Chapter 2: Lin Qingyue’s Good Fortune!

Lin Qingyue rubbed her aching waist, her whole person shrouded in gloom.

One more time, and her bones would truly fall apart. She might even die in bed.

A soldier’s stamina was unexpectedly strong.

The disparity in their strength was too great; she didn’t even have the means to resist. Thinking this, Lin Qingyue cautiously watched Lu Siyi, remembering last night’s encounter, and sighed with worry.

“Sigh!” Her life was so bitter!

Lu Siyi opened his mouth, wanting to say something. Looking at her pitiful appearance, the impure thoughts in his mind instantly vanished.

He restrained his hand, his originally serious and upright face flushed crimson. He practically squeezed out a sentence through gritted teeth: “Hurry back to the room and put on your own clothes.”

“Oh.” Lin Qingyue’s feet touched the ground as she fled back to her room, not forgetting to lock her door.

Lin Qingyue’s heart pounded like a drum, her mind in a turmoil. Lu Siyi’s scent still lingered in her nostrils, making it hard for her to breathe. She opened her closet, her hands rummaging through the neatly folded clothes.

After Lu Siyi finished washing his clothes, he knocked on the window: “Don’t forget to come home with me later. Grandpa made dumplings; he’s waiting for us to eat them.”

In this era, dumplings were only eaten during the New Year. Lu Siyi’s grandfather had specially prepared them in advance for their return, showing his affection for Lu Siyi and his importance of Lin Qingyue.

But remembering the foolish things Lin Qingyue did in the original story, she started to get a headache.

Following the original plot, she couldn’t escape her misfortune.

Fortunately, however, her arrival was perfectly timed. Lu Siyi didn’t know her yet, and his three adopted sons hadn’t met her either.

So, there was still a chance!

The chance was in her own hands!

“I understand.” After replying, Lin Qingyue chose a button-up, high-necked, floral dress to wear.

She was already fair and delicate, and the conservative, light-colored floral dress further accentuated her pure and lovely appearance, perfectly concealing the bruises on her body.

If she wasn’t mistaken, this trip with Lu Siyi to his grandfather’s house was to pick up the children. This would be her first meeting with her three children. This time, she would definitely establish the persona of a virtuous and kind mother to secure a good future for herself.

After getting dressed, Lin Qingyue opened the door. Lu Siyi was already standing at the door with a woven bag.

Seeing the beautiful woman, fresh as a lotus flower, Lu Siyi was stunned, his mind constantly replaying the passionate scene from last night.

He had cruelly taken advantage of such a delicate and charming wife.

He… was a bit… too beastly…

He awkwardly coughed twice: “Let’s go.”

Lin Qingyue stepped forward, naturally taking his arm: “Let’s go to the shop and buy Grandpa a gift first.”

Speaking of which, Lu Siyi seemed to remember something and took out some banknotes and coupons from his pocket: “This is my salary this month—fifty yuan, twenty kilograms of grain coupons, and five kilograms of meat coupons.”

This was a huge sum of money.

“For me?” Lin Qingyue blinked, her almond-shaped eyes wide, conveying a hint of innocence.

“The family’s money should be managed by the woman.” Lu Siyi blurted out, then awkwardly added, “It’s the Lu family’s rule…”

His actions were natural. Lin Qingyue took the money, carefully counted it, wrapped it in a handkerchief, and put it in her inner pocket.

This man was good; he handed over his entire salary!

Thinking about the future where she could be a mother without pain and wouldn’t have to serve a man, Lin Qingyue’s eyes curved into crescent moons.

“The organization only gave me three days off; I have to return to the unit in two days. Let’s focus on the important matter first,” Lu Siyi’s voice interrupted her pleasant thoughts.

Lin Qingyue looked up at him, “What important matter?”

Lu Siyi lowered his gaze. The woman’s eyes were clear, as if she truly didn’t know what it was.

“Ah, the children, right?” Lin Qingyue slapped her forehead. She still needed to adapt.

The original owner had caused a scene on their wedding day because of this, becoming a stepmother to three children immediately upon entering the house. This would be difficult for any girl to accept.

Back then, the original owner had made such a fuss… everyone in the family compound knew about it, and several aunties used her as a scare tactic for their children.

Fortunately, Lu Siyi’s grandfather was foresighted, understanding that having three children disrupt a newlywed couple was problematic, so he allowed the couple to spend half a month getting acquainted before bringing the children back.

“Don’t worry, although these three children aren’t from my womb, I will definitely treat them as my own, nurture them well, and raise them to become pillars of the country!” Lin Qingyue patted her chest, full of righteous spirit.

Lu Siyi’s brow furrowed slightly. He had expected her to make a scene again like on their wedding day.

However, Lin Qingyue had suffered a grievance by marrying him, a young woman with three unrelated children.

Lin Qingyue held Lu Siyi’s arm, and the couple walked out of the family compound. It was the time when people came out to buy groceries, gathering in groups of three or five, discussing neighborhood gossip.

As soon as they appeared, the aunties and older women in the family compound stopped talking and stared at the couple.

She felt like a monkey in a circus, being curiously watched by a crowd, and unconsciously pulled Lu Siyi to quicken their pace.

“Xiao Lu, your wife is shy!”

“What’s there to be shy about? We’ll be neighbors from now on, seeing each other all the time.”

“No one is laughing at you about last night.”

Lin Qingyue felt terrible, her face as red as a cooked shrimp.

Lu Siyi’s calm face almost cracked. Even he found the aunties’ teasing embarrassing, let alone Lin Qingyue, who was so thin-skinned.

“Newlyweds are always thin-skinned,” someone added.

Entertainment was scarce in that era, and gossip was the only spice in their lives.

Lin Qingyue comforted herself that they didn’t mean to target her.

At the gate of the compound, the guards gave Lu Siyi and her a salute. The army had already arranged a car for their transportation, waiting at the gate.

He pulled Lin Qingyue’s hand and got into the car directly.

“Qingyue?”

Just as she was about to get in the car, she heard someone calling her from behind.

Following the sound, she saw a woman with a face full of freckles, wearing two pigtails, and dressed like an intellectual youth, full of self-importance.

A name popped into Lin Qingyue’s mind, associating it with this person.

The true female protagonist of the novel, the cliché female protagonist with a Cinderella script – a white lotus flower.

The original Lin Qingyue’s marriage to the military officer was thanks to the ‘blessing’ of the female protagonist, Liu Sili.

Liu Sili’s slender eyes sized her up and down, putting on a warm demeanor as she reached out to grab her hand: “It’s really you! We haven’t seen each other since your wedding.”

“I thought you were having a falling out with your partner because you became a stepmother to three children!”

After saying this, Liu Sili noticed Lu Siyi, the man standing beside Lin Qingyue. Tall and straight like a pine tree, with deep eyes and a refined temperament, he was incomparable to the men in the factory. He was a true dragon among men.

Her eyes widened.

High-ranking officer, rich, handsome, good family background—except for the three children, there wasn’t a single flaw.

Lin Qingyue’s life was so good!