Chapter 56: The Wolf Pup I Found

Chapter 56: Chapter 56: The Wolf Pup I Found

When Fu Xiaoxiao first went to the kitchen, she noticed the supplies sent there—besides vegetables, there was chicken and pork. She remembered Lu Lin had mentioned that the military unit sends supplies periodically, and this must be what was allocated to them.

As Fu Xiaoxiao came out, Lu Chen happened to return from outside and immediately dashed towards her. "Mom, why did you take so long to..."

"Sorry, something came up and delayed me!" Fu Xiaoxiao lovingly patted Lu Chen’s head. Hearing her explanation, Lu Chen felt relieved.

"Mom, Dad is back!" Lu Chen said with a happy smile.

"Then you can see your dad every day." Fu Xiaoxiao knew Lu Chen was very happy.

Lu Chen looked at Fu Xiaoxiao with eyes full of doubt, sensing that she didn’t seem as happy about Lu Feng’s return.

"Sister-in-law." Wang Lu returned, followed by a team of people behind him.

Looking at the large items behind Wang Lu, Fu Xiaoxiao looked puzzled. "What are these?"

"Sister-in-law, did you forget? It’s the sewing machine and bicycle Camp Commander Lu promised you. They were scheduled earlier; Mr. Lu forgot to bring them back after the mission. Today, he specially went to fetch them for you." Wang Lu explained.

Seeing the brand-new two large items, Fu Xiaoxiao felt much better.

With the sewing machine, she could make clothes herself.

"Where should we move them for you, sister-in-law?" Wang Lu asked with a smile.

"Please help me move them back to my room, thank you." Fu Xiaoxiao pointed towards her room.

The clothes of the two children were getting smaller. Last time, Fu Xiaoxiao bought a lot of fabric using the coupons given by Lu Feng, and she decided to make new clothes for the whole family.

The main thing was to solve her underwear problem; wearing a vest all the time made her feel like her chest was always empty.

The brand-new bicycle was stopped in the courtyard, and Fu Xiaoxiao noticed Lu Feng’s thoughtfulness. He didn’t buy the typical "28 large frame" but chose a women’s bicycle with a small basket in front.

Seeing Fu Xiaoxiao smile, Wang Lu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Fu Xiaoxiao took out a cloth and cleaned the sewing machine. Sitting at the seat, she pretended to thread it, and the sewing machine started moving smoothly.

Wang Lu entered Lu Feng’s room where the latter had already heard what was happening outside.

"Mr. Lu, I’ve already reported the matter about sister-in-law to the Lieutenant Colonel. He told me to ask your opinion: should we let the military handle it directly?" Wang Lu asked quietly.

Wang Lu had just run off to find the Lieutenant Colonel directly, and coincidentally, the Colonel mentioned Fu Xiaoxiao’s belongings were fetched, so Wang Lu brought them along.

"Wait till I’m better; I’ll handle it personally!" Lu Feng said calmly to Wang Lu.

His wife—how could anyone be allowed to bully her? This matter must be handled by him personally.

"Alright, then I’ll report back." Seeing Lu Feng make his decision, Wang Lu nodded. "This time we also need to thank a male educated youth from Upper River Village; he timely appeared to save sister-in-law. When I arrived, Li Xiang had already been knocked down to the ground, unconscious."

"Too easy on him." A fierce look flashed through Lu Feng’s eyes. Just knocking him unconscious was ridiculously lenient.

"Should I go back now and give him a beating?" Wang Lu was eager; he had wanted to act earlier, but Li Xiang had fainted, so it was inappropriate to act in front of everyone.

"Let him bask for a few days! Once I’m better, I’ll slowly deal with him." Lu Feng still wanted to take revenge for Fu Xiaoxiao personally; such things shouldn’t be outsourced.

"Fine." Wang Lu felt it was a pity.

"Xiao Lu, why don’t you stay here and have dinner with us today? Thank you for all the errands you’ve run for us." Fu Xiaoxiao knocked on the door, interrupting the two’s conversation.

"Sister-in-law..." Wang Lu was about to agree, but Lu Feng raised an eyebrow at him.

Feeling the chill, Wang Lu wisely changed his mind. "Uh, I’ll still eat at the canteen!"

"Don’t go back; your canteen has dinner early, and you’d be late returning now. Stay and eat with us!" Fu Xiaoxiao said with a smile.

Seeing Fu Xiaoxiao insisted twice, Lu Feng knew she truly wanted Wang Lu to stay for dinner. "Then let’s eat together."

"Thank you, sister-in-law." With Lu Feng’s approval, Wang Lu readily agreed.

Fu Xiaoxiao smiled and turned to leave the room.

Lu Feng and Wang Lu continued their unfinished conversation.

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The sun gradually set, marking the school dismissal time.

Sitting in the courtyard, Fu Xiaoxiao was picking vegetables and checked her watch. Lu Lin should have arrived home by now, but there was no sign of movement.

Li Lei and Li Sen were also late today, prompting Chen Xiu to come out worried.

"Xiao Xiao, has your Lu Lin returned home?" Chen Xiu asked Fu Xiaoxiao with concern.

"Sister-in-law, Xiao Lin hasn’t come back yet!" Fu Xiaoxiao shook her head.

"What are those two little rascals up to? They should have been home by now!" Chen Xiu worriedly looked into the distance but couldn’t see any of the children.

Even Sister-in-law Liu from next door came out.

"Yours haven’t come back either?" After asking and seeing Fu Xiaoxiao and Chen Xiu shaking their heads, Sister-in-law Liu nervously paced up and down. "What are those little rascals doing? Could something have happened?"

The more Sister-in-law Liu thought, the more worried she became, grabbing a flashlight ready to go out searching.

Fu Xiaoxiao frowned, wondering if she should also go searching when she saw four little figures huddled together in the distance.

"They’re here; they’re back." Sister-in-law Liu ran over anxiously, scrutinizing her son. Seeing Liu Yang unharmed, she immediately grabbed him by the ear and lifted him up. "Boy, why are you coming back so late?"

"Mom, let go; you’re going to tear off my ear!" Liu Yang shouted angrily.

"Explain yourselves! What were you doing coming back so late?" Sister-in-law Liu poked her son’s head, demanding an answer.

Chen Xiu also glared at Li Lei and Li Sen, waiting for them to explain.

Lu Lin unwrapped the front bulge of his clothes, revealing a small furry head inside.

"Ah!!" Seeing the little head, Sister-in-law Liu immediately pulled Liu Yang back a few steps.

"Bringing back stray animals again; we don’t have spare food at home for it! Quickly throw it away!" Sister-in-law Liu frowned with disapproval, pulling Liu Yang towards home.

"Mom, look how cute it is; let me keep it..." Clearly fond of it, Liu Yang reluctantly pleaded, but Sister-in-law Liu was steadfast in her refusal. "If you dare bring it home, I’ll stew it tomorrow to build up your father’s health."

Upon hearing Sister-in-law Liu’s threat, Lu Lin and Li Lei immediately protected the little creature, defensively watching Sister-in-law Liu.

"Mom, let us keep it! It’s so pitiful; it’s been abandoned." Li Sen walked up to Chen Xiu, gently tugging at her clothes, pleadingly.

"Mom, if you let me keep it, I promise to do well in school and score 100 points." Li Lei promised, patting his chest.

"Ha, you’re currently scoring 48; I’d burn incense if you could reach 90." Chen Xiu clearly didn’t buy it, giving her sons a look. "That’s a wild animal; once grown, it’ll surely run back into the wild. Stop fussing!"