Si Lu took the booklet from Lin Chen and saw that it was a handwritten copy. It contained a lot of knowledge about car repair and daily maintenance, and the handwriting was very neat and powerful.
"The handwriting is nice. Did you write it?"
"Ah!" Lin Chen didn't understand what Si Lu meant. He glanced at Si Zhen and said, "Well, my handwriting is not good. It's not as beautiful as Si Zhen's."
They seem to be secretly in love, but it's really unbearable to watch.
Si Lu flipped through a few pages and returned the booklet to Lin Chen.
"Why are you copying this?"
"It's useful! There's a lot of knowledge involved in car repair!" Lin Chen paused for a moment before realizing what Si Lu meant. He quickly added, "There are too few books on car repair. My master has one, and I've read it many times. I copied all of these from books I borrowed from the library. I want to learn more."
He was a little shy, but he could tell that Si Lu had no ill will towards him. After the meal, he was no longer as awkward as he was at the beginning.
"When I go on business trips, I also want to go to the bookstore to see if there are such books, but we are very busy and sometimes we don't have enough time."
Si Lu probably understood.
In general, he is quite pragmatic and down-to-earth.
I don’t think about things that are out of reach. I have a clear idea of my own position and want to do well what I can do at this stage.
not bad.
As long as he doesn't forget his original intention, his future days will not be too bad. With the help of the Si family, they will always get better and better.
What's there to be afraid of if you have a weak foundation?
New China has only been established for 30 years. Which family did not rise from the flames of war? Which family does not have a strong foundation?
"Okay, let's go home early after dinner!" Si Lu pushed the unopened wine in front of Lin Chen, "Take it. If you don't want to drink it, keep it and give it to others."
Lin Chen quickly stood up and said, "Brother, no need."
"Take it." Si Zhen pulled his sleeve and said, "Brother gave it to you, so just take it."
In fact, this also shows that Si Lu recognized him.
The three of them walked out of the restaurant. Si Lu asked Si Zhen to wait on the side while he spoke to Lin Chen alone.
Si Zhen was still relatively obedient. She had already understood Si Lu's attitude and was not as nervous as she was at the beginning.
"Big brother."
Lin Chen was holding a glass of wine, standing opposite Si Lu like a farmhand.
"Come to my house for dinner sometime."
To Lin Chen, these words sounded like heavenly music. His eyes suddenly lit up and his body straightened up a lot.
"Hey! Um, big brother, I have to go on a business trip to another province to deliver goods in a few days. Can you wait for me to come back?"
"You have the final say. Discuss the specific time with Si Zhen!"
"Hey."
"gone."
After Si Lu finished speaking, he pushed his bicycle and left with Si Zhen.
Si Zhen had only taken two steps before turning around to look at him, but Si Lu pressed his head and turned him back.
Seeing this scene, Lin Chen couldn't help but laugh. The relationship between the brother and sister is so good, it's really enviable. Si Zhenzhen is like a little princess, loved by her family.
She is really happy.
Lin Chen held the bottle of wine and stood there for a long time, as if he had embarked on a road to family happiness. On this road, there was no abuse or attack, no exploitation or insult, but only mutual care, love and help...
Si Lu didn't say a word on the way, his face was stern and he looked very serious.
Si Zhen didn't dare to talk to him. She followed him on her bike, with eight hundred thoughts flashing through her mind. It is said that girls in love are sentimental. She was half happy and half sad. She was really conflicted.
When they got home, neither of them mentioned Lin Chen.
"Why did you come back so late? Did you two come back together?" Ning Yu looked at the two of them suspiciously. "What were you two doing so mysteriously?"
Si Zhen's heart was beating really fast, but Si Lu was too calm and didn't even blink, which made her look very cowardly.
"I was out doing some work, and I happened to see Si Zhen getting off work, so I took her out for a meal."
"Have you eaten outside?"
"Ah."
Ning Yu didn't ask any more questions. Her mind was now on the vegetable garden!
"Can you pave the road tomorrow? I want to grow some vegetables."
Si Lu agreed immediately, "The bricks have been bought, and it will be done in half a day. Then we can buy a few meters of water pipes to bring water to the ground, so that Aunt Ren'er doesn't have to carry water in buckets."
The planning and design of the compound were very advanced. Tap water was introduced to every household very early on. Nowadays, people still have to carry water in many alleys. It was in the 1980s that tap water became popular in every household.
"That's perfect. I was just talking to your aunt. Carrying water to water the vegetables is a strenuous job. If we had a water pipe, it would save us a lot of trouble. We can just connect it and water the fields. It's very convenient."
Si Zhen escaped the disaster and hurried back to the house.
Jiang Yan pretended not to see anything. Her sister-in-law was acting sneaky and it was obvious that she was doing something. She could guess what the two of them were doing just by looking at their toes.
It's just that the mother-in-law doesn't have time to deal with them right now. If it were any other time, how could they have hidden it from the old lady's sharp eyes!
"Dad, I want to ride a big horse." Chao Chao ran towards Si Lu, while Mu Mu sat obediently beside Jiang Yan. The two babies had quite different personalities, one active and one quiet.
Si Lu lifted Chao Chao up and asked, "Do you miss your dad?"
Chao Chao giggled but didn't say anything. The house and yard were filled with the laughter of children and family members.
At this time, in an alley somewhere, Song Jiaojiao was kneeling on the blue brick floor with cold sweat on her forehead.
Her face was pale and her whole body was shaky, but she gritted her teeth and held on without saying a word, because she knew that if she begged for mercy or could not hold on, she would be punished more severely.
"Do you know you're wrong?"
A steady female voice sounded, without a trace of feeling, as if she had no worldly emotions.
"Mom, I was wrong."
"What's wrong?" The woman looked at Song Jiaojiao, the disgust in her eyes revealed without any concealment, as if she was afraid that Song Jiaojiao couldn't see it, it was clearly written on her face.
"I, I didn't complete the task."
"Anyone who fails to complete a mission is a waste. If you hadn't crawled out of my stomach, you would have been thrown into a pit and buried by now."
Song Jiaojiao was staggering, her back was covered in sweat, and her clothes were sticking tightly to her body, making her feel suffocated.
She hadn't had any water for five hours and had been kneeling for five full hours. She was exhausted and had hallucinations.
Song Jiaojiao's vision was blurred, her brain was at a standstill, and her ears were filled with buzzing sounds, making it difficult for her to distinguish between reality and a dream.
"Song Jiaojiao, you are so useless. You can't even do this."
"I would rather have never given birth to a daughter like you. You are my shame."
"Song Jiaojiao, you are just wasting food if you live..."
With a bang, Song Jiaojiao closed her eyes and fell to the ground.