Chapter 446 Accompanying her back to her parents' home
Wen Ni had originally planned to go back for dinner with Hua Baichuan on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year.
But now...
"Of course I'll accompany you back to your parents' home for the New Year," Lu Jinye said with a tilted head and a smile, quite frankly.
"I'm not even married yet, how come you're calling me your 'maternal home'?" Wen Ni glared at her, then suddenly realized, "Wait, what you just said was that you were going to come back to the Hua family with me?"
"Okay, let's go, we still need to buy some things!" Lu Jinye had already come over and held her hand tightly.
Qin Yuan followed behind, sighing and lamenting, "What a mess... My vacation... is going to become part of their play too..."
"You won't be shortchanged working overtime during the Spring Festival. I'll give you ten times your salary every day," Lu Jinye said quietly.
"Sir! Just say the word, do whatever you want with me! I'll take it!" Qin Yuan, as if he had been instantly injected with adrenaline, skipped and jumped forward to clear the way!
Wait until you get into the passenger seat.
Looking at Qin Yuan, who was holding his phone and waiting for his overtime pay to arrive, Wen Ni couldn't help but look at Lu Jinye with a puzzled expression.
"Logically speaking, Qin Yuan and Baron have been with you since they were young, so the Lu family would not mistreat them. But why is it that ever since I met Qin Yuan, he has always seemed obsessed with money, as if no amount of money is enough for him?"
"This story begins before they entered the Lu family." Lu Jinye crossed his legs, his expression indifferent. "Barron is of mixed Chinese and British descent, born into a wealthy family, but he is an illegitimate child and not valued by his family. He is rebellious and flamboyant. At that time, my grandfather was on good terms with their family and couldn't stand seeing him being bullied. So, under the pretext of helping to discipline him, he took him in and kept him by his side for nearly twenty years."
"Qin Yuan and Baron are completely different. Perhaps it's because he was born with six fingers, or perhaps it's because his family was too poor to raise him. So he was abandoned by his biological parents at birth and raised in an orphanage until he was five years old when his grandfather adopted him and he stayed by my side as my playmate and bodyguard. His childhood dream was to save up enough money to never run out, so that he would never have to worry about being homeless and destitute again!"
"Six fingers?"
"Yes, later Grandpa arranged for a doctor to perform surgery on him, and now he is no different from a normal person."
As they were talking, Qin Yuan in the passenger seat slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "Yes! A huge sum of money has arrived!"
He was clearly only focused on money, completely ignoring the conversation between Wen Ni and Lu Jinye.
"Then why do you always threaten him with deducting money?" Wen Ni really didn't expect that Qin Yuan, who was always carefree, would have such a painful experience in his childhood.
“He should still be punished, but don’t worry, I’ll deduct his pay, and Baron will find a way to make it up to him!” Lu Jinye smiled and shook his head. “Don’t be fooled by their constant bickering and unwillingness to back down; their relationship is closer than anyone else’s.”
They are not blood brothers, but they are closer than blood brothers.
The same applies to Lu Jinye.
Wen Ni understood in her heart that he cherished the friendship he had shared since childhood even more!
The warm sun shines on the earth
The Lu family's sedan slowly drove into the Hua family's compound.
It seemed that someone had arrived earlier than them, and there were several other cars parked in the yard that looked rather unfamiliar.
"Miss Wen Ni! Why are you back all of a sudden?" The butler greeted her with a smile, but there was also a hint of something strange about his expression, which Wen Ni keenly noticed.
"Since I had nothing to do today, I thought I should pay a visit to my uncle and aunt as soon as possible." Wen Ni calmly withdrew her gaze, nodded to him, and stretched her palm out behind her. "It just so happens that Lu Jinye is free today, so he came with me."
"Mr. Lu has come too!"
Only then did the butler realize what was happening, and he quickly bowed.
Lu Jinye nodded, then turned to Wen Ni and said, "I'm going to take a call. Let Qin Yuan go in with you first."
"Um."
Wen Ni didn't think much of it and turned to stand in front.
Qin Yuan followed behind, her hands full of gift boxes.
Led by the butler, they walked together through the gate of the Hua family villa, bypassed the front hall, and went straight into the living room.
The living room has huge, bright floor-to-ceiling windows on both sides.
A brown leather sofa is placed in the upper center, with a mahogany spiral staircase on both sides behind it.
It was not much different from when Wen Ni rescued Hua Zhuo last time.
There were just a few more bright red festive decorations.
There were also a few more people sitting upright on the sofa, looking back over their shoulder!
These people looked unfamiliar; Wen Ni had never seen them before.
They looked at each other, speechless.
“Miss Wen Ni, these two are Boss Sang and his wife, and the other two are Miss Sang Rou and Sang Yu.”
The butler bowed and hurried forward to introduce the guests, breaking the brief silence in the living room.
"Madam Sang is Madam Hua's younger sister. Miss Sang Rou and Miss Sang Yu are her daughters and both are Master Chuan's nieces. Miss Sang Rou is about the same age as you, only a month younger. Miss Sang Yu will graduate from elementary school this June. Both of them are your cousins."
"cousin?"
Wen Ni nodded.
It turns out they were relatives of Aunt Minmin's family.
Her gaze shifted slightly, landing on the girl who was slowly standing up from the sofa—Sang Rou.
It's winter, but Sang Rou is wearing a floral sundress, with only a thin autumn trench coat by her side, and white high heels that expose her feet.
In contrast, the two middle-aged men and women who came with Sang Rou were wearing warm, thick clothes, while the little girl named Sang Yu was wearing new clothes with mink fur on both the inside and outside!
"Is this Miss Hua the Second?"
"Truly an exceptional individual!"
"You're absolutely right! She's really beautiful!"
The middle-aged man and woman took turns singing a line, praising Wen Ni.
Sang Rou clasped her hands together in front of her, holding a delicate little bag in one hand, her gaze indifferent and silent.
"So this is the real Miss Hua, my real cousin?" The little girl in the mink coat said in a clear voice, "If you ask me, her looks and temperament are inferior to my sister Sang Rou, and she's not even as fair-skinned as my sister Sang Rou! Butler, are you sure Uncle Hua isn't mistaken this time?"
"Sang Yu, don't talk nonsense."
The middle-aged man and woman rolled their eyes.
Then they turned to Wen Ni and said calmly, "Miss Hua, Sang Yu is a young child and doesn't understand things. She says whatever comes to mind. Please don't take it to heart."
Am I being unreasonable?
The two sentences she just said show a maturity far beyond that of her peers.
“Children speak without thinking, so I naturally won’t hold it against her.” Wen Ni didn’t say much, but her expression remained indifferent as she turned and sat down on a sofa to the side.
Qin Yuan then stood up, placed a pile of gift boxes on the ground, and stood with his back straight and hands behind his back.
Where are my uncle, aunt, and cousin?
"There are some urgent company matters to attend to; they're discussing them upstairs," the butler said with a slight smile. "Please have a seat for a moment, Miss Wen Ni!"
"Um."
"By the way, Miss Wen Ni, have you had breakfast yet?" the butler asked humbly and attentively.
"I've eaten, thank you, housekeeper."
You're too kind!
The butler's overly attentive and obsequious manner was clearly visible to others, making them feel awkward and superfluous.
"Butler Bai, why don't you ask my sister Sang Rou if she's hungry or if she's had any food?" Sang Yu, wearing her little princess shoes, stepped forward and said in a childish voice, "Sister Sang Rou used to live in your Hua family for several years. Now that you've brought back this strange woman who claims to be the Second Miss Hua, you just ignore her completely. Isn't that too materialistic and too snobbish?"
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