Chapter 1499 - 1494: Missing Mom and Dad
Lu Yuanfeng’s face, which was already quite red, suddenly turned the color of a cooked shrimp shell.
He didn’t dare to look at Mu Shuangshuang, his eyes darting around nervously.
Mu Shuangshuang noticed his shy demeanor and, worrying that he might catch a cold, said directly, "Sit properly, I’ll take your shoes off for you!"
No sooner had she spoken than Lu Yuanfeng sprang to his feet.
"I’ll do it myself, I’ll do it myself!" he said.
Lu Yuanfeng was more than willing to serve Mu Shuangshuang every day; he hardly dared to let her serve him!
Moreover, isn’t a wife supposed to be loved and spoiled?
If he lets her do everything, what’s the difference between him and a pig?
Lu Yuanfeng adamantly refused to let Mu Shuangshuang wash his feet. He even picked her up and placed her on the bed, tucking the blanket around her snugly, leaving only her big, round eyes exposed!
Mu Shuangshuang was amused by his actions and didn’t insist on washing his feet.
"Fengzi, when I was at home, I saw my dad wash my mom’s feet and my mom wash my dad’s feet. They enjoyed doing these things together, and neither felt inferior to the other."
Mu Shuangshuang actually understood Lu Yuanfeng’s thoughts quite well.
Back in Er Gui Village, other men wouldn’t do these things.
Laundry, washing dishes, cooking—Lu Yuanfeng helped her with all of it.
Sometimes, he arrived early to find her doing laundry in the yard.
Lu Yuanfeng would go over to help, washing her dad’s clothes and even carrying her clothes to the small river in the village. Though clumsy and slow at first, he never complained.
In others’ eyes, women washing men’s feet or scrubbing their backs is a matter of course, because, in the eyes of most men, women are inferior to men.
Women are born to serve men!
Lu Yuanfeng was always worried that Mu Shuangshuang might overthink things, so he never let her do his chores.
"Fengzi, do you remember the world of equality I told you about?" Mu Shuangshuang said.
"Yes! I remember!" Lu Yuanfeng nodded heavily.
"You talked about a world where men and women are equal, where men go out to work, and women can also go out to work.
Having children and serving men are no longer a woman’s only purpose. They can also pursue what they want, spend money on what they want to buy!"
As Lu Yuanfeng spoke, he imagined that world.
He could envision what that world would look like.
If he and Shuangshuang were in that world, he would certainly, as he does now, move forward hand in hand with Shuangshuang.
Striving together, working together, creating anything they both desire.
"Fengzi, in my heart, between you and me, that’s how it is! No high or low, no status comparison. In my heart, you are very impressive, more impressive than many men!
You care for me, love me, spoil me, even when I make mistakes, you see them as right!
Fengzi, I really thank you for being so wonderful that I happened to meet you!"
Mu Shuangshuang’s eyes grew a little red. Heaven had been truly kind to her, letting her meet such a wonderful man.
Giving her such nice life experiences.
Lu Yuanfeng was extremely moved; Shuangshuang’s words were tantamount to a confession.
He reached out to pull her into his arms, breathing in her familiar scent, making him feel so happy he could cry.
Lu Yuanfeng soaked his feet for as long as the two embraced until the water began to cool, and only then did Mu Shuangshuang struggle out of his embrace.
After drying his feet, Lu Yuanfeng climbed into Mu Shuangshuang’s blanket.
The two looked at each other, sharing a well-understood smile.
"Do you think my parents are like us now?" Mu Shuangshuang asked.
Lu Yuanfeng nodded firmly, "Certainly, Uncle Dashan and Aunt Si treat each other equally, just like us!"
"Haha, that’s true; my dad, though a bit submissive, has been changing over the years.
He’s become more considerate toward my mom! I’m not worried about them, but about the three children, Yuanbao, Little Zhi, and Xiao Han. Wonder how they’re doing!
And Taohua, the baby in her belly, I wonder if it’s healthy and growing..."
Being away from home for several months and with the New Year approaching, Mu Shuangshuang began to miss home!
As she missed her family, surely they must be missing her too?
As the weather turned cold, Mu Dashan’s family switched to cotton-padded clothes.
The cotton in the jackets was personally stuffed by Yu Si Niang, grown in their dry fields.
They were warm and cozy, and when Yu Si Niang had spare time, she made these coats for everyone. The new coats were filled with white cotton, looking so comfortable!
But there were two coats at home that no one was wearing for the time being.
They belonged to Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng, as they were in the Northwest, so the clothes remained in Yu Si Niang and Mu Dashan’s room, unworn.
Today, Yu Si Niang took the coats outside to air them out, and after bringing them in in the afternoon, she laid them on the kang.
At night, seeing the two people’s clothes, Yu Si Niang couldn’t help wiping her tears.
"Why hasn’t our daughter come back yet? With just twenty days left till New Year, she clearly said we’d spend it together!"
Yu Si Niang, after all, is a woman, and she’s more passionate about this matter than anything.
Seeing her cry, Mu Dashan scrambled to grab a piece of cotton cloth, handing it to Yu Si Niang.
"Shuangshuang’s mother, don’t cry anymore. Shuangshuang is mature now; maybe she’ll return around that time!"
As a man, Mu Dashan naturally remained calmer.
Even if he wanted it terribly deep down, he couldn’t show it outwardly.
"No, that girl definitely won’t come back for New Year. I know her too well!" Yu Si Niang said determinately, wiping her tears.
"Why are you saying that? Our girl would never ignore us?" Mu Dashan replied.
"No, I’m not saying she’s unfilial; it’s just that she’s so empathetic! Fengzi’s there as a soldier, there must be many matters to handle!
Maybe she’s staying there to cook for him!"
Indeed, as her mother knows best, Mu Shuangshuang did not plan on coming back for New Year!
She thought to use this time to finish business at the military camp and then return to the village just in time for the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth!
Reflecting on Yu Si Niang’s words, Mu Dashan felt a bit helpless, but could only comfort his wife.
"It’s okay, if Shuangshuang doesn’t come back, she doesn’t come back, we still have so many kids here!
Yuanbao, Little Zhi, and Xiao Han, not to mention Taohua, who is also half a daughter to us. At that time, if she spends New Year here and invites Mr. Luo Bai, do you think our home won’t be lively?"
Mu Dashan asked.
"That’s true, were it not for Yuanbao, I wouldn’t know how we’d get through these days!"
Yu Si Niang wiped her tears and finally showed her first smile of the day.
"Indeed, isn’t that boy getting more and more humorous? Today, I even heard him talking with the village lads about how he wants to marry our Little Zhi and become family with us again!"