Chapter 6: He Still Has Two Days Before He Can Return to His Unit

Grandpa Lu looked at Lin Qingyue and Lu Siyi with a warm smile: “This is right. Seeing you two get along so well makes me feel relieved. It won’t be long before I can hold my great-grandchild.”

“Grandpa, what are you saying? How can it be so soon?” Lu Siyi put down his chopsticks, his face serious.

Lin Qingyue breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, Lu Siyi was there, so she didn’t have to face the direct pressure to have a baby.

“At least wait until next year,” Lu Siyi added.

Her hand trembled, and her chopsticks almost fell. Lu Siyi’s gaze swept over her, naturally carrying a hint of intimidation. For a moment, Lin Qingyue felt like one of his soldiers. Her cheeks flushed, and she lowered her head even further.

Grandpa Lu smiled so wide his eyes disappeared.

After lunch, Lin Qingyue wanted to help her second aunt with the cleanup, but Grandpa Lu called her aside.

“Qingyue, come with me to the study.” The smile on Grandpa Lu’s face was amiable.

Lin Qingyue took off her apron and went upstairs.

Her second aunt craned her neck to look, pouted, and whispered to Lu Siyi, “This family will probably be run by Qingyue in the future.”

Lu Siyi was displeased. His tall and straight figure suddenly straightened, his lips pursed in silence as he looked down at his second aunt with overwhelming pressure.

Seeing Lu Siyi’s cold expression, his second aunt swallowed hard, plucking up her courage to say, “Am I wrong? Grandpa’s eyes are only on your wife now; where is his grandson?”

“Second Aunt, you are an elder, but this remark is inappropriate.”

“I…” The second aunt was about to argue with him, but Lu Siyi washed the dishes and chopsticks in the sink, ignoring her and going to find the three children.

Lin Qingyue followed Grandpa Lu to the study. Grandpa Lu warmly invited her to sit down and took a book from the bookshelf behind him.

He opened the yellowed pages and took out several food coupons: “Take these back.”

“Grandpa, I can’t accept this.” Lin Qingyue refused. In this era, everything was allocated per person. If she took all of Grandpa Lu’s food coupons, what would he eat?

“Don’t be polite with Grandpa! You have three children to raise. Lu Siyi’s salary alone is not enough to make ends meet.”

Lin Qingyue had no choice but to accept the food coupons. She counted them: a full fifty kilograms of grain coupons, ten kilograms of flour coupons, and ten kilograms of meat coupons. She couldn’t imagine how long it would take an ordinary family to save this much.

Although Lin Qingyue’s family was wealthy, a married daughter was like water spilled—she couldn’t keep asking her family for money.

The three children were still young; going to work was unrealistic.

Grandpa Lu had clearly considered this and gave her the food coupons. Her heart warmed.

Grandpa Lu chuckled, gently patted Lin Qingyue’s hand, and said, “Grandpa is happy as long as you two live a good life.”

“But the most important thing in a couple’s relationship is mutual understanding. Do you understand what Grandpa means?”

Lin Qingyue nodded.

Grandpa Lu looked at his granddaughter-in-law, becoming more and more satisfied. He had seen countless people in his life, and this child Lin Qingyue was exceptional.

Downstairs.

The dining table was already cleared, and the dishes in the kitchen were washed clean. The second aunt packed the three children’s things and looked at Lin Qingyue with hostility.

Lin Qingyue blinked, a little confused. A moment ago, her second aunt was fine, but now she was throwing another tantrum?

“Second Aunt?” she tentatively called out.

“Humph, don’t think I don’t know what Grandpa called you for!” The second aunt glared, grumbling, “He must have given you financial assistance.”

“Second Aunt, you’re right. Since you know so clearly, it seems Grandpa has given you a lot of assistance in the past!” She curved her lips into a harmless smile.

“That’s different! My three children are my own, but Lu Siyi’s three children are…”

“The three children now have the surname Lu, and they call Lu Siyi ‘Dad.’ They are also children of the Lu family.” Lin Qingyue’s face turned cold, and she said coldly.

“Qingyue, don’t misunderstand. Your second aunt doesn’t know how to speak; it’s not what you think…” Seeing Lin Qingyue’s displeasure, the second aunt panicked. She liked to stir up trouble, but she didn’t like to get into trouble herself.

She didn’t want to quarrel with Lin Qingyue over this, making her seem petty.

She shouldn’t have come today; she offended the couple.

Lin Qingyue didn’t want to make things difficult for her. The second aunt had put her in a difficult position, so she had to respond.

“Second Aunt, you worked hard helping out today.” Lin Qingyue smiled generously, acting like the mistress of the house.

The second aunt’s expression softened slightly.

“Speaking of which, Lu Siyi’s three children will meet your three children and call them ‘uncle.’ You’re not at a disadvantage.” She added.

The second aunt’s face turned red. Lin Qingyue didn’t use a single curse word, but her words implicitly humiliated the second aunt.

The car that was taking them back to the compound arrived. While calling Lin Qingyue to go home, they overheard their conversation. Lu Siyi’s eyes flickered. He didn’t expect Lin Qingyue to protect the children so much.

He remained expressionless: “Let’s go home. The car is here.”

Lin Qingyue didn’t linger and followed Lu Siyi home.

In the car, the three children were unusually well-behaved.

When they arrived at the compound, Lin Qingyue led Sisi out of the car and saw several women from the compound pointing at her from afar.

They were muttering, and she couldn’t hear what they were saying, but their gazes were unfriendly.

When she approached, they quickly dispersed.

What a strange experience! It was inexplicable.

Back home, it was getting late. Lin Qingyue prepared hot water and urged the children to wash up.

Lu Yiming, like a little adult, led his younger siblings to wash up.

Only two people remained in the room.

“How will we sleep tonight?” Lin Qingyue put on a wary look.

“Of course, the three children will sleep together.” Lu Siyi looked at Lin Qingyue, his eyes dark.

His white T-shirt hung loosely on his body, and the red marks on his body had not yet faded, faintly visible, making him feel restless. Her lazy appearance in a white shirt at the door that morning was etched in his mind.

He had always prided himself on his self-control, yet he was completely defeated when he met Lin Qingyue.

“No! Sisi is too young. I’m not comfortable leaving her alone. I’ll sleep with the children and read them stories.” Lin Qingyue didn’t know about his thoughts, speaking seriously.

“I disagree!” Lu Yicheng appeared at the door, firmly objecting.

Lin Qingyue was about to cry. Oh, my little ancestor, why are you disagreeing?

She had racked her brains to avoid sleeping with Lu Siyi, and thinking back to last night’s encounter, Lin Qingyue’s legs went weak.

Oh, God, Lu Siyi still has two days before he returns to his unit.