Chapter 128: Fugui, Don’t Call Me

The Lu family’s house was located in the center of the village.

Unfortunately, it was night, otherwise Yang Niannian would have noticed that the Lu family’s house was the most impressive in the entire village.

The three-room red brick and green tile house was particularly grand. In contrast, other families, if they had a one-meter-high red brick wall, could be considered a good family in the surrounding villages. The Lu family’s gate was open.

As soon as they reached the door, a big yellow dog barked and rushed out. Lu Qingyuan shouted, “Fuguang, stop barking, it’s our own people.”

 The big yellow dog, called Fuguang, seemed to recognize Lu Shishen as well, and excitedly hummed and grunted, resting its paws on Lu Shishen’s waist, acting spoiled.

Yang Niannian thought: “You naughty Fuguang, I haven’t even touched Lu Shishen’s lean waist yet.” Lu Shishen patted Fuguang’s head, and the dog, satisfied, went down, its tail wagging so fast it was a blur. “I picked him up when he was a puppy,” Lu Shishen explained to Yang Niannian. “Don’t stand at the door, come in quickly.”

Lu Qingyuan urged them to enter the courtyard.

A woman wearing a floral tank top and blue cotton pants, with a yellowish complexion, came out of the kitchen carrying bowls and chopsticks.

Seeing Lu Shishen and Yang Niannian, she immediately greeted them with a warm smile. “Shishen, you’re back! Oh, is this your wife? She’s so beautiful.”

 “Big sister-in-law,” Lu Shishen called out, politely but distantly. Yang Niannian also sweetly called out, “Big sister-in-law.”

“Oh, you must be hungry, come in and eat quickly.” Guan Ailian happily walked towards the main room, calling out, “Dad, Mom, Shishen and his wife are back.” Her voice didn’t bring out her in-laws, but it did call out three chubby-cheeked children.

They looked at Yang Niannian with joy and curiosity, extremely cute and adorable. Under Guan Ailian’s direction, the three children called out in unison, “Uncle, Auntie.”

 “…”

Yang Niannian was so embarrassed that her feet felt like they were about to turn into arches. She secretly twisted Lu Shishen’s waist. “Why didn’t you say you had a few kids at home? I didn’t even bring them any candy or snacks.”

 She had never been in a relationship in her previous life and had never visited a boyfriend’s family, so she really had no experience.

“It’s okay, we’ll buy some tomorrow,” Lu Shishen said calmly. “Why haven’t Dad and Mom come out yet?” Guan Ailian was impatient. Seeing that her in-laws hadn’t come out, she ran into the east room and called out the two elderly people.

Ma Xiuzhu, with a sullen face, slowly walked out of the inner room, clearly still angry about the incident at the army.

Lu Guozhi asked coldly, “You’re back?” On the surface, the old couple were pulling long faces, but they were actually very happy.

Their youngest son hadn’t been back in three years. Lu Shishen called out, “Dad, Mom,” and then said nothing more. The atmosphere became a bit awkward.

 Guan Ailian winked at Lu Qingyuan, telling him to put the things in the room, then she laughed and greeted everyone to sit down for dinner.

The atmosphere was livened up by her. There were eight or nine large bowls filled with dumplings on the table, and a half-basin of dumplings was placed in the middle of the table. Lu Qingyuan greeted Yang Niannian and Lu Shishen to eat dumplings.

 “These were made by your mom and your sister-in-law, eat plenty, there’s still half a basin left.” Yang Niannian nodded, just as she picked up her chopsticks, she heard Guan Ailian say curiously, “Where’s Ruoling? She went out to borrow vinegar, why hasn’t she come back yet?” As soon as she finished speaking, a girl walked in from the courtyard entrance.

When Yang Niannian saw her face, she twitched her lips. This name and appearance… the contrast was too big. Lu Ruoling and her brother Lu Shishen didn’t look alike at all.

 Lu Shishen had sword-like eyebrows, starry eyes, and a perfectly chiseled face. Although Lu Qingyuan had been farming in the village for many years and had the appearance of a peasant, his features were also considered handsome.

He must have been a handsome young man when he was twenty. In contrast, Lu Ruoling had single eyelids, a round face, thick bones, and an unremarkable appearance. Lu Ruoling entered the main room and smiled foolishly at Lu Shishen, “Second brother.”

 After Lu Shishen nodded “Hmm,” she turned to Yang Niannian and tentatively called out, “Second sister-in-law?” “Hello.” Yang Niannian smiled and waved at Lu Ruoling, looking a little silly.

Lu Ruoling laughed foolishly twice, placed her empty bowl on the table, and said, “Second mother is asleep, I couldn’t borrow any vinegar.”

 “It’s okay if you couldn’t borrow any, come and sit down and eat.” Guan Ailian pulled over a stool and urged Lu Ruoling to sit down and eat. Yang Niannian had eaten dinner at the train station, and besides, the dumplings tasted like they were spoiled, a bit off.

She ate one and couldn’t eat anymore. The children ate the dumplings like they were delicacies, eating with gusto. Lu Qingyuan had three children, the eldest was a daughter named Lu Xingxing, 13 years old, and the other two sons were Lu Haiten, 12 years old, and Lu Baobao, 3 years old. The boys ate like tigers, and they were growing, so they ate quickly and a lot.

 Lu Haiten finished his dumplings in a whirlwind, handed the bowl to Ma Xiuzhu, and said, “Grandma, I want more.”

 Ma Xiuzhu smiled and filled his bowl with dumplings, praising him, “My Xingxing is so good, eat more, grow taller, go to university in the future, marry a beautiful wife from the city, and then grandma will be able to hold a great-grandson.”

 Everyone seemed to be used to it and didn’t react much. Lu Xingxing handed her bowl over, “Grandma, I want another bowl too.”

 Ma Xiuzhu, who had been smiling just now, suddenly pulled a long face and said, “You’ll have trouble sleeping if you eat so much at night, eat less.

 You don’t do any work all day, but you have a big appetite. If everyone ate like you, the sky would be eaten into a hole, who could afford to feed you?”

 Guan Ailian was unhappy, “Mom, Xingxing is also growing, why don’t you let her eat?”

 Hearing her eldest daughter-in-law contradict her, Ma Xiuzhu’s voice immediately rose, and she glared at her.