Chapter 96 Lu Lin didn't want to fall for this, but what could he do...?
Feng Qing had timed it perfectly, but unexpectedly, she arrived to find Lu Lin had gone to see Dou Wenliang.
Shen Rong smiled and said to him, "Sit at home for a while. He should be back soon. Let's have dinner together later. Thanks to your care during this time, Lu Lin said yesterday that he wanted to treat you to dinner to thank you."
Feng chuckled and replied, "Even if you didn't say anything, I was planning to stay put. It's been so long since I had a drink with Lu Lin, I really miss it."
He scooped up Xiaoming and tossed him around. Xiaoming laughed heartily, "I'm going to play with my godson for a bit, sister-in-law, you go about your business."
Shen Rong didn't stand on ceremony with him. After watching them go into the courtyard, she went about her own business.
Now that Lu Lin has returned safely, he should definitely go back to his hometown to see his parents. This morning he received a telegram from his hometown saying that Jiang Yufen had given birth to a daughter, and he was planning to buy some things for the child to take with him.
Thinking about it this way, there are so many things to do; she's really busy.
Lu Lin returned later than they expected, and surprisingly, he showed some joy upon seeing Feng Qing.
"I, Feng Qing, am so grateful to have even a smile from you in my life!" Feng Qing patted Lu Lin's shoulder hard and said something strange.
Lu Lin slapped his hand away and gave him a cold look.
Zhang Ma had already prepared the banquet, and Shen Rong invited them to take their seats.
"You two can drink and chat at the same time."
Feng Qing didn't stand on ceremony and pulled Lu Lin to sit down: "I have to try your wine tonight. To be honest, this is the first time I've ever had your wine. Your Lu Lin is very stingy. Every time I mentioned coming to your house for a drink before, he would refuse me by saying that you don't like it."
He began to sow discord: "Sister-in-law, your husband Lu Lin is ruining your reputation everywhere. You should teach him a lesson."
Lu Lin, with a dark expression, put a piece of food on his plate: "Eat it, it won't shut you up."
Feng Qing looked down and laughed, then showed it to Shen Rong: "I knew he was cunning. He gave me all carrots, which I hate the most."
Shen Ren smiled and said, "Carrots are rich in vitamins; he must be concerned about your health."
Feng Qing clicked her tongue and shook her head: "Sister-in-law, you've been corrupted by Lu Lin."
This time, Lu Lin stuffed a large piece of mutton into his bowl, gritting his teeth: "Eat it."
At the dinner table, the two talked about the battle in Bincheng. Towards the end, Feng Qing comforted him, "We are soldiers, and soldiers are duty-bound to obey orders. The decision to withdraw your troops was made by higher-ups. Don't dwell on this. One day we will have a good fight with those little devils."
When Lu Lin asked about Feng Qing's recent situation over the past year, he was surprised to hear Feng Qing sigh: "I should have gone to Bincheng with you back then. At least you fought a few battles with the Japanese. I was so bored in Pingcheng that I was about to explode."
They originally thought there would be a battle when the Northern Expeditionary Army arrived, but who knew they would be incorporated into Jincheng without any warning. Now that Young Marshal Dou has arrived, they have returned to the Dou family.
Feng Qing suddenly started winking and making faces, "You're Young Marshal Dou's right-hand man, why don't you transfer me to your side and I can be your adjutant and advisor?"
Lu Lin glanced at him: "I'm going to Jincheng in a while, are you coming?"
Feng Qing choked: "Jin Cheng, so you've... been kicked out?"
Shen Rong was also somewhat surprised. Why was it so sudden? She hadn't heard about it before.
Lu Lin gave her a reassuring look and explained to the two of them, "I just received the order today."
Seeing Feng Qing's eyes darting around, he knew he was overthinking things: "It's not the young marshal's idea, it's a transfer order from Jincheng."
Feng Qing blurted out, "This is to guard against the young marshal."
Lu Lin was Dou Wenliang's right-hand man, and he had just been withdrawn from the front lines. Although he hadn't repelled the Japanese, he had fought them head-on for several months, so his military capabilities were undeniable and he had made contributions.
Now, they've called people back one minute and then transferred Lu Lin to Jincheng the next. This is clearly poaching!
"They won't make things difficult for you after they transfer you to Jincheng, will they?" Feng Qing muttered to herself.
Upon hearing this, Shen Rong looked at Lu Lin with some concern.
Lu Lin reached out and gently squeezed her hand, comforting her, "Don't listen to his nonsense, it's not that bad."
"Your son is sleepy, take him to bed first, I'll talk to you later." This was a way of getting her out of the way.
Shen Rong glanced at him and reluctantly got off the table.
As soon as she walked away, Lu Lin's face darkened, and he looked coldly at Feng Qing: "You still have such a loose tongue."
Feng chuckled awkwardly, "My bad, my bad. I scared your wife. I was just worried about you."
Lu Lin's expression softened a bit. He poured him a drink and clinked glasses with him, saying, "Thanks."
"Are you really going to go to Jincheng and be trapped there like a pig? Are you willing to accept that?" Feng Qing asked him.
Lu Lin raised an eyebrow, sneered, and asked him, "Is this the first day you've met me?"
That's true. Lu Lin isn't a good person either; he wouldn't just blindly follow someone else's arrangements.
Feng chuckled: "Then I'm relieved. Don't go too far. This is their territory. Come on, let's have a drink." He then downed his drink in one gulp.
Lu Lin's smile carried a sinister air; it seemed some people's plans were about to fall through. Feng Qing wasn't sure whether she should wish Lu Lin good luck, or good luck to the people of Jincheng.
Seeing that Lu Lin only touched his lips to the lips, he complained, "Old Lu, are you even a man?"
"My son doesn't like the smell of alcohol."
Damn it!
"That's a son, not a daughter. Don't be so spoiled."
Lu Lin's "You don't understand" silenced Feng Qing's pent-up emotions.
He used his wife as an excuse before, and now he's using his son. He's the only one who has a wife and a son!
Feng Qing said in a deep voice, "I'm going to have a son tomorrow too."
He was given alcohol from birth, so that Lu Lin would see how to raise a son.
The two drank until midnight. Feng Qing was a little drunk. Lu Lin saw him off before going upstairs. Shen Rong was reading a book, and her son was sleeping on a small bed next to her. He went over to look at his son and rested his heavy head on her shoulder.
"He's sleeping so peacefully." In the blink of an eye, he's grown up so much. Lu Lin feels like he's missed out on so much and owes his wife and son so much.
Shen Rong didn't want to wallow in sentimentality with him, so she shrugged and said, "Go wash up quickly, you reek of alcohol."
Lu Lin looked down and smelled himself. "It's all Feng Qing's fault. I won't invite him to my house next time. He's such a drunkard." He kept making him drink, which made him smell like alcohol and was disliked.
"I'm going to take a shower, wait for me." He didn't dare kiss me on the lips, but stole a kiss on the cheek.
After he left, Shen Rong blushed, patted her cheeks, and pressed her chest against her overly rapid heartbeat.
"Stop fooling around, stay calm, don't let him seduce you, let's talk business first."
She first prepared herself mentally. No wonder people say that absence makes the heart grow fonder. After being apart for so long, Lu Lin had become a bit clingy. She had almost been seduced. She couldn't rekindle their romance in bed today. She had to get down to business and have a heart-to-heart talk first.
Lu Lin took a quick shower this time, and bumped into Shen Rong as soon as he opened the door.
A helpless smile played on his lips: "Why do you like standing guard outside the door so much?"
It was a bit of a pity that she hadn't pushed the door open this time. If she had, he wouldn't have let her out. Thinking of that scene, Lu Lin's heart swayed. He picked her up with one hand, held her waist tightly, and looked down to find her soft, fragrant body.
"Wait a minute." Shen Rong swallowed hard and leaned back with all her might.
Lu Lin's eyes were unfocused, filled with a hint of confusion: "Wasn't our son asleep?"
What are you waiting for?
Shen Rong pushed his head forcefully: "Let's get down to business!" He hadn't even told her about going to Jincheng yet, and he was already thinking about that.
"After we finish talking about Jincheng, then...then that." Shen Rong finally managed to get the words out of her mouth, her eyes wet with a hint of shyness.
Lu Lin pressed down on her neck with one hand, pulling her towards him, a smirk playing on his lips.
"Let's talk about it after we finish our business."
Shen Rong's mouth was gagged, and she couldn't speak. Her eyes widened in disbelief that Lu Lin would even give a wicked smile.
And what serious business is this! Lu Lin has really gone astray!
Shen Rong was thrown onto the bed. Lu Lin's movements were skillful, instantly bringing out all the nonsense in her mind. She hugged his neck tightly with both hands, not caring about what was wrong, mainly because she was too busy.
***
Two weeks later, Lu Lin and Shen Rong moved again, with Zhang Ma's family and Gui Chun following them.
Dou Wenliang and Cao Fengyi came to see them off.
"Have a safe journey. Call me often when you get there. I'm all alone without you in Pingcheng, and even playing cards isn't as fun anymore."
Cao Fengyi looked reluctant to part with her and held her hand, saying, "Don't be so distant with me. I'm really heartbroken, and I don't know when we'll see each other again."
Shen Rong was also a little reluctant to part: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, we'll keep in touch, and I'll come back to see you whenever I have time."
Cao Fengyi advised her: "People in Jincheng are all cunning. Be careful when you deal with those ladies. Don't be foolish enough to open your heart to them."
Shen Rong looked enlightened: "Sister-in-law, I've remembered it all."
She turned to look at Lu Lin and said, "It's not necessarily about staying in Jincheng. Lu Lin still wants to go somewhere else. There are too many high-ranking officials and nobles in Jincheng. It's not suitable for us."
Cao Fengyi smiled more broadly: "Alright, but don't force it. The friendship between our two families can't be broken just by separating. Wenliang and I truly consider you all family."
Dou Wenliang and Lu Lin had finished talking and were urging each other to get on the bus.
Lu Lin came over to help her carry her suitcase and said goodbye to Cao Fengyi: "Sister-in-law, we're leaving now."
Dou Wenliang came over and said, "Go quickly, and remember to send a telegram back if anything happens."
The two got into the car, and Shen Rong climbed to the window and waved to them.
"I wonder if Lu Lin will become estranged from us after he leaves," Cao Fengyi said with a smile, waving her hand and asking her husband in a low voice.
Dou Wenliang smiled and put his arm around her shoulder: "Don't overthink it. Tianming isn't that kind of person. He's a very loyal and affectionate person."
Cao Fengyi believed this, just look at how he treated Shen Rong. Even after he became successful, he didn't forget his wife who had shared his hardships. He was a loyal and affectionate person.
She glanced at her husband beside her; in this respect, he was no match for Lu Lin. Any man with a little money and power would have a house full of concubines; she just hoped Lu Lin would never change.
"Jin Cheng won't transfer Xi Wen away too, will he?" Cao Fengyi asked with some worry.
These two are the most trusted people around her husband. Lu Lin was transferred to Jincheng by them under the pretext of reporting for duty, and he probably won't be released. If Han Xiwen is also transferred away, Dou Wenliang will have lost two arms in succession.
"No, Xi Wen is different from Lu Lin."
Han Xiwen bears the mark of the Dou family from beginning to end. Even if Jin Cheng is transferred, can he still be trusted?
Dou Wenliang really wanted to replace Jin Cheng, transferring Han Xiwen away and keeping Lu Lin. It's a pity, Lu Lin is a talented person, and he's finding him very useful.
"Aren't the people of Jincheng too suspicious?" Cao Fengyi complained. "They've already abandoned Bincheng, why are they still so suspicious?"
Dou Wenliang raised his hand to shield his eyes from the sun. Who would feel at ease? From another perspective, even if Lu Lin had 200,000 men under his command, he wouldn't feel at ease either.
On the train, Lu Lin was still busy running around, while Shen Rong and her son supervised the work.
The scenery south was beautiful. Xiao Ming pointed out the window and yelled. Shen Rong found him a bit annoying and stopped him from looking. Xiao Ming looked at Lu Lin with a pitiful expression.
He called out "Baba" and reached out for someone else to carry him to see the scenery.
Shen Rong slapped his butt twice: "Don't you know your own limitations? My arm is about to break."
Her son was too noisy, she sighed, "I wish I had a daughter."
Lu Lin glanced at her. Ever since she saw her second brother's daughter, Shen Rong had become somewhat displeased with her son. She thought other people's daughters were fragrant and cute, while her own son was a wailing little devil, and she found him quite repulsive.
But she was the one who was supposed to have a son.
"How about we have another daughter?" Lu Lin said with a wicked smile.
Shen Rong raised an eyebrow: "Don't even think about it." She clearly didn't want him to be born.
Lu Lin tilted his head, his eyes full of laughter: "Then you have no choice, Lu Zhan, quickly apologize to your mother."
Whether Xiaoming understood or not, he grinned at Shen Rong and reached out to call her "Mom."
He's starting to call out to people now, though his voice isn't very clear, but his babyish voice makes people's hearts melt.
Shen Rong turned her head and leaned in, and Xiao Ming pouted and gave her a wet kiss.
"Good son."
Now he's a good son again. Lu Lin smiled without saying a word, watching the mother and son playfully bicker.
“Wu County and Jincheng are not far apart. Let’s go to Wu County when we have time,” Shen Rong said to Lu Lin.
Lu Xuan has really become quite capable. After leaving home, she hasn't contacted anyone. The people sent out by the Lu family couldn't find her either. The Wu family said that Wu Xinbai didn't go back, and Jin Cheng Lu You couldn't catch up with her either. Nobody knows where she and Wu Xinbai have hidden.
Mr. Lu was furious and declared that he would pretend he never had this daughter and forbade anyone to look for her again. He was about to publish a notice in the newspaper to sever ties, but Lu Lin stopped him.
Knowing that Lu Lin was going to Jincheng, Lu's mother secretly entrusted Shen Rong and Lu Lin to find Lu Xuan no matter what.
She was worried that her daughter might be suffering outside. If... if she and Wu Xinbai were doing well, then she wouldn't have to go back to the Lu family.
Lu Lin frowned slightly, his expression turning cold.
Shen Rong knew he was angry, so she gently touched her: "Mom is very worried. Even if it's just to put her mind at ease, my little sister is still young, and it's normal for her to act impulsively. She received a modern education and can't accept Dad's authoritarianism right away, so she wants freedom."
Lu Lin looked down at his son, his tone cold: "If you can't accept it, then there's no other way to solve it. Is eloping some kind of way to gain freedom?"
He stared intently at Shen Rong, as if he were about to bring up old grievances.
What? Does he also think Lu Xuan is a disgrace and doesn't want to care about her anymore?
Shen Rong's face hardened, and she began to shift the blame: "It's all your fault. I told you their relationship was unusual, but you told me not to get involved. She and Wu Xin ran away, and you bear a large part of the responsibility. Didn't you investigate him? How come you didn't find any useful information? Didn't you see that he's a bad person? You really have no judgment when it comes to people."
Lu Lin's face turned pale and then red, and he was speechless for a moment.
"I sent my third brother to Wu County. Let's wait and see."
Shen Rong felt embarrassed and changed her tone, scolding, "Why didn't you say so sooner?"
She said Lu Lin wasn't the cold-blooded type, which caused her to misunderstand.
Lu Lin chuckled twice; it was his fault again.
Shen Rong hugged his arm and coaxed him with sweet words, but Lu Lin didn't want to fall for it. However, he couldn't push her hand away no matter what he did.
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