Chapter 404: People Must Have Self-Knowledge
The two men cleaned the chicken and brought it into the house.
Chen Dongshuang washed her hands, came out and said to Wen Wan, "Sister, leave the drawings here for now. I'm going back first."
Wen Wan asked her to stay: "Don't rush back. Let's talk after dinner this afternoon. Let me take a look at the drawings. I have a few here. We can discuss them together later to see which ones to keep and which ones need improvement."
"Then I can come back tomorrow, sis. You need to get more rest. There's no rush."
It gets dark too early in December. By the time she had lunch in the afternoon, it was almost dark. Although there was a shuttle bus going there, she didn't dare to walk into the alley alone.
Besides, she really felt embarrassed to stay here for too long, as she always felt that she was disturbing too much. Wen Wan was now in her advanced stage of pregnancy, and she couldn't sleep well at night, nor was she energetic during the day. She wanted to rest anytime and anywhere, and her being here would more or less affect her.
"It's okay. I can't sleep all the time either. Having someone to talk to makes me feel more energetic."
Lu Donglin also said: "Don't worry, I will go back there later, and I can take you with me."
Chen Dongshuang glanced at him and said, "Brother Donglin, you've been outside the city for so long. It's finally over there. Why don't you rest here for a while?"
Lu Donglin smiled: "It doesn't matter where I rest. I can't be idle. I can't stay in one place all the time. I'm going to go back and pack up. I plan to walk around the city in the next few days." He had to run back and forth all day long, and he didn't have time to wander around. If he didn't wander around, how would he know what changes had taken place in the city? If he didn't wander around, where would all those ideas come from?
Wen Wan knew him all too well. He often came here, but rarely stayed overnight. He usually came and left the same day. Even during Chinese New Year, he would stay for two days, at most, on the 30th or the first day of the lunar year, and then he would run back to Tonghua Lane.
Wen Wan said that she would not live in the yard over there for the time being, and asked him if he wanted to move back. After all, there were five people living in Ai Shang's place. However, he was unwilling to do so, saying that it would be more lively with more people.
Wen Wan thought about it and realized that it was indeed true. Living alone without anyone to talk to, it would be better to live in the store over there.
She knew that Lu Donglin had been sensible since he was a child, and she was afraid that it would be inconvenient for him to live with them and cause them trouble.
So they just let him do what he wanted. After all, he is grown up now and not the little kid he used to be. He knows what he is doing and there is no need to impose their ideas on him.
It was impossible to have lunch, as Wen Shihua would not be back until around six o'clock, and it would be dark by then. It was still a long way back to Tonghua Lane, and it was not convenient to ride a bike.
Wen Wan went into the house to get the drawings she had drawn, and combined them with the ones Chen Dongshuang brought. The few of them sat together to discuss it, and finally decided on a few styles temporarily.
By the time it was almost five o'clock and four o'clock, the sun outside had set. Wen Wan didn't want to keep them any longer. She asked her aunt to pack some sausages that had been cooked earlier. Lu Donglin rode his bike and took Chen Dongshuang away.
After the two of them left, Wen Wan leaned back on the sofa and sighed, "I don't know how he and Chen Wenqin are getting along. Dong Shuang was here just now, and I wanted to ask but didn't dare."
Lu Dongping felt that even if Chen Dongshuang was there, there was nothing wrong with asking. The two of them had no intention of doing that. "Don't bother him. He's already grown up, he knows what he wants to do. When it comes to finding a partner, no one else can help. Even if he doesn't like her, what can you do? No matter how good you think she is, if she doesn't like you, it's useless for you to say anything."
The same goes for this.
"I want to go check on Lai Yu. She's due after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, so there aren't many days left."
Although Chen Dongshuang said that Li Laiyu's baby was not heavy, giving birth is not easy.
Lu Dongping sighed, let her rest her head on his lap and pressed it against her chest. "You're just a worrywart. I'll ask Donglin to take Dandan to check on her later. You'd better not go far now. Just stay home and be good, okay?"
Wen Wan was unhappy: "How come I've become useless just because I'm pregnant? I can't even leave the house?"
It is said that pregnant women have changeable emotions, and Lu Dongping deeply feels this.
However, he did not resist Wen Wan's change, but rather liked it.
Over the years, the two of them had been together, and she had always been considerate and tolerant of everyone. It was only after she became pregnant that she occasionally lost control of her emotions and had a little temper with him.
Lu Dongping coaxed her: "No, how could that be! I'm just worried that you'll get tired. If you really want to go, pick a better weather day and I'll go with you."
Wen Wan hummed, feeling somewhat comfortable with his pressing on her. She closed her eyes and felt drowsy.
The house was warm, but outside it was freezing cold.
Lu Donglin wrapped himself with a scarf, and then pulled the scarf and hat for Lu Dongshuang: "This weather is really terrible. I didn't feel it at other times because it was too warm in the house. Once I came out, I was freezing to death." It was as if I was not wearing any pants.
Chen Dongshuang, a girl, felt the coldest. She hissed and exhaled hot air: "Next time I come here, I don't want to ride a bicycle anymore. I'd better pay for a bus! I'm freezing to death."
"It's just now. Normally, it's more convenient to ride a bike. I can get to wherever I want to go by bike."
Riding a bike with Chen Dongshuang in the car, they walked slowly out of the compound while talking. Before they could go out, they met an acquaintance when passing by the sports field.
Chen Wenqin was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Lu Donglin!" She had originally planned not to think about this anymore, but who knew that she would meet him suddenly, and twice in one day. What kind of evil fate is this?
Lu Donglin stepped on the brakes, supported his feet on the ground, nodded and greeted her.
Chen Wenqin's gaze fell on Chen Dongshuang, wanting to see clearly what she looked like, but Chen Dongshuang was wearing too thick clothes and wrapped too tightly, leaving her eyes exposed.
"You like this, huh?"
Lu Donglin glanced at her without answering her, waved his hand, and rode away.
Chen Dongshuang was confused by them. Even after she walked a long way away, she still looked back at Chen Wenqin. She found that Chen Wenqin was standing there without moving, looking at them, no, at Lu Donglin.
She gently tugged at Lu Donglin's clothes and asked, "Who was that just now?" She felt a little strange.
Lu Donglin didn't hide it from her: "It's the one you heard about before, my boyfriend!"
"ah!"
"Why are you so surprised?"
"No, if she is your girlfriend, then why didn't you talk to her just now? And, and-"
Lu Donglin sighed: "It won't work. The distance between us is too great, I know this."
"She's a college student from a well-off family, and she's never suffered any hardship since she was a child. She wears the best clothes from 7-Up, eats Western food, and uses fine things. She feels cold in the winter and afraid of the heat in the summer. She wants a wealthy man who is her equal and can spend time with her in the world of romance."
"Do I look like you?"
Chen Dongshuang said: "Well, then I think you are not bad either!"
Lu Donglin chuckled. "Really? Not even close. I only graduated from third grade, and even after attending night school, I barely managed to pass junior high school. My hometown is in the mountains, and my parents are illiterate farmers who just want to make ends meet."
"People should still have self-knowledge."
Chen Dongshuang said, "No, you may not be good at studying, but you are very good at other things. You are conscientious and meticulous in your work, good at selling things, and warm and kind to people. Although your family conditions are not good, you are no longer at home. You have come to the city! We can't choose our own background."
Lu Donglin looked back at her and laughed: "I find that you are really getting more and more powerful, and your words are very coherent."
"No, I'm just telling the truth, okay?"
Lu Donglin sighed, suddenly increased his speed, and rushed out a long distance.
“I didn’t expect that I could be so good!”
When we returned to Ai Shang, it had already been dark for a while.
The shop door was also closed.
Sun Xiaoxue came over even though she was too busy. Several female comrades of similar age chatted with each other while cooking, talking about the New Year.
Time is getting closer to the end of the year. After a busy year, I am looking forward to the New Year.
Speaking of the Spring Festival holiday, Sun Xiaoxue said, "In previous years, we always had the 29th off and then returned to work on the 8th. I don't know this year yet. I'll have to ask Boss Xiao Lu later."
"Sister Sun, you are going back home for the New Year, right?"
Sun Xiaoxue shook her head. "My home is far away, and I can't stay for a few days, so I'll just stay here." As someone who'd been married and divorced, she had nowhere else to go. Luckily, no one would say anything if she stayed here for the New Year, so she'd leave it that way for now.
A girl from Ai Shang's place asked her, "I saw Boss Xiao Lu and Sister Dong Shuang go out together today, and they haven't come back yet. Are they dating?"
Before Sun Xiaoxue could answer, the door to the corridor was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
Lu Donglin walked into the yard feeling cold.
Sun Xiaoxue greeted him.
Chen Dongshuang followed them into the yard, greeted them, and asked, "Haven't you eaten yet?"
Sun Xiaoxue pointed to the kitchen: "I'm cooking right now. Have you eaten yet?"
Chen Dongshuang rubbed her hands and stamped her feet coldly: "Not yet, I just happened to catch up. Is there anything cooked for us?"
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The loan was finally finalized and approved at the end of December.
By the end of December, Wen Wan's belly was already incredibly large, and she ultimately failed to go through with her plan to visit Li Laiyu. She wasn't even allowed to participate in the New Year shopping. Lu Dongping and Lu Donglin never returned empty-handed. Supplies weren't as scarce as they had been before, and with no limits on quantity and no need for tickets, anyone could buy whatever they wanted, in whatever quantity they wanted, as long as they had the money.
After the Little New Year, Lu Chun'e brought her children back to live in the compound. The Zhou family's old man was old, and after all, he had raised Zhou Mingli to such a young age. Although they lived separately on weekdays, Lu Chun'e thought it would be better for them to spend the New Year together.
It is more convenient to visit once you arrive at the compound.
Wen Wan is heavy and has difficulty walking around, so when she has nothing to do at home, she brings Yuehua here.
The little girl was pretty and chubby. Because she was going to be brought out, she was still wrapped in swaddling clothes. When she got into the house to warm up, Lu Chun'e took off the outer swaddling clothes.
The little baby was wearing a red jacket, a cotton vest with small flowers on it, and a pink woolen hat with pigtails on its head. It grinned at everyone it saw and kept chattering. It was so adorable. It was placed on the sofa, no matter how it was placed. It tried to turn over by itself, but it couldn't do it after a long time. It looked so difficult.
With such a lovely baby around, Dandan didn't go out anymore. He squatted in the house with Wenwan, teasing the child with a rattle. He watched her giggling and kicking her hands and feet, and felt so adorable.
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