Chapter 429 Unacceptable

Lu Jingyou was thinking about gold futures when Lin Manli suddenly called his name. He immediately stood up and said, "Mom, let's go to my room and talk."

Lu Jiahe couldn't sit still anymore, so he stood up and followed.

The family of three went into the small living room and sat down.

The old couple also decorated the small living room magnificently. They replaced the sofa and coffee table with new ones, and the floor was so polished that you could see your reflection in it.

Lu Jingyou poured a glass of water for the two of them and sat down on the other side of the sofa: "What do you want from me?"

"Look at what you're saying. Can't we just chat about nothing as a family?" Lu Jiahe had just been scolded by Old Man Lu, and he felt very embarrassed. He wanted to make amends in front of his son. He leaned on the sofa, cleared his throat, and said, "What's going on with your wedding room in the lakeside villa outside Beijing? Why didn't you tell us?"

No matter what, Lu Jingyou is still his son.

No matter how he asks, it's not too much.

"Why did you hide this from us?" Lin Manli sat next to Lu Jiahe and asked a series of questions, "Beijing's suburbs are so far away, why did you choose to live there?"

She was very attracted by the black shirt with small floral patterns that Lu Jingyou was wearing. She had seen him wearing this shirt several times.

Su Jiaojiao is too overbearing. She even asks what clothes her son wears.

This hasn't even started yet, what will happen after it starts?

"A project outside Beijing won't be completed for three to five years. I've been living in the project department's dormitory, which is not convenient." Lu Jingyou said calmly, "Lakeside Villa isn't finished yet, and I didn't mention it. I didn't mean to hide it from you. It's such a big thing, and I can't hide it."

"Your grandparents know everything, but we don't. And you still say you didn't hide it from us?" In front of Lin Manli, Lu Jiahe couldn't help but bring up the money. "Did you take the money from me just to buy the house in Lakeside Villa?"

"As for the money, I'll pay you back later." Lu Jingyou knew that the one million was Lu Jiahe's savings over the years. "The money has nothing to do with the house."

"Jingyou, you misunderstood. Your father's money is yours, and you don't have to pay it back." Lin Manli didn't want to talk about money. "I just want to ask you, are you planning to live in the suburbs of Beijing in the future?"

"I have this plan." Lu Jingyou nodded in agreement.

"Is this what Su Jiaojiao meant?" Lin Manli didn't want him to live in the suburbs of Beijing, and she felt confused.

"Mom, you're overthinking it. This has nothing to do with her." When Lu Jingyou mentioned Su Jiaojiao, his tone softened a lot. "Since you've all met her, I don't need to go into details. I'll find a chance to bring her back for a formal meeting with you. Just be prepared."

"It's easy. We just need to prepare a red envelope." Lu Jiahe became interested when he heard his son was going to bring his girlfriend back. "About when?"

"Let's talk about it after I'm done with this." Lu Jingyou looked at Lin Manli and said, "Mom, she's been working in Kyoto recently, and you'll definitely run into each other. I hope you'll be nice to her. She actually doesn't want to come to our house because you have a prejudice against her."

"Don't keep blaming me for what happened before. Don't forget, she wasn't your girlfriend at that time." Lin Manli got angry when she heard that. "You put so much money in her name, so what's wrong with me, as a mother, asking about it?"

When Su Jiaojiao saw her, she didn't say a word.

Did she go and beg to talk to Su Jiaojiao?

"Of course you can ask, but you should ask me, not her. She helped me, but you accused her for no reason. Anyone would be angry." Lu Jingyou didn't want to bring up the matter, but since Lin Manli brought it up, he decided to be clear with her. "Since she wasn't my girlfriend at that time, you could have just mentioned the money. Why did you say such harsh words that you didn't agree with her marrying into the Lu family?"

“…” Lin Manli was speechless and her eyes couldn’t help but turn red.

"Your mother was just angry," Lu Jiahe said quickly, "Everyone makes mistakes sometimes."

"Since it was a slip of the tongue, you should sincerely apologize to her instead of standing on the moral high ground and demanding what she should do." Lu Jingyou continued, "She did nothing wrong, but instead she has to endure these prejudices and misunderstandings. It's unfair to her."

"If it's unfair to her, is it fair to me?" Lin Manli didn't expect Lu Jingyou to have such a strong grudge against her. She burst into tears, "You never tell me anything. You don't even consider me as your mother."

Lin Manli burst into tears.

Lu Jingyou remained silent.

Lu Jiahe immediately put his arm around his wife's shoulders and comforted her, "What are you doing? Just talk about it."

"Does he look like he wants to discuss this with me?" Lin Manli cried. "Right now, all he has in his eyes is Su Jiaojiao. Whatever she does is right, and whatever I do is wrong."

"Can you please speak nicely to your mother?" Lu Jiahe also felt that Lu Jingyou was going too far by asking Lin Manli to apologize to Su Jiaojiao.

It happened so long ago, is it necessary to bring it up?

No need.

"What's wrong with you?" Mrs. Lu pushed the door open and walked in. Seeing Lin Manli wiping her tears, she said calmly, "If you have anything that's bothering you, tell me what it is today and we can solve it together."

Lu Jingyou said nothing, stood up and walked out.

His mother had always been like this.

She always imposes her will on him, and not only Su Jiaojiao, but even he can't accept it.

"Jingyou, where have you been? Come over here and play chess." Old Master Lu called him from the doorway of the study. "We haven't played chess in a long time. Let's play a few games tonight."

Lu Jingyou responded, and seeing that Lu Jiaping and Wu Xinyue had left, he followed the old man into the study.

Qin Xiuming was there too. He sat nearby, watching Mr. Lu and Lu Jingyou play chess with great interest. He casually mentioned Yu Tian, "I heard that Yu Tian's parents are back from abroad and are looking for a house in the capital."

"Didn't you break up?" Mr. Lu made a move and said expressionlessly, "Why are you still mentioning her?"

"She's close to Su Jiaojiao, and they both handle orders in Kyoto." Qin Xiuming looked at Lu Jingyou, "She's been investigating the handicrafts recently, and I'm worried that she'll involve Su Jiaojiao."

"You don't have to worry about her." Lu Jingyou didn't look at him and took away one of the old man's chess pieces. "She is more sensible than you and won't be involved."

"As long as your father isn't involved, it'll be fine." Old Master Lu looked at Qin Xiuming meaningfully. "If you know anything, tell us now. There might still be a chance to make amends. Otherwise, if it's really discovered, even the gods and Buddhas won't be able to save you."

"Grandpa, I really don't know." Qin Xiuming smiled awkwardly, "I just think that Yu Tian and Su Jiaojiao's close relationship is inappropriate."

"She has the freedom to make friends as she pleases. Whether they're suitable or not is her business." Lu Jingyou looked up at him. "Xiuming, whether there's a misunderstanding or a conflict between you and Yu Tian, it has nothing to do with us. Actually, I really want to know where the money for Second Uncle's gold futures investment came from?"

Qin Xiuming: “…”