Chapter 67 Don't Be So Sensible
From then on, Lu Ping'an understood a truth: it is necessary to appropriately please his wife's good friends while keeping a distance!
"Okay, stop pretending, drink it quickly, or it will get cold later."
Shen Xiaoyue took the teacup and poured tea into it until Hu Qingqing shouted "Enough, enough".
The soup was so watery that it easily flowed everywhere. In order to avoid dirtying the scarf around her neck, Shen Xiaoyue untied it and threw it at Lu Pingan.
This scarf was made by Hu Qingqing and given to her.
She had a white one before, but it didn’t resist getting dirty, so she wanted to buy one.
Seeing how beautiful the ribbon looked on her, the silly girl Hu Qingqing went to the county town to buy a bundle of wool to knit her a red ribbon as a wedding gift.
Wool is so expensive these days. Most of the money I earned from selling things was spent on it.
Shen Xiaoyue asked her to keep the money to buy more delicious food for herself. The money from buying a pound of wool was enough to eat at the state-owned restaurant several times.
As a result, Hu Qingqing said that she seldom went to the county town alone and didn't have much money to spend, so she bought a pound of wool and knitted a big and long scarf for her.
Hu Qingqing is a slow learner and usually looks intimidated, but she is actually very patient. Every night after work, she weaves under the dim kerosene lamp.
The knitted scarf has dense stitches, is thick and airtight, and when spread out to cover the body it looks like a small shawl.
Shen Xiaoyue cherishes it very much. If today was not her first day at work after marriage and she wanted to show Hu Qingqing the effect, she would not be willing to take it out.
"Wife, why do I suddenly feel so cold?"
Lu Ping'an shuddered and hugged the red scarf tightly in his hand.
It was so strange. He suddenly felt very cold and wanted to sneeze. Someone must be scolding him behind his back.
"Lu Ping'an, do you not see your father in your eyes?"
A roar sounded from behind.
Lu Guodong reached out from behind and twisted Lu Ping'an's ear, almost breaking his teeth.
Lu Guodong took the educated youth to dig sweet potatoes, naturally in this field.
He just watched his silly son stride past him with his head held high, without the slightest hesitation, as if he didn't even see him.
Just when I was about to come over and hit him, I saw him take out a teacup, and I thought I had wronged him.
Well, the result was that there was really no place for him.
It’s a pity that it’s the eldest and second oldest brothers’ turn to go to the water conservancy construction site this week, otherwise they would have to see the true face of their younger brother!
“It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!!!”
"Dad, what are you doing? It hurts so much!"
Lu Pingan quickly saved his ears, rubbed them hard, and shouted loudly: “Dad, I didn’t know you were here!”
"My wife told me this morning that she was going to dig sweet potatoes today, so I just found out about it. You didn't tell me what you were going to do. Why don't you tell me tomorrow, then I'll know."
Lu Guodong was even more angry: "Get lost! Why should I report to you when I am doing something? Otherwise, I will let you be the boss."
Lu Pingan muttered: “I thought so, but you don’t agree.”
Hu Qingqing stared in amazement at Secretary Lu, who was usually gentle and easy to talk to, and kept calling him "Laozi".
Lu Guodong's hands were rough and strong when he was working, and he twisted Lu Ping'an's ears until they turned red. Shen Xiaoyue felt distressed, so she leaned over to his ears and blew on them twice, then gently stroked them.
She gently apologized to Lu Guodong: "Dad, this is my fault. I didn't tell Ping An. I haven't drunk the mung bean water yet. I just drank some water and I'm not thirsty. Dad, you drink it."
Lu Guodong's anger was extinguished instantly. His daughter was indeed considerate. He glared at Lu Ping'an again. This brat, he is so grown up and still needs his wife to clean up his mess.
He waved his hand: "Ping An and I are just joking, you drink. Are you tired today, Xiao Yue? If you are tired, just rest for a while. It's okay, your father and I and your elder and second brothers are here, you and Ping An can go back and play."
When Lu Guodong spoke to his daughter-in-law, he unconsciously softened his voice for fear of scaring her.
Before the marriage, Lu Ping'an told his parents about her family's affairs. How cruel were these in-laws? They already had a son who could go to the countryside, but they sent such a beautiful daughter here to suffer.
Now that I'm his daughter, naturally I have to take care of her.
These are all recorded in work points. The more work, the more you get, and the less work, the less you get. He won't record them randomly and break the rules, but he also doesn't mean that he won't be able to eat if his daughter-in-law loses these work points.
It’s better to rest if you can.
This voice made Lu Ping'an feel sick. He frowned and asked his father to be more normal.
So I got another slap in the face.
"Dad, digging sweet potatoes is not tiring. Please sit down and take a rest."
"No need to sit down. It's almost time for dinner. You and Ping An should go back first. Tell your mother that I'm only here for a couple of bites today and I won't be going back."
Judging from the weather, it may rain for several days in a row, so Lu Guodong wants to hold a meeting for everyone to organize and make arrangements in advance.
"Wife, you are so good to me."
On the way home, Lu Ping'an carried the bucket in one hand and held Shen Xiaoyue's arm with the other, his arm tightly pressed against hers.
He didn't drink the mung bean water, but he felt sweeter in his heart than if he had drunk the water.
His wife loves him and protects him.
"But next time, don't take all the responsibility on yourself. Not only that, don't take all the responsibility on yourself. Don't push everything onto me. Your man will take care of it for you."
Although his parents are very nice and truly love Xiaoyue, when it comes down to it, they should still be more tolerant towards their son, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
His parents were a little jealous, but they knew deep down that a small family consisting of couples was the most important.
Only such a marriage can last.
Their family is like this. They don't require everyone to eat together. It's fine if the whole family wants to eat together, or if the family wants to eat alone. They don't care too much.
Therefore, the conflicts between sisters-in-law that occur in other families are almost non-existent in the Lu family.
They wouldn’t really be angry or sad because Lu Ping’an didn’t bring them one.
But if Xiaoyue takes the blame on herself too often, there's no guarantee that her parents won't subconsciously blame her next time.
People who are sensible are often asked to be more sensible, while people who are not sensible will be praised to the sky if they occasionally do what they should do.
He didn't want his wife to suffer any more grievances at home.
The bad relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is usually because the man in the middle is incompetent.
So she doesn't need to be so sensible and can push any problems onto him.
Seeing that Shen Xiaoyue didn’t say anything, Lu Ping’an took out the trick that Shen Xiaoyue was best at—pinching her mouth into the shape of a duck’s mouth, and not letting go until she agreed.
It’s just that Shen Xiaoyue usually adds “嘬嘬嘬”, and now that they are outside, he feels a little embarrassed.
Just bring it back when you get home later.
"Mmmmm."
Lu Pingan let go of his hand.
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