"When dad first picked you up, he knew that you were not simple."
"But when you do something, you have to recognize the rules of that thing."
"Time and place have changed, and this cannot change."
"This is called keeping your word."
"You are now the husband-in-law of the second wife of the Meng family, and you will be so for the rest of your life. We cannot be someone who goes back on your word."
"Otherwise, your son, I will teach you for nothing, and you will never call me dad again."
Lu Mu held the cup with his slender fingers. Hearing Father Lu say this intermittently, his whole body was filled with silence and solemnity.
He seemed to be thinking about something. This was what Meng Li felt.
And I was very immersed in thinking, and seemed to be struggling.
"Lu Mu, did you listen to what I said?"
"good."
Lu Mu drank all the wine in his glass.
"That's right. You have been a serious couple for a long time. You should support each other, trust each other, and grow old together. At this age, you realize that apart from family and friends, apart from those left in your life, Friendship, nothing else matters.”
Father Lu waved his hand and drank the remaining half glass of wine in a daze.
It was hard for him to put it too bluntly, as these words also contained the feeling of husband and wife.
"Dad, please drink less. Big brother knows what to do." Lu Cheng said.
Father Lu was still muttering something in his mouth, gradually lying on the table and passed out drunk.
Lu Cheng said: "Brother, sister-in-law, dad likes to talk nonsense when he is drunk. Don't take it to heart."
"I will remember it all." Lu Mu said.
Lu Cheng nodded: "Dad just said those two words, faith. A person without faith is not enough to establish a world. I also take it as a lesson."
After finishing their meal and getting ready to go back, Lu Cheng knew that they had a lot to do, so he didn't hesitate to say anything. Anyway, this family can come back at any time.
Lu Mu took out a banknote from his sleeve and put it in Lu Cheng's hand.
Lu Cheng was shocked when he saw it was one hundred taels.
"Brother, what are you doing?"
"I can't fulfill my filial piety. This family mainly relies on you to be filial to my father. This is the money I usually save. You can take it to support the family and support my father in his old age."
"Although my family is not rich, it is enough. We really don't need so much money."
"Here, brother, you don't even listen to what you say?" Lu Mu's expression was serious, as if he couldn't accept it.
"But big brother——"
"No buts."
Lu Cheng had no choice but to take the money, with mixed feelings in his heart.
The eldest brother actually comes back quite a lot, and taking the time to see his family is not a disappointment to his father.
"Brother, you will always be my eldest brother and my father's good son."
"It goes without saying that we are a family."
Meng Li came over and directly added three banknotes to Lu Cheng's hand: "You accept your brother's wishes, and you also accept my wishes."
Lu Cheng's eyes widened when he saw it was three hundred taels, and he quickly rejected it.
"No, no, no, this can't be done. It's too much. I can't bear it."
"Take it, your Lu family has trained such a good husband-in-law for the second wife of our Meng family, I feel like it's too little."
If you give too much, it feels like a transaction, so just use it as your intention.
"There are only you and dad at home, so it is inevitably a bit deserted. We are busy and I don't have much time to come here. This is my little compensation."
Meng Li said and stuffed three banknotes directly into Lu Cheng's sleeves.
She said with a slightly straight face: "Don't be polite anymore, otherwise I will be angry and I will never come with your brother again."
Lu Chen glanced at Lu Mu helplessly.
"Just take it if your sister-in-law asks you to take it." Lu Mu said, "You might as well talk to your wife."
If your family has money and confidence, you can marry a better girl.
If the girl's family thinks the yard is not big enough, it can be expanded.
A thin layer of red suddenly appeared on Lu Cheng's face. Yes, he was old enough to start a family.
Holding those banknotes, I was moved in my heart: "Brother, sister-in-law, I will always remember your kindness."
He was a little disgusted with this sister-in-law at first, but now that he thinks about it, he wants to slap himself.
They are so kind and kind.
Meng Li and Lu Mu went home, and Lu Cheng arrived at the village intersection.
"Go back, it's not like we'll never see each other again." Meng Li covered her mouth and smiled.
She knew that Lu Cheng's psychological burden was a bit heavy. In the past, three or four hundred taels of silver could not be looked up to by their second wife, but now, everything is different.
"Well, brother and sister-in-law, please walk slowly."
Lu Cheng watched the two figures disappear into the night.
He clutched the banknote tightly and secretly made a decision in his heart. He would go to the sword or the sea of fire for his eldest brother and sister-in-law.
The gentle breeze at night blew the aroma of wine from Lu Mu's body to the tip of Meng Li's nose.
"Lu Mu."
"Um."
"You really have taken all the words that dad said to heart."
"yes."
"Then tell me what dad said."
Lu Mu thought for a moment: "Be faithful and abide by the rules. You will always be the second brother-in-law of the Meng family, no matter where you are."
"Then tell me, dad, what do you mean?"
Lu Mu walked a distance in silence: "We will always be husband and wife."
"Then can you do it?"
Lu Mu's black pupils looked at the vast night, and his chest was filled with worries.
"If you can, you will always be my wife."
However, this is one thing, and the others are another.
No matter what, he would not put the second wife of the Meng family in danger.
So he often struggled with how to distinguish the two things. He also knew very well that they couldn't be separated at all.
As long as he has ties and cares about him, the second wife of the Meng family will be his weakness, and they will also be put in danger.
You will always be my wife.
Meng Li's eyes were hot, and her eyelashes blinked. In the dark night, she could not see any crystal tears.
She had always felt aggrieved before, but these words made her feel comforted.
"Madam, I know that you think I'm not treating you well." Lu Mu whispered, "But there's nothing I can do about it. I hope you can forgive me."
Over the years, Prince Yu's Mansion has been counting on him. It was his management in the Southern Kingdom that gave the crumbling Prince Yu's Mansion some roots to rely on in the court.
Five years ago, King Yu passed away, and his mother was ill. From then on, she could only rely on him.
It's difficult to support it on a single tree. It's too difficult.
"I can face it with you."
"It's not as simple as you think." Lu Mu said slowly, "Don't forget, the second wife of the Meng family needs you."
"What about you? Don't you need me anymore?"
He said: "I just hope that I won't be a burden to you."
"Madam, the day I can no longer be here, I will never marry a wife in this life."
"This doesn't count as breaking my promise to dad."
Meng Li couldn't help but feel a knot in her heart: "It turns out it was just because of dad's words."
Lu Mu pursed his lips: "Yeah."
Meng Li snorted: "I thought you had some affection for me. It's really boring."
"Also." She thought: "If you don't marry a wife, don't you worry about me getting married again."
