Chapter 130
"I don't know. I'll ask around later."
Tang Wan thought of Xia Qing, who had strongly recommended her to go to the hospital. She would go and ask later.
In fact, Tang Wan’s desire was not that strong.
She would rather start a small business, and then take the college entrance examination again to study a major she is familiar with.
It was just right for her to return to the countryside and live a simple life.
The two of them had already stewed the chicken while chatting and laughing. When Tang Zhou brought Liu Lanhua in, the room was already filled with the aroma of chicken.
For fear of being smelled by too many people, Tang Wan closed the doors and windows of the kitchen tightly. Even so, Tang Zhou couldn't help but sniffing at the fragrance.
“It smells so good.”
"fragrant!"
Liu Lanhua imitated Tang Zhou and tilted her head back, looking very cute.
Qin Su and Tang Wan were feeling very complicated, but they didn't show it on their faces.
There was already a main dish for dinner, and Tang Wan also made some cold fern.
When Lu Huaijing came back, the meal was already on the table and he naturally sat next to Tang Wan.
"Daughter-in-law, thank you for your hard work."
"It's okay. I'm lucky today. I picked up a pheasant. Come and eat it."
Tang Wan didn't show any emotion in front of Lanhua, and even gave her and Tang Zhou a chicken leg each.
Lu Huaijing felt a little sorry for her and quickly gave the remaining chicken legs to her and Qin Su.
"Thank you, Auntie Tang."
Lanhua apologized in a baby voice, "But I don't like eating chicken legs. Give it to Uncle Lu."
What kid doesn't like eating chicken legs?
She stared at the chicken leg closely and quickly threw it into Lu Huaijing's bowl.
She couldn't even eat chicken legs at home because her grandmother said children shouldn't be too greedy.
"Lanhua is still young, Lanhua, eat it."
Lu Huaijing passed the chicken leg to Lanhua again, "Uncle has grown up, just eat chicken."
"Eat quickly."
Tang Zhou nudged Lanhua with his elbow and said, "When you grow up, be filial to my sister and brother-in-law and give them chicken legs to eat."
"puff……"
Qin Su, who was drinking chicken soup, almost choked. She was speechless and said, "You are only that much younger than your sister.
That's not filial piety. Feeling sorry for your sister is just feeling sorry for your sister, silly child."
"Anyway, I have to be filial to my sister."
Tang Zhou didn't listen, which made everyone laugh and cry. After dinner, Qin Suchun gave Tang Wan a look.
"Lu Huaijing, I have something to tell you."
"Okay, let's go back to the house and talk."
Lu Huaijing was no fool, so he could naturally see the flirtation between his daughter-in-law and mother-in-law.
Qin Su was busy in the kitchen with the two children. Tang Wan closed the door and hesitated for a moment before speaking:
"I heard that someone introduced you to Lanhua's mother in the past?"
Lu Huaijing:!!!
His pupils shrank slightly, his expression changed drastically, and he explained busily.
"Wife, please listen to my explanation..."
"Yeah, I'm listening."
Tang Wan sat at the desk with a calm expression, looking up at him calmly.
Lu Huaijing felt his scalp tingling from staring at her, "Lanhua's father saved me before.
Although that sacrifice was not entirely because of saving me, there were other factors as well, but we are good brothers.
Naturally, I took extra care of them, mother and daughter, but there was that gossipy woman who gave me some nonsense advice.
They asked me to marry Lanhua's mother so that I could take care of them and their daughter, but I refused outright. "
"Well, then?"
In fact, Tang Wan already knew about this. Although she felt a little uncomfortable, she was not angry.
After all, it's all in the past.
"And then I'll marry you."
Lu Huaijing looked puzzled, but when he thought of Lanhua living at home, he immediately explained:
"Wife, there is really nothing between me and Lanhua's mother. We have taken the initiative to avoid suspicion since that incident.
As for Lanhua, she really had no choice. She was busy with work and there was no one to take care of her children.
And I heard that I got married, so I asked you to bring some orchids for me."
"Lu Huaijing, have you ever thought about a question?"
Tang Wan was very calm. She spoke carefully and said, "Mother Lanhua is still very young.
Even if it wasn't you, there might be many people who would introduce her to someone else."
"Um?"
Lu Huaijing initially thought that his daughter-in-law was jealous, but this trend seemed wrong.
He looked at Tang Wan blankly, "That's true, although Mother Lanhua is a single mother.
But she has a formal job, so there must be a mother who would like her, right? "
But why did my wife bring this up?
Could it be that someone wanted her to be a matchmaker for Lanhua’s mother?
"Last night Lanhua asked me if she could call me mom."
Tang Wan told the whole story of last night, "She even said she wanted to call you dad."
She did not lie about this; Lanhua said it herself.
Lu Huaijing was shocked. His eyes widened in surprise. "Her mother would think we..."
"Lu Huaijing."
Tang Wan looked serious, "I went to ask Huai Li today.
She said that many people who introduced Lanhua’s mother to a man said that the man hoped that she would not bring the child with her.
Whether before or after time travel, many men are very realistic.
So this is a major decision that second-married mothers face.
She only said a few simple words, and Lu Huaijing understood what she meant.
"You mean that Lanhua's mother is likely to want us to adopt Lanhua?"
“We can’t rule out this possibility.”
Tang Wan sighed, "She is herself first, and the child's mother second.
After Lanhua's father passed away, it was normal for her to want to get married if she met the right person."
"But Orchid is her child."
Lu Huaijing couldn't understand why he had to abandon his children in order to get married.
"I know, so what do you think?"
Tang Wan stared closely into Lu Huaijing's eyes, not missing the struggle in his eyes.
Lu Huaijing held Tang Wan's hand and said, "Wife, since you have inquired about it.
You should know that Lanhua's grandfather is not around, and her grandmother has to take care of the children for her uncle.
If Lanhua's mother didn't want her, she would really have nowhere to go."
"I know."
Tang Wan didn't look him in the eye again, "But Lu Huaijing, have you ever thought about this?
We didn’t have any kids, I wasn’t even a mom, we had no experience.”
"I'm sorry, wife."
Lu Huaijing hugged Tang Wan tightly and said, "This is not an easy decision for us to make.
Shall we go and ask Lanhua's mother what she thinks in person tomorrow?
Maybe we are just overthinking it. If that is the case, we will think of a solution."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Tang Wan took a deep breath. She used to think that being a military wife was not difficult.
At this moment she suddenly realized the gap between herself and Lu Huaijing.
They are selfless, but she is a little selfish after all.
In the end, nothing was done to resolve the matter. Tang Wan took Lanhua to take a bath and had trouble sleeping that night.
The next day, Lu Huaijing took half a day off and took her to the military hospital.
Coincidentally, it was the clinic where Xia Qing worked. When they arrived, they met Xia Qing coming to work.
"Xia Qing, could you please call Comrade Xu He?"
Lu Huaijing noticed Xia Qing with his sharp eyes. Xia Qing didn't say much to them and just nodded.
After a while, he came out again and said, "I checked the duty roster. Comrade Xu He is not working today?"