Chapter 156 Wait a little longer
Seeing Bai Lu's serious and meticulous expression, Lin Jinfan smiled and said, "It's alright. Those things were given to you by the villagers. Keep them to nourish your body."
"Get some rest, I'm going back now."
He left after he finished speaking.
Bai Lu found Xiao Wei strange. He used to just not like talking to outsiders, so why did he suddenly kick people out today?
But before she could even ask her question, the little one spoke up: "Did you eat with him today?"
Look at that barely concealed questioning tone.
Bai Lu swung her sleeves and dragged her little tail back into the house. After closing the door, she said slowly, "Yes."
Is there a problem?
Xiao Wei felt there was a big problem: "How could you have dinner with a man other than my older brother?"
Bai Lu laughed speechlessly: "What if I eat with you every day? What would you say then?"
Xiao Wei said with a serious expression, "I'm just a kid."
"Didn't I have dinner with Luo Shiliu, Xiao Dazhuang, and Wang Hao at your brother's birthday party last time?"
"They are different!"
"They're all men, how can they be different?"
After frowning and thinking for a moment, Xiao Wei explained seriously, "They are the eldest brother's brothers, and you are the eldest brother's wife. It's normal for everyone to eat together."
This explanation is no different from no explanation at all.
Bai Lu raised an eyebrow slightly: "Oh... So your older brother is allowed to have brothers, but I'm not allowed to have friends?"
That's not what I meant.
Xiao Wei scratched his head and quickly found the difference: "Your older brother is a man, and your older brother's brothers are also men, but you are a woman, and your friends are men."
As Bai Lu walked toward the vegetable garden in the backyard, she said, "Wang Cuihua is a woman too."
"That's different. What are you going to the backyard for?" Xiao Wei realized the route was wrong and decisively stopped Bai Lu.
"Go pick some vegetables. It's getting dark, time to make dinner." Bai Lu had just eaten in the afternoon and wasn't really hungry, but she couldn't let the little flowers of the motherland go hungry.
Little Flower said, "I've already cooked dinner."
He then pulled her back to the kitchen.
Bai Lu looked surprised: "You can cook?"
"I can't cook?" Xiao Wei was very certain that Bai Lu's memory was definitely fragmented.
When her older brother was often away from home, Bai Lu used to frequently go to give Li Shuixian money. When he wasn't cooking, who else would cook if not him?
Bai Lu seemed to have finally remembered the question, cleared her throat, and decisively gave Xiao Wei a thumbs up: "You're really amazing, what dishes did you make?"
Xiao Wei pulled Bai Lu to the stove and pointed to the pot lid: "It's inside."
Bai Lu lifted the pot lid, and a wonderful aroma wafted out: "Such fragrant steamed pork ribs, topped with shiitake mushrooms, a bowl of carrot and pork rib soup, and a dish of stir-fried bok choy with garlic. You made so many dishes, you're amazing!"
There were four bamboo strips of medium length in the pot, two lying horizontally and two vertically. On the bamboo strips were dishes. There was water at the bottom of the pot, just enough to cover two of the bamboo strips. There was charcoal in the stove, but no fire was lit, to keep the water in the pot warm at all times.
The food was always served hot.
A warm feeling welled up in Bai Lu's heart. Feelings are mutual; she was good to them, and they would be good to her in return.
Both Xiao Cheng and Xiao Wei are very good.
At the dinner table, Xiao Wei felt a little embarrassed by Bai Lu's gaze, and even his usually reserved face turned slightly red.
"Is the food not good?" Why are you staring at him?
"It's delicious."
Bai Lu placed a piece of pork rib on the little one's plate, her smile and voice exceptionally gentle: "Did you go to the market to buy groceries after school? Did you buy two pork ribs, one to steam and one to make soup?"
Xiao Wei nodded: "Yes."
"How much did it cost?" Bai Lu asked.
Xiao Wei had heard this before; all Bai Lu had to do was ask that question, which meant she was asking for the money back.
She asked my older brother that question.
Xiao Wei lowered his head and ate his rice: "It didn't cost much."
To avoid Bai Lu continuing to ask, Xiao Wei used her usual tactic and changed the subject: "Did you often eat with that man before?"
"Who?" Bai Lu asked, then remembered what happened that afternoon and nodded: "It happened a long time ago."
Many times, when the original owner was framed by Bai Chaojie and imprisoned by Li Xuelan without food, Lin Jinfan would bring food from home in an aluminum lunchbox and pass it through the window to the original owner to eat, as would soup and water.
Seeing that she was lost in memories, Xiao Wei frowned. How could Bai Lu think of other men? She must be thinking of her elder brother.
“My brother also often eats with you, every day, at every meal, and even has late-night snacks together.”
Bai Lu's thoughts were interrupted. Looking at the little guy's serious face and stubborn words, she couldn't help but laugh: "Yes, you're right. Your brother and I often eat together, just like Lin Jinfan."
The beginning was fine, but as soon as the last sentence was uttered, Xiao Wei immediately retorted: "It's different."
“My brother is my brother, and he is him.”
"Okay, okay, it's different. Your cooking is delicious, so you get to decide."
Xiao Wei: "..."
After dinner, Bai Lu and Xiao Wei tidied up the fruits and vegetables given by the villagers, took a shower, washed and hung up their clothes. The old clock on the wall had rung eight, nine, and ten times, but the telephone in the main house still hadn't rung.
Bai Lu was being led around by Xiao Wei's sleeve, walking until her legs were almost numb: "Xiao Wei, your brother might be very busy tonight."
How about we stop waiting?
"No, wait a little longer." Xiao Wei didn't believe his older brother was so busy that he didn't even have time to make a phone call.
He called his older brother at noon, and his brother answered. He said his brother would definitely call back in the evening.
My older brother is so worried about Bailu, he'll definitely call back to ask. The phone will ring in a minute.
Bai Lu really didn't want to leave, so she dragged her little tail back to the main house: "Why don't you sit here and wait? I'll go back to my room to read. I won't close the door. Call me if you need anything."
Xiao Wei thought this method was feasible.
The sleeves were finally loosened, and Bailu returned to her room, sat by the window, picked up the book on the table, and opened it.
Look, look! Under the moonlight outside the window, the roses are in full bloom, a riot of color and a breathtaking sight.
It's so beautiful, just like a person.
Bai Lu's lips curled slightly, her gaze, filled with the image of flowers, slowly fell upon the book, making the words clearer between the lines.
Time always flies when you're reading.
"Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang..."
The bell rang eleven times in total.
Bai Lu closed the book, went outside, and sure enough, saw a little bald head sleeping soundly on the table.
She smiled helplessly and carried him back to the room.
Xiao Cheng is probably really busy today and doesn't have time to call back.
Before returning to her room, Bai Lu glanced at the silent phone, then reached out and turned off the main house light and closed the main house door.
Go back to your room and sleep.
midnight.
Bai Lu had a dream.
She dreamt that a refrigerator fell from the sky and grew arms that hugged her tightly, as if trying to embed her into the refrigerator, making her shiver all over from the cold.
She instinctively shrank back, and the refrigerator followed her, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't push it open.
The refrigerator disappeared only after she said she was cold.
But soon, a large, hand-like heater descended from the sky and embraced her tightly.
(End of this chapter)
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