Chapter 276 Going to the compound

Lu Shaotang's reporting work continued until the day before the Yangli New Year. The next day was New Year's Day, and the leader gave him a holiday, allowing him to take his wife and children to visit relatives and friends and have fun.

Lin Shu took the initiative to discuss with him to visit Uncle Lu's family.

Lu Shaotang called Uncle Lu at noon on the day he came, saying that he would visit Uncle Lu after finishing his work.

Uncle Lu knew that he was busy, and said that he had to go to the family gathering on New Year's Day at least.

Lu Shaotang did not fully agree at the time, saying that it depended on the work arrangement, and mainly he had to discuss with Lin Shu. If she didn't want to go on New Year's Day, he would change the time. If she didn't mind, then she would go.

Lin Shu was willing to go on New Year's Day. There were too many people outside during the holidays, so it was not suitable for leisurely strolling. It was just right to visit relatives.

Besides, she had been playing these days… She didn’t have anything to do. She basically slept in the morning and went out to visit the alleys and famous architectural attractions in the afternoon.

In the fall, she followed Wei Ling and others to Xiangshan to collect folk songs. The schedule was not flexible, and due to financial constraints, she didn’t have the freedom to wander around the city.

These days, Xiao Gao took care of the children, so she had plenty of time in the afternoon and strolled around. She

went to the bookstore and saw some special postcards, including photos from the film Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy. She bought some good collections and sent them to Zhan Jiali, Wei Ling and friends who like postcards.

When she went to the post office to send postcards, she happened to see stamps that were hyped up in later generations. The stamps issued in recent years are quite special in terms of political significance and collection value, so they are sought after by collectors.

Lin Shu would not miss it when she saw it. She bought a lot of big red, small red, big blue sky and other things she could find.

Now, it's cheap.

This is a must-have way to make money in time-travel literature. She knew she would not miss it. After all, if she bought it and kept it there, it would be an appreciating wealth. Who would complain about having too much money?

She had almost finished shopping by herself. There was nothing to do at the moment. The weather was getting colder and colder. She didn't want to climb the Great Wall in the ice and snow, for fear of falling and becoming disabled.

Then she would go to visit Uncle Lu.

She should go.

At night, Lin Shu threatened Lu Shaotang fiercely, asking him not to bother her anymore, and she wanted to sleep well.

This guy is getting more and more stubborn, especially clingy. She originally thought that it was understandable that he could cling to her for two days, but she didn't know that he was so addicted.

She didn't want to be unable to get up or yawn all the time when she was going to visit Uncle Lu's house tomorrow. It would be so embarrassing.

Then Lu Shaotang felt wronged when he got up in the morning, and took advantage of the time when the child went to wash and go to the toilet to hug her and kiss her.

Lin Shu couldn't move his waist, so she bit his Adam's apple and whispered, "Hurry up and get up. Time is running out. I want to watch the flag-raising ceremony."

How could she not watch the flag-raising ceremony when she came to the capital?

This trip should have been arranged earlier, but who made Lu Shaotang behave like a fool? She couldn't get up at all!

Lu Shaotang: "Watch the flag raising ceremony?"

Lin Shu: "Yes! It's so beautiful!"

She had watched the flag raising ceremony many times in her previous life, and if she wanted to get a good seat, she had to queue up in the middle of the night.

Seeing the three armed forces guards of honor marching in uniform, her heart was boiling! Addicted

to watching the flag raising ceremony!

I wish I could watch it every day!

Lu Shaotang had a strange expression.

Lin Shu had been talking about wanting to watch the flag raising ceremony since she first arrived. He didn't think it was anything special, so he didn't make any special arrangements. Anyway, she could see the bright and flying national flag in the square when she went there, so she didn't need to get up early to see it.

Lin Shu looked at her watch. It was not yet 7:30, so she should be able to make it.

The flag raising ceremony on New Year's Day should be around 7:30.

She could just buy a few steamed buns and have breakfast on the way.

Panpan and Tiantian went to the square because Lin Shu had said before that they wanted to watch the flag-raising ceremony. They had already watched it, and since their mother wanted to watch it, they had to go and watch it.

When the family of four stood in the square, Lin Shu realized that there were not as many people as she had imagined. There were only the grandfathers who had woken up early and were doing fitness and boxing here.

The square was decorated with New Year's Day lanterns, which looked very festive with their bright red.

A national flag bearer marched to the bottom of the flagpole, installed the national flag on the flagpole, pressed the button, and raised the red flag upwards, then stood at attention and saluted the national flag.

Lin Shu was stunned.

Where are the three armed guards

of honor? Where are the handsome and majestic flag bearers?

She followed Lu Shaotang and Panpan and Tiantian to salute the national flag, and couldn't help turning her head to look for the guards of honor. Maybe the procedures were different at this time?

Lu Shaotang frowned slightly, "Who are you looking for?"

Could it be that his wife has made an appointment with someone else?

Lin Shu wondered, "Isn't there a flag bearer? Isn't there a ceremonial guard? They are wearing beautiful ceremonial uniforms and marching in unison."

The scene was so exciting.

Panpan said sweetly, "Mom, we came here twice and it was that uncle who controlled the button to raise the national flag."

Lu Shaotang: "Well, the national flag raising is managed by the Electricity Bureau."

Lin Shu: "..."

She didn't know. She always thought that raising the national flag was a tradition since the founding of the People's Republic of China, and she never listened carefully to the explanation of the ceremonial evolution of the national flag raising.

Lu Shaotang motioned for them to get in the car.

Panpan ran back to the car sweetly.

Lu Shaotang and Lin Shu were two steps behind. He put his big hands on her shoulders and squeezed them. "The flag-raising ceremony today is different from what you remember?"

Lin Shu: "Yes, it's very different. It's probably because the ceremony is not yet complete..."

She looked up at him abruptly. Her heart started beating like a drum when she met Lu Shaotang's dark eyes. She quickly ran to the car.

Lu Shaotang looked at her running back, lowered his eyes and curled the corners of his lips. He didn't want to question her.

He got in the car and motioned Xiao Gao to go to the snack shop.

Today is New Year's Day. Some units will have a holiday and organize their propaganda teams to perform. The army, coal mines, railways and other art troupes will also hold art performances.

As the deputy director of the Capital Military Region Art Troupe, Yuan Lei has a lot of responsibilities. Fortunately, she is only responsible for coordinating the work. Creation, choreography, performance, props, etc. are all in charge of relevant personnel. She also has two assistants. They only need to arrange many things for her to review, so she doesn't have to worry too much.

She was in a bad mood these days, and the atmosphere in the group was low. People basically didn't dare to laugh in front of her, so as not to offend her.

She leaned against the cabinet with her arms folded, looking at the charming girls in the rehearsal room, all of whom were young girls between 17 or 18 and 23 or 24 years old. They were so eye-catching that many cadres were jealous and asked her to help introduce them to potential partners.

She couldn't help but compare them with Lin Shu one by one, wanting to see which one could beat Lin Shu, and then let that one entertain them when they came to watch the show in the evening.

She just wanted to see if Lu Shaotang was really so stubborn and loyal.

Although she had no intentions towards Lu Shaotang a long time ago, the humiliation of having her proud wings broken was even more unacceptable.

Hate is longer than love.

Her eyes were fixed on a slender figure. This person was called Zhao Qianqian. She was eighteen years old this year. She had fair and delicate skin and a soft and graceful figure. Although she was not a beauty that could conquer the whole country, she had a beautiful face and a gentle temperament. She was the kind that I felt sorry for.

In Yuan Lei's opinion, Zhao Qianqian and Lin Shu were of the same type, except that Zhao Qianqian was not as bright and beautiful as Lin Shu.

But for men, being bright and beautiful was not as popular as being charming and lovely.

Anyway, Zhao Qianqian had far more suitors than the other bright and beautiful beauty.

Maybe Lu Shaotang rejected her because she was too glamorous and arrogant, which made him feel inferior. However, this kind of gentle and lovely girl has no sharp edge at all. Any man will feel pity for her and can't help wanting to protect her.

She called her assistant to rearrange it. In the ballet tonight, Zhao Qianqian will lead the dance. In addition, she will be arranged to play the image of a weak and pitiful little village girl persecuted by the landlord in the musical. She will have solo dances and solo singing, and scenes of being persecuted and resisting.

These are all roles that they are familiar with in turn, and whoever is assigned to play can play them.

After the arrangement, she turned around and left, riding back to her family compound.

As soon as she entered the compound, she ran into Yan Ping and Yan Xin, the aunt and nephew.

Yuan Lei took the initiative to greet them, "Aunt Yan, Yan Xin, are you buying food?"

When the two saw that it was Yuan Lei, they immediately smiled and greeted, and stood on the roadside to chat for a while.

Yan Ping: "Isn't it a holiday? Those who have time should come back to celebrate the holiday. Lu Shaotang also brought his wife and children."

Yuan Lei glanced at Yan Xin, who looked at her as if it had nothing to do with her, "Aunt Yan, there will be a show in the auditorium tonight, let's go and watch it."

Yan Ping smiled and said, "Of course, the show put on by our troupe is the best among the art troupes I know, and you must watch it."

She wanted to match Yuan Lei with her eldest son Hu Xinda, but Old Lu wanted to introduce him to Lu Shaotang, and she was really angry for a while. Later, she went to inquire about it herself, and it turned out that it was the Yuan family who took a fancy to Lu Shaotang and took the initiative to mention it to Lao Lu. She was jealous of Lu Shaotang's good fortune, but who knew that the brat was so arrogant that he didn't even look down on Yuan Lei.

It's really... It's hard to find a partner like Yuan Lei who has a good family background, a good background, good looks and ability.

Besides, her parents haven't retired yet, and they are in their prime. They are better at managing relationships than Lao Lu, and they are willing to arrange jobs for their children, unlike Lao Lu who avoids it. As a result, they have wasted their power in vain. After retirement, they will be forgotten. Now Shaoyu and Yingjie can't help them, which really makes her angry.

Lu Shaotang didn't know how to promote himself, and as a result, Zhai Lie got a good deal. Look at how Zhai Lie has developed now, he got promoted easily without working very hard.

As for Yuan Lei, it was even easier. She got the benefits while others did the hard work. She became the deputy director of the art troupe at a young age. After a few years, when the director retired, she would be the director, a regular cadre of the troupe. The

civilian cadres of this unit were promoted much faster than those soldiers who worked hard.

After chatting for a while, Yan Ping smiled and said, "Leilei, come to my house when you have time, and help me entertain the guests."

Yuan Lei nodded and said, "Come over when you have time."

After Yuan Lei rode away on her bike, Yan Ping and Yan Xin carried the vegetables back home.

Yan Ping: "Has Yan Bin written back a letter?"

Yan Xin: "I wrote a few days ago and cried so hard."

Ever since Yan Bin came back from Lujiazhuang, Uncle Lu has disliked him. No matter how Yan Ping hinted, Uncle Lu didn't want to find him a job. Yan Bin,

a vain and playboy who was spoiled since childhood, couldn't do hard work at all, so he couldn't do any of the jobs, such as going to the countryside to farm, joining the army as an ordinary soldier, or working in a factory as a workshop worker. He could

only work as a clerk in an office or as an official.

But a clerk in an office, even if he was just a junior official, was still an official, and it was not so easy to arrange. He

had to have a good education and connections.

Uncle Lu naturally didn't want to work hard to get him such a good position.

In the end, although Yan Ping cried so hard, he was still arranged to join the army, but he couldn't get into an easy department, let alone stay in the capital. In the end, he was assigned to the Jindi Military Division and served in a remote place.

This was after Yan Ping cried with Uncle Lu for two days, otherwise he might have gone to the northwest.

After Yan Bin joined the army, he suffered hardships and hardships. The degree of suffering was even worse than Lu Shaocai, and he complained a lot.

Although the treatment in the army was better in the 1970s, not everyone could endure the hardships.

Yan Ping was left with heartache.

She used a lot of connections, but unfortunately, she couldn't get Yan Bin a promotion or transfer. Without Lao Lu, her ability was not enough.

Many positions were filled by one person, or several people were eyeing each position. Others couldn't get in, unless they went to places like the northwest or southwest. But how could she bear to let her nephew go?

Seeing Lao Lu so happy these days, and hearing that Lu Shaotang had made great contributions and might get promoted, Yan Ping thought about waiting for Lu Shaotang to come and talk to him, asking him to take care of Shaoyu and Yingjie.

Let him take care of his cousins ​​first, and it would be natural for him to take care of Yan Bin after he got used to it.

Lu Shaotang and his friends were choosing gifts at the Daoxiang Village shop.

Lu Shaotang didn't understand these things, and Lin Shu and the children had the final say.

They put together a snack box with eight pieces of pastry, which included jujube flower pastry, blessing character pastry, rolled pastry, chicken oil pastry, etc., and took a few canned food and two pounds of sugar cubes.

It was still early, and Lu Shaotang didn't want them to go there so early, so he bought a few freshly baked delicious snacks for Lin Shu and Panpan to sit at the table outside the counter to taste.

He knew Yan Ping's habits when he went to his uncle's house when he was a child. He saw that Yan Ping was enthusiastic and warm, but in fact she was restrained everywhere. He didn't want his wife and children to be wronged, so it was better to go later.

Lin Shu didn't expect that, she just thought he wanted to give them a snack.

She tasted the hawthorn biscuit and it was good, sweet and sour, crispy and fragrant, not greasy at all. She ate half of it and passed the rest to Lu Shaotang.

Lu Shaotang shook his head: "You eat it."

The snacks were still quite expensive, so he ate less of the ones she and the children liked, and ate the ones they didn't like.

Lin Shu put the snack to his mouth, "Ah -, open your mouth!"

Seeing her tone of coaxing a child, Lu Shaotang smiled and opened his mouth to eat.

Lin Shu broke open another sesame-filled one and fed it to him.

He was thinner after this trip, and she felt distressed. She couldn't start a business here, so she made up for it and let him eat more.

Several salespeople in the store secretly looked at them, and even called the chef in the back kitchen to come out and have a peek.

The old man was a gossiper, and his eyebrows danced with joy.

The adults and children in this family were so handsome, and when they ate snacks, they felt that their own snacks looked better.

While eating, Lin Shu and the children habitually analyzed the cooking methods and ingredients, and commented on the taste, workmanship, and the possibility of improvement.

For example, the pork fat and pine nut crisps, the pork fat was a bit too strong, and the taste was not so refreshing.

Seeing that Lin Shu's comments were on point and her words were very insightful, the chef asked his apprentice to pick a few from those reserved items that were not of good quality and could not be put on the counter and bring them to Lin Shu and the children to taste.

They were all things that Lin Shu and the others did not buy.

Seeing the master chef's generosity, Lin Shu did not hide anything. As a diner, she should communicate with the chef more and express her taste needs. Both sides should jointly promote the progress of food. This is a good thing for everyone.

She told him some of the tips she knew about making dim sum, including the whipping techniques of egg whites, egg yolks, and butter.

Although butter may not be healthy enough, it is a milestone in the world of dim sum.

Who doesn't love the light and soft butter that melts in your mouth?

Then you must tell the dim sum chef about the concept of whipping!

The master chef was also a humble person who was willing to learn. He sat aside and poured tea for Lin Shu. The two chatted for an hour without realizing it.

After Lin Shu finished talking to the master chef, she saw that it was almost time and said goodbye.

The master chef packed three more boxes for them.

Panpan and Tiantian were both stunned!

Did they pack all the snacks in the store?

Who would buy all the snacks to bring back as a guest?

"My last name is Lin, you can just call me Lao Lin, I live in..."

Lao Lin pointed to the alley next to him and gave his address, saying that he would provide Lin Shu with snacks whenever she came to Daoxiang Village in the future.

Lin Shu didn't want to tell her name at first, she just wanted to increase the variety of snacks on the market, but since the other party was sincere, she also gave her own name and Lu Shaotang's name.

Lao Lin laughed, "I am Lao Lin and you are Xiao Lin, this is fate, isn't it?"

"Master, wallet!" His young apprentice was considerate and took out the old man's wallet.

If they are so destined, why don't you give a red envelope to the other person's child?

Lin Shu quickly declined, "Really, no need, we have to go visit relatives, it's getting late."

If it's any later, Yan Ping will probably have something to say.

Old Lin sent them out of the store, watched them get on the jeep and leave, and returned to the store when the jeep was out of sight.

He had been in the capital for so many years, and this was the first time he met such a wonderful person, who didn't hide such a good recipe at all and told it to others openly.

It was really amazing!

The master chef was an old master with decades of rich experience. After listening to Lin Shu's meticulous whipping steps and strict conditions as well as the wonderful taste of the whipped egg, he believed it.

He decided to give it a try, starting with egg white, which was simple and cheap.

It's just a bit laborious!!!

He has several apprentices to take over the job!!!

He must teach his apprentices how to handle the job!

At around 10 o'clock, Lu Shaotang brought Lin Shu and the child to the gate of the military compound in the west of the city. After showing his ID to the sentry, he drove directly inside and went to the family compound at the back. The

military compound has one very obvious commonality, which is cleanliness and seriousness.

Entering the gate is a straight, wide and clean avenue, with Metasequoia javelin trees on both sides as tall and straight as spears. The winter sun shines down in large patches, making the road bright and open.

When we turned onto a side road, we saw tall and majestic sycamore trees on both sides. In winter, the leaves had fallen off, leaving only some sycamore seeds hanging on them. From time to time, one of them would fall and bounce on the roof of the car, making a crisp ding-dong sound.

The buildings in the family compound were neat and clean, and the snow on the eaves melted and formed long and sharp icicles.

In order to prevent icicles and frozen snow from falling from the roof from injuring people, several servicemen were poking and sweeping with long poles outside the rooftop windows and balconies. Someone below had set up a cordon, asking idle people to avoid them to avoid getting hurt.

Uncle Lu's family originally lived in the chief's small building area. After retirement, the army did not order him to move out, but he felt that it was inappropriate for him to occupy the treatment when he was not in the position, so he asked for a change of house.

This summer, he moved to a new residence with his family.

The army still took care of him. He was old and did not like climbing stairs, and he liked to dig the soil and grow vegetables, so he was arranged to

live in the bungalow area at the back. The bungalow area has its own door and yard. The main house is deep. The three-bay position can be divided into four bedrooms, with a living room and kitchen, so they still live very comfortably.

As soon as the car stopped by the roadside, Lu Changshou ran over and greeted happily, "Uncle San, Aunt San, Panpan and Tiantian, you are here!"

Lu Shaotang nodded in response, and Lin Shu smiled at Lu Changshou, "Changshou has grown a lot taller, and he is stronger and more energetic."

Panpan and Tiantian jumped out of the car, "Brother Changshou, you have become more handsome."

Lu Changshou was a little embarrassed, "Really?"

Tiantian affirmed, "Of course it is true!"

Lu Changshou hurriedly helped Lin Shu get things, and said that grandpa had been looking forward to their coming for several days, and he had been talking about it for half the night last night.

People in the house heard the sound, and Lu Jinling, Lu Yingjie and several children also came out to say hello.

Lu Shaocai sat on the sofa and acted like a big shot. After being slapped on the head by Uncle Lu, he said in dissatisfaction: "Dad, I'm the eldest brother! How can the eldest brother go to greet..."

Uncle Lu hit him on the leg with his crutch, and he jumped up and went out in pain.

Yan Ping was busy in the kitchen with Yan Xin and the eldest daughter-in-law Xiao Yufeng. She pouted and whispered: "Just wait and see. No matter how much you dislike him, he is still your own son. He is closer to

you than others." She has seen it clearly these days. When she was young, she said that a husband and wife are bound by love for a hundred days. When she got older, she started to care about yours and mine.

Yan Xin was naturally loyal to her aunt. Xiao Yufeng was Hu Xinda's daughter-in-law, and Hu Xinda was Yan Ping's own son. Naturally, they were also a family.

However, Xiao Yufeng advised her mother-in-law to be more tolerant of her father-in-law. After all, Hu Xinda was supported by his stepfather to study and join the army. It was also his stepfather's credit that he was able to get a good job after his retirement.

Xiao Yufeng felt that her grandfather was still capable and should not be made to feel awkward. Instead, she should coax him and let him bring more benefits to her family.

Especially now that Lu Shaotang has also made a name for himself, it is time to repay his uncle's family. Why bother about those trivial matters?

She turned and called out, "Xinda, Xinda, Shaotang is here, go out and greet him."

Hu Xinda came out with a flashlight and put it on the cabinet at the door. "Mom, I fixed it for you. Put it here for use when you go out at night."

Yan Ping responded happily.

Hu Xinda walked out.

Uncle Lu and others had already met Lu Shaotang's family in the yard and were chatting warmly.

Uncle Lu introduced the yard to them. In addition to the woodshed for storing coal and firewood, there was also a toilet he built himself. In addition, he brought Lu Shaocai and Lu Changshou to open a few small vegetable plots.

It was cold here in the capital, and spinach and leeks could not survive the winter, so they were already bare and covered with a layer of frozen snow.

Uncle Lu said happily, "We'll turn the soil in the spring, and we can plant vegetables after the Qingming and Grain Rain. I also want to build a chicken coop and raise a few chickens." He

was really free after retirement.

Lu Shaotang nodded, "Very good."

He was not good at planting vegetables.

Panpan Tiantian chatted with the grandfather very well, telling him what to plant and what to eat.

Lu Yingjie was in charge of entertaining Lin Shu, calling her the third sister-in-law and inviting her to come in and warm up.

Lu Jinling claimed that she could not get Lu Shaotang's face, so she was lukewarm.

Hu Xiaole took Pan Lili to play with Pan Pan Tiantian. Although he had some unpleasant experiences in the countryside, Pan Pan Tiantian treated him well at that time, giving him candy, reading comic books, telling him stories and playing games. At the age of eight, he had become sensible and knew that Pan Pan Tiantian was just a guest and would not stay here to steal his delicious food and fun things, so

he naturally stopped deliberately being hostile. Uncle Lu was happy to see the children getting along well.

He said to Lu Shaotang, "Shaoyu wanted to come back two days ago when he heard that you were coming, but he was asked to go on a mission by the camp last night. If you are not in a hurry to go back, wait two days to meet him before leaving."

Lu Shaotang: "Okay."

Uncle Lu patted Lu Shaotang on the shoulder. He was so proud of him that his eyes were swollen. "Okay, okay!"

He was proud of his nephew's success.

Hu Xinda stood at the door for a while. Through the glass of the door, he saw Uncle Lu excitedly praising Lu Shaotang. Then he saw Lin Shu who was greeted by Lu Yingjie over there. He felt his eyes brightened.

What a beautiful woman!

Uncontrollably, he felt a little jealous.

Lu Shaotang is such a cold, taciturn, unsociable man, but he is often admired by beautiful women.

This man is really unfair.

He pushed the door open and smiled at Lu Yingjie and Lin Shu who came in, "Little sister, is this Shaotang's wife?"

He stretched out his hand to Lin Shu, "Hello, sister-in-law, I am Hu Xinda."

Lu Yingjie hurriedly introduced Lin Shu.

Lin Shu did not shake hands with him, but handed him the things in her hand. The heavy things were all with Lu Shaotang, so Lin Shu took a light one, which was the scarf she bought for Yan Ping. It was

her first time to visit with Lu Shaotang, so she naturally had to show her appreciation to the elders. She could not give gifts to Uncle Lu, but she had to give gifts to Aunt Lu.

This was a must.

Hu Xinda's eyes fell on the packaging bag, and he took it and put away the displeasure in his eyes.

Was she disdainful of shaking hands with him?

He smiled and said, "It's cold outside, sister-in-law, please come in." He called Lu Shaotang and Uncle Lu, "Dad, Shaotang, it's cold outside, please come in."

Uncle Lu called them in and asked Hu Xiaole and Pan Lili to treat Panpan and Tiantian.

Hu Xiaole saw the snack box brought by Lu Shaotang and others, and wanted to eat snacks, so he shouted to go in.

Lin Shu and others entered the house, Yan Ping came out to say hello, and Lin Shu and the children handed over the gifts.

Yan Ping introduced Xiao Yufeng to them.

Yan Xin came out to show her face, said a simple hello, and went to the kitchen to busy herself. She was too ashamed to meet Lin Shu, as she had embarrassed herself in the countryside.

She hasn't talked to Lu Shaocai, Lu Jinling and the others yet.

Yan Ping was surprised and delighted to see Lu Shaotang and Lin Shu bring so many expensive snacks from Daoxiangcun.

In this day and age it's good to bring one box, but they actually brought four boxes!

Oh, they are so generous, Lu Shaotang never brought gifts before.

It can be seen that Lu Shaotang has a high salary and a rich family now, so he can afford it.

Yan Ping also felt that this was all thanks to her old man. If it weren't for her old man taking him into the army, how could he have achieved what he has today? Thinking of this

, she felt that Lu Shaotang deserved to give her these four boxes of snacks.

Hu Xinda gave her the scarf that Lin Shu brought.

Yan Ping opened it immediately and saw a jujube-red wool scarf, which was obviously a high-end product bought from a department store. It cost more than ten yuan, but she herself was reluctant to buy it.

The girl always said that she would buy her a scarf with her salary, but she never saw it.

Yan Ping's smile became more intense, and she became more enthusiastic towards Lin Shu, "Don't stand, sit down. Yingjie, hurry up and make tea."

Hu Xiaole looked at the snacks and swallowed his saliva, "Grandma, I want to have a snack."

Yan Ping smiled and picked up a box, opened it on the spot, and let the children eat.

Xiao Yufeng calmly stepped forward, as if helping Yan Ping to clean up, and picked up the other three boxes and took them aside.

It was the last month of the lunar year, and relatives had to visit before the New Year, so it was just right to use them.

Lu Yingjie poured tea for everyone, and she smiled at Lu Shaotang and said, "Third brother, what are you doing here? Why didn't you come home earlier?"

Lu Shaotang: "I'm busy with work, and the leader gave me leave today."

Lu Yingjie: "Third brother, I heard that you are going to be transferred back to the capital?"

If Lu Shaotang was transferred back to the capital, then her things would be easy to

handle. Now the Capital Military Region is also undergoing adjustments, including demobilization, rotation of guards, and transfer of posts.

The regiment she belongs to may have to be rotated, and she is a health soldier, so now she has to go to the grassroots and cannot enter the military hospital.

If Lu Shaotang can help, maybe it can be done.

In fact, Uncle Lu can also help her enter the hospital, but he hopes that she will go to the grassroots to train for two years and then come back, so that she will have confidence and resume, and Yan Ping is not allowed to help her with this matter.

It is right for you to join the army to move around. After all, children from the compound are not suitable for factories and government agencies. It is best to join the army.

But going to the grassroots cannot be avoided. It is to accumulate experience, and then you can talk about promotion when you come back.

They chatted, Lu Shaocai and Lu Jinling could not get a word in, and Lu Changshou could only talk to Panpan Tiantian.

At this time, Xiao Yufeng came from the kitchen and smiled at Lin Shu, "Sister-in-law, your aunt has been praising you for your delicious cooking since she came back from her hometown. I am clumsy, and I want to learn to cook a few dishes from you, so that I can entertain guests in the future and avoid embarrassing my parents."

Before Lin Shu could respond, Lu Shaotang said, "Lin Shu's arm was bruised and can't bear the force. I just applied the ointment this morning."

Xiao Yufeng was stunned, and Hu Xinda and Lu Yingjie were also stunned for a moment. Is he protecting his wife from cooking?

Xiao Yufeng smiled and said, "Don't worry, Shaotang, how can your sister-in-law let your sister-in-law cook? Just go over and teach me."

She smiled and pulled Lin Shu.

Lin Shu had no choice but to get up and follow.

Of course her arm wasn't broken, it was just a mark from Lu Shaotang's accidental pinch, it didn't hurt or itch.

But he protected her and didn't let her get tired, she felt sweet inside.