Chapter 48

"Old Xu, why are you running?"

Xia Qing chased after him and grabbed the furious Captain Xu.

"Although your mother has just arrived, I have experienced her temper. Things are definitely not as she said."

"What do you mean?"

Captain Xu suddenly felt unhappy. Was he saying that his mother was lying?

"I didn't say anything, why are you angry?"

Xia Qing rolled her eyes at him in annoyance, "I'm meeting your mother for the first time today, so I'm just going to have a meal of meat, right?

It's not just me eating it, the whole family has to eat it, look at her like that?

You are in such a hurry to go to someone else's house to cause trouble. If things are different from what your mother said, I wonder how you will end up!"

"Then let my son be beaten by others?"

Captain Lu has been able to get to where he is today entirely due to his own abilities, so Xia Qing naturally knows how hard it has been for him.

"Okay, I'll go ask around."

After Xia Qing's words, Captain Lu calmed down a bit. His mother really had a bad temper and loved to take advantage of others.

…

After Tang Wan and the others finished their meal, it was still early, so Lu Huaijing stood up and said, "I'm going to go out for a while."

"Yeah, okay."

Tang Wan didn't think much about it and took the dishes to wash. Tang Zhou followed behind her, "Sister, let me help you."

"No, just a few lunch boxes."

Tang Wan thought of Tang Zhou beating someone up just now, and whispered to him, "There are so many people in the compound who are gossipy.

Keep a low profile and don't let anyone know you're so strong."

Everyone knows how to play the pig and eat the tiger, but you can't give the other party an opportunity to take advantage of you.

"good."

Tang Zhou was very obedient and did whatever Tang Wan said. Seeing his tense little face, Tang Wan suddenly felt distressed.

"Zhou Zhou, once we're settled, let's go visit our parents quietly."

"Really?"

A light appeared in Tang Zhou's eyes. This child was thinking about his parents.

"Of course it's true, but we're new here, so we can't be impatient."

Tang Wan lowered her voice, "Your brother-in-law has asked someone to take care of him, so he should be fine."

"Uh-huh."

Tang Zhou nodded obediently. The brother and sister whispered to each other for a while and obviously heard the sound of the courtyard door opening.

It turned out to be Lu Huaijing. He came back carrying a load of bricks. Tang Wan was a little confused.

"Lu Huaijing, what are you doing?"

"Let's get out of the stall and take a shower."

Lu Huaijing's wheat-colored face was filled with a silly smile, "You go ahead and do your thing, I can handle it myself."

"Thank you!"

Tang Wan felt warm in her heart. This man didn't talk much, but he always moved her with his actions.

But she couldn't let him do everything.

"Let me help you."

"Okay, if you and Zhou Zhou are not busy, just clean up the utility room and put the bathroom there.

I have to go get some loess and lime and try to finish it tonight."

Lu Huaijing placed the bricks behind the storage room and quickly left with his load.

"Sister, your brother-in-law is so good to you."

Tang Zhou was still young and didn't understand the relationship between men and women, but he could see that his brother-in-law was very good to his sister.

"Learn more from your brother-in-law and be nice to your wife in the future."

Tang Wan curled her lips without blushing or panting. There was actually nothing in the sundries room, but Tang Wan still cleaned it carefully.

Soon Lu Huaijing came back and mixed the lime and loess with water.

Although Tang Wan didn't understand these, she could see that this was equivalent to the function of cement.

Sure enough, after Lu Huaijing asked Tang Wan for her opinion, he marked out a small corner among the sundries.

He built four layers of bricks so that water wouldn't splash all over the room when he washed, and then he dug a tiny hole in the corner of the wall.

In this way, the water after washing can flow out of the house through the hole.

"When I have time, I will go to the mountains to cut some bamboo and weave it into a bamboo curtain to hang here."

Lu Huaijing was busy as a whirlwind, his wheat-colored neck was covered with sweat.

Tang Wan took out a square towel and gently wiped him. When their eyes met, his eyes burned her cheeks and made them slightly red.

Fortunately, it was almost dark, so her facial expression could not be seen. She nodded slightly.

"good."

"You can't wash it here today. You have to hang it to dry."

Lu Huaijing's movements were quick and decisive, and the man's serious look made Tang Wan's heart move.

Her tone softened a little. "You've rested for so long, you'll definitely be busy next. Leave all the household chores to me."

She went out more often, slowly filling up their home like a little hamster.

"You can't be the only one tired."

Lu Huaijing took the handkerchief from her hand and wiped the sweat off his face, "By the way, Zhou Zhou is just old enough to go to school.

When I went to report for leave just now, I asked my leader that after the summer vacation, I would send him to the military-civilian school next to us."

"You think about it carefully."

Tang Wan once again looked at the man with admiration; he really had thought of everything for her.

"We are all family, so it is always good to study."

Lu Huaijing himself did not receive much education and he joined the army one year before graduating from high school.

But he also often read books himself while in the army and knew the benefits of reading.

“You are right.”

Tang Wan sighed. The original owner also graduated from high school, but unfortunately the college entrance examination was at a standstill at that time.

If she wanted to go to university, she had to either get recommended by workers, peasants and soldiers or wait for the college entrance examination to be resumed.

Seeing what she was thinking, Lu Huaijing thought for a moment and asked her, "Wife, do you want to study too?"

“I’ve already graduated from high school.”

Tang Wan shook her head. The original owner worked as a bookkeeper in a cotton spinning factory for two years after graduating from high school.

"If you want to find a job, I'll ask someone."

Lu Huaijing was packing his things. His wife was still a high school student. It was such a blessing for him to marry such an outstanding girl.

"No, let's wait until we finish dealing with the things at home."

Tang Wan didn't want to use up too many favors with Lu Huaijing, even though good jobs are hard to come by these days.

But Tang Wan believed in her abilities. As long as she wanted, she could apply for a job a few more times and she would eventually be able to pass the exam.

"Okay, let's talk about it later."

Lu Huaijing borrowed this bag from someone else, and while he was returning it, Tang Wan prepared some clothes to change into.

Lu Huaijing took Tang Zhou to the bathhouse to take a bath. Tang Wan was not used to going to the bathhouse, so she boiled hot water herself.

While they were not at home, I went to the space to wash up.

Then she came out and washed her clothes in a bucket. When they came back, Tang Wan had already hung the clothes up.

"Bring your clothes here, I'll wash them."

"No, we've already washed it."

Lu Huaijing took the clothes out of the basin and hung them out to dry, which shocked Tang Wan.

Tang Zhou explained with a smile, "My brother-in-law said that we shouldn't let my sister get too tired, so we washed the clothes right after we took a shower."

Tang Wan: …

What should I do if I feel like I have picked up a treasure again?

"Just something casual."

Lu Huaijing didn't think it was a big deal, as he had gone through the same thing before when he was alone.

"Sister, I'm going back to my room to sleep."

Tang Zhou hung his clothes on a makeshift bamboo pole and quickly ran back to his house.

Tang Wan had just made the bedding for him, and they both went back to their own room.