Lu Ting locked the door of the guest room, hugged Su Yan, kissed and nibbled her. Su Yan was afraid that the little kids outside would hear her, so she pulled Lu Ting into the space.
"Lu Ting, you have to explain to them about the chicken, duck, and shrimp you brought out today."
"Even if you don't tell me, I'll explain it to you. My dad must have thought I knew you were coming back and bought them specially. Yanyan, why did you bring out so many tangerines this time?"
"Of course, delicious fruits should be shared with the family. Look, your grandpa is so old, but he still helps us children make cotton-padded jackets and quilts.
Didn't you say before that he had a bamboo craftsman make a rocking cradle and a wheelbarrow for our child?"
"Well, he also asked someone to make a silver lock."
"Lu Ting, can we drive these oranges to Grandpa tomorrow morning, as well as deliver them to my parents and grandpa?"
"Yan Yan, you don't have to get up so early. I'll drive you to school tomorrow, and on the way back I'll give them some tangerines.
I have good news for you: the survival rate of the medicinal herbs our group planted on the mountain has reached over 85 percent."
"Oh, that's great. By the way, have you been training all this time? There's still ten days until the big competition, right? It's a pity we're at school and can't go to watch you compete."
"Even if you don't go to school, you won't be able to see our competition, because this military competition is not being held in Jing City."
"In another province, so you're going on a business trip before National Day?"
"Well, the competition lasts eight days in total, so going back and forth might take eleven or twelve days in total."
"It looks like the next time we meet will be another three weeks from now. I guess the weather will be so bad by then that I'll need to wear a sweater."
The highest temperature in Beijing in mid-October was only 16 or 17 degrees Celsius, and only 8 or 9 degrees Celsius in the morning and evening.
"So make sure you bring all your clothes with you when you go back to school this time. Yanyan, are you doing well in school? Are you getting along well with your roommates?"
"My classmates are all okay. Most of them haven't had time to get married yet because of their studies, but there are several of us who are married and have become parents."
"I guess those who are not married have already been engaged?"
“Maybe, even though many people won’t admit it unless their partner is outstanding.
Let me tell you, your brother is very popular with the girls in the class. There is a female comrade in our class who is very bold and always wants to talk to your brother.
"It seems his marriage has arrived."
Su Yan chuckled. If Lu Ting saw He Lina, he would never say that.
"That guy is about the same height as your brother, but even stronger than him. He has a shaved head and his skin is like the black pigs we raise in captivity. If you say your brother's marriage is coming, he'll probably be furious."
Lu Ting touched his nose guiltily, "It seems there aren't many good-looking people in your class."
"Not really. There are a few with good-looking features, but they're not from our dormitory, so I don't know what their character is like. Your mother definitely doesn't want your brother to find someone from another province, right?"
Lu Ting thought about it and it was true. It was a hassle to find a daughter-in-law from another province to visit her father-in-law. What if the young couple had a conflict and the daughter-in-law abandoned the child and left in anger?
There was a young man in Lihua Village who was introduced to a wife from another province. The couple had a quarrel over some trivial family matters. In a fit of rage, the woman abandoned her five-month-old daughter, asked someone to make a certificate, and ran away secretly.
By the time the man went there with the child, the woman was already married.
When people in rural areas get married, many of them only have a few tables for the banquet and don’t even get a marriage certificate. When you go back and find out they have already got a marriage certificate, who can you hold accountable?
On one side is a de facto marriage, and on the other side is a legal couple with a marriage certificate. Some people are even more outrageous and get marriage certificates with several people at the same time. This was how it was in the era without the Internet. If you encounter such a situation, you can only suffer in silence.
"My dad is actually looking for a couple of good-natured girls for my brother. He wants to see if there are any of his old comrades who are good-looking."
"Lu Ting, I noticed that your father is particularly fond of your eldest brother now, and he is not so nervous about Xiaoyu and Xiaochen."
"After all, we all owe him a lot and hope for the best. If my brother finds a wife with a strong temper, they are worried that he won't be able to control her. If he finds someone who is not sensible at all, they are worried that he will be exhausted.
I guess my dad wants to find a wife for my brother who is gentle but independent-minded, and of course has to be decent-looking and have decent character. Do you know why my dad agreed to our marriage?"
"Because my father saved you? Our family has a clean background and good character."
Lu Ting smiled without saying anything. He leaned over and pecked Su Yan on the cheek. Su Yan asked angrily, "What does your father mean?"
"That's because Yanyan is simple and pretty."
"So your dad thinks I'm easy to control?"
"My father thinks that such a daughter-in-law will not conflict with his wife, and the child born from our union will definitely be very good-looking.
Besides, this way I can repay your father for saving my life, so why not? But they didn't expect you to be smarter than they thought. He said that your poor grades before must be because you didn't understand and didn't put your mind to studying.
Su Yan felt that her father-in-law seemed careless, but in fact he had his own plans. Sometimes he seemed easy to talk to, but sometimes he would not give in.
You think you understand him, but in fact you have no idea what he is thinking. He is a just and generous person, and he is very protective of his family.
"Okay, let's go out! Invite your parents over for dinner, and your brother brought all the eggs from home when he came."
"My mom bought them in advance because she knew you would be back. You can cook them all and put them in your space. Eat one whenever you want."
There was no shelter in their dormitories, so how could they eat? Unless they went to the toilet or the bathhouse, eating anywhere else was a bit awkward.
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