Chapter 119 The two families meet
Mu Tianrui seemed to be able to sense Su Tang's attitude. He nodded slightly and said nothing more.
After Su Tang returned, the meal was a little solemn.
However, Grandpa Mu and Lu Xiao had a very happy chat. As both were soldiers, they naturally had endless topics to talk about.
After dinner, Su Tang left as she had to go to work in the afternoon.
As soon as Mu Tianrui helped Grandpa Mu in, he saw Lu Xiao still standing there and not leaving.
"Anything else?"
Hearing this, Lu Xiao looked Mu Tianrui up and down, smiling without saying a word.
"Bon Voyage."
These four words were said to Grandpa Mu in the car.
After saying that, Lu Xiao turned around and left.
Mu Tianrui looked at his back, his eyes dim and unclear.
Men understand men best, and the hostility between the two sides is no less than that.
Mu Tianrui curled up the corners of his lips into a smile, raised his hand to look at his watch, and got into the car.
Seeing this, Grandpa Mu asked, "What's wrong? Tianrui."
"It's okay. Deputy Captain Lu doesn't seem very friendly to me."
"That's how Xiao Lu is."
The title of the cold-faced captain was not given for nothing.
When Su Tang got home from get off work in the evening, she told Lu Xiao her guess.
Lu Xiao lowered his head and kissed her hair.
"The doctor told you to rest and not worry too much. Did you forget?"
"If you keep doing this, I'll be angry."
Lu Xiao pretended to be angry, and Su Tang smiled helplessly: "Okay, okay, then I don't want to think about it."
Hearing this, Lu Xiao touched her head and said, "No matter what they do, no matter what happens, I will be at the forefront to protect you."
"Tangtang's most important thing now is to take good care of your body, huh?"
The man lowered his head and spoke tenderly and attentively. Su Tang leaned over and kissed him on the mouth.
"I know."
The two hugged each other, and the room was warm and beautiful.
Three days later in the evening, when Lu Xiao just returned, he saw two familiar figures standing at the door.
Dad Lu was wearing a blue work jacket that had been washed out, with the sleeves rolled up to his forearms, revealing his dark and strong arms.
He was struggling to hold a bulging canvas bag in his hands, the corners of which were deformed.
Mother Lu had an army green shoulder bag slung across her body and a wooden box tied tightly with thick hemp rope in her other hand. The strands of hair on her forehead were wet with sweat and stuck to her flushed cheeks.
"Dad! Mom!"
Lu Xiao rushed over and took the things from the two elders. The weight almost made this burly man fall down.
"I told you I'd pick you up at the station, so why did you carry it here yourself?"
Mother Lu took a breath, but she couldn't hide the smile in the corner of her eyes no matter what.
"Your wife is pregnant, how could we let you run back and forth? We asked several people after leaving the station and found our way here according to the address."
"Your place is easy to find. It's not some remote place."
As she spoke, she had already seen Su Tang who had just returned from get off work, and her eyes suddenly lit up.
"Oh my Tangtang! Let mommy see!"
As Su Tang just walked to the door, Lu Ma grabbed his hand. The old woman's palm was warm, and there were red marks from the bag.
Only then did she see clearly what the old couple had brought.
A few plump ears of corn appeared in the canvas bag, and dried day lilies and dried chilies were stuffed in the cracks of the wooden box.
The zipper of the army green shoulder bag was not closed tightly, and several pieces of colorful fabrics could be seen folded inside, with a few shiny thimbles pinned to the corners.
"This is the newly harvested millet at home. It is the most nutritious to make porridge with it."
Dad Lu spoke in a muffled voice, pointing at the canvas bag.
"Your mother insisted that our yellow rice was not available here, so she made me fill a bag."
Although the items were not rare, it was not easy for two old men to carry them from far away.
Su Tang wanted to reach out to take it, but was immediately stopped by the three men.
"Oh Tangtang, you are pregnant now, you can't move, mom will do it."
As they were talking, Su's father and mother came out from the house.
Su Ma immediately noticed the fabric sticking out of Lu Ma's bag and joked, "Did my mother-in-law move her entire family here?"
Mother Lu smiled sheepishly and untied the strap of her shoulder bag to reveal a corner.
"This is the Dacron I asked someone to buy in Lanzhou. It's sky blue and perfect for making postpartum clothes for Tangtang. And these are a few pairs of cloth shoes. I spent half a month making them. They're soft and comfortable to wear during confinement."
The wooden box was even more shocking when it was opened.
The upper layer was filled with neatly arranged red dates and walnuts, while the bottom layer was covered with a layer of old cotton wrapped in a red cloth bag.
Mother Lu carefully lifted the red cloth, revealing a shiny silver lock inside. The lock body was engraved with the four small words "Long Life and a Hundred Years" and a small bell was decorated on the edge.
"Before coming here, I went to the market with my old man. This is specially bought for our grandchildren."
Mother Lu pushed the lock piece towards Su Tang's hand, her eyes full of seriousness.
"We don't follow those old rules, but this idea is worth having."
Su Ma's eyes felt slightly warm as she looked at the pile of objects in front of her.
The Lu family values her Tangtang so much, which is what touches Su Ma.
She took Lu Ma's hand and led her into the house: "Come in and rest. I made chicken soup and am waiting for you."
Dad Lu was still muttering to Dad Su: "There's pickled sauerkraut in the jar. If Tangtang wants something sour, it would be best with steamed bread."
The family came into the house in a lively atmosphere, and Lu Xiao was responsible for moving things into the house.
The chicken soup was bubbling in the casserole. After Su Tang became pregnant, her mom and dad raised the chicken themselves to nourish her body. They had originally planned to keep it for the New Year, but now it had been killed.
The floating oil was carefully skimmed off by Su Ma.
Mother Lu squatted in front of the stove, helping to add firewood. The flames reflected the white hair on her temples. "My mother-in-law's cooking skills are really authentic. The chicken soup stewed by my husband always has the smell of firewood."
Su Tang leaned against the kitchen and talked to her mother and mother-in-law. Lu Xiao gently supported her waist from behind and said, "Go sit in the living room. It's too smoky here."
"I haven't seen my mother for a long time. I want to talk to her."
The window is open, how strong can the smoke smell be?
"Have you finished moving all your stuff?"
"We've finished moving. We have too much stuff. Let's clean it up after dinner."
The most important thing is that Lu Xiao felt that his mother wanted to clean up those things, so he didn't move.
"Tangtang, go sit over there. Don't stand. You're so tired."
Seeing Su Tang standing at the door, Mother Lu quickly stood up and asked her to sit down.
"Mom, I'm fine."
Hearing this, Su Ma also advised her, and Su Tang had no choice but to walk away.
She is now like the national treasure giant panda. Everyone who sees her tells her to go and rest.
But she also knew that her family did this for her own good.
Helpless, Su Tang had to turn around and leave.
The dinner was very sumptuous. Lu Ma made many dishes from the things she brought, which greatly stimulated Su Tang's appetite.
She had been feeling nauseous and unable to eat during this period, but the pickled vegetables allowed her to eat two steamed buns today.
"Mom and Dad, thank you for coming all the way here."
She raised her glass and used water instead of wine to thank Mr. and Mrs. Lu.
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