Lin Xiaocui broke free from his embrace, biting her lip and glaring at him, "What are you doing?"
"I'm sorry, I... I just saw..."
Luo Chunlei opened his mouth again and again, but he couldn't bring himself to say anything about seeing Lin Ye and Lu Wanqing hugging and kissing.
"I'm going back now. Please tell Ye Ge's family to come to my house for dinner tomorrow night." After saying that, Luo Chunlei ran away with a red face, feeling even more guilty than if he had kissed the girl.
Lin Xiaocui walked into the courtyard with a blank look on her face. When she saw Lin Ye and Lu Wanqing emerging from behind the big locust tree with their clothes a little disheveled, she realized what Luo Chunlei was shy about.
Why is he so shy when others are being affectionate?
"How was the start of the school year?"
Lu Wanqing stopped Lin Xiaocui and listened to her talk about Luo Hao's treat. Lin Ye then went back to cooking. The rice was cooked, but the fire in the stove had gone out and needed to be relit.
Judging from Lin Xiaocui's cheerful demeanor, it was clear that the start of the school year went smoothly. She paid her tuition for the entire year in one go, and in the evening, she bought a steamed bun from the supply and marketing cooperative near the school gate before returning home.
As she expected, soon a sharp shout came from the east room: "You brat, you're back and you're not even cooking? You want to eat rice for free?!"
Lin Xiaocui gasped, waved goodbye to Lu Wanqing, and went home.
"Mom, I still have homework to do, so I won't cook." Lin Xiaocui pretended to do her homework under the kerosene lamp in the kitchen.
Wang Xiuqin was furious. Her son was hiding outside and wouldn't come home, and her daughter was also going against her. This family was becoming increasingly difficult for her to manage.
"Work my ass! Let me tell you, if you don't work, you'll have to give your family 3 yuan every month, or you won't get any food!" Wang Xiuqin thought she could control her this way.
“Dog Egg hasn’t earned many work points, so why don’t you talk to him about this? You’re just biased. I’ve already written to my older brother, let’s see if he’ll send you money again!” Lin Xiaocui was no pushover either.
Wang Xiuqin was furious, raising the red-hot tongs to strike her, but Lin Jianguo, who had returned, snatched them away.
"What's all the noise about? I can hear you yelling from far away. Xiao Cui's schooling doesn't cost you any money, so what are you complaining about? Hurry up and cook, I'm hungry!"
Once Lin Jianguo got tough, Wang Xiuqin wilted; having lost over 100 yuan, she knew she was in the wrong...
......
The next day, Lu Wanqing woke up to Lin Ye's kisses, her face full of shyness.
Last night, I bought some great new stuff. It works well, but it's a bit expensive. I'll need to buy more next time I go to the county town.
"Qingqing, you've worked hard. Get some more sleep. I'll go cook." Lin Ye gently stroked her lips with his fingers.
Her lips were as red and luscious as blooming roses; I could never get enough of kissing them.
Lu Wanqing didn't stay in bed; she needed to go to the brigade headquarters early to see if any recruitment notices had been posted.
Lin Ye then helped her by handing her clothes, inside and out, from the chair by the bedside.
Luckily, Elaine Chao woke up early, otherwise she would have been yelling "Shame on you!"
After dinner, Lin Ye went to work, and Lu Wanqing arranged the clothes Zhao Xiaolan had made and took some time to visit the brigade headquarters.
However, apart from some quotes and previous notices, there was no recruitment information on the walls of the brigade headquarters.
"Perhaps the policy hasn't been communicated yet!" she thought.
When we passed Aunt Luo's house, Aunt Luo was sewing a schoolbag for Kunkun, while Kunkun squatted beside her, his big, dark eyes wide open, constantly urging her on.
"Grandma, hurry up, we're going to be late for school."
Aunt Luo laughed and said, "Who told you to be so naughty? You tore my brand new schoolbag! Did you get into a fight?"
Kun Kun looked away guiltily: "No, Grandma, please hurry up."
At this moment, Luo Hao came out of the house, patted Kunkun's head, and said with a smile, "How about your second uncle takes you to school today?"
Kun Kun looked resistant. "I went twice yesterday, so I know the way. None of you need to take me. I'll go by myself."
He's not a three-year-old anymore, why would he need to be picked up and dropped off every day?
He can just follow the other older kids in the group.
Luo Hao then stopped insisting.
Looking up, he saw Lu Wanqing passing by and waved to her: "Sister-in-law, where have you been? Why isn't my brother Ye with you?"
Lu Wanqing felt embarrassed; the two were always inseparable, and Luo Hao teased her again.
"Haozi, you're finally discharged from the hospital! Didn't you manage to bring that girl home with you?"
Luo Hao was hospitalized for several days, and Mu Xiaoting brought him meals and took care of him every day. Even though he could have been discharged in two days, he insisted on staying for several more days.
Lu Wanqing was naturally aware of this gossip.
Luo Hao blushed. He should have known better than to tease her. Now, Aunt Luo's attention was entirely on him, and she kept asking, "What's wrong with the little girl?"
"Wanqing, come and sit down for a while," Aunt Luo called out.
Seeing Luo Hao's changing expression, she suppressed a laugh and said, "Aunt Luo, my mother is home alone, so I won't sit down. Also, I've had a bit of an upset stomach lately, so I won't be coming over for dinner tonight."
Lin Ye saved Luo Hao, so he should definitely express his gratitude, but she really doesn't like eating at other people's houses, so she'd rather skip it.
Aunt Luo was focused on getting Luo Hao to settle the matter concerning the little girl, so she didn't try to stop him from staying any longer.
Luo Hao felt like dying. All Mu Xiaoting did was treat him as a friend, how did it become a rumor about him being a girlfriend? He couldn't explain himself no matter how hard he tried.
At noon, Lu Wanqing told Lin Ye that she had turned down dinner at Aunt Luo's house. Lin Ye didn't mind at all and said, "I was going to turn it down too. It's more comfortable to eat at home."
The two looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
During the meal, Lin Chunhua came over carrying a cloth bag.
Lin Ye hurriedly took her cloth bag, while Lu Wanqing served her a bowl of white rice.
Lin Chunhua washed her hands and took the bowl of rice; any further politeness would seem pretentious.
This time, she brought several kilograms of dried porcini mushrooms.
Since Wang Tiegang tasted the sweetness of making money, he has become very diligent. To encourage him, Lin Chunhua would cook meat for him every few days. Now, he is much more energetic than before.
"We can harvest porcini mushrooms until October, and with the grain distribution after the autumn harvest, we can have a prosperous year!" Lin Chunhua said with delight.
Lu Wanqing was also happy for her, "Yes, things will get better and better. We heard that Hongqi Elementary School is recruiting a physical education teacher recently, and Lin Ye wants to give it a try."
Lin Chunhua slapped her thigh and exclaimed, "I was wondering what I had to say. The Wang family brigade posted a job advertisement yesterday, and I was thinking that Lin Ye would be quite suitable to be a physical education teacher."
Now, Lu Wanqing was a little unsettled; it seemed the whole team had kept this news under wraps.
Tomorrow, she will personally go to the commune to register Lin Ye and see who can beat him!
"By the way, Aye, are you really planning to go back to your ancestral home?" Lin Chunhua changed the subject.
She came back this time for this very reason.
After receiving an affirmative answer, she slowly said, "That old Wang doesn't get along with our master, so it'll probably be hard to persuade him. Besides, his daughter-in-law is having a difficult childbirth, so he can't worry about that right now."
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