Chapter 46: Eating with Mother-in-law
Just as Mother Lu was about to sit down to eat, she was interrupted by Meng Chuyuan's voice: "Mom, wash your hands before eating."
When she suddenly heard Meng Chuyuan speak, the smile on Lu's mother's face faded a little, and she looked up at her.
This was the first day Meng Chuyuan moved in with them, and the two finally met at dinner.
Last night, Meng Chuyuan went back to her room and never came out. When she woke up, Lu's mother had already gone out and didn't come back for lunch.
I heard that she does this often and everyone in her family is used to it.
Mother Lu slowly raised her hands, examined the palms and backs of her hands, and muttered, "My hands aren't dirty."
Although she said this, she finally moved to the sink and rubbed her hands with hand sanitizer.
Lu Qingye had previously briefly introduced his family situation to her: his parents were still alive, he had a pair of willful younger siblings, and an elderly grandmother.
I heard that Grandma Lu likes quietness and doesn't like to live with them. She even rarely goes out. Father Lu's situation is similar to Lu Qingye's. He is often busy with his career outside.
Lu's mother is a very interesting person, but unfortunately she doesn't focus on her family. Lu Jinsen and Lu Qianling are still at an age that makes people worry, so in the end, all the big and small matters in the family have to be solved by Lu Qingye.
"It's so wonderful that I can have a meal as soon as I come back." Mother Lu came back after washing her hands, and her eyes lit up when she saw the table full of delicious dishes.
Lu Qianling stared at her mother and said mercilessly, "Mom, you came in at dinner time, so you must have been wandering around the yard a lot, right?"
Mother Lu defended herself, "What nonsense are you talking about, kid? I really just got back."
"Come on, you're like this every time we have guests at home."
“…” It had indeed been quite a while since she came back.
In fact, she was worried about getting along with Meng Chuyuan because it would be easy to get awkward if they were not familiar with each other. Although she was an elder, she was also afraid of such situations.
In fact, the last time Meng Chuyuan came back for dinner, Lu's mother showed up later. She thought that with everyone present during the meal, she would feel a little more relaxed.
Meng Chuyuan could more or less sense that her mother-in-law was slow to warm up to people she wasn't familiar with and wasn't good at communicating.
Mother Lu smiled and said, "Hurry up and eat. I'm hungry."
Lu Jinsen happened to be sitting opposite his mother. He took the initiative to pick up an egg and said, "Mom, try the eggs I made."
When Mother Lu heard that he made it, she quickly picked up the bowl and retracted her elbows: "Don't try to fool me, is what you made edible?"
“…”
Seeing that his mother was unwilling to try, he turned his attention to Lu Qianling.
Lu Qianling seemed to have guessed it the moment he looked over. She subconsciously covered her bowl and said coldly, "Don't look at me. I won't eat it."
Just as Lu Jinsen was rejected one after another, Meng Chuyuan reached out his chopsticks, picked up a small piece of egg and stuffed it into his mouth.
"It's okay." She chewed it twice. Except for the fact that it was a little salty, everything else was fine.
When Lu Jinsen heard Meng Chuyuan's evaluation, a hint of joy flashed across his face: "Is this a success?"
"We need to practice more."
Mother Lu was probably really hungry, because she had already started eating while they were discussing the plate of eggs.
She took two mouthfuls of rice, then picked up a piece of cola chicken wing. She took a bite of the tender chicken wing meat, which was sweet and salty, with elasticity and delicious taste.
Mother Lu didn't expect that the chicken wings would be so tasty and tender, which just happened to suit her taste.
As she ate, she couldn't help but praise: "Uncle Yuan's cooking skills have improved a lot."
Uncle Yuan came over upon hearing the noise, feeling happy. However, when he saw that Mother Lu was eating cola chicken wings, he just smiled awkwardly.
"Mrs. Lu, the dish you are eating was made by the eldest young lady."
"Who did it?"
Mother Lu was a little slow to react. When she looked up, she happened to meet Meng Chuyuan's gaze, her eyes filled with surprise. She paused for a moment before speaking, "Did you do this?"
Lu Qianling rushed to say: "She did it, and she even used a can of Coke from me."
Mother Lu's expression calmed down a bit, revealing the demeanor of an elder. She said calmly, "It tastes okay."
…
The night was cool, with a bright moon hanging in the sky. The courtyard was deserted, with only street lights and tree shadows for company.
After dinner, Meng Chuyuan went back to her room to continue unpacking the remaining boxes, taking out the items and arranging them neatly. After she finished tidying up, she took a shower.
Meng Chuyuan came out of the shower and wanted to blow dry her hair, but she found that there was no hair dryer in the bedroom, so she had to borrow one from Lu Qianling.
Lu Qianling happened to be standing by the corridor holding a book, chasing Lu Jinsen for the answer: "My dear brother, please write down the calculation process and the answer for me. I really can't figure it out."
"Calculate it yourself. I've told you the formula."
After Lu Jinsen finished speaking, he opened the door and entered the bedroom, shutting Lu Qianling out.
"Damn it!" The moment she saw him close the door, Lu Qianling was so angry that she kicked the door.
Lu Qianling turned around cursing and was about to go back, but when she looked up, she saw Meng Chuyuan.
She suddenly felt guilty, afraid that Meng Chuyuan would see her ugly appearance and laugh at her for being useless.
She put away her temper, looked at her coldly and asked, "Why did you come out?"
"I want to borrow a hair dryer from you." Meng Chuyuan raised an eyebrow, with a hint of amusement in his eyes: "Why? You don't know how to do your homework?"
She snorted coldly: "What's it to you?"
"Maybe I can help you take a look."
Lu Qianling looked at her with disdain and snorted again: "No need."
She didn't believe that Meng Chuyuan could do high school math problems.
Lu Qianling returned to her room with the book and took out a hair dryer for Meng Chuyuan.
Meng Chuyuan took the hair dryer from her and thanked her. Before leaving, she still asked, "Do you really not need me to help you take a look?"
"Don't look at it. What's so good about it? I'm afraid you won't be able to do it and embarrass yourself."
Seeing that she didn't trust him so much, Meng Chuyuan didn't insist any more and said, "Okay, I'll go back. I'll give you the hair dryer when I'm done using it."
Ten minutes later, Meng Chuyuan finished blow-drying her hair.
She came to Lu Qianling's bedroom with a hair dryer, knocked on the door twice but got no response, then she came in by herself.
As a result, she saw Lu Qianling supporting her face with both hands, holding a pen between her philtrum, staring at the textbook on the table cluelessly.
A faint smile appeared on Meng Chuyuan's lips: "Haven't you figured it out yet?"
Lu Qianling was startled by her voice and the pen fell from her philtrum.
She turned to look at Meng Chuyuan, her tone a little irritated: "Why did you come in without knocking?"
"I knocked, but you didn't hear me, so I came in by myself."
Meng Chuyuan walked in, stood next to Lu Qianling, and glanced down at her textbook.
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