A charming widow in her 70s married a factory manager and raised his children.

Chapter 305: Is something upsetting you?

Zhuang Qingxiang was overjoyed to see her name written on the land deed and wanted to celebrate.

"It's time to celebrate," Lu Congyue said with a smile. "You and the children go home and rest first. I'll have the things I bought delivered."

Zhuang Qingxiang knew that it would be very easy for him to buy good things, much easier than her queuing up at the supply and marketing cooperative, so she entrusted him with the task of purchasing ingredients.

After lunch, someone brought a chicken and twenty eggs, saying somewhat apologetically that it was too cold to buy any vegetables and this was all they could get.

Zhuang Qingxiang expressed her gratitude.

Clean the chicken, chop it into large pieces and set aside. Soak the dried hazel mushrooms in water until softened.

When the time was almost up, stir-fry the chicken and then stew it, adding dried hazel mushrooms and potatoes. When Lu Congyue came home from get off work, the chicken was stewed just right.

"The aroma is so envious. When I came back, all the neighbors were saying how lucky I am to have such a delicious meal," Lu Congyue said with a smile.

Little Lu Yue covered her mouth and said, "Mommy, Yueyue is drooling."

Not only was Xiao Lu Yue drooling, but the two younger children were also drooling as they watched them eat.

Lu Congyue looked at them pitifully: "Should we give them some to eat?"

"They're just craving food, but we won't give them any," Zhuang Qingxiang said, suppressing a laugh. "Right now, they can only eat bland food."

"Poor thing," Lu Congyue said with a smile. Then, in front of the two little ones, he exaggeratedly ate a piece of stewed potato that was soft, tender, and flavorful. The two little ones stared at him longingly, not even blinking.

Little Chenglin has a bit of a temper, stretching out his little hands and making "ah ah" and "woof" noises.

Lu Congyue teased him twice more, which made him angry. He pouted and started howling at the top of his lungs. As soon as he howled, Xiao Donghua also howled, and the two little ones' tears flowed out as if they were worthless.

Little Lu Yue didn't even have time to eat, so she rushed over to coax her younger brothers, and didn't forget to pout angrily at Lu Congyue.

This angered the three children, and Lu Congyue awkwardly touched his nose.

The little brat is so easily teased, he's no fun.

Zhuang Qingxiang glared at him angrily, then held the child and coaxed Xiao Luyue to eat quickly.

After Xiao Luyue finished eating, Zhuang Qingxiang put the two children, who had been comforted, on the kang (heated brick bed) in the inner room, and let Xiao Luyue stay with them before she came out to eat herself.

This way, Lu Congyue wouldn't get the urge to tease the children again and make them cry.

When Zhuang Qingxiang hadn't eaten, Lu Congyue hadn't eaten either, waiting for her to eat together.

He apologized quietly when Zhuang Qingxiang returned.

Zhuang Qingxiang was in a good mood today, so she didn't blame him.

How many men know how to play with children? Compared to most men, Lu Congyue is already quite good. At least he can cook for the child, change diapers, wash diapers, and soothe the child.

I just can't seem to get the hang of teasing kids; I always end up annoying them instead.

Seeing Lu Congyue eating so obediently, Zhuang Qingxiang suppressed a laugh and asked, "It's a good day today, would you like a drink?"

Lu Congyue's eyes lit up: "Is that okay? Do you have any at home?"

Zhuang Qingxiang smiled, her eyes crinkling: "I bought a bottle when I came back."

Buying a house is something that must be celebrated, so she bought a bottle of wine and wanted to have a drink herself to celebrate owning her own house after two lifetimes.

Lu Congyue naturally wanted to drink, so Zhuang Qingxiang went to get the wine and two more wine glasses.

"You drink too?" Lu Congyue asked in surprise.

"Yes, I bought the house, so of course I have to drink," Zhuang Qingxiang said happily.

Seeing how happy she was, Lu Congyue poured her a glass.

The wine, though intended to make one happy, was not intoxicating, and Zhuang Qingxiang unknowingly drank three or four cups.

It's fine while you're drinking it, but the aftereffects are quite strong.

Before she could even put the three children to sleep, she herself felt dizzy and couldn't hold on any longer. She swayed unsteadily, but luckily Lu Congyue caught her in time.

"Lu...Lu Congyue, how come you have two...no, three...three..."

She tried hard to open her eyes wide to see clearly, but only saw shadowy figures moving back and forth. Annoyed, she reached out and pinched the face of the person in front of her, trying to stop him from moving.

A soft hand pressed against his face, and Lu Congyue stopped moving, gazing at the woman before him with a flushed face and watery eyes, his heart pounding.

Zhuang Qingxiang usually complained that he was too much of a troublemaker. She would only go along with him if he coaxed her to be happy. If he made her uncomfortable, she would kick him.

At most once a month, she would take the initiative, and that would completely bewitch him.

Seeing Zhuang Qingxiang's half-drunk state, Lu Congyue felt that tonight was going to be a good night.

"Dad, Mom is drunk," Lu Yue said worriedly.

Lu Congyue immediately pulled Zhuang Qingxiang's hand down and held it tightly, then said to Xiao Luyue in a serious tone, "Well, Mom drank too much. I'll take her to the west room to rest, otherwise if she throws up or something, it will bother you."

Xiao Luyue became even more worried: "I'll go with Mom to the west room. I'll take care of her."

"No need," Lu Congyue said immediately. "You're still a child. Just take care of yourself. I'll take care of Mom. Yueyue is the best girl. Go wash up and go to bed. Don't worry your parents."

Xiao Luyue wanted to say that she wasn't sleepy yet, but her mother was already drunk and her father had to take care of her. She couldn't be a burden, so she obediently agreed and went to wash up.

Lu Congyue carried Zhuang Qingxiang directly into the west room and settled her on the kang (a heated brick bed).

"Haruka, I'm going to take care of the child. You rest here for a bit, I'll be right back."

Zhuang Qingxiang was in a daze and only felt mosquitoes buzzing in her ear. She slapped one of them and said, "Stop making noise, it's so annoying."

Lu Congyue: "..."

Is this how my wife behaves when she's drunk?

Never mind that for now, he covered Zhuang Qingxiang with a blanket, then hurriedly fetched some warm water to wipe the two little ones' faces, necks, hands, and feet. After cleaning them up, he coaxed them to sleep.

After washing up, Xiao Luyue went to check on things in the west room, and soon came running back: "Dad, Mom said she was hot and kicked off the blankets, so I covered her up again."

"Yueyue is so capable." Lu Congyue patted her little head. "Go to sleep now, it's getting late, you have to go to kindergarten early tomorrow morning."

Little Lu Yue couldn't sleep. Lying to one side, she kicked her little feet and asked, "Mommy, why are you drinking? Is something bothering you?"

In her memory, her biological father seemed to drink whenever he was unhappy, and after drinking he would be even more unhappy and would hit people.

My mother doesn't hit people when she's drunk, but she's lying there looking like she's in a lot of pain.

Xiao Luyue was very worried.

Lu Congyue smiled and said, "Why would Yueyue think that way? Does drinking always mean you're sad? Mom is drinking because I'm happy, because Mom bought a house today."

Little Lu Yue sat up abruptly: "Mom bought a house? Is Mom moving out again?"

Lu Congyue frowned at the sight of the two little ones' panicked expressions. Ignoring their whimpering, he sat up and asked, "What's wrong, Yueyue?"

"Dad, I don't want to move out with Mom. There are bad people outside," she whispered.