Chapter 335: A Man Who Spends Money Is Truly Handsome

Lu Cheng still didn't realize he'd been set up by his sister, and he readily agreed.

At lunch time, the old Lu household was extremely lively.

When the dishes were placed on the table, everyone sat around together, chatting and laughing, truly giving a feeling of earthly warmth.

But as Lu Cheng looked at Ning Ning opposite him, with his sister on the left and Wu Zhekun on the right, he felt increasingly uncomfortable.

"Old Wu, why don't you sit next to my big brother?"

"No need, I'm fine here; I can pick up the dishes, you don't have to be polite."

Lu Ying served Ning Ning some food, and Wu Zhekun, while talking, also served Ning Ning.

Lu Cheng felt even more awkward: "Who's being polite to you? Go, go, sit over there. You're a junior; it's already good enough that you're allowed at the table. You should be sitting with the kids."

At that moment, Yan Baofeng quickly shovelled rice into her mouth while curiously asking, "Hey big brother, I see Xiao Wu is a bit older than you—why is he a junior?"

Lu Cheng mentioned that his father and Wu Zhekun's father were senior brothers, which made Yan Baofeng laugh.

"No wonder, Xiao Wu, you're of the same generation as our Xiao Hui."

Wu Zhekun glanced at the infant in Yan Baoyue's arms and instantly felt a bit helpless.

"Ah, everyone's eating, your family is really lively!" Wu Guiwen suddenly arrived carrying a plate of peanuts.

Lu Beitang hurriedly greeted, "Teacher Wu is here, come have a bite together."

"No, no, the house will have food ready soon; I just saw you had guests, so I brought a plate of peanuts to snack on for you."

"Look how polite you are; I already bought peanuts at home."

"It's fine, it's fine; I have plenty of peanuts at home. If it's not enough, I'll get more."

Lu Beitang smiled and took the peanuts, but Wu Guiwen showed no intention of leaving.

"Then, Teacher Wu, you should have some; I'll get you chopsticks."

"No need, no need, I have nothing; I'm just looking to see if you need anything?"

Lu Beitang stood there puzzled; he didn't have much need here, and the point was he was eating, making Wu Guiwen's standing there very awkward.

Lu Ying, sitting nearby, guessed his meaning: "Teacher Wu, don't worry; I've been a bit busy before the New Year, but after the holiday I'll report Sister Gui Yun's matter to the leaders."

Wu Guiwen smiled, "Got it, got it; I just came to look around. Alright, nothing much, I'll head back now."

Ignoring Lu Beitang's small talk, Wu Guiwen only returned home after getting a definite answer.

It made Chen Xianglan keep shaking her head there: "This Teacher Wu, he's really full of thoughts. Just say whatever you want directly; I really thought he came just to deliver peanuts."

Lu Beitang sat down again: "Alright, alright, say a few fewer words. Ying Ying, after the New Year handle that matter, you keep your head down every day, never look up—just consider it for Gui Yun's sake."

"I know, Dad."

……

In the afternoon, Lu Cheng took them out to have fun; this time his sister‑in‑law also went along, while his big brother stayed in the courtyard with the child.

Along the way, Bao Feng and Bao Yun curiously examined everything, exclaiming in amazement from time to time.

"Wow, there are so many bicycles on this main street, and you can even see small cars."

"Exactly, back where we are, a commune finding even one bicycle would be great."

When they reached the park, the two exclaimed again.

"Wow, you could say your Capital City is rich; look, that's just grass, and they even put a fence around it."

"Exactly, back where we are, no one even wants to feed the pigs here."

Passing the Shichahai Ice Rink, Bao Feng couldn't help but exclaim.

"Wow, these youngsters have nothing proper to do? What's fun about the frozen ice?"

"Exactly, back where we are, that's just kids' play."

"Cough…" Yan Baofeng suddenly felt a lump of old phlegm rise in her throat; just as she was about to spit it out, Yan Baoyun quickly covered her mouth.

"You can't spit, big sister; spitting a mouthful of phlegm costs two mao in fines."

Lu Cheng still hadn't figured out what was happening, and saw the startled Bao Feng, as her throat churned, swallow that thick phlegm back down.

"All set, now we've saved two mao."

"Exactly, what can two mao even buy?"

Seeing that, Lu Cheng frowned and said, "It's fine, Sister Bao Feng, if you want to spit, just do it."

Yan Baofeng waved her hand: "You can't spit, big brother; I have no idea what weird rule you have. This morning I spat phlegm, a big aunt fined me, and I got angry enough to argue with her."

"Exactly, where we're from we can spit however we want."

Recalling the previous clash between Yan Baofeng and Yue Min's wife, Lu Cheng could imagine what the morning scene must have looked like.

Lu Cheng shook his head helplessly, no wonder his sister wanted him to bring them out.

Later they went to a department store; the sea of people and the dazzling array of goods made Bao Feng's eyes widen.

"Sister Bao Feng, what caught your eye? Tell me, today we'll just buy, buy, buy."

"Wow, big brother, we can't let you spend money; we just want to satisfy our curiosity."

"Exactly, we won't buy, just look."

"Don't be polite, it's hard enough to come once, you should at least bring something back."

Lu Cheng greeted them and said to Yan Baoyue, "Sister‑in‑law, there's a stall selling Snowflake Ointment over there; I'll take you there, then also get a few barrels of Malt Milk Essence for Qing'er."

Yan Baoyue was also dazzled; although they have a Supply and Marketing Cooperative back home, compared with the goods here there simply aren't that many varieties.

"No need, Lu Cheng, just have a look; we don't want to spend money."

Lu Cheng disagreed; whenever he saw something suitable, he bought it outright.

That spend‑like‑water style made Bao Feng and Bao Yun feel both heart‑ache and admiration.

"Wow, big brother, we can't keep buying; that's already enough, we've spent dozens of yuan."

"Exactly, big brother, we don't dare buy more; back where we are we can't even earn a few dozen a year, sometimes we even owe the team."

Yan Baoyun was also startled seeing Lu Cheng spend money like that.

Lu Cheng didn't mind: "We've only just begun; let's keep going—there's still a shoe shop over there, one pair each. Later we'll go check out the fabric store. You're my sister-in-law's elder sisters, so don't stand on ceremony with me…"

Yan Baofeng, following behind, exclaimed in surprise: "Oh my goodness, big brother, how are you so rich?"

"Exactly, if I were ten years younger I would surely marry you."

Seeing the two elder sisters completely won over by Lu Cheng's lavish spending, Yan Baoyue behind them couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing.

She knew this was Lu Cheng spending so freely to keep up appearances for her as his sister-in-law in front of the two sisters.

At that moment Yan Baoyue decided in her heart that next year she would pick more mushrooms, earn more money, and then buy a bicycle for Lu Cheng, her little brother-in-law.

After finishing their shopping, they came out of the department store, each person carrying big and small bags.

Baofeng and Baoyun were so happy they couldn't stop grinning; this trip to the Capital City had truly been an eye-opener, and they kept praising how good Baoyue's in-laws were on this side.

Everyone in her in-laws' family treated her natal relatives so well that Yan Baoyue felt both moved and grateful.

That evening, after another lively meal, Lu Cheng had originally intended to go to that Siheyuan to sleep.

But his elder brother Lu Feng called out to him, wanting to have a good talk with his younger brother, and Lu Cheng also had a lot on his mind he wanted to say to his elder brother.