Chapter 40 Auspicious Day
Li Luo did not feel shy. Since the Li family was in a hurry to move their registered residence, it was only natural for them to take him with them to do the work.
Along the way, the two families sat so far apart that it seemed as if there was a Chu River and Han boundary between them.
Li Dafu was driving in the front, Lin Weiguo was sitting in the passenger seat, Lin Ge and Li Luo were sitting between Yu Shulan, and Yu Shulan was sitting next to Lin Ge.
They looked at each other in silence, but Li Dafu started the conversation: "Did Luo Luo suffer any injustice in that man's house?"
Yu Shulan glared at Li Dafu. She didn't care about her own daughter, but cared so much about her adopted daughter. Was it because she thought Li Luo was prettier and more like his daughter?
"Why do you care so much about other people's family affairs?" Yu Shulan choked.
"Thank you Uncle Li for your concern. Mr. Ling is very good to me, and the children are also very well-behaved. Come to think of it, I should thank Miss Li for giving me such a good marriage." Li Luo replied with a smile, not caring at all about Yu Shulan's deliberate nitpicking just now.
After hearing what his wife said, Li Dafu didn't know whether to speak or not. He made an excuse that he wanted to concentrate on driving and stopped talking.
Since Lin Weiguo had come to the town to report the case before, some police officers recognized Lin Weiguo. After all, five thousand yuan is a big case in this small place, and people in the town still attach great importance to this theft case.
"Don't worry, Comrade Lin, we will definitely recover the 5,000 yuan. Our superiors have instructed us to set up a special task force to investigate this matter." Officer Liu said to Lin Weiguo very seriously.
"Comrade Liu, we are not here to urge you on this matter. Instead, we are here to move our household registration." Lin Weiguo smiled at Xiao Liu and explained.
"Change your household registration?" Xiao Liu didn't know the intricacies of this, but he happened to be able to handle it, so he asked, "Did you bring your household registration booklet? Is the person here?"
"Yes, I am here too."
Xiao Liu nodded, dealt with the necessary procedures at hand, and waited for the two people to sign before he could go back.
On the way back, Lin Ge's face looked even uglier. Obviously, the household registration issue had been handled, and Lin Ge should be the happiest person, but now he was worried instead.
"Xiaoge, are you okay?" Yu Shulan asked, worried about her daughter's condition.
"Ah? Mom, I'm fine." Realizing that his condition aroused suspicion, Lin Ge quickly forced a smile.
When Lin Weiguo told her to report the five thousand yuan to the police, she was still thinking that theft was a very normal thing in the countryside, and even if the money was lost, it would most likely not be found. She never thought that the higher-ups would set up a special task force.
Then she...
Lin Ge shook her head. Now was not the time to think so much. Anyway, the identities of the two of them were now completely confirmed. She would not come here again in the future, so what did everything here have to do with her?
Anyway, it can't be traced back to her, as she was in the city those days.
After completing the formalities, Li's father thoughtfully brought Li Luo and Lin Weiguo back home, and Lin Weiguo was kind enough to invite Li Dafu's family to have a meal.
But Yu Shulan and Lin Ge's eyes are not eyes, and their noses are not noses. Li Dafu gritted his teeth and declined Lin Weiguo's kindness.
Li Luo comforted Lin Weiguo, "Dad, people in the city can eat in restaurants, but we cook at home, so we can just eat it ourselves."
Thinking of this, Lin Weiguo stopped forcing it. After all, he heard from the villagers that the food in the state-owned restaurant was expensive and they were all cooked by professional chefs, so the taste would naturally not be bad.
"Let's go, we've killed a chicken today, and we've got the meat you and Mr. Ling brought over, so we'll have a good meal today!" Lin Weiguo patted Li Luo's hand that was hugging his arm, with an unstoppable smile on his face. But he turned around and sighed, "I'm sorry, Luo Luo, Dad didn't give you anything, and I let you get married without a clear mind, but Xiao Ling is a good kid, and he's considerate."
"Except for the three children in the family, everything is good. But don't worry, if you don't want to marry him, even if Dad risks his life, he will return the money to Xiaoling." Lin Weiguo said seriously.
"Don't worry, Dad. Mr. Ling treats me very well. I have no objection. Besides, Mr. Ling came back this time to discuss the marriage, so you don't have to worry too much." Li Luo explained with a smile.
"That's good, that's good." Lin Weiguo finally smiled with complete relief.
Along the way, some people asked who the girl next to Lin Weiguo was. Lin Weiguo also said with a smile: "She is my daughter, my biological daughter. She came back to see me. She will get married soon. Everyone must come to the wedding!"
Lin Weiguo is now in high spirits. Although Lin Ge does not recognize them, their biological daughter treats them very well. They are content as long as their daughter can live a happy life.
When the two returned home, they found that the chicken had been slaughtered into small pieces, the meat had been cut into evenly thin slices, and the cabbage had been washed clean.
It was agreed that Cheng Yuzhu would cook for her daughter, but Li Luo insisted that she had not visited her family for such a long time and she had to cook the meal herself, so Ling Zhuoqun and the Lin family helped out.
Li Luo and Lin Weiguo came back. No one asked anything. Li Luo put on an apron swiftly and put the pork belly into the big pot first. After stir-frying the lard, he poured in the chicken and pork.
The stove at home is an earthen stove, with only a big pot on the stove. Even the rice is cooked in this big pot. Li Luo plans to make an iron pot stew for everyone.
Pour in homemade bean paste, soy sauce, salt, long beans and vermicelli picked from the fields, and put them all into the pot.
Finally, cornmeal cakes were stuck to the edge of the iron pan.
Everything was ready. Li Luo put a steamer lid on the table, put in the rinsed rice, added more than a fingernail of water, covered it with the lid and waited for half an hour before starting to cook.
Before the meal was ready, Lin Moxian came back skipping with his small schoolbag on his back. He was five years old and still attending the Yuhong class. When he saw a girl in the house, he thought it was his sister who came back.
Facing Li Luo's back, he shouted in surprise: "Sister, you finally decided to come back! Mom and Dad have been to the city to look for you several times, and they thought you didn't want to live with this family anymore!"
As Lin Mo spoke, there was still a hint of tears in his voice.
Although his sister often bullied him and even snatched the candy from his hand, his parents told him since he was a child that boys should give way to girls, so he liked to be nice to his sister and see her happy.
But I never thought that my sister would leave. Now that she is back, it means that she still cares about this family!
But when the girl turned around, Lin Mo was dumbfounded: "You... who are you?"
This was not what his sister was like.
"Xiao Mo, call me sister quickly. This is your real sister!" Cheng Yuzhu explained to Lin Mo with a smile.
(End of this chapter)