Chapter 1245 Whatever

He told Chen Guifen and Tian Guihua all the precautions he could think of at the moment.

Fu Jingyou then took out a towel, went to the backyard to fetch a bucket of water, mixed some hot water, and returned to the room.

Although it wasn't as cold in the south this year, Lu Miao was physically weak, and the conditions in her hometown were not as good as those in northern Beijing, so she stayed curled up in the cold after lying down.

Fu Jingyou gently stroked her forehead.

He had originally planned to wipe her face, but seeing her like this, he was afraid that if she loosened her clothes, she would catch a cold again, so Fu Jingyou simply gave up the idea.

He quickly washed up in the room, hung up a towel, put the water bucket back, and then, wanting the room to warm up as soon as possible, turned up the stove's damper a bit when he got back.

After finishing all that, he locked the door, took off his clothes, got into bed, and lay down with Lu Miao in his arms.

He was warm, which made Lu Miao more comfortable sitting next to him.

The other one, who had maintained a high level of concentration throughout the journey from north to south, was indeed quite tired.

While Lu Miao is fast asleep, he should also hurry up and get some sleep.

Otherwise, if things get busy again tomorrow or the day after, I might really not be able to keep up...

With him warming the bed, Lu Miao gradually stretched out her arms and legs, unconsciously snuggling closer to him.

Just as Fu Jingyou was drifting off to sleep, he noticed her slight movements. He gently stroked her back with his large hand, then embraced her and they both drifted off to sleep.

The couple had just fallen into a deep sleep when the whole family outside started bustling about.

Lu Miao had said before that vegetables grown in the countryside that have been exposed to frost taste better.

Chen Guifen remembered what she said.

While Tian Guihua was at home selecting several portions of snow frog and bird's nest, she quickly prepared them by soaking them.

Before it got too dark to see the road, Chen Guifen asked He Erge to carry a basket and pick some fresh vegetables from the field.

After giving instructions here, the elderly couple headed towards the He family's house.

Taking advantage of the dim light of dawn, one of them went to the chicken coop to catch and kill chickens, while the other took out his bedding and went to make up a bed in Brother He's room.

When they first received the letter, everyone back home assumed that Fu Jingyou and Lu Miao weren't coming back.

As the year drew to a close, Second Brother He said he would stay at the Fu family's place to avoid the hassle of moving back and forth.

But now that Fu Jingyou and Lu Miao are back, some changes need to be made at home.

The main reason is that Minmin has also come back.

Fearing that Zhao Lanxiang would cause trouble, Chen Guifen suggested that Minmin, Tian Guihua, and Minrui stay at the Fu family's house.

As for Uncle He Erge and Minjie, who is not young anymore?

There is a difference between men and women. During the day, they can eat at the Fu family's place, but at night, Chen Guifen asks them to come back to the He family's place to rest.

This arrangement was certainly appropriate, but for Zhao Lanxiang, who still lived under the same roof as the elderly couple, it made her so angry that she was trembling.

Originally, because it was close to the New Year, Minru refused to go back to the eldest son's house to live with Zhao Lanxiang, which made Zhao Lanxiang very upset.

Now that Minmin has returned with Lu Miao and Fu Jingyou, let's not even mention the fact that they were driven to the village in three impressive cars.

Zhao Lanxiang held her tongue and didn't go to the threshing ground to watch the commotion.

But Zhao Lanxiang had heard about it from others afterward.

They carried several boxes, each the size of a small table, off the car!

All those large boxes were taken to the Fu family's house without exception. Zhao Lanxiang was so angry about this that her chest ached.

Last time, Minmin sent more than eighty yuan home. Although not a single penny ended up in Zhao Lanxiang's hands, Zhao Lanxiang was convinced from the beginning that Minmin must have made a lot of money outside.

Thinking of the large boxes the villagers had mentioned, Zhao Lanxiang couldn't help but wonder which one belonged to Minmin.

The thought that she, as the mother, hadn't even enjoyed a fraction of the money her daughter earned and the things she bought, and that they had all been taken to other people's homes, made Zhao Lanxiang feel as if she were being pricked by needles.

In the past, when things didn't go well, Brother He would usually escape reality by sleeping, while Zhao Lanxiang would grumble in the room. But this time was different.

Brother He paced around the room with his hands on his hips, occasionally bending over and glancing out the window.

Seeing that everyone outside was busy and no one was paying attention to them, Brother He felt a strange mix of emotions.

After watching quietly for a while, Brother He suddenly turned around and impatiently kicked Zhao Lanxiang, who was lying on the bed with her legs dangling and her body tilted to one side.
"What time is it? You're just lying here without even cooking? You can't even get a hot meal every day, how are you supposed to live? If you don't want to cook, then get up and tidy up. While we can still see a little, let's go to the Zhao family's house."

Zhao Lanxiang could easily understand Brother He's subtext.
She wanted to scold Brother He for being shameless, thinking of going to his father-in-law's house for a free meal during the Chinese New Year.

But she was probably sick; she felt a tightness in her chest and had no energy.

Zhao Lanxiang lay motionless on the bed.

Brother He received no response, and a feeling of unease settled in his heart.

Amidst the sounds of chickens being slaughtered and roosters clucking outside, Brother He, in a fit of anger, kicked over a chair inside the house.

However, it did not attract anyone's attention.

Brother He twitched his lips, then finally lowered his head and sat down on the edge of the bed.

After the elderly couple finished cleaning up and left the house with the bled rooster, Brother He went out of his room to pour hot water into the main room and made a bowl of lotus root starch.

Is it true that you're living a miserable life?
Brother He would definitely say "incompetent".

But we've already come this far, what can we do if we're so pathetic?

A bowl of bland lotus root starch is eaten hastily and considered a meal.

Brother He wiped his mouth, went to the kitchen to wash the enamel bowl, and then put it back in the drawer of the table.

He fetched water to wash up, and went to bed when it was time to sleep.

As for Zhao Lanxiang?
Brother He thought:

whatever.

He is tired.

He had no idea how he was going to get through tomorrow.

He can't control other people or things, and he doesn't want to control them anymore.

Let's just make do with it.

……

If he went to bed early the first day, Fu Jingyou would also get up early the next day.

At four in the morning, the house was quiet. Fu Jingyou got up, replaced the coal in the stove with a new one, and then tiptoed out.

In the room opposite the main room, Tian Guihua heard the noise and started getting dressed.

When they arrived at the backyard, Fu Jingyou was bending over, brushing his teeth and washing up.

"Second sister-in-law."

Fu Jingyou spat out the toothpaste foam and greeted him.

Tian Guihua yawned and looked at the sky:
"The chickens at home haven't even crowed yet, what are you doing up so early?"

"I'm going to buy some things. If I go to town early, there will be more options. Miaomiao needs to sleep a little longer. I should be back by the time she wakes up."

Tian Guihua nodded in agreement, but couldn't help but add:

"That's too early! Go back to sleep. Your second brother is on vacation and has been quite free lately. If you need to buy anything, just ask him to ride his bicycle to buy it when he comes over in the morning."

"No need, Second Sister-in-law, I can go. It's quick to drive there and back."

Fu Jingyou was determined, so Tian Guihua said no more.

She brought over the remaining half-pot of hot water from the main room for Fu Jingyou to use for washing his face, while Tian Guihua went back to the front room, opened the chicken coop, and let the chickens out.


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