Chapter 32
In response to Meng Xuan's request, Wang Chengwu hesitated for a moment and then nodded in agreement.
He could see that the matter Meng Xuan wanted him to help with was probably related to the Lu family's matter.
Since he's already involved, he might as well see it through to the end. After all, if this matter isn't resolved properly, it's very likely to implicate his family.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to learn more about Lu Chen's situation and thoughts, so that he can take his family and sever his relationship with Lu Xiujuan in time.
With Wang Chengwu's help, this matter became easier to handle.
Then, Meng Xuan told Wang Chengwu what he needed him to do. Wang Chengwu nodded and said that he would do his best.
Meng Yinyin listened the whole time, and only after Wang Chengwu left did she turn around and look at Meng Xuan with a very complicated expression.
Then, when Meng Xuan looked over, he took two steps back and made a defensive move.
Meng Xuan:?
He frowned and looked at Meng Yinyin in confusion. He was just about to say something like, "What's wrong with you?", but then he heard Meng Yinyin speak with a disgusted tone.
"Brother, do mom and dad know that there is bad fluid in your stomach?"
Meng Xuan: “……….”
But no matter how bad it is, I have to say that the idea that Meng Xuan just proposed still made Meng Yinyin a little happy.
After all, if Wang Chengwu could succeed, the sunken things could be retrieved more smoothly.
As she thought about it, Meng Yinyin couldn't help but laugh.
She was angry and laughing at the same time, like a little madman. Meng Xuan was too lazy to pay attention to her and just turned around and said, "Go back."
Meng Yinyin uttered an "oh" and was about to follow subconsciously, but suddenly she remembered something and called out.
"I don't! Bro, I want to buy something!"
"I want to go to the state-owned hotel, and I also want to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things, brother!"
They had already come to the town, how could they just go back empty-handed? Besides, she had been looking forward to being fed by her brother for a long time!
Meng Xuan was yelled at by her for a few times, but finally agreed impatiently.
It was not too early, so the two of them went to the state-owned hotel first. As soon as they entered, Meng Yinyin ordered several meat dishes like someone who had been hungry for decades.
Meng Xuan glanced at her indifferently but didn't say anything.
If she can’t finish it, just take it back and let her eat as much as she wants!
In the end, Meng Yinyin didn't finish the dishes she ordered, so Meng Xuan had to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a rice bowl and put the untouched meat and vegetables on the table back in it.
While pretending, Meng Xuan couldn't help but teach Meng Yinyin a lesson.
"When will you change your temper? Don't order so much if you can't finish it. Don't you know it's a shameful waste?"
In the past, their family was well-off, and with their father and mother at home, both of them were used to being frugal, so they would help to finish the food that Meng Yinyin could not finish.
But the situation at home is different now, not to mention that Meng Yinyin is the only one here now. If she continues to be the same as before, those things will really be wasted.
When Meng Yinyin heard her brother's lecture, it seemed as if she was being told how ignorant she was. She had originally not intended to open her mouth to explain, but in the end she couldn't help but mutter and spoke.
"I don't want to eat it myself, I want to bring some back for Lu Chen!"
It's just that she was too embarrassed to tell her brother, so she ordered a few more dishes.
She guessed that Lu Chen had never been to a state-owned hotel before, and since he had often cooked for her recently, she wanted to bring him some food from the state-owned hotel to try.
But she knew that if she told the truth, her brother would definitely bluff her for a long time, and most importantly, he might even laugh at her, so she didn't want to tell him the real reason.
Sure enough, when Meng Xuan heard that Meng Yinyin ordered so many things just to bring food back for Lu Chen, he looked at her with something strange in his eyes.
"Hey, Meng Yinyin, I never knew you could be so considerate."
The tone was also weird and full of dissatisfaction.
We haven't really been together yet, but I'm already thinking about that kid. If he really gets the hang of it in the future, I'm afraid I'll be so worried, right?
Haha, this is my biological sister!
Meng Xuan would never admit that he was jealous, but he became more determined not to remind Lu Chen and Meng Yinyin of these things. Let them figure it out on their own!
Meng Yinyin was successfully embarrassed by her brother's words, but she still explained righteously.
"Didn't dad teach us to reciprocate? We've eaten his meals so many times, so what's wrong with giving him back once?"
Meng Xuan interrupted her expressionlessly: "Stop, I only ate two meals from him."
Why did she put the debt she owed on him so many times?
Meng Yinyin puffed up her cheeks, but in the end she was powerless to refute and could only say, "If you don't give me money, I'll pay for it myself!"
As a result, Meng Xuan saw that she was angry, glanced at her lightly, and said, "Did I say I wouldn't give you money?"
Meng Yinyin: “…….”
I was almost mad to death!
After making Meng Yinyin angry, Meng Xuan's mood finally improved a little. He packed his things and left the state-owned hotel with Meng Yinyin, and then went to the supply and marketing cooperative.
The supply and marketing cooperative in the town actually didn't have anything good, but Meng Yinyin couldn't resist her desire to buy things. Plus, she was still angry at Meng Xuan for deliberately teasing her just now, so she spent his money without hesitation and bought a lot of things.
Meng Xuan stopped teasing her and settled the bill happily. Finally, he imitated his parents and took Meng Yinyin to the clothing counter to ask her.
"Buying some clothes?"
In the past, every time their family went shopping in a department store, they would buy a new piece of clothing for Meng Yinyin. This has almost become a habit in their family.
Even though something happened at home now, Meng Xuan still wanted to let his only sister live her previous life as much as possible within his ability.
But Meng Yinyin took a look at the ready-made clothes hanging on the wall and shook her head without interest.
"Forget it."
The styles of the clothes here are not nice at all, she doesn't like them.
Seeing that Meng Yinyin really had no interest in buying clothes, Meng Xuan gave up. After asking her again if she wanted to buy anything and getting a negative answer, he turned and walked towards the door of the supply and marketing cooperative, intending to return to the Nanjiao Brigade.
But just as they walked out of the supply and marketing cooperative, a tall and beautiful figure walked in.
Meng Yinyin's gaze paused on the girl's skirt for a moment, then she lowered her head and turned away, as if she didn't want to be seen by the other person.
And Meng Xuan, for the first time ever, looked at the figure a few more times, then frowned, as if he was not quite sure.
After seeing the figure enter the supply and marketing cooperative, Meng Xuan turned around and asked Meng Yinyin beside him.
"That skirt looks familiar to me. Do you have one too?"
Logically speaking, given Meng Xuan's personality, it would be impossible for him to remember all the little girls' skirts clearly, not to mention that Meng Yinyin had quite a few skirts, and they all looked the same to him, so he was too lazy to even look at them.
But this one was the only one that was bought by her father when he was on a business trip. The style was very rare, and Meng Yinyin liked it very much. She liked it so much that she not only often took it out to show off to them, but she was even reluctant to wear it.
So the baby naturally left a deep impression on everyone in the family.
That's why Meng Xuan stopped when he saw the skirt just now, because he recognized it.
When asked this by him, Meng Yinyin could only give a vague account of the situation.
"That skirt is actually mine. I had no choice but to give it to that lesbian..."
She wanted to lie and say it wasn't the case, but unfortunately she knew her eldest brother very well. If she lied, he would probably just go up and ask the lesbian.
So it would be better for her to honestly admit it herself.
Hearing this, Meng Xuan frowned and felt a little uncomfortable.
Even if he appeared to dislike Meng Yinyin, he actually only had this one sister, and the two siblings grew up together, so he naturally didn't want her to suffer any grievances.
Unexpectedly, even someone as proud as her would one day be willing to give up her favorite skirt in exchange for something else.
This made Meng Xuan both relieved and distressed.
I'm glad that she has grown up, but I feel bad that she has to give up her favorite skirt.
"Okay, I'll buy you a better-looking skirt later."
In the end, Meng Xuan suppressed all his emotions, patted Meng Yinyin on the head, and decided to let the matter go.
But in the end he couldn't help but asked casually.
"Have you used the cloth coupons you exchanged? If not, I'll take you to the market tomorrow."
He had quite a bit of money and food coupons, and he also received a subsidy from the army for this business trip, but he had no cloth coupons. After all, the army had a uniform uniform, and it was impossible to get cloth coupons on a business trip.
Fortunately, Meng Yinyin was capable enough to exchange some cloth coupons by herself. Seeing how she looked down on the clothes sold in the supply and marketing cooperative in the town, Meng Xuan knew that she probably didn't spend the cloth coupons, so he naturally thought of taking her to the market to see if she could buy the clothes she liked.
He didn't expect that as soon as he asked this question, he heard Meng Yinyin's weak reply.
"Those cloth coupons, used..."
"Used it? What did you buy with it?" Meng Xuan asked puzzledly.
"Well, I bought some cloth and made a piece of clothing..."
Meng Yinyin didn't dare to say that the dress was made specifically for Lu Chen because it would be too embarrassing.
After all, the clothes were made and not sent out!
Meng Xuan didn't know the specific situation, but he was completely stunned by the fact that Meng Yinyin made her own clothes.
"Comrade Meng Yinyin, you are amazing. You have learned how to make clothes. Show me what you have made. I promise I won't laugh at you."
Meng Yinyin snorted unhappily.
"It's not made for you anyway, what's the point of laughing!"
Meng Xuan didn't think much about it. He just thought that Meng Yinyin made the clothes for herself. Then he continued to tease her for a few more words, and the matter was over.
The two of them quickly walked towards the Nanjiao Brigade and returned to the Nanjiao Brigade at three o'clock in the afternoon.
Meng Yinyin had the key, so she opened the door and went in directly.
After entering the house, Meng Yinyin discovered that there seemed to be a big watermelon hanging in the well. She screamed in surprise.
Neither she nor her brother Meng Xuan bought any watermelons, so the watermelons must have been brought by Lu Chen, but they didn't know where he got them from.
Meng Yinyin stared at the round eyes of love for a long time, and finally, reluctantly, put them and the food she brought back back into the bucket, and then continued to sink into the well.
The weather has been getting hotter recently, and many things are difficult to preserve. Those who have a well at home will choose to freeze things in the well.
However, things like watermelon can be stored outside, but they will be more crisp and refreshing if they are chilled in water.
Because of this big watermelon, Meng Yinyin was looking forward to Lu Chen coming home from work.
Meng Xuan was also looking forward to it, but he just wanted Lu Chen to come back and tell him what happened during the day.
However, before Lu Chen came back, they waited for a little guest to come.
When Dabao's childish voice was heard outside the yard, Meng Yinyin thought she had heard it wrongly.
"Sister, Sister Yin Yin!"
Meng Yinyin hurried out of the room, and then she saw Dabao desperately tiptoeing and jumping into the yard, calling her name.
Seeing this, Meng Yinyin hurried towards him, opened the gate and asked him curiously.
"Dabao, why are you here?"
The last time I saw Dabao was that day when his mother was sick, and Lu Chen took him to the commune clinic to get medicine for his mother.
It has been several days since that meeting. Meng Yinyin has been busy moving and her brother has come to visit, so she has completely forgotten about Dabao's family affairs.
Seeing Dabao now, I found that he had regained his former clean and tidy appearance with neat clothes. I guessed in my heart that the situation in his family must have improved, otherwise this child would probably still be as dirty and sad as last time.
Sure enough, after seeing Meng Yinyin come out, Dabao said to her happily.
"Sister Yinyin, my mother's illness has improved. My father said that he is grateful to you and Brother Lu Chen for helping her last time, so he asked me to bring you something!"
As he spoke, he handed the things he had carefully carried all the way to Meng Yinyin.
Meng Yinyin looked down and saw that Dabao was holding a basket of vegetables, and was suddenly at a loss.
In fact, vegetables are not expensive. Almost every household in the countryside has its own private plot to grow vegetables for their own consumption. However, Meng Yinyin is quite clear about the current situation of Dabao's family. The only labor force in their family is Dabao's mother Lin Xiuzhi. In addition, she has been ill recently, so the family must be short of something.
Now that Dabao has brought such a big basket of vegetables over, is there anything left to eat at home?
Meng Yinyin's first reaction was to refuse, and Dabao didn't know if he saw through it or if he was just really stubborn.
"Sister Yinyin, please accept it, otherwise my dad will be angry."
Dabao blinked and looked at her eagerly. For a moment, Meng Yinyin didn't know whether what he said was true or false.
Dabao's father...
To be honest, the only time she saw him was when he was carried back by someone and was in a coma, so Meng Yinyin had no idea what kind of temper Dabao's father had.
What if he really is a person with a bad temper? If I don’t want these things, will Dabao be beaten by him?
Just when Meng Yinyin was hesitating, Dabao rolled his eyes, suddenly put the vegetables and the basket in his hand directly at her feet, and then ran away.
Meng Yinyin: “…”
She couldn't even call him back.
There was no other way, so Meng Yinyin could only accept the things temporarily and decided to wait for Lu Chen to come back and discuss the matter with him.
After all, strictly speaking, Lu Chen actually contributed the most to Dabao's family affairs.
She waited and waited, and finally Lu Chen came back. As soon as he entered the house, Meng Yinyin quickly told him that Dabao had come to deliver vegetables.
Lu Chen paused, then a look of helplessness flashed across his eyes.
He glanced at the basket of vegetables next to him, and finally, contrary to Meng Yinyin's expectation, kept the vegetables.
But the basket had to be returned, and four pieces of watermelon were also included.
However, when dividing the watermelon, Lu Chen still asked Meng Yinyin a question.
“Can you give them some watermelon?”
Meng Yinyin is actually very generous, especially to the people she likes. Besides, Dabao's family has sent so many vegetables, so she would not be stingy with a few pieces of watermelon.
What's more, this watermelon was brought back by Lu Chen.
So Meng Yinyin nodded readily, and Lu Chen packed the watermelons, said he would deliver the things to Dabao's house first, and left.
But Meng Yinyin suddenly remembered something and asked him to wait a moment. Then she hurried back to the house to get some candies and biscuits that she had bought in town today, and then talked to Lu Chen.
"Please help me take these pieces over to give to Dabao and his sister."
Lu Chen glanced at her and finally did not refuse.
Soon, his figure disappeared from sight.
Meng Xuan walked to the door and finally had time to ask Meng Yinyin about Dabao's family situation and how the two parties knew each other.
Meng Yinyin only talked about her and Dabao's family situation. As for Lu Chen...
She couldn't help but think of Lin Xiuzhi, and felt inexplicably irritated.
"I don't know either. He seems to have a very good relationship with Dabao's mother."
Meng Xuan looked at her calmly after hearing this, and then said, "If you want to know, why don't you just ask him directly?"
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