Chapter 319: Time Reveals a Person’s True Character
Wen Wan never thought that talking to people was a tiring thing before, but now she really feels it.
After returning home from Xu's house, I breathed a sigh of relief: "As expected, it's still more comfortable at home."
Wen Shihua chuckled: "That's not what you said before." Wen Wan turned her head and looked at him: "What did I say before?"
Wen Shihua poured himself a cup of hot tea: "You used to love going there the most."
"That was when I was a kid. My mom was very strict with me, and you were an accomplice. I could only play there, not looking forward to going there all day long. But now I'm grown up, and it's different. I like a simpler life. I feel tired when things are too complicated." After saying that, she turned and glanced at Wen Shihua: "Dad, you don't like going there either, right?"
Wen Shihua laughed twice and didn't answer her.
That was his lover's home, where he was born and raised the person he loved, so he would go there whether he liked it or not.
"Where's Donglin?"
Wen Wan glanced back and said, "I guess he ran away again. He won't stay in the house quietly after all."
"You seem to be in good spirits. What are your plans?"
Wen Wan took off Dandan's jacket and said, "After the New Year, I'll enroll him in night school. He'll be sad to go back after what happened with his family. But if you want to make a living here, you definitely can't be uneducated. It's not that you can't survive, but you'll have to endure a lot of hardships and take a lot of detours."
"As for work, let's talk about it after Dongping comes back. I have some immature ideas, would you mind listening, Dad?"
Wen Shihua nodded: "Tell me about it!"
Dandan ran out again, and Wen Wan had to chase him out again, holding the clothes she had just taken off: "Can you be quiet for a while? It's snowing outside! If you catch a cold, I'll take you to get a shot."
Dandan covered his buttocks and looked at her warily. After thinking for a while, he went back to the house and said, "I want to watch TV."
"What about the book? Do you want to memorize it?"
Dandan frowned, puffed up his cheeks, and angrily went upstairs with the book in his hand.
Wen Wan finally came to her senses and continued the previous topic with Wen Shihua: "I plan to stop cooperating with them after I finish one more order of spring clothes, and then only take private jobs. I also plan to export the clothes I make in my spare time."
Wen Shihua didn't respond to her, but instead talked to her about work: "This summer vacation, you can go to the company for an internship, to the Ministry of Finance?"
Wen Wan was stunned for a moment: "I, can do anything!" In fact, she didn't have to go to work, but these were all the things she learned in four years of college. If she didn't experience it on the job, it seemed that she would not be worthy of the country's cultivation.
Wen Shihua had an idea in mind and he could still arrange something for the internship.
"It's okay if you don't cooperate with them. I heard from your third uncle that you are also very busy in private."
"It's not too busy. As you know, there are too many restrictions, and most of the money I make is from manual labor. Due to limited time and energy, the number of clothes I can provide to department stores is also limited. Once they become popular, they will imitate them. There is no open communication, but the small workshops in private are quite large. Now that it is allowed, I will do it myself. I happen to have the staff, so I asked Donglin to go over there to help me. It will be much easier for me to have him help me with reception and other things. However, I still need to teach him these things."
Wen Shihua nodded. "Just discuss it with Dongping. I see that the place you rented is quite large, but you're only using the two rooms in front facing the avenue. The upstairs and the backyard are unused. Now that someone is here, you can use them. It would be a waste to leave them empty."
Wen Wan nodded. She would definitely have to discuss this matter with Lu Dongping and Lu Donglin.
It's not that she is pretentious. There are only two rooms in Tonghua Lane. She doesn't mind Lu Chun'e staying for a few days occasionally, but not Lu Donglin. It's okay occasionally, but it's very inconvenient for a long time.
There was space over here in the shop, and she was planning to have Lu Donglin move in. Distance between people is the key to long-term relationships.
After the second day of the Chinese New Year, Lu Donglin was no longer willing to stay in the compound. He refused Wen Wan's offer to send him off and took a taxi back to Tonghua Lane by himself.
He had been wandering around the area for two days before, and happened to have some free time during this period, so he wanted to walk around a little more and at least get familiar with the roads, which would make it more convenient for him to work or study in the future.
Wen Wan didn't try to keep him. As a grown man, he always had his own ideas. So she gave him the key to Ai Shang's place so that he could go there to clean it when he was bored.
Lu Chun'e arrived at noon on the ninth day of the first lunar month. She came to the compound with Zhou Mingli and brought a big bag with her. There were shoes made by her family, half-dried smoked pork hind legs, some wild mushrooms that Lu Donglin had dried at home in the summer, and a big bag of various pickles.
Zhou Mingli sent the person to the door of the Wen family, said hello to Wen Wan, and went back to the Zhou family first.
With her aunt at home, Wenwan doesn't have to worry about bringing things back, as they are all put away properly.
Lu Chun'e held Dandan tightly and refused to let go: "Oh, by this time next year, our Dandan will be a big kid, and we won't be able to hold him anymore."
As he spoke, he pulled out a few red paper envelopes from his coat pocket and said, "Come on, we haven't been together since the New Year, and now we need to make up for it."
Wen Wan leaned over and looked at her and smiled: "You are becoming more and more particular."
Lu Chun'e put the egg down and let him open the red paper envelopes.
"Why should I be particular? It's Chinese New Year, and we want to be happy. I didn't mention it before, but now I'm far away. When I came, my aunt gave me one yuan, my mother gave me ten yuan, and there were also some for me and Zhou Mingli. That's the idea. Children, if they have the conditions, they will do whatever they want to have fun. We didn't have such conditions back then, so now that we are better off, we will give it all to the children."
Wen Wan looked at her jokingly and said, "With your doting personality, from now on, not to mention the children, even Zhou Mingli will be spoiled to death by you."
When Zhou Mingli was mentioned, Lu Chun'e suddenly became restless: "No, no, I have a temper too, and I won't indulge anyone."
Wen Wanguang smiled and changed the subject: "Have you dealt with all the family matters?"
"Yeah!" Lu Chun'e nodded. "My brother arrived on New Year's Eve, and he settled the matter on the first day of the new year. He asked Lu Mingqing and Liu Zhaoxing to be witnesses, set up a separate household for Cui Qinghong, and asked her parents to kowtow to him and acknowledge her as their goddaughter. From now on, she will live in our house until she gets married. He also wrote an agreement, got witnesses to sign it, and both parties put their fingerprints on it. It was done very carefully and formally."
After she finished speaking, before Wen Wan could speak, she continued, "My brother is always very steady in everything he does."
Wen Wan nodded: "I know. Was he still at home when you came?"
Lu Chun'e said, "He came with us. We went north and he went south." After saying that, her face showed a slight uneasiness: "Sister-in-law, my brother, he quit his job--"
"Yeah!" Wen Wan nodded. "I know. If he quits, then he quits. After all, we can't live on his salary. If he has the energy and ambition to make a breakthrough, then let him go. As long as he doesn't do anything reckless, I support him in everything he does."
Lu Chun'e looked at her and opened her mouth for a long time before she said, "My brother is very lucky to have met you in this life. If he treats you badly, we will never forgive him."
Wen Wan smiled but said nothing. Life is long, and time will reveal a person's true character. As for herself, no matter if this life lasts a few days or a lifetime, she just wants to have a clear conscience.
"Sister-in-law, how is Lu Donglin?" She originally wanted to go back to Tonghua Lane to check on him, but then she changed her mind and decided to come here first. They really had caused too much trouble for the Wen family and Wen Wan.
Wen Wan said, "It's no longer a problem. We spent the New Year here. But you know him, he can't stay here. He went back after two days. I'm lazy, and it's warm here. It's more comfortable to take Dandan with me, so I didn't go."
"But now that you're back, stay here for two days, and then we can go back together. I've almost finished my spring clothes, and I'll take them over there to be ironed and then have them picked up by the department store."
Lu Chun'e responded, "Sister-in-law, Zhou Mingli said he would pick me up and take me to their house for lunch tomorrow."
Wen Wan raised her eyes and looked at her: "Are you going to book it?"
Lu Chun'e nodded: "I went to meet the elders of his family, and then he said to find a time to get engaged in the first half of the year, and wait, we will get married when I feel it is appropriate."
Wen Wan nodded. "He really doesn't have much time. With his profession, if he weren't studying at the military academy, he wouldn't have the time to accompany you back to Xinxi. If nothing unexpected happens, his studies will end in the first half of this year. After that, it all depends on what the higher-ups do. I think it's impossible for him to be promoted directly. I guess he'll have to be transferred elsewhere and accumulate experience for a few more years. After all, he was promoted too quickly and at such a young age."
"Chun'e, you have to think carefully. If you marry a soldier, your life in the future will be more difficult. It's not that they are always busy, but when they are busy, you may not see them for a long time, and they will always be worried about you. You have to take care of the things at home by yourself. Of course, Zhou Mingli, at this level, has more time than ordinary soldiers, but--" The higher the position, the heavier the burden, and the things you do are things that others cannot do, which also means that the risks you take are greater.
Lu Chun'e nodded after a long while. "I've thought about all of this. I plan to go visit him after my internship this semester, and then try to work with him. I should be able to get into the military hospital if I work hard."
Wen Wan looked at her with a smile: "Does it have to be Zhou Mingli?"
"I hope he can be worthy of your kindness. If he can't treat you well, your brother will definitely beat his head off."
Lu Chun'e couldn't help but burst out laughing.
She was a little nervous about going to Zhou's house the next day, but after chatting with Wen Wan, she suddenly felt relieved and felt that there was no need to be nervous. Although she came from the countryside, she also had people to rely on.
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