After being reborn in 70, she took back her huge family property and joined the army.

"Brother, I'm back."

Lin Li pushed the door and entered the study, and saw Lin Xuewen sitting in the empty study working.

Seeing her coming, Lin Xuewen put down what he was doing, rubbed his eyebrows and relaxed.

"Lily is back, come and sit down."

Lin Li sat down opposite Lin Xuewen, glanced at the bare study wall, then retracted her gaze to the documents on the table and the evidence that the Lin family wanted to appeal for redress.

Even now, she still cannot remain indifferent when she sees these things, and she still gets touched, but the feeling is completely different from before.

After noticing Lin Li's reaction, Lin Xuewen wanted to turn the document over, but after thinking it over, he didn't do it.

He has realized that his previous education of Lin Li was inappropriate. There are some things that Lin Li should know. Even if it will be painful to know, it is necessary for growth.

Fortunately, after carefully observing Lin Li's reaction, he did not find similar emotions on Lin Li's face.

Lin Li was very calm.

Lin Li grew up faster than he thought.

Well, when something like this happens, you either grow up quickly in suffering, or end up becoming numb in suffering.

Fortunately, Lin Li is the latter.

"Lily, are you here to read Qin Xiaoran's letter?"

Lin Li nodded. "Well, Xiaoran said before she went back that she would write back and would also attach a photo of the child. I have been curious about this for a long time, I have to take a look."

Lin Xuewen opened the drawer, took out Qin Xiaoran's letter and photos, and handed them to Lin Li.

Lin Li took it impatiently and looked at the photo for a long time before expressing her opinion.

"So cute! As expected of Xiaoran's child! As cute as Xiaoran was when he was a child!"

Lin Xuewen had looked at the photo countless times yesterday. Now he could remember the child's appearance in the photo without looking at it. The figure gradually overlapped with the little girl in his memory.

“…They do look a bit like him.”

"Right, big brother, you think so too. They are indeed very similar! They are both equally beautiful!"

Lin Li was looking at the photos with excitement and did not notice the emotion in Lin Xuewen's tone.

"How cute these four kids will be when they grow up! Just looking at them makes me want to have kids too!"

Lin Xuewen was originally reminiscing about the past, but after hearing these words he came back to his senses with a smile on his face.

"That's not impossible. My family just said yesterday that it's time for you to get married and have children."

Upon hearing this, Lin Li suddenly came to her senses and shook her head repeatedly.

"Forget it then. I have no intention of getting married right now. Let's talk about it later."

Lin Xuewen didn't try to persuade him, as he himself had the same idea.

At that time, his family wanted to match him up with Qin Xiaoran, and later Qin Xiaoran got married. Two years later, he got married after a blind date. They divorced last year when something happened to the Lin family. Now he is alone and has no plans to get married or have children.

It’s not that I won’t get married and have children in the future, but I just don’t have any ideas for the time being. I’ll talk about the future later.

Several uncles of the Lin family have children, some of whom are quite smart. So there is always someone to carry on the family line, so there is no need to rush.

Lin Li looked at the photo for a long time before putting it down and reading the letter from Qin Xiaoran.

After watching it, I felt very relieved and moved, and also had a sense of satisfaction.

"Brother, did you leave me a copy of what Xiaoran sent?"

Lin Xuewen smiled, "Of course, I'll keep it for you. It's in your room. Do you want to see it?"

Lin Li was even more satisfied.

"No, I'll write the reply first and then go and see."

Lin Li spread out the letter paper, took the pen handed to her by Lin Xuewen, lowered her head to think for a while, and then began to write quickly.

Lin Xuewen just watched Lin Li write the letter.

Compared to before the incident at the Lin family, Lin Li has lost a lot of weight. Her cheeks are no longer as round as before, but have become thinner. There is no more vigor and innocence between her eyebrows, but more calmness and steadiness.

This was a good thing, but it also hurt him.

We grow after suffering, but that doesn’t mean suffering is worth being thankful for.

Suffering is suffering. It brings pain to people. One can grow without suffering, but it just requires more effort.

After all, the difficulties Lin Li endured were due to the Wang family's frame-up behind the scenes and the Lin family's negligence in her education over the years.

Fortunately, the result was good, otherwise if something happened to Lin Li, it would be really irreversible.

There are many lessons learned from this incident, one of which is that we should not over-pamper our juniors and should not make choices for them.

Lin Xuewen just kept reading and thinking until Lin Li finished writing the letter and he came back to his senses.

He took a quick look and found that the letter was not very long, only filling up half a sheet of paper.

If it were someone else, the letter would have been quite long, but Lin Li and Qin Xiaoran would have corresponded on several pages, but this time it was only half a page...

Did Lin Li's letter-writing style change along with her personality, or did something go wrong between Lin Li and Qin Xiaoran?

Lin Xuewen recalled the tone of Qin Xiaoran's letter and Lin Li's reaction when she read the letter and the photos just now. If the latter was ruled out, then it was most likely the former.

Lin Li's letter writing style has also changed along with her personality...

Lin Xuewen accepted the reality, but he was still a little worried.

"Can I see it?"

Lin Li had never been on guard against her eldest brother, so she directly handed him the letter she had just written.

Lin Xuewen breathed a sigh of relief and took the letter and quickly looked at it.

There was nothing wrong with the content of the letter. It was obvious that the two were still very close. It mainly said that Lin Li had encountered a big change and didn't have so many bad friends and trivial matters to share with Qin Xiaoran, and Lin Li's wording was much simpler.

In terms of the richness and depth of the content, this letter is far superior to all the letters Lin Li had written before.

After reading the content of the letter, Lin Xuewen couldn't help but praise it.

Yesterday he read the letter from Qin Xiaoran and was impressed by how great Qin Xiaoran was. Today he read Lin Li's letter and was also impressed by how great Lin Li was.

After this incident, he saw that Lin Li had improved, but he didn't expect the improvement to be so great.

He watched his sister, who had been brought up in pampering, gradually show signs of becoming independent.

It is really gratifying and makes people proud.

Lin Li noticed that her elder brother looked at her with admiration. She was a little confused and thought she had seen it wrong.

"Brother, do you want to write to Xiaoran too?"

Lin Xuewen did not respond directly to this question, but asked, "Xiao Ran helped us so much this time, how can we thank Xiao Ran?"

Lin Li was stunned. She didn't expect her brother to say that, but she actually knew the answer to this question.

Because she had discussed this issue with Qin Xiaoran not long ago, and Qin Xiaoran gave her the answer.

But before giving the answer, she also wanted to hear what her eldest brother had to say.

"Brother, how do you think we should thank Xiaoran?"

Lin Xuewen was silent.

He had thought about this question many times, but the result was that he could not repay it. At least in the next few years, the Lin family would not be able to repay it.

If you think about it in an extreme way, it is not impossible to report it, but he does not want to admit those hypothetical extreme situations, nor is he willing to admit it, so there is no solution.

"…I don't know, that's why I wanted to ask you, you were close to her."

Seeing this, Lin Li said, "I asked Xiaoran this question before she returned to Beijing. Xiaoran gave me the answer, and after listening to it, I suddenly understood."

Lin Xuewen looked at Lin Li seriously and asked, "What did she say?"

Lin Li then relayed what she had said to Lin Xuewen.

"Xiao Ran said that she helped us out of affection, not because she wanted us to repay her. She regarded us as her family, and it was natural for family members to help each other and to express gratitude. But if she thanked us just for the sake of gratitude, it would become distant and belittle our feelings."

Lin Xuewen remained silent, as if he was digesting these words.

Lin Li continued, "I had been thinking about how to repay Xiaoran's kindness, and even didn't want to accept Xiaoran's help for a while. But after listening to Xiaoran, I figured it out. Xiaoran is willing to help us because she cares about us. If we insist on repaying her, we will become estranged from Xiaoran. In this case, Xiaoran helped us, but it turned out to be a mistake?"

Lin Xuewen remained silent.

Lin Li continued, "I don't want to be estranged from Xiaoran, and I also know that Xiaoran will not be estranged from us just because we can't repay such a great favor. So we just need to do what we should do, and interact normally like family members like before. We will remember that overly great favor in our hearts and repay it if we can. If we can't repay it, it is God's will."

Lin Xuewen lowered his head, as if thinking about something.

"...Then do as you say. We will interact with Xiaoran normally and treat her like a family member."

Lin Li smiled happily, "Okay!"

Lin Xuewen thought more about it, sat down and took out another piece of letter paper.

"Besides that, this time, whether it's helping us to get justice or sending us supplies, it's all a great favor. Even if we can't repay it for now, we still have to thank you. You write your part, and I'll also write on behalf of the Lin family to thank Xiaoran."

Of course Lin Li had no objection and nodded happily.

"it is good!"

Lin Xuewen is very efficient in his work. He simply chooses words and forms sentences and then starts writing. It only takes him one or two minutes to finish.

Lin Li stood up and took a look. There were only three lines of words, but she was stunned.

Brother, your thanks are really sincere!

If the promise in the letter was written by someone else, she would not believe a word of it, but since it was written by her eldest brother, it must be true!

After being stunned, she reacted with a look of surprise on her face.

This is actually a good thing. It can repay part of Xiaoran's kindness, and instead of being estranged from Xiaoran, it can bring the two of them closer. It can also bring Xiaoran's descendants closer to the Lin family. It really kills three birds with one stone!

"Brother is awesome!"

Lin Li praised.

A faint smile appeared on Lin Xuewen's face.

"You can understand the meaning of my letter, which is amazing."

Lin Li touched her head shyly.

Lin Xuewen folded the letters written by both of them, put them in the same envelope and gave them to Lin Li.

"Keep it for now, and then find time to take photos of the children and send them to Qin Xiaoran."

"Great! It's just around the corner, so it's appropriate for us to take a photo together!"

Lin Xuewen smiled and glanced over the documents he had been processing.

"Okay, go drink the meat porridge, then go to your room and check, those things can't run away."

"Okay, big brother, I'm going."

"Go."

Lin Li walked out of the study, closed the door gently, and went to the dining room.

As soon as I arrived at the restaurant, I was caught by my cousin.

"I finally got you. I've been talking to my brother for so long. If I wait any longer, the porridge will get cold."

Lin Li smiled and said, "After reading Xiaoran's letter and photos, I also wrote a letter to Xiaoran to thank him. It took up some time."

"That's right to say thank you. In previous years, we would send some of the things Xiaoran sent back to us. This year is different from previous years. I'm afraid we won't be able to send anything back. We should write a letter to express our gratitude."

Lin Li nodded and sat down. Thinking about what Lin Xuewen had just told her, she said, "The New Year is coming soon. It's time for the family to start buying new clothes."

My cousin gave a somewhat bitter smile.

"Given the situation this year, I'm afraid I won't be able to celebrate."

Seeing that Lin Li didn't say anything and looked like she was thinking about something, the cousin quickly tried to make up for it.

"Oh, look at me, I was wrong. This year the situation is already very good. After all, the injustice in my family has been washed away. Now we have delicious food, live in the old house, and Xiaoran and the Xu family send us money. Of course, we have to have a good New Year!"

Lin Li had already figured out the answer she wanted and held her cousin's hand in comfort.

"Don't be nervous or sad, cousin. Things are getting better. The New Year is worth celebrating and we have the money to celebrate. We just need to buy some clothes and take some photos. This is something the Lin family can still do."

When my cousin heard this, she guessed something.

"Take a picture? You mean..."

Lin Li nodded and said, "Xiao Ran took photos of them for us, so it's normal for us to give her a copy. Xiao Ran hasn't seen our children for so many years, maybe one of them will be liked by Xiao Ran and her children..."

Yesterday, my cousin heard relatives discussing marrying into the Qin family. Although she felt that the chances of success were slim, it was not impossible to give it a try.

Besides, even if you don’t get married, it will be convenient to make friends in the future if you have a good impression of each other.

The more she thought about it, the happier she felt.

"Okay! I'll take care of this in the next two days!"

Lin Li sipped her meat porridge while chatting, "I've asked for three days off from the brigade this time. I'll wait at home until the photos are taken, send the letter to Xiaoran, and then go back to the brigade."

In the next few days, Lin Li and her cousin prepared new clothes for the children. They dressed the children up and took them to a photo studio to take a few photos of each of them, as well as a few group photos.

After receiving the photos, Lin Li sent the photos and the letter out immediately, and sent it expedited, hoping that the letter could be delivered before the New Year.

After the letter and photos were sent out, Lin Li and the Lin family had one less thing to worry about and began to concentrate on preparing for the New Year.

Just like Lin Li said before, the Lin family needs to prepare well and have a great time during this New Year.

People far away in Beijing also have the same idea, hoping to resolve some issues before the New Year and have a good New Year.

For example, Qin Xiaoran and the Xu family.