The car stopped at the brigade headquarters. Lu Yuan threw a few more handfuls of candy before jumping out of the car, and Lu Guoan, Zhang Yongan, Yu Shaoheng, Sun Maodou, He Shenghua and others swarmed around him.
"Brother Yuan!"
Yu Shaoheng was the first to run over and give him a bear hug, followed by Sun Maodou, while the others just stood aside with smiles on their faces.
"Ah Yuan, welcome home!"
"Brother Yuan, you're finally back."
...
Everyone greeted him at once, and Lu Yuan responded to each one.
"Uncle, Accountant Uncle, why are you making such a big fuss?" Lu Yuan asked with a grin.
"Haha, isn't that why everyone's been looking forward to your return? I heard you even earned a third-class merit this time, and the commune leaders called to praise you. A hero's return is a welcome sight indeed."
Before Lu Guoan and Zhang Yongan could answer, Yu Shaoheng preemptively replied.
Lu Yuan smiled at him, "You didn't come up with all of this, did you?"
Yu Shaoheng patted his chest and chuckled, "Of course! My idea, let's all work together to perfect it. How about it, Brother Yuan, are you surprised and touched?"
"I am overjoyed and deeply moved! Brother Yu has won my heart!" Lu Yuan said with a smile.
And you know what? Everyone was so welcoming of him home, he must have been touched. He felt that all the villagers were especially lovely and kind to him today.
Only then did he realize what the red things in everyone's hands were. Most of them were red clothes, and some were red fabrics. There were no big red silk flowers, so they used red things instead. Some even brought out red underwear.
Lu Yuan's eyes twitched as he watched.
After exchanging a few more pleasantries with everyone, Lu Yuan made plans to have dinner at Lu Guoan and Zhang Yongan's house together that evening and then prepared to go home first. Sun Maodou, Yu Shaoheng, and He Shenghua also got into the car with him.
The three greeted Wen Moxue first, and then started playing with the triplets.
"Wow, Brother Yuan, it's only been two months since I last saw the three brothers, and they seem to have grown so much!" Sun Maodou exclaimed.
“Yeah, I can barely carry this chubby baby anymore,” Yu Shaoheng said, lifting Da Bao in his arms.
Lu Yuan glanced at him and said, "I think you're the one who's weak!"
"No, I meant that it was almost too heavy to carry all three of them together," Yu Shaoheng immediately corrected himself.
Lu Yuan chuckled and didn't argue with him about the topic anymore. He then saw He Shenghua holding the three babies with loving eyes and offered his congratulations with a smile.
Congratulations! I heard you're going to be a dad.
He Shenghua's smile widened. "Thank you."
Then a hint of worry appeared on her face. "Hongxia has been suffering from severe morning sickness these past two days. She throws up everything she eats, and it's really awful. I wanted to see Dr. Gao, but she said it's a minor issue and she doesn't want to bother him. Wen Zhiqing, do you have any ideas on how to relieve morning sickness?"
Wen Moxue said, "Yes, I'll get you some pills to take back for her to take. They should help relieve morning sickness."
"Thank you so much, Wen Zhiqing."
“Hongxia and I are best friends, you don’t need to be so polite.”
As the car arrived at the Lu family compound, Gao Weishan, Xiao Biyun, and Lu Xiaoqin could be seen craning their necks to look out from the gate.
They also heard the firecrackers and knew that their son, daughter-in-law, and grandson must have returned. They didn't run to the brigade headquarters, thinking that they would definitely come back soon. Their home was quite a distance from the brigade headquarters, and they figured the car would drive them home before they even reached the headquarters.
As soon as the car stopped, the three of them went to meet it.
"Quickly, bring Da Bao, Er Bao, and San Bao down."
Xiao Biyun couldn't wait to stretch out her arms to hug the three children.
Lu Yuan jumped out of the car and pulled her aside, saying, "Mom, you can't just hold three little ones like that now."
Gao Weishan then remembered this and nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, you can't lift heavy objects or hold children now."
Xiao Biyun blushed, too ashamed to look at her son and daughter-in-law.
"Mom and Dad!"
Wen Moxue got out of the car, smiling and calling out, and also told the three little ones to greet people.
Then you hear three baby voices, "Grandpa, Grandma!"
"Oh my, my darling babies can all call out now." Xiao Biyun couldn't care less about being embarrassed, her eyes welling up with tears of excitement.
I still wanted to hold the children, but the person holding the children avoided me, so I could only reach out and touch the little hands and faces of the three little ones one by one.
"Big brother, sister-in-law."
Lu Xiaoqin took a child and greeted them.
Lu Yuan nodded, and Wen Moxue responded with a smile, "Xiaoqin, thank you for taking care of Mom and Dad these past few days."
"Sister-in-law, it's not hard work."
"Where's Xiaojun?"
“He hasn’t finished school yet. These past two days, every time he gets home, he asks if you’re back yet. He’s been looking forward to it every day. He’ll be so happy to see you back today.”
As they spoke, Lu Yuan carried the child into the house, and Lu Yuan, Xu Dong, and the others began unloading the items from the car.
"Oh my goodness, Brother Yuan, you've brought back so many good things again!" Sun Maodou exclaimed.
Lu Yuan chuckled, "Yes, some were gifts from my wife's relatives, and some were swapped with others."
"Tsk, this fabric alone is incredible, there must be dozens of bolts."
What they traded with the Zhong brothers was 300 bolts of cloth. 270 of them were put into the space, and 30 were on the cart, which shocked them all.
"Yes, 30 horses. Luckily, I know someone who works at a textile factory, and he helped me get them. You guys tell everyone that if anyone in the team wants some fabric, they can come and exchange it."
Yu Shaoheng joked, "With Brother Yuan's abilities, our brigade could open a supply and marketing cooperative, and we wouldn't need to buy things from any supply and marketing cooperative at all."
What was said in jest was taken seriously by the listener. Lu Yuan paused slightly as he moved the things, stood up, stroked his chin thoughtfully, and asked the others...
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