Chapter 135: Comrade, Inside Story

Luo Qiao clasped her hands together and said to Yuan Weicheng, “Uncle, please do me a favor. The car will be running, and you won’t have to carry them. You can do it.”

Yuan Weicheng chuckled, feeling amused that he was being treated like a mover. “I can’t take too many. I’m afraid they’ll spoil in this hot weather.”

“No worries,” Luo Qiao reassured him. “You’ll be on the train for only four days. I’ll pick the ones that are not too ripe. They’ll be perfect for you to eat when you return to Beijing.”

After Yuan Weicheng washed and tasted the sweet melons, he no longer complained about inconvenience—they were simply too delicious.

Soon, all of Luo Qiao’s dishes were ready. When Lu Yichen walked in, he saw Yuan Weicheng sitting in the courtyard, and both of them were taken aback.

Yuan Weicheng stood up with reddened eyes. “What are you doing here?”

Lu Yichen hadn’t expected to see Yuan Weicheng here either. “What are you doing here?”

Both asked simultaneously, and Luo Qiao came out just then. “Do you two know each other?”

They both nodded.

Luo Qiao invited them to sit down and talk while eating. “The dishes are ready. Let’s eat and chat.”

Yuan Weicheng said, “Why are you so stubborn? You didn’t even leave a message for your brothers. We were all worried about you.”

Lu Yichen sighed deeply. “I’m doing fine now.”

Yuan Weicheng knew he couldn’t push Lu Yichen too much at this moment. He might still have some emotional barriers to overcome. So he said, “Brother, what’s done is done. Life goes on, we have to look forward. Besides, hasn’t he avoided a worse fate now?

You shouldn’t just think about others; you should also consider Yi Ting. She’s been looking for you ever since she found out about your situation. If you hadn’t eventually let someone pass on that letter, she might have ended up fighting with Luo Jinwen.”

After dinner, Luo Qiao tidied up at home while Yuan Weicheng drove Lu Yichen to the center to deliver food to Shitou.

From their earlier conversation, Luo Qiao learned that Lu Yichen was injured by someone’s scheme, and that person intended to get rid of him. Fortunately, Lu Yichen survived against the odds.

However, his leg injury affected his nerves, delaying optimal treatment and resulting in disability.

But, the credit almost went to Luo Fangyuan, the son of Luo Ziming, a friend of Lu Yichen’s father. This wasn’t the most heartbreaking part. Lu Yichen’s father, Lu Xinyi, actually intended to let his own son bear this hidden loss.

Luckily, Lu Yichen wasn’t naive. Moreover, with the strong support from his maternal relatives, Lu Yichen directly sent that person to military court. Because of this incident, Lu Yichen also fell out with his biological father.

Ah, every family has its own difficulties!

It didn’t take long before Yuan Weicheng returned.

Luo Qiao accompanied him to visit the village captain and the village secretary. They still had some items left in the cart: two bottles of wine and a pack of White Rabbit candies.

They didn’t stay long at the village captain’s house either. After delivering the gifts and exchanging pleasantries, they left.

At the captain’s house, because Yuan Weicheng had heard from Luo Qiao that aside from Lu Yichen, the Gao family was the only one who had lent her a helping hand, he had an idea.

Since he had already asked Luo Qiao if she wanted to live with him in Beijing but she had directly refused.

After exchanging pleasantries, the captain asked, “Where will you stay tonight?”

Yuan Weicheng replied directly, “Tonight I will stay at Lu Yichen’s place. He is my comrade.”

The captain sighed in relief, “That’s good then. I was thinking if it didn’t work out, you could stay at my place for the night.”

Yuan Weicheng was touched by this gesture. He understood what the captain meant. “Luo Qiao mentioned that when she arrived in the village, aside from my comrade Lu Yichen, you were the only ones who reached out to help her. As Luo Qiao’s younger uncle, I thank you.”