Chapter 220 Visiting the Lu Family
After the competition, Xu Hexiao played with a few children while chatting with Lu Huazhang and a few others. The conversation was mainly between Xu Hexiao and Lu Huazhang.
Lu Huazhang was surprised to learn that Xu Hexiao had been promoted to the position of factory director in just a few months and had even published articles in newspapers.
"You are doing much better than usual!" Lu Huazhang exclaimed.
Ning Yu and Ye Ye were also very surprised. They didn't expect that this guy was not only good at martial arts, but also had good literary talent.
"I just wrote about some interesting things on the factory production line. It's nothing special." The main reason was that he didn't dare to write anything else.
Lu Huazhang shook his head. "These days, anyone who can get his articles published, no matter which newspaper, is very impressive. Look at me. I've been back for so many days, but I haven't made any name for myself except for holding a sinecure."
Xu Hexiao did not take Lu Huazhang's words seriously. Considering Lu Huazhang's family background, the sinecure he mentioned was beyond his reach at the moment.
The meal was ready quickly. Lin Qi specially chopped a few duck legs for the children. With the duck legs, the children stopped making a fuss and ate them with relish at the small dining table for the four of them.
"The four of them are very well-behaved." Lu Huazhang was amazed. The four children sat around the small square table, holding duck legs in their hands, chewing them intently and seriously.
"They have been very well behaved since they were little." Xu Hexiao said, "Recently I started to let them learn to eat by themselves, and they are doing quite well."
"He has to learn to eat by himself when he is only one year old?" Lu Huazhang was surprised. His five-year-old nephew still needs his sister-in-law to chase him and feed him.
"They can hold a spoon at the age of one, so they have no problem eating by themselves. What's more, they seem to be happy to eat by themselves." Xu Hexiao said. In fact, there was another reason for letting the children eat by themselves. He and Qiqi were too lazy to feed them.
It takes a lot of time to kiss and feed four children.
"But there are also disadvantages to eating by yourself, as it will dirty your clothes." But this is not a big problem. There is always such a process, and it will be fine once the children become proficient in it.
"So the little lunch pockets on their chests are used to keep out oil stains?" Lu Huazhang looked at the fat little pig embroidered on the little lunch pockets, which looked childish and cute.
"Yes. Except for the rice bowl, the bowls and spoons they use are all made of wood, so they won't hurt themselves."
"You guys are very thoughtful."
The roast duck Ning Yu brought was a well-known old brand in Beijing. It was very famous. Only 200 ducks were sold every day, and the supply could not meet the demand. I thought these two roast ducks would be the first to be finished at the table, but in the end, the cold rabbit and the braised carp were all eaten, and there was still some roast duck left. In the end, all the vegetables were eaten, and there were still a few pieces of roast duck left.
Ning Yu had not expected this result. He touched his stomach and burped, "The food in your house is really delicious. Even the rice is more fragrant than other places."
He could understand why Lu Huazhang asked Lin Qi for rice and noodles. After the meal, he wanted some himself.
He dared to guarantee that there was absolutely no rice, meat and vegetables of this quality outside. Where did Lin Qi's family get these things from?
Even Lu Huazhang could only ask Lin Qi for it, which showed that Lu Huazhang didn't know the channel. On the way back, he would ask Lu Huazhang about it.
Ye Ye and Ning Yu thought the same thing, and now they both regretted not asking for rice with Lu Huazhang yesterday.
When the two were regretting, Lu Huazhang asked for something again, "The water made from this jam is sour and sweet, with a strong fruity aroma. Sister Qiqi, do you have any extra? Give some to your brother. Your aunt and sister-in-law will definitely like it."
"Sister Qiqi, you can't favor one over the other. I want this jam too." Ning Yu spoke quickly.
"And me, I want one too." Ye Ye fell behind by a step.
"There are still some, but not much. I'll give each of you a jar." She has been busy making wine recently and has made less jam.
After the meal, Lu Huazhang and the other two didn’t sit for long before they got up, said goodbye and left. In addition to the jam, each of them also took away a big watermelon from Lin Qi’s house.
Seeing them eating and taking things without any courtesy at all, Xu Hexiao had a premonition that more and more people would come to their house in the future.
"They brought a lot of gifts, come and take a look." Lin Qi said.
There were indeed a lot of things. The fabrics alone filled the entire bed, and there were more than a dozen boxes of snacks, taking up most of the space in the cupboard.
"These cloths are enough for our family to wear for a year." A roll of cloth is more than ten meters long. These cloths are thin and thick, for spring, summer, autumn and winter.
Xu Hexiao nodded, "It can indeed make a lot of clothes."
"It's hot now, so snacks won't last long. Bring a few boxes to the factory tomorrow for godfather and Guoan brother." Lin Qi said, thinking of Lu Huazhang inviting them to visit his home the day after tomorrow, so she had to start preparing gifts for the visit. "What gifts do you think we should bring the day after tomorrow?"
"You can bring a jar of fruit, fruit wine or liquor." Xu Hexiao said.
Lin Qi hesitated, "Is that enough? The gift that Lu Huazhang brought today is a bit heavy."
"Then add another ginseng. The worst ginseng you planted is at least 45 years old. Ginseng of this age is rare in pharmacies." Moreover, the ginseng grown by Qiqi has a far better medicinal effect than ordinary ginseng. "People who lived through that era are more or less in poor health. It's just right to use ginseng to nourish their bodies."
"That's fine, then add another ginseng."
"Is this radio given by Ye Ye?" Xu Hexiao has been collecting industrial coupons for the past few months and has saved enough tickets to buy a radio. He was planning to buy it on the next day off, but he didn't expect that before he bought it, someone else gave it to him first.
"Yes, it was given by Ye Ye. This gift is a bit expensive. We will pay it back slowly in the future."
The Lu family lived in the military compound. Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao brought the children to the door. Just as they finished registering, they saw Lu Huazhang coming out to pick them up. With him came a little boy of four or five years old.
Seeing Lin Qi and Xu Hexiao each holding two children and carrying a backpack on their backs, he said with an apologetic look, "I was inconvenient. You have many children in your family and it's not convenient to travel. I should have sent someone to pick you up."
"It's okay. We came here by bus. When people saw we brought children with us, they were eager to give us their seats. It's not tiring." Xu Hexiao said.
"These four children are so cute. I will give up my seat if I see them." Lu Huazhang said, and took a child from Lin Qi. "Xiaoyu, uncle wants to hold your brother. Can you walk by yourself?"
"Okay, little uncle." Lu Siyu answered obediently, keeping her eyes on the four children.
"Does Xiaoyu like his younger brothers and sisters?" Lu Huazhang asked his nephew.
"I like them. They are good-looking." Lu Siyu has a simple preference. He likes anyone who is good-looking.
The Lu family lives in a three-story Western-style building with a garden in front. However, there are not many flowers in the garden, only grass and some low ornamental plants.
Mr. Lu did not go to the gate of the compound to pick someone up, but waited in front of the western-style building. The entire Lu family was standing in front of the building waiting. The Lu family's hospitality to the person who had once saved Mr. Lu was very high.
When the Lu family saw Lin Qi and her family walking into the garden, they immediately came to greet them.
"Little girl, we meet again." Mr. Lu's voice was loud and powerful.
"Yes, we meet again." Lin Qi nodded slightly towards the old man.
Mr. Lu tapped Lin Qi's forehead from a distance and pretended to be angry, "You don't even call me grandpa when you see me. That's rude."
Lin Qi readily followed suit and called out "Grandpa Lu".
"Okay, okay, my dear granddaughter. I would be happier if there was no "Lu" in front of Grandpa." Old Master Lu said, and then looked at Xu Hexiao, "You are Qiqi's target. You are the best among men. Qiqi has good taste. I heard that you fought with the boy from the Ye family yesterday, and you beat the boy from the Ye family without any chance to fight back?"
"We're just stopping at the point." Xu Hexiao did not admit it.
"Come with me to the military camp later and have some sparring with my subordinates. Those guys are arrogant on weekdays, you can help me to dampen their arrogance and let them see what it means that there are always people better than you." Old Lu had an inexplicable trust in Xu Hexiao's ability.
Xu Hexiao did not refuse, as he also wanted to learn the skills of the soldiers in the army.
The Lu family's hall is spacious and bright, with a smooth tiled floor.
As the four children entered the hall, they couldn't help looking around.
"Can they walk now?" Mrs. Lu looked at the four cute children with love in her eyes.
"I can walk a few steps now. I can walk farther with the help of something." Lin Qi said.
"Then let them walk by holding on to the sofa." Mrs. Lu took the boss from Xu Hexiao's hand and placed him on the edge of the sofa. The boss, Xu Boxi, held on to the leather sofa and grinned at everyone, revealing a big smile.
"Oh, this child has such a sweet smile. I love him so much." Mrs. Lu said with a smile.
"Xiaoyu is well-behaved and a good child." Lin Qi rubbed Xiaoyu's head. The child's hair was very soft and his temperament seemed soft as well.
Xiaoyu smiled shyly when she was praised, and her little face turned red.
"Xiaoyu was born on my farm. When he was born, he looked like a kitten, very small, and his cry was also very soft. I almost thought he could not survive." Mrs. Lu sighed. She injured herself when giving birth to her son. The doctor said that it would be difficult for her to get pregnant again. So when she saw other people's children, she couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Lin Qi looked at Lu Siyu and said, "She is a little weaker, but she will recover slowly."
Mrs. Lu sighed again, "He's hard to raise. He's too picky. He usually eats like a cat, but he's willing to eat more after eating the vegetables and rice noodles I brought from your house these days."
Judging from the tone of my brother-in-law, those grains, vegetables and fruits are not ordinary, so in their family, the old man and his son are the ones who are eating them, and no one else is eating them at all.
"Eat more if you want. Then come to me for more when you're done." Lin Qi said.
"I feel relieved when you say that." Mrs. Lu breathed a sigh of relief. "I have prepared gifts for the four children. Please sit down first. I will go back to the room to get them."
She prepared two gifts, one was four silver gourds, the other was four gold gourds. Her plan was to give silver gourds if Lin Qi's family was not good, but now, after just a few minutes of getting along, she liked Lin Qi so much that she naturally wanted to give her gold gourds.
Mrs. Lu went to get the gifts. Xu Hexiao also put down the basket on his back and said to Lu Huazhang, "There are fruits and two jars of wine, one of which is strong wine and the other is a fruit wine with a lower concentration. There is also a ginseng. It is for Grandpa Lu to replenish his body."
Lu Huazhang was delighted, "Did sister Qiqi also grow the ginseng?"
"Yes, it was planted by Qiqi." Xu Hexiao said.
Lu Huazhang smiled, "The medicine that Qiqi planted herself is really good. I brought some medicine a few days ago, and grandpa took it. He has not had rheumatic pain for the past two days."
Mr. Lu nodded, "It really doesn't hurt anymore."
"I still have a lot of those medicines. When you have finished taking them, ask Brother Huazhang to get them from me." Lin Qi said.
"Okay. Grandpa won't take it for nothing. When your children grow up, I'll get you a few places. Let them go to kindergarten and elementary school in the military compound and train with the other children in the compound. If they are good, it may not be impossible for them to join the army early."
Nowadays, people are proud to join the army.
Lin Qi didn’t know whether the children wanted to join the army, but she was very excited about the possibility of going to school here, so she agreed.
Mr. Lu didn't sit there for long before he took Brother Lu, Lu Huazhang and Xu Hexiao to the military region.
Only Mrs. Lu, Lu Siyu, Lin Qi and her four children were left at home.
Lin Qi and Mrs. Lu chatted about family matters, food and children, and got along very well. Lu Siyu sat on a blanket with the four children and played with Lu Siyu's toys.
As the only child of the Lu family's grandchildren, Lu Siyu was doted on. He had so many toys piled up like a mountain, of all kinds. Lin Qi's four children grabbed one and another and had a lot of fun.
Until noon, when the nanny prepared the meal, Mr. Lu and others had not returned yet.
"I'll call and ask." Mrs. Lu said and made a phone call.
At this time, the sound insulation of the phone was not very good. Lin Qi clearly heard the person on the other end of the phone say that they would not come back for lunch and they would eat in the military cafeteria.
The food on the table was very rich, with ten plates of fish and meat, as well as soft bone porridge and steamed egg custard for the children.
The Lu family didn't have wooden bowls and chopsticks, but ceramic bowls, so Lin Qi didn't let the children eat by themselves, and she fed them herself. In addition to herself, the nanny also helped to feed them.
Fortunately, the weather is hot now, so I can feed the children and the food is still warm.
After lunch, the children were so sleepy that they kept yawning, and there was no sign of Mr. Lu and others.
"Qiqi, take the children to the guest room to sleep." Mrs. Lu said, "There is always a nanny in the guest room. The mats and quilts are clean."
Seeing that the child was so sleepy that he could hardly open his eyes, Lin Qi agreed.
In the military district, Xu Hexiao has defeated twenty-seven people in succession, and even the soldier who had just won the title of Soldier King was defeated by him.
"We are not as skilled as him, so let's have a competition of spear skills. Xu Hexiao, do you dare to take on him?"
“I’ve never shot a gun.”
"I'll teach you. It's easy to learn."
"OK."
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