Chapter 71: Can We Not Be Like This
Fang Yuan said, “Mom stayed with me the whole night before going back home.”
Lu Chuan said, “You two get along really well.” His tone carried a faint, inexplicable bitterness. The person he had been thinking about all the way home had been staying with his mother, and she probably had not even thought about him.
He could also clearly hear that the mother and daughter-in-law were genuinely getting along well. Had he not heard it? They kept saying “our mom.”
Fang Yuan praised her mother-in-law generously, “Our mom is a good person, easy to get along with.”
Lu Chuan muttered, “You married a man, not a mother-in-law.”
This man did not know how lucky he was. Fang Yuan said, “If the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law do not get along, then you will understand how hard it is for a man.”
Lu Chuan had run around all day, all for nothing more than lying on a kang and talking with Fang Yuan, chatting casually, and building some feelings.
Although he had not intended anything serious with Fang Yuan, feelings still had to be cultivated. Otherwise, once he went to school later and had less time with her, the two of them would be heading straight for disaster.
Lu Chuan did not want to become a heartless man who abandons his wife, but that required enough emotional foundation. He had also been quite proactive normally.
However, his tender feelings meant nothing on Fang Yuan’s side. The young woman simply did not think in that direction at all.
While eating, Lu Chuan was almost falling asleep. Fang Yuan felt sorry for him and pushed him, “Go sleep.”
Lu Chuan forced himself awake, “I still have something to tell you.”
Rarely, Fang Yuan cooperated, but after waiting a long time, he still did not speak. When she turned her head, Lu Chuan had already fallen asleep.
So this is what happens when you are too tired and still insist on running around. Not a single important word got said. What was the point?
He slept soundly through the night. When Lu Chuan woke up, his thighs were still sore, and even when sweeping the yard, his posture was a bit unnatural.
Fang Yuan noticed it, “Are your legs hurting? Let me massage them for you.”
Lu Chuan’s face instantly turned red. He wanted to refuse, but then thought, why refuse? Apart from this, there really was no other chance to get close to Fang Yuan.
Fang Yuan could not stand his foolish expression, “Why are you standing there? Sit down.”
Lu Chuan said, “You, you sit. I will stand.”
Fang Yuan felt his brain often did not work properly, “Your legs hurt, why would I sit? Sit down.”
Lu Chuan sat on a small stool while Fang Yuan squatted on the ground and pressed his calves, “Still hurting?”
Lu Chuan wanted to say that his thighs were also sore from riding the bicycle all day, but looking at Fang Yuan, he did not dare make a sound.
Fang Yuan asked again, “Still hurting?”
Lu Chuan’s mind had already drifted far away, “Better, better.” In reality, his legs felt even weaker now, so weak that he could barely stand.
Fang Yuan said, “Is there a lot of mosquitoes in the house? Your ears are all bitten red.”
Lu Chuan rubbed his ear, “Ma, maybe.”
Fang Yuan said, “I did not get bitten. Yesterday when mom left, she even helped me slap mosquitoes for a long time.”
Lu Chuan’s thoughts drifted somewhere else, “Maybe I got bitten outside.”
Fang Yuan said, “With your legs like this, can you still take me with you later?”
Lu Chuan said, “I will be fine after resting a bit.” Then he added, “Your hands are quite nice looking.”
Fang Yuan did not show the expected shyness. She raised her hand, “They are alright. Not as nice as a scholar’s hands.” Then she said, “Are you flirting with me?”
Lu Chuan nearly fell off the stool, “W, what are you saying?”
At most he was giving a compliment. That was flirting?
Fang Yuan said, “Is it not? I saw my eldest brother and second brother when they were courting their wives. They always praised them like this.”
Lu Chuan became uneasy, “Your elder brothers let you see that?”
Fang Yuan said, “What are you so excited about? I watched it secretly with Wuhu.”
Lu Chuan thought, encountering this family, even elder brothers would have a headache.
Fang Yuan said, “So are you flirting with me?”
Lu Chuan said, “You are overthinking it. You also said my hands look good. Are you flirting with me too?”
A cultured man could turn things around so naturally, and he was carefully testing his wife’s attitude.
Fang Yuan said, “That is true. I definitely do not have any thoughts about you.”
Lu Chuan’s face immediately darkened. This woman really did not know how to talk. How could she have no thoughts?
Was it because he did not look good, or something else? Of course, Fang Yuan not liking his physique could be improved with training later.
Fang Yuan said, “By the way, do your thighs hurt? When I learned to ride, my thighs also hurt.”
Lu Chuan froze completely. Should his thighs hurt or not? This was a question worth serious consideration.
Fang Yuan said, “Do you want me to rub them for you?”
Lu Chuan gathered all his courage, took a deep breath, and said, “Okay.”
Mother Lu pushed open the gate, “What are you doing? Why is Fang Yuan squatting while you are sitting?”
Fang Yuan said, “Mom, Lu Chuan rode the bike all day yesterday. He can barely walk this morning, I am massaging him.”
Mother Lu truly felt sorry for her daughter-in-law and said directly, “You rest. I will do it.”
Lu Chuan stiffened even more. He really wanted to ask his mother, can you even take over your daughter-in-law’s job?
Can we not interfere? Can we have a bit more self-awareness?
Unfortunately, Mother Lu had no such awareness. She was fully focused on caring for her daughter-in-law, pushed Fang Yuan aside, and started massaging Lu Chuan’s legs herself.
While doing so, she talked to Fang Yuan, “Afraid you are not eating well outside, mom made some pickled vegetables with sesame oil. Take them with you later.”
Fang Yuan said, “That is great. I have eaten your cooking before.”
Mother Lu pressed firmly on her son’s thigh while continuing to please her daughter-in-law, “If you finish them, just send word back and I will make more for you.”
Then she asked about Fang Yuan’s family matters, fully preparing to follow her daughter-in-law’s instructions strictly.
Lu Chuan stood beside them, resentment building up. This was not his mother, this was his rival. He kept looking at Fang Yuan, but did not even get a glance back.
Another wave of affection wasted into running water. Lu Chuan wanted to howl, this is my mother.
However, once Mother Lu started massaging, his legs immediately felt better. He really did not need his mother anymore.
Mother Lu said, “There is something I need to tell you two. The eldest son’s in-laws have come several times. They say they are making trouble, but leave as soon as they arrive. If they are not making trouble, they still bring people. I do not know what they are trying to do.”
Fang Yuan said, “Let them make trouble. Either way, they are only troubling their own daughter.”
Mother Lu said, “That is true.”
As a result, Li Meng’s family came again. They were not causing trouble for Li Meng and Lu Feng’s household, nor for Mother Lu, but instead came to Fang Yuan and Lu Chuan’s side.
Li Meng’s mother entered crying and rolled on the ground. Her elder brother and sister-in-law kept shouting that the Lu family had abducted their daughter and that they would not accept this.
Lu Chuan laughed in anger, “I abducted your daughter? You come to my house to make trouble?”
The sister-in-law said, “It was someone from your Lu family who abducted her. What, you do not want to admit it?”
Lu Chuan said, “Call the police then. If someone from the Lu family abducted her, let the Lu family go to jail.”
Mother Lu was stunned. This could not happen, her eldest son could not go to jail. But Fang Yuan stopped her from speaking, and she did not dare intervene.
Fang Yuan said, “Did you hear I am earning money now, so you are not making trouble for Li Meng, not making trouble for my in-laws, but think there is no money to be made here?”
This mother is really quite amusing.