Zhou Huiru sighed deeply, and felt that her daughter was completely different this time when she came back.
It was as if he had matured a lot overnight, so much that even she couldn't believe it.
"Meiyun, tell mom honestly, is there really nothing wrong with you in the army?" Zhou Huiru thought about it, but still felt worried.
"Mom," Liu Meiyun coaxed Zhou Huiru without blinking, "It's really nothing. This year, our group leader has taught me a lot. I'm almost 19 years old. I can't be like before, thinking nothing and understanding nothing."
To be honest, the original owner's miserable life was not only due to the bad luck of meeting that crazy dog Qin Xiaoyue, but also had a lot to do with her timid and naive character. When she was bullied, she just endured it and gave in without thinking or resisting. She just accepted whatever others said and submitted to it.
"Okay, okay, if you have anything to say, you must tell mom. Don't keep it to yourself." Seeing her daughter acting coquettishly towards her as usual, Zhou Huiru put aside her doubts and believed what her daughter said.
"Mom, tell me quickly, what happened to Bowen?"
Liu Meiyu kept asking questions. Although she had already guessed something in her mind, she still wanted to hear Zhou Huiru explain it more clearly.
"Well, those kids on the street always bully him and always like to strip him of his clothes. All his thick clothes were stripped off, so I took out the cotton from my and your father's clothes and made them into something he could wear. Now this is the only thing left."
"He doesn't dare to go out now. Today, I saw that the weather was good, so I asked him to go to the supply and marketing cooperative on the street to buy matches. But he ran into those bastards just a few steps away and was pushed into a mud pit. He came back crying and said he would never go out again."
As Zhou Huiru spoke, tears began to roll down unconsciously.
As a parent, who can bear to see their son being bullied all the time, but they just can't change anything. At the beginning, she was so angry that she went to their house to argue, but they only got worse and put accusations on them at every turn, and in the end they were the ones who suffered.
"Mom, it's okay. I'll take care of you from now on." Liu Meiyun wiped the tears from Zhou Huiru's face and spoke in advance about what she had originally planned to tell her parents in two days.
"After I get married, I will join the army, and I plan to take Bowen with me."
"What?" Zhou Huiru looked at her daughter in shock, still unable to react.
Liu Meiyun explained to her patiently and seriously, "I think the situation in our family is that you and Dad are both older, and Bowen will have to go to school in two years. After Changzheng and I get married, we plan to transfer Bowen to our household registration and take him to the army to go to school. The environment in the army is stable, and you and Dad will be more relaxed. Bowen is my brother, as long as you and Dad agree, I will definitely take good care of him."
"Wait, let me smooth it over first."
Zhou Huiru hadn't yet adjusted to the fact that her daughter had grown up overnight, and was shocked by her long speech.
She never thought that one day her daughter would stand in front of her and say things that were completely beyond her age to consider.
"What nonsense are you talking about? You are still a child, how can you take care of your brother? It is not as simple as letting you take care of him when he is a child. Besides, you are not married yet. If people know that you brought your brother-in-law to your house, they will definitely poke our spines!"
Although Zhou Huiru felt sorry for her son, she also loved her daughter. Who would be willing to marry her brother? Although she didn't know her son-in-law well, she could tell from the moment she entered the house that the two liked each other.
As a parent, she cannot let her daughter's life be ruined because of her son.
"Mom, we don't care whether others joke or not, as long as we live a good life. As for Lu Changzheng, you don't have to worry. I told him when we were dating, and he was willing. He was the one who took the initiative to bring up the issue of changing his household registration and going to school."
Liu Meiyu naturally knew Zhou Huiru's concerns. If it were other parents who were more partial, they would have agreed long ago, but the original owner's parents were not like that.
"As for his family, you don't have to worry about it. Lu Changzheng told me when he was on the train that his grandfather and aunt didn't object. His family are all soldiers, and his grandfather is far away in Beijing. I don't have to look at anyone's face when I marry Bowen. Besides, I think their family gets along well."
"Will his family really agree to this?" Zhou Huiru was a little tempted.
Seeing that Zhou's mother's expression had relaxed, Liu Meiyu nodded affirmatively, "If you don't agree, I definitely can't bring him home. Mom, don't worry so much. If you and Dad trust me and are willing to let Bowen go, I promise that I can let him grow up healthily and study well."
If she hadn't seen the tragic experience of the original owner's family, to be honest, Liu Meiyu wouldn't want to be a "brother-supporting demon". Children are always the most secure when they are with their parents. As a sister who is more than ten years older than her brother, no matter how well she does, she can't replace her parents.
But isn’t this a special environment and a special treatment?
"Bowen and you both came out of my belly. You two are siblings. If I don't trust you, who else can I trust?"
Zhou Huiru tapped Liu Meiyu on the head. She knew her daughter's temper best. Although her son had joined the army when she was born, the two siblings had very little time to spend together. But every time her daughter came back, the two siblings would stick together like sugar men. On the day her daughter returned to the army, her son would cry heart-wrenchingly and would not stop for three to five days.
"I'll discuss this with your father."
Although Zhou Huiru was tempted, she did not agree immediately.
She was certainly reluctant, but in order to give her son a good environment to grow up, she had to harden her heart no matter how reluctant she was.
The youngest son is now 5 years old. He follows them and dares not go out all day. He used to be lively and smart, but now he hides when he sees strangers. If this goes on for a long time, she doesn’t know what to do.
"Well, I'll tell Dad about it. There's no rush. I'll take you to the hospital tomorrow to get your back injury healed. If you need surgery, you can have it. There's no point in putting it off like this."
Zhou Huiru injured her waist when she slipped and fell while cleaning the toilet some time ago. She went to the hospital and was told that she needed surgery, but the couple had no money, so she could only go home and lie down, trying to save enough money to go to the hospital again.
Liu Meiyu remembered seeing a scene before, when the original owner left the army and returned home, Zhou's mother had already completed the operation and was lying in bed recuperating. When she heard about the original owner's experience, she rolled off the bed sadly, and has had a back disease since then.
"Let's wait a few days, until your dad and I get our salary." Zhou Huiru felt a little embarrassed.
Although it was just a job of cleaning toilets, the couple could still get a small subsidy. A trip to the hospital would empty their family savings.
"No, I'll go tomorrow." Liu Meiyu said firmly, "Don't worry about the money. I have saved a few months' allowance here."
When the original owner was in the army, the allowance was saved every few months and sent back home. But the original owner's parents did not touch the money at all, and saved it all in the account book. When the original owner got married, they gave it all to the original owner without losing a cent.
"No, you have to save your money for when you get married." Zhou Huiru refused without thinking.
"Mom, don't argue with me. What's more important, people or money? I guess you and Dad saved all the allowances I sent you before and never used them. It's just perfect. Give me the vouchers tomorrow."
"My medical treatment doesn't cost that much, so don't spend the money carelessly. When you get married, keep it as your own pocket money."
Zhou Huiru and her husband never thought of touching their daughter's bankbook even in the most difficult times. When the family was fine, they thought about preparing some decent dowry for their daughter when she got married, but now the family was in such a situation that they were powerless to provide dowry, so how could they touch their daughter's bankbook?
"I won't tell you. I'll go talk to Dad tomorrow."
Seeing that she couldn't convince Zhou Huiru, Liu Meiyu simply gave up and shifted her target to the original owner's father, Liu Yongnian.
This couple loves their children more than they scold them.
The difference is that Liu Yongnian is a bit more rational than Zhou Huiru.
Dinner was a simple sweet potato rice and two side dishes. The family squeezed into a run-down little bungalow. Although it was simple, it was also very warm.
Lu Changzheng easily won his father-in-law's approval with just one meal.
No matter how picky Liu Yongnian was when it came to his son-in-law, he had to admit that Lu Changzheng was excellent.
He has become a battalion commander at a young age, has simple interpersonal relationships at home, has a likable personality and temper, and can even cook delicious meals. Except that he is a little older than my daughter, there is nothing wrong with him in other aspects.
"Uncle, auntie, it's getting late. I'm going to go to the guesthouse to check in first. Tomorrow morning, I'll find a tricycle and take you to the hospital."
After dinner, Lu Changzheng had to leave even if he didn't want to leave anymore.
"Then thank you for your help." Liu Yongnian nodded with satisfaction and didn't bother to be polite with his future son-in-law.
"Dad, Mom, I'm going to go out and see him off." Liu Meiyu followed Lu Changzheng to the outside yard.
At this time, many houses around here had already fallen asleep. In the dim night, there was only a crescent moon hanging overhead, illuminating the afterimages of the two people behind them.
"Brother Lu, thank you for today."
Lu Changzheng paused, then looked at Liu Meiyun with a burning gaze, his expression serious, "Meiyun, don't say thank you to me in the future."
In the night, the man has handsome features, a righteous look between his brows, and his eyes are full of energy no matter what time you look at them.
Seeing Liu Meiyun staring at him for a long time without saying anything, Lu Changzheng suddenly felt a little nervous, thinking that he was too serious and scared the little girl. He quickly softened his voice and added: "Although we haven't married yet, I already regard you as my wife. It sounds strange to keep saying thank you to the whole family."
Lu Changzheng was a straightforward person. He would keep his words to himself when dealing with outsiders, but he would always say what he thought to those close to him.
He didn't like to hear Liu Meiyu say thank you to him, although he knew in his heart that a big part of the reason why he and Liu Meiyu were together was because of the current environment. But he felt that he was lucky to meet Liu Meiyu, who was perfect in every way, on his first blind date.
I can't wait to marry her home, to be nice to her, to take care of her, to make her happy.
However, he was not sure whether Liu Meiyu felt the same way towards him.
Just as he was daydreaming, the little girl in front of him suddenly curved her eyebrows into a crescent shape.
"Okay, then I won't call you Brother Lu anymore." Liu Meiyun paused, her voice clear and bright, "Lu Changzheng!"
To be honest, it was a bit embarrassing for her, a soul in her thirties, to be transported to the body of an eighteen-year-old girl and then call a man in his twenties "brother".
Lu Changzheng was stunned for a moment, then his brows relaxed and he nodded heavily, obviously very satisfied with Liu Meiyu's decision to call him by his name directly.
The only regret was that he wanted to hear her call a few more times, but time did not permit.
"Then I'll be leaving first. Ask me not to make breakfast tomorrow. I'll go to the state-owned hotel and buy some buns to bring back."
"Okay, I like vegetarian food!"
Liu Meiyu waved to the person decisively, and the two of them walked away, looking back every three steps. It took quite some time before they finally sent the person away.
Her heart, that of an old lady, was stirred and made to beat wildly by a young man in the night.
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