Chapter 390 They achieved a beautiful ending by relying on their true feelings to run towards each o
Chapter 390 They achieved a beautiful ending by relying on their true feelings to run towards each o
As the day of his return approached, Old Master Chu felt increasingly reluctant to leave, wishing he could live on the farm every day.
Chu Huaimin understood his feelings and tried his best to accommodate him. Even when he was repeatedly reminded of something, he didn't show any impatience.
It's inevitable for elderly people.
Moreover, they had just recognized each other, and they would be separated more often in the future. As long as it put his mind at ease, Chu Huaimin was willing to listen to his rambling.
Soon, the day of parting arrived.
Early in the morning of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.
Liu Yanli and Lu Hu got up at around 4 a.m. The two of them were busy in the kitchen making meat patties, boiling eggs, and also managed to make quite a few pork and scallion dumplings.
Dumplings before boarding, noodles upon arrival—we have to make something out of it.
If Li Xiu hadn't come to help later, the couple would have loved to cook all the leftover meat and vegetables from the New Year and give them some to take home.
"You can buy whatever you want to eat along the way, so don't bother. After we leave, we'll have to trouble you to take care of the kids. We can't possibly take them all with us."
Lu Hu had gone to chop wood by the door after Li Xiu went into the kitchen. Hearing this, he chuckled and said:
"Big sister, don't worry!"
"I certainly won't let Chu Xin, Yun Ting, and Comrade Zhou go hungry or cold."
"Pfft!"
Liu Yanli couldn't help but laugh out loud, glaring at her husband, this simpleton, "They're all grown up, not babies. They know how to eat and dress warmly without you having to tell them what to do!"
"Hahahahaha..."
Li Xiu realized what was happening and started laughing too.
Lu Hu raised his hand and wiped the sweat from his face with his worn-out cotton gloves, then smiled.
"Anyway, that's what I mean. As long as they come back, it will feel like coming home."
Li Xiu added some firewood, smiling at the couple with warmth in her eyes.
"Don't worry, their grandfather and I are both at ease. We're all family, and we feel more at ease here than anywhere else!"
"That is!"
As Lu Hu spoke, he looked up at the sky. Although it was too early and the sun hadn't risen yet, he could tell from the thick, low-hanging clouds on the horizon that it was going to snow today, and quite heavily at that.
"Let's go to the train station after breakfast before the snow starts to fall, so we don't miss our train because of the heavy snow."
Liu Yanli walked to the kitchen doorway and peered at the sky; it was indeed going to snow.
"Everything is almost ready. Sister Xiu, please turn off the fire. We can eat in a bit."
As she spoke, she untied her apron and patted the ashes from the firewood off her clothes. "I'll go find a blanket to prepare for when we get on the bus, so the old man won't get cold."
Lu Hu quickly stood up and placed the chopped firewood under the makeshift shed.
"I'll pack up. The old man will be back soon. Yunting and Comrade Zhou will be home from their exercise soon, one after the other."
When there are more people later, the firewood in the yard will get in the way.
Grandpa Chu ultimately failed to act carefree and insisted on sleeping in the small house on the farm last night.
Fortunately, although Wen Tai is now in better health, he has not yet recovered from his previous state of being skin and bones, and that small wooden plank bed can only accommodate two elderly people.
Li Xiu glanced at the watch on her wrist; it was past six. After thinking for a moment, she got up to call Chu Xin.
I'll get up now and have breakfast with the people who are coming back from outside.
Finished eating.
Amidst Old Master Chu's reluctance to part, Chu Xin instructed the guards to help him into the car and, while they were at it, to wrap the blanket that Liu Yanli had prepared around his legs.
Only then did the others begin to move.
Because they had a lot of things to take, Liu Yanli also wanted to see them off, so Lu Hu simply drove his own car as well. The group of two cars headed to the train station.
Fortunately, Old Master Chu had some influence and ability to buy a sleeper ticket; otherwise, it would have been troublesome enough to travel by train with so much stuff, not to mention resting and looking at his things. Even with two bodyguards, it would have been difficult.
You can take a sleeper berth; at least the whole group will be in one sleeper compartment, making everything safer and more convenient.
Come to think of it, Old Master Chu wasn't short of food and drink, so why didn't he refuse the things Lu Hu and his wife offered, even though it was troublesome, and accepted them all?
Of course, it's because this bond is so precious.
He's old and has experienced the loss of his son in his old age, so he values relationships more than anyone else.
After spending some time together, he genuinely came to regard Liu Yanli and Lu Hu as family.
It has nothing to do with Chu Huaimin and Chu Xin; it's all because the two of them deserve it.
Grandpa Chu would always make sure to take care of the younger generation's filial piety, no matter how troublesome it was.
As they got off the train, Lu Hu and Liu Yanli watched with delight as Chu Xin, Chu Yunting, and Zhou Yichen each carried large and small bags of things onto the train.
They both grew up alone without parents, and after getting married, they relied entirely on themselves to build their lives.
Although there may be fewer domestic troubles, it is ultimately like a rootless duckweed.
Besides, God is too cruel; the couple is so good to each other, yet they don't even have a child.
With no elders above them and no children below them, only they themselves know the bitterness in their hearts.
Therefore, it wasn't just Old Master Chu who cherished all of this, but also the couple.
This kinship, devoid of blood ties, achieved a beautiful ending through genuine affection, with each member striving for the other.
Chu Xin was genuinely happy for them, and she didn't feel tired at all carrying things onto the car. If the other two men hadn't been vying to show off, she could have carried it all herself.
Grandpa Chu was first helped onto the train by his bodyguard, who then asked him to roll up the window. He then leaned out and waved to Liu Yanli on the platform.
Liu Yanli was saying goodbye to Li Xiu when she saw this and quickly went to the car window. "What's wrong, Uncle?"
Grandpa Chu smiled, "My dear daughter, thank you for taking care of me all these days. I remember it all."
I'll come again if I have the chance. You can also go to Kyoto with Tiger; it'll be your home there from now on!
Hearing him say that, Liu Yanli's tears fell instantly, and she covered her mouth, sobbing softly.
"Okay, okay."
When Lu Hu saw his wife crying, he panicked and quickly came over to comfort her.
"Why are you crying? Don't cry. This is a good thing. If you ever want to go see Uncle Chu, I'll go with you. I'll go with you wherever you want."
"Don't cry anymore, look, your uncle is suffering too."
Liu Yanli looked up and saw that, sure enough, Old Master Chu had turned his head to the side and was also secretly wiping away tears.
Liu Yanli quickly sniffed, wiped away her tears hastily, and smiled at Old Master Chu, saying:
"It's my fault. I even made you cry. You can go back without worry. Tiger and I will take care of things at the farm."
Seeing the old man nod, he looked at Li Xiu and gestured for her to get in the car quickly.
"Sister Xiu, please get in the car quickly and take good care of him."
Li Xiu nodded, wiped away her tears, patted her hand, and got into the car.
After Chu Xin and the other two delivered the luggage, they quickly got off the bus, as it was time for departure.
"Woo—" The long whistle of the train, accompanied by billowing steam, blew out, and the train began to slowly crawl forward, gradually getting faster and faster, carrying passengers to distant places.
Liu Yanli wiped her slightly sore eyes, let out a long sigh, turned to look at the three young people, and waved with a smile.
"You must still have things to do, right? Go ahead and get busy, your Uncle Tiger and I will be heading back soon... Ah!"
The smiling words suddenly turned into a scream.
Everyone was startled and looked at her. Lu Hu was especially anxious. He pulled Liu Yanli close and looked her up and down, then asked in a trembling voice:
"What's wrong? Honey, what's wrong?"
Liu Yanli broke free from him, reached her hand into the front pocket of her cotton-padded coat again, bit her lip, and looked down at the money she took out.
The thick stack of ten-yuan notes was worth about four hundred yuan, not to mention all the receipts and vouchers.
Remembering the two pats Li Xiulin gave her as she got into the car, Liu Yanli understood everything.
"Oh dear, what's going on?!"
Chasing after the train was impossible, so the couple turned to look at the three people beside them.
Before they could even speak, Chu Xin, Chu Yunting, and Zhou Yichen exchanged only a fleeting glance before suddenly turning and running away.
In the biting cold wind, snowflakes fell one by one, and Chu Yunting's shouts drifted over.
"Uncle, Aunt, wait for us to come back, I want to eat braised pork!"
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