0p0 Chapter 168 The Matter
Chapter 168 The Matter
On March 10th, a large truck stopped in Shihua Village. After it was fully loaded with goods, Lu Yuanqing squatted in the cramped space and glanced helplessly at Lu Mingdong, who was squatting next to him.
"It's not too late to regret it now, but look at how this is going to be tough!"
"No!" Lu Mingdong uttered the two words crisply, then pounced on Lu Yuanqing.
"Ouch!" Lu Yuanqing was squatting down and the car was moving, so he lost his balance and sat down hard on the car floor.
"Brother, are you alright?" Lu Yuanbo asked hurriedly.
"Third Uncle!" Lu Mingnan asked with concern from the other side.
Lu Yuanqing shook his head, "It's nothing!"
While answering, he put the bundle of clothes aside and said to Lu Mingdong and Lu Mingnan, "Sit on this, it's softer."
After settling the two children, he handed a small package to Lu Yuanbo, saying, "Put it behind you as a cushion." It would be more comfortable if they weren't leaning directly against the car wall.
It's just that the weather is still a bit cold now, so it's not stuffy sitting in the carriage. If it were summer, the air would probably feel thick and sticky.
Moreover, the truck had a bare roof with only an iron frame, and the sides were just iron plates with no tarpaulin to block the wind.
Lu Yuanqing thought for a moment, then took out two coats, threw them over the heads of the two children.
Seeing that Lu Mingdong was feeling unwell and wanted to pick it up, he quickly stopped him, saying, "It's a bit windy, don't take it down, you can't catch a cold."
Lu Mingdong paused for a moment before taking the bag down. After thinking for a moment, he finally opened a small opening so that it wouldn't block his view or let the cold wind blow directly onto his face.
"Brother, you're being unfair!" These unexpected words startled Lu Yuanqing.
He's the last person he wants to hear that right now.
As a result, Lu Yuanbo was glared at.
Lu Yuanbo: "...In the past, when we went out, you would always tell me about this kind of concern. I have no problem with you caring about Xiao Dong and the others now, but I've been waiting for so long and you haven't reminded me even once to be careful not to get blown by the wind. Aren't you being biased!"
Lu Yuanqing rolled his eyes. "How old are you? How old are they? I was hoping you could keep an eye on them for me this time! And now you're doing this? Aren't you afraid of exhausting your brother? Taking care of the little ones and the big ones too."
"Pfft!"
Cheng He, who had been quiet to the side, finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.
“Yuanbo, your brother is right. How old are you? Why are you still competing with your nephews for affection?”
The joke made Lu Yuanbo feel a little embarrassed.
He never felt embarrassed about what he said to Lu Yuanqing.
However, he was still a bit reserved in front of outsiders. After all, he knew that being jealous of his nephew and trying to compete for favor would be too much of a blow to his public image.
"Second Brother Cheng, you misheard me!" Lu Yuanbo managed to utter these words after a long pause, his face flushed.
Laughter immediately erupted.
Lu Yuanqing laughed for a long time without any subtlety.
Lu Yuanbo's neck turned red, and he leaned against the car wall, silently withdrawing into himself.
The group consisted of Zhao Zhongcai and Gu Baoxia in the passenger seat, and in the back of the truck, in addition to the four members of the Lu family, Cheng He and Lu Ming were also in the back.
The roads in the countryside, including the one leading to the county, are inherently uneven, and the ride in the car was constantly bumpy.
Especially when the bumps are very severe, that's torture; it can throw you into the air and then make you land hard on your butt in the carriage.
The taste was intoxicating and unforgettable, simply beyond words.
Lu Yuanqing felt he had suffered a great deal, but perhaps because it was a convertible, he didn't get carsick at all during the several hours he drove to the city.
We set off early, and by the time we arrived in the city, it was just past lunchtime.
After Lu Yuanqing took them to a place to eat, they went straight to People's Park, occupied public benches, and rested for a while before heading there according to the address left by Xing Shen.
That's right, this is a big event concerning the commune and Shihua Village, and Xing Shen will be going along as well.
He was originally from the city, so he took a bus home early to wait for them to come to the city.
Once they found the person, Xing Shen went straight to the person in charge of the hot pot base factory.
The transport truck entered the factory's special warehouse and will depart tonight along with their goods.
With Xing Shen's help, Lu Yuanqing and his team no longer needed to handle any diplomatic matters. When it came time to treat the person in charge of the trip to dinner, Lu Yuanqing very tactfully paid the bill.
After the other party had eaten and drunk their fill and left satisfied, Xing Shen glanced at Lu Yuanqing, said nothing, and asked them where they would be staying that night.
"Director Xing, don't worry about us. We can take care of our own accommodation. Besides, the goods will be dispatched tonight, and we might need two people to accompany the truck," Zhao Zhongcai said.
Xing Shen was just asking casually, and seeing that they all had ideas, he went home alone.
Several of those who stayed had been to the city before and were quite familiar with it. Lu Yuanqing led the way to find a hotel, as they had important business to discuss.
Lu Yuanqing handed a cup of boiled water, which the waiter had brought, to Gu Baoxia.
Perhaps because it was her first time traveling far from home, and she was seeing an environment completely different from the village, she was much quieter than usual.
Gu Baoxia took it, thanked her, and then chose a corner to sit quietly, sipping her boiled water intermittently.
She was indeed a little unaccustomed to it, like suddenly leaving a familiar environment and entering a strange one, a strange environment that was very different from the village in every way. She felt unconsciously depressed, but she couldn't quite figure out what this feeling was.
That's why she seemed so quiet.
After handing her the boiled water, Lu Yuanqing ignored everything else and turned to look at the others.
"Uncle Zhao, who do you think should go with us tonight?" Lu Yuanqing already had someone in mind.
However, the current situation is not just him and Zhao Zhongcai; there are other people present. As the captain, Zhao Zhongcai still needs to review everything.
Zhao Zhongcai didn't understand his little scheme. After thinking for a moment, he said, "It'll be me and Cheng He!"
"What do you think?" This question was asked of Cheng He.
Cheng He didn't care. He knew that he was needed in some ways because he was lucky enough to be chosen to work with him.
For example, jobs like accompanying someone on a journey.
"I have no objection!"
Seeing that he had no objections, Zhao Zhongcai then looked at Lu Yuanqing.
Lu Yuanqing said, "I'm at ease with Brother Cheng traveling with us, but Uncle Zhao, you shouldn't come along!"
This is not because I don't believe in him, nor because I look down on him.
Moreover, traveling in the car is tiring, and Zhao Zhongcai is already over forty years old, so Lu Yuanqing naturally didn't want him to be so tired.
“Let Yuanbo go with Brother Cheng! Yuanbo has traveled back from Jiang’an City twice before, so he has some experience.”
Lu Yuanbo: "I have no objection. My brother asked me to go with the car, so I'll go!"
Lu Yuanbo had no objection, and Cheng He had no objection either, so in the end, the two of them were chosen to accompany the car.
When the agreed time arrived, Lu Yuanqing and his group went to the hot pot base factory. After watching the two get into the car and watch the trucks carrying goods drive away, they returned to the hotel to rest.
The next day!
Early in the morning, after having breakfast, Lu Yuanqing and his group went straight to the train station to buy tickets for tomorrow before they finally had some free time.
"I'm going to the department store to buy some things!" Lu Yuanqing said.
"Buy food for the road? We can buy it later," Zhao Zhongcai said, puzzled.
Lu Yuanqing shook his head. "Uncle Zhao, you can take Lu Ming and the others around. I want to buy some things to visit Yuan Huan and Xiao Xi!"
"Oh, right, they study in the city!" Zhao Zhongcai suddenly realized. "Do you need me to come with you?"
"No need!" Lu Yuanqing refused, saying, "Uncle Zhao, you can wander around and get some rest. Your train tickets are for 5 a.m. tomorrow, so you need to rest well. Oh, by the way, you don't need to buy too much food. Just bring a little. There's food on the train, it's just a bit more expensive. But in this weather, you should eat less cold food. Once you get on the train, just buy some hot food."
Zhao Zhongcai instinctively wanted to refuse.
Why waste money? We don't know how much more we'll need to spend later, so we should save where we can.
Even though they've made some money raising pigs in the past two years, their thrifty nature remains ingrained in them.