Chapter 388 Zheng's Mother's Regret
Sister Lu left the family compound and returned to the city.
Standing bewildered in the bustling crowd, with nowhere to go.
She didn't want to go to Lu's father's place.
I don't want to go to Brother Lu's house either.
In Sister Lu's mind, she is a married daughter and cannot go to her parents' home during the Lunar New Year.
Otherwise, your in-laws will look down on you.
Thinking of Zheng Huan, Sister Lu felt so heartbroken she could hardly breathe, and tears streamed uncontrollably down her face.
She just accidentally lost his experimental data, didn't she?
They eventually found it.
How could Zheng Huan be so heartless as to punish himself with divorce?
Unconsciously
She stood at the Zheng family's door.
"Bang, bang, bang."
When Zheng's mother heard the knocking, she thought it was her youngest son and daughter-in-law returning home, so she opened the door with a smile.
When he saw that it was Sister Lu standing outside the door, the smile on his face instantly turned cold, and he closed the door without thinking.
Sister Lu quickly blocked the door with her hands and feet, looking at Zheng's mother with a wronged expression, and said, "Mom."
"Shut up!"
"Who's your mother!"
Zheng's mother scolded her sternly.
When Sister Lu saw that Zheng's mother was cold and didn't recognize her, her eyes instantly reddened again.
"Mom, I've been married into the Zheng family for over ten years. I've been dutiful to my parents-in-law, taken care of Zheng Huan, and been kind to my brother-in-law. You can't abandon me just because I made a small mistake."
Upon hearing this, Zheng's mother glared at Sister Lu with bloodshot eyes.
He roared, "Did you just make a small mistake?"
"You want to ruin my son's future and disgrace him."
After saying that, Zheng's mother pulled hard on the handle to close the door.
With tears welling up in her eyes, Sister Lu shook her head desperately while clinging to the door.
She shouted loudly, "Mom, your daughter-in-law knows she was wrong and will never do it again!"
"Could you please not kick me out?"
Hearing Sister Lu's hysterical crying, the neighbor opened the door and poked his head out.
Seeing this, Zheng's mother gave Sister Lu a disgusted look.
During the Lunar New Year, she deliberately ran to her doorstep and cried, hoping that outsiders would see her and think that the Zheng family was abusing their daughter-in-law.
At this moment, Zheng's father came out, glanced at Sister Lu, and said to Zheng's mother, "Let her in first."
Zheng's mother nodded, gave Sister Lu a cold glance, and turned back to the living room.
When Sister Lu saw that Comrade Zheng's father invited her into the house, she wiped her cheek and gave him a grateful smile.
He hurried inside and carefully closed the door.
Then he went directly to Zheng's father and mother.
He knelt down in front of them with a thud.
She pleaded, "Dad, Mom, I beg you, please help me persuade Zheng Huan not to divorce me."
Mr. Zheng adjusted his glasses and lowered his eyes, making it impossible to discern his emotions.
He said in a deep voice, "You know perfectly well how important Zheng Huan's work is, yet you deliberately went to the study and threw away his research manuscripts from many years of work!"
Upon hearing this, Sister Lu froze, her lips trembling as she explained, "I didn't know those documents belonged to Zheng Huan; I thought they were his junior sister..."
She thought that Zheng Huan's junior sister had deliberately used those documents to get close to Zheng Huan.
That's why I couldn't suppress my jealousy for a moment.
Upon hearing this, Zheng's mother stood up abruptly, her eyes blazing with fury, and roared, "You think you can just throw away my son's junior sister's information?"
"Do you know how important the Third Front construction projects were?"
"Do you know that my son was willing to risk his life for the country's development, yet you abandoned his painstaking research!"
"You still want us to forgive you, and you want my son not to get a divorce!"
"I'm telling you, not a chance!"
Zheng's mother felt like her lungs were about to explode with anger. If murder weren't illegal, she would have strangled Sister Lu in front of her.
Sister Lu didn't care about the harsh words Zheng's mother said because she knew that in the end, Zheng's father was the one who called the shots in the Zheng family.
After thinking for a moment, she raised her head and looked at Zheng's father with a wronged expression.
He whispered, "Dad, I know I was wrong. I will never be jealous again. No matter how close Zheng Huan's junior sister gets to him in the future..."
"I won't make the same mistake again. Please tell Zheng Huan to give me another chance."
After saying that, Sister Lu lowered her head and sobbed softly with a face full of grievance.
Upon hearing this, Mr. Zheng's eyes narrowed slightly. He hadn't expected that even at this point, Sister Lu was still struggling with matters of the heart!
She never imagined that if the data couldn't be recovered, she would be shot as a spy!
Even the Zheng family will be implicated by her stupidity.
Zheng's mother was so angry that her vision blurred. She regretted it deeply, wondering how she could have been so blind to have chosen such a woman for her eldest son.
"Stay here for now, we'll talk after the New Year!"
Upon hearing this, Zheng's mother was so angry that she almost jumped up, but Zheng's father held her down firmly, gesturing for her to calm down.
When Sister Lu heard that Mr. Zheng had asked her to stay, she was overjoyed.
Forget everything else, he immediately kowtowed and thanked them.
Upon seeing this, Zheng's father's expression changed.
Frustrated, he raised his hand to rub his throbbing temples. It was the Lunar New Year, and he didn't want things to get too ugly with the Lu family.
After the Lunar New Year holidays, he will personally escort Sister Lu back to the Lu family.
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Family compound
After finishing her New Year's Eve dinner, Gu Yihan sat on the sofa, watching Hao Hao play Didi Jin, and sighed, "Time flies!"
"After today, it will be 1976 tomorrow. Hao Hao, you will be six years old."
Upon hearing this, Hao Hao paused for a moment, shaking off the Didi Gold, and frowned.
He complained, "Time is passing so slowly! When will I ever grow up?!"
"Pfft"
Gu Yihan couldn't help but laugh out loud, saying with a smile, "You're looking forward to growing up now, but once you're grown up, you'll want to go back to being a child."
Lu Huailin came out of his mother's bedroom and saw his wife and Hao Hao playing around together.
He couldn't help but smile slightly, and suddenly stepped forward and lifted the mother and child up together.
Gu Yihan was startled, looked up and glared at him, and said irritably, "Aren't you afraid of getting slapped in the back?"
Hao Hao happily wrapped one arm around Lu Huailin's arm and excitedly shouted, "Wow, Daddy is so amazing!"
The eve of the Lunar New Year passed amidst the joyful laughter of the family.
Lunar New Year's Day
Hao Hao got up early, ate breakfast, and called Zhao Hu from next door to visit his friend for the New Year.
Gu Yihan had a nightmare last night, and she couldn't remember anything after waking up.
Feeling incredibly stifled, she asked Lu Huailin to help her request a day off from the service station.
She was sitting in the courtyard basking in the sun when she looked up and saw Bai Yun walk in with a smile in her eyes.
He quickly pulled over a stool not far away and greeted her with a smile, "Aunt Bai, when did you get back?"
Bai Yun smiled as she sat down next to Gu Yihan.
"I came back yesterday, and I'm leaving this afternoon!"
After saying that, she held Gu Yihan's hand tightly and said gratefully, "I haven't had a chance to thank you yet!"
Gu Yihan paused for a moment upon hearing this, then smiled and said, "Aunt Bai, getting into the shirt factory is your own achievement!"
Bai Yun smiled but didn't say anything. She knew that Gu Yihan probably didn't take her help to heart.
She couldn't help but remember that it was Gu Yihan who reached out and helped her when she was in her most difficult time.
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