Chapter 401: Moving towards the goal
"Niannian, if you don't read it, how would we know what the letter says? We are all blind and can't read a single word."
Lu Dongping didn't say much in his letter, except to mention Wen Wan's pregnancy. Twins are much heavier than a single baby, and business is busy at the end of the year, so he couldn't leave. He could only wait until next year.
They also talked about Wen Wan's due date, and finally talked about sending money. They sent 500 yuan as a gift from the three brothers and sisters.
After reading the letter, Lu Dongfu didn't delay any longer. This was the first time he had brought his partner home! He couldn't let her sit alone at home because she was unfamiliar with the place. He said goodbye to Lu Mingjiang, invited them to dinner in the evening, and then went back.
Gao Xiulan called out to him, "Have you told your uncle and aunt?"
Lu Dongfu nodded: "I told them, I gave them the remittance slip and read the letter to them."
Gao Xiulan beamed, "Although I can't come back, I'm pregnant again, and with twins. Your uncle and aunt must be overjoyed."
Lu Dongfu said, "Third Uncle is really happy, but Third Aunt, I didn't see how happy she was. I guess she's very disappointed that Brother Dongping and the others didn't come back, after all, they haven't been back for so many years."
"Don't talk nonsense!"
"I'm not talking nonsense. I'm telling the truth, okay? I stayed there for quite a while, and she didn't say a word from the moment I said Brother Dongping and his family wouldn't be coming back this year. She didn't even say a word when I told her that my sister-in-law was pregnant with twins."
"Mother, what do you think is going on with Third Aunt? She was very nice when she was young, but why has her personality become more and more stubborn as she gets older? If it weren't for her making a fuss, my cousin's wife wouldn't have gone back. If she had gone to the provincial capital to take the college entrance exam, Chun'e would have gone with her, and then come back to the county to work. She would come back whenever she wanted during the holidays, and it would be so nice to have a lively family."
"Now, she's gone so far away, not coming back for three to five years. She's feeling uncomfortable. Who can she blame?"
"Right now, after all these years, I still can't get over it. My sister-in-law is pregnant, what a happy event! And twins, too. Who wouldn't be happy?"
"Fortunately, we're far away. It would be really sad if we put them together."
Gao Xiulan sighed, "She's stuck in a rut and can't get out. Ever since your cousin's wife came back and your brother Dongping brought Dandan with her, she's been stuck in it and can't get out."
"Think about it, it wasn't easy for her either. Life was so difficult back then. She gave birth to three children and raised them with great difficulty. Now they're gone, with no one left by their side. It's as if she had never given birth. Can you imagine how hard she must have felt? Your brother Dongping called a long time ago to say he was coming back. Just two days ago, he was telling me how to prepare for the New Year. He also said he didn't know when he would be back, and wanted to wait for you to come back so that your brother could call and ask. Now that he's not coming back, it's like a bucket of cold water poured on her."
Lu Dongfu sneered, "So it's all my cousin's wife's fault? Without my cousin's wife, Brother Dongping would at most be an officer in the armed forces for a few more years, Lu Donglin would have been a peasant in the team for the rest of his life, and Chun'e would at most be like my second uncle, marrying a worker in the county town and living in a tube-shaped building for the rest of her life."
"What else do you want now? Brother Dongping and Lu Donglin's household registration has been moved to the capital, and their business there is booming. Chun'e has become a doctor and married into a wealthy family. What else do you want? Good things that others would never encounter in their entire lives have all come true just because Brother Dongping married Wen Wan. What else do you want? Does that mean he is still a bad guy and is trying to steal her son?"
Gao Xiulan hissed, "Head chopping, keep your voice down and be quiet." There's a wall between us, and anyone talking on this side can hear it on the other side, so why are you shouting so loudly?
Lu Dongfu curled his lips, not intending to express any more opinions, and went into the house to find his partner.
As each family began to slaughter pigs and eat hot pot, the twelfth lunar month passed day by day, and the New Year atmosphere became stronger and stronger.
It is not popular to slaughter New Year pigs in the city, but buying New Year goods is a must.
By the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, the factory building in Huaizhuang had been basically tidied up, and all that remained was to add furniture to it.
Lu Donglin locked the remaining things in a room with a big lock, and also locked the factory door. He gave money to several people who came to visit the factory and sent them back early to celebrate the New Year.
After packing up, he tied the two snakeskin bags to the bicycle rack and took a lot of sticks and clubs back to the city.
Inside were a few well-raised old hens that he had recently bought from a farmer in Huaizhuang.
His sister-in-law is going to give birth soon in the spring. Although it is said that as long as you have money you can buy things, sometimes the things you have money for may not be easy to buy.
He didn't go back to the compound directly, but went directly to Ai Shang.
There is a yard over there where you can build a chicken coop and temporarily lock up a few chickens in it, and then they can lay some eggs in the spring.
Two new employees were watching over the front of the shop, while Chen Dongshuang was busy in the back room. Aside from the custom orders for Li Laiyu and Wen Wan, she was the sole designer in the workshop. Around the 10th day of the twelfth lunar month, the last batch of winter clothing designs and samples were sent to the workshop for processing, and she had already begun preparing spring clothing.
She didn't pay much attention to the faint voices she heard in front of her until she heard movement in the yard outside the door and Lu Donglin's voice rang out outside: "Shuangshuang?"
Chen Dongshuang looked up, raised her hand to pinch her aching neck, and stood up to go outside: "Brother Donglin, are you done with your work?"
"Well, I'm done with the work. The New Year is coming soon. I'll take a break for now and prepare the rest after the New Year."
Chen Dongshuang helped him hold the handlebars. He unloaded everything on the bike and threw it in the yard, then pushed the bike under the eaves.
The things in my pocket kept moving around.
Chen Dongshuang squatted down and reached out to dig a little. The chickens inside were frightened and started to cackl.
"Brother Donglin, you bought so many chickens?"
Lu Donglin hummed, went into his room, got some tools, and came out, saying, "I bought some from the farmer over there. I'll take one back to the compound first, and keep the rest. When I need to eat them, I can just come and catch them. They're still laying eggs!"
As he spoke, he began to use wooden strips to make a chicken coop.
While busying herself, she spoke to Chen Dongshuang: "The New Year is coming soon. Are you still not going back this year?"
Chen Dongshuang shook her head. "I'll stay in the store until the afternoon of the 29th, then go to my uncle's house to celebrate the 30th and the first day of the new year. I'll come over on the second day."
Lu Donglin sighed, and his movements slowed down: "Your household registration is still there."
"Yes, I know. I will work hard and when I save enough money I will buy a house in the city, even just one, so that I can transfer my household registration here."
"You really don't plan to go to college?"
Chen Dongshuang squatted beside him and shook her head: "I won't take the exam anymore. I like my current life, I like making clothes, and I like my current job. I'm not considering college for the time being." She had completed the high school courses at the night school last year. Her grades were average, and she only got a diploma.
Although she could transfer her household registration directly after being admitted to university, she has gradually found her life goals in recent years. She likes those lines, likes drawings, likes design, and likes to make beautiful clothes one after another. She just wants to do what she likes and doesn't want to waste time on unnecessary things, which is simply a waste.
Lu Donglin sighed: "To be honest, it's quite difficult to buy a house here now. You are twenty-two this year, right?"
Chen Dongshuang nodded: "I'm already twenty-two, almost twenty-three." She is only a year younger than Lu Donglin. Girls of her age who have not yet finished school are almost all married and have families.
Lu Donglin swung the hammer in his hand and smashed it loudly: "Actually, if you want to buy a house, the next two years are the best time to buy one. I think the price will go up later."
"But I don't have that much money. I have to save more."
She no longer sells clothes, but specializes in drawing and making patterns. Her salary is a monthly salary plus commission and bonus, which adds up to more than double her original salary.
She felt that there was still hope if she tried harder.
"When I first arrived, I just wanted a place to eat and sleep. Later, not only did I get that, I also started earning a salary. I eat and dress better than before, and I can even save money to go to school. Although I didn't get into university, I'm very satisfied. Now my goal is to save money and buy a small house of my own. Then my life will be perfect. I believe I can do it."
Lu Donglin smiled and said, "I agree. With your hard work, you'll definitely achieve what you want. But, you're almost 23, and you're obsessed with making clothes all day. Isn't it time to go out and think about your lifelong plans?"
Chen Dongshuang laughed and said, "You're already 24, so take care of yourself! I heard you have a partner!"
Lu Donglin laughed and said, "You are quite well informed about this gossip."
"Really?"
Lu Donglin turned to look at her and said, "Not yet. We are just in the stage of getting along and understanding each other."
Chen Dongshuang looked at him curiously: "So how do you understand it?"
Lu Donglin smiled but said nothing. After a long while, he said, "How long has it been since you visited my sister-in-law in the compound?"
"Almost a week." He didn't want to talk about it, so Chen Dongshuang didn't ask and continued, "I've been working on the designs for spring clothes recently, and I have two winter clothes that I can finish today. Once this is done, I'll go over and show her the designs."
"Don't worry, I'll wait for you here and go with you."
Chen Dongshuang blinked and looked at him with some confusion: "Brother Donglin, you are so free now, why don't you go find -"
"What are you looking for?"
"nothing!"
Lu Donglin chuckled: "Why are you squatting here in the freezing cold? Aren't you busy?"
Chen Dongshuang stood up and shook himself. "Let me move around. I've been sitting all afternoon and my neck hurts."
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