Qinghe City.
This is Lu Hao’s hometown, an 18th-tier county-level city.
I've been home for a few days and the pace of life has slowed down.
Leisurely, comfortable, but not boring.
The house is still the old one, a self-built house in the urban-rural fringe, a two-story building with a garage in the front and a vegetable garden in the back. It is as spacious as it can be. The heating in the house is so hot that I sweat even when I sleep at night.
If this house is placed in the capital, don’t even think about it unless you have tens of millions of dollars, the agent won’t even take you to see it!
My parents are retired now.
Although they are only in their early fifties, their health is not very good due to years of hard work. Their father has a bad back and their mother has a bad stomach. Now that they have the conditions, they naturally want to enjoy their retirement and recuperate as soon as possible.
Father Lu Jianguo's daily schedule is as follows:
I get up in the morning to cook, buy groceries in the morning, clean the house, and cook at noon. After such a busy morning, I have free time in the afternoon, usually fishing or playing chess. Although I am not very good at either, I enjoy it.
Her mother, Wang Ping, watches TV in the morning, plays mahjong in the afternoon, and square dances in the evening.
Don't be too carefree.
Before leaving last time, Lu Hao told them to buy a car so that it would be convenient for them to go anywhere. I remember what my dad’s favorite car was, Audi A6?
In the end, he didn't buy an Audi, but instead got a Wuling Hongguang, which can be used to transport both people and goods.
When he came back and saw it this time, Lu Hao was stunned for a long time, but he didn't say anything, just shook his head and smiled.
Let them be.
Just be happy.
My parents have been frugal for most of their lives. Even if they have money, they will definitely want to save it. Spending lavishly is definitely not possible for them.
Judging from my father's personality, even if he bought an Audi, he would probably be too busy to sit still and drive a wedding car for others.
After the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, the festive atmosphere gradually becomes stronger.
They went on all kinds of shopping, preparing for the New Year, driving a rumbling Wuling Hongguang, with his father driving and Lu Hao sitting in the passenger seat, experiencing a feeling called happiness.
In his two lives, this is the first time that he has celebrated the New Year with his whole family.
There is no ban on fireworks in small cities. There are fireworks sales points everywhere, at the entrances of supermarkets and on both sides of the road.
"In previous years, two thousand firecrackers would have been enough. This year, we're going to buy ten thousand, a red carpet, and some fireworks. We've only seen other people setting them off before, but we've never had any."
As his father chattered on and on about the selections, Lu Hao naturally nodded in agreement.
After buying the firecrackers, I loaded them into the trunk and then went to the market to buy meat and vegetables.
In the first two days after Lu Hao returned, he wore a hat and mask when going out, worried about being discovered and getting into trouble, but later he realized that he was just being too sentimental.
Although he has gained some fame in the film industry, in terms of popularity alone, he is at most a third-tier celebrity. In this small town, few people know him.
On the contrary, my father has friends everywhere, and people greet him everywhere, calling him "Old Lu, Old Lu" all the time.
A stroll out would not even cost a pack of cigarettes.
The cigarettes he smokes now still cost ten yuan a pack. He has some good cigarettes at home, which he keeps for entertaining guests.
The van drove to a private slaughterhouse.
After chatting with the boss for a long time, I found out that there were two halves of a local pig and two halves of a fat sheep in the car. Northerners are so ferocious during the New Year that they buy meat by the unit of measurement, namely "fan".
"Dad, is this edible?"
On the way back, Lu Hao asked speechlessly.
The pigs and sheep together must weigh at least 300 kilograms, enough to last until next year.
"You silly kid, this half is for Old Zhou's family. You'll deliver it to them later. This is what your mother instructed you to do personally."
Lu Jianguo took out the imperial sword.
He had never done this before and had never given anyone a gift in his life. He felt a little embarrassed. Although this didn't count as a gift, he still felt... embarrassed.
"He's so lucky to have a daughter like Zhou. Otherwise, he could have eaten my flesh? He'd be so happy!"
Lu Hao: ???
The Zhou family is naturally Zhou Xiaomeng's family.
I couldn't help but take out a cigarette and was about to light it when I suddenly felt that the atmosphere was a little wrong. My father glanced at me out of the corner of his eye.
“Ahem…”
Lu Hao smiled awkwardly and put it away.
My parents know that I smoke, but they have never smoked openly in front of them. I feel a little guilty for some reason.
At home, he is a piece of shit Mr. Lu!
I'm just a sophomore, not even 20 years old yet, no matter how much money I earn, it's still...
"Go ahead and smoke if you want. You're the boss now, I don't care. Oh, by the way, how about we go buy some cigarettes and some wine? Old Zhou likes it..."
Lu Hao: ...
"I can't take it, I can't take it. Send the meat first. Don't we still have to visit relatives after the New Year..."
Not long.
The van turned into the alley where Zhou Xiaomeng's home was.
The familiar place is the old campus from more than ten years ago. Her mother was a teacher and it was the staff quarters of the Education Bureau. At that time, I often came to her house for free meals.
Not only did he eat for free, he also secretly climbed over the wall. He even knew the old man at the door. They were so familiar with each other.
"Uncle Qin, do you still remember me? Lu Hao..."
When they arrived at the gate, the doorman came over to copy the license plate number. Lu Hao opened the door and got out of the car, smiling and handing him a cigarette as a greeting.
"Ha, you kid, are you here to deliver New Year's goods?"
Uncle Qin smiled mischievously, knowing that the two went to the same university, so he assumed that the son-in-law was visiting his father-in-law.
“Yes…haha…”
After chatting for a while, he went in.
Comrade Lao Lu's face revealed relief. He suddenly felt like his son had grown up. Seeing how he behaved in society, it was indeed the case.
"You can talk when you get up there, right?"
I couldn't help but ask.
"Yes, yes, you don't need to help me, I can move it myself..."
Half a pig of local pork weighing sixty or seventy kilograms was just loaded onto the truck by Lu Hao. Now he exhaled and started carrying it on his shoulders. There was no elevator, so he grunted and climbed to the third floor.
Boom boom boom!
Knock on the door.
The person who opened the door was Zhou Xiaomeng, who was wearing a set of fluffy home pajamas and had frizzy hair. When she opened the door and saw Lu Hao outside, she was stunned for a moment and smiled.
This style is very down-to-earth.
Knowing that he had to move goods today, Lu Hao wore his old clothes, and with half a piece of flesh wrapped in plastic film on his shoulder, he looked as rustic as possible.
"Hey wait, let me take a picture."
He grabbed the phone and immediately turned on the camera.
Click.
Lu Hao's face turned black!
"Hurry up, get out of the way, I can't carry it anymore!"
Hearing the sound, Mr. and Mrs. Zhou ran to the door. Seeing this scene, they couldn't stop laughing.
He hurried in, put down the meat, panting, and Lu Hao stood up and walked towards the door again.
And half a sheep...
After everything was moved up, Lu Hao felt that his autumn clothes were soaked. He gulped down a glass of water, took a deep breath, chatted briefly for a few minutes, declined the request to stay at home for dinner, and left quickly without asking to be sent off.
Go downstairs.
Get in the car.
Lu Hao felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.
Suddenly I felt that this was pretty good.
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