"Oh my god, Lu Cheng, you are awesome." Lin Qingqing shouted happily. She also moved a stool over and sat in front of the electric fan to blow her hair, which made her feel cool. Blowing hair with a fan makes your hands tired, but using an electric fan makes it more comfortable. However, even with an electric fan, the speed is not fast. She plans to cut her hair, cut it to collarbone length, and then tie it into a princess hairstyle. With her small body and face, it looks good with a princess hairstyle.
Seeing her satisfied expression, Lu Cheng also had a smile on his face and in his eyes.
Lu Haici also moved a small stool over and placed it next to his mother, then sat down and blew his hair together with his mother. He washed his hair while taking a shower, and there were only a few strands of hair, which had already dried out.
Seeing this, Lu Cheng wanted to kick his son away. He was the one who needed his hair blow-dried, okay
"By the way, Mom, I want to ask you a question." Lu Haici looked at his mother and remembered something.
Lin Qingqing: "What's the problem?"
Lu Cheng sat on the sofa, fanning himself, and looked at the mother and son sitting in front of him.
Lu Haici said, "Mom, do you like me?" If it was before, the little boy would not dare to ask, but after spending the past few days together, the little boy gradually relaxed. He could feel that his mother liked him. His mother kissed him, hugged him, and gave him gifts. His mother did what she would do to her children, so Lu Haici knew that his mother liked him. His mother also said that Lu Haici was the cutest, most obedient and best baby in the world. Thinking of this sentence, he felt a little shy.
"I like it." Lin Qingqing said as a matter of course.
Hearing his mother say that she likes him, the little boy grinned happily and asked again: "Do you like daddy?"
Lin Qingqing: "..." She looked at Lu Cheng subconsciously, how should she answer this question. If she said she didn't like him, wouldn't that contradict her original self? But if she said she liked him, she couldn't say it. She had a good impression of Lu Cheng, but she couldn't say she liked him. She couldn't say she liked a man she didn't like, even if it was a lie. She had a stubborn personality and obsessive-compulsive disorder. If she couldn't say it, she would just not say it.
Lu Cheng, who was drying a fan, couldn't help but look at Lin Qingqing when he heard his son's words. When their eyes met, Lu Cheng subconsciously became a little nervous. He never expected his son to ask this question. He seemed to have realized what the little bastard was going to say next. Thinking of what he said in the kitchen, even Lu Cheng, who seemed to be very calm on the surface, couldn't help but be moved. If the little bastard said those words, he would never be able to raise his head in front of Lin Qingqing for the rest of his life.
Thinking back to when I first got married, I had clearly expressed that I didn’t like her. Now I’m saying in front of my son that Lin Qingqing likes me the most. Does he still have any shame
Just as Lu Cheng was about to go over and pull Lu Haici over and press him to sleep, he heard Lin gently reply, "I don't like it."
Suddenly, Lu Cheng's embarrassed expression froze, then cracked and turned into surprise. The idea and action of trying to rescue his son also got stuck.
"Ah? Mom doesn't like Dad?" Lu Haici was probably also surprised. According to the little boy's thinking, Dad and Mom are married, so no matter whether it is Dad or Mom, they must like each other. But Mom said that she doesn't like Dad, which made the little boy's natural thinking unable to change.
Lin Qingqing explained to the little boy in a joking tone: "Yes, because your father doesn't like mom, mom doesn't like him. It's good that mom likes Haici. Okay, go to bed, otherwise I won't make you delicious food tomorrow."
Lu Cheng thought that Lin Qingqing was angry with him. After all, he had said before that he didn't like him and asked him not to bother him. That's why Lin Qingqing said this now. Lu Cheng thought about it and wanted to explain what happened before, but now, in front of his son, he couldn't explain it.
"Okay, then I'll go to bed." It doesn't matter whether Mom likes Dad or not, as long as Mom likes him. After getting the answer he wanted, Lu Haici went to bed obediently.
The little cub climbed onto the bed obediently, and soon he started snoring.
As soon as the little cub fell asleep, the room became quieter without his voice. However, Lin Qingqing and Lu Cheng became even more embarrassed.
Lin Qingqing was blowing her hair silently. She didn't know how to resolve the awkward situation, so she simply kept silent. Lu Cheng was also a little embarrassed. Thinking about Lin Qingqing's "angry words", he felt that he needed to talk to her. They hadn't had a good talk since he came back from the mission. In fact, before marriage, how could they have a good talk? When she pursued him, he rejected her. She used old mountain ginseng to negotiate with him. He didn't want to delay his aunt's illness and agreed to her conditions. Then he got married and followed the army to go on missions. They never had a good talk during this period.
Of course there was a reason. Lin Qingqing wouldn't listen to him and she stubbornly insisted on her own opinion.
But Lu Cheng felt that she had changed a lot after he came back from this mission. Before the marriage, his aunt told him that Lin Qingqing was young and asked him to give in to her. She said that girls would gradually become sensible after marriage and asked him to give her time. Lu Cheng thought that maybe she had become sensible during the half month he was on the mission. Or maybe it was because he had a fever and almost died that made him sensible.
Lu Cheng was not the kind of person who would leave today's problems to be solved tomorrow. Since Lin Qingqing had said that, whether it was out of anger or something else, he thought it should be made clear. So, Lu Cheng stood up, walked to Lin Qingqing, and sat on the small stool that his son sat on before going to bed.
The figure who suddenly sat down scared Lin Qingqing. She subconsciously tensed her body and looked at him involuntarily.
Lu Cheng said: "Your hair isn't dry yet, and it's not good to sleep with wet hair, so let's talk about it, okay?" His tone seemed to be negotiating, but it carried a reason that Lin Qingqing couldn't escape. She couldn't sleep with her hair not dried yet.
Although Lin Qingqing was a little panicked inside, she didn't show it on her face: "Okay, what do you want to talk about?" In fact, she didn't know what Lu Cheng wanted to talk about.
Lu Cheng organized some words in his mind: "Just now, you said to Hai Ci, I don't like you, but actually..."
"I was just joking with him." Lin interrupted him lightly, but it was true.
"It doesn't matter. Whether you were joking with him or not, I think there are some things that I still need to make clear to you." Lu Cheng's voice was low and favorable. Although his tone was calm, it was also gentle. "A month and a half ago, we just met at my cousin's wedding banquet, and you... you pursued me. It was very sudden for me, but I really didn't like you. Because you were just a stranger to me, and before that, I had never thought about getting married."
Lin nodded gently: "I was dazzled by beauty before." But at that time, she had no objection to Lu Cheng's attitude. How can there be so many loves at first sight in this world
Lu Cheng curled his lips and was amused by her words. "Later, you came to negotiate with me because your aunt needed old mountain ginseng. To be honest, I was a little angry at that time." In fact, it was a little disgusting. No man likes to be threatened like this, but Lu Cheng couldn't say anything excessive when facing Lin Qingqing at that time. His upbringing and quality did not allow him to say the word disgust to female comrades. What's more, facing Lin Qingqing now? So he used the word angry. "But even if I'm a little angry, I'm still grateful to you, grateful that you are willing to help when my aunt's life is in danger." Therefore, this friendship is enough for him to suppress all his disgust. So he chose to support her like an ancestor. Aunt is the most important person in the world to him, except Lu Haici.
Lin Qingqing said: "I understand your thoughts. I was a little impulsive at that time."
Lu Cheng continued, "Actually, there is one thing I have never told you the truth about. Hai Ci is not my biological son." He didn't tell her before because he hoped that she would stop liking him because he had a son. He told her now because he had a good impression of her, so he wanted to tell him the truth clearly and openly.
Lin Qingqing was stunned. She was a little curious about what kind of woman could make Lu Cheng marry her, but she didn't expect that Lu Haici was not his biological son. "This..." Curiosity drove her to ask, "What's going on?"
Lu Cheng: "This story starts from my mother's generation."
Lin Qingqing calculated that Lu Cheng is now 28 years old, and it is 1963 now, which means that Lu Cheng was born in 1936. Lin Qingqing's grades were not good when she was in school, and she was not good at history, but she still knew some history. At that time, the anti-Japanese war was very fierce. In other words, the national situation at that time was also very tense.
She had never thought that Lu Cheng was born in that era, which was the Republic of China period.
"My last name is Lu, which I took from my mother. The Lu and Zhang families are old friends. In that era, they were both big families. The Zhang family has a certain status in the political and business circles, while the Lu family is a family of scholars. My grandfather is engaged in diplomacy, so the two families are well matched. Because they are old friends and well matched, the two families arranged a marriage for their children. My mother and that man."
That person was Lu Cheng's father. Lin Qingqing could tell that. However, Lu Cheng called him that person, which showed that Lu Cheng rejected him.
"After my mother married into the Zhang family, she brought Aunt Qiu, who had served her since she was a child and grew up with her, with her. That time was different from now. Aunt Qiu was sold by her parents when she was a child because of family difficulties. My grandmother bought her to serve my mother. My mother and Aunt Qiu had a good relationship because Aunt Qiu was her playmate and also like her sister. Later, when Aunt Qiu's sister came to live with Aunt Qiu, my mother also arranged a job for her. But no one would have thought that it was that woman who destroyed my mother's home. When I was six years old, the man who rarely came home suddenly came back. He told my mother that he fell in love with someone and wanted to divorce. That person was Aunt Qiu's sister.
Even though my mother loved that man deeply, her pride would not allow her to get entangled with a man who had other women in his heart, so she agreed to the man's request for a divorce. But there were two conditions. The first condition was to take me away and change my surname to Lu. The second condition was that she would take all the property under his name. "
Lin Qingqing widened her eyes. She had to say that Lu Cheng's mother was a smart woman. Since love no longer existed, she would take away all the bread while the man was feeling guilty.
"But after Aunt Qiu found out about this, she became seriously ill. She thought it was her own fault. She even secretly drugged her sister, left a suicide note, and hanged herself."
Lin gently covered her mouth. She had not expected that there would be such a development behind this incident. Suddenly, a light bulb went off in her mind: "Is Aunt Qiu related to Hai Ci?"
Lu Cheng didn't expect her to guess this, so he nodded. "Aunt Qiu is Hai Ci's grandmother. Aunt Qiu passed away, but the woman was rescued, so the matter was left alone. After all, Aunt Qiu was dead, and the Zhang family didn't want to make a big deal out of it. If it did, they would be embarrassed. The Zhang family married a servant's sister, and they couldn't afford to lose face.
After Aunt Qiu passed away, her husband took their son back to their hometown, and we never contacted each other again. Aunt Qiu had a son named Han Tong, who was my playmate since childhood. After he returned to his hometown with his father, I was left without a playmate.
My mother was in poor health, and Aunt Qiu's incident dealt her a heavy blow, so she passed away two years later. Before she passed away, she entrusted me to my aunt.
I met Han Tong again in 1952. I went to the military academy and passed by Han Tong's hometown. I got off the train halfway and went to visit him. I was 16 years old that year. Han Tong, who was two years younger than me, looked even younger than a ten-year-old boy. I learned that his father died not long after taking him back to his hometown, so he grew up eating at other people's homes. But at that time, no family was well-off, so where could they get so much food for him? "He will never forget the way Han Tong cried and called him young master when he saw him. The 14-year-old boy cried uglier than the five-year-old Lu Haici.
"Later, because I had to report to the military academy, I couldn't take him with me. He grew up eating at other people's houses and was smart, so I gave him some money to go to school and told him that I would pick him up during the holidays. But I didn't know that life in the military academy was very intense. We military academy students were different from other college students. We had no holidays at all. Even if we had a short rest day, it was not enough time for me to go back and forth.
What surprised me even more was that one day, I received a letter from Han Tong, saying that he had joined the army. "Lu Cheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he said this, "He said, 'Brother, you will definitely become an officer after graduating from the military academy. I'm joining the army now, and I'll be a soldier under you in the future.'"
"And what happened next?"
"... Later, this guy got married, and I even attended his wedding... The next time I heard from him was in May 1958. He called the army and said Han Tong had died. The suicide note he wrote before leaving on a mission was for me."
Lin Qingqing understood that Han Tong had no father or mother, no brothers or sisters, and grew up eating at many people's homes. Lu Cheng was like his biological brother.
"Later, I went to deal with Han Tong's funeral, because Han Tong had no relatives in his hometown. Han Tong's wife also lost her parents early, and lived with her uncle, so her life was not easy as a widow. Most importantly, Han Tong's wife was pregnant." Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, there was chaos and war, and it was good to be alive, so there were many orphans.
In fact, Han Tong still has grandparents, but because of what happened to Aunt Qiu back then, Aunt Qiu was sold by the Qiu family, and they have long severed their relationship.
"I don't want Han Tong's child to grow up in such a place and environment. I hope he can receive a good education in the future. So I asked Han Tong's wife if she wanted to leave with me. My aunt was urging me to get married at that time, and I had no plans to get married in this life, so I asked her if she was willing to leave with me, I could marry her, but internally, we would still be brother and sister." Otherwise, if she, a widow, left with him, a single man, it would cause gossip.
Moreover, a child who has grown up without a father will be looked down upon a lot during his growth. This is what Lu Cheng experienced personally, and he doesn't want Lu Haici to experience the same thing.
"So my aunt doesn't know that Hai Ci is actually Han Tong's son?" Lin Qingqing didn't expect that Lu Cheng would dare to lie to his aunt.
Lu Cheng said, "No, she knows." He would not lie to his aunt about this matter. His aunt was probably still expecting him and Han Tong's wife to fall in love. But he did not expect that Han Tong's wife was traumatized by Han Tong's sacrifice and her health had not been good. Not long after giving birth to the child, she knew that someone would take care of Hai Ci, so she passed away without worry. "I plan to wait until Hai Ci grows up and tell him about his life experience. By then, he will have a certain ability to accept it."
This is indeed the best arrangement for Lu Haici.
Lin Qingqing was silent for a long time after listening to it. This is the story of three generations, spanning two periods of history. The period from the Republic of China to the founding of the People's Republic of China is not a long time apart, but the two periods are completely different.
From Aunt Qiu being sold by her family, to Lu Cheng's mother's divorce, to Lu Cheng marrying Han Tong's wife, Lin Qingqing was born in the future, and even if she had heard of and studied history, she could not imagine that period.
"Comrade Lin Qingqing..." Lu Cheng suddenly stood up and saluted Lin Qingqing. "My name is Lu Cheng. I'm 28 years old. I've been married before and have a five-year-old son. Now, I'm attracted to you and I want to be your revolutionary partner."
Lin Qingqing: "..." She was stunned. She looked at Lu Cheng and didn't know how to react.
Lu Cheng met her shocked eyes and thought, Now, you can't say I don't like you.
"You..." Lin Qingqing really didn't know what to say. Because she knew clearly that when Lu Cheng said he was attracted to her, he was referring to her. But the problem was...
"Okay, your hair is dry, go to bed." Lu Cheng didn't want Lin Qingqing's response at all, nor did he need Lin Qingqing's response. In Lu Cheng's mind, this was his response to Lin Qingqing.
Lin Qingqing: “…” She was speechless. Is this the end? He didn’t say anything? He didn’t ask her if she was willing
Then Lin Qingqing understood. Why did he need to ask? "She" was willing to use the old mountain ginseng to negotiate marriage conditions with him. Why did Lu Cheng need to ask
"Oh." Lin Qingqing got on the bed in a panic. She crawled to the innermost part and hugged Lu Haici. She needed Lu Haici to comfort her because she was really scared today. What should she do? She couldn't refuse Lu Cheng, and she couldn't tell Lu Cheng that she was not the original Lin Qingqing.
"Go to sleep." Lu Cheng didn't have any other thoughts. There was no way he could have any romantic thoughts now. He saw that she was still distracted, probably because of what he said... or was she just too happy
Lin Qingqing hugged Lu Haici and closed her eyes. Suddenly, she remembered something: "Lu Cheng, I have to gather at the gate at five o'clock tomorrow morning to buy food with squad leader Qi, so you have to go to the cafeteria for breakfast tomorrow."
Lu Cheng: "I understand."
Lin Qingqing continued, "I'm not sure if I can get up before five o'clock tomorrow. If you wake up, call me and I'll go buy an alarm clock later."
Lu Cheng: "Okay. By the way, the regiment commander and the chief of staff may come to the canteen of the third company's kitchen squad for lunch tomorrow at noon."
"What?" Lin was stunned. "What day is tomorrow?"
Lu Cheng: "... No, they know you work in the canteen of the third company's kitchen, so they came to see you." They invited people to dinner that day, but Lu Cheng didn't invite the regiment commander and the chief of staff. First, they were superiors, and Lu Cheng was a subordinate, and it was not good for a subordinate to invite his superior to dinner. Second, he invited a few comrades and subordinates who had gotten along well with him since he came to the army. Their ranks were not high. If he invited the regiment commander and the chief of staff, they would be afraid to act because they were not from the independent regiment. So the regiment commander and the chief of staff thought about meeting Lin Qingqing at noon tomorrow.
Lin Qingqing said, "I understand. Do you want to prepare any special dishes?"
Lu Cheng: "No, they eat the same as everyone else. I'm just reminding you. You don't need to feel pressured, and you don't need to treat them differently. They all go there to eat white rice."
Lin Qingqing: “…”
the next day
Lu Cheng opened his eyes and looked out the window. It was still dark outside. He got out of bed quietly, turned on the light in the hall and checked the time. It was only half past three. Lu Cheng returned to the room and simply turned on the light.
Lin Qingqing was sleeping soundly. The room suddenly became brighter, and she naturally felt it. She opened her eyes suddenly: "Is it past four o'clock? Should I get up?"
Seeing her startled look, Lu Cheng explained: "It's only half past three, you can continue to sleep, I'll turn on the light so you can get used to it." Otherwise, if I call her at the appointed time, she will definitely not be able to get up. Start by getting used to the light, and then she will be able to get up at the appointed time.
Lin Qingqing heard it and immediately closed his eyes and lay down again.
Seeing this, Lu Cheng went out. Lu Cheng came to the kitchen and took out four eggs. He planned to make boiled eggs. He only knew how to make boiled eggs. Lin Qingqing left at five o'clock to buy food. She definitely didn't have time to cook or eat. When she came back, she would go to the canteen of the third company's kitchen. She definitely didn't have time to prepare meals, so he boiled a few eggs to fill her stomach.
Before boiling the eggs, Lu Cheng first boiled some water. After the water boiled, he poured it into the kettle and started boiling the eggs. When it was almost four o'clock, he went back to the room and called people: "Qingqing, it's four o'clock, are you going to get up?"