Lu family's daughter-in-law

Chapter 106 Striding Forward
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, compared with the lantern festival at night, the mooncakes during the day are not very attractive.

As the red sun gradually turned to the west, the Xu family had dinner early, locked the house door and walked to the town together.

Amu was the happiest. He ran forward alone, stopped after running so far, and waited for his relatives to catch up slowly with a smile.

Xu Shouliang and Xu Huai followed behind, and Mrs. Li led the three girls in the middle.

There are not so many rules in the countryside. Girls can go out to see any excitement. Ningxiang needs to be taboo when she is engaged, but it is lively at night, and no one can see clearly if you don’t get close. Li feels sorry for her niece who is restrained in the Hou’s mansion After four years, I deliberately asked Ning Xiang to come out for a stroll, so that Ning Xiang would not have to make excuses.

"When you arrive in the town, you all follow me, don't stay far away." Mrs. Li told the girls repeatedly.

Xu Qiuer smiled and said, "Don't worry, we are not children."

Mrs. Li snorted, looked at her niece quietly, and turned her gaze in the direction of Lu Cheng's family.

She still remembered that the year she and her husband got engaged was also the Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival. Her husband secretly asked her out. Her parents knew that it was a rare festival after all. They also knew that Xu Shouliang was an honest person, so they acquiesced. Only her mother reminded her before she went out. You can go shopping for half an hour, and you will be scolded if you come back late.

It's not just them, many engaged men and women have done this.

I thought that Lu Cheng would make an appointment with his niece, but in retrospect, when she asked her niece if she would like to watch the lantern at night, her niece declined twice, obviously there was no appointment.Maybe it's because I saw you too many times in the first half of August, and I didn't think about it that much, or maybe Lu Cheng didn't realize that he could ask his fiancee out tonight?

Cranky, the family entered the town.

Xu Shouliang held his nephew in his arms, Li Shi held his daughter's arm, and Ning Xiang walked side by side with Guan Ping.

Ningxiang deliberately walked on Guan Ping's side, while quietly observing the street, looking for Lu Cheng's figure. She didn't know if he hadn't come yet or the light was dim and she couldn't see clearly. After looking for a while, she didn't see anyone, but Guan Ping noticed Something went wrong.Ning Xiang was very embarrassed, obediently stopped thinking about Lu Cheng, and concentrated on admiring the lantern.

The shops on both sides of the street are covered with various styles of lanterns, and the shops selling snacks are the busiest and the business is booming.Amu was greedy for meat, so Mrs. Li generously bought a bunch of barbecued meat for her nephew, and asked the three girls of Ningxiang if they wanted it, and the three girls shook their heads.

After seeing the lights and eating meat, Amu was sleepy and started rubbing his eyes.

Seeing that it was late, Mrs. Li proposed to go back.

Ning Xiang couldn't help being disappointed, looking around, where is Lu Cheng's shadow?

After complaining for so long, I still look forward to meeting Lu Cheng.

Xu Qiu'er was thinking about his elder brother and Guan Ping, and immediately vetoed it: "Mother, I haven't visited enough yet, Amu, let my father take him back first, and let's go shopping for a while."

The little girl acted coquettishly, but Mrs. Li couldn't stop it at all, and turned her head to signal her husband to take the nephew back first.

Xu Shouliang squatted down, carried his nephew on his back, looked at their mothers and said, "Don't go shopping too late, boss, be careful."

Xu Huai hummed.

Xu Shouliang left with the sleepy Amu on his back.

Mrs. Li led the little girls to continue shopping. After walking a few steps, a tall man suddenly came out from behind a lamp shop next to him. He was wearing dark clothes, slender and tall, and his face was beautiful under the light. Chuchen, just looking at his appearance, he seems to be a martial arts star who fell from the sky, but he has a bright smile and is approachable.

Ning Xiang also saw it, and seeing Lu Cheng appearing so blatantly, she was ashamed and hid behind Mrs. Li.

Li-shi looked at Lu Cheng and smiled heartily. She knew that Lu Cheng was so cunning, how could he let such a good opportunity pass by?
"Auntie, are you here to enjoy the lantern?" Lu Cheng had already walked up to several people, smiling honestly.

Mrs. Li snorted, and gave him a look of "don't pretend to be garlic".

The elders knew it well, so Lu Cheng didn't pretend anymore, touched his nose, pointed to the distance and said, "Auntie, Anan misses Xiang'er, and I want to take Xiang'er over to see him, you guys enjoy it first?"

Everyone knows it's just an excuse.

Xu Qiu'er turned her head, glared at her elder brother, pointed to Lu Cheng and then to Guan Ping quietly, signaling him to learn a little bit.

As early as when Lu Cheng appeared, Xu Huai's chest was on fire.

They are all men, so why can't Lu Cheng achieve success after repeated defeats?

His eyes fell on Guan Ping's back, and Xu Huai's whole body became hot.

But someone is hotter than him.

Ning Xiang lowered her head and hid behind her aunt, and when Lu Cheng made an excuse that a child wouldn't believe it, she felt as if she was drunk, as if she was in a dream.This is the person she wants to marry. She is bold and dares to speak and act. Other men's dating their fiancées is sneaky. Lu Cheng really has the ability to ask his aunt directly.

Will the eldest aunt agree?
Ning Xiang clutched her cuffs and thought.

Anyway, she is willing.The relationship is really strange. Before meeting Lu Cheng, her younger brother and family were the most important to her. Maybe now she still values ​​her family more, but tonight all she thinks about is Lu Cheng. The girl next to her, she would imagine whether Lu Cheng would do this, and when she saw someone holding hands quietly, she would miss Lu Cheng's big hand...

All he could think about was him.

Lu Cheng couldn't see her, and gradually pleaded in his peach blossom eyes looking at Li Shi.

It is indeed good for a man to look good, Li Shi couldn't bear it anymore, she gave Lu Cheng a veiled look, she turned around, and said with a smile with Ningxiang: "Since Anan misses you, Xiang'er should go and have a look, we will be there Let’s go here, come back soon.”

She would not give Lu Cheng half an hour, two quarters of an hour is too much.

Leaning close to Ningxiang's ear, she explained the time limit in a low voice.

Ning Xiang bit her lip and nodded.

Li looked at Lu Cheng again.

Lu Cheng tactfully assured: "Don't worry, Auntie, I will send Xiang'er back in a while."

Mrs. Li hummed in satisfaction.

Lu Cheng bypassed her, and said to the shy fiancee behind Li Shi, "Let's go."

What else can Ningxiang say?
With his head slightly lowered, he followed Lu Cheng and walked forward. After a few steps, Lu Chengcheng stood beside her and protected her on the side where there were fewer people, so as not to be hit by pedestrians.After walking far, Lu Cheng looked back, making sure that Mrs. Li and others could not see this way, and dragged Ning Xiang to a nearby alley.

"Xianer..."

Stepping into the alley, Lu Cheng directly lifted Ning Xiang up by his waist, and walked quickly to the place where he met during the day.

Ning Xiang hung her feet in the air and asked him nervously, "Where are you going?"

The voice is low.

Lu Cheng was breathing heavily, "There's a toon tree inside, let's hide behind the tree, and we won't be able to see it if someone takes a picture outside."

Ning Xiang stopped talking, followed his hasty footsteps, bumped twice, and reminded in a low voice: "Auntie said, only give us two quarters of an hour, and we have to go back in a while." After finishing speaking, she silently added something in her heart, called He shouldn't mess around, he has to reserve time for coming and going.

"enough."

Going around the tree trunk, Lu Chengli put her on the ground, leaned forward, and put her between him and the wall.

"You're so cruel, you didn't want to come out to see me yesterday." Lu Cheng put his arms around her waist, looked at her pretty face by the moonlight, and quietly settled the score.

Ning Xiang turned her head and said softly, "I'm not as thick-skinned as you."

"Say one more thing." Lu Cheng scratched her armpit.

Ning Xiang was ticklish, so she immediately hid to the side, the posture with her head tilted to one side was very cute and cute.Lu Cheng teased his sister and Anan before, but he never had a fight with his fiancée like this. He was not in a hurry to take advantage, so he tickled her again.

"Don't make trouble..."

Ning Xiang softly begged for mercy, and slapped his bad hand away hard, but his other hand on this side made a bad move again. She was obviously not as fast as he scratched the ground. He succeeded.Stealing meetings is a shameful thing after all, Ning Xiang didn't want to laugh out loud, but she couldn't help it, when he was getting faster and faster, she was already out of breath to deal with it.

"Lu Cheng!"

Laughing too much made her feel uncomfortable, and begged him so hard that he wouldn't listen, Ning Xiang suddenly became angry, and suddenly raised her head to stare at him: "Lu Cheng!"

The almond eyes reflect the moonlight, as beautiful as sparkling autumn water.

Lu Cheng withdrew his hands obediently, and responded with a smile.

The moonlight came from one side, illuminating half of his face, and the peach blossom eyes looked at her tenderly and joyfully, brighter than starlight.

He is really good looking.

For the first time, Ning Xiang was no longer afraid of his eyes, but was bewitched by them, staring blankly at him, at the man she liked.

She looked so beautiful and obedient, Lu Cheng was moved with emotion, the smiles in his eyes turned into longing, the arms holding her waist gradually tightened, and his head lowered.

Ning Xiang closed her eyes, her red lips parted slightly.

Caught by him.

Maybe it was because the moonlight was too beautiful, or maybe it was because the atmosphere was too good and she was too cute, this time Lu Cheng was unprecedentedly gentle, tasting her lips bit by bit, every place.He was too tall, Ning Xiang immersed herself in it, followed her instinct and stood on tiptoe, grabbing his shoulders.His hands were on her waist, of course he sensed her dissatisfaction.

It is true that I am not satisfied, so I want more on tiptoe.

Lu Cheng insisted on giving it to her when she didn't want it, but now that she wanted it, how could Lu Cheng refuse?

The wild energy in his bones broke through the fragile barrier surrounded by the gentle moonlight. Lu Cheng pushed her back forcefully, tilted his head and kissed her deeply.

But this is beyond what Ning Xiang can accept now.

Ning Xiang reminded: "Lu Cheng, you, auntie is still waiting for me to go back, are you not afraid that I will be angry, or that she will be angry?"

Lu Cheng paused.

Ningxiang took the opportunity to escape with all her strength, and hid in a place where the moonlight could not shine, and hurriedly arranged her clothes.

Lu Cheng didn't chase, but pressed his forehead against the wall, forcing himself to calm down quickly.

A street full of lanterns.

Xu Qiu'er looked at her elder brother behind her, and then at Guan Ping who was watching the lantern with a blank face, suddenly she thought about it, pretended to yawn, hugged her mother's arm and said, "Mom, I'm sleepy, let's go first." She also sneezed, and rubbed her forehead against her mother, "Mom, I'm cold..."

"I told you to wear one more dress and you don't want to wear it." Li Shi said softly, but she really felt sorry for her daughter, hugged the little girl in her arms, and looked into the distance with her neck raised.How long has it been? Why hasn't Lu Cheng sent his niece back yet?
Xu Qiu'er winked at her elder brother imperceptibly, and softly discussed: "Mother, let eldest brother and sister Guan wait for sister here, let's go back first, I really can't stand anymore, I want to lie down and sleep quickly."

Mrs. Li hugged her daughter, with a troubled face.

Xu Huai understood her sister's painstaking efforts, glanced at Guan Ping, and then advised her mother, "Mother, you and your sister go back first, we will go home immediately when Xiang'er comes back, my sister's health is important, it is easy to catch cold in autumn, don't catch cold gone."

Going back now, there are many people in the village on the way, so go with your companions, so you don't have to worry about accidents.

Mrs. Li wanted to wait a little longer, but she couldn't hold back her daughter's coquetry and begging too much. Thinking that Lu Cheng and his niece might be talking sweetly and crookedly at this moment, Mrs. Li hesitated for a moment, and decided to take advantage of Lu Cheng once. Guan Ping, "Whether the girl is sleepy or not? Why don't you go back with us?"

Brother and sister Xu Huai suddenly raised their hearts.

Guan Ping glanced at Xu Huai's clenched fist, and thought about Xu Qiuer's abnormality, and vaguely guessed something.

Does Xu Huai want to do it again?
Guan Ping was suddenly curious.

She really wanted to know what Xu Huai would say after being rejected like that by her.

"Auntie, you all go back, I'll just wait for Ningxiang by myself." Guan Ping said calmly.

Just a few words, like a big stone, hit Xu Huai's beating heart mercilessly.

She still didn't want to be alone with him.

Before the words were spoken, I already knew the answer.

Xu Huai resisted, so he didn't turn his back to her.

But Mrs. Li immediately vetoed it, looked at Guan Ping and said: "You are a girl, how can I let you wait alone, that's it, let's go back first, you two wait for Xiang'er together, it should be soon."

Guan Ping nodded and did not refuse again.

Xu Huai felt a little better, stood where he was, and watched his mother and sister leave.

At the entrance of the alley over there, Lu Cheng took Ning Xiang and walked out slowly, and when he was about to go out, he suddenly saw Mrs. Li and his wife.

Lu Cheng's first thought was that Mrs. Li came looking for them, but he immediately noticed that Mrs. Li and Xu Qiu'er were looking ahead, not looking for someone.Puzzled in his heart, Lu Cheng deliberately did not remind the girl hiding behind him, and he led Ning Xiang back to the street when Li's wife and his wife had gone far away.

"Let go." Ning Xiang lowered her head and struggled for her hands.

With things in his head, Lu Cheng let go obediently, and protected her to go to the place before. From a distance, he saw Guan Ping standing in front of a lamp shop, and Xu Huai stood behind Guan Ping in a daze, with a hesitant expression on his face, as if I want to say something but dare not tell others.

As early as the day of picking the fruit, Lu Chenggong was reminded by Lu Yan that he could see Xu Huai's feelings for Guan Ping.

Looking at the two of them again, Lu Cheng suddenly found it interesting, and walked up to Xu Huai suspiciously, "Why are you two alone? Where did Auntie and Qiu'er go?"

Hearing his voice, Guan Ping slowly turned around, only looking at Ning Xiang who was walking towards her.

Xu Huai stabilized his thoughts, and said as naturally as possible: "Qiu'er is a little uncomfortable, I went back with my mother first, and now that Xiang'er is back, we also..."

Before he finished speaking, Lu Cheng pulled him to the side of the shop and asked him in a low voice, "You are stupid, you have a rare chance to get along with Miss Guan, and you still want Xiang'er to stand between you? In this way, I will send Xiang'er back, You and Guan Ping walk slowly, and we will meet at the head of your village in about half an hour, and the one who arrives first will wait for a while."

He knew the approximate private meeting time that the elders could accept.

We're all engaged, it doesn't matter if you do a little trick, just don't let others know.

I thought that tonight would be over here, but now it's half an hour longer, Lu Cheng was overjoyed, he didn't care whether Xu Huai agreed or not, walked around him to the two girls, and domineeringly In a daze, Ning Xiang pulled to her side, smiled and said to Guan Ping: "I have discussed with him, I will send Xiang'er, he will send you, let's go separately."

Ning Xiang was dumbfounded. When she came back to her senses, Lu Cheng had already dragged her out several steps.

"you……"

"Auntie Qiu'er is going back first. Your eldest brother finally mustered up the courage to speak his mind to Guan Ping. Are you going to stay there and get in the way?" Lu Cheng explained in a low voice.

Ning Xiang finally remembered that she agreed to come out to enjoy the lantern tonight, wasn't it just to match her cousin and Guan Ping?

Looking back at the two people standing on the side of the lamp shop, Ning Xiang showed a smile that only people who have come here can understand, she was willing to follow Lu Cheng, and she was happy for her cousin, wondering if she could win Guan Ping tonight Huanxin, completely forgetting the dangers he may encounter.

Then when she left the town, she was carried on Lu Cheng's shoulder without any warning, and Ning Xiang became afraid, looked around, and beat Lu Cheng anxiously, "What are you doing, put me down quickly!"

There are few people on the road, so if you hold hands, you will hold hands. She bears it, why is he carrying her?To show off his strength?What if someone sees you?
"Lu Cheng!"

Ning Xiang kept hitting him.

"Xiang'er, I remember seeing corn stalks piled up in a family's field on the road, and we haven't brought them home yet, let's go over there." Lu Cheng had a fire in his chest, and he had to do something tonight He wouldn't be suffocated to death, and he was so burned that he didn't want to waste time with her, crossed the bridge, stopped taking the dirt road, and carried her directly into the crop field.

Ning Xiang was scared, really scared.

The fifteenth day of the moon hangs high above the head, and after the autumn harvest, there is no one in the empty field, only the movement of Lu Cheng striding forward, like a weasel haunting in the middle of the night, stealing a chicken and going back to the nest to eat.

Ning Xiang likes Lu Cheng, but she doesn't want to be eaten by him, at least not before marriage.

Knowing that Lu Cheng is soft and not hard, Ning Xiang stopped struggling and looked at her feet resignedly, "Lu Cheng, what exactly do you want to do?"

The sound is bleak.

She is pitiful, and Lu Cheng's heart ached, knowing that she was frightened by him, he hurriedly coaxed her softly: "Xiang'er, don't be afraid, I said I would never bully you before getting married, I just want to find a place where no one will be with you Speak well. You walk slowly, and you are not used to walking on the dirt, so I carried you because I was afraid that you would fall."

Ning Xiang didn't believe it, and said in a muffled voice: "You let me down, it's getting dark, you really don't want to make me angry, so send me back early."

Lu Cheng didn't want to make her angry, and he didn't want to miss this rare opportunity. He glanced at her face and lowered his voice, "Xiang'er, there will be no festivals this year. I can't go to your house. Guan Ping will watch you at night. Well, we don't have a chance to meet each other, so we won't talk much tonight, and the next time we meet will be in November, and I may not be able to see you that day. Are you so cruel that you don't want to spend more time with me?"

Is she the only one who pretends to be pitiful?

He will too.

Ning Xiang is more pitiful than him, but she is not as hard-hearted as him, and when she heard Lu Cheng say this, she compromised a bit.

Lu Cheng continued to work hard and said: "Just now in the alley, I was only thinking about kissing you. In fact, I have a lot to say to you. Isn't our house built? It will be built by the end of the month, and it cost five taels of silver in total. Let me tell you, you have an idea in mind, in the future the second and third child will spend more money than this when they marry a wife and build a house, so remember to remind me."

How serious it was at the beginning, but then teased her again.

Ning Xiang didn't buy it, and said coldly: "You spend as much as you like, I haven't married yet, so I don't care."

Lu Cheng smiled softly, with a gentle tone, "Didn't I already regard you as my daughter-in-law?"

Ning Xiang bit her lip, knowing that he was good at coaxing people with sweet words, she followed his lead and didn't resist anymore.

(End of this chapter)