Chapter 18: Mother Lin's Fury
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Ultimately, Lin’s mother ended up blaming Lin’s father, her voice trembling with tears. Lin Wanmei knew she had caused her family worry. She hadn’t had time to check the news amid the chaos of war; of course, it was also because she felt guilty, subconsciously afraid to look. She had thought she would return quickly, but to her surprise, seven or eight hours had passed in a blink.
Elder Lin anxiously said, “Is something really wrong? The snack street is so close—no matter what, the child should have come back by now, even crawling. How could it take so long?”
Lin’s father sat on the sofa with a complex expression, hands intertwined, head bowed in silence. Knowing the truth, he worried more about Meibao’s safety than anyone else.
Knock, knock, knock—
The faint tapping on the glass suddenly snapped everyone back to attention. They looked out the window but saw nothing.
But they knew Meibao had used an invisibility charm!
Lin’s mother nearly rushed over and flung open the window. “Is that you? Meibao?”
“Yeah! Mom, I’m back!” Lin Wanmei replied softly.
Hearing her answer, Lin’s mother instantly burst into tears. “My daughter... you finally...”
Lin’s father squeezed past and said, “Don’t cry yet, let Meibao in quickly.”
He reached out into thin air, and Lin Wanmei understood, passing over her suitcase.
“Dad, catch the suitcase!”
“Ah.”
Lin’s father fumbled to grab it, and Elder Lin hurried over to help.
“Wow, this is heavy!”
As soon as Lin Wanmei’s hand released it, the large suitcase appeared before the family.
“Looks like our girl brought back a lot!”
Lin’s father praised her as he set the suitcase aside, his eyes secretly scanning outside, his mind filled with doubts.
Why was everything so quiet? Could it be they hadn’t found Shuang Anyu yet?
Lin Wanmei said no more, worried the neighbors above and below might overhear.
Silently, she took off her backpack and stuffed it inside, then went to rescue Sheng Anyu.
Poor second brother still maintained his original posture—not needing to exert force, but it was hardly graceful!
Together, they handed four foam boxes and two backpacks to Lin’s father, leaving only one last problem.
The bulging, heavy sack couldn’t fit through the window!
They exchanged glances, ultimately resorting to the clumsiest method: unpacking everything to have family carry it in piece by piece.
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After ten full minutes of struggling, they finally slimmed the load down enough to pass it inside.
Standing at home with second brother, Lin Wanmei withdrew the charm’s power, closed the window tight, and calm returned.
“An... Anyu?!”
Unexpectedly, the nephew she had worried about for so long suddenly appeared before her. Lin’s mother couldn’t help but raise her voice in shock.
“Auntie...”
Sheng Anyu’s voice was slightly hoarse; his almond-shaped eyes glistened with tears, shining softly as he gazed at Lin’s mother with tenderness.
Just as Lin’s mother had calmed, tears welled up again. She stepped forward in disbelief and clasped Sheng Anyu’s arms.
Sheng Anyu caught her hands, bowed slightly, and let her stroke his cheek.
“Good child, good child... It’s good you’re back, good you’re back!”
Lin’s mother finally confirmed it was no illusion, choking back sobs as she embraced Sheng Anyu, her tears soaking his shirt.
Before coming home, anticipating this scene, Lin Wanmei had made Sheng Anyu remove his blood-stained white coat.
No one knows a mother better than her daughter!
Lin Wanmei and Lin’s father exchanged a relieved smile. When she unwittingly turned, she met Elder Lin’s knowing gaze.
Her smile froze; Lin Wanmei wished she could sink into the floor.
Seeing her neck drawn in like a turtle’s, Elder Lin laughed angrily.
She never expected her granddaughter to be braver than she imagined—venturing alone to the hospital to save someone!
Not only had she returned safely, but she also successfully brought back the Sheng family’s second boy, which was beyond Elder Lin’s expectations.
Perhaps from now on, Meibao could no longer be treated as a mere child.
“I’ll call your parents right now. They’ll be so happy!”
Just as Lin’s mother, finally calmed by Sheng Anyu’s reassurance, pulled out her phone to contact Lin Wanmei’s uncle, Lin Wanmei, who had been watching with her brother, suddenly furrowed her brow thoughtfully.
“That’s not right...”
A bad feeling crept over her.
Sure enough, the next moment—
“You’re at the hospital, so how did you come back with Meibao?”
“...”
The family fell silent.
Lin’s mother suddenly had a flash of insight and understood everything.
No wonder Meibao had been gone so long!
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“So you... you actually went to the hospital!”
She spun around sharply and caught Lin Wanmei sneaking off.
Sensing danger, Lin Wanmei tried to slip back to her room but was caught red-handed.
She bolted, and Lin’s mother chased after her.
“You little brat, come back here! How dare you keep something so dangerous hidden from the adults! Come here, I promise I won’t beat you to death!”
Never before had Lin’s mother lost her temper like this. Seeing her truly angry, Lin Wanmei stopped obediently, ready to confess.
“Mom! I know I was wrong! But I found second brother! Can I make up for it?”
Lin’s mother grabbed her arm, eyes red, scolding, “That was luck! The hospital was full of zombies, and you went alone—if anything had happened, no one would have been there to help! How could you be so reckless?”
She shuddered at the thought of the dangers along the way, overwhelmed with lingering fear, her legs trembling.
“You child... you...”
Raising her hand in anger, Lin Wanmei quickly closed her eyes, bracing for a beating.
Sheng Anyu anxiously wanted to intervene but was gently held back by Lin’s father, who smiled and whispered, “Relax!”
Lin’s mother really wanted to give her a good scolding to teach her a lesson, but in the end, she pulled her into a tight embrace, tears streaming down.
Fortunately, fortunately, her daughter was safe and had brought back second brother’s child—everyone rejoiced.
She couldn’t bear to imagine any other outcome; just thinking about it was like her heart had been torn open, bleeding painfully, making it hard to breathe.
Holding her tightly like a precious lost treasure, Lin Wanmei nestled in her mother’s warm embrace, tears glistening in her eyes.
Seeing this, Sheng Anyu finally relaxed. He had truly feared that his presence might cause Meibao to get scolded.
“All right, all right, the kids must be exhausted. Let’s all sit down and talk.”
Lin’s father stepped in to smooth things over.
Lin’s mother let go of Lin Wanmei, wiping her tears, and shot Lin’s father a glare. “You definitely knew! You Lin men are no good!”
Teaming up to fool me like I’m a fool!
Lin Wanmei and Lin’s father exchanged their signature silly smiles. “Hehehe...”
Making Lin’s mother break into laughter through her tears.
“Meibao was just trying to keep us from worrying, stopping her from going.”
Elder Lin, having come to terms with it, spoke up in defense of Lin Wanmei. “This proves Meibao’s abilities—she can handle things on her own now.”
“Yes.”
Sheng Anyu agreed solemnly, his voice heavy. “Today, thanks to Meibao, if not for her, I would have died in the jaws of thousands of zombies.”