"Dad Lu, Youyou is already dressed, let's go~" Zhao Youyou held one of Lu Yunzheng's fingers with her little hand, raised her little face, and said to Lu Yunzheng with a cute face.
Lu Yunzheng stared at Zhao Youyou's little face for a long time. The child's eyes were clear and a little timid.
His timid eyes slowly met those of a thin and dirty little boy.
Lu Yunzheng's heart softened almost instantly. How could he doubt the child? It should be that he was in a trance because he had insomnia last night because of Xu Wantang's incident. He should trust Yuyou more and not let Yuyou become the same person he was when he was a child.
He had been dependent on others since he was a child, and few people treated him well. He was even falsely accused by adults of stealing money and things many times. For this reason, he received many beatings for no reason. He did not want to become the kind of adults he hated.
Lu Yunzheng lowered his eyelashes and gently took Zhao Youyou's hand, "Let's go."
He just walked forward and didn't notice the child in his hand.
Zhao Youyou doesn't want to go out to eat at all. She just went out to eat last night. She has long been used to eating meals cooked by bad women. All other meals taste terrible!
Although she was unwilling, she couldn't say anything. She lowered her head, rolled her eyes quietly, and followed Lu Yunzheng with an impatient expression.
When they walked to the door, one of them happened to meet their next door neighbor, Aunt Li, hanging clothes in the yard.
"When did Yunzheng come back? How many days will you stay at home this time?"
Aunt Li shook her clothes and looked at this young man with outstanding appearance and temperament, and asked enthusiastically.
"I came back yesterday afternoon and will leave in a few days." Lu Yunzheng held Zhao Youyou's hand and replied politely.
Aunt Li's originally smiling face was stunned for a moment when she saw Zhao Youyou. She always felt that the little girl adopted by the Lu family had a wolfish look in her eyes, but she was an outsider, so it was hard to say anything.
Her eyes returned to Lu Yunzheng, and she suggested cheerfully, "You should stay for two more days! You and Xiaotang have just gotten married, and the two of you need to cultivate a relationship."
Lu Yunzheng's eyes were elsewhere and he nodded casually. He was hesitating about how to tell Aunt Li that Xu Wantang was going to join the army with him.
His relationship with Xu Wantang was not good. If he said it like this, it would be as if he was expressing how much love he had with Xu Wantang, which would make him awkward.
But in Aunt Li's eyes, his expression changed into something else. Aunt Li looked at Lu Yunzheng's expressionless and indifferent look, and couldn't help feeling a little sorry for Xu Wantang.
The newly married young daughter-in-law has shaved her head and picked a new baby. Not to mention that she and her husband are living in two different places, but the husband still doesn't care. The young daughter-in-law hums and works like an old cow every day without even getting a warm word.
As a neighbor, she couldn't stand it anymore. She sighed, thought about it, and still felt that there were some things that Yunzheng, the child, needed to know. So, Aunt Li said, "Yunzheng, there are some things that I, as an outsider, can actually say." You shouldn’t have spoken.”
"But if outsiders don't tell you about your family's situation, no one will tell you. I don't know what the conflict is between you and Xiaotang, but if people's hearts have been ignored for a long time, they will become cold... "
Lu Yunzheng was startled, his bright black eyes showing confusion, and he looked at Aunt Li with some confusion.
Just listen to Aunt Li continue to say, "Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Xiaotang has you in her heart. Every day, the neighbors talk about how she keeps an empty house alone and can't catch a man's heart. If she doesn't talk about it, the family will not be able to live in peace. But when she mentions you, she won't say a word No complaints, just smiles.”
"The older girls and younger daughters-in-law around me go to the department store together. She has never bought a piece of clothing or a bottle of cream for herself. She buys things either for you and your children, or for your mother-in-law. I saw her shirt a few days ago. It has become burred after washing, and it has never been changed. You should cherish such a good wife."
Lu Yunzheng's lips pursed into a straight line, his eyes full of surprise.
Although he ignored Xu Wantang because of what she had done before, he never expected that she would experience cynicism from her neighbors...
How come Xu Wantang never told him this...
Lu Yunzheng thought that in the future he would at least save enough face in front of outsiders and keep it to himself. His dislike of Xu Wantang's behavior was his business and had nothing to do with outsiders. It was not anyone else's turn to comment.
Regarding Aunt Li's comment about Xu Wantang wearing old clothes, Lu Yunzheng was also puzzled.
He believed that except for companionship, he had never treated Xu Wantang materially poorly. He mailed almost all of the monthly allowance to his home. The recipients wrote Xu Wantang's name. He also specially included letter paper every time. The superiors specifically ordered the money to be given to Xu Wantang. How could Xu Wantang have no money?
Suddenly, he recalled his mother's dismissal of the nanny yesterday, and he had some guesses in his mind.
After thanking Aunt Li, Lu Yunzheng took Zhao Youyou and left.
Along the way, he was a little absent-minded.
The memory seemed to suddenly open a gate, and all the details that had not been noticed before poured out: it seemed that every time I met Xu Wantang, she seemed to be wearing old clothes that had been washed white, but she was beautiful, so she naturally People ignored her dress.
Thinking about it this way, the bag Xu Wantang carried when she left might actually be all her luggage...
Thinking of this, Lu Yunzheng felt inexplicably depressed for some reason, and no matter how deep he breathed, he couldn't relieve it.
He was negligent in this matter, and he would give her monetary compensation.
After having a tasteless meal, he first sent Zhao Youyou to the kindergarten, and then returned home to get his bankbook. The money in the bankbook was saved before his marriage. He spent part of it when he got married, and there was still some in it, although it was not too much. It was a lot, but it was only a lot more than the money Xu Wantang had not received for several months.
When passing by Zhang Xiuju's room, Lu Yunzheng pushed open the door of the room by accident. He looked up and saw on the wooden box beside the bed the letters he had mailed in the past few months.
Lu Yunzheng froze. Sure enough, as he suspected, the money mailed to Xu Wantang was taken away by Zhang Xiuju first.
Lu Yunzheng sighed in disappointment. He had reached a consensus with his mother Zhang Xiuju before. He would give Zhang Xiuju enough to cover her living expenses for a year and asked her to ignore Xu Wantang's requests for money in the future. She had promised well at the time, but she didn't expect it. He turned around and hid the money.
Lu Yunzheng went into the house, took out all the money left in the envelope, and counted it. He and Xu Wantang had been married for three months now. In the past three months, he had mailed 100 yuan a month, but now he only had 300 yuan left. After spending more than 100 yuan, he put the money in his pocket and went out. This money was originally given to Xu Wantang by him, and he took it away without any loss.
After coming out of home, he went to the bank. There was still more than 3,000 yuan in the passbook, and he took out all of it.
He has no need for the money, and the money is left in the bank. It is better to give it to Xu Wantang, and she can buy whatever she wants. Although their marriage began with Xu Wantang's planning, he is his husband after all, and spending his money is the right thing to do. As it should be.
He made up the money and was about to take Xu Wantang to the island. Now Xu Wantang should not make trouble again.
Lu Yunzheng thought that as long as Xu Wantang treats Zhao Youyou well and stops making fun of marriage, he will not take her nonsense in the past two days to heart and will ensure that she has no worries about food and clothing for the rest of her life.
After thinking like this all the way, even he himself didn't notice that his face softened a lot.
Unconsciously, he arrived near the guest house. He looked for the front desk, but learned that the other party was not at the guest house.
Lu Yunzheng had no choice but to hold the money in his hand and sit at the door to wait.
The sky was getting dark, and his face gradually became gloomy.
The next second, his expression froze, and his eyes suddenly became dark.
Directly in front of him, Xu Wantang was walking side by side with a plainly dressed man...
