Chapter 142 Chapter 142 She will also be tricked by Lu Chongfeng...
After signing the contract with the Housing Authority and resolving the issue of the storefront, Liang Xin found a time-honored restaurant and invited everyone to dinner.
The restaurant is located in the center of the old town, and the walls of street shops and department stores are covered with slogans.
Eye-catching billboards are posted at intersections, important landmarks, and on buses.
Liang Xin observed that wherever there was a billboard for Conscience instant noodles, there would always be an advertisement for Goldfish brand instant noodles.
When I walked to Huatai Cinema, I found a huge advertisement for Conscience Instant Noodles occupying an entire wall. Because there was no extra space, someone actually wrote a sentence on the billboard with a watercolor pen: "Goldfish Instant Noodles are tastier than Conscience Instant Noodles!"
Lu Chongfeng raised his hand to wipe it off, but it didn't come off. "How can this brand's competitive tactics be so shameless and without any bottom line?"
Liang Xin said: "As the market grows, moral bottom lines and sense of shame will gradually disappear in the competition."
Qian Shuyao couldn't help but get angry when she saw this, "But this method is too low-level!"
Lu Wei walked over to observe, "As long as it works, there is no legal regulation for the time being, these factories don't care whether it is low-grade or high-grade."
Zheng Xiaojun took out his portable camera and took a picture of the sentence on the advertisement. He then stepped back to the intersection and took a close-up shot from a distance.
"I'll go back and write an article about this incident as a case study of this type of social problem and publish it in the newspaper!"
Liang Xin saw that he had finished filming, took out a pen from her bag, and drew a few lines on the sentence to cover it up. "Go back first. I'll ask the sales and marketing department to contact the venue provider to check it every day. This is a condition that was originally agreed upon in the contract."
After saying goodbye to the three people.
Lu Chongfeng was pulled away by Liang Xin.
When they got home, they found that Liang Xin didn't care at all. Lu Chongfeng said, "Seeing that you are so confident, I am not worried anymore."
Liang Xin put the cake bag on the table and said, "Just focus on your studies. You don't have to worry about anything at home."
"Liang Xin is back?"
Hu Fenglian opened the kitchen door and said, "The dishes are ready. Your father will cook today."
Liang Xin was stunned for a moment, "Dad can cook?"
"Who knows? When he was a kid, he probably only had taro porridge. He barely had meat for a few meals before he joined the army to fight."
Hu Fenglian said, "Xiao Shi is gone. Your Seventh Aunt is busy with Yue Ji's confinement. They all dislike my cooking. I was about to call the kitchen to have food delivered, but your father suddenly said he wanted to cook for Dudu's birthday."
Chief Lu walked out of the room and saw Dudu running in. His dignified face instantly turned into kindness. "Dudu is celebrating his birthday at home, how can you still ask Xiao Zao to send food over? Dudu, grandpa will cook for you!"
Lu Chongfeng didn't say anything, but followed him into the kitchen, looked around at the prepared dishes, and walked out again.
"Keep that mandarin fish. I need it."
Hu Fenglian turned around and asked, "You want to cook too?"
"I'll make squirrel mandarin fish for Dudu."
Lu Chongfeng walked up to Liang Xin and whispered, "Because then you won't be able to eat any of the dishes."
Liang Xin suppressed her lips and said, "Dad, I'll do it."
"Don't fight with me." Chief Lu picked up the apron hanging on the wall and handed it to Hu Fenglian. "From now on, every year when Dudu comes back for his birthday, I will cook."
Hu Fenglian tied the apron around Chief Lu and said, "If you live long enough, you will see everything!"
Liang Xin pushed Lu Chongfeng and said, "If you want to do it, let's go in and help now."
Chief Lu was about to refuse, but Lu Chongfeng stepped into the kitchen first and said, "You do yours, and I'll do mine."
Dudu ran to Hu Fenglian and said, "Grandma, can I give my aunt a strawberry cake?"
Hu Fenglian looked at Liang Xin and said, "I don't know if it's edible. We've never had anything as good as this before."
Liang Xin thought for a moment and said, "Cream is a greasy food. Eating too much may cause milk blockage and diarrhea in babies. You can scoop a small spoonful and give a little taste to auntie. Just a tiny bit."
Dudu picked up the small spoon, scooped a small spoonful, and ran upstairs.
Liang Xin took out the birthday cake she had bought and placed it in the middle of the dining table. She then handed boxes of freshly baked snacks and bread to her mother-in-law and Aunt Qi, brewed a pot of tea, and sat on the sofa to chat with them.
They didn't chat for long when they heard the sizzling sound of hot oil being put into the kitchen. The three of them couldn't help but want to see how Chief Lu, who had never been to the kitchen in most of his life, cooked for his granddaughter.
So, the place for chatting moved from the sofa to the dining table.
Liang Xin opened the kitchen door and saw Chief Lu seriously frying meat with a spatula. Although he was a little unfamiliar with it, he didn't look like he couldn't cook at all. Lu Chongfeng was cutting the fish into cross-shaped slices, also very seriously.
Lu Chongfeng saw Liang Xin standing at the door and said, "There's a lot of smoke. Go and have a rest."
Dudu carefully walked down the stairs holding onto the wall, and before he reached the dining room he shouted, "Mom, can I have another bite of the cream cake?"
"Eat later."
Liang Xin waved to her daughter and said, "Grandpa and Dad are preparing a birthday dinner for you. If you eat cake now, you will be too sick to eat later."
Dudu stood next to his mother and saw his grandfather and father in green military uniforms busy in the kitchen. He forgot about eating cake and asked, "What are Grandpa and Dad cooking?"
Chief Lu did not forget to look back while cooking, "Grandpa is making braised pork for Dudu!"
Without waiting for Dudu to respond, Lu Chongfeng turned around and said, "Dad is making squirrel mandarin fish that is as sour and sweet as the sweet and sour pork."
Dudu was immediately attracted to her father. Liangxin pulled her and sat on the chair next to the dining table.
Liang Xin picked up a hot towel and helped Dudu wipe his face. "This is the first time Grandpa has cooked. No one in the family has ever eaten the food Grandpa cooked."
Dudu immediately turned to the kitchen and said, "I don't like eating braised pork, but I will really like the braised pork made by grandpa!"
Chief Lu was immediately coaxed into shoveling the pot even harder!
In the evening, the sound of bicycle bells was heard outside the gate.
"Uncle is back!"
Dudu was squatting at the door playing with a toy car. When he heard the bell, he trotted out and was carried into the house by Lu Heping.
"Dudu's ears are really sharp!"
Hu Fenglian praised: "She rushed out before we even heard her."
Chief Lu brought the braised pork and placed it on the table. "You have old ears, and Dudu has new ears, so of course they are sensitive."
Lu Chongfeng also came out with a squirrel mandarin fish and whispered to Liang Xin: "I will never call you old in my life."
Liang Xin raised the corner of her mouth.
Hu Fenglian waved her hand, "Today is a big reunion, and it's also Dudu's birthday, so I won't bother with you."
Lu Heping saw the apron on Chief Lu and asked in surprise, "Dad is cooking?"
Liang Xin explained, "Except for the squirrel mandarin fish, all the dishes today are made by my dad."
Lu Heping walked to the dining table with interest while holding Dudu in his arms. When he saw the squirrel mandarin fish and braised pork, and then looked at the cold dishes such as preserved egg with tofu, salad cucumber, sugar-coated tomatoes, braised beef, and salted duck, he fell silent.
"And there are dishes."
Liang Xin saw what Lu Heping was thinking, "The cold dishes were served earlier, and the hot dishes are only being served now."
When Dudu saw the squirrel mandarin fish that was cut into pieces like wheat ears, he exclaimed "Wow". He then looked at the dark and red braised pork, paused for a few seconds, and also exclaimed "Wow".
Hu Fenglian was overjoyed. "It's lively now that Dudu is back. Heping, go wash your hands. We'll be waiting for you to come back for dinner."
Lu Heping washed his hands in the bathroom downstairs before going upstairs to the bedroom.
Liang Xin picked up the kettle and poured warm water into the enamel basin. She washed Dudu's hands, straightened Dudu's messy braids, picked up the birthday boy and sat him on the chair. "Grandpa and Daddy specially prepared a birthday meal for you. Do you want to say thank you?"
"Grandpa, you have worked hard. Thank you. I love you the most!"
"You've fooled me so much that I don't know which way is which." Lu Chongfeng took a bottle of white wine and put it on the table, unscrewing the lid. "Brother Heping, do you want some?"
"No." Lu Heping went downstairs and said, "I stopped drinking after Yueji got pregnant. I only drink a little when I have a social event at work that I can't refuse."
Lu Chongfeng poured wine into his father's glass, "Director Lu also has social engagements that he can't refuse?"
Lu Heping said: "Who are you ashamed of? The deputy director."
"You're not the deputy director anymore?" Lu Chongfeng pulled out the chair next to Liang Xin and sat down. "Besides, isn't that what everyone in your unit calls you?"
Lu Heping: "They call them what they want, I never respond."
"We should proceed steadily and calmly, and remain calm in the face of praise or criticism. This is the kind of organizational discipline we should have."
Chief Lu raised his glass and said, "Today is Dudu's birthday, and it is also our family's reunion day. Before the reunion, you all went through a storm again. Fortunately, you have made further progress with your own nature of withstanding the test. Your parents are proud of you."
Lu Chongfeng looked at his father in surprise.
"Who asked you to represent me?" Hu Fenglian raised the fruit juice in front of her. "I never care whether you are proud or not. I just hope that you can all be safe and healthy. Seeing you all sitting here well and having children, I can finally sleep well tonight!"
"What the eldest sister-in-law said makes sense." Aunt Seven said, "When people get old, they just want to see their children live in peace. Whether they have a promising future is not so important."
"Cheers, cheers."
Lu Chongfeng raised his glass and said, "Today is Dudu's birthday party, not yours. Don't steal the limelight from my daughter, the birthday girl."
The slightly sad atmosphere just now suddenly became relaxed and joyful with Lu Chongfeng's words.
"bite!"
Liang Xin took a sip of the fruit juice, picked up the braised pork, removed the fat, and put the lean meat into Dudu's bowl.
Lu Chongfeng picked up the chopsticks and put the fat into Chief Lu’s bowl, “Eat more, you’ve lost weight.”
"I don't want Grandpa to be thin!" Dudu looked up and said, "I like Grandpa to be fat!"
Chief Lu was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. "Okay, next time Dudu comes back, Grandpa will definitely become a fat grandpa."
Looking at Chief Lu's appearance at this moment, Liang Xin recalled the first time she entered the gate of the military compound and saw Chief Lu's majestic face when she passed by him in the car. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart at the great changes that family happiness has brought to an elder.
They are completely different people.
There was a piece of golden and crispy fish in the bowl, covered with a sunset-like sauce, which looked very tempting. Liang Xin saw that Dudu had already started eating, so she picked up the fish and put it in her mouth. It tasted sour and sweet. "It's crispy, tender, and the flavor is well seasoned."
Lu Chongfeng leaned closer to Liang Xin and said, "My daughter obviously likes the squirrel mandarin fish I made more."
Liang Xin laughed softly, "Your squirrel mandarin fish can replace Sister Li Mao's sweet and sour pork."
Lu Chongfeng raised the corner of his mouth proudly and picked out another piece of meat and put it in Dudu's bowl.
The family finished Dudu’s birthday dinner with laughter, unwrapped the cake and lit the colorful birthday candles.
Lu Heping stood in the living room with a camera and took a picture of Lu Chongfeng and Liang Xin holding Dudu and blowing out the candles. Beside them were Chief Lu and Hu Fenglian with kind smiles.
"Dad has changed."
Liang Xin had just finished taking a shower and returned to the room when Lu Chongfeng, who was responsible for coaxing Dudu to sleep, suddenly said this.
"It has changed." Liang Xin agreed, "I thought about it the same way when I was having dinner today."
"Dad never praised me before."
Liang Xin was stunned for a moment before she realized that the two people were talking about different things. She turned away from the dressing table and looked at Lu Chongfeng who was lying on the bed. "I never praised you for your achievements before?"
Lu Chongfeng said: "No, what he said most was that this battle was nothing, just a small fight."
Liang Xin smiled and said, "These are both wars where you could lose your head at any time. You can't compare them like that."
"that is."
After Lu Chongfeng finished speaking, he suddenly sighed, "Dad is old."
Liang Xin took off her hair, combed it, went back to sit on the bed, and held Lu Chongfeng's hand, "I will bring Dudu back to see my parents more often in the future."
Lu Chongfeng immediately asked: "Then what should I do?"
Liang Xin: “…”
Liang Xin let go of Lu Chongfeng's hand.
"Can't you be sad for a few more seconds?"
"Stop talking, those few extra seconds are a waste of time."
Lu Chongfeng got out of bed, went to bolt the door of the room, and walked over while unbuttoning his military uniform.
Without waiting for Liang Xin to react, Lu Chongfeng picked her up and put her at the end of the bed.
Liang Xin lay flat on the quilt, her black hair scattered around her cheeks, "...Why did you come here?"
Lu Chongfeng propped himself up on the bed with his arms, "Where do you want to go?"
"...I was lying down peacefully, why did you move me?"
"I've been waiting all day."
Lu Chongfeng picked up Liang Xin and let her sit on his lap face to face. "Beg again."
Liang Xin was held back and forth by him, and she almost saw stars. ".....What?"
Lu Chongfeng hugged Liang Xin tightly and said, "I'll help you organize the military equipment you need for the cards."
Liang Xin placed her hands on his broad shoulders, "Thank you."
"You? Did you omit your husband as well?"
Lu Chongfeng kissed Liang Xin on the lips, "We agreed to come back and ask for it again in the evening. This is my reward."
"Who said that?"
"I said so."
"You said it, just beg for it."
"How can it be me who asked for help? You asked me for help."
"You promised to help."
"So you asked me to."
"You've already agreed, why should I ask you again?"
"I originally agreed to it, but you brought it up yourself!"
Liang Xin couldn't help laughing. Seeing Lu Chongfeng staring anxiously, she stopped teasing him with tongue twisters and held his face. "How about I wait until Ningning's full moon banquet is over and then beg you the night before you leave?"
"no!"
Lu Chongfeng moved, "I've been enduring for a whole day, and I've been looking forward to the evening."
"Promising."
"What else do you want from your wife?"
Liang Xin suppressed her laughter and slowly put on a "begging" expression. She hugged his neck and shook her body slightly from side to side, "Please, my husband who became a combat hero at the age of 18, help me..."
Before she could finish her begging, Lu Chongfeng bit her mouth.
The buttons of her cotton pajamas were bitten off one by one, and a blanket was placed on the bed, wrapping from her back to her shoulders.
The blanket quickly crumpled into a ball.
"Towel....quilt..."
Lu Chongfeng got up from the bed, holding Liang Xin together with the blanket, without taking his mouth away from hers.
After putting Liang Xin on the desk to sit, Lu Chongfeng moved to Liang Xin's ear and asked, "Don't we need a towel blanket here?"
Liang Xin grabbed the black hair at the back of his hairline and was unable to speak.
Lu Chongfeng swept Liang Xin's ear bones, "Please ask again."
Liang Xin: “…”
Liang Xin stopped talking.
No matter how Lu Chongfeng coaxed her, she stopped begging.
When the moon was high in the sky, Lu Chongfeng carried Liang Xin back to the sofa. Liang Xin begged him several times, but Lu Chongfeng remained silent.
No matter how much I pray, it won’t work.
After Lu Ning’s full-moon banquet, Lu Chongfeng is about to leave for the National Defense University to officially start classes.
The night before, Lu Chongfeng began to beg Liang Xin pitifully.
Whenever Liang Xin wanted to push him away, Lu Chongfeng would say pitifully, "We won't see each other for a year."
Liang Xin had just finished taking a shower when he came up to her again.
Liang Xin refused.
Lu Chongfeng said again pitifully: "I can't make phone calls, I can't write letters, and I can't go home for the New Year."
Liang Xin softened her heart again and again.
Fortunately, the train was in the evening of the next day.
This was within Lu Chongfeng's plan, Liang Xin could rest and recover her spirit.
When they were about to leave with all the luggage, Liang Xin asked, "Why are you taking my and Dudu's luggage with you?"
Lu Chongfeng said: "I'll send you back to Jiangkou first."
"...You must be joking."
"No kidding, the tickets have already been booked."
Liang Xin looked puzzled. "What do you mean it's already been decided? Didn't we agree that you go to Beijing from Jiangjing first, and Dudu and I will go back to Jiangkou?"
"How can I let you go back with my daughter alone?"
Lu Chongfeng carried the luggage into the car and said, "Let's go."
Liang Xin might have been tired from several nights in a row. She was most tired last night and her brain was working very slowly.
It was only after I got on the train and lay down in the soft sleeper compartment for division-level cadres that my mind finally came to its senses.
Liang Xin looked at Lu Chongfeng who was peeling an apple for Dudu and said through gritted teeth: "Then why were you pretending to be pitiful last night!"
"I'm pitiful to begin with." Lu Chongfeng cut a small piece of apple and handed it to Dudu, who was leaning on the quilt reading a comic book. "If you hadn't come, I really wouldn't have been able to see you for a year. I couldn't write to you, I couldn't call you, and I couldn't go home for the New Year."
"Why didn't you say you were going to take us back again?"
Liang Xin said, "I thought we were going to separate today, so I softened my heart last night."
Lu Chongfeng glanced at Liang Xin and said, "But I didn't say I wouldn't send you back today."
Liang Xin: “….”
OK.
There will also be a day when she will be tricked by Lu Chongfeng!
"From this year to next year, we really won't be able to meet each other."
Lu Chongfeng, who had just been secretly smiling smugly, froze in an instant. He quickly cut a small piece of apple and handed it to Liang Xin, "No! One month is too hard. You have to do it at least once every three months!"
Liang Xin smiled cruelly.
Lu Chongfeng's deliberately suppressed wails were heard in the soft sleeper compartment.
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