Chapter 305 Lu Donglin is missing
After seeing off Lu Chun'e and Zhou Mingli, Lu Dongping didn't waste any time and hurried off to night school. For someone like him who had to juggle work and study, it wasn't as easy as others. The knowledge they learned there was a bit more basic than in regular schools, but the duration was also much shorter, and the teacher basically focused on key points.
Junior high school courses were taught for two years, and there were no set requirements. They felt they could take the entrance exam once they had learned enough. Lu Dongping wanted to finish the junior high school curriculum and take the exam before the New Year, so he worked so hard during this period that he even stopped reading his favorite books on economics and military affairs.
Wen Wan also asked Lu Dongping: "What did you tell Zhou Mingli?"
Lu Dongping said: "Nothing much has been said. He likes Chun'e, so that's fine. As long as he treats Chun'e well, there's nothing else to say."
As he spoke, he took a basin filled with hot water, called Wen Wan, and squatted in the yard face to face to wash their hands and face.
After finishing, I added another basin of water and soaked my feet in the house. In this weather, if I don’t soak my feet to keep them warm, sleeping will be a pain.
Wen Wan would struggle stubbornly for a long time every time she soaked her feet. She could not compare with Lu Dongping, who had rough skin and old flesh. The temperature of the water felt like it could burn off a layer of her skin.
But she also likes to soak her feet. She puts her feet on Lu Dongping's instep, steps on him and doesn't let him move. She watches his eyebrows raise, and she can still feel the heat!
After soaking his feet and getting into bed, Lu Dongping said, "Wanwan, I want to tell you something."
"Um?"
Lu Dongping sighed with difficulty, and seemed to find it difficult to speak.
"What's wrong?" Wen Wan felt that something was wrong with him.
Lu Dongping said, "I, I don't want to stay in the bureau anymore." He didn't know what to say. No matter how you looked at it, this decision would make people think he was arrogant and incompetent.
If it weren't for his father-in-law, how could he, who hadn't even graduated from elementary school, gain a foothold in a place like the capital and get a stable job, a iron rice bowl at that.
He should just work hard and be down-to-earth.
He had thought before that he would do his best to live up to Wen Wan and her father. However, now that the tide had turned, the resentment and wildness that he had suppressed in his heart began to stir again.
Wen Wan was stunned for a moment, then leaned on her elbow and looked at him sideways: "What's wrong? Are you unhappy staying over there?"
"No, it was fine, but I decided I might not be the right person to be there. I heard,"
"I've told you before, when I was home, before I joined the Armed Forces, I was always hanging around in the county's black market. It was actually illegal in those years, but I never understood why barter, a fair and reasonable practice, couldn't work. If it weren't for all the restrictions, I think I could make a lot of money in many ways."
"In the week I've been here, I've traveled a lot. Although this is a big city, it's actually no different from where we are. Where there are people, there's demand, and where there's demand, it's impossible to completely eliminate transactions."
"At that time, I was eager to try it, but I didn't know how to tell my father. I am an adult man with a wife and children. I should take responsibility and take care of the family instead of doing whatever I want."
"But I've realized I really can't do it. I'm not willing to give in. The more I'm suppressed, the more I'm unwilling to give in. Especially now that the policy has changed, these things have become legal and permitted, and I feel like I can't hold it in anymore, you know?"
"I felt like I was suffering every minute I sat there."
Wen Wan pursed her lips and said nothing.
This was something she had never thought of.
She didn't think too much about it, and she never even really asked Lu Dongping what he thought.
Maybe she thought that Lu Dongping was suitable to stay in the Public Security Bureau, but being suitable did not mean that he liked it, and she had never asked him whether he liked it or not.
"Think carefully about what you want to do. I have no objection. It's just that I've heard about this. The meeting just took place, and the information hasn't spread everywhere yet. Should we wait a little longer, at least until after the New Year? That way it'll be safer. Of course, if you really can't settle down and stay there, you can submit your resignation and stay home with me."
Lu Dongping reached out and pulled her in, wishing he could melt her into pieces.
After a while, Wen Wan pushed him and said, "Let go! You're going to suffocate me to death!"
"Chun'e and I have an appointment to go back to the compound this weekend. Do you want to come? I'm going to talk to Dad about this."
Lu Dongping's body slowly softened and he said, "No need, I'll go talk to him myself."
After he said that, Wen Wan didn't care anymore.
Even if Lu Dongping did nothing, she would not lack food and drink. If Lu Dongping was willing to take the risk, she could not stop him.
All she could do was talk to him more and help him consider things more comprehensively.
On Friday afternoon, Zhou Mingli drove over with Lu Chun'e and took them back to the compound.
Lu Dongping took a leave from night school.
Zhou Mingli sent the person to the door of Wen's house but did not go in. He called Lu Chun'e.
Lu Chun'e said hello to Wen Wan and went outside.
Zhou Mingli leaned there, looking a little depressed. "Chun'e, I plan to pick you up to visit my grandfather tomorrow."
"Yeah!" Lu Chun'e nodded.
Zhou Mingli sighed: "But I have to break my promise. I have a mission and I have to go out."
Lu Chun'e didn't understand this. She thought that going to school for further studies was just for learning, and she didn't expect that there would be a mission.
"Are you leaving tomorrow?"
Zhou Mingli looked at the time: "No, we'll leave soon!" He only had a short time to accompany Lu Chun'e back to the family compound.
Lu Chun'e was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "Why didn't you tell me earlier? Why did you send me a gift when it's so tight?"
Zhou Mingli chuckled, glanced at the door of the Wen family out of the corner of his eye, reached out and held Lu Chun'e's hand, walked around the car, pushed her directly against the car door, and lowered his head to kiss her.
The two of them had been dating for almost a semester. Zhou Mingli had always been a gentleman, at most teasing her with words and holding her hand, and even hugging had only happened a short time ago.
The sudden action scared Lu Chun'e so much that she screamed. Zhou Mingli really wanted to cover her mouth, but he couldn't bear to do it.
Touched it lightly.
It's too hasty.
But it is particularly unbearable.
It is especially cold when the snow melts, and even colder in the evening.
However, the ambiguous atmosphere between the two people was so strong that it was almost solidified. Lu Chun'e felt as if she was being roasted on a fire.
She felt as if she were sweating.
But Zhou Mingli was still nurturing her, pressing his forehead against hers, gently kissing her on the lips once, and then again and again.
Lu Chun'e couldn't stand the ambiguous atmosphere. She felt that she had difficulty breathing and her legs were weak. She reached out and pushed Zhou Mingli: "Aren't you leaving? Go ahead!"
Zhou Mingli was still unsatisfied, and the light in his eyes was all about her.
"Wait for me to come back. I will come back as soon as possible and accompany you back to Xinxi."
Lu Chun'e responded: "Then be careful, I'll wait for you."
Zhou Mingli really wanted to hug her and kiss her hard right now until she was speechless.
But after thinking about it, I held back.
Really, he felt that he admired himself too much.
After tasting the beauty on the little girl's lips, I could actually resist keeping it.
"Wait for me to come back!"
As he spoke, he took his hand away from her waist and said, "Come in, it's cold outside."
Lu Chun'e walked around the car and into the yard, turned around and waved to him. Seeing that he didn't seem to be in a hurry to get in the car, she thought for a moment and went into the house.
There was silence outside for a moment, then footsteps were heard, the car door opened and closed, and the car started.
Lu Chun'e couldn't help but go out of the house and out of the yard. The car had already gone far away and soon stopped at the corner at the end of the road.
It was really urgent, so he sent her here without even going back home.
She stood there for a long time before closing the door, going into the house, and greeting Wen Shihua.
There is floor heating in the compound, and the house is very warm. As soon as I came in, I felt that my cotton jacket was too tight.
You just need to wear a sweater at home, and your feet that are numb from the cold outside will warm up in no time.
My aunt was cooking in the kitchen, and several people were sitting in the living room with the TV on. Dandan didn't go out, but sat upright next to Wen Shihua and Lu Dongping, without even moving his eyes.
Everyone is busy, and it hasn't been this lively for some time.
After dinner, Wen Wan was afraid of the cold and didn't want to go for a walk outside, so she took Dandan upstairs to check what he had learned during this period, and left the downstairs to Wen Shihua and Lu Dongping.
Wen Wan didn't know what Lu Dongping talked about with Wen Shihua. She stayed downstairs for a long time. When she went upstairs, her face looked normal and she couldn't tell anything.
Wen Wan didn't ask him: "I told my dad, and he felt the same as you. He didn't say he disagreed with resigning, but asked me to wait and see before making a decision. Don't rush into anything. The new policy will not be easy to implement, and there will be many variables in the early stages."
Wen Wan asked him: "What do you think?"
"I think you're right. I'll wait and see. We only have a few days left this year. Turmoil is inevitable, and everything needs to be fine-tuned. But I believe as long as we keep going down this path, it will become increasingly accessible. The variables won't be too great. Anything the higher-ups can clearly decide on will be seen to be effective, and won't be easily changed."
Wen Wan sighed softly: "It's good that you know it in your heart."
"Where's Dandan?"
Lu Dongping got on the bed: "After washing her feet, she didn't want to come up. She clung to Dad and wouldn't let go. The two of us are used to it." After saying that, without waiting for Wen Wan to speak, he added: "That's fine. She's almost five years old. She's so smart and clever. We can't live together anymore."
The matter of Lu Dongping seemed to be settled.
New Year's Eve is in January, and around the first day of January, schools start taking exams and have holidays.
Classes at night school last until the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, but Lu Dongping took the junior high school cultural proficiency test in advance.
The test results will not be available on the same day and will have to wait until the next day.
The next day, before he received the results, he received a telegram from Lu Dongcheng.
Lu Donglin is missing!
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