Chapter 154 Remittance
On the way back, Lu Huailin asked worriedly as he pedaled his bicycle, "Honey, are the people in your department easy to get along with?"
Gu Yihan nodded, puzzled, and said, "It doesn't matter if they're easy to get along with or not, anyway, the money I give them isn't theirs."
Lu Huailin chuckled upon hearing this. His wife was truly carefree, not caring at all about other people's opinions. He chuckled softly in his deep voice, "My wife is right."
The bicycle had just entered the residential compound.
"Commander Lu."
Hearing the shout, Lu Huailin stopped his bicycle and watched as Xiao Zhang, a communications soldier carrying a package, walked towards him.
After Gu Yihan and the others parked their bicycles, she jumped off, put her feet on the ground, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the back seat of the car had thick cushions strapped in, she felt insecure sitting on it with her legs dangling in the air.
Signalman Xiao Zhang carried a package to Lu Huailin's side and saw Gu Yihan behind him.
Guessing that the pretty woman was Commander Lu's wife, he took the initiative to greet her, "Hello, sister-in-law."
A smile appeared on Gu Yihan's face as she glanced at Lu Huailin beside her.
Lu Huailin felt his wife's gaze and quickly introduced, "Wife, this is Zhang Hao, a communications soldier. You can call him Xiao Zhang."
Gu Yihan then smiled and replied to Zhang Hao, "Hello, Xiao Zhang."
Signalman Xiao Zhang looked at the other person and scratched his head sheepishly. He had never met Commander Lu's wife before; this was the first time he had seen her.
She quickly handed the luggage and letters she was carrying to Lu Huailin.
He smiled and said, "Commander, this is your package and letter, mailed from Beijing."
When Lu Huailin heard that the package was mailed from Beijing, he had a guess in his mind and took the package.
After Lu Huailin took the package, he glanced at Gu Yihan and said, "Commander Lu, sister-in-law, you're busy, I'll be going now."
After saying that, he turned and ran towards the entrance of the family compound.
Lu Huailin put the package into the car basket and whispered to his wife, "It should be from Dad."
Although Gu Yihan was puzzled, she didn't ask. The two walked home side by side.
In the courtyard
Grandma Gu clucked and clucked as she fed the little hen in her house. This was her precious chicken "butt bank," as it laid eggs very frequently.
Hearing the creak of the door opening, he knew the young couple had returned. He patted the dust off his hands.
He turned around and looked at them with a smile: "You're back. Hurry up and wash up and have dinner."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yihan walked to Grandma Gu's side, naturally took her hand, and said gratefully, "Grandma, thank you."
Grandma Gu pulled her hand away and glanced at Gu Yihan with a smile, saying in an annoyed tone, "You just finished feeding the chickens, don't get your hands dirty."
Gu Yihan stubbornly took Grandma Gu's calloused hand again, gently stroking it, and said, "Grandma's hands aren't dirty at all, they're very clean."
When Grandma Gu saw that her granddaughter didn't dislike her, her wrinkled face beamed with joy.
When the elderly women from the family compound came to visit their children, the children not only complained that they were dirty, but also that they smelled bad.
After cooking, I was too embarrassed to sit at the table and eat. I would sit on a small stool in the kitchen and finish eating before coming out.
So even when it gets cold and bathing is inconvenient, Grandma Gu still boils water every day to wipe her down, worried that her granddaughter will find it distasteful.
Lu Huailin carried the package into the bedroom, then quickly went to the kitchen and brought out the dinner that Grandma Gu had prepared.
Gu Yihan led her grandmother into the living room and saw pork and cabbage stew with vermicelli, as well as cornbread buns.
Knowing that the elderly are getting old, they are like children, like to be praised, and want their families to know that they are not a burden and to realize their own value.
She smiled and said to Grandma Gu, "Grandma, every time I come home there's a meal ready for me. You've always been the one taking care of me in this family."
He then placed her at the head of the table.
Lu Huaihuai ladled a bowl of porridge and placed it in front of Grandma Gu, echoing, "Grandma, Xiaohan is right, we're both young."
"Xiao Han is so grateful to have you here since she got pregnant. After she gives birth, she will need you to teach her how to take care of the baby."
Grandma Gu was overjoyed by the flattery and said with a smile, "Stop praising me, let's eat."
The family finished dinner happily, and before Grandma Gu could even stand up to clear the dishes, Lu Huailin efficiently began to do so.
Grandma Gu looked at Lu Huailin, who was busy with various tasks, patted Gu Yihan's hand, and whispered, "Little Lu is such a diligent and observant child."
"I always wash my own clothes as soon as I feel like it, which is much better than those people who wouldn't even pick up a spilled oil bottle."
Gu Yihan glanced at Lu Huailin, who was cleaning the living room, and whispered in her grandmother's ear, "Grandma, tell me the truth, how much did he give you?"
After hearing her granddaughter's words clearly, Grandma Gu paused for a moment, then laughed out loud: "Don't think nonsense. Of you and Xiao Lu, Grandma will definitely side with you."
Gu Yihan looked at her with obvious disbelief.
Grandma Gu chuckled and patted Gu Yihan's arm, saying, "Alright, Grandma's going to rest now."
After Grandma Gu came out of the living room, Lu Huailin carried in a basin and placed it at Gu Yihan's feet: "Wife, today your husband will wash your feet."
Gu Yihan glanced at the basin of water on the ground and then looked Lu Huailin up and down. She became wary. Unsolicited kindness was either a sign of ulterior motives or a thief.
"Are you hiding something from me?"
Lu Huailin was completely bewildered by his wife's question and quickly shook his head, saying, "Wife, I didn't."
Gu Yihan's gaze swept over the porcelain basin on the ground: "Then what is this...?"
Lu Huailin: "It's because your belly is getting bigger, honey. I went to ask the doctor. He said that if you sit and bend over to wash your feet, it will squeeze your belly."
"I was thinking that when I wasn't on a mission, I could wash your feet and give you a massage, so your feet would feel lighter."
"Oh." Gu Yihan felt relieved. She hadn't quite gotten used to being served water and having her feet washed.
After massaging his wife's feet, Lu Huailin didn't put shoes on her; he simply carried her back to the bedroom and placed her on the bed.
Gu Yihan sat on the bed, looking at the package on the dressing table, and pointed at it, asking, "Haven't you opened it?"
Lu Huailin walked over, took out the letter, opened it, looked at it for a while, then took out a money order from the envelope and handed it to Gu Yihan: "This is from Dad."
Gu Yihan reached out and took it with a puzzled look. She looked down, her eyes widened, and she looked up at Lu Huailin in disbelief, asking, "Why are you giving so much money?"
Lu Huailin opened the package and found malted milk powder, milk powder, and a Rolex ladies' watch: "Not much, only ten thousand."
Gu Yihan looked at the remittance slip in her hand and sighed, "This isn't much? Aren't you afraid of being investigated if you mail it to the military?"
Lu Huailin handed the women's Rolex in his hand to his wife: "Dad's salary is over 400 a month. This amount of money is equivalent to two years' salary for him. I'm not afraid of being investigated."
Gu Yihan took the Rolex watch and examined it carefully for a while before saying, "I saw this watch at the Friendship Store in Beijing last time. It cost 765 yuan."
She looked up at Lu Huailin and asked in confusion, "Why would your dad mail so many things?"
Lu Huailin walked to Gu Yihan's side and carefully put his arm around her: "Dad knows you've been wronged. This is compensation for you."
Gu Yihan hummed in response and didn't ask any further questions.
Although she didn't know what Lu's father was thinking, seeing these tangible things made her feel much better.
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