Reborn 73 years later, he takes his mother-in-law hunting in the mountains.

Lu Yao drove home.

Erni'er was also in the car.

It was my first time riding in a motor vehicle, and everything was new and exciting.

He was crouching down in the passenger seat, almost crawling under Lu Yao's feet:

"Hey kid, where are the pedals on this bike? Why does it move by itself?"

Lu Yao was in a bad mood, but she made him laugh.

Grab her braid and lift her up:

"There's no pedal here, that's called an accelerator. You wouldn't understand even if I explained it to you. I'll teach you how to drive after I buy a car!"

"Really? When are you buying it, Brother Wa? After the New Year?"

Lu Yao sighed: "It won't be that fast. We'll have to wait a few more years until everyone can afford a car."

Erni'er's eyes were full of excitement: "Brother Wa, I hope what you said is true!"

The car arrived at Lu Yao's house.

Lu Yao went to the back seat and carried Ding Mei down.

Then he and Erni'er helped her into the house, one on each side.

Ding Mei remained silent the entire way, and seemed rather sad.

The car lights flashed, and Lu Xiaoqian had already run out.

When he arrived at the gate and saw that Lu Yao had driven back, he turned around and ran into the house.

"Mom, Sister Yuejuan, my brother drove back a big truck. It's the same kind as the county magistrate's!"

When they reached the door, they told the people inside, then turned around and ran back towards the main gate.

The excitement was indescribable.

Upon seeing that Ding Mei was limping, they quickly came over to help her up.

Huang Yuejuan was also there. As soon as she stepped out of the house, she saw Lu Yao bringing Ding Mei back and quickly asked:

"Little Mei, why are you being discharged from the hospital?"

Lu Yao briefly recounted what had happened.

Mother Jiang Guizhi frowned and quietly pulled Lu Yao into the kitchen:

"Is it appropriate for Xiao Meizi to live in our house? If Ding Dahu finds out, he'll definitely try to take advantage of us!"

Lu Yao said, "It was Ding Dahu who chased Xiao Meizi away. Besides, he knew she was staying at our house. If he cared about his daughter, he would have come to pick her up."

Jiang Guizhi still felt something was amiss.

"She's a grown woman, and we have a grown man like you. How are you going to sleep on such a small kang (heated brick bed)?"

At this moment, Huang Yuejuan and Ding Mei inside the room said:

"Little Mei, I think you should come stay at my clinic. I can take care of you there."

Ding Mei shook her head: "No, I'm tired. I don't want to go through all that trouble. I'll stay at Xiaoqian's place for now. Xiaoqian, are you annoying me?"

Lu Xiaoqian swung her two little braids wildly: "No, no, Mei-zi, we're sharing a bed. Are you sitting next to my mom or my brother?"

Ding Mei blushed: "I'm sitting next to Aunt Lu."

Lu Yao, in the outer room, looked at Jiang Guizhi: "How dare you say you wouldn't let her stay here? You have the nerve to kick her out. Her brother died, and her father doesn't want her. How pitiful!"

Jiang Guizhi also sighed:

"Yes, it's hard to say. Tuwa, why don't you go stay at Tiezhu's house and avoid suspicion!"

"..."

Lu Yao originally thought that he would sleep with Ding Mei and chat at night.

I never expected my mom wouldn't let me stay at home.

"If I leave, wouldn't that be the same as kicking Ding Mei out?"

"That won't do either. You can't sleep on the same bed with someone else's young lady; it'll damage Ding Mei's reputation!"

Lu Yao thought about it and realized it made sense.

Ding Mei will still get married in the future. Zheng Wenli is so petty. If he knows that Ding Mei and he slept on the same kang (heated brick bed), what if he doesn't want her anymore and marries another woman? Who knows where Zheng Shuang will end up in!

At this moment, Huang Yuejuan came out.

"Aunt Lu, I'm going back now. I'll come back tomorrow morning to make some bone-healing soup for Xiao Meizi."

Lu Yao said, "Then I can stay at Sister Yuejuan's place."

He was punched twice by Jiang Guizhi:

"What are you doing going to their place? Don't you know the difference between men and women?!"

Huang Yuejuan felt embarrassed and glared at Lu Yao:

"How can a grown man be so shameless!"

Her face turned red after she finished speaking.

Actually, I was a little angry that Lu Yao brought Ding Mei home, and I felt a pang of sadness, but I couldn't put it into words.

They left in a hurry.

Lu Yao regretted not saying it earlier.

Go directly to Sister Yuejuan's clinic and stay there, and teach her how to ride a horse.

Now they won't let us go if we try.

Lu Yao entered the room and saw that Lu Xiaoqian had already laid out the quilts.

Ding Mei looked at herself with red eyes; her originally almond-shaped eyes had turned into rotten peach-shaped eyes.

"Hey kid, you don't hate it when I come to your house, do you?"

"Nonsense, I hate you, yet I brought you back. But your leg is injured, so I can't crowd you. I'm going to stay at Tiezhu's house, and you'll stay at mine. You won't go back until that old bastard Ding Dahu apologizes!"

"Don't you dare insult my dad."

Ding Mei angrily stopped him, then asked:

"What are you going to Tiezhu's house for? It'll be fine if you squeeze in."

Jiang Guizhi spoke up: "Let him go, you're being generous. He's a grown man, he can go to anyone's house."

That sounds a bit awkward.

If a grown man can go to any house, then wouldn't my eldest daughter be a bit too shameless?

But it's so late now, and Ding Mei has nowhere to stay if she doesn't live here.

He could only look at Lu Yao and say, "Then you go. I'll go tomorrow..."

I was originally going to say that I wouldn't be staying here tomorrow.

But thinking about his father's ruthlessness, he realized he couldn't go home anyway.

I've never lived away from home before, and I don't know where else I could go.

Lu Yao patted her shoulder: "Don't think too much about it. You can stay at my house. It'll be just like your own home. Nobody will dare to bully you in front of me, including that old bastard Ding Dahu... Sorry, I couldn't control my mouth. I won't curse next time."

Seeing Ding Mei pouting, Lu Yao assumed it was because he had scolded her father and was angry again.

Actually, Ding Mei felt that if Lu Yao didn't live at home, it would be meaningless for her to live here.

Lu Yao was kicked out by his mother.

I want to go to Tiezhu's house.

But looking towards the west courtyard, I saw that my second uncle Lu Ming's house still had its lights on.

Why would I walk that far in this freezing weather? I'll just stay at his place.

This house belongs to my father; not kicking them out is already more than enough.

I don't think anyone would object to staying at my place!

So he jumped over the wooden plank.

Inside the room, Lu Ming and Zhang Shulan both lay down.

The couple shared a blanket, embracing each other tightly.

Lu Ming felt that his relationship with his wife had become too strained lately.

This caused his wife to have an affair.

So I want to try to calm things down with her tonight.

Heat the kang (a heated brick bed) until it's scorching hot.

He was about to have sex with his wife.

But holding Zhang Shulan reminded him of that scene with Lu Yao in the storeroom.

Suddenly I just lost interest.

That won't do.

Zhang Shulan already had designs on someone else. If we don't treat her well, what if she really goes to Lu Yao again?

Make sure she knows that her man is the best!

So I forced myself to tough it out...

Just then, someone knocked on the window.

This startled Lu Ming so much that he jumped off his wife.

"Who is it?"

"It's me, Tuwazi, open the door."

Lu Ming immediately went limp and collapsed onto the kang (heated brick bed):

"What are you doing here so late?"

"Open the door, my foot! Why all the nonsense? If yours isn't safe, why should I come in?"

Zhang Shulan quickly tried to get up:

"Go open the door quickly, come in and we'll talk."

Lu Ming pulled him back abruptly.

"What are you going out in without even wearing your underwear? Hurry up and put some on, I'll go open the door."