“Oh my, Sister Liu, is this thing really that useful?”
“I just saw it with my own eyes, how could it be fake!”
“Sister Liu, why don’t you bother to show us again?”
“Yes! Yes! We came late and didn’t see it!”
“Little Liu, I noticed this courtyard had residents a couple of days ago. I brought some pancakes I made myself today. We’ll all be in the same family compound from now on, just call if you need anything!”
“Oh my! Aunt Wang is so thoughtful! I came in a hurry and didn’t bring anything. After we’re done here, I’ll go home and get some of our homemade pickled vegetables!”
“I’ll bring some too!”
“Me too!”
In the Lin family’s small courtyard in the family compound, a group of women chattered incessantly around Liu Meiyun.
Liu Meiyun stood in the middle of the women, smiling like a blooming flower, her face full of joy.
Luo Gang, Feng Dachun, and Black General were squeezed into a corner of the courtyard, watching the crowd without daring to make a sound, silently lowering their presence.
Honestly, the women in the family compound were too formidable!
The matter all started after lunch.
After the three members of the Qin family left, Lin Banxia excitedly took a new gadget from her workshop and placed it on the stone table in the courtyard.
Liu Meiyun, Luo Gang, and Feng Dachun saw it and silently followed them into the courtyard.
Feng Dachun also casually picked up Black General, who had had his fill, and brought him into the courtyard to bask in the sun.
“Banxia, what are you tinkering with this time?” Liu Meiyun looked at the stick-like object on the stone table and couldn’t help but ask curiously.
Lin Banxia chuckled: “Mom, this thing is called a curling iron!”
Liu Meiyun and the other two were full of question marks.
“What’s a curling iron?” Luo Gang scratched his head. He thought it was something used to hit people, like a shortened version of the Ruyi Jingu Bang.
Feng Dachun also looked confused.
Lin Banxia pushed Liu Meiyun onto the stone bench.
“Mom, you sit here, and watch me operate!”
Liu Meiyun felt a little uneasy and looked back at Lin Banxia uncertainly: “Banxia, what are you going to do?”
“Mom, haven’t you always envied Aunt Song’s big wavy hair? And you’re afraid of spending money, so today I’ll give you one!”
Lin Banxia patted Liu Meiyun’s shoulder and said confidently.
Before, in Rongcheng, she lived next door to an Aunt Song, who was about the same age as Liu Meiyun and was the wife of the head of the finance department at the machinery factory.
Aunt Song was very knowledgeable about skincare and makeup. She usually had big wavy hair and wore stylish clothes.
Lin Banxia had seen her mother look at Aunt Song’s big wavy hair with envy more than once.
So, yesterday when Lin Banxia went to the junkyard to hunt for treasures, besides collecting materials for making medical tools, she specifically collected materials for a curling iron.
Liu Meiyun’s heart warmed when she heard Lin Banxia’s words.
Although she didn’t know how Lin Banxia was going to create big wavy hair with a stick, since it was her daughter’s kind intention, she had to accept it happily!
“Okay! Banxia, you can do whatever you want! Mom trusts you!”
“Heh heh, Mom, don’t worry, it’s on me!” Lin Banxia held the curling iron, stared at Liu Meiyun’s hair, and smiled brightly.
Luo Gang and Feng Dachun shivered when they saw Lin Banxia’s glowing eyes and silently took a step back.
Little Madam/Miss Lin’s eyes look a little scary…
This scene was just witnessed by Huang Chunhua, who was passing by the Lin family’s house.
Huang Chunhua lived next door to the Lin family. Her son was an employee in the testing department of the research institute.
A few years ago, when her big chubby grandson was born, she came to the family compound to take care of him and also to enjoy life with her son.
Over the years, she had gotten along well with the other wives in the family compound, although not with a certain person.
About a month ago, she heard from her son that the house next door had been allocated to a very young genius researcher at the institute. At the time, she had joked with her daughter-in-law: “Living next to a genius researcher from now on, our Da Bao can also absorb some of their intelligence!”
However, a month had passed, and Huang Chunhua had never seen the person next door, nor had she heard a sound.
When she finally heard voices in the courtyard a couple of days ago, Huang Chunhua became excited.
She thought that after they had settled in, she would visit them and get to know the family of the genius researcher.
If her Da Bao could get some pointers from the genius researcher in the future, maybe he would suddenly become enlightened.
With this thought in mind, Huang Chunhua wandered around the Lin family’s courtyard in her free time these past few days. Today, she happened to see Lin Banxia holding a curling iron towards Liu Meiyun through the iron fence of the courtyard.
From Huang Chunhua’s perspective, she saw Lin Banxia holding a stick with a wicked smile and preparing to strike Liu Meiyun’s head a few times.
The Luo Gang and Feng Dachun beside her were clearly in cahoots with Lin Banxia. Not only did they not stop Lin Banxia’s evil deed, but they even moved a few steps to block the view from the doorway.
Huang Chunhua thought the Lin family was being robbed. Her mind went blank, and she instinctively slammed the iron fence of the door with force, shouting, “What are you doing! This is the research institute’s family compound. You have to look at the place if you want to rob something! The police station is right at the entrance. If you dare to rob something, I’ll call the police immediately! And have the police arrest all of you!”
Lin Banxia and the other three heard Huang Chunhua’s shouts and looked towards the door in unison.
What robbery?
What calling the police?
What needed the police to arrest them?
What was going on?
The four of them tilted their heads in unison, their faces full of confusion.
Huang Chunhua saw Lin Banxia put down the stick and stop attacking Liu Meiyun, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, she arrived in time, otherwise the family of the genius researcher would have suffered!
Eh, wait!
She saved the family of the genius researcher, so maybe she could hint at a reward? For example, ask the genius researcher to give her Da Bao some lessons?
Huang Chunhua was calculating in her mind, but her actions did not stop. She kept banging on the iron fence with a “bang bang bang” sound.
Liu Meiyun saw the iron fence shaking precariously and, afraid it would be damaged, quickly got up and walked to the door, saying, “Oh, sister-in-law, stop banging, be careful not to hurt your hand!”
Huang Chunhua saw that Liu Meiyun had reached the door and immediately pointed at Lin Banxia and the other two, saying urgently, “Sister, hurry and open the door, and go to the police station at the entrance with me to report these three people and have them all arrested!”
Lin Banxia’s mouth twitched.
Good heavens, she finally understood. This aunt thought the three of them were bad guys!
Luo Gang rubbed his face. Did he look like a bad guy? But his grandfather always said he had a wooden head and looked like an idiot…
Luo Chenghai: …This grandson of mine is completely beyond saving…
Feng Dachun silently retreated behind Luo Gang, hiding himself.
Although he had a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks and looked like a bad guy, he hadn’t done anything bad since he was a child!
He dared to bet his uncle’s career on it!
Guo Huaiyuan: …You really are my nephew!