Chapter 26: Whose swan likes stinky toads!

Both meat and candy were quite expensive, at least for the Lu family, but Lu Beiye nodded without asking or saying much.

"Keep the money for yourself."

"I have more here."

He is not so poor as to spend his wife's money.

Looking at Lu Beiye's leaving back, Wenjiu's eyes were full of love. It is really rare to find a man with such a sense of responsibility who allows his wife to spend money freely without complaining.

She likes the characters in books to be outrageous.

But I was lucky to meet him.

Liang Cui was preparing breakfast in the kitchen. Wen Jiu had nothing to do, so she went to help scrape potatoes. The scraper was made by Liang Cui herself using iron sheets.

"Here, sit here and shave. Your legs will get sore if you squat on the ground." Liang Cui brought a small stool for Wen Jiu to sit on, and filled a basin with some water and placed it in front of her so that she could put the shaved potatoes in it.

It is best to rinse the scraped potatoes in water, otherwise they will turn black easily.

The kitchen space is not very big, but there are several pieces of transparent glass on the ceiling, making it very bright. The stove is made of mud bricks, and the cupboard is made of wood, half a person's height, with a bluestone slab on top, which can be used to roll noodles or to store things. The room is kept very clean everywhere.

While the potatoes were being scraped with warm wine, Liang Cui's rice was also cooked.

She broke the beans into sections and cut the potatoes into pieces with a knife. She scooped the rice out of the pot and poured oil into the pot. When the oil was boiling, she put the beans and potato pieces in to stir-fry. When they were almost done, she poured the drained rice in to cover the beans and potato pieces. She poured some rice soup along the edge of the pot to steam it, and finally covered the pot with a lid.

The oil is lard, and it smells very fragrant.

When the dish is finally served, there is a layer of golden brown crust along the edge of the pot. Dip it in some fermented bean curd and it is so fragrant that you want to eat it with your tongue.

The warm wine and food are all gone.

After breakfast, she wanted to take the clothes she changed last night to the river to wash, but it started raining as soon as she went out, so she had to go home.

Because it was raining and they couldn't work, Lu Hongjun and Lu Dongyang were also tired from working, so they took advantage of the rain to go back to their rooms and sleep.

Liang Cui and Zhou Mei took out their needles and thread and sat in the main room to sew shoe soles. The shoes they wear now are basically cloth shoes they made themselves, which are comfortable and do not rub their feet.

Lu Qiuyu and Lu Xue were writing in the main room. Wen Jiu volunteered to tutor them and find something to do to kill time.

After lunch, the rain stopped.

Just as Lu Hongjun was about to go out, he heard Lu Qingqing's excited voice, "Dad, Mom, I got into college!"

“I really got into college!”

Lu Qingqing's face turned red with excitement. She ran back to show Lu Hongjun the acceptance letter. Lu Hongjun smiled with wrinkles all over his face while holding the letter, even though he couldn't understand the words on it at all.

"My girlfriend is amazing, really amazing."

Liang Cui and Wen Jiu heard the noise outside and ran out happily to see what was going on.

"Aunt is so awesome!"

"Aunt, you are awesome!"

Lu Qiuyu and Lu Xue jumped and danced happily around Lu Qingqing.

Liang Cui's eyes were filled with tears of excitement. She pulled Lu Qingqing's arm and looked left and right, as if she could never see enough.

"Which university did you get into?"

"Is it far from our home?"

"When does school start? What do you need to bring with you? Tell me and I'll find time to prepare it for you."

Being a mother means you are more meticulous and you have more things to consider.

"Liaocheng Normal University." The one who answered Liang Cui was Lu Beiye, who walked in with a bag on his shoulder. "She's in my unit, there's nothing to prepare. When I leave, just let her go with me, and I'll take her to the school to register."

Liang Cui wanted to ask more questions, but Lu Beiye pushed her back to the main room.

Because it started raining again.

Wen Jiu walked up to Lu Beiye and asked, "Have you bought everything I asked you to buy?"

Lu Beiye replied: “I bought them all.”

Although he didn't understand why Wenjiu bought so many candies, he still did it.

Wen Jiu nodded in satisfaction, and turned to Liang Cui and Lu Hongjun and said, "Dad, Mom, I asked Aye to buy some candy. It's such an amazing thing that Qingqing got into college. We have to let everyone in the village know about it."

"In case some people are blind and really think that our Qingqing likes those two toads!"

The college entrance examination was resumed only a few years ago, and only a handful of people can be admitted to university.

What's more, Lu Qingqing is a girl. In this era where boys are generally valued over girls, it is even more rare for girls to have the opportunity to study and go to college.

Cheng Erzhu and Wang Goudan's scumbag mother spread the news to everyone in the village, and there must be a lot of people secretly watching and laughing at them. She wanted to use Qingqing's admission to university to slap them in the face and let them know what it means to be a toad wanting to eat swan meat.

She had a bright future, so how could she fall for Cheng Erzhu and Wang Goudan, two prisoners who had committed hooliganism?

Isn't that just dreaming in broad daylight?

Lu Qingqing's nose felt sore when she heard this, and she said with emotion while holding her arm to warm the wine, "Fourth sister-in-law, why are you so kind to me?"

Wen Jiu turned around and glanced at Lu Beiye, blinked and said shamelessly: "Because I am your fourth brother's wife!"

She also likes Lu Qingqing because she loves her family.

Lu Beiye didn't expect that Wen Jiu asked him to buy candy for this reason. As a brother, he was not as thoughtful as she thought.

"Okay, okay, this is a good idea." Lu Hongjun patted his thigh excitedly, "Ajiu is right, we have to let those stinky toads see that my daughter is not worthy of everyone."

"Qingqing, hold your chest high."

"Boss, take the candy, let's go."

Even though it was still raining, it could not stop the Lu family's determination to support Lu Qingqing. Except for Qi Lianhua, the whole family went out, carrying candies from one end of the village to the other.

Lu Hongjun smiled from ear to ear, his face flushed as if he was 20 years younger. He happily went up to everyone he met and gave them candies.

"Oh my! It's Old Liu! You knew that my Qingqing got into college and I was going to give candy to the whole village, so you were waiting for me, right?"

"Brother Yang! My Qingqing is very successful. She knows that her father, I am a failure in my life, so she helped me get admitted to a good university and become a senior!"

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Every dog ​​that passed by had to listen to what he said. His daughter Lu Qingqing was admitted to university, and those wives who had been talking about Lu Qingqing's immorality behind her back now completely shut up.

Whose white swan likes toads?

Isn't that simply sick?

Those who used to dislike the Lu family were secretly almost gnashing their teeth when they saw Lu Hongjun leading Lu Beiye, Lu Qingqing and others to distribute sweets in high spirits.

The daughter was admitted to university, the son stayed in the army as an officer, and the daughter-in-law was not only beautiful but also from the city and had money. This was a rumor that spread throughout the village.

Who in the village can compare with him?

Familiar people thought this was a happy event and accepted the candies sent by the Lu family. They then turned around and brought their children to the door with the gifts, saying that they wanted to share in their joy and hoped that their own children would be as successful as Lu Qingqing.

Even the village chief came with gifts.

Lu Hongjun, who was so excited that he got his head spinning, invited them to dinner, which made Liang Cui, who was standing beside him, so anxious that sweat started to appear on her forehead.

She was totally unprepared.

There is food in the vegetable garden, but no meat! What is she going to cook for dinner?