Chapter 30 Does the Lu family look down on you?

When whipping the cream, Lu Yanzhi discovered that he had to add sugar. He felt that he would have to practice for an hour just to eat one bite.

The old lady was in a good mood and relieved when she saw the young couple cooperating well with each other in the video. Lu Yanzhi did not lie to her yesterday.

The oven made a "ding" sound, and Zhou Qingti handed Lu Yanzhi a pair of heat-insulating gloves.

Lu Yanzhi carefully brought it out and asked her expectantly, "Did it work?"

Zhou Qingti leaned over and praised him respectfully, "Wow, what a success, a huge success. Lu Yanzhi, you are truly a genius."

From an amateur perspective, it is really amazing that Lu Yanzhi did so well on his first try.

Lu Yanzhi laughed. She really treated him like a child. He remembered the video his grandma sent him last time of Zhou Qingti coaxing Lu Sizhi, the little glutinous rice ball.

She looked exactly the same as she did then.

Zhou Qingti asked him to let the bread cool down, spread salted butter on it and then roll it up.

Zhou Qingti seemed to have found the joy of being a kindergarten teacher, and she praised Lu Yanzhi highly at every step.

Lu Yanzhi's movements were clumsy and the tips of his ears were slightly red. He felt a little embarrassed to be praised like this at such an age.

It was also the first time he saw Zhou Qingti holding his cell phone and chattering. This was great, like the pure love they talked about that he had never experienced before.

"Lu Yanzhi, you cut it so beautifully." The Oreo salty cream towel roll was completed with Zhou Qingti's final praise.

"Grandma, we have to go to my parents' house for dinner later. You can ask Uncle Zhou to drive over and pick up two cakes made by Yanzhi." Zhou Qingti said to the phone.

The old lady immediately called the driver.

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Qingti put a piece on a plate and turned on the camera: "I want to record the first cake Lu Yanzhi made."

Being given such importance seems to be something that only happens before elementary school. When he grows up, no matter how well he does in exams or how outstanding his work is, it is what he deserves.

It feels good to be valued no matter what you do.

After taking the photo, Zhou Qingti scooped a mouthful with a spoon and nodded at him: "It's delicious, don't you want to have a piece?"

Lu Yanzhi shook his head and said, "I don't have time to go to the gym today, so I won't eat it." He didn't dare to eat it since he had put so much sugar in it himself.

Zhou Qingti scooped a spoonful and handed it to his mouth: "Then we each eat half."

This spoon is the one she just used.

Lu Yanzhi opened his mouth and took the cake in his mouth, feeling a natural sense of relaxation and happiness.

Zhou Qingti realized later that they were using the same spoon. Although they had kissed before, she still felt a little embarrassed.

The driver from the old house arrived soon. Zhou Qingti packed two salted butter towel rolls made by Lu Yanzhi and thoughtfully wrote "Made by Yanzhi himself" on them.

I also packed some small cakes from the store for the driver and aunts at the old house.

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Lu Yanzhi drove to his father-in-law's house and stopped at a fruit supermarket on the way to buy two boxes of fruit.

Mother Zhou was a little surprised that Lu Yanzhi was here too.

After sitting and drinking tea for a while, Zhou's mother stood up and said, "I'm going to cook. Tuzi, come and help me."

Zhou Qingti stood up mumbling, "Don't you all think I'm not doing well?"

When I went to the kitchen, I saw that there was nothing I needed help with. The ingredients were already prepared and I could just put them in the pot.

Mother Zhou turned on the range hood, and the whirring sound of the machine instantly covered up the conversation between Lu Yanzhi and Father Zhou in the living room.

Mother Zhou also got to the point. She approached Zhou Qingti and asked her quietly, "What's going on between you and Lu Yanzhi?"

Zhou Qingti looked confused: "What's going on?"

Mother Zhou had a look on her face that said, "What am I going to do with you?" "You didn't even have a wedding, just a marriage certificate. Does that mean the Lu family won't recognize you as their daughter-in-law?"

Zhou Qingti didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Mom, you think too much. We just don't want to do it, and his grandmother is very good to me."

"Okay, let's not talk about this for now. Their family didn't give you a betrothal gift, and no one outside knows that Lu Yanzhi has a wife." Mother Zhou turned on the stove and poured oil into the pot to prepare cooking.

Zhou Qingti patiently explained: "It was a secret marriage, Mom, and she gave me a betrothal gift. Grandma also gave me a shop."

Mother Zhou rolled her eyes at her and said, "Why haven't I heard you mention that your cake shop is yours now?"

"Then why don't you go on a honeymoon? You don't look like a newlywed couple at all. And let me tell you, a lot of your parents' colleagues and friends want to introduce you to someone every time they ask about you. Your dad and I don't know how to tell them."

Mother Zhou kept talking and spatula in her hand.

"Just say you have a boyfriend and that your family runs a small business." Zhou Qingti didn't care. She didn't want to smell the smoke and wanted to go out.

Mother Zhou wasn't ready to let her go yet and continued, "It feels like your marriage is just like playing house. I can't sleep every time I think about you."

"I married such a good woman, and you still can't sleep?"

"I can't sleep because she married too well and didn't marry into a good family." Mother Zhou took her anger out on the spatula and used a little more strength when cooking.

Zhou Qingti didn't know how to comfort her mother, so she could only say dryly, "Everything is fine, don't worry."

Mother Zhou looked at her daughter who was so stubborn that she knew that no matter how much she said, it would be useless. "Alright, alright, just get out of here. You're in the way."

Zhou Qingti curled his lips: "Didn't you let me in...Okay, I'll call my dad to help you."

So Mr. Zhou was called to the kitchen, and Zhou Qingti came out to chat with Lu Yanzhi.

Mother Zhou's anger was diverted, and Father Zhou received a cold stare as soon as he entered the kitchen.

"What's wrong? Are you unhappy with your daughter?" Father Zhou knows his wife best.

"What kind of magic potion did the Lu family use on Tizi? Marrying her without any official status, does that mean she'll have to keep it a secret forever?"

Father Zhou disagreed: "What do you mean by 'no name, no status'? Didn't we get the marriage certificate? How could the seal be fake?"

"If it can't be known to others, wouldn't that mean we have no status? Look, they've been married for over two months, right? Only our two families know about it, right?"

"I can't even talk about my brothers and sisters. The Lu family hasn't even mentioned holding a family banquet among relatives. If this isn't looking down on us, what is it?"

When Zhou's mother mentioned this, she became furious and began to attack indiscriminately: "You too, as a father, you don't know how to worry about your daughter."

"Why don't I worry about her? Haven't you seen how much better she looks after getting married? Her clothes and things have also improved by several levels. I think she's really doing well."

What Mr. Zhou said was absolutely right. In the past, Zhou Qingti stayed in the store all day and had to worry about the sales.

Now she no longer has sales anxiety, spends more time focusing on herself every day, and her whole aura is different.

Mother Zhou thought about her daughter's radiant appearance and thought that finally there was something good happening.

Being a parent always has endless worries.

At the dinner table, Zhou's father and Zhou Qingti talked about his plan to retire.

Zhou Qingti looked at his father in surprise. Didn't he enjoy the working atmosphere within the system the most? And he was going to retire so soon?

"Don't you have four more years before you can retire?"

Father Zhou chuckled and said, "Retirement internally. Your mother will be able to retire after National Day. We thought that since you have started a family now, you will feel that your life goals have been achieved in one fell swoop."

Mother Zhou interrupted him: "Your dad just wants to go out and play."

"Yes, yes, your mother and I plan to travel around China after we retire. While you can still move around, and while you and Yanzhi don't have children yet, go see more of our beautiful country."

In fact, this is what Zhou's father has been persuading Zhou's mother about. She has been worried about her daughter's affairs recently, so he wanted to go out and relax.

Zhou Qingti wholeheartedly supports their decision. She has always believed that parents should not only revolve around their children, but should be mothers first.

"That's great, you should have done this a long time ago. Where's your first stop?"

"I haven't decided yet. I plan to join a tour group first, and then drive or use other travel methods when I have more experience."

Lu Yanzhi said, "Then Mom and Dad can go to the place where our family opened a hotel first. That way Qingti and I will feel at ease."

The Bonn Hotel under the Lu Yi Group is a five-star hotel, which is basically available in first- and second-tier cities in China.

Father Zhou clinked glasses with Lu Yanzhi with a smile, "That's a good thing."

After worrying about their children and family for so many years, it’s time for them to find their own happiness.