Chapter 38
Due to the baby in her belly, the exercise was very subtle, and after having a good time, both of them felt more energetic.
Lu Che lay on the bed with his wife in his arms, feeling very satisfied.
Jiang Yao leaned in his arms, and finally had time to ask him about his work today, "How was it at the electromechanical factory today? Did everything go well?"
"It's good. Director Hu and Director Wu are both practical people." Lu Che is very satisfied with his company. "In the factory, as long as I work hard and steadily, no one will care about my background. Director Wu held a mobilization meeting for us early in the morning and said that our factory speaks with strength and does not deal in unnecessary things."
"That's good." Jiang Yao rubbed his chest. "There's always light at the end of the tunnel. If you work in a repair shop, you'll have to deal with annoying relationships."
"Well, Director Wu also said that the first two or three months will be a transitional period. Once our factory is officially on track, we will start researching and inventing. I feel excited just thinking about it." Lu Che said, "Now I even want to read a book."
"Don't look at it. It's already so late. We have to deliver vegetables tomorrow, so we have to get up early." Jiang Yao pulled him back. "We haven't had a good chat all day. Let's hurry up and communicate now."
The couple must maintain communication in order to have a stable relationship. This is what Jiang Yao learned from her parents' failed marriage in her previous life. No matter how good the relationship between two people is, communication must be maintained. Otherwise, if there is a lack of communication for a long time, the two will gradually drift apart.
"Didn't we just have an in-depth discussion?" Lu Che said righteously, "Wife, don't blame me for saying that. You have to be patient during this period. This is the first time today. Even if I want to give it to you, I can't give it to you a second time."
"...Don't misinterpret my meaning here." Jiang Yao slapped him on the chest and said, "Get up tomorrow morning and kill a □□. It's rare for my aunt to come back, so you have to make something delicious to treat her."
"Humph... I had this plan originally, but she deliberately made trouble for me tonight. Now I just want to make sweet potato rice for her tomorrow and let her relive the hard life in the past." Lu Che said unconvinced.
"You look like a child, aren't you afraid of being laughed at?" Jiang Yao said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "I'm serious, when you wake up tomorrow, you must see the chicken has been killed and placed in the kitchen."
"Got it." Lu Che said reluctantly.
"Okay, don't forget the subsidies that my aunt has given to our family over the years." Jiang Yao said, "In fact, I like her personality very much. She lives so happily. I guess my uncle treats her very well."
"My uncle treated her very well. He insisted on marrying her, which made his mother very angry."
"Really?" Jiang Yao was now interested. "Tell me the romantic love story between your aunt and uncle."
"What's so romantic about it? No matter how romantic it is, it's not as romantic as us." Lu Che refused to admit defeat on this matter, but he still told Jiang Yao the story of Lu Yuan and Su Cheng.
Lu Yuan and Su Cheng are actually a pair of bickering lovers. They have been at odds with each other since childhood. They always fight whenever they meet and are incompatible.
Before liberation, Su Cheng and his family were going to Gangcheng. Before leaving, he expressed his feelings to Lu Yuan and asked her to wait for him, and he would definitely come back to marry her.
Lu Yuan originally thought that she hated Su Cheng, but when he was about to leave, she realized how much she couldn't bear to part with him.
Although they liked each other, they were only fifteen years old at the time, and the situation was turbulent, so no one knew what would happen tomorrow. So they separated.
When Lu Yuan was 18 years old, the old lady began to look for marriage partners for her, but she refused to see any of them. The mother and daughter often quarreled over this issue, but she was very stubborn.
In the next few years, the old lady tried every possible means, both soft and hard, but Lu Yuan still refused to marry, which wore down the old lady's temper.
If she didn't want to marry, then she didn't. Anyway, the Lu family was already in a bad state at that time, and the eldest son was shot for hooliganism, which made the family even worse. With such conditions, even if she could marry, she couldn't marry into a good family.
As for Lu Yuan herself, she had waited for so many years and had no hope for Su Cheng. Since she was already an old maid, she would just be an old aunt and take good care of her nephews and nieces and raise them to adulthood.
In this age where strength is paramount, it is not easy for two women to raise two children. Fortunately, when the Lu family was liquidated, the old lady left herself a trick.
Although he had some money left, it was not much, and it was tight to support Lu Qing and Lu Che.
Every time Lu Yuan went to special channels to buy food, it was for her two children, as she and her old lady were reluctant to eat it.
It was not until she was thirty years old that Su Cheng finally returned home in glory and fulfilled his promise to marry her.
In fact, after the Su family settled down in Hong Kong, Su Cheng wanted to come back and take Lu Yuan out.
At that time, he had just turned eighteen, and it was the right time for him to come back and marry Lu Yuan. However, Su's mother, who was a resident of Gangcheng, extremely disliked Lu Yuan and threatened to commit suicide, refusing to let Su Cheng come back to find Lu Yuan.
Unable to watch his mother commit suicide, Su Cheng surrendered, but it was only a superficial surrender.
After that, Su's mother often stuffed women around him, and some women even came to him on their own initiative, but Su Cheng remained unmoved.
The beauty trap didn't work, so Su's mother dragged it out. No matter how much she liked him when she was young, Su Cheng could afford to drag it out, but could Lu Yuan afford it?
Who knew that this delay would last until Su Cheng was 30. At this time, Su's mother was already old and wanted to live a life of enjoying her grandchildren. After repeated consideration, she finally agreed to let Su Cheng go back to Qingyuan to find Lu Yuan.
In fact, Su's mother did not really want Su Cheng to come back to Lu Yuan. Instead, she concluded that Lu Yuan must have been married and had children at her age, and she just wanted Su Cheng to give up.
Thirty-year-old Su Cheng and thirty-year-old Lu Yuan have been apart for fifteen years. The man is still unmarried and the woman is still single, so there should be no problem for them to get together, but Lu Yuan is unwilling to get married.
She was not angry at Su Cheng for making her wait too long, but because he was already doing well in Hong Kong at that time. He was wearing a well-fitting suit and looked like a young master from a wealthy family in the old times.
On the other hand, after more than ten years of heavy farm work, no matter how pretty her face and hands were, they could not withstand the torment.
She felt inferior, but Su Cheng didn't despise her at all. He said he would marry her no matter what and would not return to Hong Kong City if he couldn't marry her.
Later, she was moved by him. The old lady didn't want her daughter to stay here and suffer, so she persuaded her to marry far away.
"Don't be fooled by the fact that my aunt looks glamorous now. When she left Qingyuan, she was also in a state of disgrace." Lu Che said.
"How can you say that about your aunt?" Jiang Yao glared at him. "That also shows that my uncle-in-law treats my aunt well. My aunt is happy and comfortable, so she has become so good."
"My uncle-in-law is really good to my aunt." Lu Che said, "After they got married, my aunt couldn't get pregnant for a long time, and my uncle-in-law's mother was so anxious that she wanted to force them to divorce. My uncle-in-law just let his mother make trouble and even made plans to never have children in this life."
"So they don't have any children yet?" Jiang Yao asked.
"There is a daughter who is ten years old this year." Lu Che said, "The old man also wants a son, but my aunt was injured when she gave birth to Su Su, and she basically can't get pregnant again. My uncle-in-law said that having a daughter is enough, and his mother can't jump around anymore."
"My uncle-in-law is such a good man." Jiang Yao said with emotion, "My aunt-in-law has finally gotten her happiness after all the hardships she has endured."
As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Yao felt a burning gaze shining down on her head. She looked up and saw that someone was jealous again.
"You are such a stingy person. I just praised my elders and you are so jealous." Jiang Yao said unhappily.
"I'm jealous because I care about you." Lu Che said as a matter of course.
"Okay, it's late, let's go to bed." Jiang Yao was too lazy to pay attention to her and closed her eyes to think about Zhou Gong.
The next day, when Jiang Yao got up, Lu Che had already gone to work.
It was freezing cold, and she was pregnant, so she became lazier and got up later and later. When she walked into the main room, Lu Yuan was accompanying the old lady to do handicrafts.
"Aunt, let me do it." Jiang Yao said a little embarrassedly.
"It's okay. Don't listen to Lu Che's nonsense. I will still be able to work when I go to Hong Kong." Lu Yuan said with a smile, "This manual work is much more comfortable than working in the fields. Just let me do it. I'll give you the chicken in the kitchen. I believe you have tasted Lu Qing's cooking skills. She has inherited my true skills. I don't want to waste such good ingredients."
Jiang Yao couldn't help laughing when she heard this. The old lady even tried to spoil her performance, "Qingqing's cooking skills have improved by leaps and bounds under Yaoyao's guidance. She is far better than you."
"Is that so?" Lu Yuan widened her eyes in disbelief.
"Of course." The old lady said, "Don't do handicrafts anymore. Go learn how to cook from Yaoyao, and then you can improve the food for Su Cheng and his daughter."
"Goodbye." Lu Yuan waved her hand and said, "My mother-in-law will think I'm trying to win her favor. I'd better leave cooking, a job that requires good performance, to her."
When the old lady heard this, she quickly said, "It sounds like your mother-in-law treats Su Su very well now."
"How can it be bad?" Lu Yuan pouted and said, "No matter how unhappy she is, she only has Susu as her granddaughter. She can only enjoy the happiness of family life from Susu."
"Look at what you said." The old lady taught her a lesson: "In fact, your mother-in-law has a sharp tongue but a soft heart."
"A sharp tongue is a sharp tongue, but a soft heart is also a soft heart, but it is made from black beans."
"Girl, do you know how to respect elders?" The old lady slapped her. Lu Yuan said aggrievedly that her own mother was more cruel than her mother-in-law.
Jiang Yao watched from the side and smiled happily.
The Lu family was very happy when Lu Yuan was around, but after five days, she still had to return to Hong Kong City.
She can choose not to spend foreign holidays like Christmas with Su Cheng, but if she is absent on New Year's Day again, the old man will probably be furious.
The night before leaving, Jiang Yao prepared a very sumptuous dinner. Halfway through the meal, Lu Yuan suddenly said, "Lu Che, the policy in Hong Kong is very relaxed now. If you want, your uncle can get you out. When you are stable, we can take Yaoyao and grandma out."
When everyone heard this, they were stunned.
"Wouldn't it be possible if you didn't tell me before?" the old lady asked. In fact, she had thought about sending Lu Che away before, because life here was too hard, but Lu Yuan said it was difficult to do, so she gave up the idea.
Lu Yuan: "Now the economy in Hong Kong is developing rapidly, and the factories need a lot of workers, so the immigration policy is very relaxed. As long as Lu Che is registered under my name and said to be my son, I can apply for him to be released. Then Yaoyao and you, mother, can apply for him to be released as his relatives."
"It's not that I dislike my hometown, but there is a huge difference between here and Hong Kong City. The average worker in Hong Kong City earns 70 yuan a day, but we don't even have that much surplus in a year. The meal we had today is only so sumptuous during the Chinese New Year, but in Hong Kong City we can eat like this every day, or even better."
The old lady had this idea in the first place, and now after hearing what Lu Yuan said, she was even more moved. She turned her head and asked Lu Che, "Cheche, what do you think?"
Lu Che turned his head to look at Jiang Yao, asking her what she meant with his eyes.
For Jiang Yao, immigrating to Hong Kong City was such a surprise that she was stunned for a moment.
Lu Yuan was not in a hurry for them to give an answer, and said, "This matter is not particularly urgent, you should think about it carefully. In fact, when I came back this time, Su Cheng asked me to ask you, but I saw that Lu Che finally became a worker, so I hesitated and didn't ask. But I will go back tomorrow, and I still want to hear your thoughts."
"Aunt, thank you and uncle-in-law for thinking so much about us. I will discuss this matter with Lu Che." Jiang Yao said.
After taking a shower in the evening, the couple lay on the bed, both thinking about immigrating to the port city.
"What do you think about this?" Jiang Yao asked.
"I don't really want to go." Lu Che said, "The income here is not as good as that in Hong Kong, but I am happy working in the electromechanical factory now. The salary plus the income from the side job can make our family live well. We are not unable to make ends meet. Our roots are here, and I don't want to leave."
"Besides, after I go to Hong Kong City, it's hard to say when I can take you and your grandmother over." He hugged her tighter, "Maybe I don't have any big ambitions. I don't want to be separated from you, not even for a day. I don't want me to be away from you when you give birth and take care of the child."
"Wife, let's hold on a little longer. I believe things will get better and better."
"Then let's just keep going." Jiang Yao didn't want to immigrate at all. She originally thought that a man like Mr. Lu who had great ambitions wanted to go out and try his luck, so she would have to persuade him to stay.
Reform and opening up are only four or five years away, and by then there will be development opportunities everywhere.
Lu Che didn't expect her to be so straightforward, and asked: "Don't you feel wronged?"
Nowadays, women are trying their best to marry into the port city, which is a hundred times better than marrying a worker.
"What's there to be wronged about?" Jiang Yao laughed and said, "Are you lacking food or clothes from me now? Don't think that going to Hong Kong City will be a good thing. We will still be at the bottom of society there, and we may not even have a place to live. Even if my aunt is willing to take us in, we will still be living under someone else's roof, and my aunt will not be able to hold her head up in front of her mother-in-law."
"That's right. My aunt has helped us a lot. We can't make things difficult for her anymore."
"Yes, our place will definitely get better and better, and it will definitely be no worse than Hong Kong City in the future." Jiang Yao encouraged: "You just work hard now, opportunities are for those who are prepared."
"good."
The next day, Lu Yuan took Lu Che's ride to the county bus station.
The old lady packed a lot of bags for her. These things didn't match her fashionable outfit at all, but she didn't mind at all and picked them all up.
Although I have a husband and a daughter in Hong Kong, I still think of my hometown from time to time. At this time, any food from my hometown, even a piece of pickled vegetable, can ease my homesickness.
On the way, Lu Che told Lu Yuan the result of his discussion with Jiang Yao last night.
Lu Yuan felt a little sorry after hearing this, but it was also an expected answer. "Actually, I had expected this to happen. You can't leave your wife for even a moment now. It's definitely not okay for you to be separated from her for a long time."
"Well, I just can't leave my wife." Lu Che was not ashamed but proud of it. He smiled and said, "Aunt, I am really happy with Yaoyao. It's like I have the whole world."
"That's enough." Lu Yuan got goose bumps after hearing this. "Don't tell me such cheesy words. Talk to your wife slowly in bed tonight."
"That's all I have to say. I'll tell my wife the rest when I get back."
"..." Lu Yuan rolled her eyes, not wanting to hear him show off his affection anymore, and said, "I heard from Yaoyao that you can make a lot of money by shipping the goods yourself, but it's also dangerous, so you should be careful. If things get tense, just slow down a bit, there's no end to the money you can make, don't risk your life. Also, if you have any difficulties, tell me, don't be embarrassed, the money I use to subsidize my family is all earned by myself, and I've never taken a penny from the Su family."
"I see. Thank you, aunt."
"If you want to thank me, I'll ask Yaoyao to work harder and have more children. Your grandma likes the hustle and bustle."
"I can't promise you that. No matter if it's a boy or a girl, you can only have two children at most. In fact, I want to have no more children after this one. I can't let my wife suffer so much."
"Okay, okay, I know you love your wife, so you don't have to show off in front of your sister-in-law."
“…I didn’t do it on purpose.”
"I know that you can't help but show off your love and affection as a couple. You're just like your uncle-in-law." Oh, who doesn't know how to show affection?
Lu Che: “…”
After Lu Yuan left, the Lu family's life returned to its usual peace.
After New Year’s Day, the Lunar New Year is getting closer.
At this time, Jiang Yao's belly was six months old, and even though she was wearing a thick cotton coat, she still looked very pregnant.
There was less and less work in the production team, and the villagers gradually became more idle and prepared for the New Year.
These days, there are very few entertainment activities, and festivals have become the most anticipated days for men, women, old and young. No matter how poor the family is, they still want to celebrate the New Year well.
As for the Lu family, thanks to Lu Che's hard work, their living standards have improved by more than one level. In addition, this is Jiang Yao's first Spring Festival after marrying into the Lu family, so it must be lively and happy.
Six days before the New Year, the paper mill was closed for the holidays. Jiang Yao and the old lady finished their handicrafts at around 4:00 p.m. Today, there was not much work, so there was no need for two people to deliver the goods. She volunteered to deliver the goods and take a walk at the same time.
The old lady saw that she was bored staying at home all day, so she let her go by herself, but only told her to come back early.
Jiang Yao agreed and went out. When she arrived at the paper mill, she handed in her handicrafts and registered the centimeters, then returned the same way.
It happened that the members were getting off work at this time. Although there were not many people, the road was quite busy.
"Lu Che's wife, you are about to give birth." Several women came up and one of them asked her with a smile, but that smile looked malicious.
Jiang Yao knew what they were thinking. They just wanted to embarrass her by saying that since her belly was so big, the child must have been conceived before her marriage.
"No, only six months." Jiang Yao pretended to be angry and said, "It's all my Lu Che's fault. He made me eat meat all day long and almost fed me like a pig. My grandmother said that other people's first-born bellies were about to give birth when they were as big as mine."
Her answer was very "Versailles". Others failed to set a trap for her, but instead she got to show off.
The women were embarrassed, but they were unwilling to give up. They said, "I see your belly is very round... I guess it's 90% likely that you're pregnant. This man, even though you treat him like a treasure right now after getting married, if you don't give him a son, he will definitely not treat you well when the time comes, especially since Lu Che is the only son in his family. You have a heavy burden on your shoulders, so you should be mentally prepared."
Haha… These women are really born to abuse themselves. Wasn’t it enough that they were slapped in the face by her before? Since they came to her door to be abused, she would not be polite.
But before she could say anything, a cold voice came from behind her, "As long as it's my Yaoyao's child, I like it whether it's a boy or a girl."
Jiang Yao turned her head when she heard the voice and saw Lu Che riding a bicycle and stopped beside her. He pulled her on the bike and continued to say to the women, "It's not your turn to worry about whether our family has a boy or not. If you want to worry, just worry about your own family."
When Lu Che spoke, his face was dark and his tone was extremely cold. The women didn't even dare to say a word. They only dared to curse after he rode away with Jiang Yao.
Worried that Jiang Yao would be unhappy because of the women's words, Lu Che specifically told her again before going to bed at night that he was not obsessed with having a son.
"Are you just trying to coax me, or do you really not care?" Jiang Yao was a little unconvinced, because having sons is a big trend in this era.
"As long as the child is good, it doesn't matter whether it's a boy or a girl." Lu Che raised the corner of his lips and said self-deprecatingly: "My grandmother gave birth to a boy and a girl. Not only did my father fail to support the Lu family, he also sacrificed himself. On the contrary, my aunt has always been the pillar of our family."
"Don't think about the past." Jiang Yao knew that he was thinking about his father, so she comforted him, "Let's look forward."
"Yeah." Lu Che didn't show any sadness. He took out a small cloth bag from the drawer and handed it to her, "Take a look."
"What is this?" Jiang Yao opened the small cloth bag, inside of which were two golden longevity locks, one large and one small.
Huang Jin is very sensitive. She asked in a low voice: "Where did you get it? One is enough, why do you want two? For Erbao?"
"No." Lu Che picked up the big longevity lock and said, "This is for you."
"What are you doing for me?" Jiang Yao didn't understand, "I'm not a child."
"Keep you safe." Lu Che suddenly hugged her, kissed her hair, and said, "Giving birth is a very dangerous thing. You must be safe."
"Silly, there are still three months before birth!"
"But I'm starting to worry now." Lu Che hugged her tighter, "I absolutely cannot lose you. You must be fine."
"good."
After the Spring Festival, the weather is getting hotter day by day. When you put on your short-sleeved shirt, the little deer is coming...
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