Chapter 32
"Dad, what are you doing? How can you kowtow to these people?"
The person who spoke was Wu Gang’s son, Wu Wang, who also abducted Lin Yao.
"Shut up!" Wu Gang saw his son coming over, and as if it was a matter of course, he walked up to Wu Wang and slapped him.
Wu Wang covered the right half of his face and looked at his father in disbelief.
"Dad, why did you hit me?"
"What are you doing? What are you doing? Look at the stupid thing you have done!" Wu Gang said, pointing at Lin Yao who was sitting next to him.
Wu Wang glanced at Lin Yao, his expression changed, then returned to normal: "Dad, who is this? I don't know him."
When Lu Ling heard what Wu Wang said, he wanted to laugh. What a good "I don't know him".
"Mr. Wu, it's better for you to admit what you did, otherwise you will lose your footing later."
"Who are you?"
"This is my friend's daughter, you don't need to know." Lu Ling was about to speak when Wu Gang interrupted her.
"Hmph, Father, who else do you have friends that I don't know? Why have I never met this sister?" Wu Wang looked nonchalant.
"You don't need to know. What you need to explain to me now is why you brought the girl here!"
Wu Gang spoke in a harsh tone and seemed really angry.
Wu Wang saw for the first time that his father was really angry, and he didn't dare to hide it anymore, so he had to admit it.
"I...I just thought this girl looked familiar, and I was thinking of inviting her to attend the banquet at the mansion today."
Even though he admitted it, he was still telling a lie.
"Asshole." Wu Gang slapped him again.
Wu Wang was really panicked this time and knelt down quickly: "Dad, I don't dare anymore."
"Come here, give the eldest young master twenty lashes of the cane and he is not allowed to go out for this month." Wu Gang called the servants to drag the man out.
After the person was dragged away, Wu Gang bent down again to apologize to Lin Yao.
Lin Yao had also recovered by this time, and seeing that Wu Wang had been punished, she no longer pursued the matter.
"Now that the person has been found and Master Wu has been punished for being cold, we will take our leave first." Lu Ling said as he took Shen Wangyou's hand and prepared to leave Wu Mansion.
"etc!"
Wu Gang called out to Lu Ling.
"Master Wu, is there anything else?" Lu Ling was puzzled.
"How does Miss Lu plan to overturn your mother's verdict?"
Shen Wangyou, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up: "How to overturn the verdict?" Shen Wangyou sneered, "This doesn't seem to be Master Wu's business!"
"Sir Shen, oh no, it should be Master Shen now. Since I was demoted because I wrote a letter to overturn the Lu family's case, naturally how the Lu family overturns the case is also my business. The Lu family and I have been in the same boat for a long time."
Wu Gang was right. Since he chose to believe that the Lu family was willing to overturn the verdict for the Lu family, he could no longer escape.
"Then what kind of ability do you think you have, Lord Wu, to make us trust you and be willing to join you?" Shen Wangyou asked.
Wu Gang stroked his beard and said with a smile, "I saw the arrest warrant for Miss Qingdai when I arrived. I can have all arrest warrants in Ningzhou City withdrawn. Then," Wu Gang looked Lu Ling up and down, "Miss Lu doesn't have to dress like this anymore."
"In that case, Lord Wu, please let me know if you have any news. I will come to the Wu Mansion on the first and fifteenth of every month." After hearing what Wu Gang said, Lu Ling no longer had any doubts.
"Miss Lu, how do you plan to overturn your mother's case? Do you want to go to the Dali Temple?" Wu Gang paused. "If you go to the Dali Temple, maybe I can help."
"I heard that overturning a case at the Dali Temple requires a large sum of gold. How does Miss Lu plan to earn that much gold?"
Lu Lingyuan was a little confused, and it took him a while to react: "What does Lord Wu want?"
"I own a shop in the best location in Ningzhou. If Miss Lu is willing, you can run the shop and all the profits will belong to you."
If there was a shop, Lu Ling's sales range would be larger, and no one in Ningzhou would come to arrest him, so he could make enough money here to overturn the case for Lu's father.
"Master Wu, don't you have any other conditions?" Shen Wangyou still couldn't believe it and asked Wu Gang.
Wu Gang shook his head. "No, I also want Brother Lu to be vindicated."
"That's the best."
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"Miss Lu, look, this store has a great location!"
Early this morning, Wu Gang brought Lu Ling and others to the store.
No one went back yesterday, so Wu Gang asked them to stay at the Wu Mansion for one night and make plans after looking at the shops.
"The location is indeed excellent. Thank you for your help, Master Wu."
"Hey, why bother? Lord Lu helped me much more in the past. I am just doing my best now." Wu Gang waved his hand.
"What are Miss Lu's plans? Will she stay in Ningzhou or..."
Lu Ling glanced at Shen Wangyou, and finally decided to stay in Ningzhou.
After Wu Gang and his servants left, Shen Wangyou asked Lu Ling, "Ah Ling, aren't you going back to Leping Village? Zhen Zhen is still waiting for you there."
Of course Lu Ling didn't forget Zhenzhen, but she was too busy to take care of herself now. There were many things to do to open the new store. If Zhenzhen came, it would only make things worse.
"Go back and talk to Zhenzhen. I'll pick her up soon."
Lu Ling looked at Jiang Yun and Lin Yao beside him and said, "Ms. Lin, since you and Jiang Yun really like each other, then just stay together." Lu Ling paused and said, "Bless you both."
"Miss, what are you doing..." Jiang Yun understood the meaning of Lu Ling's words. Lu Ling didn't want their help. She wanted to run the shop by herself, and she wanted to rely on herself to overturn the case for the Lu family.
Not only Jiang Yun, but Shen Wangyou also understood the meaning of Lu Ling's words.
“A Ling, I don’t agree.” Shen Wangyou walked in front of Lu Ling, “Don’t even think about leaving me again.”
"I don't mean to abandon you, I just..."
"That won't work either. I'll be wherever you are."
After Shen Wangyou said this, Lu Ling didn't know what to do for a moment.
When Shen Wangyou gets stubborn, even eight oxen can't pull him back.
"Jiang Yun, take Miss Lin back first and comfort Zhenzhen. A Ling and I are here. If there is anything, you can send a message to me." Shen Wangyou said while hugging Lu Ling.
"Send a message? What to use?" Lu Ling was confused. She didn't remember that there was anything that could be used to send a message in Leping Village.
Shen Wangyou's eyes changed, and then returned to normal: "I found a carrier pigeon in Ning Hua's room a few days ago. We can use it."
"That's good too." Lu Ling nodded and agreed.
"Jiang Yun, Miss Lin, you should go back to Leping Village first. We will contact each other by letter if there is anything later." Lu Ling said to Jiang Yun and Lin Yao.
Although Wu Gang put Wu Wang in solitary confinement, he has already set his sights on Lin Yao. If she comes out, who knows what she might do.
Lu Ling didn't dare to gamble with Lin Yao's safety.
Jiang Yun and Lin Yao didn't stay long. After Lu Ling finished speaking, they left.
Lu Ling and Shen Wangyou went out to buy things needed to open the store.
The two bought a lot of fabric and planned to continue selling embroidery.
At the beginning, the two did not buy a lot of things, fearing that there would be fewer people buying and things would pile up.
Another reason is that they don’t have enough money to buy more things.
The two of them cleaned up the shop, and soon three people came and said they were sent by Wu Gang to help.
These three men were not alike, one was tall and strong, one looked frail but one could tell from his eyes that he was smart, and the last one was a good talker, he never opened his mouth once he entered the door, just like now.
"This fabric is good. It feels nice."
"This embroidery is so unique. How did Miss Lu do it?"
"Oh, you can't call me Miss Lu now. Hello, Shopkeeper Lu."
The person who spoke was called Che Bin, who originally worked in this shop. Seeing that he was smart, Wu Gang let him continue to work here.
Seeing that the man spoke well, Lu Ling planned to let him attract customers when the business opened.
"Since you're all here to help, let's get started now. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can rest. We won't have much time to rest when we open tomorrow."
"Okay!"
The three men arrived just in time and quickly finished the work in the store.
Wu Gang had considered it very carefully. This shop not only has one floor, but another.
The first floor is used for selling things, and the second floor is the bedroom for several people.
However, there were only two bedrooms upstairs, and the five of them didn't know how to divide them up.
Just as Lu Ling was thinking, Che Bin came over and said to Lu Ling, "Don't worry, boss. We are a few grown men, so it's fine for us to sleep in the same room. You and Mr. Shen can sleep in the same room. Isn't that just perfect?"
Before Lu Ling could speak, the other two people echoed him and went upstairs without saying a word.
Lu Ling looked at them and was about to say something when he heard a voice from above: "Boss, I see your things are in one of the rooms, so the three of us can sleep in the other one!"
"good!"
Shen Wangyou shouted to the people upstairs.
Lu Ling was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "Did you put my things in the room? What did you put there?"
"A Ling, just go up and take a look and you'll know." Shen Wangyou raised his eyebrows and glanced upstairs.
Lu Ling didn't know what medicine was sold in Shen Wangyou's gourd, and walked upstairs in confusion.
clothing?
handkerchief?
hairpin?
Lu Ling picked up something with every step he took upstairs, and finally stopped in front of the door.
The door opened with a gentle push, and what came into view was a large field of flower petals. When I walked to the bed, I saw that it was also covered with flower petals.
It seemed as if thousands of deer were running around in Lu Ling's heart, and her heart was beating very fast, as if she was going to faint in the next second.
"A Ling, do you still like it?" Shen Wangyou also came up and asked Lu Ling.
"I, you, when did you prepare this?"
"Just now when you were directing them to pack up their things."
Lu Ling’s face had already turned red, and he couldn’t say a word. He just looked at Shen Wangyou quietly.
There was a kind of ambiguous feeling in the air. Lu Ling and Shen Wangyou's eyes met, and the next moment, Lu Ling turned his head away from Shen Wangyou.
It was too bad. The two of them had clearly expressed their feelings long ago, but when their feelings were deep, Lu Ling still felt his heart beating faster.
Lu Ling hated himself for not living up to his expectations.
After the hot feeling on his face gradually disappeared, Lu Ling continued to look up at Shen Wangyou.
"Thanks... Uh."
A gentle kiss fell on Lu Ling's lips.
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