Chapter 568: Destiny for Three Lives

Chen Juan's son Zhao Haoyu is more than three months older than Lu Chengyi and will be one year old next month. The little guy is chubby and strong, and is quite tough. He is not picky about food at all, and is not shy when people come to him. He lets anyone hold him and doesn't make a fuss at night.

Chen Juan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She had been worried that her son would make a fuss in an unfamiliar place, but now it seemed that was completely unnecessary.

During the day, Zhao Haoyu and Lu Chengyi crawled happily on the carpet in the living room. The two little guys were having a lot of fun.

Chen Guilan also liked Chen Juan's son very much and said it would be great if the two families lived close to each other so that they could raise the child together.

Xu Yue'e said that Zhao Haoyu was not as well-behaved as Lu Chengyi, who took good care of him. Lu Chengyi would change his clothes when they got dirty, several times a day, and his skin was fair and clean. He looked like a city kid.

The children in the village don’t have time to change clothes like this, and some even wear the same set of clothes for several days.

Chen Juan and Su Jiaojiao were also raised in this way.

Chen Guilan said that children grow up however they are raised, and the children in the village are tougher. Lu Chengyi doesn't have to wear dirty clothes because someone is taking care of him.

After Zhao Haoyu came, she also changed his clothes every day. Before they came, Su Jiaojiao bought several sets of clothes for Zhao Haoyu. After a few days, Zhao Haoyu's face became much paler.

The two little children put together are both white and chubby, which makes them even more adorable.

Even Qi Heng and He Siyu would often come over to see the child, saying that they also had to hurry up to get married and have children, and try to open a kindergarten as soon as possible.

With someone to help take care of the children, Su Jiaojiao and Chen Juan also had time to chat. Chen Juan said that she liked girls very much and planned to have another one in two years. She also asked Su Jiaojiao if she wanted one.

Although Zhao Shunfa bought a house in the village, he is still a son-in-law. According to regulations, they can have another child, but they need to be over 30 years old to apply for a second child.

Su Jiaojiao also wants a daughter, but this kind of thing cannot be obtained just by wanting it. What if she has a son?

If she had a daughter, she would definitely treat her dearly, even better than she treats Lu Chengyi, and would undoubtedly treat her like a little princess.

Chen Juan also mentioned the folk remedy that Xu Yue'e mentioned, saying that after taking it, one would definitely give birth to a girl, and that she would send it to her after she returned.

Su Jiaojiao was at a loss for words and said she didn't believe it. She also advised Chen Juan not to believe it either. She couldn't say whether she wanted a second child or not, but even if she did, she would never believe in these folk remedies.

Chen Juan insisted that it was very effective.

The two sisters were unable to convince the other on this matter. Neither of them was the type to argue, so they would just stop talking if their arguments were unsatisfactory.

Su Jiaojiao told Chen Juan with certainty that her second child would definitely be a daughter and that she should not be superstitious about folk remedies. She remembered that in her previous life, there was a five or six year age difference between Chen Juan's two children and they were born after Chen Juan was 30 years old.

At that time, Chen Juan's mother-in-law had a big fight with the eldest brother's family and settled in Wutong Village. Chen Juan had just given birth to her second child, a daughter. At that time, Su Jiaojiao went to the hospital to visit Chen Juan.

Chen Juan was very happy to hear this and said that was good. She said that she was actually just talking to Su Jiaojiao about it. She was having trouble taking care of one child now and didn't dare to have a second one.

But she felt that Su Jiaojiao was different. Su Jiaojiao had so many people to help take care of the child, and it was a natural birth. After Lu Chengyi turned one year old, she could consider having a second child.

Chen Juan told Su Jiaojiao that if she wanted a second child, she should hurry up and solve the problem before she turned 30. The sooner she had the child, the less worries she would have. Otherwise, she would keep thinking about it, and it would be a bit late if she delayed it until she was 35 or 36.

As they chatted, the two of them talked about their respective in-laws' families.

Su Jiaojiao had nothing much to say. She said that except for Lin Manli who sometimes gave her trouble, no one else would make things difficult for her.

Fortunately, she and Lin Manli didn't meet often, so if Lin Manli said something she didn't like, she would just pretend not to hear it.

Before, she would definitely fight back, but she gradually realized that if she fought back, Lin Manli would get more excited, so it was better to play deaf and dumb and choose to ignore it.

Ignoring it will be better.

So much so that when Lin Manli meets her now, she is not as picky as she was at the beginning, because she will not make any response.

Lin Manli was like punching cotton, with nowhere to put force.

Now, every time she goes back to the city for work, she will take Lu Chengyi to visit Mr. and Mrs. Lu, and occasionally stay overnight to let them get close to the children.

Mr. and Mrs. Lu are both reasonable elders. They know that Su Jiaojiao is busy, and they are already very satisfied that she can bring the children to see them in her busy schedule.

He praises his granddaughter-in-law to everyone he meets, saying that she is smart, capable, sensible and filial.

As for Lu Jia and Lin Manli, when they missed their children, they would come over to see them on their own. They usually just had a meal and left, and would not stay long, let alone have any conflicts with Su Jiaojiao.

Of course, this is mainly due to Lu Jingyou's contribution.

Lu Jingyou tried very hard to mediate the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Every time he went back to visit his parents, he would bring some small gifts for Su Jiaojiao, saying that they were from Lin Manli.

Su Jiaojiao knew that he often bought various gifts for Lin Manli in her name, sometimes perfumes, sometimes bags.

She saw through it but didn't expose it. She happily accepted the gift he brought back and then praised Lin Manli. After all, praising people didn't cost any money, so why not do it?

Anyway, every time Lin Manli came to visit the child, she would bring her some small gifts, sometimes cakes baked by May, sometimes roast duck from Dexianju. Su Jiaojiao thought this was great.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law do not need to be close to each other, nor do they need to be really good to each other. It is enough as long as they can get along well on the surface.

Compared with Su Jiaojiao, Chen Juan's situation is much more complicated because she has two sons. The eldest brother Zhao Shunfa proposed that they take turns to take care of the elderly, with each family taking care of the elderly for one month.

This means that when Zhao Shunfa's mother was at his eldest brother's house, there was no one to take care of Zhao Haoyu, so she could only be handed over to Chen Guisheng and Xu Yue'e, or taken back to her hometown.

"Last month, my mother-in-law was in my hometown and was busy at home, so I asked her to take the child back. My sister-in-law was not happy at all and called me, saying that my mother-in-law couldn't help her with the work with the child." Chen Juan sat in Su Jiaojiao's study on the second floor, looking out the window at the rolling mountains, and confided, "The next day I went back to my hometown to pick up the child. I saw my mother-in-law carrying Zhao Haoyu on her back, chopping firewood in the yard in the middle of the day. Zhao Haoyu was sweating all over from the sun and kept crying. I couldn't stand it..."

Her mother-in-law said at the time that she was worried about the child's danger because the child was crawling around everywhere, so she carried the child on her back.

And he only chopped some and cooked them, not much. She said he chopped only a few and she happened to see it when she came back.

"I understand." Su Jiaojiao patted her hands and suggested, "Actually, you need help right now. Why not just let your mother-in-law live in your house so you don't have to take turns taking care of her?"

"How can that be? My sister-in-law still relies on my mother-in-law to do the work for her!" Chen Juan sighed, "You know my mother's health. Haoyu is hard to take care of now. He crawls around everywhere. She can help out occasionally, but she can't take care of him for a long time. One time, she looked at Haoyu and suddenly said, "This is Linlin." I'm worried that she'll have a seizure..."

Mentioning Chen Lin, Su Jiaojiao thought of Li Haocheng, whom she met in the provincial capital, and couldn't help but mention him to Chen Juan: "Do you remember the Li Haocheng I told you about last time?"

In fact, if you really want to check, you can find it.

She didn't have the energy or ability to do this before, but now she can try. However, this matter is ultimately her second uncle's family's business, and they need their cooperation.

"I remember." Chen Juan shook her head. "To be honest, we no longer expect him to come back. If that Li Haocheng is really Lin Lin, as long as he's doing well, we'll be relieved. If not, then we'll have to look for him again. Jiaojiao, we don't have the energy or ability to do that. We can only let things take their course."

She was so busy taking care of herself right now that she really wasn't in the mood to look for her long-lost brother.

It’s not that she doesn’t want to look for it, but she feels the hope is too slim.

"I know your difficulties, but I can help find Linlin." Su Jiaojiao also expressed her inner thoughts, "I can't guarantee that I will find Linlin, but it's better to find her than not to find her."

"If we can find Linlin, my parents will have no regrets in their lives." Chen Juan felt a glimmer of hope when she heard Su Jiaojiao say this. "We don't ask him to come back, we just want to see him live a better life than us."

"I understand." Su Jiaojiao nodded. "I will use my strength to find Linlin and make sure my second uncle and second aunt no longer have any regrets."

"That's great." Chen Juan held Su Jiaojiao's hand and said with a smile, "Compared to looking for Linlin, I feel that this matter with my in-laws is nothing."

"Yes, that's how life is. Nothing can go smoothly." Su Jiaojiao smiled. "As long as we treat every day with our heart and have no regrets, it's fine. Besides, your brother-in-law treats you very well."

"His greatest characteristic is his diligence. He can't sit still." Chen Juan was very satisfied with Zhao Shunfa. "He told me this morning that General Managers Qi and He also asked him to help with the fish pond. He said he would try to finish it within a week. We've been here for several days, so it's time to go back."

In addition to being able to drive, Zhao Shunfa is also an expert at masonry and bricklaying. Ever since he helped Lu Jingyou build a mobile fish pond in the yard, he has been noticed by Qi Heng and He Siyu.

The two of them invited him to their own yards and built a mobile fish pond like this. Zhao Shunfa came as a guest, but he was even busier than when he was in the village.

Zhao Shunfa said that he was just sitting around doing nothing, and this was not a heavy job, just a piece of cake.

In the past two days, the four of them have been busy with the fish pond.

Chen Guisheng also went there to help every day. He didn't understand other things, but he was very good at these things.

Ten days later, the fish ponds in Qi Heng and He Siyu's homes were built. Lu Jingyou even drove out to buy a lot of koi, which the three of them divided and put in their own fish ponds.

The fish pond is paved with pebbles, has rockery and bonsai, and the water system is hidden, making it look very natural.

The red koi fish swimming around are quite interesting.

To express their gratitude, Qi Heng and He Siyu invited Chen Guisheng and his family to dinner at the hotel.

Before leaving, the two of them bought a lot of bags and came to see him off, and repeatedly told Zhao Shunfa to come and play every year and treat it as a trip.

Zhao Shunfa agreed repeatedly and said he would come when he was free. The fish pond brought the men closer together.

Lu Jingyou and Su Jiaojiao also prepared a lot of local specialties for them to take back to their hometown. Wang Hua was responsible for sending them back and said he would pick them up next year.

Chen Guisheng also asked Lu Jingyou to come back to the village when he had time, and said that he would take them fishing at sea, and also let Qi Heng and He Siyu go.

"Thank you, Uncle. We will definitely go." Qi Heng promised solemnly. He Siyu also followed suit and called him Uncle. "Next time I go on a business trip to Jiao County, I will go visit Uncle."

Chen Guilan saw this and was very pleased.

It is also the greatest wish of the elders that the younger generations get along well with each other and are willing to interact with each other.

Qi Heng and He Siyu came to Lakeside Villa more often and developed feelings for their new home. With the koi fish in the yard, they felt a sense of attachment and decided to move in.

Qi Heng and Hu Li's wedding date was set for October 1st. Hu Li did not move in due to work reasons, but she would still come over on weekends to help clean up the new home.

Most of the time, Qi Heng would eat for free at Lu Jingyou and Su Jiaojiao's place, and he did so with a clear conscience, even dragging He Siyu over to eat with him.

Chen Guilan and Su Jiaojiao welcomed the two's arrival and were not disgusted by them.

Anyway, dinner every night is the most sumptuous meal of the day in their family. Adding two more people is just a matter of adding two sets of bowls and chopsticks. It doesn’t matter.

In addition to Qi Heng and He Siyu, Wang Hua also often came to eat. He was renovating the house and sometimes came very late, so Lu Jingyou asked him to come to his house for dinner.

Chen Guilan and Su Jiaojiao were even more familiar with Wang Hua and did not treat him as an outsider. Every time Wang Hua came, Chen Guilan would cook him his favorite tiger dish.

Wang Hua always says that it tastes like mom’s food.

They usually leave after eating and don't stay long, saying that single men should go back and rest early, work hard to make money, and bring their wives home as soon as possible.

The two aunts' rooms were on the first floor. They went to rest after cleaning up. Chen Guilan and Song Na stayed on the third floor with their children. Lu Chengyi was almost one year old. He stopped drinking breast milk when he was eight months old. He would get up once at night to drink milk powder and then go back to sleep. He was not clingy.

Chen Guilan often said that this child came to repay her gratitude and was not naughty. She also said that he was even more obedient than Su Jiaojiao when he was a child.

The hustle and bustle of the day faded away, and the cool moonlight filled the room. Lu Jingyou and Su Jiaojiao lay in each other's arms, quietly enjoying their own world of two.

Previously, Su Jiaojiao felt that Lakeside Villa was too remote, with inconvenient transportation and low occupancy rate, so she was reluctant to move there.

But after actually moving in, she fell deeply in love with this place.

I have to admire Lu Jingyou's vision. The lakeside villa is like a paradise in the bustling city, quiet and beautiful, giving people a sense of belonging.

Her family had only moved in less than a year ago, but she felt like she had lived here for a long time, especially the botanical garden and tea garden in Lakeside Villa, which were her favorite places.

"What are you thinking about?" Lu Jingyou held her in his arms and kissed her forehead. Su Jiaojiao leaned into his arms and said softly, "I was thinking, it turns out that Lakeside Villa is so good, it turns out that I can be so happy."

The feeling of happiness is really wonderful.

It is the sense of satisfaction and relaxation that comes from deep within her heart that allows her to face anything that happens in life calmly.

"I will make you happier and happier." Lu Jingyou held her hand with a happy smile on his face. "Marrying you is the greatest happiness in my life, and your happiness has just begun."

"I believe it." Su Jiaojiao looked at their intertwined fingers and said emotionally, "I'm lucky to have met you in this life. Without you, my happiness wouldn't be so complete."

"You don't have to be happy, because you will definitely meet me in this life, and I have come here to pursue you." Lu Jingyou raised his hand to stroke her hair, looking at her affectionately, "We will be together not only in this life, but also in the next life and the next. Let's hold hands in this life and be destined to be together for three lifetimes, okay?"

"Okay!" Su Jiaojiao agreed without hesitation, "I will never leave you in this life, and we will be together for three lifetimes!"

Although life is inevitably not perfect, there is still more happiness after all.

This life is enough!