Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1778: Arrangements to Return Home 9

Chapter 1778: Chapter 1778: Arrangements to Return Home 9

Feng Qingxue understood her husband’s thoughts and patted his arm, implying comfort.

"Forget it, I’ve long been used to it." Lu Jiang sighed heavily, "For the past two years, Grandpa Zhao has been idle at home. I’ll call Brother Anbang later and ask him to inquire about Deng Nan’s situation from Grandpa Zhao; he should know. Meanwhile, while I’m not around, I’ll have to trouble you to keep an eye on Deng Nan’s son and sister."

"I’ve left money tickets for them and entrusted Han Ping. We’ll go check on them next time we enter the city."

"That’s good, with Xiaohan protecting them, the aunt and nephew can suffer less. The closer it gets to the year-end, the colder the weather. Find a couple of old cotton-padded clothes and send them over someday." Lu Jiang advised.

Feng Qingxue rolled her eyes at him, "Do you think I wouldn’t think of that? It was just inconvenient to take them out at the time. Aren’t we sending the children back to the hometown now? When packing, there will definitely be old clothes we can’t take back. When we take them to the train station, we’ll bring them along and have Deng Nan’s nursemaid, Madam Liao, give the clothes and medicinal oil to Deng Hongling and Deng Wu. Deng Hongling has a scar on her face, and one of her legs is crippled. It looks like the broken bone wasn’t set properly, and it must hurt terribly in winter. To treat the symptoms but not the root cause, she should be taken to the hospital for a proper checkup."

Her eyes weren’t X-rays and couldn’t see through the flesh to observe Deng Hongling’s broken bone condition.

Lu Jiang closed his eyes briefly and then quickly opened them, saying, "First treat the symptoms, then find a way to treat the root cause. Can the root cause be treated?"

He asked the last question to Feng Qingxue, who answered honestly, "It’s been too long, and it’s very hard to treat the root cause. Even if you break and reset the bone, it won’t return to its original state, only a little better than now."

Lu Jiang smiled wryly; he had expected this.

"At least her life was saved, and it’s fortunate amidst misfortune." Being optimistic is better; living is most important, "I’ve left them mutton soup and brought back quite a few things. You are fortunate, you came at the right time."

She brought back a set of lamb bones and some mutton, soaking them in water at home, preparing to stew them in the pot after dinner, and have mutton noodle soup the next morning. She also brought back two plump wild rabbits, skinned and cleaned them, cut them into pieces, stir-fried and then braised them with potatoes in a big pot, making the elders and children drool over their mouths. But hearing that they were sending them back to their hometown, they became unwilling.

"I’m not going home; I’m staying with mom!" Lu Erxiong announced loudly, while Zhuangzhuang clung directly to Feng Qingxue.

Dundun glanced at Fubao and Ye Yan, expressing through actions that he stood by his brother.

Lu Jiang said seriously, "Your mom and I will be so busy that we won’t be able to take care of you. Instead of staying here making us worry, it’s better to go back home for a while. Your big brother isn’t coming to spend the New Year with us this year. Don’t you miss him? If you don’t accompany him and your grandpa for the New Year, they’ll feel sad."

Cheng Baoguo and Wang Cuilan’s concerns were different from the children’s. The kids didn’t want to leave their parents, while they worried about the impending disaster. Wang Cuilan blurted out, "Will it really happen? Could it be a false prediction?"

Feng Qingxue nodded, "The state has forecasted it long ago that a certain disaster is very likely to occur in the Liaodong Peninsula area. Recently, it has been under close watch. My brother and I both think it will happen in the next month or two, and quite a wide area will be affected. That’s why we intend to send Uncle and Aunt and the few kids back home, so we don’t have to worry about family while working."