Chapter 411 (Extra) Return
The two stayed by the pond until dark.
There are really a lot of mosquitoes by the water. They surround people and don't want to leave as if they are cheering.
Lu Donglin pulled her back slowly. The dusk was too heavy, and Chen Dongshuang couldn't see his expression clearly. She didn't know that he was smiling, silently smiling like a fool. At the end of the month, when it was just getting dark, there was no moon, only stars twinkling in the sky, and fireflies flying around.
Chen Dongshuang reached out and caught one, but it stopped glowing after he caught it, so he let it go, enjoying it endlessly.
Lu Donglin never knew that walking with someone could be so interesting.
The two of them walked all the way to the bottom of the dormitory building before Lu Donglin stopped and said, "Go ahead and get some rest."
Chen Dongshuang stood there motionless for a long time before waving him off and saying, "Go to bed early." Then, she trudged up the stairs. Standing on the second floor, she looked down. Under the dim streetlight, she saw the man looking up, their eyes locked.
Lu Donglin waved at her, smiled, then turned and walked towards the office building.
Chen Dongshuang reached out and rubbed his face, trying to appear as normal as possible.
But why is it still so hot in this weather, even at night? The wind is also hot, how can I calm down?
The relationship between the two people was established quietly.
It seems that not much has changed because everyone is busy. But it is not that nothing has changed.
Because Lu Donglin would appear in the cafeteria for breakfast and dinner, and the two of them would be together.
After signing the contracts for the two stores, Lu Donglin started contacting people to come and clean up. After Wen Wan got the interior design drawings, construction officially began.
Then he got even busier.
After the National Day, the two stores opened at the same time.
The old store at Huada will take inventory in advance after the spring, and then hold the last big promotion. The remaining clothes will be distributed to several other stores.
The traffic at Hua University is quite good, and Lu Donglin is unwilling to give up his business there. After the autumn, after arranging other things, he began to look for stores everywhere, and Wen Wan was also asking people around.
It was not until after New Year's Day and the beginning of spring in 1984 that the first step of Lu Dongping's earlier estimate was completed.
There are five stores in the capital, and the factory can finally operate fully.
Only then did Lu Donglin finally breathe a sigh of relief and could finally sleep peacefully for a while.
It was at this time that Lu Dongcheng called and asked them whether they would go back this year. He said that Lu Mingjiang's health had not been very good this year. Although it was not a serious illness, he had been coughing for half a year. He asked them to go to the county hospital for a thorough check-up, but he refused to listen.
The call also mentioned Cui Qinghong, saying that she had married and moved to the town. She was a second marriage and had a child with a deceased woman.
Lu Dongping sighed and told him with certainty: "Go back!"
Honestly, this year isn't a good time to go back. I'm too busy and my kids are so young. But now that things have come to this, I really can't not go back. Besides, it's time for them to go back and visit.
They began preparations just after the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month. After the fifteenth, the finance department distributed the previous month's wages. The processing plant closed on the afternoon of the twenty-ninth and resumed operations as normal on the sixth day.
The store will be open as usual this year, and those who stay to work overtime will have their base salary doubled during those days.
Lu Dongping was very busy with one meeting after another and various arrangements, and the same was true for Lu Donglin.
Originally, he had planned to go back at a different time from Lu Dongping, waiting until after the New Year. But his brother planned to take the children with him, so it would be impossible for him not to go along.
Dandan is a bit better. He's almost ten and is smart and capable, so he's not a big deal. But there are two more who aren't even a full year old yet! Besides the kids and the luggage, it's a real hassle.
So, if we are going back, let’s go back together.
After all, it is too far away, and it is really not easy to go back.
After finishing the last meeting before the New Year, Lu Donglin asked Lu Dongping after leaving the conference room: "Brother, when are we going to buy the tickets?"
"Go in the afternoon."
Lu Donglin said: "Remember to buy me an extra one."
Lu Dongping stopped and looked at him in confusion.
Lu Donglin, who was so thick-skinned, felt embarrassed: "Well, I'll take Shuangshuang back with me to celebrate the New Year. She feels lonely here alone."
Lu Dongping was stunned for a moment, with a hint of surprise in his eyes, and then turned into a smile: "Okay!"
Lu Donglin ran downstairs and went to the design department excitedly.
When he arrived and saw the people busy in the studio, he didn't disturb them and waited until the bell rang for the end of get off work.
Chen Dongshuang then sat up straight, stretched, and relaxed his muscles.
Lu Donglin stood at the door, holding up the lunch box in his hand.
Chen Dongshuang smiled, stood up, tidied up the desk, locked the drawer, and followed him downstairs.
The two of them lined up as they did before, each took their own meal ticket to get their own meal, and then found a quiet place to sit down.
Chen Dongshuang was afraid of the cold, so she ordered a bowl of noodle soup with chili peppers. Lu Donglin had the same thing.
I took a sip of hot soup and my body warmed up immediately.
Lu Donglin then asked her, "Is this year the same as last year, going to your uncle's house for the 30th?"
"Yeah!" Chen Dongshuang nodded. "When will the factory reopen this year?" She had nowhere else to go except to her uncle's. She used to be able to stay at the hotel, but now she was at the factory, living in the dorms. If she had a holiday, she wondered if she could continue living here.
"We will resume work on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, but the cafeteria will also be open during the Lunar New Year, after all, not all employees will go back home."
After saying that, he slurped a mouthful of noodles before saying, "Shuangshuang, I'm going back home for the New Year this year. Would you come with me?"
Chen Dongshuang stood there in a daze, unable to come back to his senses for a long time.
Lu Donglin tapped the edge of her lunch box with his chopsticks and said, "Eat! The noodles are clumping together. Let's talk about it after we eat."
Chen Dongshuang said "oh" and ate seriously, but her heart was beating fast and not at all calm.
Ever since Lu Donglin said those words to her last time, she hadn't felt at peace. She wasn't sure if it meant they had confirmed their relationship. Anyway, things didn't seem much different after that, but they weren't completely different either.
Everyone was busy, but Lu Donglin would come to wait for her at every meal, go to the cafeteria together, and send her back to the dormitory after meal.
When he is busy, he is nowhere to be seen for several days.
Until now, he said he wanted to go back.
After dinner, Lu Donglin went to wash the lunch boxes. After washing the lunch boxes, the two of them did not rush to leave, but continued to sit at the dining table.
"My brother and I haven't been back home for several years. This year, my family called and said my father wasn't feeling well. My brother plans to go back and take the kids with him, so I have to go with him. I want to take you with me. It's a long way to go, and it's not easy to go back, especially since we've been so busy these past few years. So I don't know when I'll be able to go back next time."
Chen Dongshuang looked at him quietly: "Then, what identity should I go back with you as? Friend?"
Lu Donglin chuckled and looked at her for a long time, making her a little afraid to look up.
"It seems that I am not a very qualified partner. My friend, what should I bring home? I should definitely bring my partner back so that my parents can see their daughter-in-law."
Chen Dongshuang's face turned red instantly.
Lu Donglin laughed out loud: "Shuangshuang, have you forgotten what I said, you are not alone in the future, my home is also your home."
"So, come back with me?"
Chen Dongshuang said: "Well, then I have to go to my uncle's place and tell them."
If they were going to see Uncle Chen, Lu Donglin would definitely go with him. He had originally planned to go after work, but it would be dark by this time of year in winter.
After taking half a day off in the afternoon, Lu Dongping took Chen Dongshuang to the department store and bought gifts for her uncle's family before paying him a formal visit.
Lu Dongping bought a sleeper ticket for the 22nd day of the twelfth lunar month.
Wen Wan started packing her luggage.
The nanny will not go with us. We have to bring the milk powder, bottles, diapers and clothes of Qiuqiu and Diandian. When we leave, we have to wear one set of clothes and bring two more sets of clothes. The same goes for Dandan.
But the little guy Dandan can pack his luggage by himself, and with Wenwan's guidance, he has already packed it properly.
He was only four years old when he left Xinxi, and now he is almost four years old. He doesn't remember much about that place, but Lu Dongping would tell him about it, and he is very interested in those mountains and rivers.
Wen Shihua was really worried about the family, but no matter how worried he was, he couldn't let them go back. He repeatedly reminded Lu Dongping and Lu Donglin to keep a good eye on them.
Although sleeper berths are better than hard seats, we should not take them lightly.
After instructing the two, he also instructed Wen Wan: "I won't say much on the way, you must pay attention to safety. Be careful when you go back. When you came back that year, Dad never asked you why you suddenly changed your mind, but Dad knew very well that you must have been wronged to choose to come back. But, Wanwan, you are also a mother. Dongping came from there all the way and stayed for such a long time. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be here for the rest of his life. So, no matter what happened in the past, you should not remember it anymore, okay? Without the Lu family, there would be no Dongping, and no one like this big family today. Dad is not asking you to compromise, but in case anything happens, you should think more about Dongping. After all, you will only be at home for a few days."
Wen Wan laughed: "Dad, you're still not worried about me? Don't worry, I know everything."
Wen Shihua sighed, "After a year or two, when I have more money, I should buy a car. It will be more convenient for me to go back."
Not only he wanted to, Wen Wan also wanted to.
After buying a ticket for noon on the 22nd, Lu Donglin did not go to the compound with Lu Dongping and others in the afternoon of the 21st, but stayed in the factory.
Early in the morning on the 22nd, after having breakfast in the cafeteria, he and Chen Dongshuang took a bus to the train station and waited there.
Chen Dongshuang carried a large bag containing her spare clothes and gifts for Lu Donglin's parents. Even though Lu Donglin had told her several times to buy them in the county town, she still managed to pick out two things that didn't take up much space.
Lu Dongping's luggage was spectacular.
Not only did he carry it on his back, he also held it in his arms.
When they arrived at the waiting room, Qiuqiu fell into Lu Donglin's arms, and Lu Dongping held Dandan in his arms.
I didn't breathe a sigh of relief until I got on the train.
The sleeper tickets were bought together.
Chen Dongshuang and Wen Wan slept on the upper bunk, while Lu Donglin and Lu Dongping slept on the lower bunk with their child.
Qiuqiu and Diandian are not as strong as Dandan was when they were young, but they are growing very well now.
Qiuqiu is really a very well-behaved child, even better than Dandan when he was little. He just sits there, looking here and there, as if he is curious about everything, but at the same time he doesn't bother to pay attention to anything. He can even stare at a piece of string for a long time.
Occasionally he would stand up for a while, but would sit down again after a while.
Diandian is not a good choice. Diandian is a little girl who likes to be lively and is also very lively.
Wearing a woolen hat with pink balls and a cotton-padded jacket with red floral patterns, her fair little face is always smiling. When she is awake, she absolutely does not want to sit by herself and must be held by someone. Her two short legs kick and she mutters words that only she can understand, and from time to time she utters monosyllables such as "ba ba ba ma ma ma" and smiles at people while speaking, which makes people's hearts melt.
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