Chapter 130: Everyone thinks this couple is really sweet~

As for the Su Clan people coming for this matter, naturally they told Su Changliang.

Today Su Changliang took leave and came over especially.

Around this time, Su Changliang knew his brother-in-law would come to pick someone up, so he went to the East City Gate to have a look.

He hadn't expected his brother-in-law to get up early; the latter had already brought people to eat.

Upon seeing his brother-in-law wave at him, Su Changliang rode over on his bicycle, smiling, stopped, and parked the bike to one side.

Su's father and mother, seeing their son riding this strange contraption, were a bit stunned.

Lu Yuan looked at Su Changliang and smiled, saying:

"Have you eaten breakfast?"

Su Changliang smiled and said:

"I've eaten; I ate over there before coming."

However, after Su Changliang finished speaking, the second and third aunts hurriedly took out a basket of buns, fried dough stick, etc., from in front of their children and said:

"Have some more, Changliang; your brother-in-law ordered plenty, and you and your younger siblings can't finish it all."

Looking at the food before him, Su Changliang pursed his lips, indeed feeling a bit hungry, and finally picked up a fried dough stick, put it in his mouth, and took a big bite.

Su's father and mother, seeing their son, curiously asked:

"What is that thing you're riding?"

Just now while waiting at the East City Gate, I saw many people in the city riding these things out of the city.

I also didn't figure out what it was.

Su Changliang startled, glanced at Lu Yuan nearby who was lowering his head to drink tofu pudding, then blinked and said:

"My brother-in-law didn't tell you? This is a bicycle; my brother-in-law invented it, and the Ministry of Works even rewarded him with seven hundred units of money."

After Su Changliang finished speaking, everyone stared in astonishment at Lu Yuan beside them.

"A reward of seven hundred units?"

"So much!"

Then Su Changliang proudly said:

"This bicycle is great; riding it in the city is even faster than a horse!"

The Su Clan party, while eating, also looked curiously at the bicycle beside them and said:

"How much does this bicycle cost?"

Su Changliang immediately replied:

"One hundred twenty units of money; it's quite expensive."

"One hundred twenty units?"

After a moment of shock, everyone immediately looked at Su Changliang.

"Where did Su Changliang get the money?"

But soon, everyone understood.

"Where else could the money come from? It must have been given by the brother-in-law."

After Su Changliang finished speaking, he saw his mother's face drop instantly; after regaining his composure, he immediately said:

"Although my brother-in-law said he'd give it to me for free,"

"but I also told my brother-in-law that I'd treat the money as a loan, and I'll repay him a bit each month once I earn money."

After Su Changliang spoke, his mother's expression improved a bit, but she still turned her head to look at Lu Yuan eating nearby and said:

"Son-in-law, don't indulge him too much."

Lu Yuan looked up at Su's mother and smiled, saying:

"It's fine, Mother; you don't know, but in the city young people are all into riding these now, so it'll be convenient for him when he returns to the village."

"This Changliang also comes from the village; buying this thing to put on a front will keep him from being bullied."

After Lu Yuan finished speaking, Su Changliang beside him grinned and said:

"No, brother-in-law; everyone knows who my brother-in-law is, and they know Captain Wang is a relative of my brother-in-law, so nobody dares to bully me."

Lu Yuan: "???"

"You damn well can't hear that I'm helping you find a match, right?"

Lu Yuan pursed his lips and smiled again, saying:

"The main point is, having this thing will make it easier to find a partner later; otherwise, Changliang, being from the village, would find it hard to find a partner in the city."

Su Changliang blinked and said:

"No, brother-in-law; back when I didn't have a bicycle to ride, while on duty outside I also got quite a few love letters from young girls."

This time Lu Yuan doesn't need to say anything; Su's mother stood up, grabbed her chopsticks, and gave her son a hard whack on the head.

"You just can't hear that your brother-in-law is helping you find a match here, right?"

Su's mother looked at her foolish son with an expression of exasperation.

The other Su Clan members beside them also looked helpless.

Su Changliang is lucky to have such a capable brother-in-law; otherwise, who knows how he'd be dealt with in the future.

Lu Yuan also wanted to give Su Changliang a slap, but after thinking, he let it go, after all he's his little brother-in-law.

Then Lu Yuan looked toward Su's father and said:

"Father, is everything alright at home? Is the house about done?"

At that moment, Su's father, hearing his son-in-law speaking to him, quickly put down his tofu pudding, repeatedly nodding and smiling, said:

"Everything's fine, everything's fine; the house has been built, now we're just waiting for the interior decoration; a few days ago, the marble was already laid."

"That foreman Liu is especially conscientious, coming to check almost every two or three days, especially conscientious."

Lu Yuan nodded, that'll do.

Soon, after everyone finished eating, Lu Yuan led everyone to his grand manor.

Su Changliang looked at the little boy from his third uncle's house and grinned:

"Do you want to ride a bicycle? Brother will take you for a spin."

The little boy from the third uncle's house immediately got excited and jumped up high, saying:

"Want!!"

Then Su Changliang placed the little boy from the third uncle's house on the rear seat, then rode ahead, while Su's mother behind called out:

"Go slow!! Don't fall!!"

Su Changliang shouted without turning his head:

"Don't worry, Mother!"

Meanwhile, Lu Yuan placed the little girl from his second uncle's house onto a horse, and this little girl loved horses.

All the way they arrived at the grand manor.

The Su Clan members were utterly shocked.

Everyone knew that a three‑courtyard, three‑exit manor was huge.

Even if they hadn't seen one, they'd heard of such places in operas.

But once they saw it, they were completely dumbfounded.

It's just too big!

No wonder the son‑in‑law and Liyan don't live in the manor.

How could they possibly live here!!

Just the front courtyard alone is almost six large rooms.

Looking ahead, you can't see the end, and there's still such a huge courtyard.

A three‑courtyard, three‑exit manor could easily house one or two hundred people.

If you really pack them in, three or four hundred could fit!

The Su Clan all knew that Liyan marrying the city son‑in‑law meant enjoying blessings every day.

But they never imagined they'd enjoy such great fortune!

And looking at it this way, Liyan's great blessings are still to come.

The crowd was like Grandma Liu touring the Grand View Garden.

They followed Lu Yuan inside while looking around left and right, faces full of shock.

Lu Yuan led the Su Clan to the rear courtyard and then said, smiling:

"There's hardly any furniture left; I sold it all earlier, mainly because no one could move in right away.

I was afraid things would rot, so I sold them ahead of time; everyone will just make do for now."

Although Lu Yuan said that, the fact is, even if the three‑courtyard, three‑exit manor had nothing inside, the brick‑built houses are far superior to mud huts.

Lu Yuan then looked up and said:

"Everyone just pick any room in the rear courtyard as you like."

After Lu Yuan finished speaking, he then looked at Su Changliang and called:

"Changliang, come over."

After a pause, Lu Yuan then looked at the son of the second uncle and said:

"Changyu, you come over too."

Su Changliang and Changyu hurriedly nodded and came to Lu Yuan's side.

Lu Yuan looked at the two cousins before him and asked curiously:

"Which of you two is older?"

"I mentioned it once before, but Lu Yuan forgot."

Su Changliang stared for a moment, then grinned and said:

"Changyu is my paternal cousin; he's one year older than me."

Lu Yuan nodded, then took out twenty silver dollars from his pocket and handed them to Su Changliang, saying:

"Take Changyu to the market and buy three wooden beds to bring back, then purchase twenty long wooden tables and deliver them to the restaurant—you know where the restaurant is, right?"

Su Changliang nodded repeatedly and said:

"I know, brother‑in‑law; you took me to see it once before, didn't you?"

Lu Yuan nodded and said:

"Then you also need to buy stools; after delivering everything, for the restaurant's opening you'll need plates, bowls, and whatever else—Changyu, tell us what's lacking and you two go buy it."

Changyu beside him also nodded repeatedly and said to Lu Yuan:

"All right, brother‑in‑law."

Lu Yuan then said:

"If you can make it back by noon, you two can go out and eat two bowls of big meat noodles, or whatever, and you won't need to come back to eat."

Su Changliang also nodded repeatedly.

Lu Yuan then waved his hand and said:

"All right, hurry up and go."

Afterward, Su Changliang and Changyu set off together, while Lu Yuan suddenly remembered something and looked at the two, saying:

"Oh right, also buy three stoves and some coal to bring back."

"No need to buy bedding—the Su Clan members all brought their own."

Su Changliang and Changyu said without turning their heads:

"Got it, brother-in-law."

At noon, Lu Yuan led the Su Clan out to eat, having mutton hot pot.

In the afternoon they returned, the purchased bed had also arrived, and after everyone finished tidying up,

The Su Clan members then voluntarily picked up mops and brooms and started cleaning.

Just as Lu Yuan had thought, his wife being so diligent, the Su Clan certainly had no lazy people.

They were all being diligent.

Even the elderly gentlemen who normally don't work in winter are now helping with brooms, sweeping a bit and throwing out the trash, etc.

By evening, Su Liyan returned on her small cart.

After pushing the small cart into the courtyard, she prettily looked at the crowd who had finished cleaning the courtyard and were sitting together chatting, and said:

"Mom and Dad, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, you've arrived."

Everyone looked at Su Liyan's pink-white bicycle, curious, and said:

"Hey, Liyan, how is your bicycle different from those on the street?"

Su Liyan startled, then with a happy face she said in a coquettish voice:

"This is something Yuan ge made just for me, only I have~"

Everyone, seeing Su Liyan's proud little look, couldn't help but laugh.

Lu Yuan, seeing his wife return, also stood up and said:

"Liyan is back too; let's go, tonight we'll go out to eat roast duck."

Having come to Huangcheng, how could we not eat a meal of roast duck?

Su Liyan opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but felt too embarrassed to say it.

What Su Liyan wanted to say was, there is a stove in the courtyard; just buy some vegetables and have her mother and two aunts come cook at home—why go out and waste money?

But with so many people present, her husband speaking, she naturally had to listen, so in the end she didn't say it.

She hurriedly held her bicycle and walked out.

Lu Yuan, seeing Su Liyan, hurriedly said:

"Wife, just park the bike in the courtyard; we'll go on foot."

Su Liyan startled, then blinked her eyes, and said somewhat shyly:

"Brother~ after we finish eating later we'll go home~ then I'll ride the cart and bring you brother, heading home quickly~"

Seeing his wife's alluring little demeanor, Lu Yuan felt capable again.

Tonight I must get back in the saddle!

Finally, everyone went to the restaurant and ordered three hanging-oven roast ducks.

The Su Clan had never eaten something this delicious before, and they couldn't help but eat more.

Afterward, Lu Yuan ordered another one.

Finally, using the duck carcass they simmered a pot of white porridge, which truly made everyone eat well and enjoy it.

After finishing the meal and coming out, it was already about seven or eight at night.

Lu Yuan and Su Liyan wanted to go home, but Lu Yuan suddenly noticed the cotton gloves hanging from his wife's neck.

The cotton gloves his wife currently had hanging from her neck were the old-fashioned kind, with a thumb and the other four fingers together.

Simply put… it's like Patrick Star's hand.

Looking at this glove, Lu Yuan suddenly remembered something, then he looked at the crowd behind him who had eaten their fill of roast duck, faces full of happiness, and said:

"Let's go together to the department store, see what you want to buy, I'll get it for you."

Everyone was startled, then repeatedly waved their hands saying no.

Su Liyan also hurriedly said:

"Brother~ no need, they lack nothing."

Everyone also repeatedly nodded.

They've really received too many benefits from the son-in-law; now everyone feels too embarrassed to ask for more.

Lu Yuan, however, laughed and said:

"It's fine, everyone just go; mainly I'm also going to get Liyan a leather glove."

"This batch just arrived at the department store recently; it's conveniently on the way, let's go together, no problem."

Having said that, Lu Yuan then led Su Liyan forward directly.

Su Liyan, however, hurriedly said:

"Brother~~ no need, these gloves are fine."

Lu Yuan, however, raised his eyebrows and said:

"No, that one isn't good-looking; that leather glove is nice, and it even has fleece inside."

"Your delicate little hands must be protected by brother, otherwise……"

"Saying this, Lu Yuan glanced at the people not far behind him, then leaned close to his wife's ear and whispered:"

"Otherwise, how would you use those delicate little hands for brother at night……"

After Lu Yuan finished speaking, Su Liyan's incomparably beautiful face instantly blushed red, she was so shy she seemed about to emit smoke.

She immediately turned her head to look at her husband laughing loudly, and said in a coquettish, affectionate tone:

"Brother~~~ you're bad~~~"

Seeing his wife's extremely shy appearance, Lu Yuan laughed even louder.

This made the Su Clan people behind him feel a bit strange.

But they also thought, this couple is really sweet~

After entering the department store, Lu Yuan led Su Liyan to buy leather gloves.

Besides Su Changliang, the Su Clan people had never seen such a magnificent place before; inside, even late at night, Spirit Power Lamps were everywhere, brighter than daytime.

Seeing such a place, the villagers inevitably felt a bit timid, a little afraid to go inside.

But after thinking it over, what's there to be afraid of!

Our son-in-law is really formidable!

(End of chapter)