Lu Yun Shen walked at the very back, watching the two figures walk in side by side, a slight smile playing on his lips.
In the courtyard, a faint fragrance of flowers drifted on the breeze, mingling with the scent of earth.
"Qiuying, you've lost so much weight. Did your mom not feed you in Beijing?"
Grandma pulled Lu Qiuying close and said with heartache.
"Grandma, this dress fits me perfectly." Lu Qiuying rested her head on the old woman's shoulder and put her arm around her grandmother's shoulder.
"Don't talk nonsense, you look better when you're a little chubby." Grandma Lan pretended to be angry, but her eyes were smiling.
Old Man He was extremely jealous, but dared not say anything.
"I'll eat first." Lu Yun couldn't bear their heartwarming scene and picked up her bowl to eat.
Old Man He frowned, picked up his chopsticks and tapped them against his bowl, gritting his teeth as he said, "You started eating before your elders? Have you forgotten the rules?"
Lu Yunshen, "..."
Lu Qiuying glanced at her younger brother, then sat down next to him. She was about to pat his shoulder when he dodged her.
Her brother has a problem; he's never let anyone touch him since he was little.
As they grew up, those who jumped into his arms were treated as comrades-in-arms, their hands tied behind their backs.
Among the girls in the compound, only Bai Yingying persisted in pursuing him relentlessly.
"Speak your mind, don't resort to violence." Lu Yun Shen leaned back in his chair, his eyelids slightly lifted.
When will her sister stop having this habit of always putting her arm around people's shoulders?
Next, the group ate seafood and chatted about interesting things.
Grandpa He and Grandma He tacitly agreed not to ask about Lu Qiuying's new job.
The orders have been given; further discussion is pointless.
Throughout the meal, Lu Qiuying and the two elderly people chatted the most. Lu Yunshen ate quickly and soon left the table with his bowl.
He walked out of the courtyard, went straight to the wicker chair, sat down, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, and took one out.
He will be going back to the team in a week.
Lu Yun squinted, lost in thought.
The person in the team hasn't been identified yet, so going back now would only allow him to work as a technical engineer.
About half an hour later,
Knock, knock,
"Grandma Lan, are you home?" Lin Ziyan knocked on the door but didn't come in; she waited at the door for a while.
Lu Yunshen suddenly stood up and strode towards the door.
"Why don't you come in? Grandma is in the inner room."
Lin Ziyan glanced at Lu Yunshen, nodded, and walked past him…
Lu Yun Shen reached out to stop her, bracing his hand against the doorframe as he leaned down to look at her. "You've changed so much."
He could clearly sense that the woman in front of him was not the same person he knew before.
But there's no evidence...
"People change." Lin Ziyan raised her eyes to meet his scrutinizing gaze.
She looked away after only a few seconds, bent her head, and slipped under his arm.
Lu Yunshen, "..."
He turned around and looked at Lin Ziyan's back, a slight smile playing on his lips.
She has indeed changed; she even dares to meet his scrutiny without fear.
His heart skipped a beat just now, and she took the opportunity to steal it away.
…
Lin Ziyan followed Grandma Lan into the study.
She glanced at the bookshelves in the room, her eyes filled with envy.
However, she quickly regained her composure.
"Ayan, did you draw those blueprints by looking at that cargo ship model?" Grandma Lan asked with a kind smile.
Lin Ziyan nodded slightly.
She wasn't surprised that those blueprints would be noticed by professionals.
"Some of the blueprints look a little different to me," Grandma Lan said, pointing out a few differences.
Lin Ziyan: "I revised some parts."
"This part is more compatible with the parts that are currently usable..."
She offered a brief explanation and didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Grandma Lan's gaze changed instantly; she hadn't expected that she would even think of what parts to use.
Lin Ziyan calmly let her look her over. This cargo ship wasn't her actual design, so she didn't really have any concerns.
"If we take your blueprints and build an identical cargo ship, what would you want?"
Lin Ziyan shook her head. "I just drew it because my hands were itching. If you're going to build a cargo ship, you'll need the blueprints for the engine."
She pursed her lips, pondering whether the current factory could produce that engine.
Grandma Lan's gaze became complicated; it was such a pity that such a talented person was buried in a small fishing village.
An hour had passed since the two finished talking.
After Lin Ziyan left the courtyard, Old Man He went into his study.
Grandma Lan, wearing glasses, studied the changes that Ayan had pointed out earlier.
"When Lao Xu comes tomorrow, let him take another look."
"And how's the investigation at the school going?" Grandma Lan asked anxiously.
"No problems were found." Old Man He picked up the blueprints and looked at them, feeling surprised.
Is it really possible to draw such professional-looking blueprints after only a short period of study?
…
the next day,
Lin Ziyan went to buy lard early in the morning, and then rode her bicycle to Fang Jie's shop to buy aromatherapy and other materials.
Now that she has some free time, she wants to make more soap.
Soapberry is also good for bathing, but it has a herbal smell.
To repel mosquitoes, soap makers added mugwort.
"Sister..." After getting up, Jiaojiao sat in the yard playing in the sand.
Seeing her come out with tools, her eyes lit up. She patted the sand off her little hands, wiped it on her pants, and followed her.
Lin Ziyan was setting up the molds when she saw her third sister, Jiaojiao, running over, and her hand paused for a moment.
She had seen in the news that kindergartens included soap-making as a practical activity.
However, they had prepared the soap solution in advance, so all the children needed to do was pour it into the mold.
"Jiaojiao, can you help your sister set up the molds?" Lin Ziyan looked at her chubby little face and smiled slightly.
“Okay…” Jiaojiao nodded vigorously and took the mold with her little hands.
She placed it carefully on the stone table, her eyes forming crescent shapes.
Lin Ziyan prepared some of the soap solution and gave it to Jiaojiao.
"Sister! I'll put it in..." Jiaojiao picked it up and carefully poured it into the mold, smiling brightly.
Lin Ziyan watched her for a while, then poured the soap liquid into the mold.
Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the grape leaves, casting shadows of varying sizes that fell upon the two people.
The soap quickly took shape, and a light, pleasant fragrance filled the air.
Jiaojiao rested her chin on her hand, staring intently at the mold without blinking.
Lin Ziyan makes soap specifically for children. After it solidifies, you can pour the soap out of the mold and it will take shape.
"Sister, what is this?" Jiaojiao asked suddenly after looking at it for a while.
"Soap, for bathing." Lin Ziyan carefully put away the tools before moving the soap mold to a shady place.
Jiaojiao looked puzzled, took off her shoes, and stepped into the sand.
She moved a small stool and sat down.
Lin Ziyan smiled and shook her head; Jiaojiao wanted to continue playing in the sand…
She went inside, intending to look at books on animal husbandry and highlight some key points for her daughter to read later.
We need to start breeding shrimp larvae again, otherwise, like last time, there will be a supply shortage.
Every time Fatty went to deliver ice, Aunt Wang would always ask if any shrimp had been caught.
The port is still closed, and no cargo ships will dock anytime soon.
Lin Ziyan thought that this was the fishing moratorium, and that those who frequently went out to sea to fish were going to have a tough time...
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