"Aunt Yu, I missed you so much!" Lu He hugged Yu Qingce. Aunt Yu cared for her like a sister-in-law. She received unprecedented love from Aunt Yu, who was like a mother to her.
Yu Qingce gently patted Lu He and said, "Aunt Yu looks just like you!"
Her long-awaited son has arrived, and Lu He has also come; how could she not be happy?
"I heard from Jiang's father that tomorrow is your birthday, and I haven't prepared a decent gift for Aunt Yu yet." Lu He really didn't know; she found out too late to prepare a gift.
Yu Qingce comforted her, saying, "I'm already very happy that you came to see me and celebrate my birthday with me!"
"You must be tired from the journey?" Yu Qingce was very happy throughout the trip.
The two He sisters behind them watched this scene.
He Shaohua was envious. Lu He wasn't a daughter of the Xu family, yet she received care and love from people. The key point was that this girl was also very beautiful.
When He Shaoyun saw the girl Chu Lin had once longed for again, she was more and more beautiful and gave off a confident and generous vibe.
However, He Shaoyun became increasingly insecure.
Today, Uncle Xu talked to her, saying that happiness is something you have to find yourself, and you can't rely on others.
He Shaoyun knew that Uncle Xu did not want her to choose to get married on a whim.
After talking with Chu Lin, He Shaoyun had a different idea and still wanted to live an upright life on her own.
Whether in the future or now.
The moment He Shaoyun saw Lu He appear, she understood what Uncle Xu meant by those words.
“Xiao He, your Aunt Yu went to that mall on her way back and bought you a pretty dress. If she had gone any later, it would have closed, and she wouldn’t have been able to buy it. She’s been thinking about you so much.” Xu Tiande had been hearing his wife talking about Lu He for the past two days. “Your Aunt Yu talks about you every day, and here you are.”
“It must be because Aunt Yu misses me so much that she sensed my presence and that’s why I came,” Lu He continued, following up on the topic.
"Good child." Yu Qingce released Lu He and introduced the two sisters to Lu He: "Xiao He, let Aunt Yu introduce you."
Pointing to the two sisters behind her, she said, "This is Aunt Yu's friend's daughter, and this is the older sister, He Shaohua, and this..."
“Comrade He Shaoyun, I recognize her,” Lu He said first.
Yu Qingce was surprised to hear this. How did they meet?
“We met at the movie theater entrance just before the Chinese New Year. Da Nian was there too, along with Brother Xu.” He Shaoyun had just learned that the boy who was with Lu He at the movie theater was Aunt Yu’s son.
"What's Comrade He Shaoyun doing here?" Lu He asked curiously. Did she come back from Chu Lin?
He Shaoyun smiled bitterly and said, "I dropped out of school; I was sent to the countryside as an educated youth."
“Yes, yes, Xiaoyun was assigned to a rural area in Fucheng. Aunt Yu invited them to come here to spend the National Day holiday. You are all very busy. Your Uncle Xu and I usually don’t have any children around, so it’s very lonely. I really want to have some fun.”
"Now that I'm here, isn't it even more lively?" Lu He felt so much favoritism; in front of Yu Qingce, she was treated like a daughter.
"Happy, so happy!" Yu Qingce said "happy" twice in a row, his face beaming with joy.
Xu Feiming came out of the kitchen and complained, "Mom, am I still your son? The only thing you care about when you come back is Lu He, not me, your son?"
He felt treated differently; his parents even forgot about him as their son.
"You'd better treat me like an outsider son-in-law," Xu Feiming complained.
"Son-in-law, I wish I had a daughter, I wouldn't need a son-in-law." Yu Qingce rolled his eyes at Xu Feiming.
"Hurry up and go in and sit down, it'll be open soon!" Shen Qiaoyue poured tea for them.
As soon as Xu Tiande entered, he noticed that the children were not home and asked, "Are the children asleep?"
"The child is already asleep. We'll take him to Xinlan's house to sleep. It won't disturb them." Shen Qiaoyue had already made preparations, knowing that they would have a late-night snack that night. She had already put the child to sleep and taken him to Liu Xinlan's house to sleep.
Xu Tiande sat down, and the He sisters followed suit.
"Lu Chen and Brother Xu will be back soon. The commendation ceremony is almost over." Shen Qiaoyue said as she went to the kitchen to help.
Yu Qingce took Lu He's hand and pulled her into the room, saying, "Xiao He, this is the dress I just bought for you. Do you think it fits?"
Lu He looked at the sky-blue dress, picked it up and compared it to the dress, and said, "Aunt Yu, I have to go to work every day. Buying me a dress is such a waste of money."
“How could it be a waste? This money is meant to be spent.” Yu Qingce was excited and happy whenever he was with Lu He.
To outsiders, they looked like a mother and daughter.
Sister He was also helping in the kitchen, carrying food to the dining table in the living room.
"I'm back?" Liu Xinlan came back from the hospital, so tired that she immediately started massaging her back.
Upon entering the courtyard, I was struck by an unprecedented level of liveliness.
"Commander Xu, you've arrived?" Liu Xinlan greeted him politely.
"Hey~ When did you become so polite? I'm starting to feel uncomfortable." Xu Tiande looked at Liu Xinlan's sudden seriousness and complained helplessly.
Liu Xinlan saw that the He sisters were also there. She had heard that Uncle Xu's family had guests in the morning, but she hadn't seen who they were.
It was a pleasure to finally meet you; you were truly beautiful.
"You're the leader, how can I not show you some respect? My husband recently talked to me, saying that you're making some changes recently, so I have to be careful." Liu Xinlan said, reaching for a cup to pour herself some water, but there were no cups available.
“This water has never been drunk,” Xu Tiande said to Liu Xinlan.
Liu Xinlan stared at the glass that was fullest, picked it up, and downed it in one gulp.
"If I go to Beijing, I probably won't come back here, right?" Liu Xinlan asked Xu Tiande.
Xu Tiande dared not say a word. Old Shen complained every day that his wife wasn't home, and he was distressed.
With Liu Xinlan's excellent skills, she should definitely go to a large public hospital; staying in the military hospital isn't appropriate.
The reason for sending Liu Xinlan away for training this time was to get rid of her first, so that Lao Shen could secretly come and pick up the child.
Even if Xu Qianli had objections, he couldn't say anything.
The moment Xu Tiande looked up and met Liu Xinlan's gaze, he felt guilty.
If Xu Qianli found out first, he'd probably turn his office upside down.
"Let's talk about this another day," Xu Tiande said, unwilling to answer the question.
"If you ask me, you came here for Brother Xu. Now that you have a child, you should go back to where you belong. The military hospital in Beijing is much better than here. Patients from all over the country are sent there for treatment. You can learn a different kind of knowledge there."
Shen Qiaoyue brought in braised pork from the kitchen and said to Liu Xinlan.
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