Chapter 410 (Extra) Take You Back to See
Chen Dongshuang had relatively free time. After finishing the work on the table in the afternoon, she said goodbye to Wen Wan and left with her bag slung over her shoulder. She was going to go into the city to Tonghua Lane to get the drawings and samples from Li Laiyu, and then go to the store to check the sales situation and get some ideas.
There was a highway not far from Huaizhuang, and she went there on time, as there was a passing bus at three in the afternoon.
Riding in a car on a hot day was as uncomfortable as waiting for it. When she arrived at the destination, she was soaked in sweat, as if she had been fished out of a river.
Li Lai Yu spends most of his time at home taking care of his children, and comes to the store from time to time, mainly to pick up orders.
He is even more willful in doing business than when Wen Wan was around.
Chen Dongshuang went to the well to get some water and washed her face before going back inside. Li Laiyu was busy there, so she flipped through the pictures she had drawn.
"How's things going at the factory?"
"It's okay, not completely on track. I've been incredibly busy lately. I'm probably the only one who has a lot of free time."
"Have you found the store?"
"They say there are two. Boss Lu and Brother Donglin went to take a look today. If they're suitable, we'll confirm it." After saying that, Chen Dongshuang asked Li Laiyu, "Sister Laiyu, when do you have time to go over and take a look?"
Li Laiyu hummed: "I'll go there when I have time."
Actually, she is not that busy. We have hired a nanny at home, and she just plays with the children at home, and spends the rest of her time doing things she likes.
She had thought about getting into printing and dyeing before, but after thinking about it, she decided not to do it. She didn’t want to live such a tiring life anymore.
The house was spacious enough, and Wang Mengfang also enjoyed tinkering with things, so the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law decided to do the printing and dyeing themselves at home. The quantity wasn't large, just enough for their own use.
Now, Ai Shang not only has advantages in style and workmanship, but also the fabrics and patterns are different from those in other places. Of course, the price of clothes has gone up a lot.
Chen Dongshuang found that every time she talked to Li Laiyu, she could always learn a lot. After just a few words, all kinds of ideas popped up in her mind.
After staying at Ai Shang's place for a while, the sun outside had already set. Li Lai Yu was ready to go back, and Chen Dongshuang followed her out of Tonghua Lane and went to the Qixi store.
I took a quick look and then took the last bus back to Huaizhuang.
Wen Wan left early today. She was going to find someone to make drawings for the interior decoration, and then went straight back to the compound where the children were.
It's already time to get off work. The factory is surrounded by farmers and there's nowhere to go. Those who live nearby go home, and those who live far away go back to the dormitory. Occasionally, you can see one or two people walking around.
Chen Dongshuang did not return to the dormitory. Instead, she went to the cafeteria to get some food and prepared to take it back to the studio to eat.
As soon as I came out of the cafeteria, I saw Lu Donglin walking towards me with a lunch box.
"Brother Donglin, hurry up, the cafeteria is about to close!"
Lu Donglin ran in like a gust of wind.
After finishing the meal, he called her, "Go back to the office to eat?"
Chen Dongshuang nodded: "Ah, yes, I've cleaned it up and am about to get off work, so I'll take it back and eat it."
Lu Donglin joined her: "Let's go!"
Chen Dongshuang, who was planning to return to the studio, was abducted to the sales department.
After dinner, Chen Dongshuang was about to wash the lunch box. Before she could stand up, the lunch box in front of her was taken away by Lu Donglin: "I'll go, by the way!"
Chen Dongshuang watched him walk out with his lunch box, then lay down on his desk with his chin hanging on the table without moving.
Lu Donglin came in and glanced at her: "What's wrong? Are you tired?"
Chen Dongshuang sat up straight: "No!" She turned to look at him: "How was your outing today?"
Lu Donglin wiped the water off the lunch box and gave it to her: "It's confirmed. I'll go write the contract tomorrow, and then I can find someone to clean it up."
"Oh!" Chen Dongshuang stood up: "Then you should rest early, tomorrow will be very busy!"
Lu Donglin glanced out the bright window, then looked back at her: "Do you have anything else to do?"
"Well, I plan to go to the studio and look at the previous drawings again."
Lu Donglin reached out and pressed her neck: "Did my brother give you overtime pay?"
Chen Dongshuang scurried away like a rabbit: "No! Just talk properly and don't touch me."
"My sister-in-law gave you a subsidy privately?"
Chen Dongshuang shook her head: "No!"
"Then why are you working overtime? It's about a balance between work and rest, don't you understand? Look at you, your back has been hunched over the past six months. If you keep doing this, you'll become an old lady at such a young age, don't you understand?"
Hunched back?
Chen Dongshuang was terrified and tried hard to straighten her chest and pull herself up.
"How about this? Does it still look hunched like this?"
Lu Donglin pinched his nose unconsciously and turned around and said, "It certainly doesn't look hunched anymore. The question is, are you going to walk and sit like this 24 hours a day? Is it uncomfortable?"
Chen Dongshuang's face fell, his mouth pursed, and he sighed, "It's over. I haven't even saved enough money to buy a house, and I have to save money for retirement first!"
Lu Donglin couldn't help laughing. "Okay, I was just kidding you, you took it seriously. It's cool this afternoon, go out for a walk, don't stay in the studio all the time." After saying that, he reached out and took the lunch box from her hand and put it on the table. "Let's go, let's go for a walk around the village."
In the end, Chen Dongshuang couldn't control his feet and followed.
"There's a pond up ahead, and there's a small ditch beside it. Have you ever been there?"
Chen Dongshuang shook her head: "No, I haven't been out before."
"I've been around here many times. It's different from the city, but it's also different from where we are."
“Are there many mountains in your area?”
Lu Donglin nodded, "Yeah!" He walked and stopped, and picked up a piece of dogtail grass on the roadside: "It's all mountains, it's time to pick mushrooms this season."
"When I was a kid, I'd spend the mornings and evenings in the mountains, and at noon when the sun was strong, I'd run to the river. Where we live, there are many mountains and rivers, small streams here and there, and then there's a big river. In the summer, I loved going to the river at noon or at night. The water wasn't cold even under the sun, so I'd just squat in the river with my clothes on, and it was incredibly cool. After soaking in the water for a while, I'd climb up a willow tree and take a nap, drying myself off before returning."
These were things that Chen Dongshuang had never done or heard of before.
"Won't it fall?"
Lu Donglin said: "Fall down and then get up again!"
Chen Dongshuang was stunned.
Lu Donglin laughed out loud. "I was very naughty when I was little. It's normal for kids in the mountains to get bumps and bruises, especially someone like me who never has a moment to rest. I remember one year I went up the mountain with some buddies from my team to pick pigweed and wild walnuts. We tied a vine to two walnut trees and swung on it. The feeling of flying was really great. Then I asked someone to push hard, and suddenly the vine broke, and I flew out. My back was covered in blood and flesh, and I didn't dare say a word to my family."
"Thinking back now, my childhood was truly joyful."
But, people always have to grow up. When I was young, I was silly and always wanted to grow up. Only when I grew up did I realize how happy I was when I was young.
Chen Dongshuang kicked a stone: "I, I lived a good life when my mother was still alive. My father had a good temper and he listened to my mother in everything at home. Otherwise, I would not be able to go to school. What a pity--" Unfortunately, his mother passed away, and his stepmother came into the family, so his father became a stepfather.
As he spoke, he had already arrived at the pond that Lu Donglin mentioned.
Chen Dongshuang raised her hand and pointed: "I have never told you that my home is actually not far from here. It's across the village from Huaizhuang, over there. So I don't like to go out. At that time, I was not even eighteen years old, and my family wanted to marry me off. Fortunately, my uncle came in time and forcibly took me away with my aunt. Later, I learned that they did go to look for my uncle to make trouble, but they didn't find me, so they gave up after a long time. The city is such a big place, it's not easy to find someone, and they won't spend so much energy looking for me because of me. Anyway, my household registration and food supply are all there. Unless I die, I will go back one day."
Lu Donglin turned and looked at her.
"Well, have you ever thought about what to do if that day really comes?"
Chen Dongshuang shook her head and sighed: "I don't know, let's talk about it when that day really comes. I am living a very happy, fulfilling and happy life now." After she finished speaking, Lu Donglin held her hand. She was stunned for a moment, then followed him and sat down on the stone beside the reed marsh.
"Shuangshuang, you are not alone now. If, if the time comes when you really have to go back, remember to take me with you."
Lu Dongshuang stared at him blankly, and it took a while before she heard her own voice: "Brother Donglin!"
Lu Donglin smiled and reached out to rub her head. He didn't know when a wild flower appeared in his hand, and he casually inserted it into Chen Dongshuang's braid.
"You have to remember that you are not alone. As long as I am here, you will not be alone."
After saying that, he sighed deeply: "Wait, wait until the factory is on track, I will take you, take you back to Xinxi, let you see my home, see, see the place where I used to live."
Chen Dongshuang stared at him blankly. She could hear nothing but the thundering sound of her own heartbeat. She could see nothing but the person in front of her.
It feels like I'm in a dream.
Lu Donglin moved closer to her and looked at her: "What's wrong? Don't you want to go back with me?"
"No, it's not—"
Lu Donglin sighed: "That's it, if you don't want to go back with me, I'm afraid I'll be alone for the rest of my life. If no one goes back with me, I'm afraid I'll never dare to go back."
"I'm not unwilling, I--" She just felt it was a little unreal.
Lu Donglin smiled and said, "So you're willing?"
Chen Dongshuang reached out and pinched herself, feeling the pain. Then her heart gradually calmed down. She looked at Lu Donglin and said, "But my family is in trouble. I might bring you a lot of trouble."
Lu Donglin squeezed her hand and placed it in his palm: "Who else could be more troublesome than me? Shuangshuang, some things may seem difficult and troublesome to you, but for me, they are actually very simple."
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