Chapter 108 New Year's Goods

Lu Qingfeng pulled his younger brother aside and carefully inquired about the situation that day and the characteristics of those people. Only after he had carefully examined the photo and the words on it did he calm down.

He truly never expected that anyone would dare to lay a hand on his little girl; they were simply asking for trouble. This photo was from the school's archives, and no one other than the school's teachers and principal could possibly have access to it.

His first suspect was the teacher surnamed Hong. There was no one else besides her. You see, after following his uncle around for so many years, this woman had come up with all sorts of tricks. He wouldn't be surprised at all that she would target a young girl.

"Brother, I noticed that the way you look at Weiwei is a bit strange. What's wrong?" Lu Qingzhu finally noticed that something was wrong with his older brother.

The oblivious Lu Qingzhu hadn't yet realized that her brother's gaze towards the little girl wasn't the same as his gaze towards his sister; he just felt something was off.

"That's none of your business. Hurry up and take me to make a phone call so I can let Mom and Dad know I'm safe." Lu Qingfeng tugged at his younger brother's collar and headed out the door.

"Hey, you two be careful. Don't go out when there are too many people, or you'll get caught in the crossfire." Lu Zhiheng didn't stop them from going out, but gave them a word of advice before returning to the courtyard.

"Understood, Uncle."

As Lu Zhiheng watched his two nephews walk away, he finally realized what the look in his eldest nephew's eyes meant when he looked at his daughter.

This brat's daughter is not even thirteen years old, how come he's already eyeing her? But he himself thinks it's pretty good, after all, she's his daughter, and it's good to keep the good stuff in the family. But, isn't she too young?

Lu Zhiheng thought about it more and more and felt that this was feasible, so he ran back to find his wife.

"Wife, wife, I have something to tell you. Where are you?" Lu Zhiheng shouted from the yard. He didn't even know where his wife was.

"Can't you come inside and say what's on your mind? Why are you just standing there shouting? Do you want all the neighbors to come and see what you want to say?" He Yuping rolled her eyes at him. What was wrong with this man?

"Alright, alright, let's go inside and talk, let's go inside and talk, don't be angry, okay?" Lu Zhiheng saw his wife coming from his daughter's side and quickly went over to help her back to the room.

"Wife, what do you think of my nephew?" Lu Zhiheng asked impatiently as soon as he closed the door.

"It's fine, what's wrong?" He Yuping looked at him with a puzzled expression, not knowing why the man was asking this.

"How about a match for our daughter?" He Yuping was stunned when Lu Zhiheng said these words.

"What were you thinking? Why would you want to marry our daughter to Qingfeng?" He Yuping really didn't know what this man was thinking.

"Wait a minute, isn't something wrong? Qingfeng is very handsome, just the type our daughter likes, but isn't it a bit too early to make a decision now? After all, she'll only be thirteen after the New Year. Could it be that Qingfeng has taken a liking to our daughter? No way, he once said our daughter was spoiled. You know, our daughter is the type to hold grudges. She still remembers what he said about her being spoiled and doesn't really want to talk to him." He Yuping felt that this wasn't a problem that could be solved simply by someone being good-looking.

His daughter is very petty. She still remembers Lu Qingfeng's comment that she was spoiled.

"How about I secretly ask them what they think? If they don't object, should I tell my older brother to arrange an engagement? Our daughter is so wonderful, I can't bear to marry her off. Marrying Qingfeng would be best, then we'd still be family." Lu Zhiheng was quite pleased with himself, since he didn't want to marry his daughter off anyway.

"Don't get your hopes up too high. Our daughter is decisive. Let's ask her what she thinks first. If she agrees, then I have no objections." He Yuping looked at Lu Qingfeng and became more and more satisfied, especially with his delicate face, which was definitely the kind of face her daughter would like.

"hey-hey……"

With the end of the year approaching, department stores have been frequently out of stock lately. Sometimes I've queued twice to buy something but still couldn't get it. Are supplies really that scarce right now?

He Yuping sighed slightly as she watched her father go out for a stroll and return with an empty cloth bag, having bought nothing. She still had to find her daughter and think of a way. There was something inside her daughter's treasure bag, but if she took it out so rashly, people would definitely become suspicious.

"Dad, don't go out and queue anymore, it's too cold. Don't catch a cold. Qingfeng and Zhuzi, don't go out either. I'll have someone bring them over later. What do you want to eat? Write it down on a piece of paper, and I'll have someone get it." He Yuping, with her pregnant belly, turned around and went back to her room. She took out the notebook her daughter had given her and asked everyone to write down what they wanted to buy.

“Daughter, your belly is so big now, you shouldn’t go risking your life in the black market. It seems like there’s not much to buy there these days.” Old Man He was a little worried. He didn’t want his daughter to go out and risk her life. Her belly was so big, it was too dangerous for her to go out now. If there was nothing to buy, so be it. They could just use the money sparingly during the New Year.

"It's okay, I'm not going out. You guys write down what you want to buy first, and I'll send the letter out later." He Yuping wondered where her daughter had gone today and why she hadn't come back yet.

It's really too difficult to get my daughter to bring out any supplies.

No one said anything, but picked up their pens and wrote down what they wanted to eat in their notebooks. Soon, a whole page was filled with writing.

Xiang Yuping picked up the paper that was filled with writing, folded it neatly, and put it into an envelope. Shang Luzhiheng took the envelope and placed it on the threshold outside, just so it wouldn't be blown away by the wind.

She believed her daughter would see it when she returned.

Sure enough, when the little girl came back, she had taken the envelope from the door, and two hours later there was a big bag of things at the door.

The old man wanted roast goose and pork knuckle, Lu Qingzhu wanted small cakes, White Rabbit milk candy, and big meat buns. Little Lu Qingyue's second brother had also written down what she wanted to eat, so he didn't write anything, he just put a checkmark next to what his second brother had written.

Lu Qingfeng only wrote down some staple foods like white rice, steamed buns, and dumplings, while Lu Zhiheng wrote down Daqianmen cigarettes, pregnancy milk powder, and some eggs. He wanted to make something delicious for his wife, but he had also been to the black market, where there was practically nothing to sell.

Even eggs are scarce, let alone chickens and fish.

That big bag of things satisfied all their requirements, plus some noodles, two whole chickens, and a piece of pork weighing about five pounds.

Lu Qingfeng and the others always eat dumplings during the Spring Festival, so the old man also wanted to try making dumplings himself.

Lu Zhiheng found it amazing. His wife had only asked him to put the notebook by the front door, and someone actually delivered something. Moreover, these things couldn't be bought on the black market.