Chapter 372 Li Yaqing Delivers Wild Animals
Gu Yihan wasn't worried about being wronged; she just didn't want to argue back and forth with her brother Lu over Lu's mother's issues.
Seeing his wife's furrowed brows, Lu Huailin reached out and smoothed the bump on her forehead.
After a moment of silence, he said, "Wife, I'm going to see Dad."
Gu Yihan looked up at him, puzzled, and asked, "Why did you suddenly decide to go to Dad's place?"
"I want to talk to Dad about something."
Seeing that Lu Huailin didn't want to know the reason, Gu Yihan didn't press him for details, nodded, and gave a soft "hmm".
After Lu Huailin left
Seeing that there was nothing for her to tidy up at home, Gu Yihan took a stroll in the yard.
"Xiao Han, look what I brought you."
Li Yajing called out as she pushed open the courtyard gate. Seeing Gu Yihan standing in the courtyard, she quickly waved.
Gu Yihan noticed two bulging burlap sacks beside Li Yajing, and a hint of helplessness flashed in her eyes.
She sighed and said, "Sister Ya Jing, why are you bringing things again?"
Last month, Li Yajing sent a sack of dried bamboo shoots and a sack of wild mushrooms.
This made her afraid she wouldn't be able to finish it, so she ate it every day, which made Hao Hao feel nauseous whenever he saw dried bamboo shoots.
Lu Huailin didn't want to eat dried bamboo shoots and wild mushrooms every day.
So they came up with a plan to give the extra bamboo shoots and mushrooms to soldiers whose families had many children and were having difficulty getting enough to eat.
Just as I finished digesting this, Li Yajing brought it over again.
Seeing Gu Yihan's worried expression, Li Yajing burst out laughing.
"Xiao Han, stop standing there like an idiot. This time it's not dried bamboo shoots or mushrooms."
After saying that, he forcefully pulled one of the sacks and walked into the yard.
Seeing this, Gu Yihan quickly stepped forward to help, noticing that blood was overflowing from the bag.
After a moment of stunned silence, he quickly looked up at Li Yaqing and asked in confusion, "What's in here?"
Li Yaqing hurriedly found a large bucket in the yard and told Gu Yihan to lift the back of the sack.
The two men worked together to pour the fish from the sack into a large wooden bucket.
"This sack contains fish, and the sack by the door contains wild boar meat and a hen."
Li Yajing explained while wiping her sweat.
Gu Yihan could tell from the sight of the fish in the wooden bucket, some of which were still jumping around, that they had just been caught not long ago.
Li Yajing returned to the courtyard gate and dragged another burlap sack inside.
Gu Yihan went back to the kitchen, took a large basin, and placed it on the floor.
Li Yajing quickly poured the wild boar meat into the basin, along with a hen with its wings tied and its beak bound.
Seeing this, Gu Yihan rolled her eyes and glared at Li Yajing.
She said irritably, "I have everything I need at home. You don't need to send me every good thing you get."
Li Yaqing smiled but didn't say anything.
Mr. and Mrs. Li have started working at the research institute, and their household registration has been moved from Jinyang City to Beijing.
This made her even more unsure how to repay Gu Yihan, and she pondered for a long time.
Li Yaqing could only think of sending Gu Yihan more food when resources were scarce, so that she could feel less guilty.
On the other side
Lu Huailin drove his Jeep back to the Lu family home. As soon as he entered, he saw his father sitting on the sofa.
He called out, "Dad, did you know that my eldest sister wants to switch time with my eldest brother to take care of Mom?"
Upon hearing this, Mr. Lu put down the newspaper in his hand and glanced at Lu Huailin.
He said calmly, "Impossible."
Lu Huailin sat down next to his father, glanced at him, and snorted coldly, "Dad, why is it impossible?"
“This morning, my eldest sister called me and said she wanted to switch the time with Brother Lu to take care of Mom.”
He didn't come to complain; he wanted to know the Zheng family's attitude towards Sister Lu.
Just as he was about to ask, he heard Lu's father say in a deep voice, "Your brother-in-law Zheng Huan broke his leg when he was walking home from get off work the day before yesterday."
“This is a time when someone needs to take care of you, how could your eldest sister possibly have time to switch places with your eldest brother?”
Lu Huailin narrowed his eyes slightly upon hearing this.
If what Mr. Lu said is true, and Zheng Huanfu broke his leg, he wouldn't be able to stay in Beijing to take care of Mrs. Lu.
However, judging from Sister Lu's attitude, he clearly did not know that Zheng Huan had broken his leg.
Thinking of this, Lu Huailin's eyes brightened slightly. He suddenly stood up, turned around, and walked towards the door.
Before leaving, he said, "Dad, I'm going to Uncle Zheng's house."
After saying that, without waiting for Lu's father's reply, she ran out in a flash.
Zheng Family
Zheng's mother looked at the young and beautiful country girl in front of her.
He smiled and said, "Er Ya, your task is to take care of my son Zheng Huan's daily life."
Er Ya smiled shyly upon hearing this.
He whispered, "Aunt Zheng, I took care of my mother during her postpartum period when she gave birth to seven younger brothers and sisters."
The implication is that she is particularly good at taking care of people.
Upon hearing this, Zheng's father glanced at Er Ya and frowned.
"Won't your eldest daughter-in-law have something to say if you do this?"
Upon hearing this, Zheng's mother's face suddenly turned cold.
The thought that Sister Lu had passed by their home multiple times over four months without ever coming in to even glance at the couple in order to take care of her mother was unbearable.
The only two times I went home were to help Brother Lu and his wife find jobs.
Another time, I learned from someone else that my family had stewed a hen.
When Sister Lu returned in a hurry, she took away the chicken soup and chicken without saying a word, saying that Lu's mother was weak and needed to nourish her body.
They completely disregarded the lives of the elderly couple and their entire family.
Thinking of this, her gaze fell on Er Ya.
He scoffed, "Since she's so filial, let her be filial for the rest of her life!"
Mr. Zheng adjusted his glasses and glanced at Er Ya.
He said coldly, "As long as you behave yourself and take care of Zheng Huan without having any ulterior motives, you'll be well rewarded when you come back."
When Er Ya saw Zheng's father's cold face, she shrank back in fear and couldn't say a word.
They could only nod cautiously to indicate that they understood.
Just then, a knocking sound suddenly rang out on the door, "Bang, bang, bang."
Zheng's mother thought it was her youngest son, Zheng, who had returned.
As he opened the door, he thought to himself, "If you don't come back soon, you won't be able to take Er Ya to your older brother's place for her photoshoot..."
The words Zheng's mother blurted out stopped abruptly when she saw that the person at the door was Lu Huailin.
He gave an awkward laugh: "Huailin, what brings you here?"
Lu Huailin glanced at Er Ya, who was following behind Zheng's mother, and saw her eyes flicker and her lips slightly upturned.
She raised the net in her hand and said with a smile, "Auntie, I heard that my brother-in-law was injured."
"I happen to have two milk powder coupons, so I bought two cans of milk powder. Could you please send them to my brother-in-law to help him recover?"
Upon hearing this, Zheng's mother's gaze fell on the net bag that Lu Huailin was carrying, and she saw that he had indeed bought two cans of milk powder.
She quickly smiled and said, "Come on, come inside with your aunt and sit for a while."
Lu Huailin smiled and shook his head to refuse: "Auntie, I have something to do at home, so I won't go in this time."
After saying that, he turned and left without giving Zheng's mother a chance to speak.
After Lu Huailin left, Zheng's father stood up and walked to Zheng's mother's side, asking in confusion, "Did you tell the Lu family that Zheng Huan broke his leg?"
Mother Zheng gripped the net tightly and shook her head: "It wasn't me who said that."
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