armyinform Chapter 268 Year 2
Chapter 268 Year 2
This matter was also unexpected by Lu Yuanqing.
He hadn't expected that Lu Mingdong's thinking would refresh his perspective once again.
For people in rural areas, considering not having children because their wife is in poor health is still quite avant-garde.
But Lu Yuanqing was filled with joy.
When the system told him that Lu Mingdong would eat people and leave no descendants, he was most afraid that Lu Mingdong would go down the wrong path again.
It seems that Lu Mingdong hasn't gone astray, which makes him very happy.
“Although the older folks in the village don’t quite understand and even say some unpleasant things, the young girls of marriageable age and newlywed wives are very jealous of Cheng Xia,” Gu Baoxia said with a smile.
How could I not be jealous?
Let alone those who are already married, even those who are not married, having been exposed to the ways of the countryside, who doesn't understand this point? The so-called in-laws and husbands care far more about having sons or daughters than about the woman herself.
In fact, if a woman doesn't give birth to a son for a family, not only will her husband's family complain, but her own family will also make her continue to have children, with the goal of giving birth to a son.
But Cheng Xia's situation is completely different.
From a young age, Cheng He doted on her, and she was the happiest person in the village.
Now that she's grown up, she can even attract a decent man to come and become her live-in son-in-law, completely disregarding other people's strange looks.
Lu Mingdong still cares about her so much.
I care more about her health than the child.
People are afraid of comparison. When everyone is living the same life, and then suddenly someone appears who is living a completely different life and is also very happy, it's like opening the door to a whole new world for them.
Lu Yuanqing looked at Gu Baoxia with amusement, "Why do you seem a little sour? Your Wu Cisheng listens to you so much! If you tell him to go east, he wouldn't dare to go west."
Lu Yuanqing silently scorned Wu Cisheng for this.
Gu Baoxia laughed heartily, "So, I'm just a little envious, but not jealous at all!"
She understands this clearly; everyone's situation is different, so naturally, you can't compare them.
She is living a good life now. She has a son and a husband, and she holds all the power in the family. She never dared to imagine such a life before.
Lu Yuanqing said, "It's good that you can think this way. It's just about living life! What's the point of comparing? You should be content with what you have."
You shouldn't be envious or jealous of others' happiness. The smart thing to do is to take good care of your own family.
If a family situation is truly beyond repair, cutting your losses is a wise move.
Gu Baoxia also strongly agreed with his point of view.
"By the way, isn't your little one taking the junior high school entrance exam this year?" Gu Baoxia suddenly remembered. "Judging from what you've said so far, there shouldn't be any worries!"
Mentioning this matter made Lu Yuanqing feel much better. "If there are no other unforeseen circumstances, based on his usual grades, there's really no need to worry too much!"
This is something to be thankful for, after all, having only Lu Mingnan at home was already a headache for him.
Fortunately, although his three children aren't as academically gifted as Lu Mingdong, with a little extra attention and by not letting them indulge in play too much, their grades are still respectable.
Lu Mingdong is incomparable; this guy's talent is too high, and ordinary people can't compare.
"That's great!" Gu Baoxia praised sincerely, "Now there's another junior high school student from your family in our village."
"How do you know how to raise children so well? They're all so successful, and those who did well in school did so well too."
It's important to know that Shihua Village today is not the same as it was ten years ago.
With money in every household and two living examples of Lu Yuanhuan and Lu Mingxi from the Lu family, people now care a great deal about education.
The old saying "studying is useless" is no longer widely used.
How can studying be useless? Lu Yuanhuan got into university, stayed in the city, had a job, married a city dweller, and didn't have to toil in the fields every day. How could such a life not be good?
Those who initially said Lu Yuanqing was out of his mind for sending girls to school are now saying he had foresight.
After all, the packages that Lu Yuanhuan and Lu Mingxi sent back to the Lu family every year during the Spring Festival and other holidays were something that even they envied.
Lu Yuanqing scoffed: "It's already good enough that you can figure it out."
At least now, the number of people in the village who go on to junior high school each year is much higher than before.
In the past, the number of people in the village who passed the junior high school entrance exam could be counted on one finger. Now, there are people who pass both junior high and senior high school entrance exams.
Could this be considered a different way of bringing about change in education?
“Xiao Bao is about to start junior high school. You’ve raised him for so many years. Is his biological father coming back? Didn’t you say he’d be sent to a labor camp for ten years?” Gu Baoxia suddenly thought of Cheng Jun.
When Lu Yuanqing suddenly brought back a child, claiming he was the lost grandson of Lu Laosan, Cheng Xiaobao looked fair and clean, so he probably wasn't a child raised in a poor family.
Everyone was very curious about his background.
I only found out about Cheng Jun later.
Lu Yuanqing wasn't the type to air his dirty laundry in public, but in this world, there are no secrets.
Although it is unclear what specific crime Cheng Jun committed, everyone knows that he was sent to a frontier farm for reform.
Out of respect for Lu Yuanqing, the adults didn't gossip about Cheng Xiaobao.
Only some ignorant children initially had some opinions about him and said some unpleasant things to his face.
But after being taught a lesson by Lu Mingnan, he didn't say anything in front of Cheng Xiaobao.
Moreover, so many years have passed, and Cheng Xiaobao has lived in the village for more than ten years. People have gradually forgotten about his father's situation and even subconsciously think that he is the child of the Lu family and the child who grew up in the village.
As for Chengjun.
Lu Yuanqing said, "This is what I've been thinking about these past few days. Last month, I wrote that I might be able to come back soon. Xiaobao has been talking about it every day these past few days. I don't know when I'll be home."
Gu Baoxia then realized that he had been staring at the calendar every day, counting down the days to see when Chengjun would return!
However, Gu Baoxia thought of something else, "No wonder I heard you've been asking the brigade leader for land recently!"
"But things probably aren't going well!"
Lu Yuanqing nodded, "Back then, I asked Qin Yang to transfer Xiaobao's household registration back to my home, and it's still registered under my family's household registration."
“But Chengjun’s household registration is still in Jiang’an City. It’s difficult for someone with a household registration from another place to apply for land in the village unless he moves his household registration back. But this kind of thing can’t be done in a short time, and there’s nothing I can do about it.”
"What did the brigade leader say?" Gu Baoxia asked.
Lu Yuanqing said, "What else can I say? I applied in Cheng Xiaobao's name."
Gu Baoxia chuckled, "You're really something, you had foresight."
Lu Yuanqing laughed too, "What foresight! It was just a coincidence."
He brought Cheng Xiaobao back and even asked Qin Yang to help him transfer the relationship back, all to prevent Xia Yanhong from causing any trouble.
Who knew that Xia Yanhong would actually try to cause trouble in the end?
But Cheng Xiaobao's household registration had already been transferred to Shihua Village at that time, so even if she wanted to cause trouble, there was nothing she could do.
Now that everyone is gone, there's no more trouble to come.
So, this can be considered a twist of fate.
Now the brigade leader has approved the application and applied for a plot of land not far from the Lu family's house as Cheng Xiaobao's land.
Once Chengjun returns, he can establish his own household and have his own home.
Then I'll make another trip to Jiang'an City to settle down permanently in Shihua Village.
Anyway, I bought a house in Jiang'an City a long time ago, and apart from Qin Yang's family who are close to him, I don't have any other relatives there.
Gu Baoxia nodded, indicating her understanding, "That's not bad either."
How could it not be good?
He has a cousin who has been so helpful to him, helping him raise his son and now helping him return home.
Having relatives like that would make you smile even in your sleep.
……
Cheng Jun, who was still on the train, actually woke up laughing.
Even under difficult conditions, he can now fall asleep easily.
Although his sleep quality was poor, he still managed to fall asleep briefly.
In his dream, he thought of Cheng Xiaobao and Lu Yuanqing.
Over the years, he has received packages from Lu Yuanqing every year, along with a single photo of Cheng Xiaobao and a family portrait of the Lu family.
Through the photos, it's as if he hadn't left his son for ten years, but rather participated in his growth.
Looking at his son growing up in the photos, Chengjun's gratitude was palpable.
Through the photos, he matched each person's name with the names in the letters Cheng Xiaobao had written to him.
He met Lu Yuanbo, Lu Yuanhuan, and everyone in the Lu family.
Although he had never met them, the letters Cheng Xiaobao wrote about everyone's experiences over the years gave him a sense of participation.
His son is about to take the junior high school entrance exam.
Having missed so much, I'm finally able to participate in the rest of my life.
Cheng Jun woke up from this beautiful dream.
But when he woke up, he saw a scene that shocked him.
Along the way, many people came and went on the train, getting on and off.
But the middle-aged woman opposite Chengjun, who took the young girl's spot, is still there.
Just as the flight attendant reminded them that the next stop was Yu'an City, Cheng Jun, holding his small package, prepared to get up.
He had been eagerly anticipating it for a long time.
But it was at this moment that he noticed the little girl whose seat had been taken was being helped by the older woman who had taken her seat, and slowly walking towards the exit.
Cheng Jun frowned.
The two could not possibly know each other, after all, the older woman had taken the young girl's seat and they had argued several times along the way.
Why are they suddenly getting off the bus together so "intimately"?
The little girl, in particular, leaned against the older woman as if she had no bones. The older woman claimed she was supporting her, but her actions were somewhat forceful as she pulled the little girl.
Cheng Jun immediately felt a chill and sensed something was wrong.