Chapter 253: No rush to find a partner
"Huh?" Lu Chun'e was stunned for a moment, then turned back and glanced, unexpectedly meeting Xu Qingming's gaze. Then, like a mouse seeing a cat, she turned back, quickening her pace for a few steps before slowing down again and saying, "She's just worrying about nothing. She should just worry about Donglin, why should she worry about me? I don't want to find a partner right now."
Wen Wan glanced at her and said, "You're not young anymore, you can start looking for someone. If you don't like the one your mother has someone introduce you to, you can look for someone yourself. If you really meet someone suitable, you can start dating again."
Lu Chun'e knew that this topic could not be avoided at this age, so she responded casually.
She hasn't thought about that yet. She has a salary and benefits now, so she can give as much as she wants to her family and buy whatever she wants. But if she finds a partner and marries someone else, she will become someone else's, and everything will belong to someone else. Then what's the point of her family raising her?
There are very few families like hers and her sister-in-law who can manage their own wages.
Therefore, she is not in a hurry about finding a partner. She will take her time to meet and choose.
Before reaching the state-owned hotel, when approaching the department store, I saw Lu Dongping already waiting there.
"My brother is here too?"
Wen Wan hummed, and walked quickly towards Lu Dongping: "Dongping!"
"How long have you been here?"
Lu Dongping looked at her and grinned: "You just arrived a while ago, have you gone to look for Chun'e?"
Wen Wan nodded: "I haven't been to the county town for a long time, and I haven't visited her. I just happened to meet her after get off work, so I asked her out for dinner."
As he was talking, Lu Chun'e came up to him and said, "Brother, aren't we going to work today? Why are you all here in the county?"
Lu Dongping didn't answer Wen Wan's answer for him: "My father came here to see me. He's going back today, and we're here to see him off."
When saying this, Lu Dongping kept his eyes on her face. Seeing that she no longer had the sad expression she had before, he felt slightly relieved.
Lu Chun'e looked at her in surprise: "You, Uncle Wen came all the way to see you? I wasn't at home and didn't get to see him."
Wen Wan smiled and said, "There will be a chance in the future." That being said, it was so far away and Wen Shihua was so old, it was hard to say if there would be another chance.
Lu Dongping changed the subject: "Didn't you say we were going to eat? Let's go!"
The four of them walked towards the state-owned restaurant.
It was lunchtime, and even with the current economic downturn, there were still many people eating. Those who came to discuss work or dating always had to sit down somewhere, and since the state-owned restaurant was the only place, they naturally flocked there.
Lu Dongping thought that since it was a rare trip to the city, he would go to Lu Dongcheng's place after dinner, but he didn't expect to run into him while having dinner at a state-owned restaurant.
The county seat of Xinxi County is really not very big.
Lu Dongcheng must have come out to discuss something with someone. There were only four people at the table. Besides him wearing a police uniform, there was another person wearing a Zhongshan suit sitting opposite him. It was getting hot at noon, but he buttoned his clothes neatly and didn't seem to feel it at all.
Lu Dongping didn't go forward, but nodded to Lu Dongcheng from a distance as a greeting, and shared a table with others at the door.
There were only two people at the table, and they had almost finished eating. It seemed that they could leave the table as soon as their food was served.
Lu Chun'e hadn't been home for some time, and she was particularly happy to see them in the county town. She invited them to dinner and, like a hardworking little bee, she looked at the small blackboard with the menu and ordered braised pork, a fish, and two pounds of pork dumplings.
Xu Qingming raised his eyebrows as he looked at the food served: "You are not going to spend all your food money for this month to feed us in one meal, are you?" These things not only require money, but also tickets.
"How could that be? It's not the rare occasion for you to come over. Sometimes when you come, I don't happen to see you."
Lu Dongping looked up at her. The girl, now almost twenty, had completely grown up. That's right, back when she was at home, conditions were so poor. She had to go to school and work all day long, never a moment's rest, and her face was round. Now that she's older and has worked in the factory, she's actually lost weight.
"Don't be too frugal when you're alone here. You still have to eat when you need to. There's no shortage of food and drink at home, so you don't need to worry about it."
Lu Chun'e nodded: "I know, hurry up, eat, I have to go back after dinner. If I have nothing to do this week, I will go back."
Halfway through the meal, Lu Dongcheng finished, sent the person out the door, and then came back and sat down at their table, reeking of alcohol.
"Why are you all in the city today?"
On Tuesday, people who had to go to class had to go to class, and people who had to go to work had to go to work. They all rushed to the county town together, as if something big was happening.
Lu Dongping said, "My father-in-law is here. He's leaving today. We'll take him to the station."
Lu Dongcheng raised his eyebrows and glanced at Wen Wan: "Really? When did you come? I was delayed on Sunday and couldn't go back. This is a rare visit, but I didn't even get to see you."
Wen Wan still said the same thing as before: "There will be opportunities in the future."
Since they met here, Lu Dongping didn't have to go to their house on purpose. The couple would go back home as long as it was not late on Sunday. After all, the child was at home.
It was still early to go back. Xu Qingming hadn't gone to work, and Wen Wan hadn't gone to school either.
It would be a lie to say that I'm not sad. I just feel empty inside and I can't get motivated to do anything.
Knowing that she was upset, Lu Dongping did not go to the Armed Forces Department. He had taken a leave of absence anyway and went to the county town to do everything Lin Chenghai had asked him to do.
There are only two of them at home.
When they got home, Lu Dongping clung to her like a stray dog, pinched her waist and pushed her into the house, asking her: "Are you tired? It's a rare break from your busy schedule, go and take a rest."
Wen Wan actually didn't want to rest. She didn't feel uncomfortable talking or doing something when there were people around. But now that everyone had gone home and was busy with their own things, she felt uncomfortable again.
But now she couldn't muster the energy to do anything.
Even she herself didn't understand what was going on in her heart. When she first went to the countryside, she wanted to fly to the horizon and never go back, but now... was it because she was old and so sentimental?
Lu Dongping pushed her into the house and closed the door, making the room darker.
She was hugged and moved slightly, lying in his arms, listening to his strong heartbeat and her heart gradually calmed down.
She had lived for more than twenty years and been married for five years, but she had never experienced anything so absurd.
Lu Dongping did it on purpose. He teased her with great patience until she became as soft as a puddle of water. Her mind went blank and she couldn't remember anything about whether she was sad or not.
In the end, her legs were as limp as noodles and she couldn't open her eyes. After washing herself, she curled up in the quilt and fell asleep. She could still feel Lu Dongping kissing her in a daze.
I slept until the sun set outside and the house was completely dark. The people in the fields had finished their work. Dandan was outside babbling and calling for his mother, but he didn't push the door open. He held the door open and closed, closed and opened it again.
Wen Wan supported her aching waist and sat up. She was naked all over. The deep and shallow marks on her body reminded her of the ridiculous things she and Lu Dongping had done in the house with the door closed in broad daylight.
That man was so cruel when he got angry that Wen Wan wondered for a moment if he wanted to kill her in bed so that she would never miss home again.
But it is undeniable that she no longer feels so heavy in her heart at this moment.
After getting dressed neatly and going out of the house, Dandan stretched out his hands like a cat: "Mommy, hold me!"
Wen Wan said "Huh" in disgust, pulled his black paw and said, "Wash your hands. If you don't wash them, you won't be able to hold me."
Dandan grinned and said, "Wash Baibai, hold me!"
Lu Dongping had already cooked the meal and fed the pigs. The clothes hanging on the brown rope in the yard were not dry yet. He had washed them in the afternoon.
When Wen Wan fell asleep, he went out of the house and did this and that without stopping for a moment. I don't know where he got so much energy from. He was like a donkey, never knowing how to get tired.
She said to Zhang Hongying, "Mom, I'm going to visit my aunt."
Zhang Hongying came out from the main room and asked, "What's wrong?"
"I bought some things."
Only then did Zhang Hongying realize that although Wen Shihua did not give Wen Wan money directly in front of them yesterday, it was in the yard and they all noticed it.
"What did you buy? Your father gave it to you, so just keep it. It wasn't easy for him either."
Wen Wan said, "I know. I didn't buy anything. I bought two bottles of sorghum wine for my uncle and a piece of cloth for my aunt. I also bought some side dishes for the children."
You can't say you didn't buy anything. It really takes care of the whole family.
Wen Wan first took the things she bought to Gao Xiulan's place next door. After a lot of arguing, she finally delivered the things to them. Then she gave the things she bought for Zhang Hongying and Lu Mingjiang to them.
Zhang Hongying was stunned for a moment after hearing her words, wiped her hands and took the thing. It was a bright red quilt cover with peony flowers printed on it. It was not a good one, but it was a rare thing here.
"Why are you buying this for me? Just keep it. Who in the family needs it? You young people should use these brightly colored things. We are old enough to just use what's useful."
Wen Wan said, "How can you say that? If you have it, use it. Keeping it will only ruin the cloth, and it won't earn you any interest, and one bed will become two. If you really can't bear to part with it, you can keep it. I'm not saying you want to find a partner for Donglin, but if it works out, you can give it to him when you get married."
Zhang Hongying changed the subject: "Yes, yes, you can't return this once you buy it. Save it for Donglin's wedding. Oh, no, save it for Chun'e's wedding. She's two years older than Donglin! She's twenty years old, too."
"Getting married?" Wen Wan remembered what Lu Chun'e had said to her: "Has mother found the right person?"
Zhang Hongying began to sigh: "What can I find out? She has a formal job now. It's impossible to find her in the team. I told Shengxia to help keep an eye on her in the county."
Wen Wan thought about it and tactfully expressed Lu Chun'e's intention: "I went to the county town to visit her at her factory today. I also told her about finding a partner, but she said that we don't need to worry about it. She wants to find one on her own. Chun'e is a grown woman. Finding a partner is a lifelong commitment. There's no need to rush."
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