Chronicle of the 70s
Chapter 125 - 122 Chapters go down, monthly ticket 420 additional - s

Chapter 125: 122 Chapters go down, monthly ticket 420 additional Chapters

PS: Pay attention, first read Chapter 121 then this one, as Chapter 121 has had some content changes.

Xi Yunmei and Lu Xun named their son Lu Ping’an. It is said that his birth was difficult because he was a large baby, which caused suffering for both child and mother. Lu Xun was heartbroken for his wife and child, so he named the child Lu Ping’an, hoping his son would live a safe and peaceful life. Perhaps the name really worked, as the child managed to escape danger several times.

A little more than two years old, the child was incredibly mischievous. As soon as he entered the door, he started chasing chickens, ducks, and geese with a willow branch, not staying still for a moment. Grandpa Li, however, watched with delight and kept saying that a child should be a bit naughty, otherwise, they’d lack vitality.

During a meal, the Qin brothers went fishing, saying they would make boiled fish for dinner to treat the guests. Xi Yunmei held her sleeping son and lay on the kang with Li Xianglu, discussing the current situation in the capital.

Xi Yunmei had moved her food registration to the county, and the Lu Family’s situation in the capital was quite delicate. To prevent their rival from repeating their previous actions, Lu Xun had sent his people directly to the remote mountains. He did not believe anyone would dare to abduct his child from a rural area in Guanzhong.

Only with stability in the rear can one act without hesitation in the front.

With the addition of Lu Ping’an, laughter and cheer were often heard in Mr. Li’s courtyard.

Lu Ping’an was a clever child, adept at reading situations and expressions. Whenever he did something mischievous, he would act as if nothing had happened, and when discovered, he would look innocently as if he had been forced to misbehave.

Xi Yunmei was surprised to see Li Xianglu reading many books every day, including some entirely in foreign languages.

She became acquainted with Li Xianglu through the letters they exchanged. The first thing that struck her was Li Xianglu’s beautiful handwriting, which was sharp and angular, unlike the delicate script of most girls, showing a lot of personality.

Next was her eloquence and mature, insightful views on things, uncommon for her age.

This is why Xi Yunmei could admire Li Xianglu; the primary prerequisite in any relation, whether male or female, is enjoyable conversation. If it feels like talking to someone speaking a different language, then there’s no fun in being together.

However, she didn’t expect that the girl could read books in pure English. Setting aside that foreign book, Xi Yunmei picked up another workbook full of notes and started reading. Seeing the familiar handwriting, she was sure it was written by Li Xianglu herself.

Curiously, she asked, "Xiangxiang, why do you read these?"

Li Xianglu glanced at the book, which was an English reading exercise book a grandson of Grandpa Lan had brought, "Well, I’m doing English exercises."

Xi Yunmei, a bit irritated, said, "I meant why are you doing them?"

Li Xianglu, even more puzzled, replied, "Why wouldn’t I do them? Grandpa says no matter which country, talent is needed. Universities will eventually recruit students, how can I succeed if I don’t prepare in advance?" Although in her previous life she had passed English Level 6 and learned minor languages, she wasn’t sure what this era would require.

Xi Yunmei paused for a moment, looking at the box of books by Li Xianglu’s side, all high school exercise books, a complete set, along with a pile of additional practice exercises. Having graduated from high school herself without attending university, if enrollment does happen and she is now Lu Xun’s wife, she must attend university to stay with Lu Xun for a long time. By then, her child would be older, and her mother-in-law could help with childcare.

Thinking this, Xi Yunmei decided to study and do problems with Li Xianglu, but she soon realized that it wasn’t studying together; she was almost doing all the work while Li Xianglu explained.

And coming back for the weekend, Qin Zhen also had a pile of exercises to ask about to Li Xianglu.

October, the four-person aid group has collapsed.

Everyone in the house began to celebrate secretly, Li Xianglu knew that the moment to change history was upon them.

In October, Guanzhong has already gotten cold. The harvest season for Li Family Village’s production team has ended, and this year’s rainfall was good, so the harvest was very good as well.

Meanwhile, the troublemaker Lu Ping’an was never idle for a moment; after herding a flock of ducks and causing a commotion, he ran to Li Xianglu. She wiped his sweat and then secretly handed him a piece of potato chip to munch on.

Crunching through the chip, they exchanged a look and smiled proudly, sharing their little secret of always snacking together.

Xi Yunmei was doing her homework on the kitchen table, Mr. Li was fiddling with the radio, and after washing Lu Ping’an’s hands and face, Li Xianglu brought him to sit down at the dining table.

Today, they were planning to cook fish caught by Qin Xi yesterday—since it’s Sunday and Qin Zhen was resting and back home, they were going to prepare something nice for lunch.

Catch consisted of four carp; Li Xianglu decided to chop them up and braise them, then mix with some dough to add into the soup later—the noodle pieces would undoubtedly taste even better than the fish.

Xi Yunmei looked up after a while and saw her son quietly playing with a wooden pistol at the side—Qin Zhen had whittled it for him recently. Noticing some crumbs at the corner of his mouth, she reached out puzzledly to wipe it off and asked, "Ping An, what did you eat?"

Lu Ping’an, being a very clever kid, covered his mouth with his hands in panic and shook his head like a rattle drum.

Xi Yunmei paused, then suddenly laughed. "Did you and your aunt sneak some snacks again?"

Lu Ping’an’s eyes wide open, he quickly shook his head again, pretending to know nothing.

After putting the fish in the pot to braise, Li Xianglu came over and seeing Lu Ping’an’s anxious face, she smiled and asked, "What’s wrong, Ping An, being naughty again?"

Lu Ping’an glanced at his mom and then at his aunt, pouting his little mouth.

After asking, Li Xianglu found out Xi Yunmei had seen the potato chip crumbs on her son’s mouth and calmly lied: "Oh, Yun Mei sister, even such a small snack cannot escape your notice, you’re really amazing."

Xi Yunmei knew it was typical, somewhat exasperatedly saying, "Can’t you two just eat openly, nobody’s going to steal it."

Li Xianglu proudly responded: "It tastes better when stolen."

Although the four-person aid group is shattered, the situation remains unstable; Mr. Li hinted that everyone is aligning themselves, waiting to choose sides, and everything would be better once that’s settled.

Uncle Qin, in Beijing, has also not written to Qin Xi for a long time. Qin Xi contacted him by phone from the county and learned everyone was fine, just the situation was a bit chaotic. The Qin family’s eldest uncle returned to Zebei Province as early as May, and Qin Miao went back to Jishui at the start of spring, but Li Xianglu claimed she had never met Qin Miao.

Qin Xi scoffed, saying it’s true she hasn’t met him, but Qin Miao’s deeds were numerous—they were reported as soon as they returned from Shanghai, and the incident later involved Qin Miao and Li Jianwen’s machinations, even the issue of Xu Wu being taken away by the Xu family couple was related to Qin Miao. She might not have appeared before them, but her involvement was not lacking.