No sooner had he finished speaking than the woman added, "No! It's not difficult at all!"
"You wouldn't believe it! Cleaning toilets is actually a really fun thing to do, especially in the summer! The whole toilet is swarming with flies! I can swat a whole bunch of them with one sweep of the broom! And when I see the pile of flies in the end, I feel an unprecedented sense of accomplishment!"
"..."
Du Zheng was speechless.
He paused for a moment, then suddenly raised his hand to adjust his glasses, his expression full of apology. "Sorry, I suddenly remembered I have something to do. Let's talk another time. I'll take my leave now."
With that, the man turned and left.
Lu Ying lifted her foot to catch up, grabbed the man's sleeve and said, "Hey, Du Zheng, don't go yet, listen to me!"
"That toilet was teeming with flies in the summer and rats in the winter! And those rats were incredibly fat! Some were as big as kittens! Don't be scared! I've dealt with them before, I just kicked them one by one! When I finally saw the mountain of rats, you really can't imagine how proud and elated I felt..."
People around him were vaguely glancing in their direction, but Du Zheng felt only an incessant cacophony in his ears, and his mind was filled with only one thought—
Is this woman out of her mind?!
Then he simply pulled off his sleeve and looked at the woman beside him with a hint of impatience in his eyes.
"Lu Ying, I should tell you the truth."
The man's expression suddenly became affectionate, and Lu Ying endured her discomfort to listen to what he was about to say.
"I wasn't lying when I told you before that I was willing to wait for you. It's just that I'm not young anymore. You know my mother is sick, and she's worried that she won't see me get married and have children. So she's been asking me to go on blind dates."
"I met someone who seemed pretty suitable a while ago. I was planning to wait until you were willing before we got together, but my mother's condition worsened, so I had no choice but to agree to date him."
After saying that, he added, "Actually, I came here today to meet someone. She's still waiting at the entrance, so I'll go first. I guess we're just not meant to be. Maybe we'll meet again someday."
As soon as he finished speaking, Du Zheng turned to leave without hesitation, but his sleeve was pulled forcefully, and the woman was instantly in front of him.
Lu Ying looked sad and said to Du Zheng, "Since that's the case, then I wish you eternal happiness."
"A woman like me is really not good enough for you. I'm divorced with a child, and all I know how to do is clean toilets. Someone like you should find someone who is worthy of you. It's so cold today, don't keep people waiting. You should go, let's not see each other again."
Hearing her say that, Du Zheng agreed without hesitation, "Okay, then I'll be going now."
After saying that, he strode away quickly and disappeared into the crowd.
As Lu Ying watched the man flee quickly, a hint of satisfaction flashed across her face.
Feeling very cheerful, she hummed a song as she went upstairs to meet her brother and sister-in-law.
Lu Chuqing also told her about what happened after her previous life.
She was also told very seriously that she should not be deceived by Du Zheng's insincerity, that the man was a domestic abuser, and that she would be beaten up at the drop of a hat after marrying him.
I've thought about divorce, but it's all in vain.
Now that she knows the man's true colors in advance, she already felt that he wasn't to her liking, and now she feels even more disgusted.
If I don't disgust him when we suddenly bump into each other, how can I make him completely give up those thoughts about her?
Later, when Du's father asked Du Zheng about the progress of the matter, the man said with a look of disgust, "What progress could a toilet-cleaning auntie possibly make?"
Mr. Du's old face was full of surprise. "What? The old lady who cleans the toilets? Didn't you say before that people should be presentable and that the family should be well-off?"
"That woman is mentally ill! How can a lunatic be a match for your son?"
As he said this, the man scrolled through the numbers on his phone, then blocked and deleted that particular number.
On the 23rd, it started snowing heavily early in the morning.
Lu Yongkang and Lu Jun started working as soon as they finished breakfast.
What are you busy with?
Kill chickens and slaughter sheep.
Knowing that Lu Hang and the others would be home today, the old man slaughtered more than a dozen chickens, as well as seven or eight ducks and geese, keeping him busy all day.
The women in the family were also busy, constantly boiling water and processing poultry, keeping half for the New Year and curing the rest into preserved meats.
After working until mid-afternoon, Lu Hang called to say that the snow was heavy and the train was delayed, so he might not be able to get home until tomorrow.
Upon hearing the news, Lu Chuqing noticed a fleeting look of disappointment on Lu Linqi's face, but quickly pretended nothing was wrong and continued doing her homework.
She can understand that feeling.
Back when she still had some expectations for Liu Fengming, she would pretend not to care whenever the year-end approached and she heard him say he wouldn't be coming back.
Just after dinner, Song Daqian's shouts came from the front gate.
The gate wasn't locked; the boy pushed it open and walked in, greeting the elders of the Lu family across the courtyard and calling for Lu Chengyang to go out and play.
On snowy days, we go out and set off firecrackers together with our friends.
As they stepped outside, Song Daqian said to him, "Your brother Fuqing is here again! He bought a lot of firecrackers and fireworks. Let's go to the river to set them off!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Chengyang's eyes widened. "Why is he here again?"
There was no other meaning to this statement; it was just a remark that this person always seemed to be visiting their village.
This is the fourth time he's come since his first visit. In just one winter, he's come five times!
Every time I come, I buy them a big bag of firecrackers and fireworks to play with. Last time I came, I also brought them a lot of chocolates and candies with foreign words, which really broadened the horizons of these children in the village.
They privately asked Song Tianhao what Fu Qing's background was. He seemed to spend money lavishly; could he be a young master?
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