My Beloved Super Fierce Wife-Chapter 132 Are You a Demon? (Additional Update)

"These shoes are so comfortable!"

I can hardly wait to wear them out and show them off.

After all, it was his daughter who bought them for him.

If he wore them out, he’d make quite the impression again.

Lin Qingmu carelessly wiped his feet and slipped on the shoes as well.

"You can really tell the difference compared to cloth shoes."

Look at that delightfully happy expression.

Seeing them all wearing their new shoes, Lin Qingshui’s pretense of restraint suddenly crumbled.

He sat down and put them on too.

Lin Tang watched her father and brothers looking so happy, feeling a touch of sorrow.

It was only a pair of liberation shoes after all...

Such easily satisfied family members, it was truly heartbreaking.

"As long as you like them, that’s what matters. I’ll get you all cotton-padded shoes for the New Year," she promised earnestly, puffing up her cheeks.

Lin Lu’s face was crinkled with a smile.

He felt a warm feeling in his heart but said:

"Silly girl, you don’t earn money easily. Save it, or spend it on yourself.

The liberation shoes are good enough. Did these few pairs of shoes use up your whole wage?

If your mother finds out, she’ll definitely tell you off."

He’d have to speak to his wife later and make sure to reimburse their daughter.

Lin Tang fell silent.

She couldn’t escape it.

Lin Qingmu saw his little sister getting disheartened, and his heart ached for her.

"Don’t worry, sis. If Mom scolds you, I’ll stand up for you," he soothed.

Lin Qingshui chuckled sarcastically, "Are you sure your words will help?"

Maybe Mom would think he was coveting Tangtang’s things and reward him with a loving sweep of her broom.

Lin Qingmu: "..."

Indeed, his words wouldn’t help much!

Lin Qingshan gently ruffled Lin Tang’s twisted braids and said reassuringly, "It’s okay, your brothers will give you the money, then Mom won’t scold you."

Lin Lu saw his sons completely ignoring him, the father.

He felt annoyed.

A knock on each of their heads followed promptly.

From Lin Qingshan to Lin Qingshui, and then to Lin Qingmu, no one was spared.

A vivid illustration of fatherly love: deep, heavy, and unbiased.

"You little rascals, where do you put me, your father, in all this?"

With him around, did they really need to fuss so much?

Lin Tang was caught off guard, and her three brothers all received a thump.

The young girl was stunned for a moment and couldn’t help but laugh.

Even a father complaining can be adorable.

Meeting the reproachful eyes of her three brothers, Lin Tang quickly suppressed the mirth in her eyes.

She gravely changed the subject.

"Dad, let’s keep looking," she said.

Lin Tang gave her brothers a reassuring glance and pulled out the other things from her bag.

As soon as the five plates and bowls appeared, the eyes of Lin Lu and the others went wide.

Wow, they’re all new.

They looked much more imposing than the chipped plates and bowls at home.

The sheen, the texture, these seemed like things only city folk could afford.

"Why did you buy dishes and bowls? The ones at home are still usable," Lin Lu commented.

As he spoke, his hand gently caressed the red patterns on the dishware.

His expression clearly showed how much he liked them.

His wife would definitely nag about it.

"...The bowls at home are all chipped!

We don’t even have a single spare at our house; it’s better to have a few extra on hand, saves the hassle.

These are all defective goods. If Mom doesn’t want them, I’ll ask the aunties in the village; someone will need them," Lin Tang explained.

But she thought that her mom probably wouldn’t want to part with them.

Lin Lu, hearing his daughter list off reasons, suddenly found himself short of words.

Lin Qingmu picked up a bowl to inspect it. It was brand new.

There was a bright red triangle mark on the bottom, stamped with the words ’defective.’

"It really is a defective product," he noted.

Lin Tang rolled her eyes beautifully, "Qingmu, didn’t you notice that your shoes are defective too?"

"I really hadn’t noticed that," Lin Qingmu replied.

Sitting on a small stool, Lin Qingshui raised his leg and meticulously inspected his shoe.

He found the same mark on the bottom.

"They say these are defective, but I can’t really see any major issues," he said.

Lin Tang nodded.

The flaws indeed weren’t worth mentioning.

Thinking of the endless counterfeits and shoddy goods in another world, she grew even more fond of the authenticity and simplicity of this era.

This era was poor and hard.

But, people held onto their bottom line.

Deception was rare, trickery hard to come by, and interactions were sincere.

Sticking to the bottom line meant a promising future.

Later generations would probably find it hard to imagine how frank and endearing the people of this time could be.

After looking at the defective goods from the supply and marketing cooperative, Lin Tang opened the last and largest package.

Everything in this package was obtained through signing in to the system or exchanging with points.

Lin Lu was more shocked to see a considerable amount of grain and meat inside than the sight of the liberation shoes.

"Tangtang, where did you get these grains from?" His face turned tense and serious as he asked, "You didn’t go to the black market, did you?"

Lin Qingshan’s three brothers’ joy faded, and they furrowed their brows at Lin Tang.

Our little sister wouldn’t be that bold, would she?

Lin Lu and his three sons hadn’t forced any confession out of her yet.

Li Xiuli carried out a bowl of noodle slices from the kitchen.

"Tangtang, the meal’s ready, hurry up and eat first, we can talk later," she said affectionately as she placed the bowl in front of Lin Tang.

The noodle slices weren’t very white, they were a bit yellow.

There was an egg nestled on top, with oil blooms floating around, embellished with potato pieces and little greens.

It looked delicious.

"Thank you, mom!"

Lin Tang was indeed hungry, and as she smelled the aroma from the bowl, her stomach quietly grumbled.

Li Xiuli, being closest to her, heard the ’gurgle’ loud and clear.

Her heart ached for her daughter.

She reminded her, "Eat up, who knows if you’ll eat after coming back."

"I missed you, mom!" Lin Tang said in a coquettish tone.

Hearing her daughter’s soft and sweet voice, Li Xiuli’s heart almost melted.

She couldn’t even utter a word of complaint.

"Alright, alright, I won’t say anymore, you hurry up and eat."

Lin Tang guessed that her parents hadn’t eaten yet, and didn’t feel right eating first, watching her family members with empty stomachs.

She took out a few big apples from her bag.

She passed one to each person.

"Here are some apples, eat these to stave off the hunger for now."

Lin Lu and the others accepted them, dumbfounded.

After making sure her daughter was settled, Li Xiuli finally had a chance to look at the things Lin Tang brought back.

As she looked, her heart thumped wildly.

"How come there’s so much stuff?"

Seeing his sister busy eating her noodles, Lin Qingmu explained to their mother.

After listening, Li Xiuli opened her mouth, about to urge Lin Tang not to be so frivolous with money.

But seeing her daughter eating, she managed to swallow the words that had reached her lips.

The next second,

She took the apples back from Lin Lu and her three sons’ hands.

"We’re about to eat, leave the apples for later," Li Xiuli said with an expressionless face.

An apple this size, how much would it cost!

If we were to split it, a slice each would be enough.

Lin Lu: "..." Is my wife the devil?

Lin Qingshan’s three brothers: "..." Is mom the devil?

The father and sons stared longingly at the apples.

Before they could recover from the shock of losing the apples, Li Xiuli noticed the shoes on their feet.

"And the shoes, take them off quickly."

"Don’t fuss about it, wear them when going to the county, but at home just wear something casual," she said.

Lin Lu, who had hopes of showing off a little while going out: "..."

"I don’t need to do this, right?" he bargained.

Li Xiuli didn’t treat him any differently and said sternly, "Why not? You too, take them off quickly."