Lu Jin naturally understood why his sister-in-law quit her job. If she had only given birth to one child, she would definitely not have quit her job, but would have directly given the child to his mother to raise.
Three children is a big deal. Even if his mother wanted to help her sister-in-law take care of the children, she would not be able to do so. What's more, Lu Chen's wife and his wife were going to give birth at the same time that year.
The eldest brother and his wife moved back with their nephew, and his mother took care of the triplets until they were half a year old. Even after the eldest sister-in-law and her family moved back, his mother would still take time to visit them from time to time.
The birth of triplets by the eldest sister-in-law caused a sensation in the military compound. Outsiders were also staring at how the eldest sister-in-law of the Lu family would take care of so many children. Even if the eldest sister-in-law wanted to hire someone to take care of them, she didn't dare.
In the end, he had to ask his neighbors for help. He didn't know whether they gave him money or not, but he knew that the neighbors must have received some benefits from his sister-in-law.
Lu Jin looked at Chen Yuhe and said calmly, "Although my two younger brothers are also very outstanding, in Dad's heart, the eldest brother is still the most important. Among so many grandchildren, only Lu Yiming used to ride on him as a horse when he was a child.
Hengheng is three years old now. Have you ever seen my dad lie on the ground and let him ride like a horse? "
Lu Jin understood that in his father's heart, he was not as good as his eldest brother, and his son was not as good as Lu Yiming or the triplets.
It is said that sons follow in their fathers' footsteps. His father went to the battlefield when he was young, and his eldest brother also participated in actual combat when carrying out missions. They are all people who have held guns. In his father's mind, only his eldest brother is as brave as him, right?
"What? Your dad was used as a horse by that kid Lu Yiming?"
Chen Yuhe found it unbelievable that such a serious father-in-law actually lay on the ground and let his eldest grandson ride on him like a horse. Although her father also loved his grandson, he would send all the delicious food at home to his eldest brother's family from time to time. When her eldest brother brought the child over, her father would at most hold him a few times. He had never spoiled him like this?
"Yes, when Lu Yiming was in elementary school, it snowed in winter and my dad carried him home on his back."
"I know your dad treats him well. In fact, they treat our Lanlan well too. I just didn't expect your dad to go to such lengths for Lu Yiming."
Lu Jin also knew that his eldest daughter left her mother when she was young, so his parents took the initiative to help him take care of the child, and raised Lanlan with great difficulty.
After all, Lanlan has been raised by them for so many years and is the first granddaughter of the Lu family, so she is naturally closer to them than other grandchildren.
But no matter how close they are, no matter how much they love him, he can never compare to their eldest grandson Lu Yiming.
Chen Yuhe asked again: "Lu Jin, my eldest brother has three sons, don't you want one more? Didn't you say your father has a treasure? If you have another son, you will definitely get a bigger share."
Lu Jin took a deep breath and said, "If you really want to have another child, then go ahead and have another one."
Chen Yuhe said somewhat embarrassedly, "What if I give birth to another daughter?"
"What else can I do? I'll just raise her. Are we going to give her away just because she's a daughter? You must not do such a foolish thing. My child, Lu Jin, must stay by my side, no matter if it's a boy or a girl."
"Don't worry, I will never learn from Lanlan's mother. By the way, how has that elder sister become after all these years?"
When Zhu Ting was mentioned, Lu Jin's face turned very ugly. Chen Yuhe was really talking about things that were irrelevant to the topic and had no sense at all.
Over the years, he gradually learned about her. He heard that she was raped on the farm and later married a local farmer for food. She gave birth to children one after another and would never return to Beijing in this life.
Lu Jin said coldly, "Don't worry about her affairs."
"I don't want to get involved in her affairs. It's just that Lanlan is so old now. When she gets married, she might want to meet her mother."
"Chen Yuhe, I told you not to ask about Lanlan's mother's affairs, and don't talk nonsense in front of Lanlan."
Although his eldest daughter doesn't consider Chen Yuhe her biological mother, her relationship with her is better than that of an average stepmother. Zhu Ting will never come back from there in this lifetime, and she now has her own children.
Zhu Ting had never raised her daughter for a single day, so she naturally didn't want her to go and recognize Zhu Ting.
Moreover, Zhu Ting never raised Lan Lan, so she definitely has no feelings for her. She might even have hatred in her heart. If Lan Lan was a boy, she would not have disliked her.
Zhu Ting would not mess around in school and end up in disgrace.
The mother and daughter did not feel moved when they met, but only resented each other. He was not stupid enough to let his daughter come to him and ask for trouble.
Chen Yuhe knew Lu Jin was unhappy, so she immediately changed the subject, "I heard Dad is also going to buy a TV this year."
"Buy it, so the kids won't run around."
"Yeah, with Dad's current financial situation, it shouldn't be a problem for him to buy a TV. I'm just afraid that in the summer, too many people will come to our yard to watch TV.
You didn't see how many people were standing in my eldest brother's living room. They seemed to treat my eldest brother's house as their own. Whatever food was on the fruit plate, they would eat it all without my sister-in-law taking the initiative to entertain them.
"Televisions are a rare commodity. Just like showing a movie, people from all over the place come to join in the fun."
"I think my sister-in-law is worried. She hates trouble and loves quiet the most. I don't know why she suddenly thought of buying a TV."
Su Yan also felt that she was crazy. Why did she buy a TV just for the child? Ever since she bought the TV, the house was like a boiling pond, with the sound of frogs croaking in her ears.
People came and went, and there was almost no place to stand in the house, especially when she was cooking at the stove with a group of people, including children and adults.
The child was craving the food in the pot, and the adult was simply bored and had nothing to talk about. Even if there was meat in the space, she didn't dare to take it out.
Stir-frying two vegetables and a few eggs every day is a meal, or cooking a pot of vegetable porridge, boiling a few salted duck eggs, and adding two small plates of pickles is also a meal.
The children thought that all the money in the family was spent on the TV and there was no money left for food. Su Yan and Lu Ting did not explain, and the children kept misunderstanding it.
In order to watch TV peacefully, they didn't ask for meat. They endured this until the Lantern Festival, when Lu Yiming couldn't help but complain, "Mom, I'm in the growth phase now. I haven't eaten meat for half a month and I feel weak all over."
"Okay, stop complaining. Today is a festival, and I'll cook meat for you tonight."
"Today is the Lantern Festival, why not make fried glutinous rice balls?"
“The rice dumplings are fried too.”
Everyone else is celebrating the holiday today, eating glutinous rice dumplings (tangyuan). While they're away, I'm going to make some extra food tonight. My oldest son is going back to school tomorrow and can still board for the semester. The triplets are also going to preschool, so running back and forth every day is a lot of exercise, so they need to get enough exercise.
Su Yan stewed a pot of chicken soup with morels, and also made a plate of honey-glazed pork ribs, a bowl of braised fish fillets, a plate of cold-mixed black fungus, and a bowl of fried rice balls.
The family of six ate meat behind closed doors. With no outsiders around, Su Yan's brows finally relaxed.
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