1970s: Hot wife accompanies the army, cold-faced rough man is not easy to tease

Chapter 310 Birthday Celebration
Lu Youyou was unaware that people in China were already concerned about her child, but even if she knew, she wouldn't care.

She genuinely hadn't thought about it; the concept simply didn't exist in her mind, especially now, when she had no time to consider such things.

Both majors require experiments and papers, and no matter how sharp her mind is, she can't save time on desk work.

Lu Youyou was so busy that she lost track of time and almost forgot about Song Huanian's birthday banquet.

This is Grandpa Song's first birthday since finding his grandson. Gu Qingye is not here, so Lu Youyou, his granddaughter-in-law, can't be absent.

Knowing that Lu Youyou had been very busy lately, the old man not only had Song Yunqing act as a human alarm clock, but also assigned Song Shaoqing to pick her up personally that day.

Song Yunqing rested her chin on her hand, staring in one direction until she almost saw double.

Lu Youyou's hands flew across the keyboard, as if she were typing at 3x speed. Putting aside whether she was proficient at using computers or not, she had never met anyone in her life who could write without thinking.

Before Song Shaoqing set off, he made a phone call, estimating that he would arrive in about half an hour. Even with that short time, Lu Youyou didn't let him have a chance to make the most of it.

"Sister-in-law, there's something I'm not sure if I should say."

"You said."

"What does my cousin have that makes him worthy of marrying you?"

In truth, Song Yunqing was more familiar with Lu Youyou. Although her cousin was good in every way, he couldn't compare to Lu Youyou's position in her heart.

No one is good enough for such a wonderful girl!

Fortunately, she married into her own family; otherwise, she would have been consumed by jealousy for the rest of her life.

Lu Youyou paused for a second, then couldn't help but laugh and said, "You might not believe it, but I was the one who insisted on marrying him."

Looking back now, it's kind of funny. Back then, she was so afraid that Gu Qingye would run away that she wished she could crawl into his backpack and go with him.

Song Yunqing almost hit her chin on the table because she couldn't hold on.

"I don't believe it, it's impossible! It must be that my cousin loves you to death and went through all sorts of hardships to get you to marry him!"

Lu Youyou laughed out loud. It was she who had gone through countless hardships. She had traveled from the future back to the past, so how could it not be considered a great hardship?

Song Yunqing continued to exclaim, "My wife is so outstanding and beautiful, yet she lives so far away in the United States. My cousin must be so worried at home, hahaha!"

Thinking of that brief meeting before, Lu Youyou's lips curved into a smile. Gu Qingye was indeed so worried that his whole body ached.

Just then, a short honk came from downstairs. Song Yunqing peeked out and said, "Brother's here."

"I'll finish writing this section right away."

Five minutes later, the two went downstairs, but they only saw the car and not the people.

Song Yunqing looked around and finally spotted Song Shaoqing at the intersection not far away.

"Where's my brother? Isn't that girl... what's her name again?"

"Li Mingyue".

"Oh, right, they actually know each other?" Song Yunqing muttered, then stood on tiptoe and called out, "Brother, brother!"

Li Mingyue didn't come here on purpose this time; she was going to the student office, and this was the shortest way.

The Song family's company has a collaboration with the Stanford Computer Science Department. Song Shaoqing has visited several times and happened to meet Li Mingyue, who is studying computer engineering.

As one of the few Asian faces in the department, Song Shaoqing had a brief chat with Li Mingyue.

Song Shaoqing came directly from the company. His throat was hoarse from talking all morning in meetings. Thinking that Lu Youyou and Song Yunqing wouldn't be down for a while, he got out of the car to buy water, but unexpectedly ran into Li Mingyue.

Hearing his sister calling him, Song Shaoqing looked up and waved, replying, "Coming!" Li Mingyue also turned her head to look, then froze in place.

Is it a coincidence, or is the world just too small? The project director of Huaan Computer is Lu Youyou's roommate's brother?!

They both share the surname Song and look quite alike, so they must be siblings.

For a moment, Li Mingyue hesitated, unsure whether to advance or retreat.

Having been in the United States for so long, she knows that some people use various means to "stay" here.

She wanted to stay, but working illegally and hiding wasn't what she wanted; staying through marriage was the simplest way.

But it's not time to be desperate yet, and she doesn't want to marry just anyone out of desperation.

At this moment, Song Shaoqing appeared.

Unmarried, wealthy, American—perfectly fits the bill, and Song Shaoqing is also of Chinese descent and speaks Chinese.

After being rebuffed by Lawrence, Li Mingyue instinctively wanted to stay away from Lu Youyou, but the target she was looking for was still related to Lu Youyou.

"Lu, Song, what a coincidence." Li Mingyue put aside her chaotic thoughts and took the initiative to greet them.

Song Shaoqing smiled and said, "So you two know each other?"

Lu Youyou simply smiled and hummed in agreement. Song Yunqing and Li Mingyue were not familiar with each other, so she had nothing to say.

After picking up the person, Song Shaoqing didn't linger any longer: "Miss Li, we'll be going now."

Li Mingyue smiled politely and said, "Okay, I won't keep you any longer."

As she watched the three figures disappear, various speculations arose in her mind: what was the relationship between Lu Youyou and the Song siblings?
She naturally wanted to find an opportunity to continue contacting Song Shaoqing, but Lu Youyou…

She really didn't want to experience the suffocating feeling of facing Lawrence's bodyguard again, but Song Shaoqing was the best option she had ever encountered, and she really couldn't bear to give him up.

On the other hand, Song Shaoqing only regarded Li Mingyue as an ordinary international student and did not mention her at all. As soon as he got in the car, he started talking about the old man's deadly series of calls.

“Grandpa started calling me last night, worried that I would forget to pick you up. He also told me not to come too early so as not to disturb my sister-in-law’s studies.”

Lu Youyou laughed and said, "It's not that exaggerated."

Song Yunqing was overjoyed: "Sister-in-law, don't you believe me? Grandpa only likes students who are good at studying. My brother and I are just barely passable. Someone like you is his precious treasure!"

Song Shaoqing nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right. If you ask me, sister-in-law, you don't even need to prepare a congratulatory gift. Just print out a copy of the report card, and Grandpa will be overjoyed!"

Lu Youyou suppressed a laugh. It was definitely not acceptable not to prepare a gift; not only did she have one, but Gu Qingye did too.

Song Huanian is not a person who likes crowds, and this was not a birthday celebration, but just an opportunity for the family to have a meal together.

With Lu Youyou around, it's like having a granddaughter around. Song Huanian has celebrated dozens of birthdays without a daughter, and this time the whole family is finally together.

Upon seeing Lu Youyou, Song Huanian grabbed her hand, his eyes filled with concern: "Youyou, why have you lost weight?"

Song Yunqing covered her mouth and chuckled on the other side. Whenever her grandfather cared about someone, he would always ask, "Why have you lost weight?" She could guess his next question: "You should eat more nourishing foods."

"Grandpa has had your favorite food prepared, so you need to eat well to replenish your energy!"

Song Yunqing burst out laughing, and Song Huanian turned around and pulled his granddaughter over as well.

"Yunqing, you look thinner too. I made squirrel-shaped mandarin fish today, eat more of it."

Sitting at the back, Song Shaoqing turned and slipped away quietly. If he didn't leave soon, he would be forced to "lose weight".