Chapter 66
Dou Zhengrong's legs are not convenient now. Although he can walk for a distance with the help of crutches recently, it takes a normal person one or two hours to walk from home to the town. In Dou Zhengrong's case, it is unknown how long it will take for him to walk.
And now he can't actually leave.
Because once he left, he had no idea what Lin Xiuzhi would do or what would happen to the two children if he was not at home watching over them, so he had to stay at home and watch over them.
As for why he chose Lu Chen to help, it was naturally because Lu Chen was the only person he could trust in the entire team.
Although Meng Yinyin was somewhat curious about what was written in Dou Zhengrong's letter, she was only silently curious for two seconds. Due to her upbringing, it was impossible for her to secretly read the letter when Dou Zhengrong was not around.
In the end, Meng Yinyin accepted the letter and planned to hand it directly to Lu Chen. Then, it would be up to Lu Chen to decide whether to accept or reject it.
After Dou Zhengrong handed the letter to Meng Yinyin, he turned around and left without delay.
Not long after he left, Lu Chen finally returned around noon.
Meng Yinyin briefly asked about the situation on his side, and after learning that there was no problem, she gave Lu Chen the letter that Dou Zhengrong had given her.
After hearing Dou Zhengrong's request, Lu Chen held the letter in his hand and pondered for a moment, then asked Meng Yinyin what else Dou Zhengrong said at that time, but unfortunately Dou Zhengrong did not say anything else at that time.
Lu Chen's gaze paused for a moment on the address on Dou Zhengrong's letter, but in the end he did not ask any further questions. He just decided to go to the town post office early tomorrow morning to help Dou Zhengrong mail the letter.
The matter of the letter was explained clearly, and then Meng Yinyin couldn't help but tell him that someone came to deliver food to their house in the morning.
Lu Chen was naturally not stupid. He quickly realized the intention of those people to come to their house to deliver food to them. His brows immediately frowned, and then he asked Meng Yinyin.
"They didn't do anything to you?"
Lu Chen knew the character and temper of the country people very well. If Meng Yinyin didn't let them in and didn't accept their things, they would definitely not leave so obediently. Not to mention pestering them, they might even do something to Meng Yinyin.
Fortunately, when Meng Yinyin said she didn't want to talk to them, she would just close the door and lie down in the room. She couldn't see or hear what others wanted to do or say.
Lu Chen was stunned by her reply for a moment, and then he felt a little amused.
But I have to say that Meng Yinyin's way of handling it is indeed the best for her.
As for whether he would have a bad reputation for refusing to let someone in, he thought he and Meng Yinyin were the same and would never care about such false reputations.
However, although Meng Yinyin could handle it calmly, it was still a bit annoying when it happened too many times, so Lu Chen decided to deal with the matter and let those people stop bothering Meng Yinyin.
After lunch, he went to find the captain again and told him about the matter.
When the captain heard this, his face suddenly darkened.
"Okay, I get it. I will give those people a thorough warning about this matter at the meeting tomorrow morning. You and Meng Zhiqing can rest assured that they will not bother you again."
The captain felt ashamed when he said this, and he was even more ashamed for the group of people who went to find Meng Yinyin!
Looking at the entire brigade, those who had been nice to Lu Chen before this year and those who had not gossiped about him behind his back could probably be counted on one hand. They treated Lu Chen so badly before, but now that Lu Chen has a little bit of power, this group of people actually have the nerve to come up to him and try to establish a relationship with him.
After getting the captain's promise, Lu Chen felt relieved. He was about to leave the captain's house to go to work, but the captain suddenly called him for some unknown reason.
"Look at my memory. There is one more thing I forgot to tell you."
The captain patted his head and then spoke to Lu Chen while he was looking at him with doubt.
"I just received a notice saying that some important people will come to our brigade tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and they may have to stay for a few days. Your house is the only one in the brigade that is relatively good and has vacant houses, so please see if you can help vacate two rooms. Do you think it's okay?"
As soon as these words came out, Lu Chen stopped walking, his brows furrowed, as if he was in a dilemma.
The captain could of course see that Lu Chen was somewhat reluctant, and he also knew very well that although Lu Chen was young, he actually had a strong sense of territory, and he would definitely be unhappy if he was asked to bring a stranger in to live with him.
But he had no choice. The leaders of the commune came to find him and said that the leaders of the town had told them that since the important person was coming, they must entertain him well.
However, the conditions in the brigade were limited, and the only family that could be said to have good conditions was Lu Chen's family. After all, a red brick bungalow was considered good conditions in the town.
In this case, the group of bigwigs coming from the capital will have to stay in their South Suburbs Brigade, and the best place for them to stay will naturally be Lu Chen's home.
The captain's heart was pounding when he saw Lu Chen frowning and not saying anything.
But fortunately, after an unknown amount of time, Lu Chen in front of him finally nodded and asked.
“How many of them are there?”
This means there must be something going on!
The captain's eyes lit up, and he said, "I heard there were four people, but it looks like they were two couples, so we only need to prepare two rooms."
When Lu Dashan was building this house, he wanted to make it look more grand, so there were actually quite a few rooms in the yard. There was still room left for their family of four. Now, there are only Lu Chen and Meng Yinyin living in the whole big yard, so it is naturally even more empty.
So it was not difficult for him to vacate two rooms.
However, although Lu Chen agreed, he still had to make it clear, that is -
"They can move in, but they can't disturb us."
For us, the most important one is Meng Yinyin, after all, she spends the most time at home.
The captain naturally promised to fulfill this request.
Originally, people were disturbing them when they lived in Lu Chen's house, so of course they should not affect him anymore after moving in. Lu Chen didn't need to remind them of this, the captain would also give the people over there a heads up.
But think about it, he is a big shot from the capital, he shouldn't be so lacking in such qualities.
That was the deal for now, and Lu Chen told Meng Yinyin about it after returning home in the afternoon.
When Meng Yinyin heard this, she was stunned for a moment, and then she pouted subconsciously.
"Do they have to come?"
There was some reluctance in his tone.
Lu Chen's eyes were suddenly filled with apology. Just as he was about to explain, Meng Yinyin figured it out herself.
Since it was the captain who suggested this, it was difficult for Lu Chen to refuse.
And think about it, they are people from the capital, so it might be beneficial for Lu Chen to have more contact with them.
After thinking about it, Meng Yinyin was not so averse to this matter anymore. However, she was still a little nervous when she thought that the group of people would move in soon.
So she couldn't help but say to Lu Chen.
"Then you have to tell me in advance before they come in, so I can plan my time."
Planning your time?
What time?
Lu Chen frowned slightly, looking a little confused.
Meng Yinyin explained: "If they live at home, I will have to stagger my schedule with them, and I might have to get busy soon."
Judging from the time, the package that Yu Xiaoyu's family sent to her should be arriving soon.
The package should contain the high school textbooks that Meng Yinyin specifically mentioned to her last time. When the books arrive, she will begin to study and review intensively. She had originally thought well that since Lu Chen would not be at home during the day, she could stay at home and read books by herself, and occasionally she could even ask Yu Xiaoyu to review with her. However, she did not expect that someone would come to her house.
If that happens and there are other people in the yard, she won't be able to read comfortably and conveniently.
That's why Meng Yinyin wanted to find out the time they were at home. If they were at home, she would temporarily avoid them and go somewhere else to read, so as not to be discovered by them.
After all, people from the capital are probably quite perceptive. If they see me reading high school textbooks, they will be curious and suspicious.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Meng Yinyin decided to stay away from their sight.
Meng Yinyin spoke the last sentence very quietly, and Lu Chen did not hear it clearly. However, seeing that Meng Yinyin did not want to repeat it again, he did not ask any further questions.
But he told Meng Yinyin that he would find out about the group's daily routine after coming here and then tell her.
After getting his promise, Meng Yinyin finally felt relieved.
She thought that the group of people would probably arrive in a few days, so she still had time to find a good place other than home to study.
But what she didn't expect was that the group of people came much faster than she imagined.
Early the next morning, Lu Chen took a special leave to go to the town in order to deliver the letter to Dou Zhengrong.
Although Dou Zhengrong did not ask him to go to the town to mail the letter immediately, since Lu Chen had already agreed, he would naturally help.
So he set out for the town early in the morning. It was not too late when he arrived at the post office. After sending the letter to the address written by Dou Zhengrong, Lu Chen planned to turn around and go back to the brigade.
But what he didn't expect was that he hadn't even left yet.
Just as he was about to go back, a familiar voice suddenly called him.
"Hey, that young man, Lu Chen, is his name Lu Chen?"
Hearing someone calling his name, Lu Shen paused, then turned to look at the source of the voice, and then saw a town leader waving at him.
Lu Chen was stunned for a moment, then he straightened his expression and immediately walked in the direction of the leader.
He had met this leader several times before when he followed the team leader to attend meetings in the commune and town, but they had never talked much. Therefore, he was somewhat surprised why this leader suddenly called him.
Is there something I need his help with?
The distance between Lu Chen and the leader was neither too close nor too far, just enough for him to see a few unfamiliar faces beside the leader.
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