"mom……"
Niu Fangfang ruffled her hair helplessly: "Don't ask around. She's just a friend of mine."
"My friend..."
Upon hearing Niu Fangfang's words, Liu Lan felt somewhat disappointed, but then something occurred to her and her eyes immediately lit up.
"You used to call all your cronies 'brothers,' but is this new friend of yours a little different from those guys?"
"Where is he from? How many people are in his family? Are his parents still alive? How many brothers does he have? How old is he and when does he want to get married?"
Niu Fangfang: ...
She can't talk to her mother anymore.
Niu Zhenghui was stunned by his aunt's barrage of questions. It took him a while to come to his senses, and he couldn't help but shiver.
When people get old, they become truly terrifying.
Family members will constantly pressure you to get married. It's no exaggeration to say that even if the other person is just a mosquito of the opposite sex, the parents would probably want to know everything about the mosquito's ancestors...
That's terrifying, absolutely terrifying.
In two years, when he's the same age as his sister, what will happen then?
Niu Zhenghui felt that his future was bleak.
My initial low mood due to the flooding of my hometown was lifted by Niu Fangfang's sudden mention of male friends.
By the time she went to sleep, even the old lady, who had been feeling the heaviest burden, had come to terms with it.
The flooding of her home was already a foregone conclusion. If she keeps sighing and complaining, she won't change the outcome and will only make her children and grandchildren worry. She needs to be more open-minded.
The old lady finished her chores and then fell asleep.
The next morning was the first day of the Lunar New Year.
This is a new year, 79 years ago.
The water from the reservoir poured down, turning nearby villages into a vast expanse of water. Even the city's moat rose, overflowing the roads.
No one expected the first day of the new year to be like this.
People engaged in disaster relief and rescue operations can be seen everywhere on the streets.
Lu Huaijiao got up early in the morning. While Gu Changzheng was busy preparing supplies, she rode her bicycle to Niu Fangfang's house.
Niu Fangfang was just about to leave to help out in the village with her mother and aunt when she saw Lu Huaijiao coming over, and she was taken aback for a moment.
"Jiaojiao, what brings you here?"
Niu Fangfang quickly stepped forward to inquire.
Lu Huaijiao stopped her bicycle, got off, and looked Niu Fangfang up and down.
“I heard about the Rhino Horn Reservoir yesterday. The community officials told me that ordinary residents shouldn’t go there, so I didn’t go and cause trouble.”
"Thank goodness you're alright."
This is her way of explaining why she didn't go over there yesterday.
Niu Fangfang didn't need Lu Huaijiao to explain at all.
She wasn't angry with Lu Huaijiao.
“I’m fine. Our house is located on higher ground in the village, not on the side of the river. When the water came down, my grandma and I ran out.”
Although the process was somewhat dangerous, Niu Fangfang didn't say anything, afraid that Lu Huaijiao would worry.
Lu Huaijiao nodded.
"It's good that everyone is safe. As for other material possessions, don't worry about them too much."
"Um."
Niu Fangfang was very touched that Lu Huaijiao had come to her house so quickly. She went up to Lu Huaijiao, took her arm, and spoke to her.
When Lu Huaijiao saw them about to leave, she asked Niu Fangfang where they were going. Upon learning that they were going to help out of the city, she said, "I'll go with you."
Seeing the ginger in Liu Lan's bicycle basket, Lu Huaijiao told them to wait for her.
She rode her bicycle to the nearby vegetable market, bought two sacks of ginger, and asked the vendor to deliver them. She then took Liu Lan and the others with her to the outskirts of the city to make ginger tea for the flood relief workers.
Liu Lan knew that Lu Huaijiao was Niu Fangfang's classmate, and also knew that Lu Huaijiao owned a factory and was the owner of the factory where her brother-in-law worked.
But she didn't expect Lu Huaijiao to be so generous.
They can buy two sacks of ginger without even flinching.
She's such a kind-hearted girl!
Liu Lan felt fortunate that her daughter had made such a friend.
Lu Huaijiao had no idea that Liu Lan had concluded she was a good person just because of two bags of ginger. She rode her bicycle behind Niu Fangfang and the others out of town, helping out with whatever she could.
Originally, Lu Huaijiao just wanted to check on the situation of the disaster victims, but she didn't expect to encounter an unexpected person.
"Jiaojiao?"
Lu Zhengde never expected to run into Lu Huaijiao here.
Lu Zhengde, who had come out early in the morning with the school teachers and set up a tent here as a volunteer, was extremely surprised when he saw Lu Huaijiao appear.
They seemed quite surprised that she would appear in such a place.
Lu Huaijiao narrowed her eyes.
What are you doing here?
Her intuition told her that Lu Zhengde's presence here was strange, very strange.
Lu Zhengde's hometown is not here. Why did he come to this city after leaving the farm?
At first, Lu Huaijiao thought that this person had simply come to seek revenge. However, after half a year, there was still no sign of them.
She thought that Lu Zhengde had left the city.
Unexpectedly, not only did he not leave, but he now seems to have become an integral part of the city.
Why?
What is it about this place that makes him want to stay?
Lu Huaijiao already had suspicions about Lu Zhengde, so after seeing him, her suspicions only intensified.
Behind Lu Zhengde was the shed that their primary school had set up.
Inside the shed, besides the other teachers, there was also Zhao Rui, who was busy running around, vying to impress Lu Zhengde.
Zhao Rui heard Lu Huaijiao's voice and looked up at Lu Huaijiao.
When her gaze confirmed that it was indeed Lu Huaijiao, Zhao Rui's smile froze on her face.
"Lu Huaijiao? What are you doing here?"
She seemed afraid that Lu Zhengde would be attracted to Lu Huaijiao or something, so she quickly put down what she was doing, came out from inside, and stood beside Lu Zhengde.
He stared at Lu Huaijiao with a look of hatred.
"Lu Huaijiao, what are you trying to do?"
As she spoke, she turned to look at Lu Zhengde beside her and said, "Teacher Lu, please don't mind. There's a misunderstanding between this comrade and me. Please go inside first, and I'll talk to her."
Zhao Rui hasn't even married Lu Zhengde yet, and she's already so wary of him talking to other young women.
This action makes people inexplicably want to laugh.
Lu Huaijiao narrowed her eyes, her gaze shifting back and forth between Lu Zhengde and Zhao Rui. She quickly understood the key point.
"Heh, no wonder I haven't seen Teacher Zhao clinging to my wife. Turns out she's found someone else."
The score between her and Lu Zhengde was too complicated to settle in a short time, so she decided to leave it for now.
Zhao Rui is so arrogant, it's good to teach her a lesson first.
"Lu Huaijiao, what nonsense are you talking about?"
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