Chapter 8 You don’t really dislike women?
Lu Cheng frowned reluctantly.
"Son, did you hear that?" Cheng Wanying raised her voice and asked again after hearing no movement from the other end of the line.
"Got it." Lu Cheng said, and hung up the phone with a click.
Beep, beep, beep——
There was a busy tone on the phone. Cheng Wanying called a few times and then hung up the phone. She couldn't help but complain a few words: "This child is really outrageous!"
Lu Chen came up from downstairs with food, and seeing Cheng Wanying frowning, he knew that she must have just talked to Lu Cheng.
"Mom, let's eat first."
"You eat first, and then go back and have a rest. You stayed with me all night last night, you must be exhausted, right?"
"No problem."
This is a small matter to him.
When performing tasks in the army, they often cannot sleep for days and nights, and have to remain highly vigilant in harsh environments, which pushes their bodies to the limit.
Cheng Wanying glanced at Lu Yiyi who was sleeping soundly on the bed, then turned her head and said to Lu Chen, "Then let's eat together."
Lu Chen: "Okay."
The hospital Lu Chen brought them to last night was a military hospital. After understanding the situation, he arranged a single room for them.
This ward is quite large and the environment is pretty good.
There was a coffee table and two chairs in the ward, and the mother and son ate around the coffee table.
Seeing that Lu Chen barely touched the meat in the dish, Cheng Wanying knew that it was reserved for her. She picked up a few pieces of meat and put them in Lu Chen's bowl: "It would be great if Chengcheng could be as sensible as you!"
When Lu Chen heard this, he knew what she meant.
He was silent for a moment and asked, "How was Lu Cheng's childhood engagement decided? Does this engagement have to be fulfilled?"
Lu Cheng had already asked Cheng Wanying this question.
However, Lu Chen did not know the inside story.
"We must fulfill our promise." Cheng Wanying said firmly, "My mother saved my and Lu Cheng's lives when she made the promise."
Back then, after she and Lu Huaizheng got married, they had been living apart. Later, old Lu fell seriously ill and was on the verge of death.
After receiving the telegram, she hurriedly took a train with her second son Lu Feng to the western mountains.
There were a lot of people at the train station at that time, and she was pushed off the platform.
The train came roaring towards her. At that time, she was still pregnant with Lu Cheng. If no one had helped her, she would not have been able to get on.
The situation was critical, the train was very close, and no one dared to take the risk to pull her.
At this time, a young woman stood up. She was decisive and quick. She leaned forward and used all her strength to pull her up.
She was rescued.
Later, she went to the northwest to find Lu Huaizheng, only to find that she was too late. Lu Huaizheng's illness had recovered, and the transfer order came down, and he was transferred to the south.
She sent a telegram home, but she was away in the Northwest, so it was not received.
When she arrived at the station again, she was feeling unwell and had signs of miscarriage. Coincidentally, she met Yang Peiying again.
She took Cheng Wanying home and took care of her for a while, and the two became friends.
They had been in constant contact during those two years, and when Lu Cheng was a little over three years old, Yang Peiying gave birth to Xu Nuo.
The two people are three years apart in age.
When Xu Nuo was one year old, Cheng Wanying was told that she could join the army and live with her husband.
I don’t know when we will see each other again after this departure.
At that time, Lu Cheng also liked Xu Nuo very much, and Xu Nuo was often amused by Lu Cheng. The two mothers decided to arrange a marriage for the two.
Who would have thought that Yang Peiying was so beautiful but had a tragic fate. She died when Xu Nuo was just over two years old.
Now, the benefactor's daughter has come to them with an engagement. How can they be such treacherous people and reject the promise?
Lu Chen understood the whole story and discovered that this girl's life experience was quite tragic.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have been sold to a fool as a wife at such a young age.
After Cheng Wanying finished talking about the past, she looked at the tall and handsome Lu Chen in front of her and asked a few more questions: "Chenchen, you are not young anymore, you are already 27 years old, right? It's time to start a family. Is there a suitable partner in the army? Bring him back..."
Before she finished speaking, Lu Chen interrupted her: "Mom, I'm not getting married, you don't have to worry about this."
Cheng Wanying sighed deeply: "Chenchen, forgive me for saying so much. If your mother were still alive, she would definitely want to see you get married."
Lu Chen paused for a moment and said nothing more.
She had introduced many people to Lu Chen in the past, but the boy always rejected them with various reasons.
Later, he simply stopped seeing her.
In the past few years, she introduced fewer people to Lu Chen. Now that Lu Cheng's marriage partner has come to her, she thought about his marriage again. She always felt that she would be sorry for his mother if she didn't organize his wedding.
Since today's conversation has come to this point, Cheng Wanying simply asked one more question: "Chenchen, I heard some rumors outside that you don't like women and have no reaction to women."
Lu Chen was drinking soup and spat it out when he heard this.
"Ouch, ouch." Cheng Wanying hurriedly took out a handkerchief to help him wipe it.
"Mom, don't listen to the rumors outside."
Cheng Wanhua was still waiting for him to explain, but after waiting for a long time, there was no response from the other party.
She sighed, alas...
This thing can't be done after all.
After finishing the meal, Lu Chen went to wash the lunch boxes. Cheng Wanying had just finished cleaning the table when Lu Cheng came to the ward with Xu Nuo.
Seeing that Xu Nuo was still wearing the same clothes as yesterday, she lowered her head and saw that Xu Nuo's shoes exposed her big toe. She couldn't help feeling a little sad. She didn't know how this girl had survived all these years.
After my biological mother passed away, I lived with my elderly grandmother. I don’t know how much hardship and suffering I went through.
"Aunt Cheng, I'll go see Yi Yi."
Xu Nuo went forward and carefully checked the child's condition. Seeing that her breathing was steady and her little lips were rosy, he knew that the condition had improved a lot.
"She's fine, don't worry."
"good."
"Good girl." Cheng Wanying held her hand and said to her, "There's nothing to do in the hospital. While Lu Cheng is at home these few days, you can go to the street with him, buy some clothes, eat, watch a movie or something."
Lu Cheng was leaning on the sofa. When he heard the old lady ask him to take Xu Nuo out to play, he immediately resisted.
"Mom, I'm not going. I don't have time."
"Nonsense!" Cheng Wanying frowned and scolded, "What do you mean you don't have time? You're on vacation, don't think I don't know. Go, take Nuonuo out to play."
"My eldest brother is on vacation too, let him take her there."
"Listen to what nonsense you are talking about? Nuonuo is your fiancée, not your brother's!" Cheng Wanying wanted to scold her son a few more words, but suddenly realized that Xu Nuo was beside her, and it was inappropriate for her to scold him like that.
So, she walked to Lu Cheng's side, and when no one was looking, she stretched out her hand and twisted his shoulder hard: "Are you going or not?"
Lu Cheng frowned in pain.
He is a stubborn donkey. He won't move forward even if you lead him, and will retreat even if you hit him. The more you force him, the more he wants to retreat.
But facing his own mother's angry face, he couldn't bear to say no.
His eyes rolled and an idea came to his mind.
"Okay, I'll go." Lu Cheng agreed. He stood up and said to Xu Nuo, "Let's go. Let's go on a date."
Seeing her son agreed, Cheng Wanying immediately changed to a smiling expression. She pushed Xu Nuo's back and said, "Go ahead, follow this boy. He has been able to play since he was young, and he can help you play in many different ways."
Anyway, Xu Nuo has nothing else to do right now, so let's go for a walk.
It won’t be too late for her to think about work after this matter is resolved.
The two walked out one after the other, and as soon as they opened the door, they bumped into Lu Chen who was coming back from washing the lunch boxes.
"Brother, we are leaving now. Mom and Yi Yi are in your care."
"Going on a date?" Lu Chen asked.
"Yes!" Lu Cheng responded reluctantly.
"Go ahead, don't worry about the hospital."
Lu Cheng nodded and went out first.
When passing by him, Xu Nuo greeted him obediently: "Brother Lu, let's go now."
This well-behaved appearance makes people feel that it is a furry little white rabbit.
But last night, when this "little white rabbit" slapped someone, the movement was clear and neat.
Lu Chen pursed his lips and nodded slightly as a greeting.
Lu Cheng grew up in a compound. Although he was thrown into the army by his father, he still had a bit of the "dandy" air.
He felt a little embarrassed to walk with Xu Nuo.
This girl's shoes even show her big toe. What era is this? How can clothes and shoes be worn like this?
He walked ahead, his mind full of random thoughts.
"Hey, isn't this our Third Young Master Lu?" A teasing voice sounded, and he looked up and saw Lei Ming, the boy who grew up with him in the compound.
"Go away, what do you mean by 'young master'? Watch your wording! I'm a soldier, do you understand?" Lu Cheng corrected Lei Ming's wording.
"Okay, comrade company commander, what are you doing with a little girl?" Lei Ming finished speaking, and suddenly remembered the rumors in the compound, "Hey, Lu Cheng, I heard that your family has a little girl from the countryside who is your childhood sweetheart. Could it be this girl in front of me? Oh, you know what, she is a little rustic, but she is really pretty! Hi, I'm Lei Ming, what do you call the girl?"
Out of politeness, Xu Nuo was about to say hello to Lei Ming.
As a result, he was almost shocked by what Lu Cheng said.
"What nonsense are you talking about? This is not my girlfriend, this is my elder brother's girlfriend!" Lu Cheng started talking nonsense.
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