Chapter 52
Hearing his son's baby voice, Lu Cheng's conflict suddenly faded away. "Yes, Dad was wrong, Dad will learn from Mom."
"Well, then Dad must keep his word." Lu Haici was very satisfied with his father's ability to correct his mistakes, and then he jumped into the kindergarten.
After watching his son enter the kindergarten, Lu Cheng returned to the army until he could no longer see his figure. He had already made plans for Lin Qingqing's matter. He was a man, and no matter what he did, he would not be behind a female comrade. He would take his responsibilities, and if there was anything wrong, he would also take the responsibility.
In the kindergarten, all the little kids were there.
"Lu Haici, come here quickly..." Qin Ming saw Lu Haici, waved at him, and said excitedly, "Lu Haici, look, I have some biscuits and cakes for you to eat. My mother bought them from the department store." This afternoon, her mother came back from the county town and brought him a lot of things. He happily shared them with his friends. Qin Ming also liked to share with his friends before, but he would not be as generous as he is now, nor would he be as polite as he is now. He felt that he had eaten a lot of good things from Lu Haici's mother, so he wanted to be especially generous to Lu Haici.
"Thank you, Qin Ming." Lu Haici took a piece of pastry and took a small bite. "It's delicious, as delicious as the sesame paste I drank in the morning."
"Sesame paste?" Qin Ming was curious. "What is sesame paste? Is it delicious? I haven't eaten it."
Lu Haici said, "My mother gave me sesame paste. It's delicious and fragrant. I'll go back and ask my mother. If there is any sesame paste at home, I will treat you to it."
Qin Ming: "Okay, okay."
Ji Yang: "Lu Haici, my mother has to go to the cafeteria to work too. Will you go to my mother's cafeteria to eat in the future?" Today his mother told him and his father the good news, and Ji Yang couldn't wait to share it.
Lu Haici said, "You can go. Does Qin Ming want to go too?"
Qin Ming said, "I haven't eaten the food cooked by Ji Yang's mother. Is it delicious? If it's not delicious, I won't go." He is a realistic kid. Only delicious food can make him bow down.
Ji Yang said, "My mother's food is also delicious." Although it's not as delicious as Lu Haici's mother's, Ji Yang also likes the food cooked by his mother.
Qin Ming heard this and immediately said, "Let's go eat tonight, Lu Haici, are you coming?"
Lu Haici: "Okay, I'll talk to my mom tonight."
Ji Yang: "Great. By the way, Lu Haici, my mom said she would make me a pair of panties to celebrate finding a job. She would embroider my favorite little yellow chicken on the panties. Did your mom make you a pair of panties after she found a job?" He thought that every mother would give you a pair of panties as a celebration gift after finding out about a job.
Lu Haici shook his head, not understanding what finding a job had to do with panties. However, "My mother made a handkerchief for me." Lu Haici had been hiding it carefully, reluctant to take it out. Now that Ji Yang said it, he took out the handkerchief from his schoolbag, "Look, there is my name here, Lu Haici, and it was also made by my mother."
Ji Yang and Qin Ming gathered around to look at Lu Haici's handkerchief. It was just a piece of cotton cloth with words embroidered on it. There was nothing surprising about it. But the little kids didn't think so.
"Wow, Lu Haici, your mother is so nice." Qin Ming said. His mother had never made any underwear handkerchiefs for him, but he was carefree and followed Teacher Qin, so he didn't care about it.
After hearing this, Lu Haici puffed out his chest and said proudly, "Well, my mother is the best." He also liked his mother the most.
Ji Yang said, "My mother is also the best."
At this time, Chen Zhou spoke up, "Then after your mother gives birth to a little brother, will she still be so kind to you?"
Immediately, everyone looked at Chen Zhou.
Chen Zhou shrank his neck: "I...my mother said that your mother is nice to you now because they don't have a son. When they give birth to their own son, they will not be nice to you anymore. They also said that they will take away all your things and leave them for their own son. Money, delicious food, meat, and then you will become poor bugs."
Qin Ming thought it made sense when he heard it, but: "Don't worry, if your mother's brother bullies you, I will fight for you and make your brother cry." Crying is the most shameful thing for little kids.
Lu Haici shook his head: "If my mother gave birth to a little brother, I would give all the delicious and fun things to him, I could take him out to play, and if someone bullied him, I could fight back." Although he said this, there was an unconcealable gloom in his voice. Lu Haici thought, if this is the case, his mother would definitely think he is well-behaved and would definitely like him.
Ji Yang heard this and thought what Lu Haici said made sense: "Yes, I would also give money to my little brother, and we would take care of him together."
"But your mother doesn't like you anymore." Chen Zhou said.
"No way." Lu Haici said stubbornly, "As long as I'm good, my mother will definitely like me. I don't like you anymore, and I don't want to talk to you." Lu Haici packed up his things, then put on his small schoolbag, walked to the corner where Chen Zhou was not, and then sat down alone, sulking.
Ji Yang also ran over with his small schoolbag on his back, and sat next to Lu Haici. The two looked very lonely, just like before, when they both had no mothers, they always sat together like this, grieving together.
Chen Zhou looked at them, then at Qin Ming, he felt that he was innocent, it was all his mother who said it, not him. However, he seemed to feel that he had done something wrong. But he was young and didn't know where he was wrong.
Qin Ming didn't know why they were angry, but he understood one thing, that is... "Chen Zhou, how can you say bad things about Lu Haici's mother? Lu Haici hates it most when people say bad things about his mother." He said this last time, and then he had a fight with Lu Haici.
Chen Zhou pouted, a little aggrieved: "I didn't, my mother said that."
Qin Ming: "Then go back and tell your mother not to say bad things about Lu Haici's mother. Last time my grandmother said bad things about Lu Haici's mother, I went back and told her, and now Lu Haici and I are friends. If you don't go and tell your mother, we won't be friends with you, and you can't eat the food cooked by Lu Haici's mother."
Chen Chen Zhou thought that the food cooked by Lu Haici's mother was better than that cooked by his own mother, so he also bowed down for the food: "Then I will tell my mother when I go back."
Qin Ming: "Then go and apologize to Lu Haici now, and tell him that you will tell your mother. My grandfather said that a real man should dare to act and take responsibility."
Chen Zhou said aggrievedly: "Okay." For the sake of delicious food, he would even bark like a puppy.
Qin Ming brought Chen Zhou to the corner where Lu Haici and Ji Yang were sitting. Chen Zhou said pitifully, "I'm sorry, Lu Haici. I was wrong. Those words were said by my mother. I will tell my mother when I go back and ask her not to say bad things about your mother. Can we continue to be friends and continue to eat together?"
Lu Haici was actually still upset. He was not upset about what Chen Zhou said, but because he was afraid that his mother would not like him anymore after having a little brother. But in the face of Chen Zhou's apology, he still put away his little emotions. "I forgive you." Lu Haici remembered that his mother said that children should solve their own problems, and adults will solve their own problems. Since Chen Zhou apologized, he certainly couldn't be angry. "And Ji Yang, your mother also said bad things about Ji Yang's mother."
"Yeah." Chen Zhou apologized to Ji Yang again, "I'm sorry, Ji Yang, I was wrong, those words were said by my mother, I will go back and tell my mother to tell her not to say bad things about your mother, can we continue to be friends and continue to eat together?"
If there were adults, they would definitely be speechless to hear these exact words, but there were only children present. Ji Yang saw that his good friend Lu Haici had forgiven Chen Zhou, so of course he forgave Chen Zhou as well. In fact, compared with Lu Haici, Ji Yang's personality is relatively more lively. Lu Haici's mind is richer, so he is more sensitive and careful.
Ji Yang: "I forgive you too."
The kids are reconciled again. So when it's time to get out of school, everyone goes to eat together hand in hand. Because they are going to eat at the place where Ji Yang's mother works, Lu Haici asked everyone to go first, and he went to the canteen of the third company's kitchen to say hello to his mother.
In the canteen of the third company's kitchen, Lin Qingqing did not eat with Qi Shao and others, because she knew that Lu Haici would get out of school at this time, so she waited for Lu Haici to come back and eat together.
Seeing Lu Haici coming back, she started to prepare meals, but then she heard Lu Haici say, "Mom, I'm not eating here today. I'm going to the cafeteria."
Lin Qingqing was a little surprised: "Why do you want to eat in the cafeteria? Is there meat in the cafeteria today?" Well, she admitted that she had been assimilated by the people here. When she heard that Lu Haici was going to the cafeteria to eat, she subconsciously thought that there would be meat in the cafeteria today.
Lu Haici said, "I don't know if there will be meat today. Ji Yang said today that his mother works in the cafeteria, and he said that the food his mother cooked was delicious, so the four of us decided to go to the cafeteria to eat."
"So that's the case, okay, go ahead, and queue up in the cafeteria. If anything happens, come back and tell me." Lin Qingqing didn't tell him too much, Lu Haici was used to queuing up in the cafeteria to get food, and he was probably the kid who went to the cafeteria to queue up the most times in the entire family compound, so everyone inside knew him.
"Well, I know. Mom, if there is meat, I will make it for you." Lu Haici said filially.
Lin Qingqing did not reject his filial piety, but said, "You should eat a few pieces yourself. Don't let your stomach suffer."
Hearing this, Lu Haici chuckled.
The dinner of the Third Company's kitchen team was not bad. It was noodles, but because the noodles were limited this week, not enough for everyone to eat a big bowl of noodles, so there were not many noodles, but a lot of ingredients were added to them, such as potatoes and cabbage. Putting these things together with the noodles, the thick soup made from the potatoes, plus the freshness of the cabbage, tasted very good.
Even Lin Qingqing added clam meat and dried shrimp to her own meal. Now Lu Haici was going to the big canteen to eat, and she also packed a box for him: "Take these, eat with your friends. There are four shrimps in it, one for each of you kids."
Lu Haici: "Well, I'll share them." Although he was reluctant, Qin Ming treated him to pastries, and Ji Yang was his good friend. When he didn't have a mother, Ji Yang often shared delicious food with him. Chen Zhou also apologized to her today. So, he was willing to share it with them.
Lu Haici held the lunch box and took the canteen rations and went to the big canteen happily.
Lin Qingqing could only eat seafood noodles alone.
After the people in the canteen finished their meal, the comrades from the third company also came back. It was still a group of people, and when they saw the noodles at the window, everyone went crazy.
"Give me one quickly."
"And me..."
"I want one too."
Someone saw Lu Cheng and asked curiously at the window: "Squad Leader Qi, what is Deputy Regiment Lu going to eat today?"
Although Lu Cheng had made up his mind, he still felt pressured before coming to the cafeteria of the Third Company's kitchen squad. Now he was facing Lin Qingqing, and his whole body was tense. Like a machine, he wanted to loosen up, but couldn't. However, as soon as he entered the cafeteria, he couldn't help but look at the window, trying to search for her figure in that window. But, just like before, he didn't see her.
Lin Qingqing was still behind the scenes.
Now hearing the words of the soldier, Lu Cheng looked at the spies Qi.
Qi Shao brought out a bowl of noodles from the window: "Deputy Colonel Lu, this is what Comrade Lin prepared for you, it's also noodles."
"I saw the big shrimps in the noodles, so many big shrimps."
"There are other seafoods, I can't name them at the moment."
"Is it clam heads? We have this at home too."
"Sister-in-law is so good to Deputy Colonel Lu."
"That's right, Deputy Colonel Lu is so lucky."
Lu Cheng calmly took the seafood noodles and left in the envy of everyone. He looked calm on the surface, but his heart was surging. If it were in the past, he would think this bowl of noodles was delicious, really delicious. He would also feel happy, very happy. But today, eating the noodles in the bowl, he felt that it was delicious, but also a little bitter. Because the person who made this bowl of noodles was not his complacent wife.
Lu Cheng ate the bowl of noodles bitterly. He did not leave, nor did he go to the back of the kitchen as he did before. Instead, he sat in his seat for a while, washed the dishes first, and then stood at the door of the kitchen .
Lu Cheng waited for Lu Haici before Lin Qingqing got off work.
Lu Haici finished his meal and came to find his mother. He was frowning and ran to the kitchen like a little wolf, but saw Lu Cheng standing at the door.
"Dad?" Lu Haici called out, "Dad, aren't you going in to wait for mom?"
Lu Cheng looked at his son with envy and complexity: "I'm not going, you go in." He did not mention anything about Lin Qingqing to his son. Even if he did, he would not understand.
"Oh." Lu Haici ran back inside.
Lu Haici found his mother in a familiar way and said aggrievedly, "Mom, I will never eat in the cafeteria again."
Lin Qingqing was about to ask him how he ate in the cafeteria, but when she heard what Xiaozaizai said, she thought he was bullied and asked with concern, "What's wrong? Did something happen?"
Lu Haici said, "The food in the cafeteria is not as delicious as what mom cooks, and the food tonight is not as delicious as the noodles she makes. After eating the shrimps, the kids wanted to eat my noodles, and I gave them a little bit, just a little bit, because I wanted to eat too."
Lin Qingqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Then let's not go tomorrow, let's eat here."
"Yeah." Lu Haici nodded heavily, "Qin Ming told me that he won't go to the cafeteria to eat either, and will come here to eat."
"Today, Commander Qin's aunt came here to make noodles." They came in at the same time after finishing their work outside. They happened to hear what Lu Haici said, and said. "I came at noon, and the auntie said that she would come here to get food from now on."
Lin Bao said, "It would be fine if it was just the auntie, but if more people come later, our comrades from the third company won't have enough to eat." After all, the company canteen has limited expenses, and these expenses can barely cover the comrades in the company, let alone adding others.
Qi Shao: "There shouldn't be anyone else, right?"
Lin Bao: "That's not necessarily true. Comrade Lin's meals are delicious. Who knows if other comrades will come again?"
Lin Qingqing: "Then how about this, when comrades who are not from the third company come in the future, we will write a notice outside, we will take care of the comrades from the third company first, and give the surplus to other comrades."
Qi Shao nodded: "That's good."
After tidying up here, everyone went off work.
Lin Qingqing led Lu Haici away. When she was inside, she wanted to ask about Lu Haici's father, but because of what happened today, she held back and didn't ask. When she walked out of the door, she saw Lu Cheng leaning against the door.
Lu Cheng is tall, and his posture leaning against the door is not as upright and serious as usual. He looks a little lazy. Under the light, some shadows are cast around him, making people feel unruly.
Lin Qingqing was a little surprised and stunned when she suddenly saw Lu Cheng like this.
Lu Cheng heard the movement and turned his head, and saw them mother and son. He stood up again: "Are you off work?" His low voice was a little suppressed.
"Yeah." Lin replied softly, "You don't have to wait for me. Anyway, the way back from here is also safe." If this place is not safe, then there is no safe place in the whole country.
"I'm used to it." Lu Cheng said casually. But he is really used to it. It's only been a few days, and he has gotten used to waiting for her to get off work together, and then the three of them go home together. It's really scary to get used to this feeling.
For a while, both of them fell silent.
Lu Haici held his father in one hand and his mother in the other. The little boy was too young to feel the atmosphere between his father and mother. He happily shook their hands and began to talk about what happened in kindergarten today: "Mom, Chen Zhou apologized to me today, and I forgave him."
Lin Qingqing asked curiously: "Did anything happen between you and Chen Zhou?"
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