1987: Sleepless Tonight

"I agree. Uncle and the others will stay in Echeng for a few more days, transfer the furniture factory out, and return to the village after dealing with the follow-up matters." Lu Hao nodded.

He said, "Dad, Mom, you can turn over the rice stalks later, come to the house first, I have something to do."

"What's so mysterious, you still have to talk about it in the house?" Li Jinxiang clapped his hands and walked into the house.

Lu Liexing also entered the room.

Lu Hao closed the front and rear doors, and then drew the curtains.

The lights in the house were turned off.

He took out 5 wads of money from his pocket, "Here is 5 yuan. We need to build a house and buy some electrical appliances. We need money to repair Maqiao Lake. Don't save it. I'll come back later." Will bring more money."

"So much?" Li Jinxiang asked in surprise.

Just now she felt that her son was making a fuss, why did he close the doors and windows so tightly and draw the curtains so well in broad daylight, but now she went back and pulled the curtains again to cover the windows tightly.

"How much is this?" Lu Hao said with a smile, "Your son is capable now, and he has earned money, so don't be reluctant to spend it. You and Dad have worked hard for most of your life. You just hope that I can live a better life and let me transfer my household registration to you. When I come to Jiangcheng, I hope I can eat commercial food."

"A few years ago, I was confused and couldn't turn my head away, but now it's different. I want to open up, and I have some ability. I have made some money, and I can return it to you. Don't be reluctant to spend it. This is mine. Filial piety."

"This is what happens in a person's life. Once you close your eyes and then open them again, a day passes. Once you close your eyes and don't open them, your whole life will pass. If you don't have money, you will suffer. If you have money, you will suffer if you die without spending it all."

He said, "Besides, Maqiao Lake is also a business. If it is done well, it can also make a lot of money. Don't waste money where it should be spent."

He remembered something from his previous life.

In his previous life, he made some money later, and wanted to take the two elders to the city, but the two elders were not used to it, one was someone they didn't know in the city, and the other was that there were many rules in the city, so it was difficult for them to learn from the beginning.

It's better to stay at ease in the village.

But every time Lu Hao came back, he had to leave some money for the two elders, but when Li Jinxiang was dying, he told him that there was money at the bottom of the wooden box at home, and asked him to take it out to Nini as a dowry.

Li Jinxiang was old at that time, his head was already confused, and he forgot that Nini had passed away long ago.

She put all the money that Lu Hao gave her in the box. It was useless at all, and it was neatly arranged. When she died, she was confused, but she still missed her granddaughter and wanted to leave the money to her granddaughter.

"By the way, Mom, wait a minute, I have something for you." Lu Hao remembered something.

He ran out, took a piece of paper from the car, and handed it to Li Jinxiang, "This is from Nini. She said it was a gift for grandma."

A family portrait drawn by Nini.

I was busy yesterday, so I forgot about it, and I just remembered it.

Seeing the simple family portrait on the paper, Li Jinxiang smiled very happily, "Next time I come back, I must bring both of them with me. My precious granddaughter, I haven't seen her for a long time, so think hard."

Her eyes are red.

"When you come back during the Chinese New Year, the house at home will be new, so it will be convenient for the whole family to live in." Lu Liexing also nodded.

There was a wooden box in the room, which was very strong, and put some clothes. Li Jinxiang walked over, put the money at the bottom and put it away, and took two clothes for Lu Hao, "I bought these two sweaters, and one for Xiao Min, it should be suitable. The other one is for Nini. I haven’t seen her for more than half a year. I don’t know how much she has grown. I have measured it with the same age children in the village. I don’t know whether it is suitable or not. When I come back, I'll knit another one."

The two sweaters were neatly folded.

"It's only October, and it's not cold, yet you've knitted two sweaters?" Lu Hao asked in surprise.

"Your dad and I originally planned to go to Jiangcheng in a few days to see you. I bought the sweater in advance, and I didn't want to wear it now. I will wear it when the weather is cold." Li Jinxiang said.

She unfolded the sweater for a look, then folded it up for Lu Hao, "Don't get it dirty, be careful."

"Only two? Where's mine?" Lu Hao asked while holding the sweater.

He looked into the wooden box, reached out and rummaged through it, looking for his sweater.

Li Jinxiang patted him twice, "Don't move around, the clothes are well folded, but they are all messed up, without yours."

"Mom, you're too partial. I'm your own son." Lu Hao pretended to be angry.

"If you weren't my own son, I would have suffocated you to death with a pillow while you were sleeping." Li Jinxiang said, "Xiao Min is such a good girl, you are not allowed to bully her anymore."

"Definitely won't hit her anymore." Lu Hao nodded.

Don't fight, but bullying must be bullying.

Harsh bullying.

He wrote down the landline number at home and gave it to the two elders, and got into the car with his sweater.

"Then I'm leaving, call if you have anything to do." Lu Hao rolled down the window of the car and rushed to the two elders standing beside the car.

"Okay, let's go."

"Slow down."

Lu Liexing and Li Jinxiang raised their hands.

Lu Hao started the car, turned around, and drove out of the village. In the rearview mirror, the two elders were still standing there, just like Su Min and Nini who were standing at the gate of the community when he left Jiangcheng and returned to the village.

His eyes were full of reluctance.

Loved ones.

The journey was very steady, and when it got dark in Jiangcheng, he went straight back to the dormitory of the garment factory.

As soon as the car drove into the yard, I heard several children shouting in the yard.

"Nini, your father is back."

"You're still playing in the mud and your daddy is going to spank you."

Nini is playing with a few children in mud, playing house, mixing yellow mud with water, beating, mixing mud like plasticine, and then making cars and noodles.

Hearing what the little friend said, she immediately turned her head.

Seeing the car, he smiled, looked at the license plate again, and immediately got up, "Dad!"

Dancing.

But she still didn't forget to look back and tell, "Don't touch my noodles and car."

After giving the warning, she ran towards Lu Hao.

Very sensible, didn't get too close, just waited by the side.

Lu Hao parked the car, got down, and hugged her up, "Do you miss Dad?"

"I think, I didn't sleep well last night. I kept counting how long it would take for Dad to come back, but I counted from 1 to 100. Dad, you didn't come back, so I fell asleep." Nini said.

"That's all?" Lu Hao looked at her.

wave.

wave.

Nini kissed him twice on the cheek, "And this."

Lu Hao smiled, and took the sweater from the car, "Go, go upstairs."

He put Nini down and held her hand, but ended up grabbing mud in his hand, "Why mud in one hand?"

But he didn't let go of his daughter's hand.

"I was making a car just now, and I also made a lot of noodles." Nini said.

"Then do you want to take the car and noodles back?" Lu Hao asked.

"No, Dad is not at home, I just play these things when I'm bored, now that Dad is back, I want to accompany Dad." Nini shook her head.