Chapter 91

The old lady was in a bad mood when she saw Zheng Hong, and said, "It's her current husband. I heard from others that she married an old bachelor in their village."

Jiang Nian pursed her lips immediately, and a thought suddenly came to her mind.

The endings of Xu Yan and Zheng Hong in the previous life were exchanged, but I don't know what the final ending of Xu Yan in this life will be?

Jiang Nian looked at Xu Yan, and suddenly met Xu Yan's eyes. The other party smiled and asked, "What's wrong?"

Jiang Nian smiled and said, "Nothing."

When they returned home, Lu Yu was not there. No one knew where he went. The old lady went home first to put the things away. Jiang Nian and Xu Yan went to Zhu Jun's house, put the things in the stove, washed their hands, and started to prepare for the lunch banquet. Lu Yu said that he didn't notify many people, at most four tables.

Just as Xu Yan had finished selecting the vegetables, Chen Fang and the old lady came in. Although the four women were squeezed into the kitchen and could not move around, they were still very lively. After a while, Lu Yu came back, and with him came Captain Lu. Captain Lu was on vacation today, so he came in with Lu Yu to take the fish out and scrape it clean.

The two men squatted by the well. Lu Yu scraped the scales of a fish and threw it into the enamel basin. He glanced at Lu Guosheng and asked, "I heard from Chief of Staff Tao that you want to quit at the end of the year?"

Captain Lu nodded, "Well, I'll stay here for almost as long as I can, and I'm not young anymore, My mother can't always stay here to help me take care of the children. If I can transfer to work in my place of residence, I can go home to see my mother and children anytime."

He looked at Lu Yu and said, "You are still young. You have been promoted to team leader this year. If you work hard, you can move up. From the first time I saw you, I knew you had a promising future." He smiled and continued, "In fact, it is a good thing that you can be with your sister-in-law and Jiang Nian. You two are helpless and know each other well. If Xu Cheng is still alive, he will look forward to the two of you."

Lu Yu smiled: "I remember your home is near Yuan City?"

Captain Lu said: "Yes, it's a two-hour drive from Yuan City."

Lu Yu said: "When I retire and go back, we can get together when we have time."

Captain Lu heard this and smiled and said: "Okay."

The four of them cooked very quickly. Zhu Jun's family did not have enough tables, so Lu Yu and Captain Lu moved the tables from Xu Yan's family and his family. There was one table missing, so Chen Fang asked Lu Yu and them to go to her house to move the table. They wiped the table clean and had just brought the rice to the table when they heard voices outside.

The first person to come in was Chief of Staff Tao. Jiang Nian had seen him once when she went to wait for Lu Yu outside the regiment headquarters that winter. Chief of Staff Tao recognized Jiang Nian at a glance and said with a smile, "I heard from Old Song that you are a great cook this morning, but I've never tasted your food. Today I'm lucky enough to have a taste of it."

Following behind were several comrades who had a good relationship with Lu Yu. When they saw Jiang Nian, they all called her sister-in-law. As soon as they came in, the voice of Regiment Commander Tang was heard from behind, "Jiang Nian, As soon as I walked to your door, I could smell the food you cooked. It smelled really good. "

Jiang Nian smiled and said, "If it smells good, you should eat more."

Everyone who came this time was from the army. Except for Sister-in-law Chen Fang and Captain Lu's mother, no one brought their wives. Those grown men sat at three tables, and Jiang Nian and several children sat at one table. Many people at the table started to make a fuss, asking Lu Yu and Jiang Nian to toast them and kiss each other. It was

very noisy and lively.

Jiang Nian saw the sincere smiles on these people's faces and knew that Lu Yu had already greeted them in advance and no one would say a word to her. She could almost guess that the reason these people didn't bring their wives was probably because they were afraid that they would not be able to help but whisper and hurt her.

Captain Tang drank a little too much this time. After getting drunk, he slammed the table and said to Lu Yu, "If you hadn't acted quickly, Jiang Nian would have been my brother's wife. If Tang Ze had married Jiang Nian, all these troubles wouldn't have happened. I think Jiang Nian is a really good person. She is good at embroidery, cooks delicious meals, and is caring. Lu Yu, this wife is hard to find even with a lantern." Jiang Nian

subconsciously glanced at Lu Yu's expression, and saw that Lu Yu had a smile on his face. He replied, "Tang Ze doesn't have this blessing."

The implication was that he didn't.

Jiang Nian couldn't help laughing out loud. Chen Fang pretended to be angry and snorted, and said to Jiang Nian: "If you ask me, this is like the rabbit eating the grass near the nest. Tang Ze was too far away and didn't get to eat it."

Jiang Nian: ...

Xu Yan and the old lady laughed out loud. Xu Yan smiled and said, "Mrs. Chen is right."

Jiang Nian touched Xu Yan's arm: "Why are you joining in the fun?"

Xu Yan took a sip of water and her face was red. "I'm happy for you, Jiang Nian. I'm really happy to see you marry well."

Jiang Nian heard this and held Xu Yan's hand tightly: "Thank you."

In the past year or so living here, Xu Yan and Feng Saozi helped her a lot. When rumors about her spread in the family compound, they stood up to defend her. When Zheng Hong and Kang Xiu bullied her, it was Feng Saozi and Xu Yan who stood up to help her.

After dinner, they all left. Jiang Nian and Xu Yan cleaned up the dishes and washed them, and Lu Yu and Captain Lu returned the tables and chairs.

The news that she and Lu Yu held a banquet at Zhu Jun's house today has spread throughout the family compound. Jiang Nian knows without thinking what the people in the family compound are talking about her and Lu Yu. After finishing their work here, Chen Fang and the old lady went back first. Xu Yan stayed to accompany Jiang Nian and talked to her a lot, as if to make up for the vacancy of the past six months. They

talked until it was dark before Xu Yan reluctantly went back.

Jiang Nian stood in the yard, watching Xu Yan disappear outside the door, lowering her head to hide the loneliness in her eyes.

Lu Yu came out of the house, put his arm around her shoulders, and patted her gently: "It's getting late, go take a shower and go to bed early, we'll leave early tomorrow morning."

Jiang Nian looked up at him: "Lu Yu, let's go back to our hometown."

Lu Yu's brows suddenly wrinkled, and the arm around Jiang Nian gradually tightened. He didn't want Jiang Nian to get close to his hometown, and he didn't want her to step into Xu Cheng's house again. He was afraid that Jiang Nian's previous changes would happen again, and he was even more afraid that the person in front of him would disappear because of some opportunity.

Seeing that Lu Yu didn't say anything, Jiang Nian turned around and hugged Lu Yu's thin waist: "Let's go back to see the old professor while you still have a few days of vacation."

Lu Yu was silent for a long time before speaking: "Okay."

He reached over and held Jiang Nian's hand, pinching her fingers: "Go back and stay for two days and then leave."

Jiang Nian smiled and said: "Okay."

She ate a few bites at night, and Lu Yu brought her some hot water. Jiang Nian washed up and went to bed early. The next morning, she went to see Xu Yan next door. This time, she brought a lot of things for Xu Yan, and planned to bring more for her next time.

Xu Yan was reluctant to leave her. When they parted, Xu Yan stood at the door of her house holding the hands of her two children, and looked at Jiang Nian who was gradually walking away with red eyes.

Liu Jianye looked up at the tears in Xu Yan's eyes and held her hand tightly: "Mom, can we see Aunt Jiang again?"

Xu Yan smiled and said, "

Of course we can." She also hoped to see Jiang Nian often. It would be okay if everyone was in the family compound, but it is difficult to see each other now.

Liu Jianwu looked up at Xu Yan: "Mom, where is Aunt Jiang going?"

Xu Yan touched Liu Jianwu's head: "Aunt Jiang is going to Yuan City with Uncle Lu."

Liu Jianwu said "Oh" and asked again: "Then can we go find Aunt Jiang?"

Xu Yan didn't say anything.

After a long time, she waited until Jiang Nian and Lu Yu disappeared from the family courtyard before she spoke: "If there is a chance, we will go to see Aunt Jiang."

Zhu

Jun was going to the city hospital to see Zhang Xiao. Today, he happened to go with Lu Yu and Jiang Nian. When they walked out of the family courtyard, the military wives looked at Jiang Nian with some criticism. Jiang Nian had a normal expression and didn't take these people's eyes to heart.

Instead, Lu Yu took her hand, squeezed her palm, lowered his eyes and looked at her: "Don't pay attention to them."

Jiang Nian raised her head and smiled at Lu Yu: "I'm fine."

She didn't care what these people said at all, and their words couldn't hurt her.

After leaving the troops, the three of them went to the county town and took a car to the city. The journey took four hours. Jiang Nian fell into a drowsy sleep as soon as she got on the car. She gradually woke up when she was almost there. Lu

Yu tucked her hair behind her ears: "We're almost there." Jiang Nian leaned lazily on Lu Yu's shoulder: "Yeah."

They arrived in the city just in time for lunch. Jiang Nian asked Lu Yu to go to the state-owned hotel to buy some food to bring to the hospital, especially for Zhang Xiao. She promised to have a meal with Zhang Xiao before leaving. Zhu Jun's mother was also in the hospital. She was a little restrained when she saw Lu Yu and Jiang Nian coming.

Jiang Nian smiled and said, "Auntie, have you eaten?"

Zhu Jun's mother said, "Not yet."

Jiang Nian said, "We bought some food, let's eat together."

Zhu Jun moved the small table next to the bed over, and the four of them squeezed together to have lunch. Zhang Xiao looked at Jiang Nian and asked in a low voice, "Did you hold a banquet when you went back?"

Jiang Nian nodded, "Yes."

Zhu Jun's mother spoke very little. She said at most two sentences during the meal, both of which were to ask Zhang Xiao to eat more.

Zhang Xiao knew that Jiang Nian and Lu Yu were leaving, and she cried reluctantly. Zhu Jun's mother said, "You can't cry during the confinement period, it will hurt your eyes."

But Zhang Xiao still couldn't help crying, and Zhu Jun had no choice but to coax her, which made Jiang Nian want to cry too. She smiled and waved to Zhang Xiao, and she and Lu Yu left the hospital and went to Xiu Zhuang. After visiting Lu Xiaojing and Zhai Peipei, they hurried to the train station and bought a 4 pm train back home.

At Jiang Nian's request, Lu Yu bought a berth this time. Jiang Nian wanted to sleep with Lu Yu. Jiang Nian lay down on the berth as soon as they got on the train. Lu Yu took a military water bottle to get water. After a while, two people came to the berth opposite. A woman brought a two-year-old boy. The two women looked like mother and daughter, and their faces were somewhat similar.

The little boy sat on the berth and saw Jiang Nian opposite. He squinted his big round eyes and looked at her. Jiang Nian looked out the window and noticed it from the corner of her eyes, so she turned her head and bumped into the little boy's eyes, and smiled with a curved eyebrow.

"Hehe"

the little boy laughed happily, and hid behind his mother embarrassedly.

The two women smiled at this. The older woman sitting at the edge looked at Jiang Nian and thought that this girl was really pretty, with white skin and bright eyes. Jiang Nian looked away and met the gaze of the middle-aged woman and smiled politely.

"Mom"

the little boy said in a grandiose voice. Jiang Nian looked at him again. This time he tilted his head. The little boy had a straight nose and slightly protruding brow bones. For a moment, Jiang Nian felt that this child seemed familiar. She remembered people's faces and usually had some impression after meeting them once, but in her memory, she had never seen this child before.