My Taoist nun girlfriend is from the Republic of China era, 1942.

Chapter 144 Simply Missing You

Chapter 144 Simply Missing You
As darkness fell completely, the dim yellow light filtering through the curtains was replaced by the cool white light of the streetlights.

Chen Xiaomiao's stomach rumbled loudly.

The room was dark, with only the light from Lu Yuan's phone screen casting a shadowy silhouette on his face, as if he were replying to someone's message.

"Get out of bed?"

Lu Yuan noticed her movement, put down his phone, and turned to the side.

"Ah."

Chen Xiaomiao hummed a syllable through her nose and yawned lazily.

She moved, and felt a soreness emanating from every bone in her body, especially her waist, which felt like it was broken.

"I'm hungry."

She complained softly, with a hint of coquetry in her voice.

"What do you want to eat? I'll order takeout."

"I don't want to eat takeout, it's too greasy. I'll cook for myself."

Chen Xiaomiao propped herself up on her arms and sat up. The blanket slipped off her smooth shoulders, but she was too lazy to pull it back up. She just let her long hair fall loose, covering most of her body.

Lu Yuan shook his head: "It's too late, don't waste your time, we still need to catch that idiot."

After thinking for a moment, Chen Xiaomiao finally said shrewdly, "Let's go out for hot pot. A new all-you-can-eat hot pot restaurant opened across the street the day before yesterday. The couple's set meal is only 126 yuan. We can just grab a bite while we're at it."

"Row."

Lu Yuan readily agreed and threw back the covers to get out of bed.

The two of them dawdled as they got dressed and opened the bedroom door. A black and white shadow darted in with a "whoosh," circled around them frantically, and made accusatory "howling" noises.

"Yes, yes, I know you're feeling wronged."

Chen Xiaomiao squatted down, rubbing the 250's fluffy head, feeling both amused and exasperated.

Lu Yuan picked up the dog leash from behind the door. When Erbaiyi saw the thing, he got so excited that he jumped up and almost knocked Chen Xiaomiao over.

"Stupid dog! You're hopeless."

Lu Yuan put a leash on it.

The two people and the dog walked out of the residential area, and Chen Xiaomiao naturally took Lu Yuan's arm and walked slowly.

Lu Yuan casually asked, "Did Song Jia return your car?"

"I paid it back a long time ago. I could tell from her expression that she wanted to borrow it again, but she was too embarrassed to ask."

Chen Xiaomiao analyzed, "I guess she drove my car to run cases because she wanted others to think she came from a big law firm and gain an advantage in terms of presence."

"You're not stupid."

"I'm just naive." Chen Xiaomiao rolled her eyes at him: "I think Sister Song Jia's life is... a bit complicated these days."

She remembered that day when Song Jia sat on a peeling chair, staring at the moldy corner of the ceiling, her face full of unyielding sorrow.

"After studying at a prestigious university for several years, I became ambitious and couldn't stand working my way up from scratch at a big law firm... If I went to start my own business, I would have no experience or connections, so I could only waste my time in that lousy place."

"So, how can Sister Song Jia get better?"

“Once she loses all the money she made from me and goes hungry for a few days, she’ll naturally understand,” Lu Yuan said calmly. “People don’t turn back until they hit a brick wall.”

The hot pot restaurant's red signboard with gold lettering stood out against the night sky. When the waiter at the door saw the two approaching, he smiled and reminded them that pets were not allowed inside.

Lu Yuan had no choice but to tie Erbaiwu to the big tree at the entrance and walk into the store amidst its aggrieved "woof woof" sounds.

The store is very popular, with an occupancy rate of 90% even after the National Day holiday.

The two were led to a two-person table by the window and ordered a hot pot with two broths.

Holding the menu, Chen Xiaomiao muttered a complaint: "The group purchase price is 126, and the hot pot base costs an extra 20, so that's 146. There's no discount at all!"

Lu Yuan was both amused and exasperated: "Forget about it, filling our stomachs is the most important thing."

He got up and went to the condiment area to prepare the dipping sauce, while Chen Xiaomiao ran to the freezer and took out several plates of fatty beef and tripe.

Bring the broth to a boil, add the sliced meat, toss it in the chili oil, and finally coat it with minced garlic and sesame oil before eating.

Chen Xiaomiao squinted her eyes happily, her cheeks puffing out.

"By the way, Lu Yuan."

She swallowed the meat in her mouth and mumbled indistinctly, "I ran into Niu Niu the other day when I went to pick up Jiaxin from school for Sister Jing."

“Niu Niu? Huang Lingshu?” Lu Yuan picked up some tripe and tossed it around in the pot. “She goes to the same school as Jiaxin?” “Yes, the same school, she’s in second grade.” Chen Xiaomiao nodded and picked up a piece of tofu. “Niu Niu told me that her grandma is sick.”

"is it serious?"

“I visited him in the hospital the day before yesterday. The doctor said he probably doesn’t have much time left… The old man told me he wanted to go back to his hometown and be buried next to his wife.”

The bubbling sound of the hot pot seemed to have subsided.

"Okay, I understand. I'll have Lü Xin arrange it later."

Lu Yuan put the cooked tripe into Chen Xiaomiao's bowl: "Also, the two siblings need to be taken good care of. Just arranging a nanny to cook and clean is not enough."

Chen Xiaomiao tentatively asked, "Do you think Sister Jing is suitable?"

"Bai Jing?"

“Sister Jing has experience taking care of Jiaxin herself. She is meticulous, and as a teacher, she can also tutor Niu Niu and the others in their studies.”

"Okay, I'll ask Lü Lei and Bai Jing later."

Lu Yuan nodded in agreement and picked up another slice of luncheon meat for himself.

Chen Xiaomiao continued eating and muttering, "There's one more thing... Grandma went back to work again."

"She's still in good health, as long as she's happy."

Lu Yuan was not surprised by this, and he knew that Sun Yumei was always busy.

“This time when I went back, Grandma wasn’t there to treat patients… She said she wanted to start a clinical research project to experiment with new treatment options. If it works, it could save patients a lot of money and improve their survival rate.”

Chen Xiaomiao recited the instructions Sun Yumei had given her in a very serious and methodical manner, which made Lu Yuan both amused and exasperated.

“This old lady… I am her own grandson. If she wants money for research, she should just tell me directly. Why does she have to beat around the bush and have her granddaughter-in-law whisper in her ear?”

"What pillow talk?"

Chen Xiaomiao scratched her head, completely bewildered: "Grandma didn't tell me to tell you. She just mumbled a few words, and I wrote them down, thinking I should tell you!"

"Okay, okay, I got it..."

Lu Yuan continued to eat his meat.

During the days he was away from Jiangcheng, all the trivial matters and social interactions at home converged on Chen Xiaomiao's place.

This kind of situation will likely become more and more common in the future, and I wonder if the little girl will be able to adapt...

"Any more?"

"Two days ago, when I wasn't looking, that idiot chewed a hole in the sofa and ripped out all the foam. I patched it up with old clothes."

"that's it?"

"Ok!"

"how about you?"

What about me?

"Don't you... have anything you want to say to me?"

Chen Xiaomiao was stunned.