More than half an hour later.
The car stopped in front of the Jiang family's house.
Mrs. Lu and Jiang Yue got out of the car together. Mrs. Lu was quite familiar with the houses in the compound in City A.
She had made some friends here when she worked in City A before.
However, Madam Lu was quite surprised when she arrived here.
The houses on the east side of this area are all two-story houses with a small courtyard, which were allocated to cadres at the regimental level and above.
However, Lu Jingnian is now a battalion commander, so he should be assigned to the dormitory building on the west side.
How did you end up living here?
Looking at the clean and tidy courtyard filled with rows of vegetables, Madam Lu suppressed her doubts and asked Jiang Yue with a smile, "Yueyue, is this your and Battalion Commander Lu's home?"
Did you grow all the vegetables in this yard?
She's so beautiful.
She sometimes grows flowers and plants at home, but she has never grown vegetables because she doesn't know how.
Mr. Lu was also afraid that she would get tired, so he didn't let her do these things.
However, Mrs. Lu always felt particularly envious whenever she saw the vegetables growing in other people's yards.
“These weren’t planted by me, they were planted by my grandma and Aunt Zhang.”
Jiang Yue explained with a smile.
grandmother?
Do they live with the elderly?
Mrs. Lu didn't dare to voice her doubts. To her son and daughter-in-law, she was just a stranger, and it wouldn't be good to ask too many questions.
She couldn't leave a bad impression on them.
They had just entered the courtyard when Song Gang arrived by car.
The reason he arrived later than Lu Jingnian was that, as Jiang Zheng had requested, he had first taken Duan Suyao home before returning.
After Jiang Zheng got out of the car, Song Gang said to Lu Jingnian, "Boss, I'm going back first. Call me if anything happens."
Jiang Zheng had invited Song Gang to stay for dinner, but Song Gang had other things to do and didn't have time to stay.
Be careful on the road.
Lu Jingnian watched Song Gang's car leave before walking into the house with Jiang Yue.
Madam Lu and Jiang Zheng had already entered the house and were talking to Grandma Jiang.
Madam Lu then realized that Lu Jingnian was now living at his daughter-in-law's parents' home.
As Jiang Yue and Lu Jingnian entered the house, Madam Lu couldn't help but look at Lu Jingnian. The more she looked, the more heartbroken she felt. She thought that Lu Jingnian's life was too difficult, so much so that he didn't have money to buy a house for his wedding and had to live with his wife's parents.
After all, nowadays very few men would choose to live at their wife's parents' home, unless they are the kind of men who are incompetent and can only live off their wives.
Madam Lu's gaze was too direct; Jiang Yue was talking to Jiang Zheng and didn't notice.
However, Lu Jingnian noticed it and couldn't help but frown.
Looking at Madam Lu with a puzzled expression, he realized that this Aunt Liang actually looked somewhat like the woman in the photo he had seen earlier.
It's no wonder that Lu Jingnian only discovered this problem now; the photos that Jiang's father found before were taken by Lu's wife and father several years ago.
At that time, Madam Lu was very fat because of the medication she was taking, especially her face, which looked like it had been inflated with air.
After recovering from her illness over the years, she lost weight and looks like a completely different person compared to her photos.
"Aunt Liang, is there anything I can help you with?"
Lu Jingnian looked at Madam Lu and asked softly.
"No."
Madam Lu quickly shook her head.
Lu Jingnian didn't say anything, and walked away from Jiang Yue.
"Yueyue, help your brother pack his things. I have to go out for a bit, I'll be back in a little while."
Where are you going?
Jiang Yue asked him, "Do you want me to come out with you?"
"No need, I'll be back soon."
Lu Jingnian smiled and pinched her cheek.
Seeing that Lu Jingnian wouldn't let her go, Jiang Yue didn't insist. After he left, she took Jiang Zheng's bag and went upstairs.
Jiang Zheng's bag was incredibly heavy, as he didn't know what it contained.
On the way, Lu Jingnian had already told Jiang Yue that Jiang Zheng was injured in the chest this time, and the wound had not fully healed, so he could not lift heavy things.
Jiang Yue put the bag in Jiang Zheng's room, almost breaking her arm in the process.
"Brother, what did you bring back? Why is it so heavy?"
"I can't tell you things that need to be kept secret."
Jiang Zheng smiled as he put the things away, then turned to Jiang Yue and said, "Oh right, I forgot to tell you."
Did you know that Aunt Liang downstairs has a son who's friends with Lao Lu?
Jiang Yue really didn't know this. Aunt Liang hadn't mentioned it in the car either, and judging from Lu Jingnian's reaction, he clearly didn't recognize her.
Jiang Yue frowned and shook her head. "I don't know. Brother, do you know what Aunt Liang's son's name is?"
What's your name?
Jiang Zheng thought for a moment and said to Jiang Yue, "I remember Aunt Liang said that her son's name is Lu Yinian. When I heard the name, I thought that her son's name and Old Lu's name are really related, with only one character difference."
Jiang Yue: "..." She looked at Jiang Zheng in shock.
"What did you say her son's name was?"
"Lu Yinian, what's wrong?"
Jiang Zheng was bewildered by Jiang Yue's shocked expression.
"Do Lao Lu and his son have a good relationship?"
That's bullshit.
Jiang Yue almost swore, "Why didn't you say something so important sooner?"
Aunt Liang is Lu Yinian's adoptive mother, so wouldn't she be Lu Jingnian's mother?
Was she looking for Lu Jingnian?
Thinking back to the conversation between Madam Lu and her on the way, Jiang Yue had occasionally steered the conversation toward Lu Jingnian. At first, she hadn't thought much of it, but now, looking back, she realized that there were many things that were worth suspecting.
However, since Jiang Zheng brought the other party back, they were prejudiced and never considered that the other party would be related to Lu Jingnian.
"I thought Lao Lu knew."
After Jiang Zheng finished speaking, he asked Jiang Yue suspiciously, "She's just the mother of Lao Lu's friend, why are you reacting so strongly?"
"I……"
Jiang Yue was momentarily at a loss for words when asked by Jiang Zheng.
"Let Lu Jingnian talk to you. I have something to do, I need to go out for a bit."
After Jiang Yue finished speaking, she quickly left Jiang Zheng's room.
Downstairs, Grandma Jiang was still talking to Mrs. Lu.
The two hit it off immediately, as if they had endless things to talk about.
As Jiang Yue came downstairs, she glanced at Madam Lu, who was talking to Grandma Jiang, as she passed through the living room. It was then that she noticed that Madam Lu's features had many similarities to the woman in the photo.
The woman in that photo was very fat, which caused them to stop contacting each other.
"Yueyue, are you going out?"
When Grandma Jiang saw Jiang Yue coming downstairs, she smiled and asked her.
Jiang Yue nodded, "A friend of mine is coming to see me, I'm going out to meet her."
Jiang Yue quickly walked out, making up a random excuse.
Lu Jingnian just said he'd be back soon, so he probably hasn't gone far.
As Jiang Yue left home, before she even reached the gate of the compound, she saw Pei Hengzhi riding a motorcycle back with Zhao Lanxi.
Upon seeing Jiang Yue, Pei Hengzhi immediately parked his motorcycle in front of her.
"Jiang Yue, it's been a long time."
Seeing Jiang Yue again, Pei Hengzhi was somewhat dazed. He had not seen Jiang Yue since Lu Jingnian was discharged from the hospital after being injured.
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