1977: It all started with a wrong love

Chapter 36: Visiting Brother

My eldest brother, Lu Yilong, has been serving in the army for more than ten years.

Searching the memories of his previous life, it seems that this officer had very few opportunities to go home to visit his family during holidays in previous years.

The most recent opportunity seemed to be before his predecessor married the female educated youth Zhong Xiuping.

And that was more than three years ago.

In normal years, my sister-in-law would usually take the children and travel thousands of miles to visit relatives at the military base. I never expected that I would have the opportunity to return home this year.

The brothers were meeting and chatting at the entrance of the village.

From the direction of the village, it was obvious that some villagers had seen the brothers and helped to call people back home.

At this time, we saw the eldest sister-in-law, the second sister-in-law, and the five younger nephews and nieces, all rushing over from the village in the wind and snow.

Even from a long distance away, the laughter could be heard.

"Brother, what are you still standing there for? You better go give my sister-in-law a warm hug!~~" Seeing this, Lu Yifan was no longer in a hurry to talk to his brother. He pushed his brother jokingly and fanned the flames.

When the younger sister heard this, she also became excited, clapping her hands and shouting for her elder brother to hug her sister-in-law.

The nephew, who was already over ten years old, saw his uncle and aunt trying to seduce his father. He was very protective of his father and said, "Dad, I'll go hold the baby for you!"

As he said that, he rushed forward with a roar, and threw himself into the arms of his eldest sister-in-law in a daze, "Mom, my third uncle and my aunt are playing tricks on me, and they want my dad to hug you. My dad is embarrassed, I'm hugging you on his behalf..."

Good boy, you are quite smart in learning to speak.

The eldest sister-in-law blushed when she heard this, and pretended to slap her eldest son's butt in a scolding tone, "Go away, kid, don't meddle in adult affairs..."

When the relatives saw each other, there was naturally another round of warm laughter.

The eldest brother was busy taking candies out of his pocket to coax the younger ones. The kids got their share of candies, and the sweet voices of calling dad and uncle were heard one after another, making the scene very lively.

After a while, the second brother and his wife said it was time to go home, so everyone picked up something, surrounded their eldest brother who was an officer and their third brother who was a talented scholar, and walked towards the village together in a lively manner.

At this time, a large number of people, young and old, had gathered at the village entrance after hearing the news.

From afar, they saw the Lu family's group approaching, and there were shouts of greetings everywhere. The eldest brother was also busy greeting the villagers, saying hello and expressing his admiration.

It is no exaggeration to say that the whole village gathers here for a lively occasion.

What’s even more exaggerated is that when the group was about to reach the village entrance, the sound of gongs and drums suddenly rang out from the threshing ground nearby.

Be a good boy.

The folk art troupe that had been performing the fire-making activities in the village since the twelfth lunar month before the New Year finally came into its own and was of great use.

It wasn't just the gongs and drums that were deafening.

In the community fire team, the villagers spontaneously formed groups such as yangko, stilts, land boat rowing, and clown acting...

The boss and a group of men and women, accompanied by the deafening sound of gongs and drums, began to play and dance happily in the snow...

Oh my god! ! ~~
Such an unusually lively scene really stunned Lu Yifan.

In his previous life, he never had the chance to experience such a grand scene.

The most important point is that he could feel that every participant was fully engaged in the excitement and joy. Everyone's emotions were so pure and natural, and their faces were filled with enthusiasm, which made people unconsciously infected and want to go up and twist their body, dance, shout a few times, and make some harmless noises...

No matter if you are showing off or playing tricks...

Anyway, there are always sincere cheers, laughter, shouts and jokes...

This scene is really too awesome!!

Who says rural people have a dull, unromantic life, are dull, ignorant, and stupid? ! "Dad, Mom, it's so cold, aren't you cold..."

My parents were waiting for us at the entrance of the village early. My eldest brother went forward and was excited for a long time, but what he said was a little too true.

Ha, Lu Yifan on the side was very happy watching this.

You must know that I just met my eldest brother at the village entrance, and then on the way back.

The eldest brother gave sincere instruction to his third brother who was now older than him. His eloquence and his array of words were nothing like the tongue-tied and dumb way he spoke when he met his parents now. He even gave people the impression that he was half tongue-tied and stupid.

The family stayed at the entrance of the village for a while and enjoyed the compliments from many villagers.

At this time, the sound of gongs and drums also sounded. The community dance team was tired and took a break. The eldest brother took out a few packs of cigarettes from his pocket and distributed them to the crowd, and chatted for a while.

Then, the family returned to their old house in a lively atmosphere, with the villagers’ eager eyes and farewells.

When they got home, the women were busy cooking. Father put aside his pipe, which was rare, and stopped smoking to create biological attacks. The second brother and the younger sister were busy getting water for the eldest brother and Lu Yifan to wash their faces to wash away the dust.

Needless to say, all kinds of thoughtful services were provided during that period.

In a word:

Today, old man Lu Xiangrong and his family are definitely the most dazzling family in the whole village.

"Boss, it's really rare for you to be able to visit your family during the New Year holidays. Is everything going well in the army?!"

I heard my father take the initiative to ask about my eldest brother's situation in the army.

Lu Yifan couldn't help showing an expression of surprise: It's a bit funny to say, he traveled through time and space and was reborn into this big family, and it has been nearly four months in a blink of an eye.

However, the number of serious conversations he had with his father was so rare that they could only be counted on one hand.

He subconsciously thought that his father was a very dull person who was not good at expressing himself verbally.

Now that his eldest brother has returned from visiting relatives, he has an obvious illusion that his father's entire temperament and mental state have really changed into a completely different person, as if he had undergone a complete transformation.

On the contrary, his eldest brother gave him the feeling that he was a very eloquent person and definitely someone who had seen the world.

Especially in front of his father, the eldest brother felt as if he had seen his nemesis.

There was actually a bit of that, he was very cautious in everything, subconsciously trying to please his father in his words and deeds...

"Dad, everything is fine! This time, I received a letter from Xiuqin (my eldest sister-in-law's name), saying that the third child was admitted to university. The leaders in the army are concerned and approved a special leave. It is because of the third child that I have the opportunity to come back to visit my family. But... I can't stay at home for a few days. I have to return to the army immediately after the Spring Festival..."

"So you can stay at home for three days! Well, that's already very good, don't worry about the family affairs. The third brother has made good arrangements for the second brother and the youngest sister. And as for your eldest sister, the third brother is going to bring your eldest brother-in-law to the capital to find a job next year. You are the most promising child in our family, and the third brother is even more promising now. You should work hard to perform well in the army in the future, and don't worry about the family..."

"Yeah, Dad, I've remembered everything you said. It's just that I can't be by your side to serve you and mom, I..."

"Why are you saying these useless things? Since you are a member of the country, it is your responsibility for the rest of your life to sacrifice your own family for the sake of the country. Don't be fussy and make others unhappy..."

Lu Yifan originally found it quite funny.

I secretly wondered whether there was any evil past between this father and son.

He was totally unprepared when the topic suddenly became dull and depressing as his elder brother and father were chatting.

Especially when I heard my father casually say these six simple words, "sacrifice my own family to protect the whole community" when I was a child.

His heart was shaken even more, as if a bolt of lightning flashed fiercely through his heart.

It seems that our father was also a man with a story in his past!

(End of this chapter)