Chapter 92 Going Home, Going to School

He Caiwei did not tell his uncle that there were several bags of potatoes and a large bag of mutton.

So when they got their hands on something with a different shape, they curiously opened it. Luckily they did, otherwise if the mutton had been kept with the grain and melted, it would have made the grain wet.

"Alright, I've made the decision. I'll give you four bags of potatoes, two bags of wheat, and half of the mutton. I'll explain it to my niece later." After saying that, Uncle Lu sighed. These days, every family has a hard time. Many things are hard to buy, and it's quite difficult to buy a piece of meat these days.

Moreover, food was in short supply at the time, and this bag of food must have weighed at least 200 kilograms. With some potatoes added, this gift was already quite generous. Of course, the premise of this generosity was that the gasoline had to be paid for by the recipient.

Uncle Lu was never short of gasoline, so the matter was resolved quickly. He even applied to his superiors for several train carriages to transport the grain back to the capital.

When the leader heard that he could get his hands on grain, he immediately approved it. At this time, there was a shortage of supplies in the country. If you had grain and didn't want it, you would be a complete bastard.

The leader asked for half of the grain, and of course, he would give money and coupons. If he didn't need coupons, he could ask for anything else, as long as it was within his power to provide it.

Food is now the lifeblood of ordinary people. In many places, there has been a reduction in production, or even an excessively low yield, which means that the grain delivered to the state is simply not enough to provide basic supplies for urban residents.

All these people were so worried that their hair had turned white, so Uncle Lu ran into them. In order not to be a bastard, they all tried their best to rip Uncle Lu off.

Who is Uncle Lu? He's a fox-like character; he'd never let you get away with anything for nothing.

Sure enough, Uncle Lu took the grain to negotiate with the people and squeezed out a huge sum of money. In order to prevent those people from harboring resentment towards him, he planned to take the remaining mutton over and distribute it among them as after-sales service.

Sure enough, as soon as they got home, their aunt pulled them both around, looking them up and down. He Caiwei felt like she was being scrutinized so closely that she was practically being stared at.

"Hey, Auntie, can we go back and take a shower? We haven't bathed in almost two months. Can't you smell the stench? We could be used as seasoning for stinky tofu!" Caiwei laughed at herself as she spoke, and her aunt clutched her stomach and laughed heartily.

"It is a bit spoiled, but it's okay. I have a lot of bath tickets saved up. You can go take a bath whenever you feel like it. There won't be too many people in the bathhouse while everyone else is at work." The aunt laughed as she took over their words. When she heard that the food was going to spoil, she burst into laughter. However, she still rummaged around in her pocket and found two bath tickets, which she handed to them, intending for them to take their things and go take a bath before coming back for dinner.

But it was so cold outside that He Caiwei had no desire to go out at all, let alone go to the bathhouse and be stared at by others.

Seeing how awkward she was, her aunt had no choice but to go back and boil water for her to take a bath.

Actually, she felt awkward when she first went to the public bathhouse, but she got used to it over time and didn't think much of it anymore.

Seeing how shy her little niece was, she didn't insist. Since she wasn't going to the public bathhouse, she figured she could just boil water for her to wash at home.

Lu Qingzhu was already happily holding his bath ticket, ready to go to the public bathhouse for a scrub. Mainly, he couldn't really have a proper bath at home, which was why he preferred going to the public bathhouse.

After He Caiwei finished showering and eating noodles, Lu Qingzhu happily twirled her keychain as she came in from outside.

He Caiwei was puzzled. Why was she so happy after just going to the bathhouse to walk her bird?

Then, with Xiao Qingyue joining them, the four of them sat on the sofa in the living room and started whispering and predicting the prizes. Although Xiao Qingyue didn't know what everyone was talking about, seeing how enthusiastically everyone was discussing it, she would occasionally chime in with a few words, even if they were completely off-topic, she was quite happy about it.

The group didn't wait for Uncle Lu to return. Seeing that it was almost time, they all went back to rest. He Caiwei was a freshman this year and had to go to school to cancel her leave. Uncle Lu originally wanted to take some time to accompany her, but there were too many problems with transporting this batch of grain to China, and he didn't have time to accompany them to school. So Lu Qingzhu became the guide and companion again.

Lu Qingzhu took her younger sister to cancel her leave, picked up her new books, went to the classroom to familiarize herself with her seats, cleaned the desks and chairs, and then stuffed all the new books into the desk.

When they got home, Uncle Lu still hadn't returned. Aunt Lu said he had called to let them know he was safe and sound, and that they didn't need to worry and could go to school without any worries.

He Caiwei felt that he was a good boy. After his aunt finished speaking, he went back to his room. Going to bed early and getting up early is what makes a good boy.

Nowadays, university classes start at 8 a.m., but He Caiwei got up at 6:30 a.m. and leisurely made breakfast. After making steamed egg custard, everyone else gradually got up as well.

After dinner, Auntie took Qingyue to elementary school before going to work and then returned to the military base. She was going to ask around about why Lao Lu wasn't coming home at night, whether he had some urgent mission, but then she thought it didn't make sense. Someone like Lao Lu, who was almost fifty, would definitely not be asked to go on a mission.

Could it be that the food issue hasn't been resolved after two days and one night? That can't be right; how much could those two kids possibly bring back?

When Wu Meifang came out of the office area, she bumped right into her husband, Lao Lu, and cried out in pain.

That bastard must be made of steel. With just a light bump, her forehead would definitely be bruised. Does this jerk even watch where he's walking?

Little did she know that Lu Zhining did it on purpose. Judging from his wife's hurried steps, she must have been looking for something in the office area, wanting to surprise him. But he forgot how tough his muscles were and bumped into his wife, almost making her cry.

"Hehe, honey, I didn't mean to. Are you alright? Where did you hurt yourself? Let me see." Lu Zhining knew he had done something wrong, so he was especially obedient in front of his wife, leaving those who had accidentally bumped into him in awe.

Especially those who had fought with him, all of them knew that his muscles were as hard as steel, so some people secretly muttered to themselves that they hoped Old Lu would go back and kneel on a washboard.

Even more gloating was the fact that Old Lu had bumped into his wife. Countless people hoped that Commander Lu would be punished by kneeling on a washboard when he got home. So, in less than half a day, everyone in the canteen knew that Commander Lu had bumped into his wife.