“Yes, yes, you are Chinese, but Chinese people can like girls too. Admit it, there’s nothing shameful about liking someone,” Lu Yuan said.
Cheng Yanqiu sighed softly, "There's too much of an age gap between us, it's not suitable."
"How much difference?"
"11 years old."
"It is a bit big, but age is not a barrier. I think that girl is also a little interested in you."
The way that girl looked at Cheng Yanqiu was anything but innocent; anyone with eyes could see it.
“I once saved her, and she only feels gratitude towards me.”
Lu Yuan immediately became interested.
"You saved her? What happened? Tell me more."
Cheng Yanqiu: "One night last year, I was talking business with someone late. On my way back, I was waiting at a traffic light when I noticed something was wrong with the car in front of me. There seemed to be movement in the trunk, and I guessed that there was someone inside."
Considering the security situation in the port city, I initially didn't want to get involved, but I was worried that innocent people might be inside, so I had the driver follow them anyway.
"So the trunk belongs to the eldest daughter of the Li family?" Lu Yuan asked.
"Yes, she was kidnapped by three men, but I had some skilled bodyguards. That's how we rescued her. Later we found out it was her best friend who did it, because the man her best friend liked liked her, so she hired someone to rape and kill her."
"Tsk, women can be really crazy when they're jealous. Does she like that guy?"
Cheng Yanqiu shook her head, "She said she doesn't like it at all."
Lu Yuan laughed, "You heard it from her own mouth?"
"Um."
Lu Yuan's smile widened. "I didn't expect you two to have such a connection. They say that a life-saving grace should be repaid with a spring of gratitude, but Miss Li never said that?"
“I have said that, but I don’t want her to spend her whole life just repaying a debt of gratitude.”
"How do you know she's just trying to repay a debt of gratitude? Could it be because she has feelings for you?"
"Fall for me? How could that be? I'm eleven years older than her."
Lu Yuan patted him on the shoulder, "Brother, what's wrong with being eleven? You look like a refined scoundrel in your late twenties, which is exactly what attracts those young girls. Be confident, I'm waiting to drink your wedding wine."
After saying that, he got up and left, saying, "You should rest for a while, and come to my place for dinner tonight."
Cheng Yanqiu was still thinking about his previous words when he came to his senses after everyone had left and hurriedly caught up with him.
"If you bring gifts for the children, keep them in the car. Don't forget to have someone carry them home."
Do we still need to have someone move it home?
How many gifts did you bring this time?
"Not many, only about a dozen boxes."
Apart from Xiao Shi and Xiao Shiyi, who each had three suitcases, the other ten brothers each had only one suitcase.
If we count ten, Xiaohui is obviously included.
Lu Yuan shook his head and chuckled, "This isn't much? What are you talking about..."
"Okay, stop now. Don't think about next time. This is enough. Thanks. Don't bring so many next time. Many of the gifts I brought them last time are still unopened."
"Okay, tell them to open it quickly, and bring them something else next time."
Unable to reason with him and too lazy to say more, Lu Yuan waved and left.
They had someone carry over a dozen boxes of gifts from the car back home, and a group of children clapped their hands excitedly.
Wow, so many gifts again!
Wen Moxue looked at the dozen or so boxes in the yard and sighed, “Is our house too small? We need to build another house specifically to store the gifts.”
They already had a lot of children, and there weren't enough rooms, so they had three or four children in one room, and they slept in bunk beds.
Lu Yuan said, "No need to build. We had already negotiated with the village. The extra houses belong to Yuancheng Group, so those empty houses are all ours. You can choose any one to put your gifts or miscellaneous items in."
"Tsk, Mr. Lu, you're really generous."
"Absolutely."
"Alright, stop joking. Have someone move all the stuff upstairs to their room. What's the point of piling it up in this yard?"
Lu Yuan then busied himself directing people to carry everything upstairs. The children excitedly followed him upstairs, and the area downstairs finally quieted down.
Wen Moxue went to the kitchen to cook. Not long after, Sanbao brought Dabao, Erbao, and Xiaohui to the kitchen.
"Mom, we'll cook dinner. You can go out and rest for a while."
Wen Moxue wanted to say that she would cook, but Lu Yuan came in and pulled her out.
"Alright, let the four brothers do it."
The couple left the kitchen, and the phone in the living room rang.
Since moving to the new house, Lu Yuan's family has also installed a telephone.
Not only their family, but also the family of Lu Xiaojun, the brigade leader, several brigade cadres including Zhang Yong'an, the families of Yu Shaoheng and Mo Ziyang, the leaders of the food factory, as well as the families of the managers of two rabbit farms and a pig farm, all installed telephones.
Needless to say, places like the brigade headquarters, factories, supply and marketing cooperatives, and bus stations all had telephones installed.
At this time in 1982, Changhe Brigade was the only village in the country to have so many telephones installed.
The callers were Mo Yitao and Wen Shengtao. Over the years, Mo Yitao has made time to visit the Changhe Brigade every year to take care of the children. Wen Shengtao has always been busy with work and hasn't had time to come over in all these years, but they do talk on the phone sometimes.
The two elders called today because they wanted Xiaohui and the other children to go to Hangzhou for a while.
“They’re all on summer vacation, let them come and stay in Hangzhou for a while,” Wen Shengtuo said.
“There are too many, it’s inconvenient to go there,” Wen Muxue said.
"What's inconvenient about it? It's lively with lots of people, and there's enough room."
Wen Moxue wanted to refuse, but Lu Yuan snatched the phone receiver.
"Mom and Dad, I'll discuss it with the kids. Those who don't have any plans for the summer vacation can come and visit you two."
"well!"
Wen Shengtao was clearly pleased and readily agreed.
After hanging up the phone, Wen Moxue frowned and said, "Why did you agree to this? We've both been so busy lately, neither of us has had time to take the child to Hangzhou. What are you going to do now that you've agreed?"
Lu Yuan said, "We may not have time, but we still have the Three Treasures, right? With the Three Treasures, what is there to worry about?"
Sanbao is mature and steady, and his skills are even better than his father's. What is there to worry about?
Besides, the other children were also quite skilled, and each of them was very clever, so there was no worry about them encountering bad people.
If you really encounter bad people, it's others who should be worried.
Thinking of Sanbao, Wen Muxue finally relented.
"Then let's ask Sanbao's opinion. If he's willing, I'll agree."
The couple went to the kitchen and saw the four brothers working together, some washing vegetables, some chopping vegetables, and some cooking, all doing their jobs well. They smiled with satisfaction.
Lu Yuan said, "Your maternal grandparents called to say they miss you and want you to spend your summer vacation in Hangzhou."
The brothers instinctively refused, saying, "No, if we leave, there will be no one to take care of our sister."
"What do you mean no one's here? Aren't your mother and I human?" Lu Yuan retorted.
The impulsive Da Bao replied instinctively, "Our mom is, but you might not know."
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