Chapter 149 Family
After finishing their meal in no time, the children gathered around Little Peach with sparkling eyes. They seemed so impatient as if Little Peach was some rare treasure that they were waiting to take out and show off.
Jiang Haitang squatted down and gently and carefully put the cotton coat on Xiao Taozi.
She made that little cotton-padded jacket for Xiao Taozi. The bright red fabric was embroidered with cute little rabbits, which made Xiao Taozi's face look even more rosy.
The hat and scarf are a set, both knitted by Jiang Haitang herself. Finally, she put on thick gloves. Every movement is filled with love.
The neatly dressed little Taozi looks just like a festive New Year picture doll, so cute that people can't help but want to kiss her.
At this time, Lu Weiguo rubbed his hands and came over eagerly, eager to hug Xiao Taozi.
Lu Liangchen hurriedly shouted, "You can't hold her, be careful not to fall."
"Uncle, let me try. I'm very strong."
He said this with anticipation, and regardless of Lu Liangchen's permission, he carefully but a little clumsily picked up Xiao Taozi.
Little Taozi giggled, and her clear laughter echoed in the house like a silver bell.
Lu Liangchen was so frightened that his heart was trembling, afraid that the brat would drop his precious daughter. He stared at her without blinking, his hands weakly protecting her.
The elders in the family all laughed when they saw this. They really didn’t expect that Lu Liangchen was such a competent father.
He Wanyi walked over quickly, her face full of worry. She warned, "My eldest son, be careful. You are not allowed to carry your sister outside. You can only carry her at home."
The smile on Lu Weiguo's face froze instantly, full of disappointment, but he looked down at the soft little peach in his arms, feeling a little regretful, but finally nodded.
The reason is simple. His sister is really heavy. It's okay to hold her occasionally, but he can't hold her for a long time.
He secretly made up his mind that he must exercise every day in the future. Once he had a strong body, he could take his sister out and let everyone envy him for having such a lovely sister.
Yuan Yinan pulled a few children over and kept nagging them for a long time, from not running around to taking good care of their younger sister, no matter how big or small.
The children responded impatiently while looking outside. After finally getting permission, they cheered and ran out pulling Little Peach.
After the children disappeared at the door, He Wanyi looked at Lu Liangchen and then at Jiang Haitang, her eyes full of love and concern.
"Liangchen, Haitang, you happen to be in the capital. Since we can't get a marriage certificate right away, how about getting you engaged first?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the room fell silent and everyone looked surprised.
You didn’t say you wanted to get engaged before, why did you suddenly have this idea?
Nowadays, even weddings are kept simple. Wouldn’t it be a bad idea to add an engagement procedure?
Jiang Haitang was stunned where she stood. She didn't expect He Wanyi to suddenly make this suggestion.
He Wanyi seemed to see everyone's confusion and explained, "I see that Xiao Taozi keeps calling her mom. If you don't get engaged, it will be bad for Haitang's reputation. Let's set the marriage plan and make it clear that we'll get married when Haitang is old enough. No one else will have any complaints."
Lu Liangchen's eyes lit up, and he immediately started to flatter her: "Mom, you're really thoughtful. Otherwise, why do you say that an old person in the family is like a treasure?"
He Wanyi glared at him and scolded him, "You too. Just now, the children called me little aunt, and you actually agreed. Aren't you afraid that it would get out and ruin Haitang's reputation? You are so careless, boy. No one else can compare."
Lu Liangchen didn't dare to reply, but only complained in his heart, isn't this just thinking about settling the status as soon as possible? He is also stupid, why didn't he think about getting engaged directly?
His mother loves him and knows what he is thinking.
When Jiang Haitang heard these words, a warm feeling surged in her heart.
She never expected that her future mother-in-law, whom she had just met, would be so considerate of her.
At this moment, she seemed to feel the long-lost motherly love again. Her eyes couldn't help but turn slightly red, her throat tightened, and she almost shed tears.
Mr. Lu pondered for a moment and said decisively, "Wanyi is right. Is it okay to get engaged on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year?"
Lu Simin also nodded quickly and said, "Sister-in-law, then we have to buy something for Haitang. Although an engagement is not like a wedding, it should at least be more formal."
"Then let's go to the department store tomorrow. It happens to be open tomorrow."
"An engagement party will at least require one or two tables of guests, and we need to discuss who to invite."
Everyone was talking at once and the discussion was very lively.
Lu Liangchen listened to them talking about the trend of making a big event, and quickly said: "It's enough for our family to eat, Mom, don't be extravagant."
"What do you know? Just sit aside and leave this to us." Lu Simin said bluntly.
Lu Liangchen didn't retreat obediently, but moved closer and said, "Haitang doesn't have any family from her mother's side, so why don't we ask Uncle Hu and Aunt Jiang to be the bride's family?"
"That's fine!" Everyone agreed.
Jiang Haitang sat aside, looking at this warm and lively scene, her heart deeply moved.
It turns out that life is not the same no matter who you live with, and it is not the same no matter who you marry into.
She thought back to her days in the Li family in her previous life. Not only did she suffer hardships, but she was also always criticized and rarely heard even a warm word.
At the Lu family, before she could even open her mouth, everyone had already considered everything for her.
She secretly vowed that she would be filial to the elders of the Lu family and run the family in harmony.
Lu Liangchen stared at Jiang Haitang, who hadn't spoken a word, and the smile on his face could no longer be concealed.
Being engaged means we have a formal relationship, which is great.
Jiang Haitang also felt warm in her heart.
On the other side, the children were having fun in the yard.
The boys pulled Xiao Taozi and ran and jumped as if they had a treasure.
Little Taozi was so young that she couldn't keep up with their pace. She ran too fast and stumbled and fell to the ground with a "bang".
The red cotton-padded jacket was covered in mud, and he looked a little disheveled.
Lu Weiguo reacted the fastest. He rushed forward, carefully held Xiao Taozi in his arms, and looked her up and down nervously.
"Are you hurt? Little Peach, if you are hurt, tell your brother."
Lu Baoguo squatted beside her, gently brushing the dirt off Xiao Taozi's body, his movements as gentle as if he was treating a fragile treasure.
The third brother frowned and carefully checked Xiao Taozi's hand to see if it was injured.
The fifth brother, Lu Xingguo, was so angry that his face turned red. He stepped on the place where Xiao Taozi fell with his little feet indignantly, muttering, "Fifth brother helped you step on this piece of ground. It's all because of this bad ground that our sister tripped."
The fourth brother, Lu Zhongguo, saw that everyone was busy and didn’t know what to do. After hesitating for a moment, he followed the fifth brother to stomp the ground.
At first, Taozi didn't feel much pain, as she was wearing warm clothes. But seeing her brothers' nervous expressions, she felt a sudden pang of injustice. Her lips curled up, tears welled up in her eyes, and she looked like she was about to cry but was forcing herself back.
This frightened the Lu brothers and they were heartbroken, and they all tried their best to comfort her.
Lu Baoguo made all kinds of faces, and the third brother took out a piece of fruit candy from his pocket and handed it to her...
Just then, a strange voice came from behind: "Hey! What's going on? I said, little girls are trouble!"
Without even raising his head, Lu Weiguo angrily cursed, "Liu Weixing, stop talking nonsense. My sister is not a problem, you are the problem."
"That's right, don't say anything bad about my sister."
"My sister is the best sister in the world."
Several brothers of the Lu family immediately stood up, protected Xiao Taozi behind them, and refuted each other one by one.
Liu Weixing was stunned. His eyes widened as he stared at the Lu brothers as if they were idiots. He wondered, "Are these guys out of their minds? Weren't they complaining about the troublesome little girl yesterday? Why are they so different today?"
Besides, when did they have such a big sister?
In his impression, shouldn't sisters be like kittens and puppies, growing up slowly from tiny beginnings?
"Lu Weiguo, where did you steal this little sister from? Return her to her right away." Liu Weixing thought he might have guessed what he was talking about and immediately said, "My mom said that kidnapping and selling children is illegal and you'll be arrested by the police."
When Lu Weiguo heard this, he immediately flew into a rage: "You are the one who stole my sister, your whole family stole my sister. This is my sister, my uncle's daughter."
"Uncle Lu has a daughter? Then she is my sister too." Liu Weixing's eyes turned and he said with a smile.
"My sister, you are not allowed to compete with me for her." The fifth brother Lu Xingguo immediately jumped out to object.
"We are relatives, right? I have to call you uncle too, and his daughter is of course my sister." Liu Weixing argued convincingly and made sophistry that made Lu Xingguo dizzy.
Lu Xingguo frowned, feeling like something was wrong, but he couldn't tell why.
Lu Baoguo's eyes rolled, and a plan came to mind. He said, "We are going to take our sister out to play. What fun things do you have?"
They have all used up their firecrackers, and it would be great if Liu Weixing could take out some fun things and play with his sister.
When Liu Weixing heard this, he immediately became excited: "My dad made me some spinning tops, why don't we play with them?"
After hearing this, the Lu family brothers found it boring and showed disappointment on their faces.
What’s so fun about a spinning top? Firecrackers are more fun.
"My father said that the little girl doesn't like playing with firecrackers or anything like that. Otherwise, we can still play with firecrackers," Liu Weixing added.
When Lu Weiguo heard this, he quickly lowered his head and asked Xiao Taozi, "Xiao Taozi, do you like playing with firecrackers?"
Little Taozi had only seen others setting off firecrackers from a distance before, and the "crackling" sound scared her so much that she quickly shook her head.
Seeing that Xiao Taozi didn't like it, Lu Weiguo and his brothers no longer insisted. Although they felt a little regretful, they still followed Liu Weixing to play with the spinning top.
The sounds of children laughing and playing in the compound could be heard from far away, and soon everyone in the compound knew that Lu Liangchen had returned with his adopted little girl.
Everyone had heard that the youngest son of the Lu family had adopted an orphan girl from a comrade's family, and they knew that Xiao Taozi's father was a martyr, so instead of looking down on Xiao Taozi, they were all very friendly to her.
People reminded their children to take good care of Xiao Taozi and not to bully her.
For a time, Xiao Taozi became the "darling" of the compound.
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