Chapter 153: Not mentioning study, she is still a good sister-in-law
In fact, the primary schools in the mountains are not so strict with students, and many students cannot complete their homework. It was only after Hu Gaoquan had given Lu Donglin several reminders that he was asked to be stricter.
She secretly hoped that Lu Chun'e and Lu Donglin could read more books so that they could eat lighter meals in the future whether they went to the city or in the team. However, Lu Donglin was a sensible child, but in fact he was not very sensible. He had no idea of the importance of studying and did not understand her painstaking efforts at all.
Zhang Hongying hit him once but couldn't hit him a second time. Lu Donglin reacted and ran away.
Wen Wan frowned slightly and called out to him, "Come back! Lu Donglin, I'm telling you, if you run away again today, I won't care about you anymore. Just like today, we don't have to walk to and from school together, and if we meet in school, we can just pretend we don't know each other."
Lu Donglin's steps came to an abrupt halt.
He looked at her with a pout, and there was some inexplicable anger in his eyes.
Lu Mingjiang sat on the doorstep and looked at him with a sullen face: "Have you learned to lie?"
Lu Donglin remained silent. He hadn't intended to lie, he simply didn't know how to tell the teacher that he'd skipped class to see his cousin's wife give birth. He didn't know the consequences of saying so, but subconsciously, he felt bad. Even when Lu Mingjiang asked, he couldn't bring himself to speak. There were things he was willing to tell Lu Dongping, since they were of the same generation, but that didn't mean he was willing to tell his parents.
Lu Dongping coughed lightly, "Dad, it's getting late. You and Mom should go to bed early. I know a little about his affairs. He confessed to me this afternoon. He's not a child anymore. He knows that what he did was inappropriate but is too embarrassed to say it. I will deal with him well. Let's not ask about it now!"
Lu Mingjiang's pent-up anger was instantly dissipated by his provocation, and he shouted at him angrily: "You taught them, weren't you the one teaching them since they were young? What a rotten bunch of people you've raised. Each and every one of you is so capable, and having a father like me is no different from having no one. You're all capable, but when you lied to people, why didn't you think about the things you couldn't tell others? Now you want to save face, what were you doing before?"
Lu Dongping touched his nose. Well, as soon as he opened his mouth, the anger immediately burned himself.
Wen Wan hurriedly called out, "Dad, don't be angry yet. This isn't something to be anxious about. We need to take our time."
Lu Mingjiang could yell at his son but not his daughter-in-law. He calmed down and said, "Okay, I'm not angry, I'm not anxious. Wanwan, you're an educated person, a teacher, and a sister-in-law. Your mother and I are uneducated and blind. We're just so unsuccessful. We don't expect them to become successful, but we can't let them develop bad habits. You teach them well, and if they don't obey, you'll punish them severely. As long as you don't beat them to death or cripple them, you can do whatever you want to them."
Wen Wan:——It won’t be that cruel.
After instructing Wen Wan, Lu Mingjiang went into the house angrily, and Zhang Hongying followed him in, leaving the young people staring at each other in the dark yard.
Wen Wan called out to Lu Donglin, "Okay, we're here now. Your brother said you told him everything, so shouldn't you also tell me the truth? Or do you think I'm not a member of this family and I'm not as close to you as your brother, so you have nothing to tell me?"
Lu Donglin hurriedly shook his head: "No, nothing happened, I just, I just don't know how to say it."
Wen Wan didn't respond, and Lu Donglin lost his temper for a long time. "That's right, wasn't Sister-in-law Laiying about to give birth? I was curious and went to see, and then I heard her screaming. I don't know if childbirth is always like that, but I wanted to see when the baby would be born, and then I forgot about the time. When the teacher asked me at school, I didn't know what to say, so I just lied and said something happened at home."
Okay, this is true, curiosity is too strong.
"What about homework? Did the teacher tell you that you have to do your homework twice as punishment? If Teacher Hu doesn't come to me and doesn't give me a note for the homework, are you going to act like nothing happened and continue to lie at school tomorrow, saying you're busy at home and have time to do it again?"
Lu Donglin hung his head for a long time before he said "hmm". Yes, that was what he planned.
He felt uneasy and a little bit unconvinced. There were many students in their class who didn't complete their homework, and he was not the only one. Why did Hu Gaoquan always stare at him? It was really terrible to have a sister-in-law who was a teacher.
Wen Wan was so angry at his emaciated appearance that her hands were itching. She felt like she needed a stick. "What are you talking about? Speak properly!"
Lu Dongping raised his eyebrows and looked at Lu Chun'e in surprise. The girl who usually looked so delicate and soft could actually be quite formidable when she got angry.
Lu Donglin rubbed his toes restlessly on the ground for a long time before saying, "I won't do this again in the future. I will definitely be truthful and not lie. I will do my homework well."
Wen Wan snorted, "Lu Donglin, you told me this before, back in third grade. You told me to study hard, and I believed you. But what happened? It's only been a short time. Do you think I have too much to do and am annoying? Do you think I shouldn't be bothering you since I've only been here a few days? Do you think your parents haven't done anything, yet you keep nagging me all day?"
Lu Donglin didn't say anything. He did think so sometimes, especially when doing homework. But he couldn't say it now. If he did, he felt that not only would his brother beat him up, but Wen Wan would definitely stop liking him.
In fact, apart from studying, he actually likes his sister-in-law very much.
Wen Wan looked at him like this and knew what she didn't understand: "You have opinions about me but don't dare to say them. You think I'm meddling in your business? I don't really want to care about anyone. If you weren't Lu Dongping's brother, whether you study or not, it really has nothing to do with me. When I first saw you, I thought you were a very smart child. I hope you have a good future and don't have to work as hard as your parents' generation. Even if you don't pass the exam in the end, it's always a good idea to learn more. The accountants and cashiers in the team are all literate. Aren't their families much better off than other families? If you think I'm too nosy, then I won't care. I won't care whether you go to school or do your homework in the future. Tomorrow I'll go to your teacher and tell him that you're not cut out for studying. A forced melon won't be sweet, so I won't bother him with that."
After saying that, he turned around and went into the house.
Lu Donglin stood there with his head down in frustration, his restless feet seemed to be stuck in the mud and he couldn't move at all.
After entering the house, Lu Dongping took a basin and fetched some water.
Wen Wan used the light of the kerosene lamp to tidy up the things on the table that had not been put away in the afternoon.
Lu Dongping put his arms around her waist from behind, lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "Are you angry?"
Wen Wan wasn't just angry; she was furious. She had always thought Lu Donglin was smart and obedient, but now she realized that he was just saying one thing and thinking another.
"Lu Dongping, what do you think I'm up to? I won't care anymore. I won't meddle in other people's business." Really, whether he wants to study or not, what does it have to do with me? He lies every other day, and never tells the truth. She hates people like this the most. If he's like this at such a young age, what will he be like when he grows up?
Lu Dongping watched her pack her things, then took her by the arm and moved her to the side, pressing her into the chair. "Alright, alright, don't be angry anymore. Why are you angry with him? He's doing it for you. He just doesn't dare to say it in front of his parents, and he's too embarrassed to say it in front of you."
Wen Wan was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean, why is it for my own good?"
"He wants to see how babies are born. Maybe he can help you when you have kids."
Wen Wan: - Can I ask someone else to help me with something like giving birth, and help me with the pain?
"Just before, he heard from somewhere that giving birth is very dangerous and might even result in death. He told me once that I shouldn't marry you because if I get married, I'll have a baby and will be like Liu Daquan's wife and Dongcai's wife, with a pot-sized belly and swollen body. It was so scary. This time, it just so happened that he happened to see Dongcai's wife giving birth, and he had to see how others gave birth. I didn't dare go into the house, so I just quietly watched from outside to see what I could see. I didn't see anything, and then I heard shrill screams from inside, and I was scared. He ran to the field to find me after school. First, he knew he was late and lied and was afraid you would punish him, and second, he told me how scary giving birth is and told me not to have a baby with you."
As he spoke, he mixed some warm water, wrung out a towel, and covered her face with it to wipe her face.
Wen Wan: "So, I blamed him wrongly?" Do you want to apologize?
Lu Dongping rinsed the towel in the basin, twisted it up and hung it on a nail, saying: "It's not wrong. It's true that he didn't take his studies seriously, and it's also true that he lied and was lazy. He really needs to be taught a lesson." That's why he didn't say anything at that time. Besides, he couldn't let his parents know about this.
After washing up and getting into bed, Lu Dongping said, "Wanwan, let's not have children for now."
Wen Wan looked at him doubtfully: "You don't like children?"
Lu Dongping really didn't like it. He had been restless as a child, and he was the eldest child. He had raised both Lu Chun'e and Lu Donglin. Lu Chun'e was fine, a girl who had been docile and obedient since childhood. But Lu Donglin, that brat, was simply too much of a hassle. He would howl and cry at the top of his lungs without tears, for hours at a time, sometimes for at least an hour. Lu Dongping had even pinched his butt when he got so angry.
"It's not that I don't like you, I just think you're still young. It's not too late to have a child in two years."
Wen Wan didn't quite understand this either: "Don't they say that if you get married and live together, you'll have children? We've lived together for so long, maybe you're already pregnant. How can you just have children whenever you want?"
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