Chapter 74074 Chu Song's Mistake
It turned out to be just a misunderstanding.
Chu Hang breathed a sigh of relief. He and Chu Heng looked at each other, and they could see fear and helplessness in each other's eyes.
He shouldn't have asked this question. My little sister is not an ordinary person at all. You can't use the ordinary people's routine to trick her!
Chu Song's words "he gave too much" gave the two Chu brothers a sense of reassurance, but it was also like a bucket of cold water poured over their heads, instantly extinguishing Lu Minglin's previous joy.
He pursed his lips slightly and lowered his head, not letting anyone see the loneliness and bitterness in his eyes.
It turned out that he was overthinking it again and should have thought of it earlier.
Chu Hang was careless and didn't notice anything wrong. Chu Heng, on the other hand, had noticed it a long time ago, but on one side was his biological sister, and on the other side was his savior.
He looked at the dejected Lu Minglin, then at the smiling Chu Song, and shook his head secretly.
Ye Xiuzhi finished her work in the kitchen and came out. She noticed that the atmosphere was a little strange, so she asked with a smile, "Why aren't you playing cards anymore? What are you all doing sitting there like idiots?"
Except for Chu Song, everyone had different expressions.
Chu Song, on the other hand, seemed to be in a good mood, as if nothing had happened.
Ye Xiuzhi frowned, her intuition told her that it was probably related to Chu Song again.
Chu Heng: "It's okay, I just finished playing a game. Mom, is it time to eat?"
"Well, I came out so you can clean up and get ready for dinner."
"Okay, let's play next time."
Chu Heng still felt a little regretful. If he had known earlier, he would have just played cards and less played those messy games.
The dinner was very sumptuous. Ye Xiuzhi made meat patties, cooked a big pot of porridge, heated up the buns that Chu Song brought back, and demonstrated eighteen ways to eat spring bamboo shoots.
Ye Xiuzhi praised: "These buns are really good and delicious. You are worthy of being a chef from a state-owned restaurant."
Chu Song was surprised: "What, godmother or chef?"
She thought it was just a waiter from the front kitchen.
He Qian shook his head and said, "It's not that exaggerated. My mother only helps out in the kitchen occasionally."
"That means, godmother used to be the head chef in the kitchen?"
"Well, it was before, but now it's almost retreated to the front kitchen."
"Wow." Chu Song clapped his hands politely, "Godmother is really amazing."
Ye Xiuzhi glared at her, angry at her for being so heartless. She called her "godmother" so affectionately, but she didn't even know that she was the restaurant chef. She knew all this just from chatting with someone once.
"Xiao He, eat more of these spring bamboo shoots." Ye Xiuzhi picked up a piece of bamboo shoots with her chopsticks. "Although my cooking skills are not as good as your mother's, these bamboo shoots are fresh. I just picked them from the mountains. You won't be able to eat such fresh ones in the city. Eat more."
"Okay, thank you, Auntie."
"Xiao Lu, you too, eat more."
"Thank you, Aunt Ye."
"Why be so polite? Just treat this place as your own home."
Lu Minglin forced himself to cheer up and force a smile, but unfortunately, anyone with a discerning eye could see the reluctance in his smile. He stuffed rice into his mouth mechanically, looking lonely.
The feeling of heartbreak before he even fell in love almost made him unable to maintain the final experience.
Chu Song, on the other hand, was eating with gusto. He took big bites of the meat pie while praising Ye Xiuzhi's fried spring bamboo shoots. "Mom, these spring bamboo shoots taste great. Tell me the truth, have you been secretly practicing? Why do you feel your cooking skills have improved?"
Ye Xiuzhi: “…”
"Even if the sky falls, you'll just remember to eat, eat, eat!"
Chu Song: “?”
So what? Food is the most important thing for people.
Ye Xiuzhi's mood was extremely complicated.
It's better for Xiao Lu to be heartbroken than for Chu Song to be heartbroken, but her overly heartless attitude also makes Ye Xiuzhi worried. She always feels that she is like a child who has not grown up and can be happy and worry-free as long as she has a full stomach every day.
Xiang Baoshu: "Aunt Ye, Xianxian has a good attitude. Even if the sky falls, she will eat properly."
Ye Xiuzhi thought about it again and came to terms with it.
Yes, it’s a good thing to have no worries. Things will work out in the end.
So, she kindly picked up a piece of spring bamboo shoots for Chu Song with her chopsticks and said, "If you like it, eat more. These days are a good time to eat bamboo shoots. If you like it, go up the mountain and pick some tomorrow and I'll fry it for you."
"Never mind. I just like to eat, not pick."
Ye Xiuzhi: “…”
Her good expression didn't last more than three seconds.
After dinner, Ye Xiuzhi did not let He Qian go home empty-handed. There were still some bamboo shoots left in the kitchen. She peeled off most of the shells and filled a bag for He Qian to take home and fry.
He Qian was not willing to take her things and quickly declined.
Ye Xiuzhi pretended to be unhappy. "Why? Do you think my bamboo shoots are not good enough? Although our village doesn't have many good things, our thoughts are sincere."
When He Qian heard this, he had no choice but to accept it.
"Thank you, Auntie. I'll be leaving now."
"Go slowly on the road. Come back and play next time when you have time."
"good."
Ye Xiuzhi watched the people walk away until Chu Song came over and said in a sour and sarcastic tone, "They've gone far away, don't look at them anymore." Only then did she look away.
"What are you talking about? Just talking nonsense."
Chu Song curled his lips and stopped talking.
As soon as He Qian left, Lu Minglin also said goodbye. Ye Xiuzhi also nodded and politely asked him to be careful on the road as it was dark at night.
After making sure that the person had gone far away, Ye Xiuzhi said, "Xiao Lu was here just now, so I didn't tell you. I invited Xiao Lu to dinner today to pay off your debt."
Chu Song blinked. Pay back the debt?
Ye Xiuzhi didn't expect her to understand, so she said with a sullen face, "You've eaten so much of others' money, and I've paid it all back for you. Tell him to ignore you next time he sees you."
Chu Song understood this time that her mother wanted to cut off her romantic opportunities.
"Let me ask you one last time, Xiao Lu or Xiao Liang, which one do you like?"
Chu Song whispered, "Actually, they're pretty much the same. Can I say I like them both?"
Ye Xiuzhi glared at her and said, "You are brave, you can give it a try."
For her own safety, Chu Song decided not to try it yet. She hesitated for a moment and said, "Liang Jiayao."
"Bar?"
"Liang Jiayao!"
"It's useless to just have a loud voice. You have to listen to the voice of your heart." Ye Xiuzhi felt that this was a very insightful, cultured statement.
Chu Song's expression was even more profound than hers: "Ye Xiuzhi, mother, I still like you the most."
“…”
“…”
“…”
What else could Ye Xiuzhi do? She tried hard to keep a straight face to prevent the dignity she had worked so hard to build up from collapsing.
You can't laugh, because if you laugh you won't be able to calm people down.
Chu Song silently counted in his heart, three, two, one...
As expected, Ye Xiuzhi couldn't help herself. She smiled and said, "I'm warning you, it's useless to say these sweet words to me."
Really, sometimes he can make people's hearts warm, and sometimes he is so heartless that he can make people angry to death.
Chu Song: "No, I'm not kidding you. I'm just telling the truth."
Honest advice hurts, but sweet words, although useless, are indeed sweet!
Ye Xiuzhi sighed, "Alright, alright, let's go to bed."
"Mom, there's one more thing."
"What's up?"
"I'd like to apply to go into the city tomorrow. I hope you will approve it."
"Didn't we just go into the city to play today? Why do we have to go into the city again?"
"Liang Jiayao said he wanted to take me..."
Seeing Ye Xiuzhi's bad expression, Chu Songyi said righteously, "Of course, everything depends on your opinion. If you don't agree, I will immediately lock myself up at home and will never even leave the house."
"If you disobey, you will immediately break Liang Jiayao's legs."
Ye Xiuzhi was amused by her. She thought about it and felt that more contact would be good.
"Okay, stop it, just go if you want to."
"Mom, I knew you were the best!"
"But there is one thing."
Chu Song had already learned to answer quickly, "I understand, don't cause trouble."
Ye Xiuzhi nodded with satisfaction, "Don't just keep it in your mouth, remember it in your heart."
"I know, don't worry, Mom, I'm very good."
Ye Xiuzhi doesn't believe it, so be good?
It's good enough that she doesn't get into big trouble.
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Unlike the warm and cheerful atmosphere here, Lu Minglin returned to the educated youth compound with a low mood. He washed up with an expressionless face, changed into pajamas, and then sat at the desk with even lower mood than before.
I could only see his back and had no idea what he was doing.
Cen Zimu secretly glanced at the person again and again, feeling a lot of emotions in his heart.
It was obvious that he had been upset by Chu Song again and was sulking back home. He didn't expect that his wish would come true and this guy would really suffer the pain of love.
Cen Zimu clasped his hands together guiltily and made a wish that he would suffer a little and not overeat, otherwise his body would not be able to bear it.
"What are you doing?"
When Cen Zimu opened his eyes, he saw Lu Minglin staring at him coldly. His scalp tingled and he smiled dryly, "Haha, it's okay, just make a wish. I wish that my future love life will be smooth, and that I can move Che Yifan with my sincerity as soon as possible."
He didn't dare say that he was making a wish for him, for fear of getting angry.
Lu Minglin: "I don't believe in gods or ghosts. Instead of making wishes to gods and Buddhas, I believe that everything depends on human efforts."
Cen Zimu: "..."
:)
He closed his eyes again, clasped his hands together, and made a sincere wish. To the gods and Buddhas passing by, what he just said didn't count. He should let Lu Minglin suffer a little more and eat him to death!
Lu Minglin sat back at the desk, staring at his family's reply letters in a daze. He had sent one to his eldest brother before, trying to test the waters, and then sent it again to make it clear that he had made up his mind in this life and would not change it easily.
And the family's reply...
His elder brother and sister-in-law both supported his idea and encouraged him to pursue his love bravely. His mother did not object either, and was even full of curiosity about Chu Song. She kept urging him to send a photo of Chu Song back.
Only his father, from his tone, was very dissatisfied with his liking for a "country girl". He insisted that "equal status" was the right match and thought that he was just blinded by a momentary infatuation.
Lu Minglin stared at the reply letter, feeling a little dissatisfied, and was thinking about how to refute his father's words.
"Lu Minglin, did you go to the Chu family again tonight?"
Lu Minglin looked up and saw Jin Zhuo. When the love rivals met, they were extremely jealous of each other. He had no interest in this jumping clown and ignored him whenever possible, not wanting to waste his breath on him.
But unfortunately, Jin Zhuo seemed to interpret his neglect as fear, and instead of restraining himself, he became even more provocative.
Lu Minglin was not in a good mood today. He responded coldly: "Where I go should have nothing to do with you, right?"
Upon hearing this, Jin Zhuo's original suspicion turned into certainty. He felt even more unhappy and sneered, "Why are you so angry? We all live in the same courtyard. Can't I be curious?"
"I'm sorry, but I don't have much to say to a gossip like you."
"Who are you calling a gossip?"
Lu Minglin met his flaming gaze with indifference, "I'm talking about you, Jin Zhuo. What? Do you need to be more clear?"
Jin Zhuo hadn't expected him to be so rude today. He was so angry that he reached out and pushed his shoulder. "Come on, curse again, and try it?"
This push completely ignited Lu Minglin's anger today. He didn't say anything else, but chose to turn around and punch Jin Zhuo. Jin Zhuo didn't have time to dodge and was hit hard.
He was knocked back two steps, with stars in his eyes. Lu Minglin did not hold back at all in his punch, and his breathing was burning. Jin Zhuo reacted and was not willing to be outdone. He rushed over and the two of them immediately started fighting.
Cen Zimu was stunned for a moment. The two had had minor frictions before, but they had never developed into physical fights. He and several other educated youth reacted slowly and hurried forward to stop the fight.
Someone advised: "Stop fighting, stop fighting, why are you fighting? Sit down and talk it out."
The two people fighting were both furious, their eyes red, and they couldn't listen to anything else.
Cen Zimu didn't even know how to break up the fight. He and several educated youths struggled very hard and it took a long time before they finally pulled the two apart.
Cen Zimu took the opportunity to kick Jin Zhuo several times. He had been annoyed with this bitch for a long time, but he didn't expect that Lu Minglin would be the first to give up before him.
Both of them were injured. Judging from their appearance, Lu Minglin was probably more seriously injured. However, Cen Zimu knew that this guy was a venomous snake and very scheming. In the invisible places, covered by his clothes, Jin Zhuo was definitely in a worse situation.
"You two! You've lost your minds!"
The person who spoke was an older brother from the educated youth compound. He had more experience than them all and was usually very polite. "Are you full and have nothing to do tonight? And you started a fight!"
Lu Minglin didn't say anything, Jin Zhuo said, "Brother Wen, he was the first to attack!"
Cen Zimu naturally spoke up for the other person: "Stop slandering me. I saw it clearly just now. It was clearly you who pushed the person first!"
"Whoever pushed me, I just touched him. Why? He's so delicate, can't I even touch him?"
Cen Zimu laughed in anger. Just as he was about to speak, Wen Jie interrupted him, "Alright, you all did something wrong tonight, Jin Zhuo. You know best what you're thinking."
"Lu Minglin, you too, were impulsive tonight. Can't you just talk it out? You had to resort to violence. Do you all want to be punished?"
His words made Jin Zhuo quiet down and he didn't dare to say anything more. Punishment was a very serious and humiliating punishment for educated youth, and he didn't want to be punished again while he was in the countryside.
"Alright, everyone, go away. I don't want to make a big deal out of this, so I'll waive the punishment this time. I won't report you. You two, each submit a self-reflection tomorrow."
"Although the educated youth site is not big, it is also a small family for us educated youth. Family disgrace should not be aired in public. I hope you all control your mouths and don't say anything you shouldn't say."
"Don't worry, Brother Wen, we all understand."
"Yeah, I won't say anything."
Wenjie nodded and waved his hand, signaling everyone to return to their beds and rest.
Seeing this, the other educated youth dispersed.
Wenjie: "You two, go wash yourselves and take care of your wounds first. If you fight again, I will not show any mercy and will report it to the police!"
Lu Minglin was silent for a moment, then whispered, "Sorry to trouble you."
Wenjie shook his head, "It's okay, it's what I should do."
When Jin Zhuo heard this, he sneered in his heart, why are you pretending to be a good person?
The corner of his mouth pulled the wound, and suddenly, the pain made him gasp.
Damn it, there’s not a single good spot on his body.
Jin Zhuo wiped the blood off his face. Such a simple action made him grimace in pain. He glared at everyone secretly with resentment, and even Cen Zimu was hated by him.
Cen Zimu rolled his eyes speechlessly. The beating he got tonight was purely Jin Zhuo's own fault.
"Minglin, you're not seriously injured, are you?"
Lu Minglin shook his head silently. The bruises on his face were particularly obvious under the dim light. Cen Zimu watched him wipe his face with a towel without any expression, then sat back at the desk and picked up the pen to write a letter.
“Pah—”
It was the drops of blood that dripped from his forehead along with the sweat, dripping onto the letter paper and then spreading out.
Lu Minglin was stunned for a moment, then he calmly crumpled up the letter paper, replaced it with a new one, and continued writing.
Cen Zimu: "..."
He admitted that he felt a little scared just by watching. The calmer Lu Minglin was, the more frightened he felt.
It's just so calm that it's scary!
"Brother, what letter is so important? Why don't you take care of the wound? You can't let it bleed like this all the time."
Lu Minglin: "Yeah."
Having said that, Lu Minglin still waited until he finished writing the letter at hand and was satisfied with it before he got up to treat the wound on his body, performing simple disinfection and stopping the bleeding.
Cen Zimu asked curiously, "What letter is so important?"
His first feeling was that it was because of Chu Song, but since they were so close, there was no need to write a letter. It couldn't be a romantic interest.
Lu Minglin: "My father doesn't agree with me and Chu Song. I'm replying to the letter."
Cen Zimu: "Oh, I see. You are trying to persuade your uncle. That's what you need to do. Do more ideological work. Don't lose heart. It's okay."
"no."
"Um?"
Lu Minglin said calmly, "I'm just telling him that Chu Song and his parents still look down on me, so his concerns are unnecessary."
Cen Zimu: “…”OK.
He should just shut up and not be so curious!
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