Chapter 205

After dinner, Lu Weiguo took a walk with Shi Tingyu and Lijian to the residential building of the Research Institute, where they ran into Shi’s parents.

They exchanged views on the afternoon’s tracking incident.

Lu Weiguo highly praised Shi’s father’s actions.

“I’ll mention this to my superiors later, see if we can assign someone to protect you until the verification work is completed.”

Since the Weapons Research Institute and their barracks were integrated, this matter wasn’t difficult.

The next day, Shi’s father reported the tracking incident to the superiors, who took it seriously.

After coordinating with the barracks, two highly skilled soldiers were assigned to protect their safety.

Only then did Shi Tingyu’s heart feel somewhat relieved.

Until the verification was completed, she couldn’t truly relax.

That day, Lu Weiguo received a call from his mother.

When the soldier informed him of the call, Lu Weiguo hesitated, thinking something had happened at home.

Only when he heard his mother’s lively voice did he relax.

“Mom, is everything alright?”

His mother replied, “It’s almost Chinese New Year, and I haven’t seen my daughter-in-law in a long time. If it’s convenient for you, I’d like to take some time off to come and take care of Xiao Yu.”

Knowing that some young people prefer not to live with their parents, she called first to ask, not wanting to impose.

To maintain good relations between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, one shouldn’t overstep boundaries.

Lu Weiguo chuckled, “There’s no inconvenience at all. As long as you’re free from work, come over.”

His mother said, “No rush on this matter. Discuss it with your wife. If it’s okay, I’ll ask the textile factory for leave. If you feel uncomfortable, I can send some food over.”

Lu Weiguo knew Shi Tingyu well and knew she wasn’t the type to dislike her mother-in-law.

“Just come over. Xiao Yu has been looking forward to your visit.”

His mother was pleased and praised, “It’s good that my daughter-in-law thinks of me. Alright, I’ll ask for leave from the factory later.”

At her age, with no shortage of money or food, taking leave to care for her pregnant daughter-in-law was no big deal.

Shi Tingyu was very happy when she learned her mother-in-law was coming.

After her brother left, she had to prepare her own lunch.

It wasn’t that she couldn’t afford the cafeteria food, but it was mainly prepared for soldiers, and sometimes she craved something specific that the chefs couldn’t make on the spot.

Since quitting her job, Shi Tingyu had turned the western room into a studio.

But all the bedding and cabinets were still there; she could tidy up a bit and live there.

The next day, Lu’s mother called with her train information.

Knowing Lu’s mother was coming for Chinese New Year, the couple took it seriously.

Firstly, they said if the house wasn’t tidy, they could live at home.

Their house was back, and their daughter was married. The old couple lived in three rooms.

For Lu’s mother to come over for Chinese New Year, Shi’s mother also prepared some towels, cotton slippers, washbasins and other things, and sent them to the family courtyard after work.

When Lu Weiguo returned in the evening, he was deeply moved when he saw the things his mother-in-law had prepared for him.

Two days later, Lu Weiguo took leave to pick up people at the station.

Shi Tingyu was going to follow, but Lu Weiguo refused.

Shi Tingyu sighed.

She found Lu Weiguo thought that the pregnant people were too fragile.

She has passed for three months now, and she can’t go anywhere, but she can’t go anywhere.

She thought that when her mother-in-law came over, she should educate Lu Weiguo well.

When Lu’s mother arrived, she had a lot of things to unload from the car.

Shi Tingyu also saw several live chickens in the linen bag, and there were some eggs buried in the basket with rice husk.

Lu’s mother was afraid that Shi Tingyu would be disgusted by the chicken, and she explained with a smile: “These chickens are raised by your grandmother. Knowing that I’m coming, I’m going to bring you something to eat, and these eggs are also, and when these I come, I’m sure I’ll get it clean.”

When Shi Tingyu walked over, she was moved and hugged her mother’s hand.

“Mom, thank you so much. I’m sorry, it’s nothing in our place, it’s just a big yard, put in the yard, no taste.”

Lu’s mother smiled and patted the side of the gaze sticking to the land of the land, “It’s still stupid, hurry up and get things inside.”

In fact, she wanted to go to a few pieces of meat, but she found that she liked to eat fresh, and she didn’t bring it.

However, this time she brought a lot of money and tickets, all sewn into her clothes. When the time came, if she wanted to eat fresh meat, she could go buy it.

As the year-end approached, the camp’s training tasks weren’t too busy. Lu Weiguo took a day off this time to help his mother pack up and prepare a meal.

Lu’s mother knew her son’s cooking skills. She was about to get up and take over, but Shi Tingyu stopped her.

“Mom, you’ve been on the train for so long, just rest for now. Let Weiguo handle lunch; his cooking skills have improved quite a bit.”

Seeing her daughter-in-law hold her back, Lu’s mother didn’t insist and let Lu Weiguo take charge of cooking.

With cooking not needing her attention, Lu’s mother focused all her energy on Shi Tingyu.

She looked at her daughter-in-law’s unchanged figure and asked with some concern, “Xiaoyu, have you not been eating well during your pregnancy? Your body doesn’t seem any different from before.”

Winter clothes were thick, and Shi Tingyu had a small frame; just from appearances, it was hard to tell.

“Mom, it’s alright. I just went to the hospital for a check-up recently, and the doctor said everything is fine.”

Lu’s mother patted her hand. “As long as you both are doing well, I’m relieved.”

Lu Weiguo cooked swiftly and efficiently, much faster than Shi Tingyu.

Shi Tingyu’s cooking was more diverse with many steps, resulting in delicious meals.

Lu Weiguo wasn’t adept at those intricate techniques, so naturally, his cooking wasn’t as good as Shi Tingyu’s.

Nevertheless, Lu’s mother ate with contentment. His skills had improved somewhat, better than before.

She rarely praised her son, “Your cooking skills have improved. Keep practicing, and you’ll get even better.”

Lu Weiguo could only listen quietly.

Shi Tingyu chuckled to herself.

Having seen too many family dramas in later years,

Those mothers-in-law who are distressed by their sons’ every move are simply speechless.

Mothers-in-law like Lu’s mother are rare.

After lunch, Lu’s mother busied herself, refusing even to take a nap.

“I’m not in the habit of taking afternoon naps. Xiaoyu, you go rest. Weiguo is home; I can ask him if I need anything.”

Shi Tingyu, now pregnant, indeed had the habit of napping in the afternoon and didn’t refuse further.

She wasn’t about to change her lifestyle habits just because her mother-in-law had come.

Not far from the vegetable garden, Lu’s mother set up a simple fence against the wall and placed the chickens she had brought inside.

To prevent the chickens from flying out and damaging her daughter-in-law’s flowers and vegetables, she covered the top with a net.