Chapter 090 Chapter 90 Meeting Father-in-law

Lin Yue ate the bland breakfast prepared by Zhang Yuandong, met his attentive gaze, and said thoughtfully: "Do you want to go and see the two children?"

Zhang Yuandong was stunned for a moment, and said hesitantly: "Now?" It's not that he missed his son and daughter, but he just got a wife and really didn't want to be disturbed by others.

Lin Yue groaned and urged, "Eat quickly. After you finish eating, you have to pick out a gift. This is your first visit, so a gift is essential."

Although Zhang Yuandong was reluctant, he still said "hmm", picked up the bowl and started eating.

Lin Yue picked and chose, and took a chicken, a bag of dried mushrooms, and a can of honey. After thinking for a while, he asked Zhang Yuandong to kill a sheep, cut about three or four pounds of mutton, put them in a basket, and carried them to Donglinjia Village.

Zhang Yuandong's tricycle had been returned to the police station long ago, and there was no bicycle at home, so the two could only walk to Donglinjia Village. He took the small basket from Lin Yue's hand, put all the things including the live chicken into the backpack, carried the backpack, and walked out of the door holding Lin Yue's hand.

His movements were very natural, but Lin Yue was dumbfounded. Aren't people said to be very reserved at this time? How could he be so bold! Lin Yue struggled hard for a few times, but failed to get rid of his hand, so he simply ignored it. Fortunately, because it was too cold, there were almost no people on the street, and no one would tease them for this.

When they finally reached the door of Xu's father's house, both of them were sweating. Zhang Yuandong finally remembered to let go of Lin Yue's hand, but Lin Yue refused to do so. She held Zhang Yuandong's hand and pulled him in.

Zhang Yuandong has been away from home for a long time, and Xu's father has always been worried about the relationship problems between the young couple. Now, seeing the two of them coming in hand in hand, he is very happy.

Lin Yue shouted to Father Xu who came over, "Dad!"

This sound stunned the two men. Zhang Yuandong looked at Xu's father, then at Lin Yue, his eyes widened in shock.

Father Xu glanced at Lin Yue with a reproachful look, put on a serious face like a father-in-law, and nodded, "Come in and talk!"

Lin Yue smiled and said "OK", then pulled Zhang Yuandong, who was still in shock, into the inner room.

Little Wanli and Little Lingling were sitting cross-legged on the kang, each with a low table in their hands, drawing something with a brush in their hands. When they heard their mother's voice, they looked up and shouted, "Mom!" When they saw that their father, whom they hadn't seen for a long time, had also come, they could no longer sit still and rushed over, shouting "Dad".

Father Xu knocked on the small table and reminded him, "When you get up, you should get up slowly. 'Don't be in a hurry. If you are in a hurry, you will make more mistakes.'"

The two little guys laughed and answered in unison: "Got it, Grandma!" Then they slowly stood up, moved away from the small table, and then ran into Zhang Yuandong's arms.

Zhang Yuandong reached out and hugged the two children. After not seeing each other for three months, the two children had grown a little taller. They were wearing cotton jackets that Lin Yue had made from old clothes. Their little faces were rosy and they looked very energetic.

Zhang Yuandong seemed to have just realized what was happening. He suddenly turned his head to look at Father Xu and called out, "Dad?"

Lin Yue was coughing because of her own saliva. Father Xu glared at her and his face turned black.

It was not until several people sat down in another bedroom that Zhang Yuandong came back to his senses. He then remembered that he was carrying a large backpack on his back. He quickly took it off and took out the things one by one.

Father Xu, standing in the position of a father-in-law, looked at Zhang Yuandong with a critical look, and couldn't help but sarcastically said: "I thought you were going to carry this backpack back with you, but I didn't expect you to be willing to put it down!"

Zhang Yuandong touched his nose awkwardly, not knowing how he had upset his father-in-law. He looked at Lin Yue for help. Lin Yue held back his laughter, cleared his throat, and said, "Dad, these are specially prepared for you by Yuandong. Fortunately, I didn't know you were my father-in-law when I was at home, otherwise I would have to empty my house!"

Father Xu glared at her unhappily, but at least he softened his expression and said seriously, "I didn't intend to let anyone know about this, including you. As for the reason, you should be able to guess it after looking at the current situation. Besides, you are a soldier. If someone with ulterior motives uses her identity to make trouble, it will not be so easy for you to make further progress in the future."

Having said this, he paused, waiting for Zhang Yuandong's reaction.

Father Xu spoke slowly, and Zhang Yuandong was mentally prepared when he spoke. He looked serious and solemn, "Don't worry, Lin Yue is your daughter, and she is also my wife and the mother of our two children. She is very good, and it has nothing to do with her background. She deserves my good treatment for the rest of my life. If I do something to let her down in the future, then I will never have the possibility of promotion."

Father Xu was satisfied in his heart, but he still said: "Your words sound nice, but I don't believe in words the most. Lin Yue is my daughter, and no matter how bad I am as a father, I still have the power to protect her. Remember what you said today, if you break your promise, I will let you know what regret is!"

Zhang Yuandong nodded solemnly and promised.

Only then did Mr. Xu relax his expression and start chatting with him about life in the army.

Zhang Yuandong suddenly remembered something and his expression became serious again. Lin Yue pushed him and he realized that Father Xu had called him twice. Zhang Yuandong smiled awkwardly: "I just remembered that I forgot to hand over some work when I left the army. By the way, it's almost time for dinner, I'll go cook."

Father Xu knew that this was probably his excuse, but since he was not comfortable saying it, he did not ask any more questions. Just as he was about to nod his agreement, he heard Lin Yue hurriedly say, "I'll go, you're not familiar with this."

Zhang Yuandong also hurriedly stood up and followed Lin Yue to help her.

Lin Yue always felt that there was a reason why Zhang Yuandong did not join the kitchen team. His talent in cooking was only suitable for helping. If he really cooked, he would let you know what "turning magic into decadence" meant.

Mr. Xu gave the space to the young couple and went to live with the two children.

Zhang Yuandong put the killed chicken into boiling hot water and plucked and gutted it neatly. He leaned over to look inside the house and whispered to Lin Yue what he had just thought of.

Zhang Xiaohui talked a lot of nonsense, and Zhang Yuandong only picked out a few things related to them and told Lin Yue. But today he found out that Principal Xu was actually Lin Yue's biological father, and instantly remembered something Zhang Xiaohui had said.

In the previous life, Lin Yue died on the night of giving birth. After hearing the news, Principal Xu went to Sun Hongmei to argue with her and insisted on taking the two children back to raise, but because he had no position, he failed in the end. Later, the two children did not live long. He believed that the death of Lin Yue and the two children was related to Sun Hongmei, and he madly took revenge on her family.

But it was the same thing, he had no stance, no one understood him, and they thought he must be crazy. He was an educated youth who went to the countryside, and even if people respected his identity as the school principal, he was still just a rootless outsider, and no one helped him. He was also against the people in the neighboring village, not only did he not threaten Sun Hongmei's family, but he even provoked a conflict between the two villages.

Later, in the crazy era of 1966, Sun Hongmei testified against Principal Xu as his former servant. With her status as a martyr's family member, Principal Xu was soon exiled to the cowshed and died within a few years.

Lin Yue paused while cleaning the vegetables. She knew he would be crazy in two years, but she didn't expect him to be this crazy. Father Xu was living in the countryside now, and she thought it would be relatively peaceful there, but she didn't expect that this might be his burial place.

She put down the food in her hand and wanted to go to Xu's father to explain it clearly, but Zhang Yuandong stopped her. He whispered: "There are some things that you and I believe are true, but you can't make others believe the same. Let's discuss it carefully first, and don't tell him like this."

Lin Yue nodded, and the two of them cooked a dish of chicken stewed with mushrooms and a dish of cabbage stewed with vermicelli, and brought two large bowls full of food to the table.

The dishes were very homely, but since his daughter, son-in-law and two grandchildren were all there, Mr. Xu was in a very good mood, and he couldn't even act like a father-in-law. He took out his treasured white wine and poured some for himself and Zhang Yuandong.

Including the time last night, this was only Zhang Yuandong's third time drinking, and he didn't know the etiquette at the table. He was a little at a loss, and hurried to take the wine pot from Xu's father, saying thank you: "Thank you, Dad, I'll do it myself!" After saying that, he took it, poured himself a glass, and quickly handed it back.

Father Xu looked down at his empty cup and for the first time felt that he was old, because he was so angry that he wanted to blow his beard and glare. He said unhappily: "Who is your father?"

Ever since he knew that Principal Xu was his father-in-law, Zhang Yuandong's admiration for him had turned into awe. He didn't know why his father-in-law didn't like him today, and he was always angry for no reason. This was much worse than the treatment he gave him when they first met.

Lin Yue smiled and said to Xu's father: "Calling you dad is more intimate, isn't it more convenient than 'father-in-law'? A son-in-law is half a son, dad, you're in luck!"

Father Xu sighed. Seeing other people's sons is indeed different from seeing his own son-in-law. He asked, "How many days can you stay at home? When will you return to the army?"

Zhang Yuandong quickly sat up straight and answered in a serious tone, "I can stay at home for six or seven days after the Chinese New Year, and then I will return to the army. I will go back to hand over to the new company commander, and in March I will go to the command academy in Jinling for training, which will take about a year."

Lin Yuemeng responded to his blind date-style self-introduction, covering her mouth and laughing secretly.

Father Xu's eyes were blank for a moment, and he whispered, "Jinling... It's not too far from here. I have an old friend who is in that city now. I'll write a letter and you can visit him when you go. You should be more diligent during the days at home. You are not good at socializing, so I will help you improve it."

Zhang Yuandong was stunned. He had no one to take care of him since he was a child. When he grew up, he was in the army. The environment was simple. He never thought that the ways of the world could be taught like knowledge. Lin Yue poked him and reminded him in a low voice: "You should take the good things that are delivered to your door!"

Zhang Yuandong seemed to have just come to his senses and nodded quickly in agreement.

Father Xu watched the interaction between the two and felt upset again. He kept comforting himself: his daughter has grown up, and he never raised her when she was a child, so it is normal for her elbow to be crooked now.