Chapter 50
Because of Lu Chen's promise, the seed of curiosity was instantly planted in Meng Yinyin's heart, and she wished it could blossom and bear fruit immediately.
Because of this, she hesitated for a moment, and finally did not continue to "seek death", but pretended that she had not noticed anything, and said to Lu Chen, "Then I will wait for your news", and the night passed like this.
Early the next morning, when she was still asleep, she vaguely heard a noise. The sound was not loud, as if someone was intentionally making it quiet for fear of disturbing someone.
It was just that it was so early that even the birds hadn't started chirping yet, so the sound of the door opening was particularly clear.
But Meng Yinyin was not woken up in the end and soon fell into a deep sleep again.
The person who caused the commotion was naturally Lu Chen. Since he had said that he would go to Lin Xiuzhi early this morning to get things clear, he would not go back on his word.
Because he was thinking about this matter, he didn't sleep well the whole night. Not only was Meng Yinyin curious about why Lin Xiuzhi said that, he was also curious.
Soon he arrived at Dou Zhengrong and Lin Xiuzhi's home.
As he expected, Dou Zhengrong's house was already open, because in Lu Chen's impression, Lin Xiuzhi was a very hardworking person who was used to going to bed early and getting up early to do more things.
But when Lu Chen arrived at Dou Zhengrong's house, he found that the person who got up was not Lin Xiuzhi, but Dou Zhengrong.
Dou Zhengrong was holding a crutch with one hand and carrying a bucket of water with difficulty in the other.
Fortunately, he had been in the army for so many years and his arms were strong enough that he could lift a bucket of water with one hand.
However, although he did lift the bucket, his feet could not support him to carry the water into the house normally. Now, with a bucket of water in his hands, it was like his entire body's burden had increased by several dozen kilograms, which put more pressure on his feet and made it more difficult for them to recover.
Seeing this, Lu Chen walked up quickly without hesitation and took the bucket from his hand.
"Let me do it."
A familiar voice sounded, Dou Zhengrong turned around and found that the person coming was Lu Chen again.
This was not the first time Lu Chen helped him fetch water; he helped last time.
Dou Zhengrong smiled and thanked him again.
"Brother Lu Chen, thank you very much."
It has been some time since he injured his leg. Now Dou Zhengrong has already accepted this fact and is slowly coming out of his self-pity.
Therefore, he did not feel that Lu Chen was pitying him for his help. Instead, he was filled with sincere gratitude.
Lu Chen hummed and said nothing more.
After he helped Dou Zhengrong bring the water into the yard, he swept their yard and found that he had not been there for a while. The yard, which used to be clean and tidy, seemed to be a lot messier than before. Weeds had grown in the corners of the walls, but no one had cleaned it up.
Lu Chen silently memorized these subtle changes in his mind. Coincidentally, Dou Zhengrong, who was standing next to him, was also silently observing him.
When he left home to join the army, Lu Chen was still a teenager. Now he is almost as tall as him and looks handsome. Judging from his appearance alone, he is already very outstanding.
As for the rumors he had heard about him before, Dou Zhengrong had a pretty good eye for people and guessed that Lu Chen was not the kind of person the legend said he was.
So whether it is the appearance or the inner qualities, such outstanding young people should be very attractive to the opposite sex.
Thinking of the scene where Lin Xiuzhi stood still and looked at Lu Chen's back last night, he didn't think there was anything strange about it.
Just.
Hearing rumors in the brigade, he already knew that Lu Chen had a girlfriend, a very beautiful educated youth who was well taken care of by Lu Chen and did not even have to go out to work.
From this, it can be seen that Lu Chen should actually like his partner very much.
Therefore, there should be no unreasonable relationship between him and Lin Xiuzhi, at least from Lu Chen's perspective, right?
Just when Dou Zhengrong was thinking about how to ask about this in a subtle way, he didn't expect Lu Chen to ask him straight to the point.
"Brother Dou, is Sister Xiuzhi home?"
What?
Dou Zhengrong was stunned by his direct question. It took him several seconds to come back to his senses. Then he looked at Lu Chen with an unclear expression and replied.
"She's home, asleep in the house."
This answer surprised Lu Chen, but when he thought about the changes in the yard and Lin Xiuzhi's inexplicable behavior yesterday, it didn't seem so strange.
"What's the matter with you looking for her?" Dou Zhengrong continued to ask him.
Lu Chen nodded and was about to say something when he suddenly heard a voice coming from the room behind him.
"Can you two get out when you wake up? Don't crowd on the bed. I've told you so many times, it's hot!"
"This broken house is already airtight, and you two are so close to me, it's really annoying!"
This voice belongs to Lin Xiuzhi.
But these words and the tone they used didn't sound like something she would say.
A flash of surprise passed through Lu Chen's eyes, and was sharply caught by Dou Zhengrong who was standing beside him.
Seeing this, Dou Zhengrong smiled.
"I'm sorry, did I scare you? She's been in a bad mood lately. Please forgive me."
Lu Chen's brows wrinkled slightly.
recent?
When did it start?
He wanted to ask Dou Zhengrong, but the sound of a child crying was heard again in the house. The smile on Dou Zhengrong's mouth suddenly disappeared, and then he walked into the house with a worried look on his face.
"Lin Xiuzhi, stop it, why are you getting mad at the child so early in the morning?"
"Who made them so annoying? Besides, I'm their mother, so what's wrong with me saying a few words to them?"
"If you really love the children so much, then just take them away when you get up!"
"Lin Xiuzhi, you are totally unreasonable! The children are so young, what's wrong with them sleeping a little longer? Don't you even let them sleep?"
Soon there was a quarrel in the house, and Lu Chen outside had a puzzled look on his face.
Something is wrong. Lin Xiuzhi's condition is totally wrong.
If the voice wasn't hers, Lu Chen would have found it hard to imagine that those were the words she spoke.
Weren't her two children her favorites?
Moreover, Lin Xiuzhi has always been gentle and kind since she was a child, and it is absolutely impossible for her to say such harsh words.
Doubts appeared in front of Lu Chen one after another. He knew that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what the problem was.
Inside the house, Dou Zhengrong brought the two children out with a sullen face. Fortunately, the two children were very sensible and followed Dou Zhengrong out quietly. Their eyes were red, but considering it was too early, they did not dare to cry too loudly for fear of disturbing others.
Such a well-behaved and sensible character comes entirely from the careful teachings of her mother.
It’s a pity that their “mother” now is no longer the same mother as before.
When he went out, a hint of ruthlessness flashed across Dou Zhengrong's eyes, but when he saw Lu Chen on his way out, he had already put his expression under control.
However, the two children, Dabao and Erbao, greeted Lu Chen first when they saw him.
"Uncle Lu Chen!"
"Uncle Lu Chen, why are you here?"
The children's emotions came and went quickly. Their sadness was soon covered up by the excitement of seeing Lu Chen. They walked up to Lu Chen and started chattering to him.
Lin Xiuzhi in the room originally wanted to continue sleeping, but suddenly she heard the two words "Lu Chen" and immediately woke up.
What?
Land sinking is coming?
Why is he here?
The key point is that I am still sleeping in bed and haven’t gotten up at all!
Wait, did he hear the quarrel she had with Dou Zhengrong just now?
When she thought that Lu Chen might have heard what she had just said, Lin Xiuzhi couldn't help feeling regretful and angry. If it weren't for those two damn kids, would she have embarrassed herself in front of Lu Chen!
Lin Xiuzhi was so angry that she gritted her teeth. She quickly got up and changed her clothes. She absolutely could not appear in front of Lu Chen in such a messy image!
Although they had met yesterday, it was pitch black in the evening and it was good enough to be able to see who it was. Today should be the first time they met in the true sense, so he had to leave a good impression on him!
Unfortunately, Lin Xiuzhi looked through almost all of her original clothes but couldn't find anything that she thought looked good, which made her even more upset!
What shocked her even more was that Lu Chen's voice asking Dou Zhengrong suddenly came from outside the house.
"Brother Dou, can you ask Sister Xiuzhi to come out for a moment? I have something to ask her."
Dou Zhengrong sounded puzzled.
"Ask her something. Is it urgent?"
Lu Chen's tone was affirmative.
"Yes, very urgent."
Lin Xiuzhi in the house heard this and started to get anxious.
What could Lu Chen have asked her? She searched frantically in her original body's memory, but could not find any unresolved issues between them.
Wait, could he be here because of what happened yesterday?
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