Chapter 386 Reunion
It would take a while for Lu Chun'e to get off work, so Lu Donglin told her not to delay her work and to get busy quickly.
He put his things aside out of the way and stood for a while at the window at the end of the corridor.
Lu Chun'e works in the neurosurgery department, and it is very quiet at the end of the corridor.
It's not far from the capital, but it's quite troublesome to reverse the car and go into the mountains. The mountain city is not big, it's still an urban area. I'm used to living in the capital, but now I come here and stand on the building and feel like I can see the whole city at a glance.
Lu Chun'e was so happy that he had come all this way. She seemed to be more energetic when she was happy. When it was time to get off work, she simply packed up, closed the door and called out to him, "Let's go! We're going home!"
Lu Donglin watched her pick up her things and hurried over: "Don't move, don't move. Sister, be quiet for a moment. Just hold your bag. I can carry my things myself."
As he spoke, he put the big backpack on his back and picked up two bags in his hands.
Lu Chun'e felt it was heavy and dignified just looking at it.
As they walked and talked, Lu Chun'e asked him, "Isn't business busy over there?"
Lu Donglin followed her downstairs and said, "How can I tell you this? I have my own business and I've hired more people. Even if I say I'm not busy, I still have a lot to do. Even if I say I'm busy, I don't stay in the store all the time. I should be able to walk for a few days without any problems."
"My brother-in-law doesn't have any reliable elders at home, and my parents are so far away. Expecting them to come here is impossible. My sister-in-law wanted to take leave, but I didn't let her. How stressful is it to work in a place like that? You can't just take leave whenever you want. It won't have a good impact."
"My brother went out again a while ago and wasn't home. I was worried about her coming alone, so it would be best for me to go there myself."
"Actually, there's no need. I'm fine here! I'm just pregnant, no big deal. Zhou Mingli is just too nervous. He saw me vomiting and acted like something was wrong. Who doesn't vomit when they're pregnant? And you've seen other pregnant women on the team when we were at home. They were doing the same things they usually do. Some were still busy in the fields when they were about to give birth! How good am I? I don't have to worry about food and drink, and my work is easy."
Lu Donglin glanced at her pale face and said, "I haven't been to your place before, so I just happened to come and see you. I couldn't even find the place, but I knew you worked in the hospital here, so I just happened to come over." How could it be the same now as those years? Let alone those years, the moment he mentioned it, he thought of the scene when his sister-in-law gave birth to her testicles. At that time, even his brother, who was so brave, was so scared that his legs went weak. It shows how difficult it is to give birth.
But let’s not talk about these now, there is no point in talking about them.
He is a mature man now. It is better not to mention the things he did when he was young and ignorant.
The brother and sister chatted and laughed as they went to the carport.
The bike Lu Chun'e rode was not the original 28-bar large-frame bicycle, but the women's diagonal-bar bicycle that Zhou Mingli made specifically for her. It was slightly smaller and looked much lighter.
Looking at the things Lu Donglin was carrying, Lu Chun'e said, "How are we going to handle these things? There's no rope. Otherwise, tie them to the side of the car, and then sit sideways on the back shelf."
Lu Donglin asked her: "How far is this from the military area?"
"It's not too far, just half an hour by bike."
"Then I can just walk there. It takes half an hour to ride a bike and an hour to walk."
"That won't work. I'll ride my bike ahead and leave you behind to walk over there on your own. Can you find the way?" Even if she could find the way, she couldn't do this!
Lu Donglin said, "What does it matter? If not, I'll just put my backpack on the shelf. You can help me carry some things and ride slowly. I'll follow you. I can still walk very fast without carrying anything."
Anyway, this car is a bit small, and it is definitely not possible to carry so many things and people.
This is the only way.
The backpack was put on the shelf, and he used a pocket on his hand to secure it with a cloth bag. Lu Chun'e did not ride the bicycle, but pushed it and walked with him, heading out of the city together.
Lu Chun'e asked him as they walked, "Why are you carrying so many things? What did you bring? I have everything. Every time your brother-in-law goes out, he buys a lot of things for me and leaves them at home, just in case it's inconvenient. So I don't lack anything."
"My sister-in-law packed all of this. There's so much fabric, all kinds of it, and she was worried it wouldn't be easy for you to buy here. She told me to tell you that you should make a couple of loose-fitting clothes for your baby when you're older. She'll help you with the baby's clothes when she's free. She has a sewing machine, so it'll be quick."
Lu Chun'e said, "I have a sewing machine here too. She's very busy all day long, so I won't let her worry about the children's clothes. I can do it myself when I have free time."
"Is it possible that she doesn't worry? She's the one who worries about everything in our family, big or small. She's the one we owe the most in our lives."
"If it weren't for her, we would still be in Lujiazui. Your children would probably be grown up by now, and at most you would be a worker in the county town. What about me? I might have to farm in Lujiazui for the rest of my life."
Now all of this is something he could never have dreamed of.
After saying that, she sighed and said, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Besides the cloth, she brought you a lot of food. Things like walnut powder, malted milk, and milk powder. She said that these are good for your health and she's worried that you won't get enough nutrition during morning sickness. And Lai Yu asked me to bring you apples and other things. I don't know where she got them in this season." So, it was just a big, heavy bag.
These things are difficult to get in remote places, so he brought more.
Before he came here, he had no idea what the situation was like here.
Seeing that she wasn't riding, Lu Donglin walked with her and simply took her bicycle: "Okay, let me push it! This thing is quite heavy. It's quite tiring to hold it without riding. I'll help you push it, so it'll be easier for you to walk on your own."
Lu Chun'e didn't argue with him. She had been in a bad mood recently. She had been vomiting a lot in the past few days. There was almost nothing in her stomach and her legs and feet were weak.
"Sister, are you busy here? Is he good to you? Why do I see that you are thinner than when you were in school?"
Lu Chun'e smiled and said, "No, it's still the same as before. I just haven't been in a good mood recently. It's always like this. I'm sleepy and have a poor appetite. It will be fine after this period of time."
"We're fine!"
As she was talking, a car horn sounded not far away. Lu Chun'e looked up and smiled: "Okay, no need to walk."
As he said this, he waved towards the car.
Zhou Mingli drove up to the front and stopped. He looked at Lu Donglin with a little surprise, got out of the car and greeted him, "Here I come!"
Lu Donglin nodded and called out, "Brother-in-law!"
"Let's go, put everything up there, and we'll talk about it when we get back."
As they said that, the two of them stuffed their bicycles into the car, and then Zhou Mingli whispered to Lu Chun'e, "Didn't I say I'd pick you up this afternoon?"
Lu Chun'e smiled and said, "I was so happy to see Donglin that I forgot about it."
As he said this, he sat down on the passenger seat with a frown on his face.
"Uncomfortable?"
Lu Chun'e said, "It smells strong." She didn't suffer from motion sickness, but now she was afraid of getting close to a car. The smell was particularly strong, making it difficult for her to breathe.
So she would rather ride a bike than take a car.
Zhou Mingli took something to cushion her stomach and stuffed an apple into her hand: "This smells better. We'll be back in a short drive."
Having said that, he started the car.
"Apple! Is there such a thing now?"
"Well, I asked someone to buy some for you. It's from last year, and I don't know how it was stored until now. I thought it might help you whet your appetite if you try some." This thing is really hard to buy in this season, and it's extremely expensive.
Lu Donglin sat in the back quietly as if he didn't exist.
The car was indeed driving very fast, and Lu Donglin did not get out of the car. He sat in the car and looked around the family compound where his sister had lived for two or three years until the car stopped at the gate of a small courtyard.
In just a short while, Lu Chun'e fell asleep lying there.
Zhou Mingli got out of the car and opened the door first. After walking back and forth a few times, Lu Chun'e woke up again.
Zhou Mingli opened the car door and pulled her out: "Go, go back to the house and get some sleep."
Lu Chun'e didn't listen to him. She watched him and Lu Donglin unload the things and bring them into the house before following them in.
Lu Donglin came all the way here, so she definitely couldn't stay here for long. How could she use such a short time to sleep?
"Are you hungry? Go rest on the sofa for a while. I'll go make dinner."
Lu Donglin hurriedly stopped her: "Hey, sister, take a break, take a break quickly. Wait, I'll do it."
Lu Chun'e looked at him and smiled: "Can you cook now?"
Lu Donglin remained calm and said, "It's no problem if it's cooked." He really had no talent for cooking, so he just stopped at cooking.
"Besides, it's still early, there's no need to rush. Sister, why don't you take a look at what my sister-in-law and the others brought you? Look at the cloth, my sister-in-law has been choosing it for a long time, see if you like it or not."
Lu Chun'e smiled and said, "I like everything without even looking at it. You and I both know that sister-in-law has good taste. She always thinks of everything and takes everything into consideration."
Having said that, he finally opened the pocket, took out the things one by one and started to sort them out.
Just as Lu Donglin said, he did bring a lot of things, but they were nothing more than two kinds: cloth for her and food for her, both of which were not easy to buy here.
As she was cleaning up, Lu Chun'e's nose began to feel sore and her eyes suddenly turned red.
Zhou Mingli treated her very well, taking care of every detail, even when he was frequently away on missions. He did his best to arrange everything for her, and she didn't feel she had truly suffered any injustice. But looking at these things now, she felt incredibly uncomfortable. She had returned to Lujiazui in the winter of 1977 or 1978, and this was already four years later. Not to mention that, she hadn't been back to her brother and sister-in-law in the capital for two years.
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