Chapter 142 Teaching Children

7 p.m.

After Fang Yi got off work, she realized that she had angered Lu's mother in the afternoon and didn't want to go home.

After thinking about it, I decided to go to Brother Lu's workplace and wait for him to go back together.

On the way back

Fang Yi kept complaining to Brother Lu: "You know, your sister-in-law is really something. As an elder, it's one thing that she didn't bring Miaomiao a gift."

"It was my first time visiting my parents, and as a junior member of the family, I didn't even bring them any gifts; I just went in empty-handed."

Brother Lu squinted at Fang Yi and said coldly, "If Mom and Dad don't care, why are you in such a hurry?"

Fang Yi's expression immediately darkened: "Why do you always side with outsiders?"

Brother Lu chuckled softly and said in a calm voice, "I also want to turn inward, but you have to be in the right before I can."

Fang Yi: "..."

The two walked side by side in silence.

When Fang Yi got home, she saw Gu Yihan gesturing wildly and talking, making Lu's mother cover her mouth and laugh non-stop.

Fang Yi's eyes were filled with disdain; these country bumpkins always knew how to scheme.

She left Brother Lu behind and went straight upstairs. She wouldn't act like Lu Yihan, playing the clown to please Lu's mother.

Brother Lu was completely bewildered and called out to Fang Yi's retreating figure, "Dinner will be ready soon."

Fang Yi paused in her steps upstairs, turned her head without looking back, and coldly snorted, "I know."

Brother Lu took off his thick coat and placed it on the shelf behind the door, muttering under his breath, "Did he take the wrong medicine?"

Sitting on the sofa, Lu Huailin looked at his wife with gentle eyes.

Looking at Lu Huailin's eyes, Brother Lu shook his head and clicked his tongue, saying, "Even if you don't keep an eye on her, your wife won't run away."

Lu Huailin glared at his elder brother and said irritably, "What do you know?"

If it weren't for him, why would his wife try to make Lu's mother happy? Relationships are mutual.

Lu's mother looked up and glanced at Lu's eldest brother.

He called out directly to Aunt He in the kitchen, "Sister He, Lao Lu won't be back for dinner tonight. Let's eat first."

Upon hearing this, Aunt He quickly replied, "I understand."

The family sat at the dining table, and Lu Huailin placed the fish he had selected into his wife's bowl.

Gu Yihan ate with great relish. Aunt He's cooking skills were truly superb; every dish she made was a feast for the eyes, nose, and palate.

Brother Lu looked up at the second floor from time to time, his brows furrowed, and stood up.

He addressed the people at the table, saying, "I'll go call Fang Yi down for dinner."

"Smack."

Lu's mother slammed her chopsticks on the table and glared at Lu's older brother with her slightly swollen eyes: "You're not allowed to go. She can eat or not, it's up to her."

Lu Huailin stood up, walked behind his elder brother, and pressed him down into a chair: "Sister-in-law isn't coming downstairs for dinner, so she's probably not hungry."

Brother Lu then belatedly realized that something was wrong.

Looking at Lu's mother, who had picked up her chopsticks again and was eating as if nothing had happened, and her younger siblings who remained silent.

He opened his mouth, wanting to ask if Fang Yi had done something wrong, but in the end he didn't ask.

After everyone finished eating, Lu's mother looked at Lu Huailin and his wife with gentle eyes: "You two have been with me all day, go upstairs and rest."

Gu Yi and Lu Huailin exchanged a glance, nodded, and stood up to go upstairs together.

After returning to the bedroom

Gu Yihan sat in front of the dressing table and looked at Lu Huailin in the mirror with curiosity, saying, "Do you think Mom deliberately sent us away because she had something to say to my older brother?"

Lu Huailin walked behind his wife, untied her hair tie, and combed her hair: "It must be related to my sister-in-law."

Thinking of Fang Yi, Gu Yihan was speechless. She patted Lu Huailin's arm and asked, "How could your brother marry Fang Yi?"

Lu Huailin smiled, bent down, picked up Gu Yihan, and kissed her on both cheeks.

Knowing this himself, he didn't hide it from Gu Yihan. It turned out that during those years, Lu's parents followed the main force to fight against the Japanese.

Brother Lu grew up with his grandparents. Old people always love their grandchildren, and he was the only one in the family.

That's how we raised him to be less cunning and more soft-hearted.

Brother Lu and Fang Yi were classmates and deskmates. Seeing how pitiful she was, not having enough to eat every day and wearing tattered clothes, he took pity on her.

Although Brother Lu rarely saw his parents, the love he received from his grandparents made him unable to understand why his parents could be so heartless.

He softened his heart and secretly brought her food, and he did this for several years. The two of them naturally got together.

Gu Yihan was stunned. Did that mean that her sister-in-law Fang Yi had actually been eyeing her brother since they were in school?

Goodness, no wonder people say that if you want a good man, you have to keep an eye on him from a young age. Since ancient times, true feelings can't be kept, only tricks can win people's hearts.

Seeing his wife lost in thought, Lu Huailin asked in confusion, "What are you thinking about?"

Upon hearing Lu Huailin's question, Gu Yihan blurted out instinctively, "Your older brother wasn't tricked, was he?"

Lu Huailin paused while touching Gu Yihan's hand, then chuckled softly, "It's not that bad. Back then, my sister-in-law was well taken care of by my brother, so she was quite beautiful."

Gu Yihan slapped Lu Huailin's hand away and said angrily, "Pah, you lustful bastard, are you just like your older brother?"

Lu Huailin felt a lump in his throat, but said in a flattering tone, "Feeling attracted to someone's beauty is just an impulse. If even that impulse is gone, wouldn't I have missed out on you?"

Gu Yihan rolled her eyes and refused to say anything, letting Lu Huailin humbly coax her.

downstairs

Lu's mother sat on the sofa, silently watching her eldest son.

Brother Lu's palms were sweating under his mother's gaze, and he didn't even know what he had done wrong.

After a long while, Lu's mother finally spoke: "Huailin and his wife didn't bring any New Year's gifts for your family. Do you have a problem with that?"

Brother Lu was stunned. What did this have to do with him? Even if he didn't bring New Year's gifts, his family wouldn't lack these things.

He quickly shook his head and said, "Mom, what are you thinking? How could we possibly have any objections?"

Lu's mother sighed; she knew her eldest son didn't have that many ulterior motives.

But if Fang Yi doesn't take care of things, she'll ruin this family sooner or later. It doesn't matter to the adults, but what about the children?

All I could say was earnestly, "Even if you have a problem with it, you can't blame Huai Lin and his wife. It was because I felt sorry for Gu Yihan's pregnancy that I didn't let them buy New Year's gifts."

“If you and your husband have any grievances, take them out on me. Don’t let your wife try to sow discord with her sarcastic remarks.”

Brother Lu then realized that his wife must have said something unpleasant.

His face turned cold, and a gloomy atmosphere descended upon him. His voice choked with emotion: "Mom, I'm sorry."

"It's my fault for not managing Fang Yi well. I'll go apologize to Huailin and his wife in a bit."

Mother Lu waved her hand irritably: "You don't need to go, the couple doesn't know."

Lu's mother's eyes were slightly red. She loved all her children equally: "You three are my only children. I want you brothers and sisters to live in harmony."

Brother Lu lowered his head, feeling guilty. He was such a grown man, yet he still caused his mother so much worry.

He raised his head, looked at his mother with a firm gaze, and assured her, "Mom, don't worry, it won't affect the relationship between my brother and me."

Mother Lu believed her son's words and gave a soft "hmm".