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Chapter 572: Everything is settled

When I entered the kitchen, Hu Yue was cutting pork ribs. The bowl next to the chopping board was full of yam. It seemed that she was going to have pork ribs stewed with yam for dinner.

Lu An completely forgot what he had said to Ye Run in the living room just now, and greeted her warmly: "Aunt Yue, I'm here to eat again."

After hearing his voice, Hu Yue pretended to know he was coming, turned around and said, "Here you are, go to the living room and chat with Runbao. I'll cook dinner right away, and you'll have something to eat later."

Lu An responded but did not move. Instead, he followed Ye Run to help in the kitchen.

Seeing this, Hu Yue didn't say anything polite, but asked him: "Did you just come back from Shanghai?"

Luann said yes.

Hu Yue asked: "The New Year is coming soon. How long do you plan to stay in Shao City this time?"

She was testing him, wanting to know what position Runbao held in his heart.

Although she knew that Lu An was married to Meng Qingchi, and that Meng Qingchi was pregnant and the baby was about to be born, as a mother, she couldn't help but consider her daughter.

Having spent so much time with Hu Yue in his previous life, Lu An understood some of her words immediately. After thinking for a while, he replied, "Aunt Yue, something happened at home. I have to go back to my hometown tomorrow, but I will pick you up to go to Changshi after the New Year."

Hearing this, Hu Yue couldn't tell whether she was happy or disappointed. After looking at her daughter, she decisively stopped talking and skipped the topic.

Next, the three of them kept talking about life and study at Nanjing University, the weather during this year's New Year and the changing customs in Shaoxing City, and their imagination of living in Changshi City after the New Year. The last point was the key. The three of them talked for a long time and talked about a lot. After Lu An's repeated assurances, Hu Yue put aside her doubts and made up her mind to move to Changshi City for her daughter.

The dinner was quite sumptuous. Originally, the mother and daughter only planned to have three dishes, but with Luan's arrival, they changed it to five dishes.

Hu Yue took out a bottle of homemade soju and asked him, "Xiao An, would you like some wine?"

Luan agreed without thinking, "Okay, a small cup."

After the detailed chat in the kitchen just now, the atmosphere among the three of them was very good. Looking at the man in front of her, Ye Run had a wonderful feeling in her heart. If she had verbally agreed to him in Nanjing University, then by now, she would truly be his woman.

Although they had not yet gone to bed and had not had real sex, Ye Run had subconsciously further changed her attitude towards him, both in terms of words and actions. In just one afternoon, she had undergone a fundamental change.

The source of this change is that my mother has agreed to move to Changshi after the New Year.

This was equivalent to her mother personally agreeing that she and Luan should be together, and agreeing that she should stay with Luan in a not very bright identity.

Ye Run took a cup, placed it in front of Lu An and said, "I'll drink with you too."

"Okay." Feeling the strangeness of his concubine, Luan happily agreed and poured her wine.

It is said that a person's eyes can show whether he loves or not. Seeing the look in his daughter's eyes when she looked at Lu An, Hu Yue felt relieved and did not regret her statement today.

This meal was the first meal that the three of them had after they had accepted their identities. Even though they had mentioned this matter during the summer vacation, it was just an idea at that time and Hu Yue had not really made a decision. But now it is different. Their relationship has made a breakthrough and the three of them regard each other as family members and the closest people.

Especially since Hu Yue and Ye Run had been dependent on each other for a long time, the dining table had always been deserted. Now there was suddenly a relative at home to eat with them, and the atmosphere had become better than ever. During this meal, Hu Yue happily drank one more glass with Lu An's company.

Her mother and her man were drinking, so Ye Run didn't want to spoil the fun and started drinking too. As expected, she got drunk after two small cups, and it was Lu An who carried her to the bed.

Although Ye Run was drunk, her mind was still clear. She grabbed his hand and asked, "When will you come to pick us up after the New Year?"

If it were in the past, if he was sober, Ye Run would never have been able to say this.

But now, she spoke up, firstly because she really cared about him, and secondly because she didn't want to disappoint her mother. Because she followed him without knowing the truth, it was already a disappointment to the Ye family, and there was no way out, so she was very concerned.

Facing this kind of thing, Lu An was very serious and did not lie. He sat at the head of the bed and said to her: "After I go back tomorrow, I will stay with Sister Qingchi in my hometown for about 4 days, then send New Year's offerings to the Meng family, and then go to Wuhu. I will return to Shanghai around the 29th to spend the New Year with Sister Yu."

At this point, he paused and continued, "I will spend the first day of the New Year at the Yu family. I will rush back on the second day of the New Year and try to come earlier to have lunch with you and Aunt Yue. I will rush back in the afternoon to bring Sister Qingchi to pay New Year's greetings. If I come back again, it will probably be the fifth or sixth day of the New Year."

Hearing him telling her about his itinerary in detail, Ye Run remained silent the entire time. Only after he finished did she hum softly, close her eyes, and slowly fall asleep.

Lu An didn't leave immediately. He waited until her breathing became even and long before he got up and walked out of the bedroom. He said to Hu Yue who was sitting on the sofa outside, "Aunt, it's getting late. I'll leave first. You've been tired all day, so you should rest early too."

Hu Yue was a reasonable person, and also a person of measure. After getting his promise, she did not do anything to embarrass him. She stood up and walked him to the door, and said, "The New Year is approaching, and the streets are not very peaceful. You have to be careful." Lu An pointed at Lu Qing at the entrance of the corridor and said, "Don't worry, it will only take about 20 minutes to go there and back. It's okay. Don't see me off. I'm leaving."

"Oh, okay." Hu Yue looked at Lu Qing and agreed verbally, but still sent him to the entrance of the alley.

But there was a boundary at the entrance of the alley, and Hu Yue stopped here decisively and did not see him off. Because she was a woman, it was not safe to go out on the street at night.

Seeing Lu An and Lu Qing walking away, Hu Yue went to the grocery store nearby to buy a bag of white sugar, then turned back and hurried home.

At this time, a neighbor who usually got along well with Hu Yue jokingly asked: "Is your Runbao dating Luan? Why did you rush to send him to the entrance of the alley?"

Hu Yue shook the white sugar in her hand and said seriously, "Fourth Aunt, don't make this joke. Everyone in Guifei Lane doesn't know that Lu An is the son-in-law of the Meng family. My Runbao and him are just classmates and friends. Don't spread rumors to avoid misunderstandings."

This is where Hu Yue's cleverness lies. She guessed that Lu An's whereabouts in her home could not be hidden from anyone, so she used the excuse of buying sugar and simply gave it to him generously.

Then she had her own plan, which was to start paving the way for herself and her daughter to leave. She had all the reasons ready: her younger brother from her natal family had found a good job for her, and she and her daughter planned to move to Yiyang to settle down.

For this reason, she decided to go to the public telephone booth outside tomorrow to contact her two younger brothers and ask them to come over after the New Year to help with the move.

The reason she did this was that she didn't want people to speculate that her and her daughter's departure was related to Lu An, and she didn't want the Meng family to know the news too early.

Compared with the powerful Meng family, she and her daughter were pitifully weak, so Hu Yue applied the philosophy of life of the lower class. She tried to be as low-key as possible, endured as much as possible, avoided as much as possible, and tried not to leave any handle for others.

When I returned to the Meng family, Li Meng had already returned, and Meng Wenjie, who learned the news, also rushed back.

As soon as he entered the door, Meng Wenjie sniffed his nose and asked, "Have you been drinking outside?"

Luan said, "Well, I went to a classmate's house."

Meng Wenjie was not very clear about his private life, so he immediately pulled him over and said, "I heard that you were coming back today, and I became addicted to alcohol. Come, I have prepared some snacks, come and have a couple of drinks with me."

While the sister-in-law brought them bowls and chopsticks, she asked Lu An with concern, "Xiao An, can you still drink?"

Lu An smiled and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I just drank a little bit of wine outside, I can still drink, it's no problem."

"That's good. Your brother is a little stubborn. Stop drinking when you can't drink anymore. Your health is important." My sister-in-law said while pouring wine.

"Yeah, I know." Lu An and Meng Qingchi, who sat over, looked at each other, and then started drinking with Meng Wenjie.

When he saw Qingshui was not there, he did not avoid the question intentionally, but asked openly: "Where is Qingshui? Why hasn't he come back yet at this time?"

Meng Qingchi picked up a piece of good duck meat for him and told him, "During dinner, my little sister and two friends came back once, and then went out again. They said they would not be back tonight. The three of them stayed overnight at Li Shuting's house."

The three of them were playmates in high school and had a very close relationship. This was not the first time this had happened. Either Wu Yu and Li Shuting stayed overnight at Meng's house, or Meng Qingshui stayed overnight at the two girls' houses. The Meng family was no longer surprised by this and were not worried. Because the Wu and Li families were both well-off families, they knew each other well and were not very far away, so there was nothing to worry about.

Hearing this, Lu An retreated immediately and did not dwell on this issue. However, he had a vague feeling that Qing Shui was hiding away on purpose, probably because he was afraid that he would lose control if he had more contact with him.

If it happened outside, it would be fine. The two of them wouldn't have so many concerns. They would just hug and kiss. It's not like it has never happened before.

But in the Meng family, Meng Qingshui, who still had some rationality, no matter how much she liked him or missed him, could not do anything blatantly under the noses of her sister and family.

So this came about.

Having not drunk with Meng Wenjie for half a year, this brother's alcohol tolerance has increased. In addition, Lu An drank two glasses of liquor at Ye Run. After two drinks, Lu An was defeated by Meng Wenjie for the first time. In the end, he got drunk and staggered. He had to be supported by his sister-in-law and Li Meng to return to the room.

After going downstairs, Li Meng couldn't help but scold her son who was also drunk, "Your brother-in-law just came back, and you knocked him down on the first day. Is that right?"

Meng Wenjie didn't say anything. He drank the remaining half glass of white wine in the cup, then collapsed on the sofa and counted balls, passing out.

To be honest, he just didn't like this guy, so he practiced his drinking to beat him. Isn't it good to be the younger brother-in-law? Why should he be the older brother-in-law? If he didn't slap him twice, he would be a coward.

(End of this chapter)