Chapter 292: Great-Granduncle

He said something as strange as “first time being a brother-in-law” right in front of her… was that actually not bad?

The girl couldn’t quite understand the relationship between Qin Nanfeng and Lin Xinyu, but just thinking about that person’s words still made her shy.

After all, who says something like that… Stinky Yellow Hair…

“Let’s go. I’ll take you to see Grandpa first, then we’ll come out and wait.”

The boy vented his embarrassment, while Qin Nanfeng just winked at her.

Finally, Lin Xinyu couldn’t stand the atmosphere and turned his head away, coughing.

‘Thinking of this, the girl couldn’t help but scratch the palm of the young man’s hand that was holding hers. The atmosphere suddenly became ambiguous.’

“Gong Zu.”

The girl’s body stiffened involuntarily. Because just as they stepped into the courtyard, despite being prepared, she still felt nervous when she saw all the commotion.

“Oh, okay,” Lin Xinyuan replied, and followed Qin Nanfeng.

Naturally, the people inside noticed them.

As they entered, the relatives at the house of the cousin brothers all stared curiously at the unfamiliar young man and woman, whispering among themselves.

“Hey, who’s that? Never seen them before?”

“Don’t know. Maybe Xiaoyu’s classmate?”

“A perfect match…”

They spoke in dialect, occasionally glancing at Lin Xinyuan and the others.

Qin Nanfeng probably couldn’t understand, but Lin Xinyuan heard every word.

She was happy to hear them complimenting her and Qin Nanfeng as a good match, but also embarrassed.

She just hoped these people wouldn’t ask about her.

But things didn’t go as she wished. Suddenly, a middle-aged woman came up, smiling at Lin Xinyu: “Xiaoyu, bringing classmates to eat Nianli? That’s great!”

Then she looked at the two, her smile very kind.

Lin Xinyu didn’t want to bring up the matter, but since it was his second aunt asking, he had to answer.

“Second sister, these aren’t classmates. This is… Uncle Chongshan’s daughter, my cousin.”

But when he mentioned the girl’s biological father, he still felt annoyed.

The second aunt was stunned. She knew that her husband’s third uncle had three children, with Lin Chongshan being the eldest.

The family had long split up, and last year it seemed the eldest had divorced again.

Now he was living with his wife’s side. That family was notoriously disharmonious—the three siblings had been fighting for a long time.

Lin Xinyu’s second aunt naturally knew that her husband’s brother had died young, and Lin Chongshan only had one son, whom she had seen before.

But earlier, she had heard from Lin Xinyu’s mother… that now he seemed to be a girl? Could it be this young girl?

Thinking this, the woman carefully looked at the girl and found her features somewhat familiar. Such a strange thing.

While the second aunt was pondering, Lin Xinyu didn’t wait for her to ask more. He said, “Second aunt, I’ll take them to see Grandpa first!”

Hearing that Lin Xinyu had brought up the Elder Grandpa, the woman didn’t dare to ask further.

After all, she was very afraid of her husband’s father, who used to be the village Party secretary and still held great prestige both at home and in Beishui Village.

So Lin Xinyu directly led the two away.

She muttered as she walked back, continuing to chat with the other relatives about other matters.

She was very curious about the girl in her heart, but kept it hidden, not talking about her.

On the other side, once inside the house, away from the noisy courtyard, Lin Xinyu turned back, scratched his head, and looked worried: “Sister, don’t mind my second aunt. She definitely won’t spread things around. You just enjoy the Nianli later.”

Obviously he knew his second aunt was a big mouth, usually very gossipy, but she meant no harm. Even if they didn’t say it, others would find out sooner or later. But as long as his grandpa was around, his second aunt wouldn’t dare to talk nonsense.

Lin Xinyuan’s heart had been racing when her cousin revealed her identity earlier. She was extremely nervous, and now her expression was stiff.

“I know… it’s okay.”

But perhaps because of everything she had been through, she wasn’t as reactive anymore.

After all, she had only come because of Aunt Yi and the others.

As for other people… she didn’t care. If it came to that, she just wouldn’t come again.

She still had her friends and family waiting for her.

At this moment, the girl thought of those who could treat her normally, who even treated her well.

Her feelings were complicated. They accepted her… accepted her… even though her experience was so terrible, there were still people willing to do so.

And all of this was because of someone…

Thinking this, Lin Xinyuan’s eyes brightened. She deliberately glanced sideways at the Stinky Yellow Hair beside her.

Qin Nanfeng, unperturbed, just rubbed her little head to comfort her. He didn’t say anything, but his eyes seemed to say, ‘Don’t be afraid, I’ve got your back.’

‘Feng… I like you the most…’

Lin Xinyuan felt even warmer inside, as if she were drowning in the young man’s gentle sea, completely unable to extricate herself.

Her eyes grew dazed, filled with uncontrollable love.

But in Lin Xinyu’s eyes, this was even more irritating. He suddenly felt the urge to find himself a girlfriend.

Ah! His Imagawa Rika… How did it come to this so quickly? How could this be?

He was wailing inside, but in reality, he could only let out a soft sigh and continue leading Lin Xinyuan and the others upstairs.

“Grandpa!”

The old man was drinking tea in the living room on the second floor with his two sons. Hearing the voice, they all looked over.

When they saw the unfamiliar young man and woman behind Lin Xinyu, they were slightly startled.

“Who is this?”

Lin Chongming, looking at the stranger behind his son, adjusted his glasses.

After examining the girl’s features, a sense of familiarity washed over him, and he immediately guessed her identity.

Without waiting for Lin Xinyu to explain, Lin Chongming explained to his younger brother and father.

Soon, the Elder Grandpa and Lin Chongyao fully understood. Obviously, they had already heard about it, so they weren’t too surprised.

The Elder Grandpa was imposing when he didn’t smile, and he treated most people that way. But he was very gentle with the younger generation.

Now, the old man quickly broke into a smile and beckoned to Lin Xinyuan and the others.

However, probably due to old habits, he still called her by her former name: “Xiao Yuan, come here, let Grandpa take a look!”

At the call from the Elder Grandpa, the girl instantly became nervous. But she wasn’t that tense.

After all, when she was little, the Elder Grandpa had been good to her, and it seemed he could accept her change… If not for that, she wouldn’t have dared to come.

Of course, appearing before her elders as a girl was still shameful and hard to speak about.

Lin Xinyuan tightly held Qin Nanfeng’s hand and stepped in front of the three elders.

Her voice faltered: “Elder Grandpa… Uncle Ming… Uncle Yao…”

Thinking about it, it was really ironic. All her life, compared to her own blood relatives, the Elder Grandpa’s family had treated her better.

Qin Nanfeng also politely greeted the three elders: “Elder Grandpa, two uncles, hello. My name is Qin Nanfeng. I’m Xiaoyuan’s boyfriend. Just call me Xiaofeng.”

“Hello, Xiaofeng.”

The Elder Grandpa’s Mandarin was quite good. He nodded and then carefully sized up Qin Nanfeng, his eyes full of satisfaction. His tone was gentle.

Uncle Ming smiled: “The young man is very handsome. A perfect match for Xiaoyuan!”

Uncle Yao nodded in agreement: “Indeed!”

After the simple greetings, the Elder Grandpa stared at the visibly timid girl again, a trace of emotion in his eyes: “It’s good that Xiao Yuan is like this. Now no one can say that our Lin family has too many men and not enough women!”

“Haha, Dad’s right. Our younger generation finally has a girl.”

“Haha…”

The three elders couldn’t help but laugh.

The girl turned crimson, hiding shyly beside Qin Nanfeng, her cheeks flushed.