Chapter 236 The Home of the Second Brother and Sister-in-Law

When Lu Haiqiang called out "Mom," the whole family suddenly remembered the issue of how to address her, and they were both amused and worried.

It's fine to call him that at home, since the child is still young.

But now that they're about to meet the biological parents, it's a bit inappropriate for the child to still call them "auntie" or "mom."

Mr. Lu said nonchalantly, "What's inappropriate about it? They're all from the Lu family anyway, what's the difference?"

Lu's mother wanted to tear his mouth open, and said irritably, "If you can't speak properly, then shut up."

Lu's father: "..."

He turned his head angrily and muttered under his breath about how difficult it is to raise women.

Lu Haiqiang was completely oblivious to the adults' strange behavior and continued to reach out his hand excitedly to Jiang Jiani, calling her "Mom."

He called out, and Lu Yi, Lu Bin, and Lu Ran followed their mother's lead, bouncing around in her arms as they called out.

Jiang Jianni felt like she was surrounded by 3,200 ducks; not only were her ears ringing, but her brain was also buzzing.

She sighed, told Aunt Lu and Sister Liu to put the child on the ground, and then took Lu Haiqiang from the passenger seat and put him on the ground as well.

When Lu Haiqiang was with his younger siblings, he immediately forgot about his mother and started playing with them.

Jiang Jianni exclaimed, "Luckily, this car is big. If it were smaller, there wouldn't be any room for you to play."

Although they were supposed to be playing standing up, the kids were like mischievous monkeys, using the adults' legs as mountains, climbing all over the place, never staying still.

It's very hot here, so the car windows are all left open.

The little rascal near the car window kept sticking his head out, so Jiang Jianni and Aunt Liu, who were sitting on either side, quickly pulled him back.

The port is quite far from the camp; it took about twenty minutes to drive there.

The car had a military license plate on it and went straight into the family quarters without stopping.

The car stopped next to a cluster of two-story buildings.

Jiang Jianni was somewhat surprised: "The environment here is quite nice."

Every household has a small garden.

Of course, apart from a few that planted flowers, most of them grew vegetables, and some were completely bare.

This made Jiang Jiani a little envious.

I remembered the advertisement I saw for villas within the Third Ring Road when I went to the capital.

Waaaaah, it's located within the Third Ring Road, a detached villa with a garden, and the community even has mountains and water—the scenery is absolutely stunning.

If the price weren't ridiculously high, it would cost over two million now.

If it were even a million less, Jiang Jianni would buy it without hesitation.

After getting off the bus, the four people still carried the four children. Xiao Li helped carry some of the luggage, and the rest was carried over by other kind-hearted family members.

A woman looked curiously at the children in their arms: "Four children? How come you have four children with you?"

"Are they all from Commander Lu and Instructor Tang?"

"Didn't Commander Lu and Instructor Tang have one child? Did they have three more later? Why isn't there any news about it?"

"Idiot, how could that be?"

"These three look about the same age as Lu Tuan's family, how could they possibly be Lu Tuan's?"

Mr. Lu had a strong presence; he strode forward with a stern face, clearly not someone to be trifled with.

Aunt Lu looks kind and approachable, but in reality, she is polite yet distant. Nobody knows why, but no one dares to joke or laugh with her.

Especially when the two elders came last time, they dealt with Lu Tuan's messy romantic affairs with remarkable speed and efficiency.

Although many people say that it was Lu's father who stepped in to resolve the issue, privately everyone felt that Lu's father was just using Lu's mother as a cover.

After all, I've never seen a father-in-law who would interfere in his son and daughter-in-law's private affairs.

In matters like this, it's usually the mother-in-law who handles them.

Moreover, most mothers-in-law handle things differently than Lu's mother, and generally they tend to side with their own sons.

The mother-in-law is not ashamed but proud of her son's extramarital affair. She thinks her son is so charming that those women are just offering themselves up, and she also thinks her daughter-in-law is immature.

We're already being kind by not kicking you out, and you still dare to complain? You're just being lazy and having too much of a good life.

It's not like the family compound isn't free of visiting in-laws; it's always quite a scene, with trouble brewing every few days.

Lu's mother's handling of the situation was quite surprising.

After confirming that her son was not having an affair, she actually forced the girl's brother to immediately send her back to her hometown and arrange the marriage.

This approach is absolutely terrifying to some people who know that the Lu family has two more unmarried sons.

Although you don't have to worry about mother-in-law/daughter-in-law conflicts when your daughter marries into such a family, she's truly like water spilled out of a cup.

Parents want their daughters to marry into well-off families, and girls themselves want to marry into well-off families. Ultimately, besides wanting a better life for themselves, they also hope to be able to help their parents out in the future.

Except for a few families who genuinely love their daughters, most families think this way.

If you can't get any benefits from the other party, you won't want to have anything to do with them anymore.

As for Aunt Liu, well, just by looking at her clothes and demeanor, you can tell she's a nanny.

Not everyone can develop a pair of discerning eyes, but nannies and employers are ultimately different.

So everyone turned their attention to Jiang Jiani.

The others were still a little afraid of Lu's parents, and although they wanted to, they didn't dare to say anything.

One of the sisters-in-law was rather bold and asked Jiang Jianni directly, "Little sister, you're the only girl in your Lu family, right?"

Jiang Jianni and Lu's mother exchanged a glance and said with a smile, "Yes, I'm the youngest in my family, with four older brothers."

“My parents are always worried about me, but they don’t say much about me when they’re out in public.”

“If it weren’t for the fact that I was here to see my second brother, my mom wouldn’t have wanted me to come.”

"Is it, Mom?"

As soon as Lu Ma saw her expression, she knew she was going to play a trick on someone, and said helplessly, "You're just being naughty."

Her attitude gave others the wrong impression, and everyone really thought that Jiang Jianni was a daughter of the Lu family.

After a few casual words, the rather bold sister-in-law asked, "Besides Lu Tuan, do you have another brother who's married?"

Are all three children your brother's?

Others chimed in, asking, "How old are you? Where do you work? Are you married?"

As Lu's father listened to the woman behind him asking Jiang Jiani all sorts of questions, he grew increasingly unhappy.

Jiang Jianni is the daughter-in-law of the Lu family. What are these women trying to do?

He suddenly stopped at a doorway and said coldly, "We've arrived."

Xiao Li quickly said, "I'll go open the door, I'll go open the door."

It would have been better if Lu's father hadn't spoken, because once he did, the women in his aunties were immediately frightened and dared not say anything more nonsense.

They all put their things on the ground and made various excuses to leave.

Lu's mother complained to Lu's father: "Look at you, they came to help you deliver things out of kindness, why did you scare them?"

Lu's father blatantly lied: "How did I scare them? I just said we'd arrived."

Lu's mother looked at him and sneered, while Lu's father remained silent.

Xiao Li and Liu Sao helped move all the luggage from the yard into the yard.

Jiang Jianni, holding her child, stood in the yard, still somewhat unable to believe her eyes: "This is my second brother and sister-in-law's home?"