When Mr. Lu returned home in high spirits with the large package, he received envious glances from his neighbors, making him even happier.
"You're back, let's eat."
Looking at Mrs. Lu's gloomy face, Mr. Lu wondered who had upset her again.
"I received a package from Shurui and the others today. After dinner, please organize the items and distribute them to everyone. It's all a token of the children's filial piety."
"What filial piety does she have? I'm lucky if she doesn't drive me crazy. She's a barbarian who can't be brought to the table."
"What are you saying? How did I upset you?"
"How come she didn't upset me? Mengyao kindly wanted to see the child, but she not only wouldn't let her see the child, but also slapped Mengyao twice. What kind of upbringing is that?"
The more Lu's mother talked, the angrier she became, feeling utterly humiliated and wondering how she would ever get along with Mengyao's parents again.
"Did Mengyao tell you she called?"
"The registered letter I received today must have been mistreated, otherwise, would they have sent it in the first place?"
Mr. Lu felt that he couldn't just listen to one side of the story; there couldn't have been a slap without a reason. There must have been some misunderstanding.
Lu's mother is not listening to anything now; her heart has already turned away.
"No matter what, Shurui is already married and has children, so Mengyao should avoid suspicion. Don't say it's because of Yu Yin; Shurui has already made it clear that there's no possibility between him and Mengyao."
Mr. Lu put the package away. He had the day off tomorrow, so he divided it up himself, and Mrs. Lu wouldn't have to do it anymore. They were stuck in a dead end; nothing they said would work.
Sister Lu was in a good mood. After getting off work, she laboriously carried her package to the bicycle shed.
"Shuxia, what are you carrying? It's such a big bag!"
"Aunt Jiang, this was sent from Yunnan Province by my second brother and his wife. I haven't seen it yet."
"Your brother went to the countryside and got married there. He found a local girl?"
Aunt Jiang's love for gossip hasn't diminished at all! If she doesn't explain things clearly, who knows how she'll spread rumors!
“She’s not a local girl. Her father is a soldier who was transferred from another place. My sister-in-law graduated from a vocational school and works in a local government department.”
"That's quite outstanding, a government official."
"Aunt Jiang, I have to go now, I need to get back. My son Chengqian should be home soon."
"Okay, let's talk again another day."
Lu Erjie got on her bike and hurried home. She was so curious about what Shurui and the others could send her.
"Why are you in such a hurry? You're all sweaty."
Cheng Qian took his wife's bicycle and then noticed the large package on the back seat.
"Where did this package come from?"
"Shu Rui and the others sent it. I don't know what it is, but it's quite heavy."
Lu Erjie and her family live in a tenement building of about 50 square meters, next to her mother-in-law's family. The elderly couple bought the building themselves, purchasing three rooms: one for their eldest and second sons, and the other for the elderly couple and their youngest daughter. The rooms are all the same size. After their son got married, he moved out and took care of his own family, which reduced the number of conflicts.
"Shuxia is back. Zhuangzhuang and his older brother and sister are playing with your older brother and the others."
"Okay, Mom, we know. My second brother sent some things from Yunnan Province. I'll go back to my room to open them and take a look. I'll bring you some Yunnan specialties later."
Sister Lu was very excited. In the past, she had subsidized Shu Rui, and although her mother-in-law and the others hadn't said anything, they must have felt uncomfortable inside. This time, she stood up straight.
Seeing her second son carrying a large package into the house, Cheng's mother thought to herself, "Shu Rui is quite thoughtful."
It wasn't intentional; inside the house, Sister Lu hadn't even eaten before she opened the package.
"Wow, it looks so good!"
What's interesting?
Cheng Qian's curiosity was also piqued by his wife, and he stopped eating to come and unpack the package with her.
"Look, this is a unique type of cloth woven by ethnic minorities. I've never seen it before, and the colors are so vibrant!"
"And there's tea too!"
Brother-in-law Lu didn't even bother looking at the cloth anymore. He picked up a large brick-shaped tea block, opened it, and found the color to be perfect. It wasn't damp, and the tea had a fresh aroma. This was...
The compressed tea is very well preserved.
My second sister's husband loves drinking tea and collecting all kinds of teaware, so this tea really suits his taste. He rummaged through the package again and found another brick-shaped compressed tea; the taste was different.
Seeing the man's unusual joy, Sister Lu felt a sense of happiness in her heart.
After putting all the pretty fabrics together, Sister Lu began to organize her things.
There was quite a lot; there were three large, sealed bamboo tubes labeled with the word "honey," and I don't know how they managed to keep it all from spilling, even from so far away. There was also a generous amount of dried fruit, dried mushrooms, and brown sugar, all carefully labeled with their names and preparation methods.
Judging from the handwriting, it's not Shu Rui's, so it must be his sister-in-law's. You can tell a lot about a person by their handwriting; his sister-in-law seems like a nice person. Second Sister Lu doesn't understand calligraphy, but she thinks the handwriting is elegant and stylish, and pleasing to the eye.
If Yu Yin knew Lu Erjie's evaluation, she would be overjoyed. Back then, in order to please her uncle and maternal uncle's children, Yu Yin did a lot of homework for them. Not only did she do it, but she also had to make sure the handwriting was identical. As a result, Yu Yin developed a skill: she could imitate other people's handwriting to the point of being indistinguishable from the real thing.
Otherwise, she would have been exposed at work because the handwriting was different. She easily learned the original owner's handwriting by copying it from the original owner's notebook; it was so realistic that only professionals could tell the difference.
Lu Erjie packed up her things, took out some, and planned to deliver them to her mother-in-law and sister-in-law later.
Besides food and other necessities, there were also woven bamboo toys, toy cars, small balls, and simple percussion instruments. They were very cute. These were prepared for my son. My sister-in-law is a wonderful person.
Not to mention the dried mushrooms and dried fruit that Sister Lu brought over, just that bamboo tube of honey must weigh two or three pounds. These are rare items, and even though most of their family members work in department stores, it's not easy for them to get them.
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