Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire Chapter 678: 661: Lu An's Engagement

Chapter 678: Chapter 661: Lu An’s Engagent

On New Year’s Eve, the whole family gathered at Lu Hongjun’s ho. After preparing the dumpling fillings, the two sisters-in-law sat together to make dumplings, while Lu Jiaguang and Lu Jiazong and their group were also busy helping out.

The dishes were all ready, and Lu Shan and his wife, along with Second Sister-in-law Lu, were busy in the kitchen, while the others waited outside. Mainly because the kitchen was too small to accommodate everyone.

Lu Hongjun asked Sister-in-law Lu, “Has Ah Yun’s personal issue been settled yet?”

Sister-in-law Lu laughed and said, “Third Uncle, with Ah Yun’s looks and abilities, finding soone is easy, but finding the right match is difficult. Third Uncle, Ah Yun will only be twenty-five after the New Year, no need to rush.”

Lu Jiaguang’s idea was to find soone who could help Ah Yun’s career, so he wanted to look among their unit leaders. But leaders looking for a son-in-law would surely have their own requirents, so this matter needed to be taken slowly.

Lu Hongjun brought it up, hoping Sister-in-law Lu would give it more thought: “Lu Yun’s situation is unique, but what about Lu An? He’ll be 23 after the New Year; it’s ti for him to find soone too.”

Actually, it should be Lu Ping who gets married first, but he’s studying abroad. Studying abroad takes years, and especially with that incident, no one is urging him to find soone. Lu An is different; he’s graduated from university and started working, so his personal matters should be on the agenda.

Sister-in-law Lu said with so helplessness, “I asked soone to introduce soone to him, but he’s not willing and refuses to et. You can’t force a cow to drink water if it doesn’t want to; let’s leave it to fate.”

Not showing up made the matchmaker and the girl who ca to et him very upset. Sister-in-law Lu bought expensive gifts to apologize, and only then was the matter settled. After all this, she was scared and didn’t dare to push Lu An anymore.

When Lu Hongjun heard this, he wanted to call Lu An over for a talk, but Sister-in-law Lu hurriedly stopped him in fear.

Sister-in-law Lu said, “Third Uncle, forget it, the young one said he wants to date freely. He looks decent and has a good job, he should be able to find soone.”

She was afraid that saying too much would cause rebellion in the child, so she decided to let it be.

Upon hearing this, Lu Hongjun dismissed the idea. It’s different now than in their day when marriages were arranged by matchmakers and one would marry if they liked each other; now, free love is esteed. Of course, if one is willing, it’s still possible, like Lu Yun, who agrees to blind dates.

Originally, they thought it would take Lu Ping a few years to find soone, but unexpectedly, on the second day of the New Year, they received a huge surprise.

Lu Yun brought the girl he was counting on back, grinning, “Mom, this is Luo Chan, my partner.”

Seeing the young and graceful girl, Sister-in-law Lu cursed Lu An half to death in her heart. It would have been fine if he hadn’t ntioned having a partner, bringing her ho without any notice was really mischievous. But in front of the girl, she couldn’t scold Lu An, planning to settle the score after she leaves.

Sister-in-law Lu brought out the best New Year goods at ho and started chatting with the girl. Through chatting, she learned that the girl’s father was a repair worker at an automobile factory, and her mother was a worker at a textile factory. She got into a teacher’s college, graduated last year, and was assigned to No. 8 Middle School to teach language.

Lu An is a detective, and his job might be busy later and he might not be able to take care of the family. Since his wife is a teacher, she can take care of the family and the children.

Sister-in-law Lu looked at Luo Chan, liking her more and more, “Xiao Luo, I’m really sorry, Anan didn’t tell us you were coming today. Otherwise, I would have stayed at ho with his dad waiting.”

Luo Chan blushed and said it was okay.

After chatting for a while, Sister-in-law Lu said, “Lu An, you sit here and chat with Xiao Luo, I’ll go make dinner.”

Luo Chan politely declined, saying she had to go out later.

Lu An spoke straight, “Mom, I bought movie tickets for ten thirty; I’ll be going to the movies with Xiao Chan later. After the movie, I’ll take her for roast duck.”

It wasn’t actually roast duck; they were going to eat Western food at Lao Mo Restaurant. But since it was expensive there, he didn’t dare to say it directly for fear of being scolded by Sister-in-law Lu.

Sister-in-law Lu and Lu Jiaguang were both very open-minded, and after their kids started working, they didn’t take their salaries. They felt the kids were grown up and needed money for social engagents.

Near the ti when Lu Jiaguang returned, he was happy to know Lu An had brought soone ho, but then he scolded, “This brat, bringing soone ho and not telling in advance. You’re the only one at ho; the girl might think we are deliberately dissatisfied with her!”

Sister-in-law Lu was also very angry, “The girl doesn’t mind, but this is not how things should be done. After he cos back, we’ll give him a good talking-to; such a big matter, treating it like a ga.”

That evening, when Lu An returned ho, he was scolded alternately by the couple. This was expected, and Lu An didn’t argue and let them scold.

After the scolding, Lu Jiaguang asked, “The girl ca to visit; we should also visit her parents, otherwise they might think we don’t take it seriously!”

Lu An indicated there was no rush, “I agreed with Xiao Chan to visit her house tomorrow for New Year’s greetings; after I et them, we can talk about other things.”

He was worried that Luo Chan’s parents might not be satisfied with him. Although Lu An was confident, he knew his job was dangerous and worried the Luo family might not agree.

Sister-in-law Lu really wanted to knock his head, “Why didn’t you say this earlier, you silly child? Now it’s so late, all the shops are closed. Forget it; tomorrow morning, I’ll go buy sothing with you.”

Lu An smiled and said, “I bought two good cigarettes, we have a few bottles of wine at ho; we can bring them along, and then buy so pastries and fruits, that should be enough.”

The Lu family had Maotai, Wuliangye, and other good wines, all gifts from others. Lu Jiaguang didn’t drink much usually, so they had quite a stock.

Seeing he was well-prepared, the couple felt a bit reassured.

When Lu An went to the Luo family for New Year’s greetings, he was warmly welcod. Unlike him, Luo Chan had already laid out everything about him and the Lu family. Seeing him in person, finding him handso and tall, they were all delighted.

He stayed at the Luo family for lunch, and Luo’s father and elder brother even tried to get him drunk on purpose. They didn’t expect him to just lie on the table and sleep after getting drunk, so they failed to get any information out of him. The father and son didn’t think, after all, Lu An was a detective; if he were so easy to get information from, how could he do his job…

Lu Jiaxin returned to Hong Kong on the twelfth day of the New Year. The night she got ho, she called Lu Jiaguang and Sister-in-law Lu to send New Year greetings and inquire about Lu Hongjun’s situation.

Sister-in-law Lu assured her that Lu Hongjun was doing very well, “Gou Dan and the others are reassured; Shanzi and Da Mai have moved here with the kids. On New Year’s Eve, we had a reunion dinner at your dad’s. We’ve all agreed that from now on, we’ll take turns hosting for every New Year.

This ‘four families’ also included Lu Jiajie.

Lu Jiaxin thought it was great. Lu Hongjun worried about being lonely in his old age; now his niece was by his side, his grandchild and great-grandson could accompany him during winter vacations, fulfilling his dream, which was great.

Sister-in-law Lu also ntioned Lu Ping, “On the sixth, your big brother and I took a leave to visit the Luo family. The ninth was an auspicious day, so our two families set the engagent, and the wedding is scheduled for May 1st, Labour Day.”

This engagent and marriage felt like they were rushed. But in the Mainland nowadays, getting married did seem more like completing a task.

Lu Jiaxin laughed and said, “That’s great.”