In the evening, the third brother, who was conveniently picked up by Miaomiao on the way home, had a long face. His expression perfectly interpreted what it meant to be in utter despair.
As soon as he entered the door and saw Lin Yao wearing a pink apron and holding a kitchen knife, Lin Chengzhi dropped to his knees without hesitation.
"Uncle Four! Your nephew has been unfilial! But I don't deserve to die!!"
"What are you doing? What's with this habit of kneeling as soon as you enter the door?" Lin Yao glanced at Lin Chengzhi as if he were looking at a lunatic and asked with a look of disgust on his face.
"Ah?" Seeing that Uncle Four didn't seem to be blaming him, Lin Chengzhi was at a loss for words.
"I'm cooking for Miaomiao. I've also made a portion for you. Go wash your hands, then come and help serve the dishes. Later, go and tidy up the guest room and stay there." The more Lin Yao looked at his nephew, the more he thought he was a fool. He rolled his eyes, picked up the kitchen knife, and turned back into the kitchen.
Lin Yao was well - known for his might, and the younger generations in the family were quite afraid of this Uncle Four. Except for Yao Mingxuan, Wei Ziqi, and Cheng Ruan, Miaomiao's elder brothers and other friends wouldn't come to Miaomiao's house unless it was necessary.
The eldest and the second elder brothers were okay. When they were born, Lin Yao was still a student. Although he was a bit gloomy, he wasn't that terrifying, and he didn't have the intimidating aura of a big shot that he developed later.
But when Lin Chengzhi was born, Lin Yao had already stepped into society and started his eventful life. His decisive and ruthless aura was just beginning to show. By the time Lin Chengzhi could remember things, Lin Yao's aura was even stronger.
At that time, Uncle Lin San and Aunt Lin San were in the rising stage of their careers and were very busy every day. Lin Yao hadn't moved out of the old mansion yet. The little Lin Chengzhi, who had just started kindergarten, had to live under the aura of the big devil every day.
It wasn't that Lin Yao was extremely fierce. It was just the aura that naturally emanated from him, which made Lin Chengzhi, who had never seen much of the world and was in a sensitive stage as a child, instinctively feel scared.
Although Lin Yao later learned to restrain his aura, the childhood shadow had already been cast. Up to now, the only person Lin Chengzhi was most afraid of was this Uncle Four.
He dared to talk back to his own parents, but in the face of Lin Yao, Lin Chengzhi would just be as quiet as a mouse.
So Lin Chengzhi never dared to go to Lin Yao's house to play with Miaomiao. Naturally, he didn't know that Lin Yao had been taking care of Miaomiao's daily life personally.
"Miaomiao, is Uncle Four cooking for you?" Lin Chengzhi got up from the ground in a hurry and asked somewhat uncertainly.
"Yeah, Dad has always been the one cooking at home." Miaomiao answered理所当然ly. She didn't think it was anything strange for her dad to cook.
Oh my god! The big devil has changed his ways!
Lin Chengzhi stood at the door, completely stunned. He really couldn't digest this news. In his impression, it would be more reasonable for Lin Yao to carry a gun and a cannon than to be a virtuous cook holding a spatula.
"Third brother, I'll take you to the bathroom to wash your hands." Miaomiao tugged at the completely petrified Lin Chengzhi and reminded him.
Lin Chengzhi nodded mechanically and almost walked in a clumsy way, following Miaomiao to the bathroom. Even when he was sitting at the dining table and looking at the full table of dishes, he still couldn't believe what was happening in front of him.
He picked up his chopsticks, casually picked up a piece of food, put it into his mouth, and had already prepared himself mentally that no matter how unpalatable it was, he would praise it to the sky. But unexpectedly, this bite wasn't as hard to swallow as he thought. Instead, it was unexpectedly delicious.
"Uncle Four! Your cooking skills are really amazing! It's even better than Grandma's." Lin Chengzhi gave a thumbs - up and started to flatter, laying the groundwork for the upcoming interrogation, hoping that Lin Yao would be lenient.
"I think what you said is very good. So I'm going to call your grandma later and say it again in front of her." Lin Yao saw through the little boy's trick and didn't plan to take the bait at all.
This left Lin Chengzhi speechless. There was a wolf in front and a tiger behind. He couldn't afford to offend either Lin Yao or Grandma Lin. He had flattered the wrong way, so he'd better just eat quietly.
After dinner, Lin Yao cleared the table and urged Miaomiao to go back to her room to do her homework.
After Miaomiao returned to her room, Lin Yao glanced at Lin Chengzhi, said nothing, and directly turned into the study.
Lin Chengzhi didn't need any words to know what his Uncle Four meant.
What was coming was finally coming. There was no way to escape.
Lin Chengzhi walked into the study dejectedly, following Lin Yao closely. As soon as he entered the room, he plopped down on his knees.
"Tell me, why wasn't Miaomiao in school for class at that time but with you?" Lin Yao sat on the office chair, frowned slightly, and asked.
"I swear to heaven, Uncle Four! I really didn't ask Miaomiao to come. At that time, we were blocked in the alley outside the school. Then Ling Xiaobao and I were beaten up by a group of people. I told him to call someone for help. I meant for him to call his senior and junior brothers in the Wuguan and Xiao Su. Who knew that Ling Xiaobao's mind seemed to be short - circuited and he directly asked Xiao Su to find Miaomiao. The situation was really chaotic at that time. As soon as Ling Xiaobao finished the call, his phone was smashed by those hooligans, and my phone was also taken away and broken by them. There was really no way to contact Miaomiao to stop her from coming. Then you guys came..."
Lin Chengzhi's voice got weaker and weaker. In the end, it was almost inaudible.
The more he spoke, the less reasonable he seemed. How could a high - school cousin who was blocked and beaten by hooligans in an alley call his junior - high - school sister to help?
Both emotionally and rationally, it didn't seem appropriate. No matter how much he said, it was just sophistry.
"Uncle Four, I know I was wrong." Lin Chengzhi simply lowered his head to admit his mistake and didn't plan to defend himself anymore.
Lin Yao let out a soft laugh, which made Lin Chengzhi feel creepy. He would rather Uncle Four just beat him up than look like this!
"The people in our Lin family are all quite intelligent. Even Miaomiao has extraordinary memory and practical ability. How come there's such a fool like you?" Lin Yao's taunting skills were at full throttle. He didn't give his nephew any face at all.
But it didn't matter. In front of the big devil, what was face!
The key was that Lin Chengzhi simply didn't understand where he was stupid. Was it stupid to help the senior sister? Or was it stupid that he could be blocked and beaten in an alley?
Seeing Lin Chengzhi looking completely lost, Lin Yao sighed helplessly. The look in his eyes when he looked at his nephew seemed to be silently saying six words: You're a hopeless case!
"How old are you this year?"
Lin Yao's sudden question left Lin Chengzhi completely confused. He stammered and replied, "Six... sixteen."
"You're sixteen. Both Xiao Su and Ling Xiaobao are the same age as you. What does sixteen mean?" Lin Yao continued to ask.
Lin Chengzhi didn't know what Lin Yao was trying to express. He replied somewhat uncertainly, "It means... I'm a high - school student?"