After Lu Yirou left, Su Yan washed her face and went to the backyard kitchen to prepare the dishes for tonight. She had promised to make turtle soup for the second child that night, so she had to keep her word.
Although she couldn't slaughter large livestock, she could easily kill chickens, ducks, and fish. She was just about to fish a turtle out of the bucket to kill when Lu Ting approached.
"Yan Yan, do you want to kill the turtle? Let me do it. It's hot, you can go get some fan."
"Okay, you'll make dinner tonight. The children will have turtle soup, and you can cook the other dishes as you see fit."
It was a hot day and she didn't want to cook. She couldn't ask her father to cook. Besides, she probably couldn't eat the food her father cooked. The soup was bland with little oil and salt. Since Lu Ting was eager to do the work, she let him do it.
"Okay, I understand."
Su Yan scooped up some water to wash her hands, then returned to the front yard. She didn't bother asking Lu Ting what happened to Xin Xin. Shanghe Village was so far from the military compound, but he'd rushed over to explain the incident to her.
When Su Qingshan saw his daughter coming out, he handed her a bowl of jelly and said, "Hurry up and eat! Yanyan, why did your son-in-law come to Shanghe Village today?"
Su Yan scooped a spoonful of ice jelly into her mouth and casually replied, "Come and take a look at the house."
Su Qingshan obviously didn't believe it, raised his eyebrows and asked, "You two didn't quarrel, did you?"
Su Yan paused, "No."
"That's good. When people are young, most of them can't control their temper. Many young couples quarrel over trivial matters.
"Life is a day of happiness and a day of unhappiness. There are some trivial things that you don't need to take seriously."
"Dad, who told you what?"
"My grandson said that Rourou made you angry, so you called all the Lu family members out to treat them to a meal, but you didn't eat anything yourself. What happened in your family?"
"It's nothing, it's just that the eldest son of Lu Jin's family led my daughter Rourou astray. I invited my parents-in-law and Lu Jin's family over to take good care of Lu Yilan."
"Then what's going on between you and your son-in-law? Rourou said you don't pay much attention to him."
"Nothing, maybe it's just that I'm middle-aged and feel that things are not going as I wish."
Su Qingshan was annoyed when he heard his daughter say this: "You are born with blessings but don't know how to appreciate them. What is there to complain about? You have a son and a daughter, and the children are quite sensible now that they have grown up. Your son-in-law is capable, competent and considerate, and you have a successful career..."
What was she complaining about? Su Yan was also confused. Yes! What was there for her to complain about? Her life was better than many people's.
The young widow in the east end lives a hard life with her two young children. She does not complain about the gossip. What else can she complain about?
"Dad is right, there's nothing to complain about. Dad, next time you hire someone to do farm work, invite the little widow from the village too!"
"All the men in the village want to come to our house to do farm work. The young widow has two children at home, and she can't do much work with them."
"It's time to hire someone to weed those medicinal herbs. Let that young widow come as well."
"Okay, I'll talk to your uncle and ask him to make the arrangements."
After drinking the jelly, Su Yan took a small rake and left the house, ready to see how the medicinal herbs were growing.
I found that many of the herb fields were overgrown with weeds, and the leaves were yellowing and had many insect holes. It seemed that I needed to find someone to weed and water the plants, and also to apply pesticides to the herbs.
She came to the gentian field, intending to dig some to make a salad, when she heard an angry roar from behind: "Hey, who, what are you doing?"
A middle-aged man with dark skin walked over. Su Yan turned around and the man felt a little embarrassed when he saw that it was Su Yan.
"Boss Su, I'm sorry, I got the wrong person."
Su Yan knew that this was a man named Yao from the village. He was tall and strong and was good at farm work. These medicinal herbs were planted by him and his family.
So I said to him, "Don't worry, Brother Yao, these herbs need to be sprayed with pesticides. Go find my younger cousin and ask him to arrange some people to come over and spray the pesticides and weed."
“Would it be bad for medicinal herbs to use too much pesticide?”
"Not spraying pesticides will affect the harvest. Don't worry, many medicinal herbs are used as medicine using their roots and rhizomes."
"good."
Su Yan dug up two kilograms of fresh Platycodon grandiflorum, tied it up with straw and went back. Seeing her carrying so many Platycodon grandiflorums, Su Qingshan asked, "Are you going to prepare them?"
"No, I'm going to make some cold dishes to go with the porridge in the morning."
Su Yan handed the Platycodon to Lu Yirou and asked her to wash it first, "Go and brush the Platycodon clean."
Lu Yirou obediently took the platycodon and took it to the backyard. Seeing his daughter brushing the platycodon, Lu Ting asked, "Where's your mother?"
"Mom is talking to Grandpa. Dad, did you make Mom unhappy too? She doesn't seem to like you very much."
Lu Ting smiled and said, "Silly girl, your mother has been in a bad mood these days, don't make her unhappy again."
"Dad, is Sister Lanlan going to get married?"
"Your mother is right. Don't get involved in her affairs. Just focus on studying and learning dance. Don't get involved in other people's affairs, and don't lend her money."
"Sister Lanlan hasn't paid me back the money she owes me yet?"
"Your uncle will return it to you next time. Give your mother your New Year's money and keep it safe. Don't lend money to others casually anymore. Got it?"
"I see. I guess Sister Lanlan will never play with me again."
Lu Ting did not tell Lu Yilan about her pregnancy. His daughter was only twelve years old and had no idea about matters between men and women.
Lu Ting was busy for more than an hour, preparing four dishes and a soup. At the dinner table, he served soup to Su Yan and picked up dishes for her. Anyone could see that he was trying to please his wife.
In order not to disturb his daughter and son-in-law, Su Qingshan finished his meal, waved a palm-leaf fan, and called all his grandchildren to go to the grain drying yard to cool off.
Seeing that his father-in-law and the children had left, Lu Ting pulled Su Yan back to the room and said, "Yan Yan, let's calm down and have a good chat!"
Su Yan shook off Lu Ting's hand and asked, "What are you talking about? Your bad romance?"
"Alas, I'm already old, how could I have such bad luck in love? That lesbian Xin Xin is young and naive. I guess she lost her father and lacks his love, so she talks nonsense. Yanyan, don't take it seriously."
"Tell me, what did you do with her?"
"The criticism was recorded in the meeting, and their internship qualification was revoked. They were escorted away."
Su Yan knew that the female comrade was asking for trouble. She was extremely bold to destroy a military marriage.
"Send him away and another one will come next time. Anyway, Master Lu is young, promising and charming."
Lu Ting heard the sarcasm in his wife's voice. He wanted to retort but was afraid of upsetting her, so he changed the subject.
"Dad also went back to the military compound today. Lanlan went to the hospital for a check-up and was confirmed to be pregnant. My dad said they plan to keep the baby."
If Lu Yilan gives birth to a child in the Lu family and cannot get married, will her child also have the surname Lu?
Su Yan laughed sarcastically, "Congratulations! Are the four generations of the Lu family going to live together?"
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