Married to the army by mistake, abstinent boss becomes addicted to pampering his wife

Chapter 206 Return to Hometown
When they went to bed that night, Lu Cheng briefly told Jiang Moli about the Lu family's situation.

Lu Cheng's hometown is Fucheng.

Fucheng and Rongcheng are not far apart, but they have rarely gone back in recent years.

The reason for this was that the relationship between Mrs. Lu and An Hui, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, was very strained.

Old Mrs. Lu was fundamentally opposed to Lu Dezhao adopting his eldest son, Lu Yuan.

From the elderly person's perspective, they don't want to raise someone else's son.

Therefore, after An Hui married into the family, Old Madam Lu was very anxious to have An Hui give birth to a son for Lu Dezhao.

Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned, and An Hui didn't get pregnant for four years after her marriage.

From full of anticipation, Grandma Lu turned into verbally abusing An Hui.

They cursed An Hui as a jinx, a barren hen, and even believed that An Hui would cut off Lu Dezhao's family line, demanding that Lu Dezhao divorce his wife.

An Hui wasn't the type to swallow her anger; whether it was arguing or fighting, she never suffered a loss.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law thus formed an irreconcilable feud.

Perhaps out of her dislike for An Hui, the old lady also disliked the three brothers, Lu Yuan, Lu An, and Lu Cheng, even though Lu An and Lu Cheng were her own grandsons.

Verbal abuse and belittling of the three brothers, praising one while belittling the other, was a recurring scene every time I returned home during my childhood.

"Although Grandma doesn't like us, Grandpa and Uncle want to see you. With me here, I will make sure you don't suffer any injustice."

Fearing that Jiang Moli would be unhappy, Lu Cheng patiently explained why he wanted to take her back to his hometown.

Little did Jiang Moli know that she was secretly thrilled.

This isn't a wicked grandmother at all; she's clearly just a quest NPC for her.

……

Two days before National Day, An Hui invited Fan Wenfang and Xu Xiuzhen to her home for dinner.

After the meal, he took out the three newly made gold-inlaid jade pendants and let the three daughters-in-law choose for themselves.

The jade material was irregular in shape, so the three pendants made from it were all different in shape.

One is shaped like a gourd, one like a magnolia flower, and one like a safety buckle.

Jiang Moli didn't stand on ceremony and chose the magnolia flower first.

Fann Wong modestly let Xu Xiuzhen choose first.

Xu Xiuzhen chose the gourd, and the remaining peace buckle went to Fan Wenfang.

"Thank you, Mom. My old necklace broke, and I was thinking of buying a new one at the end of the year!"

Seeing the happy faces of her eldest and second sons' wives, An Hui felt equally gratified and satisfied.

At her age, money and jewelry are no longer things to her.

Her hopes and desires are for her children and grandchildren to live in harmony and for her family to prosper.

After giving her the gifts, An Hui talked about returning to Fucheng for National Day.

Fann Wong and Xu Xiuzhen had no objections.

Although Grandma Lu is difficult to get along with, it's only a one-day thing, so just bear with it and it will pass.

Lu Tingting turned to Jiang Moli and asked, "Are you going back to your hometown for National Day too?"

Jiang Moli: "Guess?"

"Don't talk about knocking me down."

Turning to Lu Cheng, she learned that Jiang Moli was also returning to Fucheng for the National Day holiday, and she understood the situation.

Back home, Fann Wong opened her wardrobe to find clothes for the children when she returned to Fucheng the day after tomorrow.

While looking for clothes, she told Lu Tingting, "We won't be home for National Day, so you can go to your grandma's house by yourself."

Lu Tingting said, "I'm not going to my maternal grandmother's house. I want to go to Fucheng with you."

Fann Wong was somewhat surprised.

Ever since the old lady slapped her when she was seven years old, the daughter has held a grudge against her and has refused to go back for more than ten years.

The sun must have risen in the west this year; she actually wanted to go back on her own initiative. Thinking of how her daughter's personality had changed drastically since returning from Menghai, she couldn't help but remind Lu Tingting not to upset the old lady when she got back.

Lu Tingting let it go in one ear and out the other, her eyes darting around, seemingly plotting something.

……

On National Day.

Early in the morning, the whole family boarded a minibus and returned to Fucheng.

It takes two hours to drive from Chengdu to Fucheng.

Upon arriving in Fucheng, we first visited the home of Lu Deping, the eldest uncle of the Lu family.

Lu Deping retired ten years ago due to health reasons and lives with his wife in a military family compound.

Lu Dezhao and his elder brother Lu Deping had not seen each other for two years. The two brothers reminisced for a while before setting off together to visit Old Master Lu.

Mr. Lu lives in a retirement home and is 84 years old this year.

“Dad’s health has deteriorated a lot in the past two years. He spends most of his time lying down and doesn’t recognize people much anymore. Maybe one day he will… Otherwise, I wouldn’t have specifically asked you to bring the children back to see him.”

On the way there, Lu Deping sighed and told Lu Dezhao about the situation of Old Master Lu.

Zeng Xiulan pulled An Hui aside to discuss Jiang Moli, "Your third son's wife is quite beautiful, but what's her personality like? Is she filial to you?"

"pretty good."

Hearing this, Zeng Xiulan couldn't help but feel envious: "You're so lucky. Your husband holds a high position and has great power, and your three sons are all very promising. Especially Xiao Cheng, who became a battalion commander at such a young age. Alas, De Ping retired early, and Xiao Yi and the others didn't get any of their family's benefits. They can only rely on themselves."

The implication was clear: Lu Cheng's promotion to battalion commander was due to nepotism.

An Hui's expression calmed down. "Sister-in-law, you only see that Xiao Cheng is now a battalion commander, but you don't see that he has been stationed in Menghai for six or seven years. Not only does he live in a dangerous environment all year round, but he also has to fight against vicious criminals at all times. He has almost lost his life many times. If you are willing to let Xiao Yi and the others go to Menghai to make merits and get promoted, De Zhao is very willing to help."

Zeng Xiulan looked embarrassed and quickly said, "No need to trouble yourself, Xiao Yi and the others have stable jobs now."

In places like Menghai, poisonous snakes and insects abound, and wild beasts roam in packs.

You could lose your life if you're not careful, what's the point of having a high position?

……

Old Master Lu lost both legs in the battle, and the organization treated him with special care, providing him with a separate courtyard.

Lu Tingting was originally walking in front of Jiang Moli, but seeing that they were almost there, she turned around and went around to Jiang Moli's back.

Jiang Moli turned to look at her, "What are you doing?"

Lu Tingting snorted, "Mind your own business. There's plenty of room for me to go whichever way I want."

Guessing that Lu Tingting was afraid of the old lady, Jiang Moli couldn't help but chuckle to herself, "Don't worry, your third aunt will protect you. You're so cute, it's better if I bully you."

As he spoke, he reached out and pinched Lu Tingting's face.

Lu Tingting glared at her fiercely, but felt inexplicably excited and expectant.

……

The courtyard where the elderly Lu couple lived was not large, but it was kept very clean.

On the east side, there is an old osmanthus tree with a large canopy, and there are rattan chairs under the tree.

An elderly woman with completely white hair sat in a wicker chair, glaring at the group of people. Standing beside her was an elderly woman who looked to be around 60 years old.

Jiang Moli strode forward and took the 60-year-old woman's hand:

"Grandma, it's great to finally see you! You look so young, you don't look over 80 at all!"

The old woman was completely baffled by Jiang Moli.

"Hey, Xiao Jiang, you've got it wrong, this is Grandma."

Lu Dezhao pulled Jiang Moli to Zhu Huanghua and said, "Mom, this is Xiao Jiang, Xiao Cheng's new wife. She came back with us to visit you and Dad."

Zhu Huanghua, with a long face, looked Jiang Moli up and down.

Jiang Moli also sized up Old Mrs. Lu.

The old lady was thin and small, with upturned eyes and thin lips, looking like she was not to be trifled with.

(End of this chapter)