Sitting on Lu Ye’s couch was Mrs. Lu Qin Lanzhi, who was nearly 60 years old but well-lived. She had a regal bearing.
Speaking of which, she gave birth to Lu Ye in her thirties.
In that era, it was actually considered late for her age to still bear a child.
As soon as Lu Ye was born, she gave him all the love she could possibly pour.
Elder Lu only had one son. Mrs. Lu, being the eldest daughter-in-law, felt most of the pressure.
For three generations, the Lu family could only produce one child.
Mrs. Lu was unable to conceive before.
Her parents-in-law and husband might not complain about it, but she herself cared about the matter very much.
She could only feel relieved after Lu Ye was born.
Originally, she was going to spoil this hard-earned son. Hence, when Lu Ye was young, Mrs. Lu spoiled him to bits, giving him everything he could ever want.
In due time, Lu Ye became the overlord among the children in their community.
Gradually, Lu Ye grew older. He was thrown into the military by Elder Lu.
This kid was rebellious, but like his father, he was a talented individual. In fact, he surpassed his father and grandfather.
He became the strongest and youngest special forces soldier in the Southern and Northern Star Region.
Every time Mrs. Lu saw a wound on his body, her heart would feel pained. She was a bit resentful of her father-in-law.
How could he be harsh on Lu Ye?
But on the surface, she didn’t dare to voice out her complaints.
As for Lu Ye’s father, Lu Haiyang, he was a classic coarse special forces soldier. In his opinion, the kid should grow accustomed to harsh environments. Only such a method could hone him to become a true man.
This was the primary reason why Lu Ye had the gentle, caring personality of a southern man and the domineering character of a northern man.
Mrs. Lu saw him return and noticed the snow which stuck to his body. She immediately went up and dusted it off.
“It’s such a cold day, where did you go?” Mrs. Lu asked.
Lu Ye was about to mention his date, but he was able to hold himself back in time after recalling Gu Yan’s words.
Instead, he responded, “I went to see a friend. Mom, it’s such a cold day, why did you come over? If you have told me earlier, I would have gone to pick you up.”
He knew his mother didn’t particularly like the cold. She never even went out before whenever the weather was bad.
“I didn’t know it was going to snow…” Mrs. Lu rubbed her hands together and said, “But your friend came over to burn the wood for you. It isn’t that freezing now.”
“The temperature would drastically drop when the snow melts tomorrow.”
Lu Ye took off his coat and hung it up before taking the cotton jacket handed out by the military and sat next to the fireplace. He rubbed his hands together as well.
He then asked, “Mom, you still haven’t told me the reason why you came to find me.”
The travel between his place and their home took around 30 hours by train.
“I have an academic meeting here these few days, so I came to visit you.” Mrs. Lu remembered what she heard yesterday. She probed, “Ye, I heard Lin Jiangdong say… you have found a girlfriend here?”
Lu Ye’s eyes suddenly became still.