Chapter 26 Lu Yanshen, Stop Pretending to Be Affectionate

When Lu Yanshen arrived home, Xie Wantang was eating noodles, looking heartless.

Lu Yanshen walked in, not even changing his shoes, when Lu Rourou ran over from the living room crying and complained to him, "Second brother, look at Xie Wantang! She's too much. She's always bullying me."

"Xie Wantang?" Lu Yanshen repeated with raised eyebrows.

"It's... my second sister-in-law. She bullied me." Lu Rourou changed her words and emphasized the point she wanted to make again.

"How did she bully you? You came here to find her, not her to find you." Lu Yanshen corrected calmly.

“…”

Lu Rourou was choked.

Two strings of crystal clear tears had just hung in the corners of her eyes, but before they could fall, they were blocked by her second brother's reaction.

"Second brother, are you helping her?" Lu Rourou chased after him again, took Lu Yanshen's hand, and asked in disbelief.

Lu Yanshen resisted the urge to push Lu Rourou away.

"Second brother is helping Li. By the way, why did you run out of the hospital so early in the morning? Are you ready to be discharged?"

"I... I was just craving the noodles my second sister-in-law cooked. But, even after I'd been here for so long, she was still sleeping. When I knocked on the door, she scolded me for disturbing her. Now, she's cooking noodles and eating them by herself, completely ignoring me."

Lu Rourou pouted and acted pitiful.

She glanced at Xie Wantang, her eyes full of provocation. She just wanted Xie Wantang to wait, waiting for her second brother to stand up for her.

In the Lu family, she is the little princess who is pampered by the whole family.

"Auntie Li." Lu Yanshen suddenly called out to Auntie Li.

"Second Young Master, I'm here."

"Have I ever told you before that if you want to continue staying in this family, you have to learn how to cook what Second Young Mistress likes to eat? She still has to cook noodles for herself? What, you don't even know how to cook the noodles she likes?"

Li Ma's face suddenly turned pale, a very pale color.

I don’t understand why the second young master is targeting her again?

"No, Second Young Master, it's Second Young Madam who refuses to eat what I cook." Aunt Li argued. She guessed that Xie Wantang would not expose her.

"Really? It seems that the Second Young Mistress still doesn't want you to stay. Then go pack your things. Housekeeper, watch Aunt Li pack her luggage and see if my parents or my eldest brother and his wife can take you in."

"If you can't get out today, housekeeper, you can leave now. The Second Young Madam and I don't need useless people."

The butler replied timidly: "...Yes, Second Young Master."

The housekeeper took Li Ma away.

Lu Rourou was completely dumbfounded: "..."

After a while, he regained his voice, "No, Second Brother, you...are you still the Second Brother I know? Why...are you like this?"

"I didn't think clearly before, but grandma taught me a lesson last time. She said that it was Xie Wantang's tireless care that allowed me to get out of my wheelchair. She asked me to think carefully about who else was by my side during that time besides Xie Wantang?"

"She said that once she figured it out, she would know how to treat her wife."

Lu Rourou fell silent.

Xie Wantang continued to slurp his noodles, a scornful smile on his face.

If she hadn't received the bunch of photos sent to her by the mysterious man last night, perhaps at this moment, she would have really believed Lu Yanshen's lies.

"I'll ask Pei Xiao to take you back. I have something to discuss with your second sister-in-law in person."

"Brother, you've changed so much that I don't even recognize you anymore."

After Lu Rourou finished complaining, she turned around and ran away crying.

Lu Yanshen did not chase after him, but turned and walked towards Xie Wantang.

Lu Yanshen pulled out the chair next to her, and when he sat down, Xie Wantang drank all the noodle soup.

Appetite is good and not affected at all.

"Xie Wantang, you've changed so much that I don't even recognize you anymore." Lu Yanshen borrowed the words left by Lu Rourou, but changed the word "Second Brother" to "Xie Wantang".

Xie Wantang was speechless: "..."

Is there something wrong with Lu Yanshen?

"Are you full?" Lu Yanshen asked a different question.

Xie Wantang glanced over. Isn't this nonsense? Her bowl of noodles is empty, okay?

He is not blind.

"You didn't want to talk to me? Why didn't you say a word? Do you want to talk here, or should we go back to the room? But it doesn't make much of a difference."

Xie Wantang frowned slightly. Although Lu Rourou was annoying, she was right about one thing she said.

Lu Yanshen has changed.

It's become really unrecognizable.

"I can talk anywhere, even here. I just don't know if Mr. Lu has any questions."

"That's fine with me."

"Okay, let's talk about it. You really don't plan to get a divorce, right?" Xie Wantang went straight to the point.

"I feel that the marriage between our two families is a good one, and we are quite compatible in every way. Of course, over the past three years, it's mainly your credit. You've been working hard to cooperate with me."

"Now that you don't want to cooperate with me, then it's my turn to cooperate with you. If you can avoid getting a divorce, then don't bother. After all, divorce procedures are very time-consuming."

"Okay, then let's talk about the conditions for not getting a divorce?" Xie Wantang raised an eyebrow.

"Okay, go ahead."

"First, the monthly allowance will increase by 10%."

Lu Yanshen: "I'll give you a 20% increase. I'll go to the group finance department later and ask them to do it. Every month, the account will be transferred from the company's finance department."

Xie Wantang didn't object to this channel of transfer: "Second, am I the only mistress of this family?"

"Of course, you are my only wife. Our country does not allow men to have three wives and four concubines, and certainly does not allow women to have multiple husbands."

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Xie Wantang nodded: "Okay, then I will replace all the servants in the house, from the housekeeper to the gardener, and even the driver."

"Well..." Lu Yanshen looked embarrassed.

Xie Wantang snorted and laughed, "Why? Mr. Lu has such a little sincerity? He's only willing to increase the pocket money, and won't even allow a servant to be replaced."

"No, it's just that we have to fire so many people at once. No matter whether it's the old house, my parents' house, or my eldest brother and sister-in-law's house, they can't accommodate them." Lu Yanshen explained.

"Oh, Mr. Lu is quite kind. Why would I care about their future? If the Lu family can't accommodate them, they can go to the talent market to find a job. Otherwise, just like that Li Ma, she thought she was so awesome, but after hitting a wall, she realized what a great place the Lu family is to work."

"Since you don't know how to cherish, then go ahead and cry."

"Mrs. Lu is right. It's time for them to face some setbacks. OK, Mr. Lu agrees. From today on, this family will be completely handed over to Mrs. Lu."

"Also, I want to completely renovate and rebuild everything. Is Mr. Lu okay with that?"

Lu Yanshen blinked twice, and when he looked up at Xie Wantang again, he didn't object. "No objection. To please Mrs. Lu, Mr. Lu agrees to everything."

"Lu Yanshen, stop pretending to be affectionate. Since you're so straightforward, then... we won't divorce you for now."

After saying that, Xie Wantang stood up and left the restaurant.