Chapter 309 Reasons
Just as the two of them reached the grinding platform, a ragged little girl ran over with two children and almost bumped into Lu Chun'e.
Lu Chun'e reached out and grabbed her: "Chuyi!"
Chuyi stopped and blinked for a long time before he remembered: "Auntie, Auntie Chun'e!"
The gloom that had gathered in Lu Chun'e's heart instantly dissipated because of the word "Auntie".
She took out a handful of candy from her pocket and said, "You still remember your aunt on the first day of the new year!"
Two little ones won’t do.
Lu Chun'e didn't mind and gave them candy: "Run slower and take good care of your younger brothers and sisters."
When Shengxia and Hu Qingqing had their children, she was already working at the textile factory and rarely came home, so she wasn't particularly close to them. Chuyi was different. Chuyi lost his mother at a young age, and she had been at home with him many times. It was truly different.
When she came, Chuyi stopped running and walked into the yard with the two little ones following her like a tail. Before she even arrived, her voice came first: "Grandma, mother, my aunt is back!"
It was time to cook and eat, and Lu Minghai's family was no exception.
He and Lu Dongcai had already returned, and the family sat by the fire pit, waiting for the meal to be cooked.
Hu Qingqing was pregnant again, and just when she showed her pregnancy, she sat behind the stove helping to light the fire.
Hearing Chuyi's voice, Gao Xiulan came out of the kitchen and looked at Lu Chun'e and Zhou Mingli with her eyes shining: "Oh, Chun'e is back! Who is this?"
"My boyfriend, Zhou Mingli."
Gao Xiulan looked at Zhou Mingli, her eyes squeezed together with laughter, and shouted into the house: "Old man, come out quickly and see who's here!" She still had the same loud voice as before, and she really hadn't changed at all.
After shouting, she didn't even wait for Lu Minghai to come out, and called people into the house: "Come in and warm yourself by the fire, Chun'e, and call your partner."
Lu Chun'e took the things Zhou Mingli was holding and gave them to Gao Xiulan.
"Hey, kid, you're not studying and haven't earned any money yet, so why are you spending money like this?"
Lu Chun'e smiled and said, "It wasn't me who spent the money, it was him who spent it."
Gao Xiulan was even happier. This young man was tall, with a straight body, a straight gaze, and a good appearance. He was a perfect match for Chun'e.
As soon as I entered the room, Lu Minghai came up to me. After some greetings, I knew each other and then sat down.
"When did you come back?"
Lu Chun'e said, "I just arrived. I sat in the house for a while and then wanted to come over to visit."
Lu Minghai was so happy: "Then let's have dinner here later."
Lu Chun'e said, "We have to go back to eat. My mother has cooked some heart and lung soup. Come back here to eat later." She was completely rude.
After saying that, he pursed his lips and said, "When I just walked in, there was another person at home. My mother said that it was Lu Donglin's wife. When did this happen? Why haven't I heard any news at all?"
The bustling kitchen became quiet at this moment.
After a while, Gao Xiulan finally spoke: "Hey, what do you want us to say about this matter? Logically speaking, it's Xiao Zhou's first time coming to visit, so he shouldn't talk about these unpleasant things, but he has to say it."
"Speaking of this matter, your uncle and I are also responsible. We should have given him some advice at the time."
"Your brother had been looking for a partner for a long time, but he was reluctant to date everyone. Eventually, he fell in love with Wanwan and got married when he was in his twenties. You know your brother's personality at the time. Once he made a decision, your parents wouldn't care. It was just like that. When it came to Donglin's turn, the two of them thought they had to worry about him. But the kid was determined to follow your brother's example and refused to marry no matter what. When we asked him what kind of person he wanted, he said he wanted someone like his sister-in-law. He just said it casually, and then those gossipy women on the team spread it all over the place."
Gao Xiulan didn't say what the rumor was in front of Zhou Mingli, but it was not difficult to guess.
"Your father was so angry that he insisted on him settling down, regardless of whether he was old enough or not. He even asked me to introduce him to someone.
Then, he did find a nice girl, quite pretty, as you've seen. But who knew, after just one encounter, he'd run off. He hasn't been heard from since, for over two weeks now, and no one knows where he went. Your father searched high and low, even in the city, but couldn't find her. He had no money, no letters of introduction, and no one knew where he'd gone.
Lu Chun'e sucked her lips hard to prevent herself from losing her composure.
Gao Xiulan gave a brief explanation before Lu Minghai slowly spoke, "This matter has already come to this. You can't do anything about it. You've come all the way back, and this is Xiao Zhou's first time here. You should take care of yourself and show him around. If you're not in a hurry, just spend the New Year at home."
Lu Chun'e sniffed and said, "I really want to be well, but I can't get well when I think about Donglin being outside in such a cold weather. We have food to eat and a fire to roast, but he's out there starving and freezing somewhere right now!"
"If this is the case, I can't say I blame them, but Lu Donglin didn't want to leave and had already run away, and they kept her at home, telling everyone she was Lu Donglin's wife. How can this be allowed? Are they not going to let him come back for the rest of his life?"
Lu Minghai said, "The food has been given to someone, and the relationship has been transferred. They are now members of this family. Can we really return it to them?"
Why can't I go back?
Lu Chun'e suppressed her thoughts and said nothing.
He just said, "I know I don't have the ability to take care of this matter. My brother will be back in a few days. I can't take care of it, so he will take care of it."
Lu Minghai was stunned for a moment. "Doesn't he work at the Public Security Bureau? How could his work be delayed for so long?"
Lu Chun'e took two breaths. "How can he still work when such a big thing happened at home? He quit, submitted his resignation, and will be back in a few days."
"What a mess! How can you quit your job just because of this? What good will his return do? Can he find Lu Donglin or something?"
Lu Chun'e said, "No matter how important the work is, no one is more important. He raised Donglin and me, little by little. Now that we're gone, how could he not be anxious?"
Gao Xiulan interjected, "This matter, this is really, how did it turn out like this? Good jobs were quit, why are these two brothers so stubborn?"
Lu Chun'e said, "Everyone knows my brother's situation. He didn't even graduate from elementary school. In a big city like the capital, even working in a factory, let alone the Public Security Bureau, requires education and connections. My sister-in-law's father managed to get him that job, but he quit because of this. My sister-in-law is fine, but I don't dare to see her father anymore."
Zhou Mingli remained silent, looking at her from time to time.
Because he was on a mission, he was not aware of Lu Dongping's resignation from the Public Security Bureau.
However, he didn't think that Lu Dongping would ruin his future because of such a thing.
It just feels a bit weird!
If you don’t understand, don’t make any comments.
As they were talking, Zhang Hongying's voice came from outside: "Chun'e, it's time to eat!"
Gao Xiulan heard the voice and came out from breakfast: "She is talking to her uncle in the room. Our meal is ready too."
"How can I come here to eat for free as soon as I get back? I have to stay at home for a while, so I have to come to your place to eat and drink for free."
Lu Chun'e and Zhou Mingli came out of the house one after another, said hello to Gao Xiulan, and followed Zhang Hongying back.
Lu Mingjiang also came back at this time. Probably because he heard Zhang Hongying say that Lu Chun'e brought her boyfriend back, he tidied up a little, changed into clean clothes and sat there.
"father!"
Zhou Mingli also greeted him: "Uncle!"
Lu Mingjiang smiled and said, "It's really too much trouble for you to come all the way here to bring Chun'e back."
"No trouble, it's my duty."
"Eat, eat first!"
Zhou Mingli was invited to sit down. There was an old square table in the kitchen as before.
Each person had a bowl of heart and lung soup, with a basket on top containing freshly baked pancakes, a fried egg and some pickles.
Cui Qinghong didn't dare to sit at the table, and ate behind the stove with her bowl in her arms.
Zhang Hongying called her twice but she didn't come over. She just secretly looked back and forth between Lu Chun'e and Zhou Mingli.
No one spoke during the meal, and the silence and depressing atmosphere were great.
After dinner, Lu Chun'e stood up to clear the table and wash the dishes, but was stopped by Zhang Hongying: "Go sit down and warm yourself by the fire. Don't get your clothes dirty. Qinghong and I are here. How can we be short of someone to wash the dishes?"
Lu Chun'e didn't argue with her. She went to the fire and sat down next to Zhou Mingli, listening to him talking to Lu Mingjiang.
After Zhang Hongying finished packing, she called out to Lu Chun'e, "Chun'e, come here!"
Lu Chun'e turned to look at her and whispered to Zhou Mingli, "You stay here and bake for a while. I'll go clean up."
Zhou Mingli responded, and then she went outside.
It was so warm that I shivered as soon as I went out.
Cui Qinghong washed her face in the dark outside and went into the house to sleep.
Zhang Hongying sighed, "This child has a miserable life. She has several brothers and sisters, and her brother is already in his twenties and still has no partner. Originally, they were supposed to be kept for marriage, but later I found out about it and brought him here. Now that he's home, what am I supposed to do? Send him back? Let's not even talk about whether the Cui family will return the food. What will she do if she goes back?"
Lu Chun'e couldn't help but say, "Think about what we should do at home first! Donglin obviously doesn't want this to happen, and you're still keeping him at home. Do you want him to never come back in this lifetime?"
"I don't know what you're thinking. No matter how pitiful Cui Qinghong is, she was raised by someone else's family and has only been home for a few days. You pity her, why don't you pity Donglin too? He was born and raised by you, right? Even if you raise a dog, it's better to have your own than someone else's, right?"
Lu Chun'e felt that this topic was real, and she couldn't calm down once it was brought up.
"I won't tell you this anymore. My brother will be back in a few days anyway. I can't take care of this matter. You can talk to him when the time comes."
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