the cold as she played outside in the snow with her daughter, Miao Miao. Seeing Lin Wan, she teased her with a laugh and then whispered in her ear, "By the way, the person who visited your house yesterday was a leader, right? Did you have an argument? I saw that the leader had a dark expression when he left."
Lin Wan forced a smile on her face, trying to show a friendly expression. She said, "It’s nothing, the weather is too cold. I’ll head back inside." With that, she followed the soldiers into the yard.
Behind her, Wang Guihua pursed her lips.
The yard wasn’t big, and two or three soldiers quickly pushed the accumulated snow away, leaving only the snow in front of Lin Wan’s inner house, which she chose to handle herself. She planned to build a snowman. After sending off the soldiers, Lin Wan ate a bun and drank some hot water to warm her stomach, then swept the yard and the windowsill.
With one broom sweep, she uncovered a large pile of snow-covered money. Lin Wan quickly picked them up, counting two thousand yuan; thankfully, none was missing. Yesterday, Mei Shuping had left the money on the windowsill and hadn’t taken it back.
Lin Wan placed the money back inside, waiting for Han Yi to return and deal with it.
For lunch, Lin Wan made soup noodles for two. By twelve-thirty, there was still no sign of Han Yi coming back. He was probably held up by something; during the Spring Festival, quite a few leaders come for inspections, making this time especially busy.
In the afternoon, knitting a newly started sweater, Lin Wan closed the door and headed to Sister-in-law Zhang’s house.
On the way, she saw many kids in the large yard using brooms as sleds, pulling each other back and forth.
They didn’t wear much, but played so much that they were sweating.
Occasionally, she also spotted several groups of women chatting indoors. Some families were busy in the kitchen, wrapping dumplings.