Chapter 280 Lu Dongping hesitated
If the old lady is confused and doesn't like people, then she doesn't need to like them. It's good for men to talk to men and women to chat with women.
The two of them went upstairs, and Xu Guoan didn't even set out the chessboard. Instead, he took out a can of tea and made tea for him.
Although Xu Guoan was a soldier, the murderous aura around him disappeared all of a sudden when he was making tea, as if he was just a kind and elderly elder.
"The old lady is getting older, and her temper is getting worse. She's often like a willful child, doing whatever she wants. As the younger generation, there's nothing we can do except go along with her. She's eighty years old, which is considered a long life. No one knows if she'll be able to lose her temper today or tomorrow."
"Of course, I'm not asking you to go along with her, but I'm telling you not to take her rude behavior to heart. She's not saying she's dissatisfied with you personally, but she dotes on Anbao too much. In her eyes, no one is worthy of that girl, just like our little sister Yinyin back then."
Xu Guoan sighed, "She doesn't want Anbao to be with you, just like she didn't want Yinyin and Shihua back then. It's not that she despises the poor and loves the rich, but she has a grudge."
"There are three brothers in our family, and Anbao's mother is the youngest. But actually, I have a younger sister. During the Anti-Japanese War, my grandfather and grandmother were a soldier and a battlefield doctor, respectively. They traveled to various battlefields, and the child was conceived and born at that time. The situation was so tense at the time that after the child was born, we kept him in the home of a fellow villager hiding in the mountains. We gave him money, tickets, and ten kilograms of rice noodles, which were saved by the logistics department at the time specifically for the child. He was too young, without a mother or milk, and it was difficult to raise him. We agreed to go back and take care of the child after the war was over. Who would have thought that the child would be gone as soon as we left? I was not old at the time and don't remember much. I only heard that he starved to death. How could he help feed someone else's child when he couldn't even feed his own child?"
"Ever since then, the old lady has harbored a grudge against the people in the mountains. When Yinyin was with Shihua, she was completely unwilling, but the old man had a good opinion of her and pressured her, so she had to agree, even though she didn't want to. She felt uncomfortable in the end."
"After Anbao was born, things got better, but it wasn't much better. Yinyin injured herself when she gave birth to Anbao, and no matter how hard she tried to take care of her, she couldn't get better. Look at her hair, it was half white and half black, but when Yinyin was gone for a few months, it suddenly turned all white. She blames Shihua, always thinking that if Yinyin hadn't been with Shihua and hadn't given him children, she wouldn't have passed away so early. Although it's actually very unreasonable and unfair to Shihua to say so, as a son, I can't explain this to her."
Then he let out a long sigh: "Let's not talk about this anymore. What are your plans for coming back this time? You and Anbao are still young, and I don't agree with you being separated for too long. No matter how well-organized the family is, she is still a woman and a mother. No one else can replace you and the child."
Lu Dongping's emotions remained unchanged as he said calmly, "I plan to stay here and not go back for the time being."
Xu Guoan nodded. "That's good. I remember Anbao said the child was born in the cheese year. So, he's almost four now, right?"
Lu Dongping nodded: "Born in June, he will be four years old soon."
"The child from your second uncle Yunying's family is about the same age as him and comes back often. They are of similar age, so maybe they can play together. Our little Yueya is over three years old, a little younger than him. Children who move around more often and play together will be more lively and cheerful."
Children and children are the ones who can play together the best.
Dandan is a few months older than Yueya from Xu Qingyan's family, but he was born very strong and plump. Even though he has lost a little weight in the past few months, he is still much stronger than the thin little girl.
Sitting in Zhou Ping's arms, she kept staring at Wen Wan, afraid that her mother would be gone in the blink of an eye.
Zhou Ping was there teasing him and asked him what his name was. He replied, "Dandan!"
When asked how old he was, he counted on his fingers, not sure if it was three or four. After a long while, he said, "Almost four."
Wen Wan has been gone for a few months, and the Mandarin she was taught is gone. She speaks with a pure Ganling accent, but this does not affect her and she is still lovable.
Zhou Ping taught him to call the old lady: "That's great-grandmother, great-grandmother."
Dandan glanced at the old lady and called her "Grandma" obediently. His eyes were still on Wen Wan. Seeing Wen Wan teasing Yueya and even picking her up, he immediately became unhappy and twisted his body to get off the ground.
Zhou Ping let go of him and put him on the ground. He went straight to Wen Wan and tugged at her clothes: "Mommy, hold me!"
Then he picked up the moon bud and declared his ownership: "This is my mother!"
Yueya looked at him in confusion, not understanding what he meant for a long time. Anyway, he was not very friendly, and he didn't like her.
Her little mouth pouted and tears rolled down.
Wen Wan was busy trying to comfort him, but before she could do anything, Dandan started crying first. He cried very loudly, which scared Yueya so much that she pursed her lips and took two breaths, but she didn't cry at all.
Now, everyone really has to take care of their own children.
Dandan was very noisy and kept asking to go home. He was not happy to stay here. The little guy had a strong sense of crisis. He always felt that once he got here, his mother would hug someone else and would not want him anymore. This is really not a good place. He didn't want to be here.
Zhou Ping tried to keep Wen Wan and Lu Dongping for dinner but failed as the children were making a lot of noise, so they had to go back.
It was really weird. As soon as he walked out of the Xu family's door, he stopped making a fuss and sobbed while holding Wen Wan's neck.
Lu Dongping stretched out his hand: "Daddy, hold me. Mommy can't hold me anymore."
He didn't insist, turned around and lay down in Lu Dongping's arms.
Lu Dongping patted his plump butt and said, "Why aren't you being good?"
He seemed to know what Lu Dongping was talking about, and pouted in grievance: "My mother!"
Wen Wan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and wiped his tears with a handkerchief: "Okay, okay, your mother is Dandan's mother, not anyone else's."
The little thing is too protective. He won’t even let others hug him. Fortunately, he is the only one now. What would happen if there was another one?
"What time do you go to school tomorrow morning?"
Wen Wan said, "It's not too early. We'll have plenty of time if we leave at 7 o'clock."
"Then I'll take you there tomorrow morning."
Wen Wan didn't refuse and walked side by side with him: "Okay, I used to go there on Sunday afternoons. My dad had to go to work in the morning and didn't have time to take me there. Now I have a full-time driver."
Lu Dongping chuckled.
Wen Wan asked him, "Are you going to register your residence tomorrow?"
Lu Dongping lifted his balls and said, "I'll go back tonight and ask Dad what the arrangements are, and then we'll talk. There's no rush. I plan to look around and try to find some clues."
Wen Wan had no objection to this. Lu Dongping always had his own ideas. He had to plan his future well, and she couldn't interfere.
After all, you have just arrived, so you need to learn more about it so that you can make the right choice.
In the evening, without waiting for Lu Dongping to speak, after dinner, Wen Wan took the child upstairs, and Wen Shihua took the initiative to call him.
"Shall we talk?"
Lu Dongping said "hmm".
Only the father-in-law and son-in-law were left in the room. Wen Shihua pondered for a moment and said, "I should have told you what Wanwan meant. You and the child will settle down in the house over there. Let Xiao Zhang accompany you there tomorrow to complete the paperwork. As for food, we'll have to wait until you get a job before we discuss it."
"Thanks, Dad! Sorry to bother you!"
Wen Shihua smiled and waved his hands: "I treat you as my own child, so don't be so polite to me. I feel a little uncomfortable with your politeness."
Lu Dongping smiled and said, "Okay, you're welcome."
Wen Shihua then said to him: "What do you think about work?"
Lu Dongping sighed and rubbed his face. "I'm really unsure about this matter. Apart from my strength, I don't seem to have any other skills."
"Why do you say you don't have any other skills? Didn't you perform well in the commune and the armed forces? Now that you're here, do you want to continue the same way as before? If you do, I'll tell someone and go to the district public security bureau. Of course, I can only be your guide and bring you in. Where you go from now on will depend on your personal ability."
Lu Dongping didn't say anything, he was hesitating.
Wen Shihua's arrangement was undoubtedly the best for him at the moment. Others wouldn't even dare to think about it or even ask for it, but he hesitated.
What he was thinking about at this moment was the car he met on the way back last time. That car was carrying goods that were secretly obtained from the south. That trip was very dangerous, but the income was also very considerable. The other party did not say it explicitly, but he could guess a thing or two.
Thinking about this, and then thinking about the daytime visit to Lu Chun'e and the scenes at school, he felt that if he were to move to another place, he probably wouldn't be able to continue being a law-abiding public servant. The wildness in his bones, unwilling to give up, began to bubble out little by little.
He stayed in Ganling Commune for seven years, and his salary increased from 16.5 yuan a month to 22.5 yuan. Everyone in the team envied him, but here, it was not worth mentioning at all.
Wen Wan gave him the house, a place to live, and everything inside and outside the house was bought by Wen Wan herself. She probably spent all her money on that yard.
This kind of life is fine for a while, but he doesn't want to live like this forever.
Seeing that he didn't respond immediately, Wen Shihua guessed something in his heart: "Don't you want to continue your previous job?"
Lu Dongping was a little afraid to look into his deep eyes. He felt that he was being extremely ungrateful at the moment.
"Then tell me what you think."
Lu Dongping quickly organized his words and simply told Wen Shihua what he was thinking.
Wen Shihua looked at him twice, then smiled again. "It's a good idea you have. There are 360 professions, and every profession has its top talent. If you want to learn technology, that's fine too. There are several factories around the capital, and the pay is good, so you can go there. If you don't have a strong academic background, you can still learn. There are night schools now. As long as you want to learn, there are plenty of opportunities. Even if you go to the Public Security Bureau, you won't lack time to study. This is up to you, and you have to think carefully. The roads in the world are crisscrossed, and there is no one path you must take, but different choices mean different paths for you to take in the future."
Lu Dongping hesitated.
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