Chapter 202: Lucky
Li Laiying has been making trouble at the Lu family for a week, and everyone in the team knows about it. Now they say they want to send her directly back to her parents' home. All the wives of the Lu family have come, and not only these women, but also the men have followed. The women can deal with each other's affairs, but if the men of the Li family dare to interfere, the men of the Lu family are not fools.
Li Laiying's cries were soon drowned out by the chattering of several women. The fire outside flickered and soon dimmed.
Only Wen Wan and Lu Chun'e were left at home. Even Lu Donglin ran over to watch the fun, and shamelessly said that he wanted to help his brother.
Lu Chun'e scooped some water from the pot and gave it to Wen Wan: "Sister-in-law, take a shower and go to bed early. You've been busy outside all day!"
Wen Wan finally came back to her senses and stopped thinking about Li Laiying and Lu Dongcai: "It's not too busy. It's different from being in the commune. There are people to receive guests there. I just mingle in to watch the fun."
Lu Chun'e didn't go, and was very curious: "Is it as lively as it is in the commune in heaven?"
"It was even more lively than that. People from several communes in Xinxi County went there, each showing off their talents. There were so many performances, and everyone was amazing! But I think our commune's community fire was also lively, especially the sounds of gongs and drums mixed with suona. It was really lively."
The aunt and sister-in-law chatted for a while, and Lu Chun'e began to sigh again: "Oh! Brother Dongcai's incident has caused so much trouble that I can't even have a peaceful New Year. I hope that this time, brother can come forward and fix the problem quickly and don't make trouble every few days. If he continues, we will really be unable to live like this."
Wen Wan warmed herself by the fire, applying cold cream to her hands and face. "No, since your brother is in charge, he will definitely make sure it's done. If you hesitate to make a decision on something like this, you'll end up in a mess. Being soft-hearted is a good thing, but you have to get the right person."
Lu Chun'e sighed: "It's just a pity for Chuyi, he lost his mother at such a young age."
Wen Wan laughed: "Didn't she lose her mother when she was born? It's better to have no mother like that. Divorce is a good thing for her. Her aunt and uncle are both kind people and will take good care of her. Even if Dongcai remarries in the future, it won't affect her much. There is always a difference between a biological mother and a stepmother."
No matter how bad the biological mother is, when Chuyi grows up and gets old, she will have to take care of everything she should do. But the stepmother is different. If she can treat Chuyi well with sincerity, then Chuyi should also take care of her in her old age. If not, then let it be, and no one can say anything against Chuyi. After all, she is not the biological mother!
"That's true!" Lu Chun'e nodded.
Wen Wan scraped off some vanishing cream on her face and said, "Why does your face seem to be cracking again? Did the vanishing cream I bought you before the New Year not work?"
Lu Chun'e stretched out her hands and rubbed her face slowly: "I use it, but I'm not used to it. I always can't remember it."
"Remember to apply it. The wind in early spring is so strong that it will crack if you're not careful."
"Oh, I've got that."
Not knowing when Lu Dongping and the others would come back, Wen Wan didn't wait long. She warmed herself by the fire for a while and then went back to the house to sleep.
I felt like I had just fallen asleep, and then I heard some noise outside.
Soon the door was pushed open, Wen Wan sat up and called out, "Dongping?"
Lu Dongping responded: "It's me!"
Wen Wan took the jacket and put it on before going downstairs.
Lu Dongping hissed, "Why are you up? It's very cold outside."
Wen Wan fumbled to put on her shoes and said, "I want to go to the bathroom."
Lu Dongping helped her hold the flashlight.
"Slow down, don't fall."
Wen Wan quickly solved the problem and rushed into the house: "From now on, I will never drink water at night and I will never get up at night. It's so cold!"
Lu Dongping took off his clothes, climbed onto the bed and wrapped the person up: "I'll keep you warm."
Wen Wan curled up in his arms and asked him, "How is it? Is it handled?"
Lu Dongping said, "It's been handled. With so many people from the Lu family here, it won't be a problem. The divorce certificate was already signed. The Li family didn't bring any dowry, so what can they say? Just lay out all the things Li Laiying did, and let their family and the team listen carefully. They won't make a scene if they have any shame."
"Then, if we send her back like this, she shouldn't come back again, right?"
"No, she didn't know where the cat was before. She didn't tell her family about her divorce from Dongcai, and she didn't go back. Now she's been taken back directly, and the whole cause and effect has been explained clearly. She's divorced, and the Lu family won't want her anymore. His return will just be an extra laborer in the family. If he finds a suitable match for her, he can get some betrothal gifts. They will definitely keep a close eye on her and won't give her the chance to make trouble here again."
Wen Wan breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Laiying's future will not be easy, but Wen Wan can't feel any sympathy for her at all.
There's no such thing as fairness in this world. If you let an opportunity slip away, it's your own fault. If you're wrong, you have to take responsibility.
Lu Dongping slept late the day before, but that didn't stop him from getting up early the next day. As usual, he went out for a run, fetched water and chopped firewood, and then went to the commune after dinner.
As soon as he arrived at the commune gate, he ran into Secretary Li of the Party branch. He greeted him, "Good morning, Secretary Li!"
The other party nodded: "Good morning!" and then looked at him twice.
For some reason, Lu Dongping felt that his eyes looked strange, as if there was something on his face that was not washed clean.
When I arrived at the office, Lin Chenghai was already there.
She waved at him, "Come here, I want to tell you something."
"What's up? A mission?"
Lin Chenghai said: "It's not a mission, you just got lucky."
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"Isn't your wife teaching in your team? The primary school here in the commune is also short of teachers. Why don't you ask her if she can come? Although she's also a primary school teacher, the conditions here in the commune are definitely better than those in the brigade. Apart from other things, the space is spacious and the teachers all have their own offices. It's just a bit far from home, so you have to walk a little further in the morning and afternoon."
Lu Dongping's eyes widened in shock. "Minister, why are you so enthusiastic? Is it because I've been so good that you're giving me special treatment?"
"Special treatment! You're just being good and behaving well. You know how lucky you are to have such a wife. This is what the higher-ups want."
No, how does this have anything to do with the leader above? He was there the whole day yesterday, and I didn’t see the young wife performing or anything. How did she catch the leader’s eye?
"The people at the art troupe took a fancy to your wife and wanted her to join them, but she refused. Her words were very nice, but I understood her meaning. If she joined the art troupe, her food supply would be transferred. Whether she returned to her hometown or not, she would be considered to have returned to the city. This opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. But she said that she had started a family here and what would you do if she left. She also said that she is now a teacher and she likes being a teacher. The county leaders were all there, and they must have been moved by something she said. They turned around and asked Secretary Li where your wife taught. She was a good comrade and praised her. On the way back yesterday, Secretary Li said that your wife had done very well teaching in the brigade, and if there was a vacancy in the school here in the commune, she could be transferred here."
"School starts in two days. Anyway, I've told you everything. You can figure it out on your own. Whether you want to go or not is up to you two to discuss. The elementary school teacher's salary in the commune seems to be two yuan higher than in the brigade. Everything else is the same, except for the extra office space. Think it over carefully. Okay, go do what needs to be done."
What are you doing? Lu Dongping's heart is about to fly.
He was absolutely willing to teach at the commune. Although they were both elementary schools, the commune's elementary school was nothing like the brigade's. Most importantly, they could travel back and forth together.
However, he still had to ask Wen Wan. Wen Wan had to teach, and he didn't understand anything, so naturally it had to be Wen Wan's consent.
Wen Wan and Lu Chun'e are picking pig grass at the edge of the wheat field below!
The winter fields were almost plowed, and the only food left was the goose intestines and pigweed that had just emerged from the wheat fields. They were very tender, but not very easy to pull. Fortunately, the pigs were still young and didn't eat much.
Lu Chun'e carried a basket and Wen Wan carried a bamboo basket.
The fields were bustling with activity now. Not only them, but also the young wives and children who had been staying at home all winter had come out, and people could be seen everywhere.
Lu Mingqing's daughter-in-law, Liu Mei, was also there.
Normally she would follow Lu Mingqing to the fields to earn work points, but at this moment there wasn't much work for women to do in the fields. Plowing and harrowing the land required the use of oxen, which were men's jobs, and the same went for carrying manure to the fields.
Lu Cuicui didn't see anyone. It was just her and Lu Sanya in the filling bar, not far away. They were pulling pig grass while moving, and soon moved together.
Wen Wan greeted, "Sixth sister!"
Lu Chun'e called her softly: "Sister-in-law, you should call her aunt." Lu Mingqing is of the same generation as Lu Minghai and Lu Mingjiang, and he is the eldest in Lu Changfa's family, so they have to call him uncle and aunt, because they are of a lower generation!
Wen Wan shook her head, "I can't bring myself to call them that." Uncle and aunt should be people like Lu Minghai and Gao Xiulan. Not to mention the gloomy Lu Mingqing, even Liu Liumei, who was about the same age as her, was a lively and cheerful girl. There was no point in calling someone old.
Liu Liumei didn't care. She had been here for a few months and was busy working all day, so she had no time to visit anyone. She didn't meet Wen Wan very often.
Seeing it now, he was very happy and shouted, "Teacher Wen!"
Wen Wan smiled and said, "Don't call me Teacher Wen, just call me by my name."
Liu Liumei insisted: "Teacher Wen." She felt that educated people were capable people, and Wen Wan was a teacher, so she called her that as a sign of respect.
Wen Wan didn't care anymore. It was just a name, she could call him whatever she wanted.
When they were close, they always had to chat for a while. Sixth sister asked her: "Is school about to start?"
Wen Wan said, "Yes, registration will start tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. What are you doing at home? I haven't seen you for a long time." It was before the New Year when she came by with Wang Mingfang.
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