novellhall Chapter 42 When did Factory Director Lu get married?
Chapter 42 When did Factory Director Lu get married?
"What's wrong with it?"
Lu Congyue frowned. "I have business in the county town. Does that mean I won't go just because of you?"
Zhuang Qingxiang: "..."
In the end, they decided to travel together, with two adults and three children.
Zhuang Qingxiang used Lu Congyue's water bottle to bring a pot of warm water so that she and Yueyue could drink when they were thirsty. She also brought diapers and clothes for the two babies as spares, and toilet paper to wipe their bottoms...
When I started packing, I ended up packing a whole bag.
Taking children out is indeed troublesome, Zhuang Qingxiang sighed.
She had just finished tidying up when Lu Congyue drove up in his Jeep.
Zhuang Qingxiang sat in the back with her three children. Little Qian Yue curiously touched and looked at everything, excitedly exclaiming, "Mommy, it's a car! A toy car!"
Zhuang Qingxiang was carrying one daughter on each side, secretly groaning, but she still had to smile and chat with her daughters.
Lu Congyue: "Don't worry, I'll carry Donghua when we get to the county town. I won't let you carry them alone."
"Uncle, Yueyue can carry a little brother on her back." Little Qianyue patted her little chest.
A five-year-old child can already do many things; she can carry a little brother on her back so that her mother won't be too tired.
Lu Congyue smiled: "Yueyue is very capable."
Perhaps because the children were all in the car, Lu Congyue drove slowly and steadily. However, when he was seen leaving the gate, people all showed shocked expressions.
Nobody greeted them.
They almost blurted out, "Factory Director Lu and his family are going out," but that would be wrong. They couldn't very well say, "Factory Director Lu is going out with his child and wet nurse," that would be awkward.
While everyone was trying to find suitable words of greeting, the jeep drove away, so no one had a chance to speak. They were all shocked that Factory Director Lu had actually taken his wet nurse and child with him.
"They act like a family..." someone muttered.
Immediately, someone nudged him with their elbow, gesturing for him to look at Lin Wei, who was not far away.
Upon seeing Lin Wei, everyone immediately shut up and went about their business.
Lin Wei's eyes reddened, and tears welled up in them.
She was off work today and was going to the county town to pick up her mother. She had originally planned to hitch a ride, but unexpectedly, Lu Congyue brought the nanny but not her. Why?!
"Damn widow, you slut!" she cursed angrily, then resignedly went out to see if she could hitch a ride on an oxcart from a nearby village.
Inside the jeep, Zhuang Qingxiang was initially worried that she would get carsick, but she was fine. In particular, Xiao Qianyue kept chattering excitedly, which made the atmosphere more relaxed. Lu Congyue would occasionally exchange a few words with Xiao Qianyue.
In this atmosphere, the car was driven steadily, and Zhuang Qingxiang didn't feel uncomfortable. She looked out the car window, lost in thought.
Just then, her gaze met that of someone who was first envious and then surprised.
The two recognized each other. Zhuang Qingxiang was taken aback at first, but then calmly looked away.
Cars are naturally faster than oxcarts, and soon they leave people far behind.
When they arrived in the county town, Zhuang Qingxiang and Xiao Qianyue still got carsick and rested by the roadside for a while.
Lu Congyue held Xiao Donghua and waited to the side.
After Zhuang Qingxiang calmed down, she took the child with a face full of apology.
"I'll hold him. Where are you going? To the department store?" Lu Congyue didn't hand the child over to her.
Zhuang Qingxiang only had four yuan in her pocket, so how could she dare to go to any department store? She had only been to the county town a handful of times in her life, and she had never even been inside a department store.
"I...I'll just wander around." She wanted to go to the black market that she had heard about. She didn't have a ticket, so the black market was more suitable for her.
Lu Congyue frowned: "You're not thinking of going to the black market, are you?"
Zhuang Qingxiang: "..."
"Don't go to places like that!" Lu Congyue said seriously. "If you need anything, go to the supply and marketing cooperative or the department store. If you're short of tickets, just tell me."
Zhuang Qingxiang instantly lost all her strength and interest in shopping.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Lu Congyue knew that he had guessed correctly.
He snorted coldly, glanced at the post office not far away, and said in a deep voice, "Come with me to the post office first."
Zhuang Qingxiang carried her son on her back and held her daughter's hand, silently following Lu Congyue into the post office.
While Lu Congyue was signing for the package, Zhuang Qingxiang was holding Xiao Donghua and waiting on the side.
Just then, someone passing by exclaimed, "Director Lu? My God, when did you get married? You even have a child?!"
Lu Congyue paused in his hand as he took the package, then nodded slightly: "Section Chief Li."
"Director Lu, when was the wedding? Why didn't you invite anyone to a banquet?" Section Chief Li asked.
"No..." Zhuang Qingxiang quickly explained, "I'm not... I'm from Factory Director Lu's family..."
"She's someone I hired to do the work, not the person Section Chief Li thinks she is," Lu Congyue said with a polite smile.
Section Chief Li then realized he had made a huge blunder, and chuckled dryly, "Oh, misunderstanding, misunderstanding! I'm so sorry, Director Lu, how about I treat you to lunch..."
"No need, I have other things to do."
After exchanging a few polite words, Lu Congyue dismissed Section Chief Li and received a thick envelope.
Looking at the letter, his brow twitched. He quickly glanced at Zhuang Qingxiang and put the envelope in his pocket.
"Let's go." He took Xiao Donghua from him and carried him in his arms.
As the group walked out of the post office, Section Chief Li popped his head out and shook his head: "They're like family, so it's inevitable that others will misunderstand... But speaking of which, this is the first time I've seen him so close to a woman."
"Section Chief Li, who is that woman? Isn't Factory Director Lu with someone named Lin Wei?"
"I don't know her, I've never seen her before." Section Chief Li stood at the post office entrance, watching Lu Congyue and the others' backs as he shook his head. "By the way, you can't talk about Lin Wei's matter carelessly. Director Lu has never mentioned her."
After exchanging a few words, the two parted ways. A middle-aged woman wearing a white shirt and blue trousers, with short hair reaching her ears, glanced at them with a furrowed brow, and then followed them into the post office.
Zhuang Qingxiang followed Lu Congyue back to the jeep and watched Lu Congyue put the things into the car.
Just as he was about to get into the car, Lu Congyue stretched out his arm to block him.
Zhuang Qingxiang was puzzled.
"Aren't we going to buy something?" Lu Congyue glanced at the time. "Let's hurry up and buy it, we still need to go back afterward."
"I'm not buying it." Zhuang Qingxiang pursed her lips.
"Short of money? Short of tickets?" Lu Congyue frowned. "You can just say so. When you worked at my house, I told you that you'd get five yuan a month for room and board, and a new set of clothes a year. If you want to buy anything, I can deduct it from your salary."
Zhuang Qingxiang was completely unmoved when he heard that Yueyue needed a new set of clothes every year, because he had already bought some floral fabric to make clothes for her.
Asking for more would mean she's being insatiable.
But deducting this from your salary is a good thing.
Zhuang Qingxiang immediately said, "I'd like to buy some white sugar, brown sugar, and a fine-mesh sieve..."
She mentioned a few items, and after thinking about it, Lu Congyue took her to the supply and marketing cooperative and let her choose for herself.
Zhuang Qingxiang didn't have any tickets, so she quickly calculated in her mind what she could buy with her meager savings, and how much she could save to make up for Lu Congyue's tickets...
As a result, Lu Congyue overturned all the decisions she had carefully considered.