Rise from a Poor Family: My Martial Arts Counterattack

Chapter 252 Returning Home in Triumph (Third Update)

Lin.

To Lin Chen's surprise, the third generation of the Lin family appeared.

My sister-in-law is pregnant.

“Brother Chen, these are some congratulatory gifts from some people.”

Lin Liang, the eldest brother, brought over a gift list. Seeing Lin Chen's puzzled look, he explained, "When your sister-in-law and I held our wedding, we only invited relatives from both families and people from the village to the banquet, as well as Uncle Zhao and his four families. But later, I don't know how the news got out, and many wealthy families in the city sent their congratulatory gifts."

These powerful and influential people in the city did not come in person, but they all sent their servants to deliver congratulatory gifts.

"I'll keep this gift list; you can decide what to do with it."

Lin Chen took the gift list, glanced at the gifts on it, and then put it down.

"It's alright, brother, just keep it. It's nothing valuable."

Chen Ting, the sister-in-law standing to the side, was at a loss for words after hearing her brother-in-law's words.

Is this something worthless?

She showed the gift list to her relatives at the time, which shocked them for a long time.

She also had relatives in the city who had studied martial arts. After looking at the gift list, he said that the gifts were worth several thousand taels of silver in total.

A gift worth several thousand taels of silver was reduced to worthless items in the mouth of his own brother-in-law.

She now understands what her distant relative meant when she said that.

"Just accept the gifts they give you. With your brother-in-law's current status, these gifts are nothing."

In Chen Ting's mind, she didn't understand martial arts. She only knew that her brother-in-law was very powerful, and even the county magistrate had come to her house several times, but she still didn't have a real understanding of it.

The value of this gift list, along with her brother-in-law's words, made her realize for the first time what kind of family she had married into.

"Uncle, neither your brother nor I have much education, so why don't you name the child?"

Chen Ting smiled and spoke, which surprised Lin Chen. She was asked to name the child?
That's not appropriate.

The right to name a child should belong to one's own father. If one oversteps his bounds and does it, his father will probably be angry.

“It’s suitable. What’s unsuitable? Your father didn’t have much education either. You can give each of your unmarried nephews and nieces a name.”

Lin's mother also came out of the yard, carrying freshly washed fruit on the table. Hearing this, Lin Chen smiled. Since his mother had said so, he could only take it.

Lin Chen knew very well that his sister-in-law's little scheme of asking him to name the child was nothing to worry about.

She simply wanted to name the child herself, thinking that she would feel closer to her nephew or niece in the future.

"The boy will be named Lin Xiao, and the girl will be named Lin Zhao."

Xiao, the ambition to reach the highest heavens.

Zhao means as bright as the sun and moon.

"Lin Xiao... Lin Zhao".

Chen Ting read it several times and was very satisfied.

Although she didn't quite understand, her name sounded different from the other children's names in the village.

"Mother, what about father?"

"Your father has taken to fishing. I don't know when he picked up this bad habit. Now he goes fishing with Master Zhao every day. He's been fishing for half his life and he's never gotten tired of it."

Lin Chen laughed when he heard his mother's complaints.

Whoever is covered in Luo Qi is not a silkworm breeder.

Fishing and catching fish are not the same thing.

The former is a hobby, the latter is a means of making a living.

When a hobby becomes a means of making a living, it naturally becomes boring. Now that the family is not short of money, it's good that my dad has this hobby.

As for when his father fell in love with fishing, a figure popped into Lin Chen's mind: it must have been when his senior brother Qu Feng stayed in Linhu Village.

Senior Brother Qu loved fishing. At that time, I was busy cultivating, and the other villagers respected Senior Brother Qu's status and dared not get too close. Only my older brother and father had a lot of contact with Senior Brother Qu during that period.

After spending half a day at home, Lin Chen chatted with the village chief for a while. The village chief mainly talked about his money-making plans, and Lin Chen occasionally offered some advice.

Lin Liang, the eldest brother, was left behind by Zhao Zanghu to listen.

In Zhao Zanghu's words, he doesn't have many years left to live, and the future of Linhu Village will still be handed over to Lin Liang.

As for Gu Fei...

Zhao Zanghu selectively ignored it.

After staying in the village until the afternoon, Lin Chen got up and went to the city, heading straight to the Jing Shui Martial Arts School.

At this time, the new batch of students at the martial arts school had just entered the school not long ago. When Lin Chen passed by the training ground, he did not expect that Master Kong would be there.

Between Master Zeng and Master Kong of Jing Shui Martial Arts School, Master Kong was the one he was most grateful to.

He was able to receive the treatment of a first-class student, and although it was Master Zeng who nodded in approval, it was also because Master Kong gave him this opportunity.

"You new students are terrible! To be honest, I have never taught such bad students before!"

Kong Yinglei's voice echoed throughout the training ground. Lin Chen's lips twitched as he listened. Those were familiar words; Master Kong had said the same thing last year.

According to the Confucius Institute Director, every new class was the worst they had ever taught.

Each term is worse than the last!

"Not convinced?"

Kong Yinglei looked at the several unconvinced female disciples and shouted, "Let me tell you, the disciples of the previous year had already mastered the techniques by this time!" The previous year, mastered the techniques?
Lin Chen recalled that at this point in time, it seemed that apart from himself, none of his other junior sisters had mastered the cultivation technique.

Just as Kong Yinglei was about to continue scolding the new disciples, she noticed Lin Chen appearing in the training ground out of the corner of her eye. Her face first showed disbelief, and then her gaze suddenly turned over, staring intently at Lin Chen.

"Master Kong!"

Lin Chen greeted them with a smile, and his words, along with Kong Yinglei's gaze turning in their direction, drew the attention of all the girls in the training ground.

"Who is this person?"

"The martial arts school doesn't have any male students?"

The girls were filled with curiosity, but the next moment they discovered something even more shocking.

From the moment they entered the martial arts school, Master Kong, who had always been stern and unsmiling, actually showed a smile.

Could it be that this person is related to the Confucius Institute Director...?

That's not right, the ages don't match either.

It's impossible for the Confucius Institute Director to be an old cow eating young grass.

The girl's gossipy nature ignited at that moment.

Kong Yinglei ignored the girls' curiosity and walked straight towards Lin Chen: "The martial arts school just posted a notice about you today. We thought you were in Lingxiao City. Why are you back?"

"I haven't heard Confucius's teachings for a long time, so I came back specifically to listen."

Lin Chen made a joke, and Kong Yinglei was speechless: "Did you come back for something?"

"I'll be back for a while. Lord Su has arranged a banquet for tonight, and I've come specifically to invite Master Kong and Master Zeng."

"A welcome banquet, right? Okay, I'll be there on time tonight."

Kong Yinglei nodded. Given Lin Chen's current status and position, the fact that he personally came to the martial arts school to invite her was already very gratifying to her.

"Among this year's disciples, there are a few promising talents. Would you like to offer some words of encouragement?" Kong Yinglei glanced at the curious girls behind her and asked Lin Chen.

"You just tempered their arrogance, and now I'm trying to motivate them? Isn't that inappropriate?"

"There's nothing wrong with it; your name is their greatest motivation."

Kong Yinglei wasn't saying this to flatter Lin Chen. This year, the number of students enrolling in Jing Shui Martial Arts School exceeded any previous year's number. It could be said to be the year with the most applicants since the school was founded, and the quality of the students was also far superior to the past.

Not only martial artists from Poyang County, but also eligible young women from all over Raozhou Prefecture signed up for the Jing Shui Martial Arts School.

Therefore, she and the headmaster specially sought out Lord Su and asked for twenty more slots for the Awakening Pill for the martial arts school. The school recruited a total of one hundred female disciples this year, of whom thirty were qualified for the Awakening Pill.

"That's fine."

Lin Chen nodded, and upon hearing his agreement, Kong Yinglei smiled, turned to the girls behind her, and said with a grin, "What, are you curious about the identity of this person in front of you?"

The girls present nodded subconsciously, but Kong Yinglei suddenly became serious: "You guys are the worst I've ever taught, and you're still not convinced? Anyone who isn't an idiot should be able to figure out how many male disciples there are at Jing Shui Martial Arts School, and you can't guess their identities?"

Lin Chen's lips twitched. Even at this point, Master Kong still couldn't resist trying to deflate the arrogance of these junior sisters.

But the girl on the scene didn't care about the belittling words in Kong Yinglei's words at all, and looked at Lin Chen with excitement.

They didn't know, nor did they care, whether the Jing Shui Martial Arts School had male disciples before.

There is only one person who could make the Confucius Institute Director say that.

A name they had already memorized before they even entered the museum.

"Senior Brother Lin!"

A girl shouted out.

The next moment, cheers erupted throughout the entire training ground.

Looking at his female junior sisters, Lin Chen couldn't help but think of two words: "fangirls!"

In particular, these junior female students actually rushed over and surrounded him.

"Senior Brother Lin, I only found out today that you defeated the three islands of Nansha in Lingxiao City. You're amazing."

"Senior Brother Lin, are the martial artists on the Hidden Dragon Ranking powerful?"

Looking at his excited junior sisters, Lin Chen felt a little helpless. Ask questions if you want, but what do you mean by "getting started"?
Why did you touch it so readily, and then look like you wanted more?
……

……

Half an hour later, Lin Chen left Jing Shui Martial Arts School amidst the girls' reluctant gazes.

Fifteen minutes later, Lin Chen appeared at Zhenyue Martial Arts School.

The plot is similar, but the difference is that the newcomers of Zhenyue Martial Arts School wanted to get started, but were shaken off by Lin Chen.

He could understand if his junior female students touched him and he was excited.

But his junior brothers didn't understand.

This is Jiangnan Road, not Sichuan Road.

Zhenyue Martial Arts School, Kuangfeng Martial Arts School...

That evening, under Su Lingchuan's arrangement, Lin Chen hosted a banquet for the attendees from various martial arts schools, including some junior brothers and sisters from the Yiji Martial Arts School, Fu Jingya and several others from the Jing Shui Martial Arts School, as well as Gu Shan, Fu Ang, and several junior brothers including Zhao Jingchuan and Lu Yongfeng.

As a result, the news of Lin Chen's return to Poyang County could no longer be kept secret.

The next morning, Lin Chen went to Raozhou Prefecture.

He was going to visit Instructor Yu, and then go to the Jiang residence.

(End of this chapter)