Chapter 249: The Father-in-law is Here
Wenwan stopped, turned to look at him, opened her mouth but no sound came out.
Wen Shihua smiled and said, "Don't worry, think about it carefully, and then tell Dad. As long as I'm here, this will always be your home. You can go back anytime you want."
Wen Wan breathed a sigh of relief and sniffed, "Actually, I've thought about it many times. I know it's easy for me to go back, but if I leave, what about Dongping and the child? Dad, I can't do something like abandoning my husband and children. I chose this marriage because I wanted to, and I can't be irresponsible. He treats me very well, and I have no reason to do that."
Did she want to go back? Of course she did. Even though she had been here for almost five years and had gotten used to life there, she still missed it deep down. Especially in the last two years, as the educated youth on the team had gradually left, the desire to go back was like a seed breaking through the soil, taking root and sprouting uncontrollably in her heart.
But going back is not as simple as just going back.
If she was like Xu Wenfang and had not settled down here, she would have gone back long ago.
But, she has a home here!
She couldn't bear to leave Lu Dongping, nor could she bear to leave her child.
If she wants to go back, Lu Dongping must go with her.
The food supply is here, and it is difficult for rural people to move to the city. The most important thing is, where will the food supply end up? If it ends up in their family, then he will be a real son-in-law. She doesn't know whether Lu Dongping is willing or not, but the Lu family will definitely not agree.
Furthermore, what could Lu Dongping do after settling in? He had no diploma. Here, he was very successful in the armed forces, and at worst, he could go home and farm to earn work points. But what could he do in the capital?
Wen Shihua saw her hesitation and stopped talking about it.
He felt conflicted and relieved.
The dilemma is that the child is grown up and has her own family. He wants to keep her by his side, but also wants to let her go and fly on her own. Fortunately, his Anbao is a person who keeps her promises and values love, which is good.
"The last time you wrote to me, you said you were teaching at a junior high school in the commune?"
Wen Wan nodded: "Yes, I teach in junior high school now, and my students are taller than me."
"Now that you've graduated from high school, will it be difficult for you to teach in a junior high school?"
Wen Wan smiled and shook her head: "How could that be? I graduated from high school! I was a little rusty at first, but I took the time to review all the knowledge from junior high and high school a few times, and it will be fine once I'm familiar with it. I can be rated as an outstanding teacher for teaching elementary school, and the same goes for junior high school. I will keep learning and making progress."
Junior high school students like her class the most. She teaches Chinese and music to the first graders, and occasionally teaches them some Russian.
The smile on Wen Shihua's face became even more intense.
Wen Wan walked forward and said, "Come on, I'll take you to the educated youth camp. We can also go and wait for my seventh brother. When he gets off work, we can go to my house for dinner together."
Wen Shihua followed her and asked her, "Didn't Qingming live with the fellow villagers here?"
Wen Wan shook her head: "No, he has been eating at the educated youth camp. Dongping would go and call him during the holidays. He likes to roam in the mountains. If he gets something, he would bring it to our house to eat."
After saying that, he turned to look at Wen Shihua and said, "I heard him say that his second and third uncles have gone back, so he can go back too, right? He didn't say a word when I asked him, and I don't know what he's thinking. He has a very good reputation in the team, likes to help, has a quick mind, and gives advice all day long. He also has a good relationship with the team leader. There was a place for him at the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University two years ago, but he refused it. I don't know what's going on in his mind."
Wen Shihua said, "I'll ask him later. He's 24 this year, not young anymore." After saying that, he frowned and asked, "Does your seventh brother have a girl he likes here?"
"Huh?" Wen Wan was confused by his words. "No, no, right? I haven't seen him get close to any female lesbians, nor have I heard him mention it."
After she said this, Wen Shihua stopped talking about it.
It was not too early, and work would be over around 5:30 or 6:00. Lu Dongping took the pork offal from the meat processing plant to the bamboo forest to wash it, and then blanched the pork and the more than one pound of meat in a pot and started to clean up.
Before I even started, Chuyi came running to the kitchen door: "Uncle, Dandan, wake up."
He wiped his hands, left the kitchen and went to the room opposite.
The little guy woke up, slipped out of bed, barefoot, holding his shoes, and peed in the room, stomping his feet on the floor.
Lu Dongping gritted his teeth, reached out and picked the man up and slapped him on the butt: "You really know how to play? Are you dirty? You step on urine? Are you a fool?"
When Dandan woke up and couldn't find an adult, he didn't cry. Instead, he cried because of the slap he received.
Lu Dongping was not afraid of him crying. He carried him out like a chicken, got hot water to wash his hands and feet, changed his socks and put on his shoes. Then he let him continue humming there, took two small stools and put them at the door of the kitchen and called Chuyi: "Come and sit here with your brother. I'll cook meat for you."
After saying that, before entering the house, he gave his own puppy a worried warning: "Sit still, or I'll beat you if you run around!"
Dandan had almost stopped whining, but after he did that, her mouth pouted and she started crying again.
Lu Dongping ignored him. Lu Donglin was much more difficult to deal with when he was a child, and he could handle it, so why couldn't he handle this? How could he go back in time?
Zhang Qianfeng helped him to light the fire. He boiled water to soak the rice. After the rice was soaked, he stewed the heart and lungs in one pot and cooked the meat at the same time. In another pot, he fried some sugar and soy sauce and threw the blanched intestines, stomach and liver into it.
Zhang Qianfeng looked at him with surprise in his eyes. He didn't expect that this person could do these jobs so skillfully and his craftsmanship seemed quite good.
He is also from the countryside. Where they live, cooking and taking care of children are women's jobs, and men rarely help. He is considered to be relatively diligent. He takes care of his younger brothers and sisters and can cook, but he can't really compare with the leader's son-in-law.
Lu Dongping first developed his cooking skills on his own, and later because Wen Wan liked it, when he was out and came across something delicious he had never seen before, he would figure out how to make it. If he could learn it, he would come back and make it, but if he couldn't, he would have to buy it. Only by learning it could he save money.
Pig offal is a difficult thing to get. When slaughtering the pig for the New Year, people wash it and hang it on the beams of the house to smoke it for ten days to half a month. The smoked smell covers up the original smell. But no one usually does it. Not only is it troublesome and not greasy, but few people can deal with the smell.
At the meat processing plant, you can buy a lot for just a few cents.
Lu Dongping was a talkative person. He became familiar with Zhang Qianfeng before the meal was even ready.
As they were talking, the people working in the fields came home.
Lu Donglin's voice could be heard through the door: "Dan, Dandan, I'm back!"
Under pressure from his father, Dandan, who was sitting obediently on the bench, saw him and reached out to wipe his tears and ran towards him, shouting, "Uncle, uncle, hold me!"
At the age of eighteen, one can no longer be described as a teenager. He has grown into a tall and strong young man, and can be said to be an adult who can find a partner and start a family.
He has grown taller and stronger, and has become more stable. Although he still loves to talk and laugh like before, he is always different when encountering things.
His hands were now black. He let Dandan hold his legs while he washed his hands under the eaves. Then he picked up the kid and teased Chuyi: "Chuyi, were you good today? What did you do at home?"
Chuyi said in a childish voice, "Be good, go pick pig grass with your aunt."
"Wow, so impressive." He sniffed and peeked into the kitchen. "Brother, you're back so early. Are you cooking meat? I can smell the aroma from far away." He walked to the door and was slightly surprised when he saw the person sitting behind the stove. "Who is this?"
Zhang Qianfeng stood up, saluted him, and briefly introduced himself: "Hello, my last name is Zhang, Zhang Qianfeng, and I'm from the guard company—"
Lu Donglin blinked his eyes, feeling that he might not have understood it.
No, I understood the first half. This young man in military uniform, who looked not much older than me, was called Zhang Qianfeng. But I really didn’t understand the second half.
Lu Dongping said, "Someone is coming to your sister-in-law's house. Her father is here, and this is the guard beside him."
After that, he introduced Zhang Qianfeng: "My younger brother, Lu Donglin."
Zhang Qianfeng greeted him with a smile. It took Lu Donglin a long time to react. He responded briefly and then hurriedly asked Lu Dongping, "Someone is coming to my sister-in-law's house. Where is she?"
"I'm going out for a walk. I should be back soon."
Lu Donglin pursed his lips and looked at him, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.
Lu Dongping covered the pot and walked out of the house, saying, "It's still dark now, so you have to help me run a trip to the commune."
"What's up? Buying some wine?"
"No." Lu Dongping went into the room opposite and came out with the key: "Go to the school, to your sister-in-law's office, and bring back the quilt. Just bring it back as a cover, but don't move the mattress."
Lu Donglin responded, took the key and left in a hurry.
Just as he did, Zhang Hongying, Gao Xiulan and others also came back.
Gao Xiulan and Hu Qingqing were carrying their children on their backs, and they came here to receive the first day of the new year as soon as they arrived at their doorstep.
Seeing Gao Xiulan waving at him, Chuyi didn't want to go back today. He put his fingers in his mouth and pursed them. After hesitating for a long time, he moved towards the entrance of the yard.
Lu Dongping also followed and greeted: "Aunt, I won't be cooking later. Come and eat with uncle!" At the end, before Gao Xiulan could speak, he took the initiative to add: "Someone is coming to Wanwan's house."
Gao Xiulan was stunned. Zhang Hongying entered the yard and then came out again.
"What did you say?"
He raised his voice but felt something was wrong. He looked around but didn't see anyone. He thought they must be inside the house. Then he lowered his voice and asked, "Is there anyone coming to Wanwan's house? Who is it?"
Lu Dongping said: "Her father, my father-in-law."
The two sisters-in-law looked at each other, and Zhang Hongying's heart couldn't help but beat faster.
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