Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 123 - 0123 Happy Birthday 3_1

Chapter 123: Chapter 0123 Happy Birthday 3_1

After marrying Lu Jiang, Feng Qingxue saw the old photos of the Lu Family. She found out that Lu Jiang’s elder brother bore a striking resemblance to Lu Jiang, especially their eyes and eyebrows. The only difference was that the elder brother was not as tall as his younger brother. Lu Tianjun resembled their father, while Lu Tianzhi took after their mother, giving Lu Tianjun and Lu Jiang an uncanny father-son resemblance.

Back then, Lu Tianjun once told her that he regarded his uncle as towering as his father.

Now, he and his younger brother treated Feng Qingxue as their mother, constantly clad in lively smiles under their new scarfs all day long.

Seeing his grandsons’ radiant faces, Lu’s father became increasingly aware of Feng Qingxue’s contributions to their family, which far outweighed what his family had given her. Therefore, he was eagerly looking forward to his son’s return to complete the wedding and transfer the family possessions he had been keeping hidden to her.

Perhaps only in this way, Lu’s father could feel that his family had returned her favor.

Feng Qingxue didn’t mind at all. She was capable and willing to contribute more without nitpicking. Compared to the treasures that Lu’s father had bestowed upon her, her contributions were insignificant.

After a busy afternoon, all the dumpling fillings were finally wrapped.

Seeing the leftover dough in the basin and the unfinished dumpling wrappers on the board, Feng Qingxue kneaded them back together, chopped some spring onions, took out the lard from the oil jar, made a few green onion pancakes for dinner for Lu’s father and his grandsons, and stored the stewed pork knuckle along with its soup in a clay pot for the Lu family to enjoy during the New Year.

"Uncle Lu, Yunyun and I are leaving. Starting from tomorrow, we probably won’t be able to come here for about half a month."

To the older generation, the New Year starts from the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month and ends on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

The food brought by Feng Qingxue was enough for the three generations to eat for half a month. She also prepared a lot of grain, considering this point.

In normal times, it was customary to wear new clothes for the New Year, but in this era, new clothes could draw unwanted attention and cause trouble, so Feng Qingxue didn’t prepare new clothes for them, nor for her and her sister.

Upon hearing that Feng Qingxue was leaving, an immediate look of reluctance appeared on the faces of Lu Tianjun and Lu Tianzhi.

It was getting late, and Lu’s father didn’t attempt to hold them back.

"You’ve been bringing food this entire time, we’ve hardly touched our own grains. Plus, you’ve given us so many New Year goods this time, we won’t have to worry about not having enough food during the New Year."

Lu Tianzhi wrinkled his little face and said, "But Grandpa, your cooking isn’t tasty!"

So even if there was food at home, he didn’t want to eat it. He preferred the food that his aunt made, even the pickled vegetables were delicious.

The child’s words made everyone burst into laughter. Feng Qingxue touched his cheek, "After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, I’ll bring delicious food for Tianzhi. For these two weeks, you’ll have to fend for yourself!"

Lu Tianzhi nodded solemnly, then said, "Auntie Xue, I’ll miss you."

"I’ll come to see you often." The thoughts of a child are the simplest, so are the feelings they evoke.

"It would be nice if Auntie Xue didn’t leave."

Hearing Lu Tianzhi murmur this sentence, Lu Tianjun laughed, "Little brother, when Uncle returns, Auntie Xue will soon move into our house. If you can’t wait, you can write a letter to Uncle tomorrow and urge him to come back sooner."

"I’m going to write a letter to Uncle right now!" Lu Tianzhi’s voice was twice as loud.

Everyone laughed again at his words. No one told him that it was impossible to mail a letter to the commune office the next day due to the New Year’s holiday.

Lu Tianjun and his brother escorted Feng Qingxue out of the Wanglou Brigade, only to turn around when they could no longer see her. Holding hands, the brothers walked back. As soon as they arrived at the cowshed, they saw Wang Jiao.