Mixed in 1980

Chapter 458 High-end Players
Time to go home!

Everyone had smiles on their faces, except for two children whose faces were streaked with tears. Before boarding the plane, they turned back every three steps to wave goodbye to their aunt.

They've had a wonderful time these past few days.

During my stay in Beijing these past few days, there's been a constant stream of delicious food and fun activities, especially at the Mentougou Zoo, where I could touch giant pandas, take photos, and even feed red pandas while holding them...

It's a pity I have to go home!

Once on the plane, the two children still looked reluctant. Lu Yan was both amused and exasperated: "Why don't you two get off the plane now and stay at your aunt's house?"

The two children nodded in agreement, eager to try.

Seeing them like this, Lu Yan slapped them both and said irritably, "You two heartless little brats, don't you want your mom and dad anymore?"

The two children looked conflicted.

Lu's mother watched from the side and couldn't help but laugh. Yan Yin doted on the two children, and for the next two nights, she simply took the two children to stay with her.

With delicious food and fun activities, it's no wonder the two children were reluctant to leave. In fact, they even developed a new definition of the word "aunt" in their hearts.

In the past, "aunt" was not a nice term.

In their memory, their aunt was not close to them, she was indifferent to them, and sometimes she would coax them, so they were all a little afraid of her.

My aunt's family also has a cousin who always bullies me whenever we run into each other.

After their aunt came along, they discovered that "aunt" could be a really good person; she would play with them, buy them delicious food, and even lull them to sleep...

It's a pity that I have to part ways with my aunt.

A few hours later, the plane landed in Guilin. After leaving the airport, I took a taxi home, only to find that my eldest son and his family of three were already there.

Upon seeing them return, they warmly greeted them.

Without saying a word, they started helping to move things in, carrying them in one by one. Lu's mother's mouth twitched as she watched. Was the sun rising in the west, or did they have ulterior motives?
"Mom, did Yan Yin buy all of these?"

“Wow, these are all good stuff. There’s so much, you can’t possibly use it all. I’ll take some with me later. Your eldest son is too proud to buy these.”

"Sigh, I've seen all the good things since I married him."

After saying that, he started to pick out things. The whole family watched, their lips twitching involuntarily. Lu Yan hurriedly said, "Uncle, should we take your things back first?"

As she spoke, she picked out her uncle's things, which were mostly ginseng, deer antler, and cordyceps, suitable for the elderly to nourish themselves: "Uncle, come over for dinner again tonight."

"I've been away for so many days, and I've been craving your aunt's cooking. Don't bother tonight, I'm planning to rest early." The eldest uncle smiled, picked up his things, and went out.

With my eldest nephew back, things won't be peaceful in this house.

It's better to stay away.

The uncle didn't even like his eldest nephew; all he did was leech off his sister.

Furthermore, every year during the Spring Festival, he would go to his wife's parents' home to celebrate the New Year. After getting married, he never went to her parents' home for the Spring Festival. When he was a child, his uncle never mistreated him.

After seeing her uncle off, Lu Yan turned around and picked out her own portion as well: "Yue Dong, take these things back and buy some more vegetables."

"Okay!" Li Yuedong picked up his things and left.

Two-thirds of the items were suddenly gone, leaving Cao Ning somewhat dumbfounded. She immediately started picking out a few things: "Mom, I'll take these later."

“When I went home for Chinese New Year last year, my family said that the things your eldest son bought were not presentable. Bring these with you so that you two can make yourselves look good.”

Lu's mother gritted her teeth inwardly. Her younger daughter-in-law was being filial to her, but her older daughter-in-law was using the money to support her parents. She didn't know where her shamelessness came from.

Taking a deep breath, Lu's mother said, "Don't touch these. They're for preparing the medicine. Yan Yin took us to see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, and the old doctor gave us a prescription that requires these ingredients."

As she spoke, she packed up her things and then picked out two boxes from them: "Take these two with you; they're both nourishing."

A box of American ginseng, a box of Ganoderma lucidum!
Cao Ning was very dissatisfied. Compared with other things, these two items seemed low-end. Fortunately, they weren't cheap, so he might as well take them.

He took the things, wanting to haggle a little longer, but then he saw Lu's mother pack everything up, take it all to her room, and lock the door behind her.

I learned this from Chen Yanyin; I'm always afraid of naughty kids causing trouble.

It's not that she doesn't love her grandson, it's just that the kid is too naughty. The essence that was broken last time turned out to be a collector's edition, which costs several thousand yuan a bottle.

Even the ginseng was bitten off.

Keeping it for your own consumption is fine, but if you're outside, wild ginseng is all about appearance; one bite and its value is halved.

No matter how much stuff you have, it can't withstand such waste.

Seeing this, Cao Ning gave up her idea, but it was only temporary. Her in-laws were reluctant to eat the good stuff, so if they came a few more times, she would eventually be able to get some.

His gaze shifted and quickly landed on the two children.

Seeing the jade pendants hanging around their necks, Cao Ning's eyes lit up slightly: "Little Sweet Potato, your safety amulet is so pretty, can I borrow it to take a look?"

Little Sweet Potato hurriedly shook her head: "No, my aunt gave it to me, I can't show it to others."

"Even my aunt can't see it?"

Seeing the little girl shaking her head vigorously, Cao Ning didn't dwell on it. He turned to Lu Yan and said, "Yanzi, you guys really made a fortune on this trip. This jade pendant must be worth over ten thousand, right?"

"What do you mean by making money? Yan Yin likes the two children, so she specially chose the peace buckle and the peace pendant, saying it was for good luck." Lu Yan shook her head slightly.

Cao Ning pursed her lips slightly and said, "If I had known, I should have let Xiao Zhi go too. Yan Yin is his aunt, we can't be biased, can we?"

Lu Yan smiled but didn't reply. She thought to herself, "Even Yan Yin finds your brat annoying, and you still want to give him jade?"

Do you really think Chen Yanyin has no temper? It was her first time visiting, and you directly contradicted her. Yanyin didn't get angry in front of you; she's always been good-tempered.

Cao Ning felt awkward and, having already gotten her things, didn't linger. After chatting for a while, she called her husband and children to return to the city.

Lu Yan shook her head as she looked at it.

Knowing full well that everyone was going to the capital to propose marriage, and with my brother and sister-in-law back for so long, they didn't say anything like "Is there anything I can help with?" or even ask "Was the proposal successful?"

All they care about is getting things!
He sighed softly, when suddenly his mother's voice came from the guest room: "Old Lu, hurry up and come over here, something's missing."

"What's missing?" Mr. Lu rushed over.

Lu Yan followed, and then heard her mother say, "Last time Yan Yin came over, she brought ginseng and cordyceps to make wine. It's placed here, right?"

Mr. Lu was stunned: "This room is backlit, it was definitely placed here, how come it's gone?"

Lu Yan sighed and smiled wryly, rubbing her forehead: "Do I even need to think about it?"

Mr. Lu said angrily, "The eldest son is becoming more and more outrageous. He moved out without even asking any questions. Damn it, I never taught him to be a decent human being."

Lu Yan shook her head and said sarcastically, "It's fine for a son to take over his father's property. You two old folks should be more careful, or you'll end up taking the roof too."

……

Although it's frustrating, life goes on.

Lu's parents took out all their savings and borrowed some more, raising 300,000 yuan to send to their youngest son, Lu You, so that he could take Chen Yanyin to buy hardware.

My youngest son hasn't graduated yet, so I still need to help him out.

The Chen family didn't ask for anything else, only that the hardware couldn't be too much worse than the eldest daughter-in-law's.

When Chen Yanyin found out, she didn't refuse. She went to the gold shop with Lu You and only spent a little over 50,000. She then asked Lu You to return the rest.

The elderly couple, one driving a truck and the other running a convenience store, managed to make a living. In particular, they incurred a lot of debt after Lu You's elder brother got married, which they only paid off two years ago.

Raising children is for old age security, not for incurring debt.

They couldn't just get married and leave the old couple to continue living on borrowed money to pay off their debts. Because of this, Chen Yanyin even scolded Lu You.

The more he scolded her, the more Lu You felt sorry for her.

What a wonderful girl!
Zhou Jingshu, who accompanied them to the hardware store, witnessed the whole thing and secretly sighed, "As expected, Fourth Sister is still the most powerful. My brother-in-law is completely under her thumb."

A high-level player can control a man firmly with gentleness and understanding, while a low-level player can only control a man in ways that make him unhappy.

Fourth Sister is undoubtedly a high-level player.

If she says go east, my brother-in-law won't go west. If he dares to go west, my fourth sister can call him, and his parents and sister will all come from Guilin.

After the shopping trip ended and they returned home, Zhou Jingshu vividly recounted the experience. Guan Xiaoyu commented, "You can learn everything else from Lao Si, but you can't learn her laziness."

You can't imitate her way of speaking.

"Just like your aunt, you can make everyone obedient. No matter how lazy you are, it's fine. If you don't have this ability and you're lazy, you'll definitely be disliked."

Zhou Jingshu smiled and said, "That's true."

Fourth Sister coaxes people regardless of age. Whether it's Fifth Sister or myself, I've been coaxed quite a bit. Many times, no matter what Fourth Sister says, I instinctively go along with her.

Everyone's gotten used to it.

Thinking about her fourth sister's upcoming marriage, Zhou Jingshu felt a little reluctant to part with her. She figured her fourth sister probably wouldn't live in Furong Lane anymore and would likely go home every day.

Not long after, the renovation of the Chen family's courtyard was completed.

All the materials were all natural. After drying for more than a month, the Chen family moved back and began preparing for Chen Yanyin and Lu You's wedding.

The Spring Festival will be here soon!
The Lu family was also preparing for the wedding. Lu's father and mother entrusted the matter to Lu You's two uncles, and asked Lu Yan and her husband to assist them.

As for Lu You's elder brother and sister-in-law, they had already gone back to their parents' home for the New Year and said they would rush back before the wedding, which made the old couple very angry.

Is going back to one's parents' home for the Lunar New Year really that important?

I've been going back every year, and now my younger brother is getting married. As his older brother and sister-in-law, shouldn't we at least contribute if we don't have to spend money? But we can't even find a trace of them.

Now everyone in the neighborhood is saying that the Lu brothers are at odds, and they've brought shame upon themselves right here in their own backyard.

"Mom and Dad, it's okay, we're here for you."

Lu Yan saw the elderly couple off to their car: "You can go to the capital to attend the wedding with peace of mind, and happily bring Yan Yin back. Everything will be fine at home."

"Then you should pay more attention."

Lu's mother gave one more instruction before getting into the car with her husband. They arrived in Beijing that same day. When they arrived at Ya'er Hutong, they saw that the entire hutong was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations.

Many courtyard houses had their gates open.

Some guests have already moved in, while others are setting up the wedding banquet. The Chen family's siblings are busy running around, all with smiles on their faces.

Seeing this, Lu's mother felt envious.

Other people have five children and three mothers, yet each one is closer than the last. Meanwhile, my own two sons… Thinking of this, Lu's mother looked at her husband and said, "After the wedding, we'll separate the family!"

(End of this chapter)