Chapter 20

Lu Zhengguo glanced at Shen Man, he was about to speak.

Shen Man interrupted him, she looked at Lu Mu and Zhang Fengxia.

“Mom, Sister-in-law, I just came back from my Mom’s place, these eggs were also taken from my Mom’s place.”

“I thought I put too much rice in the porridge this morning, it was indeed my fault, so I specially made some egg soup for everyone to try with these two eggs.”

“But your reactions and behavior made me uncomfortable.”

“Tonight, Zhengguo and I won’t be eating at home, everyone eat slowly, I’m going back to my room.”

She said, Shen Man got up and left.

The Lu family was stunned, they realized that there were no bowls and chopsticks in front of Shen Man and Lu Zhengguo.

Lu Zhengguo watched Shen Man disappear, he withdrew his gaze and said calmly.

“Sister-in-law, in the future, please get the facts straight before you say anything.”

“We’re not planning on eating at home tonight, this egg soup was specially made for you by Shen Man.”

He left these words behind and also got up and went back to his room.

Zhang Fengxia’s face turned pale, she subconsciously looked at Lu Fu and Lu Mu, “Dad, Mom, I was just talking casually, I didn’t mean anything bad.”

Lu Mu rubbed her temples, she waved her hand, “Forget it, say less in the future.”

Not only did her eldest daughter-in-law misunderstand, but she also misunderstood.

Lu Fu’s face didn’t show any expression, he served himself a bowl of egg soup, he took a sip and nodded.

“Zhengguo’s wife’s cooking skills have improved, it’s rare for her to be so thoughtful, everyone try it.”

Lu Zhengbing gave a dry laugh, he felt ashamed of his wife’s behavior just now.

He quickly served Lu Mu a bowl of egg soup, “Mom, you try it too, it was really my wife’s fault today.”

On the other side,

Lu Zhengguo stood at the door and knocked, there was no response from inside.

He pursed his lips and knocked again, still no response.

The third time, he directly took out his key and opened the door.

At this time, Shen Man was sitting in front of the dressing table, fixing her hair, the dim light fell on the woman’s beautiful profile, her thick eyelashes were long and fluttering.

A light blue dress outlined her undulating curves.

Lu Zhengguo stopped, he stood at the door for a few seconds, then he moved his gaze, “It’s just a casual meal, there’s no need to dress up.”

Shen Man stopped combing her hair, she looked at the man behind her in the mirror, she curled her lips and sneered.

“Comrade Lu Zhengguo, which eye of yours saw me dressing up?”

She had a lot of dresses like this in her closet, this one was considered quite casual and ordinary, and she had bought it a long time ago.

She simply combed her hair and changed her clothes, she didn’t do anything else, she didn’t even put any face cream on.

Lu Zhengguo’s body stiffened, he turned around and took a closer look at Shen Man.

Except for the light blue dress on her body, she seemed to have changed nothing, but she seemed to be even more radiant, making it hard to look away.

He was silent for a moment, he didn’t say anything.

Shen Man didn’t pay attention to him, she continued to fix her hair in front of the mirror.

In this era, you really can’t dress up too much, otherwise, people would say you’re a capitalist and cause a lot of trouble.

But you can still wear a dress.

When she was almost done, Shen Man turned around and glanced at the man who was sitting at the desk, lowering his head to read, “I’m done.”

Lu Zhengguo put down the book in his hand, he looked into her eyes, got up and walked over.

“Let’s go then.”

Zhang Dong and Lu Zhengguo were originally from the same courtyard, after they got married, their house was not big enough, so he took his wife, Liu Xiangcao, and moved out early.

For the convenience of his wife working at the textile factory, they rented a house near the textile factory, they were living a sweet life, their child was already three years old.

Lu Zhengguo rode his bicycle with Shen Man to Zhang Dong’s house.

Halfway there.

Shen Man suddenly remembered what Liu Xiangcao said this morning, that today was Lu Zhengguo’s birthday.

Tonight, it was not only to celebrate his return from the battlefield, but also to celebrate his birthday.

And his brothers all prepared gifts for him.

What if they ask her if she prepared a gift for Lu Zhengguo when they eat, if she says no, wouldn’t that be embarrassing?

Shen Man thought for a moment, she pretended not to know about this and asked, “They’re inviting you to dinner today, besides celebrating your return, there shouldn’t be anything else, right, what if there really is something else, and I don’t know anything then, wouldn’t that be embarrassing?”

Lu Zhengguo’s eyes darkened, he was silent for a long time before he spoke, “Today is my birthday, they might celebrate for me.”

“Then why didn’t you tell me, if they all prepare gifts for you later, and I haven’t prepared anything, wouldn’t that make me lose face?”

Shen Man glared fiercely at the man.

If it wasn’t for someone telling her this morning, she might really have lost face.

Lu Zhengguo was stunned, he was about to say something, Shen Man immediately interrupted him.

“I don’t care, it’s your fault, you didn’t tell me it was your birthday.”

“If your brothers ask me later what gift I prepared for you, remember to help me cover it up.”

“Anyway, I didn’t prepare a gift, as for how to cover it up, you figure it out yourself.”

“If you dare make me lose face tonight, I dare to make you lose face in public.”

Shen Man finished saying all these words in one breath, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She’s really something, she turned the tables, and the matter was perfectly resolved.

Lu Zhengguo: “…”

He remembered that Shen Man wasn’t so… unreasonable before.

But, it didn’t seem to be annoying either.

After all, according to her logic, it was indeed his fault, he didn’t tell her in advance that it was his birthday.

Lu Zhengguo was silent for a moment, he nodded, “Okay.”

Soon, they turned through several alleys and finally arrived at Zhang Dong’s courtyard.

As soon as they entered the house.

The small room was already crowded with people, most of them were men with their wives, and there were a few children occasionally.

Zhang Dong looked up and saw them, he quickly smiled and went forward, “Brother Lu, Sister-in-law, you’re finally here, we brothers have been waiting for you for a long time.”

Others also came over, “Brother Lu, it’s true that those who survive a great disaster will have good fortune, that’s you. You don’t know, when we heard the news that you were alive, we wanted to come find you immediately.”

At this time, Gu Yang, who was sitting in the corner, holding a glass of wine, also walked forward, “Zhengguo, long time no see.”