Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 11 The Useless Brother-in-law
After a lunch with different thoughts, Tao's mother Du Ruohui went to coax her grandson to sleep, sister-in-law Zhao Li washed dishes in the kitchen, and Tao Yumo went into the room to read again.

Tao Yushu took Lin Chaoyang for a stroll in Langrun Garden and told him about the situation at home.

The group of staff apartment buildings built by Yanda on the east bank of Langrun Garden are different from the common tube-shaped buildings of that era, and are not much different from the residential buildings of later generations. The only difference is the apartment type, but the distribution still follows the rules of that era.

Each unit in the apartment building is equipped with four rooms, a shared kitchen and public toilet, with a total area of ​​about fifty square meters.

Some associate professors, even if they are assigned a house, have their whole family squeezed into a room of more than ten square meters and have to share the kitchen and bathroom with other families. However, the Tao family lives in a unit alone. This is all thanks to Tao's father, a professor of history at Yenching University.

But even so, the Tao family's living conditions are not optimistic.

There are four rooms in the house. Tao's father and mother live in one room, the eldest brother Tao Yucheng and the eldest son Tao Xiwen live in one room, the eldest sister-in-law Zhao Li and the youngest son Tao Xiwu live in one room, and the sisters Tao Yushu and Tao Yumo live in one room.

Now that Lin Chaoyang is here, Tao Yumo definitely can't share a room with her sister anymore and can only move to her sister-in-law Zhao Li's room.

It was originally a double room, but it suddenly became a triple room, and there was also a little kid who cried all the time at night. It would be strange for Tao Yumo to be happy.

Of course, objectively speaking, this condition is already very good in this day and age. There are many people with five or six members of a family squeezed into a dormitory of more than ten square meters.

"No wonder this girl dislikes me!"

After listening to Tao Yushuo's words, Lin Chaoyang finally understood why his sister-in-law disliked him.

He then asked, "What about your mother? She has a very strong opinion of me."

"She is the daughter of a capitalist family. She has always looked down on farmers." Tao Yushu said dissatisfiedly.

"Didn't you say your father was also from the countryside?"

"My father's family was a small landlord, and their conditions were actually pretty good before liberation. Besides, that was when she was young. When she came to me, she became like my grandfather."

Lin Chaoyang understood that the dragon slayer will eventually become a dragon.

"If I were as educated as your father, I think her attitude would be much better."

Hearing him say this, Tao Yushu, who had an indignant expression, smiled a little, "You are really smart. My mother is very vain. Let alone having as much knowledge as my father, even if you have a good job, she will definitely look at you differently."

Lin Chaoyang couldn't help but teased: "It is said that girls are extroverts. Aren't you afraid that your mother will be angry when you say this?"

"She's angry if she wants to be! She's just vain. If she had half the modesty and simplicity of my father, she wouldn't have suffered so much. She's learned some lessons over the years, and she looks simpler on the outside, but there's no change on the inside."

Tao Yushu's tone was filled with anger. After she finished talking about family matters, she warned him, "You just arrived. My mother doesn't like you and will definitely give you a warning. You have to withstand the pressure. My father and I will support you."

Lin Chaoyang laughed. Now it seemed that there were six people in the Tao family, not counting the two younger ones. He had the support of Tao Yushu and Tao's father. His sister-in-law Zhao Li was also quite kind. The hostility of Tao's mother and Tao Yumo towards him was not so noticeable.

But he had forgotten one person, "What about your elder brother?"

"My elder brother?" Tao Yushu's expression was subtle, and he asked, "Scholar, do you know me?"

"I know."

"It's useless!"

Well, didn’t I think before that this girl was so cruel to her own family members?

Langrun Garden is separated from Yuanmingyuan by only one wall, bordered by Chengfu Road in the east, Minghe Garden in the west, and across Jingchun Garden and Weiming Lake in the south. The main body is a square island surrounded by streams and lakes, with more than 300 houses, corridors and pavilions of various sizes, and a grand scale.

In midsummer, pavilions and towers are hidden in the lush vegetation and landscape, surrounded by Langrun Lake, with lotus leaves like a cover in the lake, fish playing in the lake, and ripples on the lake surface.

The two chatted and walked around, and before they knew it, they had been walking around for half the afternoon. Tao Yushu glanced at the sun and said, "Ah! It seems to be getting late. Let's go home and clean up the room first."

Tao Yushu and Lin Chaoyang were talking on their way home when they heard a voice calling from behind.

"Jade Book! Jade Book!"

The two turned around and saw a well-mannered middle-aged man running towards them excitedly, waving with a smile on his face, looking like a handsome young man.

The two stopped and waited, only to see the middle-aged man with a contradictory temperament stumble, then finally steady himself and walk closer to them.

Lin Chaoyang and Tao Yushu looked at each other.

Lin Chaoyang: This is my brother-in-law, right?

Tao Yushu: Guaranteed genuine.

"Is this Chaoyang?"

Before Tao Yushu introduced him, the eldest brother Tao Yucheng took the initiative to greet Lin Chaoyang. After being in the Tao family for a few hours, the eldest brother-in-law's attitude was the most enthusiastic. Lin Chaoyang had a very good impression of his eldest brother-in-law.

After chatting for a while, Tao Yushu asked, "Why did you come back so early?"

"Didn't you call at the station and say you'd be back today? I have nothing to do in the department, so I'm leaving get off work."

The brother-in-law, who was very familiar with leaving work early and seemed a bit frivolous, seemed a bit out of place in the serious and earnest seventies, but in Lin Chaoyang's eyes he was very kind, and reminded him of the old seniors who were taking advantage of the company before he traveled through time.

In his previous life, he worked hard for ten years before he suddenly realized the truth and thought of just lying down and living a life of idleness. But now that he saw his brother-in-law, he felt a sense of mutual understanding just by looking at his aura.

"Look, I also bought a fish!" Tao Yucheng showed off the fish in his hand.

Tao Yushu didn't appreciate it, but asked, "Do you still have money?"

Tao Yucheng immediately showed an embarrassed expression, "Fish, how much is a fish worth?"

Lin Chaoyang could see that his wife was a little tough guy at home, and she was not soft-hearted when it came to her mother and elder brother. He estimated that if his sister Tao Yumo dared to make a scene in front of her, she would not get away with it.

"Is Dad home?"

Tao Yucheng felt embarrassed by his sister's nagging and couldn't help but change the subject.

"I don't know. We just went out for a walk. I guess we should be getting off work soon."

The three of them chatted as they walked back to the door of unit No. 12.

When I entered the house, I saw that there was one more person in the house.

Mr. Tao is over 50 years old. Because of the hardships he has gone through in the past, he looks much older than his actual age, and looks like he is in his 60s. He has a broad forehead and a straight nose, which makes him look both dignified and friendly.

Tao Yushu was still holding Lin Chaoyang's arm when he entered the room. When he saw Lin Chaoyang, his eyes lit up. He stopped talking to Tao Yumo and walked towards Lin Chaoyang.

"Chaoyang!"

A pair of warm big hands reached out to Lin Chaoyang.

(End of this chapter)