Following Ye Zhiyu's gaze, everyone saw a man standing next to Su Jiarui who was even taller than him.
His features were quite regular, but the scar on his brow bone made him look a bit fierce.
Ye Zhiyu walked to Lu Chen's side, took his arm, and introduced him to her family.
"This is my boyfriend, Lu Chen." She then introduced her family to Lu Chen one by one.
Lu Chen also greeted them politely. Apart from Ye Jinlin and Su Zheng'an, whose expressions were off, everyone else was very friendly. They were all guests and would never show a cold shoulder to their guests.
After the pleasantries were over, Lin Yiduo invited them inside.
"Let's all come inside. Don't talk outside. It's warm inside."
"Yes, yes, look at us, Zhiyu is back! We're so happy! Come in, come in!"
Lu Chen and Su Jiarui went to move things.
When they came in, they were already seated in the living room.
Lu Chen generously addressed the crowd, saying, "These are some gifts from my mother, all grown on our own land."
Before joining the army, Grandpa Ye was a farmer, so he had a natural affinity for the land and was very interested in it.
"Really? Then we're in for a treat! We can have a good taste of it when we eat later."
Seeing that the elderly people were quite interested, Lu Chen opened the sack and took out the chicken first. Because it was tied up, it hadn't eaten for two days and was now breathing more out than in.
"This is a rooster and a hen. The hen is used to make chicken soup, and the rooster is stir-fried."
Then there are potatoes, cabbage, blood sausage...
Upon seeing the blood sausage, Grandpa Su's eyes lit up immediately. "This is a good thing!"
Lu Chen nodded: "This is delicious when stewed with cabbage and glass noodles."
The prepared cigarettes, alcohol, and tea were taken out one by one, which made everyone feel complicated. They originally thought that since this kid's family was not wealthy, no matter what he brought, they would not let him lose face.
But I didn't expect that there would be so many things on the ground as well as a table full of food.
They were well aware that in that area, these things were the lifeblood of the whole family, which showed how much they valued Ye Zhiyu.
Looking at Lu Chen, who had been poised and confident from the moment he arrived, with clear eyes, he showed no greed upon seeing their family.
The group nodded in agreement.
"Aunt, this is a gift for you. I didn't know what you liked, so I bought a silk scarf."
Lin Yiduo was surprised to find that she had one too. She had plenty of scarves, but this one was different.
Upon closer inspection, she realized it was a recently popular style. Due to its high price, many people couldn't afford it, and she hadn't had the chance to buy it yet.
"Wow, isn't this the latest model? That's too expensive."
"I'm glad you like it."
He then took out two shawls and gave them to his grandmother and maternal grandmother. He took care of everyone, which surprised Ye Zhiyu. She was astonished that he had prepared so much without her knowing.
Ye Zhiyu stood next to Su Jiarui, blinking her eyes.
Su Jiarui nudged Ye Zhiyu and gestured with her chin toward Lu Chen: "I remember he didn't like to talk, did he? What's gotten into him today?"
Ye Zhiyu rolled her eyes at him and continued watching the group chatting happily with Lu Chen. If you want to please the woman's family, you have to use all your skills.
Looking at Su Zheng'an and Ye Jinlin again, well... they're still the same.
Seeing how easily this kid had charmed the old folks and made Lin Yiduo so happy, Ye Jinlin couldn't help but curse him inwardly for being cunning. The two exchanged a glance.
Ye Jinlin cleared his throat and noticed that everyone was looking over.
She looked up slightly and said, "It's time to cook, it's getting late."
Lin Yiduo glanced at the time and exclaimed, "Oh dear, we were so busy chatting and having fun that we forgot to cook all the dishes. Zheng'an and I will finish cooking in a bit."
Lin Yiduo pulled Su Zheng'an towards the kitchen, but Ye Jinlin stopped them.
He looked at Lu Chen with a forced smile and said, "I was drooling just listening to Lu kid talking about blood sausage and chicken soup. Why don't you show us what you can do?"
Fearing he might refuse, she added, "All the men in my family can cook; we're just worried about tiring our wives out."
Lu Chen knew that his father-in-law would be unhappy that he had picked Ye Zhiyu's flower, but he was happy to show it, so he nodded and accepted it. He asked Lin Yiduo where the kitchen was, and then went there with his things.
Before Ye Zhiyu could even refuse on his behalf, she glared at her father and chased after Lu Chen.
Ye Jinlin was so angry that he glared at her, "Who is this brat glaring at? I'm only doing this for her own good."
Lin Yiduo covered her mouth and chuckled.
Even Old Master Ye couldn't bear to look at him like that. "You deserve it. Why did you have to make things difficult for people now of all times?"
“If I don’t say anything, you’ll all be fooled by him. I don’t care. If you want to marry my daughter, you’ll have to get past me first. Otherwise, there’s no way.”
Ye Zhiyu, who had just entered the living room after being kicked out of the kitchen by Lu Chen, heard her father say this. It wasn't that she was unhappy with him making things difficult for Lu Chen.
Instead, she said, "Grandpa is right. You had to do it at this time. You've been on the train for two days and are exhausted. You won't even let people rest."
Ye Jinlin stepped forward and poked her little head: "You're not even married yet, and you're already siding with him. What will you be like in the future?"
"Oh dear, Dad, you're being unreasonable."
"Yes, yes, I'm being unreasonable. Go find someone who is reasonable."
Ye Jinlin was clearly jealous. Lin Yiduo's eyes flickered, signaling her to quickly coax him. Ye Zhiyu was also at a loss for words: "Okay, Dad is okay now. I was wrong, alright?"
Ye Jinlin turned his head away with an air of arrogance.
Old Master Ye was annoyed to see him like this: "Get out, get out, don't get in my way, a grown man like you putting on this show."
Ye Jinlin was taken aback, muttering, "It seems like you haven't done this enough in front of my mother."
Grandpa Ye: "What did you say?"
"It's nothing, it's nothing. I just said I'd go make some tea."
Ye Zhiyu chuckled to herself as she looked at Old Master Ye.
Lin Yiduo: "I'll go see if Xiao Lu needs any help. There are some things he might not be able to find."
Ye Jinlin, with his sharp ears, poked his head out from the tea room: "You're not allowed to cook for him."
Lin Yiduo couldn't be bothered with such a childish person.
During the six months Ye Zhiyu spent in the countryside, because the Hongqi Brigade did not have telephone service, they could only send letters and rarely made phone calls.
Many things are hard to explain, but now that I've seen them, I naturally want to ask them in detail.
Ye Zhiyu answered each question, omitting the bad ones and only saying that she was lucky to have been assigned the job of mowing grass.
I didn't even make a few cuts myself; it was all Lu Chen's help.
He also said that he later became a scorekeeper, which made his job even more relaxed.
I originally intended to keep things simple so as not to worry the elderly too much.
But who knew she would mention Lu Chen in it, and everyone's eyes exchanged subtle glances.
“Girl, tell Grandpa, did you agree to his request because you were too tired from working and wanted to find a helper?”
It's not surprising that they think this way. They know their pampered little princess well. Having never experienced hardship since childhood, she suddenly falls from heaven to hell and can't bear it. It's only natural that she would ask others for help.
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