Chapter 265 The Song She Sang That Year
The inside and outside of the house are obviously two different worlds. After a while, I felt that I couldn't wear this anymore.
Wen Wan took off her cotton coat and cotton pants and put on a sweater and woolen pants, and a pair of corduroy overalls on the outside. She brought these pants from home when she went to Lujiazui and brought them back now.
Lu Dongping only took off his outer military coat. He was cold-resistant and didn't wear much. Seeing Wen Wan peel off all of her clothes, he reached out and squeezed her wet hand and said, "Don't take off so much at once. You might catch a cold."
"No, it's warm at home!" Wen Wan put away her clothes and pushed him out: "Let's go, go down and take a look."
Wen Shihua was still busy in the kitchen.
Today was the second day of the Lunar New Year. Knowing Wen Wan would be back for the college entrance exam, he'd begun preparing as soon as the twelfth lunar month began. Besides work, he'd been busy at home. He'd already replanted the flowers on the roof and balcony. The flowers and plants Xu Ruyin had left behind, since he'd been sent down and hadn't had anyone to tend them, had mostly died. Only the grape trellis in the yard remained.
They also pickled bacon and stuffed sausages, and posted couplets and the word "Fu" on the door, which really gave off a Chinese New Year atmosphere.
He didn't prepare anything else, just steamed sausages and made some soy milk, Wen Wan's favorite. He also made dumplings and roasted a two-pound fish for the occasion. He also prepared the roast duck he'd bought early that morning. It had been a little too long, so the skin wasn't as good after reheating, but it was still fragrant.
We have a family reunion dinner on New Year’s Eve, but for Wen Shihua, the dinner on the second day of the New Year is the real reunion.
Lu Dongping was fine, but Lu Chun'e was very restrained. She knew that her sister-in-law's family was well-off, but she didn't expect it to be so well-off, with an apartment!
The cement floor was so shiny that she didn't dare to set her feet. The quilt on the bed was folded more neatly than tofu she had cut with a knife, and the sheets didn't leave any marks at all, so she didn't dare to sit on it.
The girl was back, and Wen Shihua was so happy that he was in a good mood throughout the meal. He greeted Lu Chun'e and Lu Dongping, and did not forget Wen Wan. He took care of the three younger generations and did not eat much himself.
After dinner, Lu Chun'e rushed to help clean up the dishes, leaving Zhang Qianfeng with no room to help.
Wen Wan simply went to the kitchen with Lu Chun'e and took her around so that she could get familiar with the place and integrate into it as quickly as possible.
Only the father-in-law and son-in-law were left in the living room.
Wen Shihua really didn't expect that Lu Dongping would agree to let Wen Wan take the college entrance examination, let her come back without worry, and even send her back personally.
Just for this reason, he looked up to this young man.
After all, he had already made the worst-case scenario plan when he received Xu Qingming's telegram. If the Lu family did not release the person, he would have to show favoritism no matter what.
His daughter was reluctant to leave when he went to pick her up. If she had not been wronged in the Lu family, she would not have gone back on her word and wanted to come back.
"Isn't it difficult to travel by car all the way?"
Lu Dongping said, "It was quite chaotic. I couldn't buy a seat ticket there, but luckily I got a sleeper berth on the train later."
Wen Shihua nodded: "How many days can you stay here?"
"I can't stay long. I have to leave at the latest on Friday. I'm worried about Dandan being at home."
Speaking of his grandson, Wen Shihua sighed deeply: "Dongping, has Wanwan ever told you that I actually came from the mountains as well, and I was not as good as you when I was young. You are a good child. I am not around, but I know in my heart how you treat Wanwan. You must be excellent to be able to make that girl willingly follow you." Even if he didn't trust others, he still believed in and knew clearly his daughter's vision and character.
"It's rare for us to meet, and even rarer for us to sit together and talk like this. I'm considered your elder, so I just wanted to ask you, what are your plans?"
Lu Dongping couldn't answer this question.
Is he going to tell Wen Shihua now, "Wait until your daughter graduates, and then I'll take her back"?
That's obviously inappropriate.
It took several years to go to college, and although Wen Wan always said that she would go back in the future, Lu Dongping was unsure.
He'd been trying to fool himself all this time. He had no idea where to go. It wasn't that he hadn't thought about moving to the capital, but his household registration was in the countryside, and his food supply was all in the countryside, so moving to the city wouldn't be easy. Even if his father-in-law could find a way to transfer his food supply, where would he put it?
What would he do after he came here? What would he do? How would he live? He was a man, and it was natural for a man to support a woman. He couldn't just rely on Wen Wan for everything after he came here.
After a while, he said, "I want to wait until Wanwan graduates."
Wen Shihua still had a warm smile on his face, and his voice was very gentle. "As for the matter of school, it's really hard to say how long it will take. Take her university, for example. It will probably take four years to complete. If she wants to take the entrance exam for a higher level, it will probably take several more years. Hua University is the highest institution of learning in our country. It was quite difficult for her to get in. If she studies there for a few years and then goes back there with you and doesn't continue to take the entrance exam, the effort she has put in these years, well, it's a bit regrettable. Of course, it's too early to say anything about this now. You are husband and wife, so you should discuss these matters. As an elder, I won't get involved. I'm just chatting with you after dinner."
Lu Dongping responded, "I know. Dad, you talk, I'm listening! I don't have much education and my knowledge is limited, so if you tell me more, I'll remember it."
Wen Shihua continued to talk to him: "You just came, and logically I shouldn't drag you to talk so much, but your time here is limited, so I have to say it. Let Wanwan take you out for a walk tomorrow, and you can feel the difference between this place and your place. It takes half a month to go back and forth. It's so far, whether you come here or Wanwan goes back. The child is so young, it's not a big deal to leave him at home. You are still young and can't be separated all the time. Wanwan likes you, and I like you too. I treat you as my own child, otherwise I wouldn't tell you so many gossips. There are still many days to come. You are a man, and you must have the responsibility of a man. You should think carefully about how to live your life."
This is not something special, but it is very pertinent.
Wen Wan was in the kitchen, tidying up with Lu Chun'e.
"Chun'e, seriously, you don't have to feel restrained, and you don't have to fight over these things in the future. I just got back, and I don't know if there's an auntie cooking at home like before. I'll ask later. Don't fight over these things, my home is the same as yours. The Medical University is not too far from here, so you can live here. If you want to live on campus, that's fine, but you have to come back here during the holidays, just like before in Lujiazui."
Lu Chun'e nodded: "I know, I just just arrived and I'm a little uncomfortable. This place is really, really incomparable to our place." As she said that, she glanced at Wen Wan secretly. From the moment she got off the train, she felt that her sister-in-law was different. Her eyes were bright and shining, just like when she first arrived in Lujiazui.
The Wen family was truly well-off. She had always thought her brother's marriage to Wen Wan was a stroke of luck. Now, she felt even more so. With a family like that, even if they'd given her two tiled houses when she got married, what would that even mean?
Wen Wan smiled and said, "That's right. There's always a process of adapting to a new place. After you settle down and rest, we'll go to the school first and then take you around."
Lu Chun'e felt that she had to go for a walk, but there was no rush now. Her brother would not stay here for long, so it would be better for her not to disturb these two people these days.
There was just a little work to do in the kitchen. After finishing it, Wen Wan took Lu Chun'e around the house to let her get familiar with it, and then she went upstairs with the teapot.
After washing her face, she added water to the wooden basin and called out to Lu Dongping, "Want to soak your feet?"
Lu Dongping nodded and took out a pair of new cotton shoes from his backpack.
After washing up, the two of them fell on the bed hugging each other.
Lu Dongping held Wen Wan in his arms like a treasure, unable to let go and kissing her from time to time.
Ever since Wen Wan proposed taking the college entrance exam, the sweet and harmonious days they had together were gone. First, Wen Wan moved to the school office, and then, after returning from vacation, the atmosphere at home became uneasy. Lu Dongping was burdened with things, and the harmony between the couple was not so harmonious.
Now that it has come to this, the haze in my heart has completely dissipated.
Thinking that they only had so little time to spend together, he wished he could stick together and not be separated, but he was also concerned that this was Wen Wan's home and did not dare to act recklessly.
Wen Wan didn't feel the same way. After all, she had done ridiculous things in broad daylight before. She hooked her arms around his neck, looking at him as seductively as a lamb in the eyes of a hungry wolf.
Lu Dongping glanced at the locked bedroom door, reached out and pulled her into his arms again, lowered his head to cover her mouth, and put his hand in from the edge of his pants waist.
It was like completing a pleasure like a thief. Originally, I just wanted to stop at the right time to satisfy my immediate thirst, but I didn't expect to be stimulated so much that it was out of control and I felt so satisfied.
After a quick cleanup, the room was filled with a lingering smell that lingered for a long time. He lay back on the bed, Wen Wan lying on top of him, his hands pressing tightly against her through the quilt.
The breathing is still uneven.
"Wanwan, I'm going back on the 5th."
Wen Wan hummed, burying her face in the crook of his neck. Her nose began to feel sore before the joy had completely faded away.
"You will miss me, right?" Without waiting for Wen Wan to answer, Lu Dongping said again: "But I haven't left yet, and I have already started to miss you." The days are still long, and he doesn't want to be separated from this woman for a single day, but he has to be separated.
Wen Wan sniffed and said, "I'm with Chun'e. I'll take good care of her here. When the holidays come, I'll go back with her to see you and Dandan."
Lu Dongping gently rubbed her hair and said, "No need, you have to be obedient. I will tell Chun'e not to go back. I miss you and came to see you. I will bring Dandan with me." It was not safe on the road, and it was even more unsafe with two women. He didn't want to take such a risk.
"Do you still remember the song you sang to me that year? I'm really too stupid. I've listened to it for a long time, countless times, but I still can't sing it well. If you don't mind, I'll sing it for you, okay?" In the future, he didn't know when he would see me again, and he didn't know if he would ever see me again. He didn't learn it well, but now he wanted to sing it for his Wanwan.
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