Lu Guilan and her sister-in-law, Shen, had planned to move out long ago, and they had been paying rent for living at home during this period.
Although the family has a good relationship and there are no conflicts living together, it is still not right to live together. Before any conflicts arise, they should move out as soon as possible.
You can't rely on your family for support your whole life.
This would be difficult to explain to her family, and Zhang Song and Zhang Yong would also lose face.
It's better for everyone to split it up.
After considering these reasons, Lu Baichuan nodded, indicating there was no problem.
Anyway, we live next door, and we're still the same as before, just eating and staying here.
He Jiuniang stepped forward and banged on the door, her actions very arrogant, while shouting, "Ms. Sun, open the door, I'm back!"
A group of children excitedly went up to knock on the door, calling out to their parents and grandparents.
Lu Xiaoyang stood silently to one side, without saying a word.
He originally didn't want to come back. He didn't live at the Lu family's house; he just shared a place with a few friends. During this time he was away, he didn't know if he would have a place to sleep.
The old house was small to begin with, and while he was away, everyone must have been using his spot.
With the help of the Lu family, he had the opportunity to develop his career in the prefectural city. He should come back to visit his third grandfather and third grandmother, otherwise it would be too impolite.
The family members were still awake when they heard the noise at the door and rushed out to open it. Sun was clearly the one who ran first.
Despite her advanced age, this little old lady is in excellent health and has great mobility.
This period has been very difficult for them. The third son's family, along with several children, have all gone to the prefectural city. The house is much calmer now, but they don't even have a good appetite anymore.
When I first heard my third son's wife's voice, I thought she was hallucinating because she missed me so much.
Then I heard the children's voices again, and after confirming that it really was them returning, I rushed over to open the door.
As the door opened, they saw each other, and everyone wore a smile.
He Jiuniang jumped in front of Sun Shi and tried to hug her without saying a word, but the proud old lady dodged her.
"Get away, get away! Who wants you to hold him? I want to see my little grandson!"
She reached out to hug the dog, but He Jiu Niang didn't care. She forcefully grabbed Sun Shi and said domineeringly, "I don't care, Ms. Sun, have you missed me? I really want to eat your noodles! I haven't eaten dinner tonight, I'm starving! Please cook me a bowl of noodles, okay?"
"How could you not have eaten anything? Didn't you bring any food with you on the way? You wretched woman, don't let my grandchildren starve!"
As always, Mrs. Sun raised her hand to hit her, though she might not have used much force, but she had to make the motion of hitting.
There was no way around it; the act of hitting the third son's wife was ingrained in her very being.
"How can you blame me if they don't eat? They fell asleep on the way and just woke up! Ugh, stop with all that nonsense, just cook me a bowl of noodles, okay?"
He Jiuniang was more charming than a child, and Sun Shi loved this. She was instantly amused by her and the person who had just been hitting her was now affectionately pulling He Jiuniang inside, ignoring the crowd behind them.
Lu Baichuan found his wife's behavior amusing; he had never seen a mother fighting with her son over her mother-in-law before. However, he didn't say much. He greeted Lu Laotou, Lu Laoda, and Lu Laoer with a smile, and then the family happily entered the house.
"Brother and sister-in-law, you're home too. I thought you were still busy at the restaurant and hadn't come back yet. I was just about to go check on you there."
Upon entering, Lu Baichuan brought up the restaurant matter, and was quite surprised to see that both he and his wife were home.
"The restaurant's affairs were settled a couple of days ago, and we're just waiting for the auspicious day to open the day after tomorrow! We haven't been there these past two days. I've been going to my master's place, while your sister-in-law has been practicing her cooking skills at home."
Lu Laoda replied with a smile, and Yu Shi also smiled a little embarrassedly: "I used to cook for my family. They all gave me face and said I cooked well. Now that I'm opening a restaurant, I'll be cooking for other people. If I don't cook well, something bad will happen. I have to practice more!"
"Sister-in-law, you have to believe in yourself. You're the best cook in the family!"
Qin Shi, with her large pregnant belly, chimed in from the side. Lu Baichuan looked at Qin Shi; she had only just started showing her pregnancy a few months ago when she returned, but now her belly was huge, and she needed her second brother's support to stand. Even so, she still looked like she was struggling.
He immediately thought of how he couldn't be there to take care of his wife when she was pregnant, and how miserable she must have been all alone.
Madam Yu smiled modestly, "Oh dear, don't flatter me. You haven't eaten anything yet, have you? I'll go to the kitchen and help Mother make something for you to eat!"
She got up and went to the kitchen, her smile never fading.
She had just checked and found that Lei Zi was taller and stronger when he came back this time, and hadn't lost any weight. She figured he was doing very well in the city, and that her third brother and sister-in-law were taking good care of the children.
Since they had finally come back, she naturally wanted to express her gratitude and cook them lots of delicious food.
"Yay! We've missed Auntie's cooking so much!"
The children cheered. Although they had a good time eating and staying in the city, they still felt that the dishes made by the Yu family were the best. Their mouths would water whenever they thought of them.
After the other children had called out to everyone, they wandered around the kitchen, eagerly waiting to eat.
Lianhua went to the kitchen to help, while Lu Xiaoyang went to the main room with the adults.
The adults sat in the main room talking, while Lu Xiaoyang busied herself nearby, helping to pour tea.
After finishing all that, he said, "Third Grandfather, I'll head back now."
Old Man Lu originally thought that Lu Xiaoyang had stayed behind because he had something to say to them, but he didn't expect that he would just help pour tea and then leave.
Where else could he go?
"Stay at home. Your place is too small. It's all been taken over by them. They're all big kids now, and it's not convenient for them to squeeze together."
Old Man Lu and Mrs. Sun had already discussed it. Lu Xiaoyang had indeed made mistakes before, but a prodigal son who returns is more precious than gold. Moreover, he had helped the family with a lot of things during this period. Besides, he was his elder brother's grandson. No matter what, they couldn't just ignore him.
Besides, he's their only child, so his food and lodging expenses aren't much. Compared to the wealth he created for the Lu family, these are nothing.
Lu Xiaoyang was a little surprised, not expecting that the old man would agree to let him stay at home, but he still hurriedly refused, saying, "No need, Third Grandfather, I'm only back for a few days. I'll just squeeze in with them when I get back. It won't be a problem."
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