Chapter 299 Family Banquet

"When did Jiaojiao come back?" Su Houli was a little hesitant to recognize Su Jiaojiao when he saw her sitting on the sofa.

After not seeing his daughter for half a year, she seemed like a completely different person. Her skin became whiter and her clothes became more fashionable. She was completely different from when she was in high school.

"I came back a few days ago." Chen Guilan replied.

Chen Guilan hasn't seen Su Houli since he married Gao Meifeng. She heard from Su Cuicui that their factory is very busy.

The pajamas order has not been completed yet, so Qimei Garment Factory has to work overtime almost every day.

Su Jiaojiao watched TV expressionlessly, not even looking at Su Houli. She felt that she had lost her father a long time ago.

When Chen Guilan saw Su Houli, she didn't know what to say. She felt that he seemed to have aged a lot and looked very haggard.

None of the three spoke.

The atmosphere was a bit awkward.

"Are you going to celebrate the New Year here?" Su Houli suddenly asked Chen Guilan.

"That's right." Chen Guilan looked at him in confusion. "What's wrong?"

"Our mother wants to go back to the village to celebrate the New Year, so we'll go back and stay for a few days during the first month of the lunar year. We came to tell you about this." Su Houli said hesitantly, "It's better for you to celebrate the New Year here. We'll have to prepare again when we return to the village."

"You can go back and live there. We won't go back." Chen Guilan understood. "As long as you don't go too far and have a conscience, I won't make things difficult for you because of this."

After hearing this, Su Houli felt his face turn red and stood up to leave.

Seeing that Su Jiaojiao didn't even want to look at him, he felt very uncomfortable. He took out ten big unity notes from his pocket and put them on the table: "When Jiaojiao left for school, I was busy at that time and didn't have time to visit her. This money can be used as her travel expenses!"

Chen Guilan looked at Su Jiaojiao, but Su Jiaojiao didn't say anything and continued to watch TV intently.

Chen Guilan looked down on his hundred yuan, but it would be a waste if she didn't give it up, and it would be useless if she took it. So she didn't refuse and politely sent Su Houli out.

Chen Guilan came back and continued watching TV with Su Jiaojiao, and no one mentioned Su Houli.

Su Houli went downstairs, but did not leave immediately. Instead, he stood downstairs smoking.

Because of his brother-in-law Gao Qiang, he and Gao Meifeng have been in a cold war for several days.

Gao Qiang wanted to buy a small truck and asked him to borrow money, but he said he had no money. Gao Meifeng was unhappy and said he didn't have her in his heart.

This made Su Houli very upset.

He himself is in debt, so how can he have the extra money to help Gao Qiang?

But he couldn't tell these things to others. If he did, others would just laugh at him and say he deserved the divorce.

He looked up at the light coming through the window, which seemed peaceful and warm in the dark night, but he could never go back.

If he could go back to the past, he would give up everything, everything...

Chinese New Year's Day is the most relaxing day for Su Jiaojiao. She doesn't have to get up early and can sleep until she wakes up naturally. When she wakes up, she eats with her mother and watches TV, having a leisurely time.

She put her cell phone in the drawer and didn't take it out to look at it for several days.

She didn't want to take it out and read it, she was afraid of seeing his news...

The Lu family has a rule that has been followed for many years, which is that they must come to the old house to have dinner on New Year's Eve and talk about what happened in the past year.

Mr. Lu will reward them based on their merits by giving them bonuses and red envelopes.

When Lu Jingyou was young, he liked the Chinese New Year because he could see his parents and be with his grandparents.

After he started working, he had his own independent house, but he still regarded the old house as his home. Whenever he was in the capital, he lived in the old house.

Aunt Song and Aunt Wu have worked in the old house for many years. They are both good cooks. They prepared for this family dinner for several days and took everyone's taste into consideration.

Lin Manli and Wu Xinyue had arrived a long time ago. Although they didn't get along with each other on weekdays, they still had to pretend to be virtuous today, helping out in the kitchen and acting as harmonious sisters-in-law.

Brothers Lu Jia and Lu Jiaping accompanied Grandpa Lu in the study to play chess.

Old Mrs. Lu spent time talking and chatting with her grandchildren. When Qin Xiuming was not back, there were only Lu Jingyou and Lu Qingqing, and the old lady treated them like the apples of her eye.

After Qin Xiuming came back, the old lady treated him as a treasure.

Qin Xiuming came back with Lu Jingyou yesterday. The old lady stayed with him the whole time, comforting him not to be afraid and that such a thing would never happen again.

Lu Qingqing tactfully went to the living room to watch TV, leaving Qin Xiuming to talk to the old lady.

Lu Jingyou sat on the rattan chair under the porch, staring at Su Jiaojiao's name on his phone, but never dialed it.

"Jingyou, it's time for dinner." Old Mrs. Lu came over and called him, looking at him lovingly. "You've been sitting here for more than two hours. Is there something on your mind?"

"No, I'm a little tired." Lu Jingyou stood up and supported Mrs. Lu's arm, "Grandma, let's go eat."

The family dinner officially began after Mr. Lu sat down.

Everyone raised their glasses to wish the old couple good health and good luck, and wished each other good luck in their work before sitting down to eat.

Mr. Lu never scolds his children at the dinner table, and they always have a happy meal.

After dinner, tea was served.

Rewarding according to merit has just begun.

Seeing that Lu Jingyou didn't even look at her, Lin Manli hated Su Jiaojiao even more. Because of her, they, mother and son, were about to become enemies.

Lu Jiahe talked to Lu Jingyou from time to time, and the father and son seemed to get along very well.

Lu Jiaping was in an awkward position. He and Wu Xinyue hadn't seen each other for half a year. They had a fight when they met yesterday, and today, in front of the old couple, neither of them spoke to each other.

Qin Xiuming and Lu Qingqing had nothing to say. Neither of them would take the initiative to chat with the other, so they simply kept silent.

Mr. Lu was most concerned about the safety of his grandchildren. He immediately scolded Lu Jiaping, "You must be more cautious in your future actions. It's better to offend a gentleman than a villain. Don't invest in the film and television industry anymore. It's better to stick to our old business."

"Dad, his real intention is not to invest in film and television." Wu Xinyue sneered, "He's just deliberately giving money to others."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Lu Jiaping glared at her. "You know exactly what role you played in this. If it weren't for you, I would never have compensated you."

"Lu Jiaping, you've fallen into someone else's trap, so don't drag others into it." Wu Xinyue had long hated him and spoke bluntly, "Don't try to avoid the important issues. Are you blaming me for your son's affairs too?"

Qin Xiuming lowered his head and said nothing.

What happened that day was like a nightmare, and he never wanted to mention it again.

"I don't blame you for my son's matter. Just think about what you did." Lu Jiaping was embarrassed and angry. "Wu Xinyue, don't think that I will let it go just because you have something on me."

"That's enough, stop arguing!" Old Master Lu slammed the table in anger, "If you keep arguing, get out!"