Lu Yimin said nonchalantly, "That's impossible, but even so, there's nothing we can do."
"Lu Yichen got to his position by relying on his military merits. Those are real military merits that he traded his life for--"
"Big brother has been very stable these past few years. If anything happens to him, you'll act like you're about to lose your temper. Big brother's military rank will naturally be difficult to climb up. How can he get a military rank so easily?"
When Zhang Aixia heard this, she glared at him fiercely and said, "Don't I know? Who are you to teach me?"
Lu Yimin pursed his lips and said, "Then why did you keep me here? Mom, it's already so late. I still have to get up tomorrow for my morning class. Otherwise, my brother will skin me alive. You don't even know how I've been living these past few years..."
When Zhang Aixia heard this, she started to feel sorry for her youngest son. However, she could only discuss this matter with her youngest son, so she said, "Yimin, have you noticed that the relationship between your third uncle and that little brat, Lu Yichen, is getting better and better?"
Lu Yimin said nonchalantly, "Lu Yichen is so outstanding, and he even risked his life to earn military merits. As his father, he's naturally happy. Biological father and son, what grudge do you have from the past night--"
This time, it was Zhang Aixia's turn to turn black. She choked so hard that she could not say a word. She was so angry that her face turned red--
Young man, do you know that your mother is in a difficult position when you talk like that?
How did the conversation die? That was how the conversation died.
Lu Yiguo did not care about how the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were chatting. At this moment, he was holding onto his wife's hand to apply the medicine. As he spoke, he said, "Xiao Cui, it's been hard on you all these years."
Xiao Cui said as she shed tears, "This is nothing. What do you mean by hard or not? If you want to talk about hard, aren't you more bitter than us?"
When Lu Yiguo heard this, he frowned and said, "I'm a man. What's the big deal if I have to suffer a little? But you, Sigh -- look, your hand is fine, but it's full of blood blisters."
His heart really ached. He had never thought that his wife would be living such a life at home.
Xiao Cui seemed to see through his thoughts and comforted him. "Mom isn't usually like this. Maybe, maybe she's really not in a good mood today."
When Lu Yiguo heard this, he snorted and said, "She has nothing to do. What does her cousin's well-being have to do with her?"
"What is she angry about? Cousin is ambitious, and our Lu family has another great general. Isn't that a good thing? I really don't understand her--"
Seeing this, Xiao Cui looked at Lu Yiguo hesitantly, but in the end, she still lowered her head.
Lu Yiguo had long noticed this. As he helped her bandage carefully, he said, "Don't let the water touch you for the next two days. If there's anything, let the nanny do it. I'll call her right now and have her come back to work."
"Look at how your hands have become like this these past few years. How good were your little hands in the past? Don't be too obedient to my mother. Filial piety is not this kind of filial piety."
"Forget it. I think it's better for you to bring the children with you to join the army. I find that my mother has become more and more unreasonable these past few years."
When Xiao Cui heard this, she was so moved that her tears fell. What was more rare than her own man understanding her own heart?
Lu Yi Guo carefully wiped his wife's tears and said, "Don't cry. Why are you crying?"
"Oh, right, what did you want to say just now? We are a family. Is there anything else that you want to say?"
When Xiao Cui heard this, she wiped her tears and bit her lower lip. "Yiguo, this matter is of great importance. I overheard it. Mother-in-law, she..."
Then, she told Lu Yiguo everything that she overheard that day. The more he heard, the worse Lu Yiguo's expression became. When he heard the last part, he suddenly stood up.
With a serious expression, he asked, "Is what you said true?"
Xiao Cui bit her lower lip and said firmly, "Yes. However, I was too far away at that time, so I didn't hear it very clearly. However, this is definitely true."
Seeing this, Lu Yiguo was in a bad mood. He paced back and forth in the room, one hand constantly patting the other palm. Finally, he stopped and said, "No, I have to go find third uncle now--"
When Xiao Cui heard this, she immediately said, "It's already so late. Third uncle should be asleep. How about..."
Lu Yiguo shook his head and said, "No, I have to go immediately--"
In the end, after he had put on his clothes, he stopped and looked at his wife. "Forget it. Let's just go tomorrow morning."
Xiao Cui looked at her man with a dumbfounded expression. She had no idea what he was thinking at all.
And Lu Yiguo had just made a major decision. If he went now, his wife would probably not have a good life for the next few days. It would be better to talk about it tomorrow.
Thus, he held her hand and said earnestly, "Xiao Cui, if you have to suffer with me in the future, are you afraid?"
Xiao Cui thought that the matter she said made her man prepare for the worst. Thus, she firmly leaned on his shoulder and said, "I'm not afraid. As long as you're here, I'm not afraid of anything."
Lu Yiguo patted his wife's shoulder and said, "It's good that you're not afraid. It's good that you're not afraid."
Just like that, Lu Yiguo went to look for Lu Wei the next day. When he came out, he looked relaxed. It seemed that he had asked for mercy.
Although Lu Yichen's second uncle's family was a mess, it was much quieter than his first uncle's.
The main reason was that Hao Xiumei's two eldest sons were very promising, and each of them was more imposing than the other. Therefore, Hao Xiumei and her youngest son, Lu Yixing, couldn't do anything at all.
Thus, New Year's Eve was spent in different moods.
As usual, they came to pay New Year's greetings the next day.
Kang Xiaoqiao came back with Lu Yichen early in the morning. It was time to pay New Year's greetings, and it was time to receive relatives and friends. Lu Wei smiled every day. This was almost the happiest New Year he had in all these years.
Wang Xiulian was surprisingly obedient. She even stared at her daughter, Lu Juanjuan, as if she was afraid that she would do something earth-shattering.
Kang Xiaoqiao looked at the cautious Wang Xiulian and felt that something was wrong. As for her unruly and willful sister-in-law, Lu Juanjuan, she did not speak much, so she had no obligation to coax her.
She was the sister-in-law of a stepmother. She was not Lu Yichen's half-sister, so who was she?
When she had nothing to do, Kang Xiaoqiao leaned on the imperial consort's bed while eating tangerines and asked, "Yichen, what's wrong with your stepmother?"
"Why is she so careful? She can't even put up a front. I remember when I saw her three years ago, she wasn't like this. She's very shrewd."
"It's only been a few years since we last met, and there's no mother-in-law to suppress her. She's the well-deserved female master of the Lu family. Why is she so timid that she's not even as tough as a nanny?"
Lu Yichen, who was carefully plucking the melon seeds for Kang Xiaoqiao, said disdainfully, "Why do you care about her? She can do whatever she wants. Don't worry, she won't dare to provoke you. Her two children are still counting on me to look after them."