Chapter 140 What I long for is not snow, but a winter with you.
"Mom, we're back."
Yu Qing opened the door, carrying large and small bags in her hands, and walked into the house looking exhausted, putting her things away.
Lu Chi silently followed behind Yu Qing. When he saw Li Qiulan sitting on the living room sofa watching TV, he stood up straight nervously and stammered, "Ah... Auntie, hello."
Li Qiulan had already prepared the meal. When she saw the bandage wrapped around Lu Chi's hand, she quickly stood up and pulled him to sit on the sofa. She said in a reproachful tone, "You child, such a big thing happened and you didn't even tell your aunt."
"I'm sorry, Auntie..." Lu Chi lowered his head, not daring to look up.
Li Qiulan sighed, then looked at Yu Qing, who was packing his things, and scolded him, "You brat, I told you to take better care of Xiao Lu, and look what you've done, he's injured like this in just a few days."
Yu Qing pursed her lips and didn't say anything.
Lu Chi quickly defended Yu Qing, saying, "I fell by accident, Auntie, please don't blame Yu Qing."
"Did you hear that? Even Xiao Lu is speaking up for you. You're just standing there like a block of wood. Hurry up and get your rice." Li Qiulan glared at Yu Qing.
"Oh!" Yu Qing muttered as she walked into the kitchen. Seeing that the pot was full of Lu Chi's favorite dishes, she sighed helplessly.
I can't live like this anymore!
"Let's ignore him." Li Qiulan then turned to Lu Chi with a smile and asked softly, "Little Lu, I heard you're going to take care of your aunt in her old age?"
Lu Chi paused slightly, her cheeks flushing, and nodded somewhat awkwardly, "It's my pleasure..."
Li Qiulan immediately beamed and said, "Okay, okay, Auntie will wait. In the future, if Yu Qing bullies you, just tell Auntie, and Auntie will teach him a lesson!"
Lu Chi shook his head frantically: "Yu Qing is very good to me, and often... often stands up for me."
"Then I'm relieved."
Yu Qing brought out the last plate of stir-fried dishes and was stunned when she suddenly heard Lu Chi calling her "Mom" repeatedly.
He looked at Li Qiulan and then at Lu Chi, and after a long while, he finally couldn't help but ask, "Mom, what are you up to?"
Li Qiulan glared at Yu Qing angrily: "Little Lu admitted that he would take care of me in my old age, so what's wrong with me taking him as my godson? If you stop taking care of me in the future, I'll have to make two preparations."
"Mom, you should think this through. Another son means another dowry," Yu Qing said gloatingly.
"Just give your betrothal money to Xiao Lu, that's all."
“That won’t do. What will I do if you give it to him? I’m your son too.”
"Find a way yourself."
Seeing Yu Qing and Li Qiulan bickering, Lu Chi said in a low voice, "I don't want a bride price."
"Please, the bride price is for your girlfriend. If a man accepts a bride price, it's called marrying off his son. Do you want to be a live-in son-in-law?" Yu Qing looked at Lu Chi with a grin.
"It's alright." Lu Chi nodded.
Li Qiulan looked at Lu Chi in disbelief, grabbed Yu Qing's arm, and scolded, "You brat, can't you teach someone something good? Don't lead Lu Chi astray."
"Ouch, Mom, have mercy! I was just kidding!" Yu Qing jumped around in pain like a monkey, begging for mercy.
As Lu Chi watched the mother and son playfully bickering, a smile unconsciously crept onto his lips.
As I laughed, my eyes welled up with tears.
At that moment, he finally felt the warmth of home.
It felt like a hazy, unreal dream.
At this moment, Yu Qing suddenly noticed that something was wrong with Lu Chi's face and immediately rushed over to ask with concern, "What's wrong? Does your hand hurt again?"
Lu Chi wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes and said with a smile, "It's nothing, I was just afraid of waking up suddenly."
Yu Qing was taken aback, then recalled the scene when Lu Chi was unconscious, calling his name repeatedly. He felt a pang of sadness and gently patted Lu Chi's shoulder to comfort him, saying, "I promise you, this dream will never end, and every day from now on will be lucky."
"Thank you, Yu Qing," Lu Chi said softly. The luck he wanted was simple: to see the people he wanted to see every day from now on.
"Alright, alright, let's eat. My two sons, the food will get cold if we don't eat soon," Li Qiulan urged.
"Mom, I want to eat pig's trotters."
"Pick it yourself."
"Come on, Lu Chi, try some of the pork bone soup I made today. It'll help you recover."
"Thank you, Mom."
The family sat at the dining table, enjoying a happy time together.
After dinner, Li Qiulan tidied up the room for the two of them in the bedroom.
Yu Qing became a hardworking dishwasher. Lu Chi wanted to come to the kitchen to help, but Yu Qing stopped him and told him to go and rest.
Lu Chi refused and silently stayed by Yu Qing's side.
The television in the living room was broadcasting a news report. The host said seriously, "According to the meteorological department, winter will arrive earlier than usual this year, and the temperature will drop significantly. Citizens need to take precautions to keep warm."
Yu Qing was mopping the kitchen floor when she heard this. She stopped what she was doing, looked at the TV screen, and frowned.
"What's wrong?" Lu Chi asked curiously.
"This winter seems particularly cold," Yu Qing said worriedly.
Don't you like winter?
"I didn't really like it before," Yu Qing sighed.
"Why?"
Yu Qing pursed her lips, lowered her head and remained silent for a long time before slowly saying, "Because my family was poor when I was a child, my whole body was never warm in winter, so I always got chilblains and never wore a down jacket, so I have always been very afraid of the cold."
Lu Chi hadn't expected that Yu Qing had suffered so much as a child. He remembered Yu Qing playing in the snow with him last year, even though she was freezing cold, she still went crazy with him.
A strong sense of guilt and self-reproach welled up in my heart.
"sorry……"
"It's alright, it's all in the past." Yu Qing smiled faintly, looking out the window with some longing: "Now it's all good. I have snow boots, wool pants, air conditioning at home, and heating in the car. I suddenly feel that winter is pretty good. Maybe this winter is even more worth looking forward to."
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