Chapter 49: Eat and drink, go settle the bill
Chen Fengying was holding a chubby little boy in her hand, about six or seven years old. He looked honest and sturdy, and smiled happily at Chu Yue.
"Hello, Aunt Chu."
He and Chen Fengying seemed to be cut from the same mold, even their personalities were similar.
"This is my son, his name is Dazhuang." Chen Fengying patted Dazhuang's shoulder and pointed at Lu Yuanbao and said, "Dazhuang, this is Yuanbao. He is younger than you and will be your younger brother in the future. You have to take good care of your younger brother and not let him be bullied by bad people, okay?"
"Mom, I understand."
Da Zhuang walked towards Lu Yuanbao and took the initiative to greet and talk to Lu Yuanbao.
Chen Fengying walked over to Chu Yue and whispered in her ear in a low voice, "Sister Chu, I heard everything that happened yesterday. Those two brats from Zheng Yue'e's family bullied your Yuanbao, didn't they? Damn it! Two kids fighting one, and Zheng Yue'e didn't do anything about it. But don't worry, let Yuanbao play with Dazhuang from now on. Our Dazhuang isn't very good at studying, but he's definitely strong enough!"
Chen Fengying brought her children here today specifically for this purpose, so that the two children can get to know each other and help each other in the future.
"Sister Chen, please take good care of our Yuanbao in the future." Chu Yue accepted it readily. Besides, Dazhuang was a simple-minded child, so she felt at ease letting Lu Yuanbao play with him.
"What trouble is it? We're all from the same compound, it's not a big deal." Chen Fengying waved her hand, grinning cheerfully. She leaned closer to Chu Yue and continued, "I heard it all last night. Zheng Yue'e's husband beat the children. The crying was horrible... But those two brats should have been taught a lesson long ago. That beating was a good one!"
Chu Yue also felt so. Lu Zhanlin didn't say any polite words to stop Zhao Wenwu at that time, but waited until they had really taught their son a lesson before speaking. Well done!
"Sister Chen, since you are here, please do me another favor."
"Whatever it is, just tell me."
"I want to meet some people in the compound and treat everyone to some wedding candy. Zhan Lin and I got married, and we didn't have a wedding banquet, but everyone can't be left out of the wedding candy."
When Chu Yue spoke, she had a sweet smile on her face. Her face was fair with a hint of red, and she looked like a shy girl.
Seeing her like this, Chen Fengying liked her even more, as if she had a new obedient sister in the family. She wanted to take care of her out of loyalty, completely forgetting that Chu Yue was the one who knocked Li Jinhua unconscious with a knife.
Chen Fengying agreed immediately, "Okay, bring the wedding candy with you, and I'll take you to meet the person."
Chu Yue immediately said thank you, and when she lowered her eyes, there was a hint of cunning in her eyes.
It was true that she was going to distribute the wedding candies, but she was also going to... settle the bill after eating and drinking her fill!
She would not let it go as Li Jinhua instigated and used the two children to bully Lu Yuanbao.
…
Not long.
"This is our Captain Lu's new wife, Chu Yue, and this is our Captain Lu's son, Yuan Bao. What a nice name! It brings good fortune..."
"Now that we've met, we know each other. We'll all be neighbors from now on, so everyone should take good care of us..."
"She's from Captain Lu's family. She just arrived a few days ago and saved Wang Chunling's life right away. She was the one who delivered Wang Chunling's child. Sister Chu is amazing..."
With Chen Fengying around, Chu Yue saved herself a lot of trouble.
She didn't need to say anything, just smile. The original owner had the appearance of a fair-skinned and well-behaved student. She was considered young in the compound, and coupled with Lu Zhanlin's status, the sisters-in-law were all friendly to her when they saw her.
"So young? Already twenty? Captain Lu, this is an old cow eating young grass!"
"The new daughter-in-law is so pretty! Captain Lu is so lucky to have a wife and a child all at once. No wonder he came home last night."
"I've heard everything about the midwifery. You're no ordinary girl! They had a meeting yesterday, and Sister Song praised you in public, saying you were a pioneer!"
Chu Yue did not hand over the wedding candy directly, but gave it to Lu Yuanbao first. Lu Yuanbao had small hands, so he held the candy in both hands and handed it over, calling out "Auntie" and "Auntie".
This also allowed Lu Yuanbao to get to know the people around him and better integrate into life in the compound.
The colorful candies were distributed door to door.
The sisters-in-law who yesterday said Chu Yue was a spendthrift and spent money lavishly have changed their attitudes one by one.
Many people heard the noise and came out of their houses early, stretching their heads to look outside, their eyes full of anticipation, anxiously waiting for their turn.
That's wedding candy! It's candy!
It’s not easy to eat candy these days. Who doesn’t want to have something sweet, especially for free?
Moreover, Chu Yue was polite. She gave him a large handful of melon seeds instead of just a handful of melon seeds mixed with two or three candies that could be eaten up in one go.
"What's going on? What's going on? Are they distributing candy?" Li Jinhua came out a step late and asked immediately after seeing the commotion, her triangular eyes full of greed.
The sister-in-law beside her snorted and laughed when she saw her, "Mrs. Li, even if the candy is distributed, there is no share for you. That is the wedding candy for Captain Lu and his new wife, what does it have to do with you? Don't think we didn't hear how you scolded others these days. Haha."
Ever since Wang Chunling gave birth, Li Jinhua's longed-for grandson became a cheap girl. Not only did Li Jinhua snort and glare at the pregnant woman who had just given birth, she also shouted throughout the compound that it was because Chu Yue performed a caesarean section to deliver the baby that she lost her grandson!
She blamed all the mistakes on Chu Yue.
The sisters-in-law had long disliked Li Jinhua and were too lazy to listen to her nonsense. She didn't feel ashamed and had cursed Chu Yue countless times behind her back.
If you put yourself in her shoes, it would be strange if Chu Yue was willing to share the wedding candy with Li Jinhua.
Li Jinhua was completely unaware of this and got angry when she heard she had no wedding candy. "Humph! We're all from the same compound. Why should you get a share but I can't? I still want to reserve this wedding candy!"
She folded her arms across her chest and stood at the gate of the yard, waiting for Chu Yue to walk to each house until she reached theirs.
The other side.
Chen Fengying saw Li Jinhua waiting at the door early in the morning. She pulled Chu Yue's sleeve and glanced at her sideways.
"Sister Chu, Mrs. Li is over there, let's not go over there. She's been gossiping about you behind your back these past few days, saying a lot of nasty things. You'd rather give your candy to a dog than to someone like her!"
Chu Yue glanced in the direction of Mrs. Li, and a hint of sarcasm appeared on the corner of her mouth.
"Sister Chen, if I don't go, I'm admitting defeat. Besides, it's not just Mrs. Li in their family. There's also Wang Chunling and the child. I delivered the child myself, so we have a connection. I should go and take a look."
After Chu Yue finished speaking, she took the lead and walked towards Li Jinhua.
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