Rebirth in Famine: She Thrives by Lucky Space

Chapter 1228: Chapter 1228: Return

"I’ve prepared all the refined grains. Plus vegetables, oil, eggs, and meat, everything’s ready." Since receiving the call, Lv Beiguang had been preparing, yet he still felt something was missing.

"It’s much more convenient to eat at home."

It was almost time to start preparing lunch.

Today, Lv Beiguang had taken the day off to spend time with the kids; they hadn’t seen each other for over half a year.

The four of them worked together, completing things very quickly.

"I feel like home-cooked meals taste sweet."

Li Xue found it amusing to see her little sister-in-law looking so entranced.

"Dad, can you quit your job?"

"If I don’t go to work, what would I do?"

Lv Beiguang thought his daughter’s suggestion was too casual. His current salary exceeded fifty, and he indeed was reluctant to resign.

"Dad, you should go help my brother build a house."

Lv Beiguang chuckled, "There’s your Aunt Jiang for that."

"But Aunt Jiang said it would be best if you went too. You could sell the job and the house.

Aunt Jiang said that with money, we could buy a house for my brother in the Capital.

Sister Xiaoli also wanted you to help her sell her house."

Lv Beiguang shook his head, "Selling the house is not feasible; we won’t have a home anymore."

Jing Chu initially thought her dad would agree; she didn’t expect this decision.

"Dad, I really want you to come over. Aunt Jiang said we can certainly get into college, and by then, you can be with us; the chance of coming back here is slim."

"But we still need a home, a root."

Guodong observed his sister’s persistence, "Dad, even if we don’t sell the house, you can still come with us."

Lv Beiguang shook his head, "I’m not going anywhere. I was born here, grew up here, and I’m used to living here. Also, my job is great; I’m definitely not quitting.

I was hoping Jing Chu would take over my job."

"Dad, I don’t want to take over; I want to go to college like Aunt Jiang."

"Alright, you three hurry up and rest. Not many people are at the bathhouse at this time; why don’t you go take a bath?"

Jing Chu was already accustomed to being home. So she shook her head, "My sister-in-law and I will bathe at home; let my brother heat the water for us."

"Alright, I’ll heat the water for you, let Guodong have a good wash too."

"Dad, I can do it."

Lv Beiguang smiled and shook his head. Having the kids back, even if only for a short time, was satisfying.

Colleagues joked with him, saying he was at the stage where his daughter would marry out, and his son would marry in, and that’s how life would be.

Actually, they weren’t entirely wrong; when Jing Chu marries, it would be just like that.

Both kids want to go to college, and the possibility of them returning is indeed slim.

Now, it’s good to start adapting to this kind of life.

Lv Beiguang first moved the stove into the bathroom; with limited space, the temperature rose within an hour.

After the three had finished bathing, Lv Beiguang took the opportunity to wash up as well.

The four stayed together, with endless conversations to be had.

Lv Beiguang was not worried at all about the children’s lives over there.

When he was alone at home, he thought about how the kids seemed happier by Jiang Xinyu’s side than with him.

"Dad, Aunt Jiang said you could come over and be in charge of brewing wine.

The village grows a lot of sorghum; this year, the public grain was mostly paid in sorghum instead of corn." Jing Chu continued to persuade her dad.

Li Xue chimed in, "Dad, my second uncle also wants to brew his own wine but is afraid of wasting the grain, so this year everyone allocated quite a bit of aged grain."

Lv Beiguang just smiled; since seeing the kids living there, he really hadn’t thought about going over.

Back when the kids just left, Jiang Xinyu also went over, and he really wanted to join, but as time passed and he grew older, the desire diminished.

"Dad, isn’t it nice for the four of us to be together? Your main concern here is work, but you can work there too; brewing wine would not be worse than your current job.

The winters there are cold, and everyone is idle, so they want a drink. The demand is quite high."

"I know all that; I’m just getting old and don’t want any lifestyle changes."

"Dad, a lifestyle change means being with us."

"I just want an unchanging life now; even a slight change feels mentally exhausting."

The three kids sensed the change in dad’s mindset. It was painful realizing how these few years of living alone led to this habit.

"Dad, I’m an adult now, and there are people who like me, but I don’t like them." Lv Jingchu decided to use herself as an excuse. She knew that her dad was most concerned about her; it had always been this way.

"Jing Chu, you’re grown-up now; it’s time to find a partner."

"But I don’t like anyone; there’s no one who can catch my eye.

Aunt Jiang said I must have a partner by eighteen, but I have no plans of settling down."

Lv Beiguang frowned, looking at his daughter’s pretty face; such beauty wasn’t always a good thing.

Lv Beiguang had always wanted a plain, ordinary life, but his looks caused him much trouble.

His daughter was in the same situation now. While he didn’t worry about Guodong anymore, it was different for Jing Chu; even after marriage, he would have to keep an eye out. Afraid she’d be wronged or bullied.

"Jing Chu, listen to your Aunt Jiang."

"Dad, Aunt Jiang said it’s a lifelong matter, and I must decide for myself, but I really have no idea. Why don’t you introduce someone to me; anyone will do."

Lv Beiguang looked at his daughter’s expression, knowing she was sincere, and that she’d felt this way for a long time.

"Jing Chu, marriage is a lifelong affair. You need to find someone you love, or it’s too tiring."

"There’s no one. I don’t like anyone. Dad, why don’t you introduce someone from home?"

Lv Beiguang thought of the eligible boys he knew, dismissing one after another, feeling none were worthy of his daughter.

Since his daughter left, he’d always been keeping an eye on similarly aged boys. But now, none seemed good; none were fit for Jing Chu.

"Jing Chu, what kind of person do you like?"

Lv Jingchu shook her head, "I don’t know; I never thought about it, but at least can’t be ugly, right?"

Lv Beiguang looked again at his daughter’s appearance. Internally, he dismissed about eighty percent of the potential candidates.

"What about family requirements?"

Lv Jingchu shook her head, "Aren’t they almost the same? But the mother-in-law must be easy to get along with, like Aunt Jiang."

This made all of Lv Beiguang’s candidates impossible; where could he find someone like Xinyu to be a mother-in-law?