When Meng Yinyin was walking towards the Lu family, the other members had already gathered at the dam, so few people saw her on the road. Even if a few people noticed her, they were in a hurry to meet up and didn't have time to look at her.
This also greatly made it easier for Meng Yinyin to observe the Lu family's courtyard while no one was paying attention to her.
The Lu family's yard was similar to what Yu Xiaoyu had described before. It was very big, conservatively estimated to be nearly two hundred square meters. The walls were high and made of red bricks that were rarely seen in the countryside. There was a double black wooden door in the middle, which made the entire yard look particularly imposing just by looking at the outside.
How rich is his family to be able to build such a nice house
Meng Yinyin rubbed her chin curiously, and couldn't help but become even more curious about the Lu family's legendary "sudden wealth".
However, she didn't know whether it was not yet time to welcome the bride, or the Lu family had not gotten up yet, and the door was closed, so she couldn't see the situation in the yard clearly.
But didn’t the captain say that Lu Chen had taken special leave to come and help? Why is he nowhere to be seen? Or has he already gone in
Just when Meng Yinyin was puzzled, her sight suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure. It was Lu Chen!
Lu Chen was seen carrying something shirtless inside the earthen wall next to the Lu family's imposing red brick courtyard.
He was very tall, and the height of the earthen wall was only up to his waist, so at this moment almost half of his body was exposed.
Although the sunlight at seven o'clock in the morning was not very strong, it was enough to clearly illuminate his slender and powerful arms, broad shoulders, and the solid and compact abdominal muscles below.
Meng Yinyin had good eyesight. Even from a distance, she could see a drop of sweat slowly flowing down Lu Chen's bronze skin, from his chin to his chest...
Meng Yinyin blushed after realizing it belatedly.
Realizing that Lu Chen was half-naked at the moment, he let out a small cry of surprise and immediately raised his hands to cover his eyes.
But two seconds later.
The hand that was covering the eyes slowly opened a crack according to his heart.
If I take a sneak peek, no one will notice.
She just wanted to see where the sweat would end up, and she had absolutely no other thoughts.
After all, she is a serious person!
Meng Yinyin quickly convinced herself.
Then, Meng Yinyin, who had just opened her eyes, met Lu Chen's gaze through the gap between her palms.
Meng Yinyin: “…”
Deathly silence.
The moment their eyes met, they both froze in place.
It's just that one was ashamed because he was caught peeking, and the other...
Lu Chen came back to his senses and put down the things in his hands almost instantly. Then he walked into the house quickly with his long legs and slammed the door shut.
The loud sound of the door closing finally saved Meng Yinyin from the awkward atmosphere, but when she thought about how she had just peeked at Lu Chen like a gangster and was discovered by him, she felt so ashamed that she wanted to cry, woof.
Never again!
However, her self-reflection did not last long, because soon, Lu Chen put on his clothes and walked out, opened the gate and walked in front of her.
After he stood still, he didn't say anything, just stood silently in front of Meng Yinyin.
When he came out, Meng Yinyin lowered her head. She was still embarrassed at the moment, so she didn't know how to face Lu Chen.
But after a while, seeing that Lu Chen still had no intention of speaking and had no intention of leaving, Meng Yinyin could only bite the bullet and raise her head, forcing a dry smile at him.
"Hi, good morning, Lu Chen..."
In response to Meng Yinyin's greeting, Lu Chen pursed his lips and nodded.
Meng Yinyin carefully observed his expression and saw that he seemed to be the same as usual, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that he didn't take what happened just now to heart, which is great!
Meng Yinyin was a carefree person to begin with, and seeing that Lu Chen, the person involved, didn't care, she decisively decided to put the matter behind her and instead looked curiously at the yard behind Lu Chen.
She took two steps closer to the courtyard wall and looked inside with curiosity with her big eyes.
Seeing that Meng Yinyin's mood was no longer as depressed as before, Lu Chen also breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously.
As for what happened just now.
Lu Chen raised his hand and wiped the beads of sweat that continued to appear on his forehead, and finally silently pulled his clothes together.
"Is this your home?"
Meng Yinyin's voice brought Lu Chen back to his senses. He came to his senses and faced Meng Yinyin's eyes full of curiosity. He nodded silently.
Seeing this, Meng Yinyin's eyes widened in surprise: "Your house is so big!"
Not only was it bigger than she had imagined, it was also much neater and better than she had imagined!
God knows, before seeing Lu Chen's house, in Meng Yinyin's imagination, a poor guy like Lu Chen, who had a rough life and was bullied by others, should live in a thatched house or a shack with leaks on all sides. In short, it should be shabby and miserable.
Who knew that the place they lived in was not as miserable as she imagined, but much more luxurious.
You wouldn't expect his family to be so wealthy.
Meng Yinyin couldn't help but reveal an envious expression.
She said this absolutely from the bottom of her heart. After all, although Lu Chen's home was not as luxurious as his uncle Lu Dashan's home next door, it was much better than the homes of some members of the Nanjiao Brigade.
After all, his house not only has its own courtyard, but also has three full rooms!
Before, when Meng Yinyin was complaining about the shabby and small dormitories for the educated youth, she heard Yu Xiaoyu say that many families in the brigade did not have the money to repair their houses, and several members of a family had to squeeze into one room, and they could not even eat, drink, defecate or urinate separately, which was so depressing.
Although the dormitory for educated youth is a bit crowded, at least there is a separate toilet and kitchen, which is not bad.
The three rooms in Lu Chen's house are all of considerable size. Although, except for the middle room, the outer walls and roofs of the other two rooms are slightly damaged, it should not affect living if one takes a good rest.
In addition to the three rooms in his yard, there was also a small shed in the corner with a stove inside. That should be his kitchen.
With such a big yard and so many rooms, it probably wouldn't be crowded even if a whole family lived here.
It would be great if the dormitory for educated youth was as spacious as this, so they wouldn't have to squeeze so many people into one room.
Because the dormitory was small, she had no space to put her things, so she had to cram all her things into the suitcase. Her skirt was almost squeezed into a dried pickle!
If she had a room this wide, she could lay out all her things and hang up all her clothes.
The more Meng Yinyin thought about it, the more envious she became. She couldn't help but ask, "How many people live in your house now?"
But as soon as she finished speaking, she realized what an inappropriate question she had asked.
His parents died when he was born, but she still asked how many people live in his family now. Isn't this deliberately hitting on his sore spot
The next second, Meng Yinyin immediately apologized.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."
But before she could finish her apology, she heard Lu Chen whisper behind her: "One."
While Meng Yinyin was stunned, he added another sentence.
"After grandma passed away, I lived alone."
Hearing this, Meng Yinyin looked at him in surprise.
Although it was inappropriate, she still wanted to express her feelings.
This was the first time she heard Lu Chen say such a long sentence.
And she didn't know if it was because he had been talking more often in the past two days, but she felt that the tone and emphasis of his speech sounded more normal than before.
Although the speaking speed is still very slow, at least there is no longer the awkward and strange feeling as in the beginning.
Perhaps Lu Chen also realized this, and turned his head away with a slightly uncomfortable look.
However, he couldn't help but glance towards Meng Yinyin.
He just said such a long sentence in one breath. Would she find it annoying or unpleasant
But what he didn't expect was that Meng Yinyin not only did not show any disgust, but when Lu Chen turned around and looked at her, she expressed her feelings sincerely.
"I didn't know you could say such a long speech to me. Before, when I saw you speaking word by word, I thought you hated me and didn't want to talk to me."
She didn't care at all about his strange voice.
This realization made Lu Chen feel inexplicably happy.
However, he felt helpless about Meng Yinyin's misunderstanding of him again.
After a pause, he mustered up the courage to speak again.
"I don't hate you."
"It's just that I talk weirdly and it's hard to hear."
That's why he didn't want to talk.
Hearing this, Meng Yinyin's eyes widened in shock, and she immediately retorted: "Your voice is not bad! Although I felt it was a bit strange when I first heard you speak, it was not because your voice was bad, but because I felt that you seemed to speak a little slowly."
Meng Yinyin looked up at Lu Chen and told him in an unprecedented serious tone.
"I really don't think your voice is bad!"
She was embarrassed to tell him that she actually thought his voice was quite nice, deep, hoarse and very attractive.
Lu Chen was dazzled by her big, shining and sincere eyes.
After calming down for several seconds, he lowered his head, trying his best to hide the corners of his mouth that were unconsciously curled up, and said lightly, "Oh."
He didn't know why he was so happy because of Meng Yinyin's words "I don't think your voice is bad."
After thinking about it, he felt that it might be because Meng Yinyin was the first person who didn't dislike his voice.
And the "Oh" he said was very light, and to Meng Yinyin's ears, it felt like he didn't believe what he had just said, and also like he didn't care about it at all.
Moreover, with his tall stature and head lowered, coupled with the low "oh" he just uttered, the whole person exuded a sense of pity for no reason.
Meng Yinyin was a little anxious. Why didn't this person believe in her
"I'm telling the truth, your voice is really not bad at all!"
In order to make Lu Chen believe that what she said was true, Meng Yinyin didn't care about being embarrassed anymore and just blurted out her truest thoughts: "And to me, your voice is actually very nice!"
Afraid that Lu Chen still didn't believe it, Meng Yinyin added with a tense face: "Really!"
Lu Chen: “…”
Lu Chen couldn't say anything at this moment, he could only feel that he was about to catch fire.
Fortunately, just when he had no idea how to react to Meng Yinyin's words, the sharp and impatient voice of his aunt Jiang Guihua suddenly came from the yard of Lu Dashan's house next door.
"Lu Chen, where are you? You took you so long to move something. Don't you know that we need it urgently?"
The voice immediately brought Lu Chen back to reality from the dream-like beauty of the moment.
He glanced at Meng Yinyin, pursed his lips, suppressed his reluctance, and explained in a low voice: "Get to work."
After saying that, he turned and walked towards the yard.
Meng Yinyin frowned and subconsciously glanced at the yard of Lu Dashan's house next door.
The voice just now was really uncomfortable to listen to, especially the tone, it was like ordering a slave around!
Although she had not seen the owner of the voice yet, Meng Yinyin had already concluded in her heart that this person was difficult to get along with.
But thinking that she would have to go to the banquet next door soon, she could only curl her lips and tell herself not to take it too seriously. At most, when she went to visit Lu Dashan's house, she would just stay away from the owner of the noise.
When she came to her senses, Meng Yinyin saw Lu Chen returning to the yard and working hard.
He was carrying a large square table, apparently intending to send it to the next door.
Meng Yinyin subconsciously took a few steps back towards the gate of his house, intending to make way for Lu Chen.
Who knew that the next second, she saw Lu Chen carrying the table and walking directly towards the wall between the two courtyards.
Is he planning to throw the table off the wall
Just as Meng Yinyin was shocked to think that Lu Chen was so tough, she saw Lu Chen walk to the wall, then carry the table with one hand and slowly push open the door on the wall with the other hand.
Meng Yinyin: “?!”
There is actually a door there
What kind of strange structure is this
It was the first time that Meng Yinyin saw someone open a door on the next wall.
Out of curiosity, she couldn't help but take two steps into Lu Chen's yard.
The angle she was standing at was just enough for her to see part of what was going on in Lu Dashan's yard next door through the small door in the wall.
After she saw Lu Chen carrying the table over, a middle-aged woman immediately ordered him, "Put your table in the corner, so that no one will recognize it. After the table is put away, go get all the stools over there!"
"Oh, by the way, wipe the stool carefully too, don't let any dirty things get on it."
After saying this, Jiang Guihua realized that she seemed to have shown her dislike too obviously, and hurriedly forced a fake smile to explain: "Well, Lu Chen, I mean dust, don't think too much about it."
However, this explanation would be worse than no explanation. Meng Yinyin, an outsider, felt uncomfortable listening to it. She knew that she was referring to something else, the so-called "bad luck" or "disaster star" on Lu Chen.
On the other hand, Lu Chen, the person involved, did not react much. He just looked at Jiang Guihua expressionlessly and turned away.
Jiang Guihua behind her also felt guilty, so she didn't dare to say anything. She just muttered in her heart that this brat actually dared to glare at her, and then she went on to do other things with a sullen face.
After Lu Chen came out of the small door, Meng Yinyin could no longer hold back and walked into his yard. Seeing that Lu Chen was about to enter the house and seemed to really intend to listen to the woman and move the stool, she didn't know why, but she felt inexplicably angry.
Is this person stupid
He was obviously being bullied, so why is he still so obedient
Perhaps it was because of Lu Chen's growth experience, and the fact that she had just learned that he did not dare to speak because of his inferiority complex about his voice, coupled with the scene of Lu Chen being bullied by that woman at this moment, Meng Yinyin felt that Lu Chen was increasingly weak, helpless and pitiful.
Although looking at his appearance, there doesn't seem to be any part of him that can be described as "weak", but a weak heart is still weak!
Besides, how could that woman have the nerve to despise Lu Chen while ordering him to work with a clear conscience
It's so shameless!
Thinking of this, Meng Yinyin simply walked quickly to Lu Chen and asked, "Who was the person who just spoke to you?"
Lu Chen didn't understand why, but he still confessed: "Aunt."
Meng Yinyin got even angrier when she heard this, and grumbled, "She's actually an elder. How can she act like an elder like this?"
After saying that, she couldn't help but look up at Lu Chen, only to see that Lu Chen was frowning slightly, as if he didn't understand why she was angry.
Looking at his confused expression, Meng Yinyin became even angrier.
She stamped her feet and angrily pointed out a fact: "She was bullying you just now, didn't you notice?!"
Lu Chen was stunned, and his expression suddenly became a little strange.
Of course he knew that his uncle and aunt's family often asked him to help with things and treated him like a handyman.
It’s just that some things are just a piece of cake for him, so he doesn’t think it’s a big deal.
What's more, he couldn't break off with them now because the relics left to him by his parents were still in their hands.
This is also the reason why Lu Chen never fell out with Lu Dashan's family.
In fact, the relationship between him and them was severed when his grandmother passed away.
After all, as soon as his grandmother passed away, they drove him to live in the old house, under the pretext that he was already fifteen years old, a grown man and could live independently.
But in fact, Lu Chen knew very well that they simply didn't want to keep him as a "burden". When their grandmother was alive, she would oppress them. But as soon as the old lady passed away, they could no longer hide their disgust for him and immediately drove him out of the house.
If the old man had not said something in front of the whole family before he died, asking Lu Dashan and his wife to remember to exchange the relics of Lu Chen's parents with him, the two families would probably never have had any contact with each other again.
Over the years, Lu Chen had asked Lu Dashan for his parents' things more than once, but the answers they gave were either that they had forgotten where they were, or that they could not find them for the time being and had no time to look for them.
Lu Chen had no doubts at the beginning and waited patiently for them to exchange the things with him. However, he was met with excuses and perfunctory responses again and again. He gradually realized that Lu Dashan and his wife had no intention of returning his parents' things to him.
Although he still doesn't know what his parents left him, it doesn't mean he will give up those things.
Perhaps in the eyes of outsiders, his parents died because of him, but his grandmother told him again and again that his parents loved him very much and they were more looking forward to his arrival than anyone else.
So he must take back anything his parents left him, even if it is just a piece of paper!
However, he was afraid that if he pushed Lu Dashan and his wife too far, they would just stuff some random things on him and send him off, so he could only pretend that he couldn't see through their thoughts and help them with their work while secretly trying to find out the truth.
Ever since his grandmother passed away, he no longer has any relatives in this world, no one cares about him anymore, and no one would be indignant enough to blame others on his behalf and tell him that "he is being bullied."
At this moment, Meng Yinyin's words and actions once again made Lu Chen feel the feeling of being cared for.
Although he knew very well that Meng Yinyin might just be reminding him casually out of kindness.
However, for him, this care that he had not felt for a long time still caused some ripples in Lu Chen's heart.
In my ears, Meng Yinyin's angry voice continued.
"… You are so much more tolerant than me. Even though she is your elder, she can't bully you like that. She obviously despises you deep down, but you didn't hear anything and just foolishly listened to her orders!"
It’s really a waste of your height!
Meng Yinyin felt inexplicably disappointed.
Lu Chen listened quietly to Meng Yinyin's chatter the whole time. Not only did he not feel impatient at all, but he seemed to enjoy it for some reason.
He felt that he was really a little weird. Meng Yinyin clearly didn't praise him, but he was very happy.
Seeing that Lu Chen hadn't said anything, Meng Yinyin's tone softened unconsciously. She belatedly wondered if she had been too nosy.
"I, I don't mean anything else, I just... forget it, just pretend you didn't hear what I just said."
Meng Yinyin hung her head, feeling very annoyed. It seemed that she had indeed been too nosy.
Although in her opinion Lu Chen was really pitiful, having grown up without a father or mother and being despised by other people, she didn't expect that even his aunt would bully him like this. It was simply too miserable.
But maybe he doesn't actually need outsiders to comment on his affairs.
Meng Yinyin stopped talking.
The chirping sounds of birds and cicadas mixed together, playing one after another the boiling and noisy tune unique to summer, but Lu Chen suddenly felt that the surroundings were too quiet.
He felt inexplicably anxious and wanted to ask Meng Yinyin why she didn't continue talking, but when the words came to his lips, he still didn't know how to start.
In the end, he could only force out one sentence.
"You, do you want to eat?"
Meng Yinyin blinked and looked at Lu Chen in confusion, totally unaware of why he suddenly said such a thing.
But I don’t know if she really had something greedy in her stomach. The next second after she heard Lu Chen ask this, a "gurgling" sound came from Meng Yinyin's stomach.
Meng Yinyin: “…”
She lowered her head and covered her belly in shame and anger, and did not notice the look of relief on Lu Chen's face.
Seeing this, Lu Chen said "Wait for me" and quickly turned around and went into the house.
It was said to be very fast, and it was indeed very fast. In less than a minute, Lu Chen appeared in front of Meng Yinyin again.
And in his hand, he was holding some... jerky
Jerky!!!
The moment Meng Yinyin saw clearly what was in his hand, her eyes almost popped out.
Lu Chen walked up to Meng Yinyin, without any hesitation, he spread out his hands and motioned Meng Yinyin to take it herself.
"This, this is for me?"
Meng Yinyin seemed to be hit by a surprise that fell from the sky. She was dizzy and her face was full of disbelief.
Lu Chen nodded vigorously and stretched his hand towards Meng Yinyin again.
As his palm moved closer, the dried meat got closer to Meng Yinyin.
Meat, meat, meat, this is meat!
She hadn't eaten anything for nearly half a month and had almost forgotten what it tasted like.
Meng Yinyin's saliva was secreted unconsciously. She struggled internally, but finally she raised her head and took one politely.
Although Lu Chen had invited her to eat, she was well aware of how precious meat was to the country people.
Moreover, Lu Chen lived alone, so his life must not be very rich. Moreover, he was a little stupid, so he might have taken so much by accident.
He was not in a clear mind, and she couldn't be confused and shamelessly take everything.
So in the end, Meng Yinyin had no choice but to say goodbye to the other dried meats and just take one.
However, she couldn't help but express her reluctance to part with the other dried meat in Lu Chen's hand. She blinked her eyes and was reluctant to take them back, but she couldn't take more. She felt so uncomfortable.
Seeing that she clearly wanted to take it all but was embarrassed, Lu Chen simply stuffed the remaining meat in his hand into her hands.
Forcing himself to ignore the familiar soft touch, he said, "All for you."
"Give me all...?!"
Meng Yinyin was really frightened this time and subconsciously wanted to retract her hand: "It's too much, I can't take it. Your life is not easy either. I..."
But before he could finish his words, Lu Chen interrupted him: "I still have more."
Then he added calmly.
"a lot of."
Meng Yinyin opened her lips slightly and just stared at Lu Chen blankly.
There is a lot of meat.
Is this what the legendary real person never reveals his identity