Chapter 189: Full of Children's Love

Lu Mu slapped her thigh and cried sadly, "Gone, suddenly gone, all the money at home is gone."

Lu Lu Yizhou frowned, "What do you mean? What about the allowance I sent back?"

He didn't understand the meaning in his mother's words.

What does it mean by gone?

"It's just gone," Lu Mu's eyes were eager, and she became impatient, "The money hidden in the jar suddenly disappeared, not a cent left."

"Son, not only is the money gone, but Lu Baozhen's fortune is also gone." When she said this, she knew to lower her tone, after all, it had a superstitious meaning.

Lu Lu Baozhen's eyes flickered, looking at Lu Lu Yizhou nervously, afraid that her father wouldn't like her either.

"Dad..." she called timidly.

Lu Lu Yizhou looked at his daughter, and the sallow and thin face appeared in his eyes. His pupils shrank, and his face was full of shock.

"?"

Where was his daughter with the white and round face?!

"Lu Baozhen is thin, the meat on her face is gone." Lu Lu Yizhou looked at Su Su Yuxian, his expression displeased, "Is this how you take care of Lu Baozhen?"

Su Su Yuxian had a belly full of fire and couldn't help saying: "A clever woman can't cook without rice. The family lacks grain, what do you want me to do? I can't go steal or rob."

Hearing that her mouth was full of excuses, Lu Lu Yizhou was even more dissatisfied with this wife, "Can't you borrow first? It's not like we can't pay it back."

Can't do small things well, only thinking about enjoyment, useless thing.

"How much can I borrow? There's always a time when it's eaten up, and the family still owes the brigade money, waiting for you to go back and pay it back," Su Su Yuxian retorted, feeling aggrieved herself.

Lu Lu Yizhou: "..."

Lu Mu was dissatisfied with her daughter-in-law losing her son's face, "Su Su Yuxian, listen well when a man speaks, don't interrupt, it shows you have no upbringing."

"Dad speaks, doesn't Mom also interrupt? Why don't you demand it of yourself?" Su Su Yuxian didn't tolerate her mother-in-law's way of suppressing her at any time.

"I say one sentence, you say ten, what kind of daughter-in-law are you." Lu Mu's complexion was bad.

Su Su Yuxian: "..." She wasn't a mute.

Seeing Lu Lu Yizhou's face was a bit dark, and his expression toward her was getting more and more dissatisfied, she couldn't help saying: "Mom speaks bad things about me in front of me, what if the person in charge misunderstands? I'm a daughter-in-law who behaves properly, I'm not guilty."

"You're not guilty?" Lu Mu was angered by her words. She knew this woman was a hypocrite. She pretended to be obedient in order to follow her to the army, but as soon as she arrived, she dared to confront her mother-in-law, simply wanting to go to heaven. She raised her hand and slapped Su Su Yuxian.

"Slap!"

Su Su Yuxian didn't expect Lu Mu to slap her in front of Lu Lu Yizhou, and only after the pain came to her face did she react.

"You..."

She wanted to make a scene in a sharp voice.

Lu Lu Yizhou's expression was gloomy, "Enough."

Feeling the gazes of his comrades around him, he wished he could dig a hole and bury himself.

No sense of proportion.

Making a scene anytime, anywhere.

Both face and dignity were lost!

Disliking everyone equally, he picked up Lu Lu Baozhen and walked in front with his head buried.

Lu Mu and Su Su Yuxian were new here and didn't dare to make a scene again, so they hurriedly followed.

Lu Lu Baozhen hadn't been coaxed in her arms for a long time, and leaning on Lu Lu Yizhou's shoulder, her dizzy feeling improved slightly.

"Dad, I'm hungry."

Lu Lu Yizhou's footsteps paused slightly, and he asked: "Didn't eat?"

"Didn't eat," Lu Lu Baozhen's voice was thin and small, "I haven't eaten my fill for a long time."

It was true, the Lu family didn't have much grain, she ate one meal and skipped one meal at home. It was the same on the train, often drinking water to fill her stomach. Grandma said children couldn't eat too much, and her stepmother was reluctant to share food with her, so she was very hungry every day.

Lu Lu Yizhou's eyebrows gathered displeasure.

He couldn't blame the old mother who raised him, so he could only blame Su Su Yuxian in his heart. He married her to take care of the family and take care of Lu Baozhen, but this woman was useless.

"Dad will take you to the place where you live first, it's almost mealtime, I'll take you to the canteen later." Lu Lu Yizhou coaxed patiently.

This was his only child, even if it wasn't a son, he cared about her.

Lu Lu Baozhen hadn't been coaxed for a long time, her eye sockets instantly turned red, and she sobbed in Lu Lu Yizhou's arms, her thin and small body trembling slightly, looking incredibly pitiful.

Lu Lu Yizhou felt sour in his heart, and his complaints about his mother and wife increased again. How could a child be hungry, and how much could Lu Baozhen eat?

Thinking of what his mother said, that the money at home was gone, he lowered his eyelids, "Lu Baozhen, did a thief enter our house?"

Lu Lu Baozhen shook her head.

"Then how did the money at home disappear?" Lu Lu Yizhou's eyes flashed with irritability.

The allowance he handed back wasn't much, but calculated over the years, it wasn't little!

It was all blood and sweat money.

It was definitely painful that it was all gone.

Lu Lu Yizhou didn't think it was Lu Lu Baozhen's fortune backlash that caused the family's loss of wealth. He vaguely knew that his daughter's luck was strangely good, but he hadn't delved into it. Some people's luck was relatively good, which wasn't strange. Therefore, he didn't think about the family's lost money in relation to Lu Lu Baozhen.

Losing her fortune and receiving cold treatment from Old Lady Lu, Lu Lu Baozhen suddenly became sensible, unlike before, being spoiled and mindless. Her personality became quiet and silent, and she also grew a heart.

Listening to her father's words, she blinked her eyes and didn't mention the disappearance of the black koi.

"Dad, Lu Baozhen wants to be with Dad, doesn't want to go back, there's no food to eat back there," the child's soft, timid voice sounded.

Lu Lu Yizhou was silent.

He couldn't guarantee it.

Not hearing her father promise, Lu Lu Baozhen lowered her eyes, pursing her peeling little mouth.

Gu Gu Chenghuai returned to the dormitory, put down his luggage, and went out to send a telegram home.

Returning, he saw Sun Sun Yeli sitting next to his luggage, his eyes fiery, as if he wanted to burn a hole in the luggage.

Gu Gu Chenghuai: "..."

Familiar footsteps sounded.

Sun Sun Yeli came back to his senses, smiled with a mouthful of big white teeth, "Gu Chenghuai, you're back, were you comfortable at home?"

While speaking, his eyes sized up his comrade-in-arms.

"Eh, you seem a bit fatter, and whiter..."

Gu Gu Chenghuai stretched his body, then sat down and smiled slightly, "No way, my wife dotes on me, the family makes meat dishes every few days."

Sun Sun Yeli: Damn, hate people who pretend to be cool the most, but why is my heart so sour?

Ignoring the smile on Gu Gu Chenghuai's face, he swept his gaze over the bulging luggage on the table and leaned over, "Brought a lot of good things, right? Share a few mouthfuls with me, I'll treat you to braised pork next month."

By the end of the month, the meat coupons in his hand were empty, eating in the canteen for two meals a day, he was craving meat to death.

Gu Gu Chenghuai did bring good things, "Brought a few bottles of meat sauce, will share one with you."

As soon as the words fell, Sun Sun Yeli excitedly hugged Gu Gu Chenghuai's shoulder, his laughter loud, "Is it the meat sauce from last time? I've been missing it for a long time, thanks."

Gu Gu Chenghuai brushed off his arm and got up to organize his luggage.

Sun Sun Yeli didn't mind being disliked and poured water for his good comrade-in-arms.

After pouring the water, seeing one, two, three, four... six bottles of meat sauce on the table, he swallowed his saliva, "Buddy, can you spare me another bottle? I'll exchange it with something, good things from the Friendship Store, I can get them."

Friendship Store, even the entrance had special people guarding it, ordinary people couldn't get in at all, and the things inside were purchased with foreign exchange coupons, very hard to get.

"No." Gu Gu Chenghuai refused directly, "I'm keeping one, the rest all have owners."

Sun Sun Yeli remembered the Second Battalion Commander and others, and understood.

"Alright," he said somewhat disappointedly.

Looks like I have to save a bit!

Gu Gu Chenghuai reminded, "The weather is hot, it's not good if it's left for too long, best to eat it in three or five days."

Seeing the heartache on Sun Sun Yeli's face, he said helplessly: "My wife said, she'll send more when the weather is cooler."

Hearing this, Sun Sun Yeli's eyes brightened, "Ask Sister-in-law to send more."

"I'll buy it with money, or exchange it with things, whatever works!" He just wanted to eat meat a few more times.

Gu Gu Chenghuai's cold eyes lifted, "You think meat is so easy to buy? My family has three sons and one daughter, four mouths, I'm worried my wife won't have enough to eat."

If it weren't for hitting a wild boar and getting several catties, he wouldn't have brought any. The family wasn't lacking money, no need to wrong his wife and children's mouths, earning that little bit of crooked melon and cracked dates. Of course, if Zhaozhao had something she wanted to exchange, that was another matter.

In this short time, less than ten minutes, he said "my wife" several times, and Sun Sun Yeli's eyes were strange.

Didn't often hear him talk about his wife before. Ever since Gu Chenghuai's wife from his hometown made that phone call, this person had changed, changed from the inside out.

A good iron-blooded man, why is his head suddenly full of children's love.

A trip to visit relatives, looks like he's even more sick.

Imagining a rural woman with a thick waist and dark skin standing beside Gu Gu Chenghuai, with four black, snot-nosed children beside her, Sun Sun Yeli shivered coldly, shook his head, and scattered the image in his brain.

Not polite, thinking this way is not polite.

Expressing apologies to Lin Zhao, whom he hadn't met, Sun Sun Yeli didn't let his imagination run wild again.

Gu Gu Chenghuai glanced at his expression, which was solemn for a while and regretful for a while, as if he was fighting heaven and man, a flash of helplessness in his eyes.

... Don't know what he's brain-supplementing again.

Sun Sun Yeli's consciousness returned, saying: "I heard that the family of the comrade-in-arms from your hometown came to follow the army, do you know?"

"... Know, we were on the same train." When speaking, Gu Gu Chenghuai's eyebrows wrinkled imperceptibly. Lu Mu was a rare person who knew how to create trouble. He felt enough of this journey and didn't want to mention it more.

Sun Sun Yeli saw his expression wasn't right and was a bit curious, "What's wrong, the journey wasn't smooth?"

"No." Gu Gu Chenghuai didn't want to mention it more, and he wasn't the type to talk about right and wrong.

Sun Sun Yeli didn't ask more, just said: "When is Sister-in-law following the army?"

"Not in a hurry," Gu Gu Chenghuai said.

He wanted his wife and children to live a stable life and didn't want to bring them any wind and rain.

Sun Sun Yeli thought of something, a flash of realization in his eyes, "The current situation really can't be rushed."

They might go to the battlefield at any time, whether family members follow the army or not doesn't have much meaning, it's better to be stable in the hometown, where there are people to help in the hometown.

Gu Gu Chenghuai didn't speak again.

Lu Mu and the others were arranged in the guest house, where the bedding was complete, the toilet was clean, and hot water was supplied. Not far away was a bathhouse, where you could wash for a little money, which was very convenient, not to mention the supply and marketing cooperative, school, canteen... all convenient.

Enjoying the convenience, who would want to go back to the brigade to live? Lu Mu, who wasn't considered diligent, didn't want to go back.

She even asked someone to write a letter and send it back to her hometown, the letter full of showing-off words about how good the life of following the army was.

It was also because of this.

When hearing Lu Lu Yizhou say that he planned to buy tickets for them and send them back, Lu Mu's complexion changed drastically.

"I don't—" she said.

Not good to say she was greedy for enjoyment, Lu Mu's every word was for her son's sake, "I go back to the brigade, won't see you for three or five years, Mom misses you, Mom staying can also wash your clothes, cook for you, you don't need to worry about the family, you can focus on training, focus on missions..."

While speaking, she watched Lu Lu Yizhou's complexion. Seeing his expression was light, she continued: "The whole brigade knows you picked Mom up to enjoy blessings. If I go back after staying for only a few days, what will the villagers think of you, what kind of messy words will be spread?"

"Lu Yizhou, if you really don't want Mom to stay, don't rush Mom like this, at least wait for two or three months, do you think that's okay?"

She put her posture very low.

What she said also made sense.

Lu Lu Yizhou's heart sank heavily, he closed his eyes, and had to compromise, "... Good."

He cared very much about face and didn't want to lose face.

Lu Mu smiled, "Still my son is filial, the Gu family's generation won't enjoy Gu Third's blessings, I still have good fortune."

Su Su Yuxian was also relieved. Being an official's wife, she definitely didn't want to go back sneakily. Going back meant working in the fields to earn work points. She married into the Lu family to live a comfortable life, not like this, who wanted to be a stepmother?

Thinking of the comfortable days of the past few days, her face, which had become delicate, was full of smiles.

Next, she had to find an opportunity to consummate the marriage. Not consummating the marriage didn't count as a husband and wife. Consummating the marriage could give birth to a son, and giving birth to a son counted as stable.

Su Su Yuxian pondered, ambition flashing in her eyes.

For staying, Lu Lu Baozhen was the happiest. Staying here, she didn't need to dig wild vegetables, didn't need to feed chickens, and could eat her fill, so good.

Li Song's legs recovered to normal, his attitude toward Yuan Xiang didn't change, the Yuan family

Her own Xiangxiang had already called off an engagement once; if she separated from this partner too, it would be even harder to marry well in the future.

Fortunately, the Li family's character is upright.

Because of this, the whole family is incredibly grateful to Lin Zhao.

The Yuan family members are all ordinary people; they have small selfish thoughts, but no malicious intent, and they certainly hope for their child to be well.

Once Li Song formally visits, this son-in-law from the city is practically a done deal.

He doesn't have a shred of the arrogance of a city person; he treats them with equality, politeness, and perfect etiquette. The satisfaction in the hearts of the Yuan family members is like surging waves, one after another.

The head of the Yuan family prepared a thank-you gift and asked Aunt Song to send it to her granddaughter's cousin.

Aunt Song naturally wouldn't refuse; she accepted it all with a smile, brought along her own carefully pickled vegetables, and called Yuan Xiang to come to the Harvest Brigade.

On the way.

Aunt Song looked at her daughter, her face beaming, "I just knew my daughter would have good fortune later on. What is the Huang family anyway? My daughter is pretty and has a good temperament; she can find a better husband's family."

"Zhaozhao is worthy of being a high school student; she really has a knack for judging people. Get along well with her in the future. She doesn't have any sisters; if you treat her sincerely, she will treat you sincerely too."

She didn't want her daughter to take advantage of Zhaozhao; she just felt that Zhaozhao is open-minded, intelligent, and doesn't have petty thoughts, making her easy to get along with.

Unlike the girls here in the Yuan family, who are shallow; seeing that Xiangxiang has a partner from the city, they've all become restless, making sour remarks openly and secretly.

Yuan Xiang listened to her mother's teachings and nodded receptively, "I know."

She smiled, "I like Zhaozhao."

"Who wouldn't like a girl like Zhaozhao," Aunt Song said.

So what if she's lazy? She has ability.

When the mother and daughter arrived at the Gu house, Lin Zhao had been off work for quite a while.

Seeing Aunt Song and Yuan Xiang, she greeted them politely without getting up and told Song Yun Jin to pour water.

"Coming!" A clear, youthful voice came from the children's room. He walked out, greeted Aunt Song and Yuan Xiang, and familiarly entered the kitchen.

"Song Yun Jin is here too," Aunt Song sat down.

"He's staying for a few days." Lin Zhao knew her aunt liked diligent people and, fearing being nagged, didn't dare mention that Song Yun Jin was helping take care of the children.

She calmly changed the subject, "Sister Xiangxiang, are you getting engaged?"