Because of Lu Chen's promise, the seed of curiosity in Meng Yinyin's heart was instantly planted, and she wished it could blossom and bear fruit immediately.
Because of this, she hesitated for a moment, and finally did not continue to "seek death", but pretended that she had not discovered anything, and said to Lu Chen, "Then I will wait for your news", and the night passed like this.
Early the next morning, when she was still asleep, she vaguely heard a noise. The sound was not loud, as if the noise was intentionally made soft for fear of disturbing someone.
It was just that it was so early that even the birds hadn't started singing, so the sound of the door opening was particularly clear.
But Meng Yinyin was not woken up in the end, and soon fell into a deep sleep again.
The person who made the noise was naturally Lu Chen. Since he had said that he would go to Lin Xiuzhi early this morning to find out the truth, he would not go back on his word.
Because he was thinking about this matter, he didn't sleep well the whole night. Not only was Meng Yinyin curious about why Lin Xiuzhi said that, he was also curious.
Soon he arrived at Dou Zhengrong and Lin Xiuzhi's home.
As he expected, Dou Zhengrong's house had already opened the door, because in Lu Chen's impression, Lin Xiuzhi was a very hardworking person, accustomed to going to bed early and getting up early to do more things.
But when Lu Chen arrived at Dou Zhengrong's house, he found that the person who got up was not Lin Xiuzhi, but Dou Zhengrong.
Dou Zhengrong was supporting himself with a crutch with one hand and carrying a bucket of water with the other hand with difficulty.
Fortunately, he had been in the army for so many years, and his arms were strong enough to lift a bucket of water with one hand.
However, although he did lift the bucket, his feet could not support him to carry the water into the house normally. Now, with a bucket of water in his hands, his entire body's burden was increased by dozens of kilograms, which put more pressure on his feet and made it more difficult for them to recover.
Seeing this, Lu Chen walked up quickly without hesitation and took the bucket from his hand.
"Let me do it."
A familiar voice sounded, Dou Zhengrong turned around and saw that the person coming was Lu Chen again.
This was not the first time Lu Chen helped him fetch water. He helped last time.
Dou Zhengrong smiled and thanked him again.
"Brother Lu Chen, thank you very much."
It has been some time since he injured his leg. Now Dou Zhengrong has already accepted this fact and is slowly coming out of his self-pity.
Therefore, he did not feel that Lu Chen was pitying him for his help. On the contrary, he was filled with sincere gratitude.
Lu Chen hummed and said nothing more.
After he helped Dou Zhengrong carry the water into the yard, he glanced at their yard and found that he had not been there for a while. The previously clean and tidy yard seemed to be a lot messier than before. Weeds had grown in the corners, but no one had cleaned them up.
Lu Chen silently memorized these subtle changes in his mind. Coincidentally, Dou Zhengrong, who was standing next to him, was also silently sizing him up.
When he left home to join the army, Lu Chen was still a half-grown boy. Now he is almost as tall as him and looks handsome. Judging from his appearance alone, he is already very outstanding.
As for the rumors he had heard about him before, Dou Zhengrong had a pretty good eye for people and guessed that Lu Chen was not the kind of person the legend said he was.
Therefore, whether in appearance or in character, such outstanding young people should be very attractive to the opposite sex.
Thinking of the scene last night where Lin Xiuzhi stopped to look at Lu Chen's back, he didn't think there was anything strange.
only.
Hearing rumors in the brigade, he already knew that Lu Chen had a girlfriend, who was an educated youth. She was very beautiful and was well taken care of by Lu Chen. She didn't even have to go to work.
From this, it can be seen that Lu Chen should actually like his partner very much.
Therefore, there should be no unreasonable relationship between him and Lin Xiuzhi, at least in Lu Chen's opinion, right
Just when Dou Zhengrong was thinking about how to ask about this in a subtle way, he didn't expect Lu Chen to ask him straight to the point.
"Brother Dou, is Sister Xiuzhi home?"
What
Dou Zhengrong was stunned by his direct question. It took him several seconds to come back to his senses. Then he looked at Lu Chen with an unclear expression and replied.
"She is at home, sleeping in the house."
This answer surprised Lu Chen, but thinking about the changes in the yard and Lin Xiuzhi's inexplicable behavior yesterday, it didn't seem too strange.
"Is there something you want to talk to her about?" Dou Zhengrong continued to ask him.
Lu Chen nodded and was about to say something when he suddenly heard a voice coming from the room behind him.
"Can you two get out now that you're awake? Don't crowd together. I've told you so many times, it's hot!"
"This shabby house is already stuffy, and you two are standing so close to me. It's really annoying!"
This voice belongs to Lin Xiuzhi.
But these words and this tone didn't sound like something she could say.
The flash of surprise in Lu Chen's eyes was keenly caught by Dou Zhengrong beside him.
Seeing this, Dou Zhengrong smiled.
"I'm sorry, did I scare you? She's been in a bad mood recently, please forgive me."
Lu Chen frowned slightly.
recent
When did it start
He wanted to ask Dou Zhengrong, but the sound of a child crying was heard again in the house. The smile on Dou Zhengrong's mouth suddenly disappeared, and then he walked into the house with a worried look on his face.
"Lin Xiuzhi, stop it, why are you getting mad at the child so early in the morning!"
"Who made them so annoying? Besides, I'm their mother, so what's wrong with me saying a few words to them?"
"If you really love the children so much, then just take them away when you get up!"
"Lin Xiuzhi, you are totally unreasonable! The children are so young, what's wrong with them sleeping a little longer? Don't you even let them sleep?"
A quarrel soon broke out in the house, and Lu Chen outside the house had an inexplicable expression.
Something is wrong. Lin Xiuzhi's condition is totally wrong.
If the voice wasn't hers, Lu Chen could hardly imagine that those were the words she uttered.
Weren't her two children her favorites before
Moreover, Lin Xiuzhi has been gentle and kind since she was a child, and it is absolutely impossible for her to say such harsh words.
Doubts appeared in front of Lu Chen one after another. He knew that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong.
Inside the house, Dou Zhengrong brought the two children out with a sullen face. Fortunately, the two children were very sensible and followed Dou Zhengrong out quietly. Their eyes were red, but as it was too early, they did not dare to cry too loudly for fear of disturbing others.
Such a well-behaved and sensible character comes entirely from the careful teachings of his mother.
It’s a pity that their “mother” now is no longer the same mother as before.
When he went out, Dou Zhengrong's eyes flashed fiercely, but when he saw Lu Chen when he went out, he had already put away his expression.
It was the two children, Dabao and Erbao, who greeted Lu Chen first when they saw him.
"Uncle Lu Chen!"
"Uncle Lu Chen, why are you here?"
The children's emotions came and went quickly, and their sadness was soon covered up by the excitement of seeing Lu Chen. They walked over to Lu Chen and chattered with him.
Lin Xiuzhi in the room originally wanted to continue sleeping, but suddenly she heard the two words "Lu Chen" and immediately woke up.
What
Lu Chen is here
Why is he here
The key point is that I am still sleeping and haven’t gotten up at all!
Wait, did he hear what she just said in the argument with Dou Zhengrong
Thinking that Lu Chen might have heard what she had just said, Lin Xiuzhi couldn't help feeling regretful and angry. If it weren't for those two dead kids, would she have embarrassed herself in front of Lu Chen!
Lin Xiuzhi gritted her teeth in anger, then quickly got up and changed her clothes. She absolutely could not appear in front of Lu Chen in such a messy appearance!
Although they had met yesterday, it was pitch black in the evening and it was good enough to be able to see who it was. Today should be the first time they met in the true sense, so he must leave a good impression on him!
Unfortunately, Lin Xiuzhi had searched through almost all of her original clothes, but couldn't find anything that she thought looked good, which made her even more upset!
What shocked her even more was that Lu Chen's voice asking about Dou Zhengrong suddenly rang out from outside the house.
"Brother Dou, can you ask Sister Xiuzhi to come out for a while? I have something to ask her."
Dou Zhengrong sounded doubtful.
"Ask her something. Is it urgent?"
Lu Chen's affirmative tone.
"Yes, very urgent."
Lin Xiuzhi in the house heard this and became anxious.
What could Lu Chen have asked her? She searched frantically in her original body's memory, but could not find any unresolved issues between them.
Wait, could he be here because of what happened yesterday