Lu Xiao hadn’t expected his family to find out so quickly.
And his eldest brother had even come back.
On the Lu family’s side, several days had already passed.
Why hadn’t there been any news at all?
Logically, he should have arrived home by now. So why wasn’t he back yet?
Like father, like son. Father Lu knew this boy wasn’t one to admit defeat easily, so he grew uneasy and decided to investigate.
And once he checked well, that was something.
This rebellious son had already submitted a marriage application and registered the marriage.
Smooth move cut first and report later.
Now even if they disagreed, it wouldn’t matter.
“Little sister-in-law, I’m sorry. This brat doesn’t handle things reliably and made you suffer. Come on, let’s go home.”
As the eldest son of the Lu family, Lu Zheng naturally carried himself with extraordinary poise.
Just standing there, his presence alone was enough to make people feel intimidated.
Su Wanwan, however, was not afraid. She smiled and greeted him.
“Hello, Big Brother.”
Seeing the girl behind his younger brother no, not even a woman yet, more like a little girl Lu Zheng really wanted to smack his brother. What a sin.
This girl’s age… she was probably not even older than their youngest sister at home.
An old cow eating young grass.
Lu Zheng silently grumbled about his brother.
But seeing her stunning beauty, he more or less understood why his brother had been in such a rush to marry her.
With a face like hers, the number of suitors knocking at her door would probably have worn the threshold down.
“Come on, sister-in-law, let’s get in the car.”
Lu Zheng had driven over to pick them up.
As soon as he learned that his brother had secretly gotten married behind the family’s back, he hurried back to take a look.
“Big Brother, did you take leave specially to come back?”
Lu Xiao knew just how busy his brother was.
“What do you think?”
“Heh…” Lu Xiao rubbed his nose awkwardly.
It had always been like this since childhood every time he got into trouble, his big brother would help him out.
Sitting in the car, Su Wanwan looked out at the streetscape. So this was what Beijing looked like in the 1970s.
“Sister-in-law, since time was tight and this brat caught us off guard, your wedding room was only tidied up simply. If there’s anything not to your liking, please don’t mind.”
“You can tell Lu Xiao what kind of décor or furniture you like. Have him take you to pick them out later.”
Lu Zheng chatted with Su Wanwan while driving, afraid she might feel neglected.
“You’ve all gone to so much trouble for us.”
“And thank you, Big Brother. You’re so busy, yet you took time off to come back for us and even came to the station to pick us up. We were too rash and caused the family trouble.”
How could Su Wanwan not realize that their flash marriage had alarmed the entire Lu family?
Through the rearview mirror, Lu Zheng saw that the young girl showed no sign of panic and spoke clearly and logically. He formed a good impression of her.
“What trouble? We’re family no need for formalities.”
“Let Lu Xiao take you out and have some fun while you can. Once you move to the military base with him, it won’t be so easy to come out.”
“Okay, that sounds good.”
Su Wanwan also had a good impression of Lu Xiao’s elder brother.
Lu Zheng didn’t drive fast. Seeing how curious Su Wanwan was about the street scenery, he slowed down.
Unexpectedly, the gentle swaying of the car lulled her to sleep.
Lu Xiao turned around to look at her and smiled.
He didn’t know whether she was simply carefree or just too tired but she had fallen asleep just like that.
Lu Zheng also saw the scene through the rearview mirror.
“You brat, you really had the nerve!”
After thinking about it, Lu Xiao admitted he had indeed taken advantage.
He was seven years older than her.
Honestly, seven years didn’t seem like much at first glance, but in real life, those seven years meant a lot.
It was like the difference between a primary school student and a college student.
No wonder Lu Zheng had grumbled about him.
Soon, their car entered the residential compound.
The brothers exchanged a glance.
Lu Zheng went to get the luggage.
Lu Xiao opened the car door and carefully lifted her into his arms.
When the brothers entered the house, the Lu family members were all stunned.
Especially when they saw the person asleep in Lu Xiao’s arms.
This…
Mother Lu sat down on the sofa angrily.
She had wanted to put on the airs of a mother-in-law but who would have thought the girl was asleep?
Grandmother Lu, however, laughed.
“Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Mom, Aunt.”
“Oh my, let me see what my granddaughter-in-law looks like she’s got my grandson so smitten he can’t tell north from south.”
“Grandma!”
Lu Xiao knew his grandmother had the temperament of a child.
To be honest, he wasn’t worried about his grandparents. A girl like Su Wanwan was exactly the type elders loved.
What he worried about most was his mother and his two older sisters and younger sister.
Father Lu glanced at his son. “The room upstairs has been prepared for you.”
“Thank you, Dad and Mom.”
“I’ll take her upstairs to rest first. We’ve been traveling all the way she’s too tired and fell asleep.”
“Go on, go on!”
The old lady smiled and shook her head at how carefully her grandson held her.
But she truly hadn’t expected Su Wanwan to be so beautiful.
She could already imagine how stunning their future children would be.
Her great-grandson and great-granddaughter wouldn’t be far off!
Lu Xiao carried her into the room and gently laid her on the bed.
He took off her shoes, tucked the blanket around her, and couldn’t resist brushing the loose strands of hair from her forehead.
Only then did he go downstairs.
“Lu Xiao, you little rascal, explain clearly what’s going on!”
“How did escorting a comrade home turn into you getting entangled like this?”
“Tell Mom did the Su family use some kind of trick on you?”