It wasn't until Liu Meiyu returned home that she felt the whole thing was unreal.
It's not just because of the triplets, but also because she has traveled through time and space and feels that this life is so smooth that it's a little unreal.
She was pregnant with triplets, and before she could accept it, Lu Changzheng's family took care of all the difficulties of confinement and raising the children.
She didn't know if she had saved the galaxy in her previous life. Not only did God give her a chance to live again, but God also let her meet such a good husband and in-laws.
"Meiyu, what are you thinking about?" Lu Changzheng poured a cup of hot water and saw Liu Meiyu sitting on the kang in a daze.
"Nothing." Liu Meiyun came back to her senses, looked at her mud-walled house, and suddenly thought of something, so she said to Lu Changzheng: "My aunt and Aunt Wu are coming over, so you should take some time to clean up the utility room. I think that room is quite habitable."
Actually, there was nothing to clean. When she first moved in, she and Lu Changzheng cleaned the house inside and out. Liu Meiyu had seen the storage room before. It was only a little smaller than Bowen's room. It had no kang and was not habitable in winter. But Mother Wu would not stay until winter, and the old man could not be left without anyone to take care of him for a long time.
"I'll pack up in two days." Lu Changzheng nodded in agreement.
"As for Bowen's room, you should also clean it up and let my sister-in-law live in it when she comes. Let Bowen live with us first. When winter comes, you can build a kang in the small room and let Bowen live in it in the future."
"Okay, wife, I'll listen to you!" Lu Changzheng nodded repeatedly, completely agreeing with what Liu Meiyu said.
"You need to clean up carefully. My aunt likes cleanliness. Paste two more layers of newspapers on the wall to prevent dust. She must have brought her own bedding. You just need to wipe the kang twice. As for other things that are missing, we can buy new ones..."
Liu Meiyu was concentrating on thinking about how to arrange housing for the sudden increase in the number of people in her family, when she was suddenly kissed hard on the face by a man.
"Let's talk business, what are you doing!" Liu Meiyu glared at the man, wiped her face in disdain, and her temper immediately came up: "There are only three rooms in the house, you don't even worry about it, how are we going to live in the future? All of us are going to sleep on the same kang? Or you can just go and make a living!"
Liu Meiyu didn’t feel this way before, but now that she’s suddenly pregnant, why does she feel like she’s having a headache about housing again?
Fortunately, they were not allocated the building near the family compound, otherwise it would have been even more troublesome.
Lu Changzheng thought about it seriously for a while, and he really thought of a solution. He glanced at the main room and said to his wife with a look of seeking credit: "I think our main room is quite big. Except for the time when we entertained guests, we don't use it much. I will apply to the organization to see if we can build a wall and separate two rooms. In the future, the three little ones can live in one room, and the other room can be used as a guest room. When my parents come to visit my granddaughter, they can also stay here."
Liu Meiyun, who was awakened by the words, looked at the man unexpectedly and praised him generously: "I didn't expect that your brain is quite useful at the critical moment!"
The main room of their house is indeed ridiculously large. It is not used normally and has become Xiao Hei's base camp. If they build a wall in the middle to separate the two rooms, not only will the housing problem be solved, but they will also have an extra guest room.
Moreover, she was happy that Lu Changzheng had thought about the issue of her parents coming to visit in the future.
Liu Meiyun: "Then you can go and ask when you have time. We will pay for it ourselves."
"Well, I'll ask in two days. If it's possible, I'll find a few people to isolate it quickly in the summer. It won't delay anything." Lu Changzheng also liked his wife's generous nature and she didn't haggle over money.
"By the way, wife, how much money do we have left?" Lu Changzheng suddenly asked.
"What?" Liu Meiyu raised her eyelids slightly.
After being married for so long, Lu Changzheng never asked about the family's spending. She kept all the money her grandfather had given her, his savings books over the years, and his monthly allowance.
"Nothing, just asking casually. If you don't have enough money, tell me. We will have a large family in the future, and the expenses will definitely be high. If you don't have enough money, I will find a way to solve it. Don't be too frugal. Buy whatever you want. Don't think about saving money for your son or daughter in the future. There is still a long way to go."
Lu Changzheng didn't want Liu Meiyu to suffer for the children. He estimated that with his family's savings, it would be no problem to support three children. But he was afraid that Liu Meiyu would be like other mothers, always wanting to save the best for her children while living a tight life herself.
“…”
Looking at the man's serious expression, what could Liu Meiyu say? If there was an award for "The Best Man in the World", she would just want to give it to him on the head.
"Don't worry, the letter from grandpa hasn't been touched yet, and the child hasn't been born yet. You're worrying enough about it." Liu Meiyu glanced at him and felt that they could no longer continue discussing this topic.
The man's honesty and care made Liu Meiyu feel a little ashamed.
At least until now, Lu Changzheng didn't know that there was a box of gold bars and several coupons hidden under the hole in the wall of his house!
"Hurry up and go to Mrs. Wu's house to bring Bowen back!" Feeling guilty, Liu Meiyu drove the man away.
In the morning, they went to the hospital for a checkup and left Bowen at Wu Guifang's house. The boy did not cry or make a fuss. He even negotiated the condition that Lu Changzheng would buy him some peach cakes before he agreed. He was no longer the little follower who was afraid of being left behind by Liu Meiyun when he first arrived on the island.
Lu Changzheng: "Okay, then you take a rest and I'll come back and cook for you."
Liu Meiyu went to the hospital with a big belly and spent the whole morning there. She was very sleepy and wanted to rest, but she didn't expect that there would be guests at home just after Lu Changzheng left.
"Meiyun, are you home?"
A woman's voice came from outside the yard. Liu Meiyu felt it was somewhat familiar, but she couldn't remember who it was, so she put on her shoes and went out to see.
"I'm here." She held her waist and went out. She saw that it was Bai Ting, whom she had eaten at her house some time ago. Following behind her was a young girl with short hair, who looked capable and heroic.
"Wow, your belly is so big?" Bai Ting was shocked to see that Liu Meiyu's belly had grown so big in such a short time.
"Yes, who is this?" Liu Meiyu saw the girl with sharp eyes next to Bai Ting and had a bad feeling in her heart.
"This is Secretary Sun from Yulin Province. I just came from the Propaganda Department and met her by chance. She said she wanted to come to your house, so I brought her here." Bai Ting was quite curious about Secretary Sun. You could tell at first glance that he was not from an ordinary family.
And what a coincidence, she remembered that Captain Lu was transferred from the Yulin Military Region.
"Hello, I'm Sun Pingting, a comrade-in-arms of Lu Changzheng." The girl glanced at Liu Meiyun expressionlessly, then said to the person next to her, "Thank you sister-in-law for leading the way."
"Oh, you're welcome." Bai Ting waved her hands, and the enthusiasm on her face instantly cooled.
Liu Meiyu hasn't even said a word yet, but this woman has already started to "order her to leave". She really takes herself very seriously. She even has the same name as herself, but she doesn't have any human touch at all.
Bai Ting put aside her previous enthusiasm, said hello to Liu Meiyu and went back to the blind scanning class.
"Secretary Sun, please come in and sit down. Changzheng will be back soon." Liu Meiyu invited him in and found a new enamel pot from the cupboard to pour water for him.
"Thank you." Sun Pingting took the enamel pot, her face still expressionless, she stared at Liu Meiyun seriously, finally landing on her bulging belly, frowning and asking, "How many months?"
"More than four months," Liu Meiyu replied with a smile.
"Do you know who I am?" The woman sat on a bench, holding an enamel pot in her hand. Her seriousness reminded Liu Meiyu of a female manager she met when she first worked in sales.
It's just that the manager is more patient than the girl.
"Comrades from the Long March, didn't you say that at the door just now?" Liu Meiyu replied with a smile.
Sun Pingting shook the teacup in her hand, frowned, glanced at Liu Meiyu, and said in a cold voice: "I am not only his comrade-in-arms, we grew up together, childhood sweethearts, joined the army together, and our two families are old friends!"
Liu Meiyun: "That's great! Changzheng will be back soon. He must be very happy to see you."
"Are you really stupid or are you just pretending?" Sun Pingting put the teacup on the table, stared into Liu Meiyun's eyes and said directly: "If it weren't for you, Lu Changzheng and I would have been married at the end of this year!"
Liu Meiyu frowned, "This...he didn't tell me about his family."
Lu Changzheng never said it, but Liu Meiyu was smart enough to guess a little.
They had gone on a blind date and got married earlier. Liu Meiyun knew that Lu Changzheng must have been forced to do so due to the situation and had difficulties, otherwise it would never have been her turn.
After they got married, she didn't ask and Lu Changzheng never brought it up.
"Heh." Seeing Liu Meiyun's clueless expression, Sun Pingting became even angrier. "Are you showing off to me? Lu Changzheng went to great lengths to marry you, quarreling with his family and making his father so angry that he almost went to the hospital. He also ruined his own future by being transferred to such a remote place, and you seem to be quite content with it."
Liu Meiyu's eyelids twitched and she cooperated by showing an expression of shock on her face, but her mind quickly strung together the key words the woman said, and in just a dozen seconds she had filled in the complete plot.
If she guessed correctly, Sun Pingting's family should have a different stance from the old man in the capital. The old man neither wanted to establish a relationship with the Sun family nor offend anyone because of Lu Changzheng's marriage, so he did this and put the blame on Lu Changzheng.
In order to marry himself, Lu Changzheng ignored the opposition of his family and gave up his childhood sweetheart who was well-matched with him. The old man could not control his grandson and in anger sent him to an island...
No wonder when they got married, Lu Changzheng said with a guilty look on his face that he could not take her to Beijing to meet his father for the time being. Even if she went with him, she would probably be "kicked out of the house".
I have to say, old ginger is still spicy.
"Secretary Sun, I know Changzheng's family doesn't agree with our marriage. I'm not worthy of him, and I can understand why his family doesn't agree. But we really love each other, and I will treat him well all my life, and will never leave him and will take care of him. Moreover, we have already obtained a marriage certificate, and we are going to have a child soon. I believe that as long as we live a good life, the old man may slowly accept me for the sake of the child..."
The advantage of watching a lot of melodramatic TV dramas is that Liu Meiyun can easily come up with a long line about the unwelcome young wife who can't enter the house and is bullied.
"Oh, you really dare to think so." Sun Pingting said sarcastically.
After spending so many years with Lu Changzheng, Sun Pingting never thought that he would fall for such an ignorant woman. She didn't think that Liu Meiyun had anything that was worthy of him except her pretty face.
"I won't talk about your parents. As far as I know, your family seems to have overseas background, right?" Sun Pingting was most annoyed by Liu Meiyun's expression, which looked like she was protected by a man and didn't understand anything. "I'm really curious, besides this face, what other magic potion did you give to Lu Changzheng? You also brought your brother to the island to let him raise him. What, you don't have a plan, and want him to bring your parents to the island in the future, right?"
Facing Sun Pingting's aggressive attitude, Liu Meiyu wiped out the gentle tone of Xiao Baihua just now and said directly: "Secretary Sun, Changzheng and I got married after reporting the marriage. The organization has investigated the situation of my family very clearly. What's the point of you talking about these things today? What you said is our family affairs, isn't it a bad influence for Secretary Sun to worry about us so much?
Of course, if you think that I have violated organizational discipline during the period of marriage with Changzheng, you can report it directly, and don't waste time talking about things that are not true."
"I hope you can behave yourself and not hurt him!" Sun Pingting blurted out.
Liu Meiyun frowned: "I don't know what it means to be content in the eyes of Sun Ganshi?"
"You should draw a clear line with the Shanghai side!" Sun Pingting felt sorry for Lu Changzheng when she saw that the woman hadn't come to her senses at all.
“…”
"I grew up with Lu Changzheng, I know better than you how outstanding he is. As long as you don't make trouble and don't get him into trouble, I believe he will be even more outstanding in the future!"
“…”
This plot development was something that Liu Meiyun had never expected. She thought that when women talk about being content, they are like in TV dramas, asking themselves to give up when faced with difficulties, take the initiative to divorce and run away with the baby, but it turns out that they are really going for the future of Lu Long March...
It caught her off guard.
Or maybe you have watched too many melodramatic TV dramas in modern times. You can't use the thinking of later generations to stereotype people of this era.
"Do you think I'm here to compete with you for Lu Changzheng?" Sun Pingting glared at the woman and said disdainfully, "Lu Changzheng is a fool, that's why he was deceived by you. Since he chose you, I don't care about him anymore. I just hope he won't regret it in the future."
"You don't have to wait until the future. I can tell you now that I will never regret marrying Meiyun." Lu Changzheng's voice suddenly came from the door.
Liu Meiyun and Sun Pingting looked outside together.
Lu Changzheng held Liu Bowen and stood at the door. Xiao Hei, who followed behind, jumped over the threshold happily, called out to Sun Pingting twice, and then went into the nest in the main hall.
"Sister!" Liu Bowen broke away from Kailu Changzheng's hand and stomped towards Liu Meiyun. Seeing a strange sister in the house, the little boy's round eyes were full of curiosity.
"We have guests at home. You go and greet them first. I'll take Bowen to the supply and marketing cooperative."
Liu Meiyu pulled her brother and winked at the man, then turned to Sun Pingting and smiled, "Secretary Sun, since Changzheng is back, you two should reminisce about the past. I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative to see what good dishes are available today. Stay home for a quick meal this afternoon. I'll ask Changzheng to cook whatever you want. His cooking skills have improved a lot recently."
"I'll go later. You have a stomachache." Lu Changzheng frowned, obviously not very reassured.
"It's only a few steps away, just let Bowen carry the things." Liu Meiyu pushed the man away and said angrily, "Don't waste time, hurry up and talk to Secretary Sun for a while, he has come all the way to see you, there is brown sugar in the cabinet, make a cup for Secretary Sun, plain water has no taste, I see Secretary Sun didn't even drink a sip of water when he came into the room."
Sun Pingting, who hadn't even drunk a sip of water, was looking at the unpleasant scene with a frown on her face. Liu Meiyu's casual words were like a soft knife, stabbing her heart, as if every word was reminding her that she and Lu Changzheng were already married, and there was a mistress in this house.
Women can judge women best, and she was absolutely right in her guess. Liu Meiyu was a scheming woman who relied on her face to charm men.
"You still cook for her every day!"
As soon as Liu Meiyun and Liu Bowen left the yard, Sun Pingting angrily shouted at the man, "She is Daji and Baosi. Lu Changzheng, open your eyes and see that a woman who only has a beautiful appearance but a cunning mind is not suitable for you! She just wants to cling to you and suck your blood!"
"Sun Pingting, watch your words!" Lu Changzheng said with a cold face, very unhappy that someone said that about his wife. "Meiyun is my wife, I know whether she is suitable or not. And I like her, I am willing to do anything for her!"
What's wrong with cooking? He even washed his wife's feet!
"Your hands are for carrying guns to kill enemies! For fighting on the battlefield to defend our country! Lu Changzheng, I can't believe that you are willing to hang around a woman and circle around the stove now!"
Sun Pingting yelled at him with red eyes, wanting to yell him awake. In her eyes, Lu Changzheng was a hero and a warrior. She had followed him since childhood, and no one knew better than her how outstanding Lu Changzheng was. He should have gone further, but now he had gone astray because of Liu Meiyun.
"I am also defending my country now." Lu Changzheng frowned, feeling a little tired and speechless, as if every time he and Sun Pingting stood together, they would quarrel if they disagreed.
"Pingting, we are just friends. How I want to live and who I want to marry are all my own decisions. We are both adults, and my old man can't control me. Don't bother with that. We have known each other for so many years, and I am very happy that you came to the island to see me. Stay at my house for a quick meal this afternoon, and I will take you to the guesthouse after dinner. You can go back to the army tomorrow. Meiyun is pregnant, and I don't have the energy to care about anything else."
Lu Changzheng said he was happy, but his expression was cold and impatient, and he rudely asked the person to leave.
He is also a person with a bad temper, and not much better than Sun Pingting, otherwise the two of them would not have quarreled every time they met since they were young.
It was only when he was with Liu Meiyun that Lu Changzheng felt relaxed. It was impossible to coax her, let alone lose his temper.
"Oh, Lu Changzheng, seeing you like this, I'm really disappointed in you!" Sun Pingting stood up and suddenly felt that she didn't recognize the man in front of her.
"Whatever you want." Lu Changzheng had completely lost his patience and was too lazy to argue with her anymore.
"Don't think I came here just to see you. I was just transferred to work and came here temporarily for two days. I will stay in the army dormitory and leave the day after tomorrow. At most, I came to tell you in person that I will be getting married next month, with one of my eldest brother's comrades!"
Sun Pingting's eyes were red as she stared closely at the reaction on the man's face.
Lu Changzheng said expressionlessly: "Congratulations, I'll ask my grandfather to prepare a gift for you later!"
Sun Pingting: “…”
When Liu Meiyu brought her brother home with two fish bought from the supply and marketing cooperative, they saw that Lu Changzheng was the only one left in the house, making a fire and cooking. Even the teacup on the table had been taken away.
"What about Sun Ganshi?"
"Let's go." Lu Changzheng came over and saw that it was his brother-in-law who was carrying the fish with great effort and didn't let his wife do anything. He rubbed the boy's head with satisfaction and said, "Brother-in-law will cook fish soup for you later!"
"Then can I have a piece of peach cake first?" Liu Bowen bargained.
He hadn't had a chance to taste the peach cakes they bought from the market this morning.
"You have to ask your sister." In front of Liu Meiyu, Lu Changzheng did not dare to agree to his brother-in-law easily.
"It's time to eat, no snacks allowed!" Liu Meiyu rejected it ruthlessly.
The young fellow pouted and didn't dare to bargain with his sister. He had to take Xiao Hei to the yard to kill time and wait for his brother-in-law to make fish soup for him.
"This kid has gained a lot of weight. From now on, you are not allowed to give him snacks before meals. If he eats too many snacks and doesn't eat his meals properly, he will get fatter." Liu Meiyu warned Lu Changzheng.
After giving the instructions, he remembered the business again and asked, "Why did Secretary Sun leave? Didn't he come to see you specially? Didn't you invite him to dinner?"
Lu Changzheng was very happy when he heard his wife's words, which were full of jealousy. However, he did not dare to show off. He just said seriously, "She came here for work. She either came to see me or told me that she is getting married next month."
"So sudden?" Liu Meiyu was surprised.
"Yeah," Lu Changzheng nodded, pulled Liu Meiyu to sit beside him, and very far-sightedly took the initiative to explain clearly the relationship between Sun Pingting, the Sun family and the old man, and stated his position.
"She and I really just grew up together, there is no other intention. I didn't tell you before because the situation was a bit complicated and I had to deal with things alone in the capital. After I married you, life was so comfortable that I forgot about it."
In terms of honesty, Lu Changzheng's attitude was impeccable. Liu Meiyu also knew that the old man was alone in the capital at this time. He and his Sun family were originally old friends, but they had to gradually become estranged because of their different positions.
"So she left so easily?" Liu Meiyu found it a little hard to believe. She had already prepared for the Hongmen Banquet, but as soon as she got home, Lu Changzheng simply sent her away.
"What? You really want to invite us to dinner?" Lu Changzheng asked back.
"No," Liu Meiyun shook her head subconsciously, "I just bought it for nothing!"
"What do you mean by buying it for free? Can't we eat it ourselves?" Lu Changzheng put his hand on Liu Meiyun's round belly, wiped away his previous depression, and said softly: "I have three little cotton-padded jackets to eat. Eat more fish and grow up smart, just like you."
Smart Liu Meiyun was coaxed into a happy mood by the man, and no longer bothered about Sun Ganshi. She touched her belly and suddenly said, "Don't be so proud. There are three little cotton-padded jackets. What if they are three debt collectors?"
"No, I think I'm so lucky. Since I can marry you, I will definitely get my wish come true this time." Lu Changzheng was full of confidence.
It's not that he doesn't like his son, but there are a lot of naughty kids on this island, and you can hear the screams of ghosts and wolves every few days. After seeing them every day, he wants a beautiful and obedient lady who is easy to discipline and less angry, so that he and Liu Meiyun can live a few more years.
On this point, Liu Meiyun's views coincide with those of the man.
It takes several years to raise a child. Liu Meiyu had already worked hard in her previous life. In this life, she just wants to live a comfortable and stable life.
If you give birth to three debt collectors, it’s better to put them back early.
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