Chapter 388 Goodbye
Shijiazhuang is a bit far from the capital. Wen Wan told Chen Dongshuang to pay attention to her phone, but the phone didn't ring for several days.
That piece of land feels a bit shaky. Anyway, it can't be stable until the ownership is transferred. But we haven't officially discussed it yet, so for now, there's no loss if it doesn't work out, but it's a shame.
She could go and see, but since Lu Donglin had gone to the military area and Lu Chun'e hadn't returned, she wouldn't be free, so she had to wait until the weekend to go and see. Besides, things like this couldn't be rushed.
But now that Lu Donglin is back, she doesn't have to worry about these things anymore.
Lu Donglin has always been very good at knowing when to do these things.
Wen Wan was only concerned about Lu Chun'e's affairs at the moment: "How is it over there?"
Lu Donglin said, "She's had severe morning sickness, and she's very stubborn. My brother-in-law asked her to quit her job and stay home, but she wouldn't. He asked her to take two months off before going back to work, but she refused either. She just doesn't want to be idle. She looks completely pale and even thinner than when she left. It feels like a strong wind could blow her away."
"She's stubborn, and there's nothing I can do about it. I usually let her do whatever she wants, and now she's even more obedient. I can only do that for now."
After saying that, afraid that Wen Wan would worry, he added: "I have told her everything I should say, and also asked my brother-in-law what he thinks. He said that in a few months, when the baby is due, if it doesn't work out, I can temporarily resign and return to the capital. She also agreed."
After hearing what he said, Wen Wan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"That would be perfect. Zhou Mingli is a soldier. His profession doesn't allow him to stay home with his wife around all the time like an ordinary person. Once there's a mission, he has to leave immediately. Normally, it's okay. Chun'e is capable and can take care of herself, but at a time like this, it's really not good to be alone. It would be best if she could come back here."
Wen Wan asked Lu Donglin: "Have you told them about the marriage between Seventh Brother and Lai Yu?"
"Of course I have to say it!"
Wen Wan sighed: "It's just a saying, it can't be taken back."
"That's definitely not the case. My brother-in-law has to train even if he's not on a mission. Even if he can take leave, my sister can also take leave, so it won't be easy for him to come back."
"She simply can't stand the smell of cooking fumes right now. The smell from the car makes her vomit like crazy. Even if my brother-in-law drives back faster than taking the train, the round trip plus the wedding banquet will delay it for more than a day or two. My brother-in-law said that this is the only way for now. When we send my sister back, we'll apologize to Brother Qingming and make up for that glass of wedding wine no matter what."
Wen Wan also knew this, so she sighed and didn't mention it again.
Lu Donglin said: "I don't know when my brother will be back, and he hasn't called yet."
"Yes, there was a call to the compound. He will be back in two days."
"Did you get the machine?"
"No, he didn't go to Shanghai. He came back directly from Hangzhou. He came back to help you find a place first, and then we can talk about other things."
"The place is ready, and the materials, personnel, and procedures all need to be in place before we can start. The machine is easy to get. As long as you have money, you can go and get it at any time."
Lu Donglin thought for a moment and said, "That's fine. When he comes back, there's someone to consult with. It also saves me from bothering you all the time, and you can relax a little."
Wen Wan smiled and said, "You're the one who's running around and worrying about this. I'm just talking and acting like I'm tired."
However, to be honest, she has been very busy recently. She has to deal with orders from the store, work, and also agreed to Xu Qingming's request to help design wedding dresses for the two of them.
The good thing was that the wedding dress was already finished, but it had been sitting there untouched. Xu Qingming said he wanted to give Li Laiyu a surprise. Wen Wan had no idea what he was thinking. This thing really couldn't have too many surprises. She had to try it on beforehand so that if anything wasn't right, she could make modifications. Of course, she had been preparing it since the beginning of the year, spending months personally making every detail according to Li Laiyu's measurements, so she didn't think there was anything wrong. But she really wanted to see Li Laiyu wearing it as soon as possible. After all, this was the first time she had put so much effort into designing and making something.
As he was speaking, Wen Shihua also came in from outside.
Lu Donglin stood up and greeted, "Uncle Wen!"
Wen Shihua had a warm smile on his face: "Sit down, sit down, don't be so polite when we are family."
Lu Donglin waited for him to sit down before he sat down too.
Wen Wan got up and made tea for Wen Shihua.
Wen Shihua asked Lu Donglin: "I heard that you went to Chun'e's place. How is she doing?"
Lu Donglin said, "It's quite good. My brother-in-law just came back from a mission. Their place is surrounded by mountains and rivers. It's a good place with everything. I was worried before, but now that I've seen it, I feel much more at ease."
Wen Shihua nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
Dandan finished his homework upstairs and ran downstairs. Before he even got downstairs, a voice arrived: "Grandpa, uncle."
Wen Shihua waved at him and said, "Have you finished your homework?"
Dandan nodded: "I'm done."
He often finishes his homework in advance at school because he is too busy at home. He has to do more homework at school so that he can squeeze out some time to go out and play when he gets home.
"Grandpa, I want to go out and play."
Before Wen Shihua could speak, Wen Wan came out of the room and said, "Don't go now. It's time for dinner."
Dandan didn't force himself and ran into the kitchen.
Lu Donglin wanted to go back after dinner, but Wen Wan didn't let him.
"There are guest rooms downstairs. You can just rest here. It's already late outside. It still gets dark very early now. It will be completely dark before you get there."
Lu Donglin knew that she would not play those empty tricks with her family, so he responded decisively.
If you're not going back, then there's no need to rush. I called Dandan, "Don't you want to go out and play? Let's go. I'll take you to the playground over there to play ball!"
Dandan's eyes lit up: "Okay, wait for me!"
As he said that, he quickly ran upstairs, brought down a basketball, and followed Lu Donglin out muttering, "Uncle, can you play basketball?"
Lu Donglin said, "Are you looking down on me?" He really wouldn't do that.
He didn't even graduate from elementary school. There was no such thing as school at that time. He went back to work on the farm before he finished his studies. Then he came here to continue his studies. All he learned was how to deal with people and make money from them. He didn't have time to learn this stuff.
Dandan was happy, but it was all in vain.
"Uncle, what's wrong with you? You don't even know the rules."
Lu Donglin's face flushed but his heart remained calm: "Well, why don't you just tell me about it? I'll learn it right away." He was not good at learning cultural knowledge, and he couldn't learn to play because he didn't believe in himself.
Dandan no longer likes playing with kids of his own age, and even older kids. He always feels like they can't play together.
In the past two years, he studied with Li Laiyu and was trained by Wen Shihua. He was far ahead of his peers in every aspect, and therefore missed out on a lot of fun that he should have at this age.
Take basketball, for example. Thanks to his daily morning practice, he was already a very capable jumper and hurdler, and his pitching was incredibly accurate, despite being only eight years old. Furthermore, he practiced martial arts, making him very agile. He was always a strong competitor among the older students at school, and he was quite famous.
At this moment, Dandan originally thought that his uncle Lu Donglin could accompany him to have fun, but who knew that he knew nothing and had to be taught from scratch. Dandan was helpless. He came out to play ball, but ended up becoming a physical education teacher.
The two of them ran outside and the room became quiet.
Wen Shihua then told Wen Wan about Zhou Mingli again: "If it doesn't work out, you can just quit your job there and come back to take care of yourself. Pregnancy is a big deal and can't be taken lightly. I don't think Zhou Mingli will have an easy time in the next six months. He's been there for almost three years and his performance is still very good. He's been on several very important missions and completed them all very well. At most, he can make it out this year and be transferred back next year."
He only said this to Wen Wan. Because he knew his own child well, he stopped talking here and would not tell anyone else.
Wen Wan's eyes lit up, then dimmed again. "She's stubborn. Once she's made up her mind, no one can stop her from thinking. And she can't sit still. I think Zhou Mingli will let her know a little bit about this. It all depends on what she plans to do."
On April 12, Xu Qingming got married. Zhou Mingli and Lu Chun'e had originally said they weren't going to come back, but the one who hadn't planned to come back the day before actually did.
It happened to be Sunday, the first day of the wedding, and Wen Wan was in Tonghua Lane.
Logically speaking, she is Xu Qingming's cousin and should be a guest of the Xu family, but Li Laiyu has no relatives and few friends in the capital, so she stayed here to see her off to get married.
Since there was no one else to join us, we just invited Qi Layue.
The door to Ai Shang's place is still open, but it will be closed tomorrow because Chen Dongshuang is going to be Li Lai Yu's bridesmaid.
There is also a boy holding flowers, that is Yueya, the little baby of Lu Hongkang and Uncle Xu.
Xu Qingming wanted to go to the church for a Western-style wedding, but the old lady hit him with her cane. The old lady was a lifelong revolutionary and hated those Western things the most.
But it was his wedding after all. Although he was not allowed to go to the church, he was allowed to wear the wedding dress. Wen Wan’s thoughts were not in vain.
Xu Qingming will come to pick up the bride tomorrow. Li Laiyu will then wear the wedding dress. After arriving there, she will change into the bright red dress she made for her.
Wen Wan put a lot of thought into making this wedding dress. Lu Dongping made several trips to Guangzhou before he brought everything she wanted.
Although it is a long tulle skirt, the waist is not affected at all. It has shallow sleeves and is not too revealing. There are roses made of tulle on it, which stretch from the chest to the hem.
The veil on her head was also the same color. After trying it on once, Xu Qingming was amazed.
He can't watch here right now because the wedding will be held tomorrow and he, the groom, is very busy right now.
Everything had already been delivered, so all I had to do was get up early tomorrow, wash up, change clothes, and do my hair and makeup. Everything else would just have to be prepared by the Xu family.
Even so, Wen Wan still looked at it again and again, and read the things that Li Lai Yu had prepared several times.
The furniture and other things were delivered early, but they must be included in the dowry list, including the dowry money, bedding, etc.
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