Chapter 277 It's Her Fault
The crying made Lu Dongping feel upset. He knew it would be difficult to get out, but he didn't expect it would be difficult even before he even stepped out of the door.
When it got dark, he washed Dandan's face, took him to the toilet, then took off his clothes and tucked him into bed before cleaning himself.
He had already packed his belongings and planned to leave early tomorrow morning. There was no need to drag things out once a decision was made.
Just as he was about to close the door and go to bed, Lu Minghai's voice came over: "Dongping, are you asleep?"
Lu Dongping's hand paused, and he replied, "No!"
The kerosene lamp in the room was still on, and Lu Minghai followed the faint light to the door.
Lu Dongping called him, "Uncle, come in and sit down!"
Lu Minghai didn't bother to be polite with him and went straight into the house and sat down.
No need to beat around the bush, it's already this late.
"Your father came to me and told me that you had quit your job at the Armed Forces and were going to the capital?"
Lu Dongping nodded: "Yeah!"
Lu Minghai didn't know what to say. "Your father asked me to come and try to persuade you. It's really not easy to move from the countryside to the city. You have no place to rely on for food, and it's hard to get a household registration. Of course, Wen Wan's family might be able to find a way for you, but you have to think carefully. If you get a household registration with them, you'll be a live-in son-in-law."
Lu Dongping chuckled: "Actually, there's nothing wrong with being a live-in son-in-law."
Lu Minghai's eyes widened and he couldn't utter a word.
He sighed and spoke again after a long while: "You have always been a person with strong opinions. Your father asked me to persuade you, but I don't know how. Your father must have told you what I said, so you should know what to do. Young people, it's good to be adventurous, but remember to always leave a way out for yourself. You are not alone, you have a whole family to support you!"
"I know. I've actually thought about it. Donglin is older now, and my parents are in good health. It doesn't matter if I'm at home or not. Life will go on as usual after I'm gone. But, uncle, if I don't go, there's no telling what will happen to Wanwan or Dandan in the future. Life is only a few decades long, and I don't want to regret it."
Having said that, anything more would be nonsense and would only make people dislike you.
After seeing Lu Minghai off, Lu Dongping turned off the lights and went to bed, deciding to leave. He slept soundly all night without any dreams, a rare good sleep.
He got up very early to prepare for his departure the next day, even though he didn't have a set time. He just got up as soon as it got light outside, washed up, and then dressed the still sleeping Dandan. He then carried a large work cloth bag stuffed full of things on his back, held the child in his arms, and closed the door.
The yard was quiet, but there was movement in the house, and Zhang Hongying's voice could be faintly heard.
He glanced back, then turned around and strode out of the yard. As soon as he reached the entrance of the yard, he saw Lu Donglin squatting there.
Lu Donglin stood up when he saw him come out: "I'll take you to the station."
Lu Dongping said, "No, it won't delay your work."
"I went to talk to Lu Mingqing yesterday evening and I'll be delayed for half a day today."
Lu Dongping said nothing more and threw the heavy backpack to him: "I'll take the tractor to the county, and you can just take me to the commune."
Lu Donglin put his bag on his back and followed him down the slope. Lu Donglin didn't say a word along the way. The two brothers walked one after the other. When they were almost at the commune, Lu Donglin called out to him, "Brother!"
Lu Dongping paused slightly.
"Don't worry, I will work hard and take good care of my parents. You don't have to worry about home. If I become rich in the future, I will come to live with you. If life outside is difficult, then you can come back early. You will never go hungry at home."
Lu Dongping pursed his lips, turned around and looked at him, and nodded after a long while: "Okay!"
Wen Wan has been waiting since she sent a telegram to Lu Dongping. She sent the telegram from the nearest post office near the school. Almost every day, whenever she had time, she would go and ask if there were any letters or telegrams for her. The answer was, as expected, no.
I felt panicky and like something had happened.
The people in the house outside the school had already moved out, so she went there whenever she had time, called Xu Qingming for help, and asked someone to paint the house inside and out.
Everything that could be plastered with cement was applied, the inside was brushed with white lime twice, and some of the roof tiles were also replaced.
The house is not big, with three main rooms, but actually there are only two of them. The left and middle rooms are connected by a ridge, like a large living room. There is a large room on the right that can be used as a bedroom. There is a back door behind the living room, and there is another room with a little empty space outside. No one knows when this house was built, as it is not very regular.
There is a small kitchen on the side, and in front of the house is a small yard, not big, less than ten square meters.
It was originally a flagstone floor, but over time, the people who lived here didn't care much about it, and the flagstones no longer looked their original appearance. There was a thick layer of moss or something else, and I didn't know what it was.
Simply, except for the small flower beds on both sides of the wall, the rest were covered with a layer of cement.
By the time we finished packing, it was already the end of May.
After the house was finished, it was still empty, so she had to buy new furniture. Before she started to clean up the house, she had already made inquiries and ordered beds, sofas, tables and other things.
To purchase it, you will not only spend energy, but also money, a lot of it, but you have to spend the money.
Regardless of whether he lives here or not, this is the place she has prepared for Lu Dongping to settle down, and it will be the home of their family of three in the future.
Things were delivered one after another, and everything that needed to be bought was completed, but there was still no news from Lu Dongping. Wen Wan was in great pain and had a dream at night. She dreamed that Dandan was crying heartbreakingly and Lu Dongping was lying there motionless, covered in blood.
She woke up in such shock that she couldn't recover for a long time.
She wanted to go back to Lujiazui to take a look.
She hasn't decided yet whether to wait until summer vacation to go back or take leave now. She plans to go back to the compound on the weekend to ask Lao Wen.
She was worried about Lu Dongping and Dandan, but she wasn't completely irrational. She knew exactly what the situation would be like on the road. She couldn't go back alone, it was too far. Even if she used Wen Shihua's ID to buy a sleeper berth, she felt a little hesitant. She had to make a careful plan of what to do.
On Friday afternoon, Zhang Qianfeng came to pick her up again.
As soon as I walked out of the school gate, I saw the familiar car parked under the shade of the tree.
Xu Qingming recently moved out of school, in the same area as the house she had cleaned up, not too far away. Once he moved out, he felt completely free and no longer needed an excuse to go back to the compound. After all, the old lady would continue to pressure him to get married there, which was even more terrifying than when he was at home.
It hasn't rained for several days. It's already hot in early May. The sun hasn't set yet, and the sunlight shining on people makes people feel particularly uncomfortable.
Wen Wan walked hurriedly towards the car with her pockets slung over her shoulder and a sun hat on. When she got there, she instinctively reached out to open the door, stepped in, and greeted Zhang Qianfeng: "How long have you been here?" The word "ah" was stuck in her throat. She stared at the person sitting in the back seat with her round almond-shaped eyes, rubbed her eyes in disbelief, thinking that she might be hallucinating because she had been having nightmares recently and hadn't slept well.
Lu Dongping was still holding the child in his arms. He freed one hand and reached forward to hold her: "Come in, are you stupid?"
Wen Wan was pulled into the car by him in a daze, and she reacted belatedly and closed the car door.
Her heart was pounding, her mind still hazy. She clasped Lu Dongping's hand and pinched his calloused palm again and again. Her eyes fell on Dandan's face and she stretched out her hand: "Mommy, hold me!"
They have been separated for several months, and even though Dandan has seen her photos at home, he still feels a lot more unfamiliar with her.
But it was just at the beginning that he reacted quickly, his mouth pouted and he started crying, shouting "Mom" and throwing himself into her arms, hugging her neck tightly and not wanting to let go.
Wen Wan held him and patted him gently. "Okay, don't cry, Dandan, don't cry. Mommy is here and won't leave from now on. Dandan can be with Mommy every day." After saying this, she turned to look at Lu Dongping, suppressed the pain in her heart and whispered to him, "Just, comfort him first." It was too sudden. She didn't know why Lu Dongping came so suddenly. Did he think it through or just bring the child to see her? She didn't want to put pressure on Lu Dongping before she was sure. If he was just going to take a look and leave, then she would find another way.
Seeing her like this, Lu Dongping felt very uncomfortable, so he put his hand through hers and let her use his arm as a cushion, and then he said "hmm".
There are other people in the car, and Dandan is crying at the moment, so it is not convenient to talk. Anyway, he is here and has no plans to leave. There is plenty of time, so we can talk slowly when we get back.
But now, as long as he looked at the person in front of him and listened to her soft voice coaxing the child, his empty heart was filled in an instant.
He leaned there, his eyes fixed on Wen Wan. He was thinking that no matter what the future would be like, right now, he felt it was worth it.
Dandan is a child who is very easy to coax. After crying, he would just hold Wen Wan tightly and sob quietly with his nose sniffled. Wen Wan felt very uncomfortable holding him. After a few months of walking, she felt that the child not only had not grown at all, but seemed to have become thinner. He didn't feel heavier than before when she held him, and it was obvious from his face that he was much thinner than before.
It was her fault, her fault.
Lu Dongping leaned over and wiped her eyes with his hand, but still didn't say anything.
Wen Wan sniffed and asked him, "When did you arrive?"
"Yesterday afternoon." After getting off the bus, he found a guesthouse to stay overnight. He cleaned himself up, got his hair cut, shaved, and freshened up a bit before taking a bus to the military compound. Luckily, he ran into Wen Shihua, who had just returned from outside.
Knowing that Wen Wan would return to the compound every week and that today was Friday, he took Dandan and waited at home. When Zhang Qianfeng came to pick her up, he didn't want to wait at home anymore and followed him.
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