Chapter 227 Father and Daughter

Lin Shu walked home holding the pearls and said to Lu Cuicui who was boiling medicine under the shed, "You are so lucky that your uncle Chen sent some pearls. We can make a bottle of whitening cream."

When she heard that it could whiten her skin, Lu Cuicui's eyes lit up.

Lu's second sister-in-law had a bad cold and was resting at home these two days. Lu's eldest sister-in-law helped her to look after the mill and grind the flour. She saw Lin Shu and Lu Cuicui busy for three days, soaking, grinding medicine powder and processing in various ways. They were really full.

She finally couldn't help but sneer, "This person is destined to be black and white. He was born with white skin and grew up to be white. He was born black and can he be white in the future?"

Lu Cuicui pouted and her eyes suddenly turned red.

Second Sister-in-law Lu scolded her, "You are a girl who is always conceited. Look at your arms and thighs. Are they white? You have a dark skin and you want to be conceited." Second Sister-

in-law Lu used to scold the concubine behind her back, saying she was ugly and dark, but she would not let others say anything. Now that no one said anything, she would scold her whenever she remembered.

She had always wanted to have a son but was pregnant. She was very irritable and did not dare to vent her anger on others, so she could only vent it on Lu Cuicui.

Lu Cuicui was sensible at an early age. She knew beauty, ugliness, and strong-willed. The main reason was that she felt that she was not beautiful, so she paid special attention to these.

When her mother laughed at her, she dropped the shovel and ran back to her room to cry.

Lin Shu didn't care. It was not her place to say anything about the mother-daughter relationship, so she continued stirring and asked Hou Ying to use a garlic mortar to pound the pearls.

Second Sister-in-law Lu didn't dare to have any opinions about Lin Shu now. After all, it was Lin Shu's credit that she could make money. She also complimented Lin Shu: "Sister-in-law, you are beautiful naturally. Xiuxiu and Hou Ying are also pretty. It's not that they are talented. Cuicui has dark skin. Nothing works. Don't waste it."

Lin Shu: "Second Sister-in-law, this facial medicine is for treating acne and acne. It can treat acne and pimples on the face. It also has the effect of moisturizing the skin and preventing cracking. Whitening is an extra effect."

Second Sister-in-law Lu: "It's a good thing. Don't waste it on her anyway."

After that, she went back to the room and continued to scold the daughter-in-law.

Lu Shaotang had good ears. When he heard Second Sister-in-law scolding his niece, he frowned slightly. Lin Shu and Hou Ying just nodded.

Hou Ying understood, and ran to the incense-making room in the east to tell Lu Erge that his uncle had returned.

Lu Erge came out to greet Lu Shaotang, and after a few words, he heard the girl crying in the room, his face sank, and he went back to the room.

Lu Ersao was still nagging, saying that the girl was dark and ugly, and then she started to say that she was so lazy at such an age, and then she said that if she was not pretty, why did she dress up so well? Look at what the eldest and second girls are wearing, and then look at you, you don’t have a patch, and they are all colorful, it’s really a waste.

Second brother Lu frowned. He would never talk about his wife in front of his daughter-in-law before, but he got angry when she became more and more aggressive, "What's wrong with the daughter-in-law? That's a healthy complexion. Didn't you hear from Mr. Hou that foreigners deliberately tan their skin?"

Second sister-in-law Lu pouted, "If dark skin is good-looking, then why does she want to be white so vain? Can she get white just by tanning?"

Second brother Lu wiped the tears of his daughter-in-law with his rough hands, "Don't cry, you're not ugly at all, you're very beautiful. Look at your hair, it's so black and shiny..."

Second sister-in-law Lu sneered, "Isn't that because you're lazy and gluttonous?"

Second brother Lu frowned, "Can you say less?"

Second sister-in-law Lu slammed the door and left when she saw that he was angry.

Second Brother Lu said to the daughter of the emperor, "Did your third aunt say you are ugly?"

Lu Cuicui shook her head, "Third aunt said I have a unique look, like some models in magazines." Second

Brother Lu, "Yes, then what are you worried about?"

Lu Cuicui, "But third aunt is not like that. She is talented." Second

Brother Lu, "Each flower is beautiful in its own way. Can roses and chrysanthemums be the same? Girls are also beautiful in their own ways. You are different from them. You are beautiful in your own way."

Lu Cuicui looked up at him, "Dad, is it true? Am I really beautiful?"

Or unique?

Second Brother Lu affirmed, "Of course. Look at how beautiful your eyes are, they are fox eyes. Don't stories always talk about fox spirits? Although fox spirits don't sound nice, they must be pretty, right?"

Lu Cuicui nodded. Of course, she burst into laughter and was happy again.

Second Sister-in-law Lu's voice came from outside the door again, "Dream on, fox spirits can also become like your third aunt, she has fox eyes..."

Second Brother Lu couldn't stand it anymore: "Shut up!"

He had never yelled at him like this before. Second Sister-in-law Lu felt wronged and went back to her room and climbed onto the kang to cry.

Second brother Lu continued to coax the girl, "We have shared a lot of money this year, and we also have cloth coupons. If dad doesn't make new clothes for you, he will make them for you. You can choose them yourself when the time comes. When you come back, let your sister Xiuxiu make nice clothes for you. Clothes make a man look good and the saddle makes a horse look handsome. You will look energetic and handsome if you wear them. Don't let your imagination run wild all day long."

Lu Cuicui began to look forward to it.

Second Brother Lu added, "Also, girls become more and more beautiful as they grow up. Some people have black spots when they are young, but they turn white when they grow up."

Lu Cuicui's eyes sparkled, "Dad, is it true?"

Second Brother Lu, "Of course it's true. Your uncle Erzhu had a birthmark on his face when he was a child, and everyone was afraid that he would have trouble getting married. After he was ten years old, the birthmark became lighter and lighter, and when he was seventeen or eighteen, it was hardly noticeable. Can you still see it now?"

Lu Cuicui shook her head, "Uncle Erzhu doesn't have a birthmark on his face, and he looks handsome."

Second Brother Lu, "Right, you will be white after you are eighteen. In fact, it doesn't matter whether you are white or not. I would rather have black spots. Black spots make it less likely to cause wrinkles and spots."

He racked his brains to think of words to comfort his daughter. Of course, these were not his own thoughts, but what he heard from Panpan Tiantian and Xu Xiaoyou.

Lu Cuicui thought about it and realized that it was true. Those with fair skin had freckles on their faces. She was the only one with fair, smooth skin like Third Auntie without freckles. Anyway, she had never seen anyone else, or maybe she was just ignorant.

After being coaxed by Second Brother Lu, Lu Cuicui was happy. She wiped her face and ran to find Lin Shu to continue making the face medicine.

When the second brother Lu returned to the master bedroom, he saw his second wife lying on the kang crying sadly, so he said, "She is my daughter, why do you always scold her?"

Second wife Lu: "She is lazy and greedy, how can I not scold her?"

Second brother Lu: "How is she lazy and greedy? When my sister-in-law is not at home, doesn't she also help Xiuxiu to light the fire and cook? She also helps to sweep the yard and pick eggs." Second

wife Lu said loudly: "She only did it twice, and you happened to see it. You said it again and it will come out in a day?"

Brother Lu felt that he couldn't make sense with her, so he turned around and left. There was still a lot of work to do in the incense making room.

But Sister Lu felt that he had the patience to coax his daughter, but why didn't he coax her?

She felt even more suffocated.

Brother Lu returned to the incense making room, and Fang Dihua glared at him, "What are you arguing about? Everyone here can hear you."

There are so many helpers at home, isn't it funny for people to hear?

Although the people who came were all family members and would not laugh at him, everyone was still quite embarrassed.

Second Brother Lu: "It's nothing, we just said a few words."

Fang Dihua pulled him aside and whispered: "We have enough manpower now, I'll take care of it for you, you take Cuicui's mother to the provincial hospital for a check-up, and let your third brother arrange a hospital and find a doctor for you."

She knew that the second brother's daughter was picky because she wanted to have a second child but couldn't, and the second brother always protected Cuicui, so she was looking for trouble.

The second brother Lu hesitated for a moment, "Mom, can you come over?"

Fang Dihua cursed in a low voice, "Are you stupid? What does it matter if you do more or less of this work? You two go and check to see if there is any problem. If it can be cured, treat it as soon as possible. If it can't be cured, there are plans for it."

The second brother Lu: "Okay."

But he was embarrassed to tell the third brother. Even when my mother told him about this, he blushed.

Fang Dihua knew that the second brother was shy, "Okay, I'll talk to the third brother for you."

Fang Dihua certainly didn't tell Lu Shaotang, she told Lin Shu, and asked Lin Shu to tell Lu Shaotang.

Lin Shu naturally agreed.

My second brother and his wife have not been able to have children in recent years. Father Lu has also seen them, but Father Lu is not very good at infertility and can't see anything. He also took them to the county hospital. After taking soup and medicine for a while, it didn't work. Doctor Yan suggested going to a large hospital for an instrument check.

In the afternoon, Lu Shaotang went to Linjiatun with food and gifts.

He originally wanted to bring the children back, but Tiantian and Panpan asked him, "Dad, how many days will you stay at home?"

Lu Shaotang: "I'll go back to the unit tomorrow."

The two children were not very interested, "Then we won't go back yet, we have to help grandma take care of my sister."

My sister is fun.

They are grown up and can't rely on their father like they did when they were young. Dad comes back for a short time and doesn't sleep with them when he goes to their mother at night. What are they going to do when they go back?

It's better to play with my sister here.

Now that Mianmian can respond to them, it's more fun.

In fact, they really want to get Kuai Kuai together, and now Kuai Kuai is also fun, but they gave up the idea because it's inconvenient in such a cold day.

When Lu Shaotang was here, Panpan and Tiantian were very attached to him. One of them lay on him and told him how Zhao Laosan was unlucky and how he died, and became a negative example for the whole commune to promote safe use of electricity.

Tiantian: "I heard that people who were electrocuted turned as black as wood."

Lu Shaotang: "..."

You two are children.

Panpan: "Dad, don't worry, we will definitely use electricity safely, and we will also supervise my uncle to use electricity safely."

Lin Yue: "..."

How can I be so unreliable? My eyesight is poor, but I am not mentally ill.

Lu Shaotang declined his mother-in-law and Aunt Jiang's invitation to stay for dinner. Seeing that the children were unwilling to go home, he took the fish caught by Lin's father home.

Lin's father had nothing to do in the winter, so he went to the reservoir with a few old men to fish and make fish soup for the children.

The fish in the reservoir are public, and they are usually caught collectively and then bought by individuals. However, no one cares if you go fishing by yourself. After all, who wants to go fishing in such cold weather? Some people can't catch a single fish in a whole day. Except for Lin's father and a few old men, no one goes fishing.

But Lin's father is happy. He can catch two fish every day and feed the children.

Lin Xia now took a car or bus to live in Linjiatun every night, mainly to feed the baby and bring back the breast milk squeezed during the day for the baby to drink.

Lu Shaotang came home just in time for dinner.

Lu Ersao was relieved because Lu Erge was going to the hospital with her for a checkup. When she saw Lu Shaotang, she greeted him warmly. After all, she had to ask the third brother to help arrange the hospital and the doctor.

Lu Cuicui also got a jar of whitening facial medicine from Lin Shu as she wished.

Lin Shu gave her some pearls and asked her to pour the powder herself, and then add honey, egg white and other paste masks.

Lu Cuicui was afraid that Lu Ersao would steal hers, so she hid them in Xiuxiu's box.

The dinner was quite harmonious, except that Father Lu missed his grandchildren and felt that without Tiantian and Panpan at home, he would not enjoy drinking wine.

Father Lu also poured a small cup of medicinal wine for Lu Shaotang, "Try it, it is for replenishing blood."

Lu Shaotang did not refuse.

Fang Dihua took a look and wondered if the old man had poured it wrong. With San'er's physique, did he still need to drink wine for replenishing kidney and strengthening yang?

Nowadays, women at home can also drink a small cup of medicinal wine for replenishing blood and qi every day. It is not only good for beauty, but also good for the body, and can treat cold hands and feet in winter.

Lin Shu felt sweet and could not help but drink a little more. After drinking it, she found that the wine tasted sweet but actually had a strong aftereffect. She was a little dizzy at the end.

Originally, she wanted to pack two bottles of medicinal wine and homemade face medicine for Dr. Sheng and Nurse Xiao Chen, but when she felt that she had drunk too much, she asked Fang Dihua to pack them up, and asked Lu Shaotang to take them to Dr. Sheng tomorrow .

The next day, when her waist and legs were sore, Lin Shu vowed not to drink too much again.

When she got up, Lu Shaotang had already taken Lu's second brother and second sister-in-law back to Qizhou, and brought the gift that Lin Shu mentioned.

Lin Shu called Dr. Sheng again and told him about the gift, and then said that Lu Shaotang would take his second brother and second sister-in-law to the hospital, and asked him to help take care of them.

Dr. Sheng immediately said that there was no problem, and also told her about Lu's mother's condition.

Lu's mother had a brain nerve problem, and now she is in the hospital for treatment, and she is much better than at the beginning.

Lin Shu was also very happy. She sincerely praised the hospital and the doctors, and mentioned the medicinal wine and facial medicine, which made Dr. Sheng look forward to it.

He studied Western medicine and didn't know much about Chinese medicine, but he was also very curious about the medicinal wines collected by various families in the past.

The facial medicine was also very timely. His younger brother was 18 years old this year, but he had a face full of acne, so it was just right for him to use.

Lu Shaotang took his second brother and second sister-in-law with him and sent them directly to the PLA Hospital along with the gifts.

In addition to the gifts for Dr. Sheng and Nurse Xiao Chen, he also gave gifts to the director and the head nurse.

They also helped when Granny Fang went to the hospital for treatment.

Lu Shaotang did not say much to Dr. Sheng. He handed the gifts to him directly and asked him to take care of his second brother and second sister-in-law.

Dr. Sheng knew his temper and naturally did not say much and agreed directly.

After Lu Shaotang left, he asked Nurse Xiao Chen to take Lu's second sister-in-law to the obstetrics and gynecology department for a check-up, and he took Lu's second brother to the check-up himself.

It was very smooth when someone arranged the examination. Lu's second brother was fine, but Lu's second sister-in-law had mild blockage of the fallopian tubes and uterine adhesions.

In this era, the only way to treat this problem is through surgery, and it requires a laparotomy and at least ten days of hospitalization.

When the doctor asked them if they wanted surgery, Lu Ersao immediately said yes.

The village has been promoting eugenics, and Lu Ersao also knows a lot about it. She knows that caesarean sections are very successful now, and although her surgery requires a laparotomy, it is easier than a caesarean section.

Lu Erge originally thought that it didn't matter whether she had a son or not. If it didn't affect her health, she shouldn't do a laparotomy casually. After all, surgery would hurt her vitality, but Lu Ersao insisted, so he agreed.

They immediately went through the admission procedures.

When they came, Fang Dihua brought money for Lu Erge, so that they could rest assured to check and see a doctor if they were sick. Whether it was surgery, injections or medication, the family would pay for it.

Mrs. Lu knew that he had brought the money from the public school, so she naturally didn't want to spend her own money. Brother Lu didn't care about it.

Now that the family has money, his mother is very generous. She will give some money to each room every quarter. The children all have pocket money, and the family's medical treatment is naturally paid for by the public school.

That day, Lin Shu received a call from Brother Lu from the hospital, telling her that he would stay in the hospital for ten days for surgery, so that the family didn't have to worry.

Lin Shu: "Brother, then you should get treatment well. If you don't have enough money, call me."

Brother Lu: "Yes, I brought it to you."

When Lu Cuicui heard that her father had called back, she also came over to say a few words. After

Lin Shu and Brother Lu finished talking about business, they didn't chat about anything else, so she handed the phone to her.

Lu Cuicui took it impatiently, "Dad!"

Second Brother Lu told her, "My daughter, listen to grandma at home, be diligent, and help your third aunt more."

He was also paying attention to what Second Sister Lu said. In comparison, his daughter was indeed... a little lazy. Hou Ying took the initiative to help with housework and make hair flowers when she lived here, but Lu Cuicui was still out playing most of the time.

Lu Cuicui was very happy, "Dad, don't worry, I'll light the fire for the third aunt and learn to cook from her." Second

Brother Lu was very happy and relieved.

It doesn't matter whether you have a son or not, but the children you already have still need to be taught well.

He didn't think much about it before, but now the children at home are grown up. Needless to say, Lu Ping has been sensible since he was a child. Now he helps the brigade manage the accounts while studying. Even the branch secretary and the brigade leader give him a thumbs up. Lu An used to look a little short-tempered, but with Lu Ping's guidance

, he is fine. He is not bad at studying or working. Now he is more cheerful and generous after playing more with Hou Bo. Needless to say, compared with Xiuxiu and Tiantian Panpan, his daughter is indeed... a little lazy. He still needs to urge her.

Lu Cuicui doesn't get along with her mother because Lu's second wife always scolds and pinches her. So she subconsciously talks back and resists whatever her mother says, and becomes annoyed. Lu's second wife also dislikes her more and more. The mother and daughter are at loggerheads, but she listens to her father the most.

Lu Cuicui feels that her mother is not worthy of her father at all!

She is also sure that her mother will favor boys over girls after giving birth to a younger brother!

Humph!

Fortunately, her grandparents and father don't favor boys over girls. If her mother favors boys over girls

, she will quarrel. Anyway, she is grown up now, and she is no longer like when she was a child and she dared not say a word when her mother pinched her. Her mother could only scold her and dared not hit her anymore.

She holds a grudge the most! She

will remember it for the rest of her life!

She had thought it through. When she grew up, she would only support her father in his old age. She would only spend her earnings on him and buy things for him. Since her mother loved her younger brother so much, she would let him support her in her old age.

She hung up the phone with a happy look on her face, but she was calculating in her heart.

Lin Shu glanced at her, "Is your mother okay?"

Lu Cuicui didn't even ask if her mother was okay or how she was doing. She didn't care at all. She smiled at Lin Shu and said, "Auntie, I'll help you light the fire when you cook in the future."

Lin Shu smiled and said, "Okay."

Although Lu Cuicui had many problems, Lin Shu was an adult and naturally wouldn't argue with a child.

Lin Shu felt that Lu Cuicui's temper was much better now than when she was a child. One reason was that she had grown up and was more sensible, and the other was the influence of Grandma Fang.

Granny Fang would secretly give Lu Cuicui some candies and snacks.

The snacks were made by Lin Shu for her, but she couldn't bear to eat them, so she kept them in a box and fed them to the children at home. When Tiantian, Panpan and Hou Wei were not at home, she fed Houying and Lu Cuicui the most, and then Xu Xiaoyou who came to visit.

She smiled every day, had a kind face, and was very kind to the children, so Lu Cuicui naturally became close to her.

When no one was around, Granny Fang would feed her and whisper to her, "Girls can't be too soft. If they are always honest, they will be easily bullied."

Lu Cuicui was very proud, "Grandma, don't worry, no one can bully me."

Granny Fang also told her, "We can't be too honest and be bullied, and we can't be too picky and offend people. We have to know who is good to us, and we should be good to them and respect them."

Lu Cuicui could listen to Granny Fang's words.

Her parents would not say these words, and her grandmother would not say them seriously. Although Grandpa is good to the child, he is busy now and has no time to take care of her.

Third Auntie is very good at talking, but Lu Cuicui knows that Third Auntie is not close to her, and she guessed that it was related to her previous bad treatment of Third Auntie.

She saw that Lin Shu was close to Xiuxiu, Hou Ying and Xu Xiaoyou, and was even kind to Daya and Erya, willing to give them some advice, but was polite to her. It would be a lie to say that she was not jealous

. Especially Xu Xiaoyou, what was she relying on?

Her thoughts before were: Humph, if you don't treat me well, I won't treat you well either, anyway, I won't flatter you.

Now that Granny Fang has said so much, she feels that it is a big loss if she is not liked by Third Aunt, so she starts to get close to Lin Shu.

She found that she doesn't need to curry favor with Third Aunt, as long as she gets close to her and doesn't put on a sullen face or pout like before, Third Aunt will be quite kind to her. Her

father also told her to listen to Third Aunt, but her mother always tried to sow discord between her and Third Aunt, saying that Third Aunt is so handsome that she must look down on an ugly girl like her, and that Third Aunt hates her and looks at her like a little mouse.

She used to be jealous of Third Aunt and blamed her for being nice to others but not to her.

But now Third Aunt is obviously quite kind, and when she comes back from outside, she brings gifts for Xiuxiu, Hou Ying, and hers.

This time, when making facial medicine, Third Aunt also specially made whitening medicine for her.

This is unique!

She felt like she was being specially cared for.

Although she was still quite jealous, she was able to hide this jealousy.

Seeing that she knew how to respect and please Lin Shu, Granny Fang was very happy.

After all, they were all Huaer's children, and she hoped that they would be fine. If any of them were not fine, Huaer would be uncomfortable.

Lin Shu felt the changes in Lu Cuicui, and naturally did not refuse her approach. Of course, because of Lu Cuicui's personality, she would not be open-hearted to Lu Cuicui. Anyway, she would not be as close to Hou Ying and Xiuxiu, and could not compare with Xu Xiaoyou.

The closeness of one's own people and the closeness of relatives are naturally different.

Lin Shu classified Lu Cuicui as a relative.

Anyway, it was enough for everyone to be harmonious on the surface. People always have likes and dislikes, some are close to others, and she couldn't control herself.

Originally, Lin Shu thought that Grandma Fang would stay at home for the New Year, and she discussed with her parents-in-law that they could celebrate it more grandly this year, buy more New Year goods, and it would be best to buy a sheep and kill it together with the pig for the New Year.

As a result, on the second day of the twelfth lunar month, Uncle Fang and Uncle Fang came to pick them up.

Although Uncle Fang San did not come, he asked his two brothers to bring gifts, a total of three, and a bag of food.

Uncle Fang said to Fang Dihua: "Little sister, you took our mother to see a doctor, which cost a lot of money, and we didn't stay with her, so the cost of medicine still has to be shared."