But how they got to the reservoir remains unknown.

"Let's have hot pot for dinner tonight," Qiao Wanyue said, blinking her eyes.

Lu Yunzhou didn't realize that just a second ago they were talking about Geng Changsheng's life and death, and now they were talking about eating hot pot.

"Okay, I'll go buy whatever you want to eat."

He did not hesitate at all. Geng Changsheng's death was just a minor incident and would not cause any disruption to their lives.

Qiao Wanyue thought for a moment, "Beef, mutton, Xingxing likes to eat shrimp, we have green vegetables and dried vegetables at home, go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some meat and mushrooms, and then buy some drinks."

Lu Yunzhou took out his gloves, turned around and went out.

Qiao Wanyue started cleaning up the pot and vegetables at home. Soon after, Lu Hui returned. She asked Lu Hui to call Lu Xingxing over to eat hot pot. Although they couldn't go out to celebrate in a grand manner, they could still have a meal together as a family.

When Sister-in-law Lu returned, the courtyard was filled with fragrance; she could smell it even before she entered the house.

"What are you making at home?" Sister-in-law Lu was hungry.

Lu Yunqi smelled a aroma that resembled a pot. "It must be a pot."

As they were talking, the two arrived at their doorstep.

Lu Xingxing and Qiao Wanyue were busy in the kitchen, Lu Yunzhou was cutting meat, and Lu Rong was arranging the food with the two children. When they saw them come back, Lu Rong waved and said, "You're back just in time. Wanyue bought the meat. Wash your hands and eat."

Lu Yunzhou also came out carrying a plate of meat.

Sister-in-law Lu and Lu Yunqi exchanged a glance.

So happy.

There's hot pot to eat when I get home from get off work!

Despite the cold winter, the main room of the Lu family home was warm and cozy, filled with cheerful laughter.

The Yang family next door, however, were not so lucky.

Old Mrs. Geng huddled in her room, cursing and swearing. Outside, it was the dead of winter, but inside, it felt like an icebox. She cursed Qiao Shanshan for not lighting the stove for her and for Yang Lin for being useless and not letting his own mother eat meat.

They cursed Zhong Qingqing for being unlucky, saying she caused the death of her eldest son.

She had scolded the whole family, but she was still unhappy. Her heart was pounding all day, and she felt that something was about to happen. She was very panicked and wanted Qiao Shanshan to call Huaiyuan because she was afraid that something had happened to her eldest grandson.

Qiao Shanshan declined, saying it was too cold and she would call another day.

Grandma Yang was so angry that she fainted.

Grandma Yang was unaware that she had fainted prematurely.

Even more troublesome things awaited her.

*

Winter weather is like a child's face, changing in an instant. One second the sun is shining brightly, and the next second snowflakes are falling, a heavy snowfall. Overnight, the rooftops and roads are all covered with a thick blanket.

The snow continued for three days, and the snow on the road was up to the calves.

Heavy snow blocked the roads, and schools were closed.

The factory was closed for a few days due to the snow.

Qiao Wanyue was completely free. After getting enough sleep at night, she spent her days finding things to do at home, going back and forth between the Lu family's house and Lu Xingxing's house. She chatted with Lu Xingxing for a while and was just about to go back for dinner.

An uninvited guest arrived at the door.

Qiao Wanyue instinctively raised an eyebrow when she saw the person who had arrived.

Light snow was still falling from the sky. In the sub-zero temperatures, the person was wearing only a thin coat, and their whole body was red from the cold. She wasn't worried about the person being cold, but rather that they might die at Lu Xingxing's doorstep.

"What are you doing here?"

Upon seeing Qiao Wanyue, the person knelt down with a thud.

"Please, please let us go."

Qiao Wanyue frowned.

"Get out of here right now, or I'll call the police."

The visitor was Gu Shui, the wife of the eldest son of the Geng family.