Chapter 112 Stain
As she left her room, passing by Rui Rui's toy room, Lu Fengqing paused for a moment before pushing open the door and going inside.
The toy room was kept very tidy by the maid, with all kinds of toys of different sizes neatly arranged on the shelves.
Just before Rui Rui was about to be brought back, Lu Fengqing had this toy room set up. Most of the toys in it were bought by Lu Fengqing, and later Lu Fengxu and Lu Fengyao also added some.
Unlike other mischievous little boys, Rui Rui was not destructive. He almost never broke any of his toys, so much so that more and more toys were added. Fearing that there wouldn't be enough room, Lu Fengqing even had someone come and install an extra cabinet at the beginning of summer.
Lu Fengqing's gaze lingered over the toys, and in a daze, she seemed to see the chubby little dumpling sitting on the carpet, intently playing with the toys.
"We should have a toy room like this in the Star River," Lu Fengqing thought. "And it should be bigger than this one."
Besides turtles and cupcakes, Rui Rui's favorite thing is cars. Toy cars aren't new, so next time I'll buy him a car that can actually drive.
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Lu Fengqing turned around and saw that Lu Fengyao was standing outside the door at some point.
Lu Fengyao: "Let's go downstairs for dinner."
Lu Fengqing nodded and followed Lu Fengyao downstairs.
The rest of the Lu family did not return; only Lu Fengqing, Old Master Lu, and his two younger brothers were at the dinner table.
Lu Fengyao asked Lu Fengqing if she was still going out to play.
Lu Fengqing said, "I won't be going anytime soon. You guys go have fun by yourselves."
She just got back; if she goes out to play again, that jerk will probably be unhappy.
Lu Fengyao's eyes lit up. "Then I'll go abroad to see a science and technology exhibition in a few days!"
Lu Fengxu: "You promised to stay with Grandpa."
Before Lu Fengyao could speak, Old Master Lu said with a smile, "No need to accompany me. I have a few old friends. We play chess and fish together and have a good time. You all go ahead."
Lu Fengyao glanced smugly at his third brother and sweetly coaxed the old man, "Grandpa, when I come back, I'll play chess and fish with you every day."
Grandpa Lu said gently, "Why don't you stay a few more days and come back? Don't cause me any trouble."
Lu Fengyao: "..."
Lu Fengxu laughed out loud without any restraint.
After dinner, Lu Fengqing accompanied Grandpa Lu for a walk to aid digestion. With a hint of probing, she casually said, "When Rui Rui comes back after his summer vacation, I plan to bring him to stay with me."
Old Master Lu paused in his steps.
Lu Fengqing also stopped.
Although she knew she shouldn't bring these things up, she couldn't help but bring them up sooner or later if she kept thinking about them. Rather than waiting until her grandfather's health deteriorated, she decided to try bringing them up now that he was feeling better, had more energy, and the weather was nice.
Grandpa Lu turned his head and looked at his granddaughter with a complicated expression. "Niannian, you don't have time to take care of him."
Lu Fengqing: "I have one."
"You didn't." Old Master Lu shook his head. "You promised to find a grandson-in-law for your grandfather, have you forgotten?"
Lu Fengqing said, "I haven't forgotten."
"Then go look for it. Look carefully, look intently." Grandpa Lu held his granddaughter's hand tightly. "Niannian, have you forgotten what you promised me and your grandma?"
Lu Fengqing's throat was dry. "I remember."
"No, you've forgotten." Old Master Lu's gaze suddenly turned sharp. "You promised me and your grandmother that as long as you could keep that child, you would listen to us."
Lu Fengqing said in a hoarse voice, "I heard it."
Old Master Lu stared intently at her with his cloudy eyes, as if he could see into her heart. "Now that you've taken him in, do you intend to acknowledge him as your father?"
Lu Fengqing opened her mouth: "I..."
She really wanted to reunite with Rui Rui.
I started thinking about it the day Rui Rui was brought back to City A.
Even if not now, it will happen someday.
The man in front of her was her maternal grandfather, who had loved her the most since she was a child. She couldn't lie to him.
After all, she was the child he had raised himself. Seeing his granddaughter's expression, what could Grandpa Lu not understand? He almost lost his grip on his cane.
His chest heaved violently as he forced himself to calm down. He said earnestly, "This society is not friendly to women. Even if your brother has a child, it won't stop him from marrying a good wife. But you are different. You are a woman. Not many families are willing to accept a woman with a child. The fact that you had a child when you were just an adult will be criticized and will become a stain on your life."
“Rui Rui is not a stain on my reputation, he is my child,” Lu Fengqing said in a hoarse voice. “I don’t have to get married, I can live a good life on my own.”
Tears welled up in Old Master Lu's eyes, and his voice trembled as he choked up, "That's what your mother said to me and your grandmother back then. She said she would live a good life even if she never married, she said she had you and that was enough for her, she said she would raise you, she said... she said she would stay with me and your grandmother for the rest of her life..."
Tears welled up in the old man's eyes and streamed down his face, instantly covering the wrinkles and furrows on his face.
Time flies, his most beloved daughter remains forever in her thirties, his wife passed away years ago, and the old man Lu, who was left behind, is no longer young. The torment brought by his illness makes him look very old.
Although he was the same age as Gu Jinhong, he looked much older than Gu Jinhong.
Lu Fengqing's nose tingled, and tears welled up in her eyes as well. "I'm not like her."
“You and she are different, so you won’t walk the same path.” Grandpa Lu looked at his granddaughter with teary eyes. “But Grandpa is old, I don’t have many days left to live, I can’t afford to gamble anymore, Grandpa doesn’t want to bury his child again. Rui Rui is doing well even without you by your side, Niannian, listen to Grandpa, okay?”
Lu Fengqing shook her head, her face streaked with tears, "I can't."
Her mother is her mother, and she is herself. Her mother is timid and cowardly. Even if they walk the same path, she and she are different. She will not take her own life.
Grandpa Lu clutched his chest, trying his best to calm himself down. After a while, he finally said, "Isn't that boy from the Gu family going to get engaged to the Qin family?"
Lu Fengqing wasn't surprised that the old man knew about these things. "It won't work."
“Even if it weren’t for the Qin family, there would be other families.” Old Master Lu shook his head. “Niannian, don’t you understand? It’s not that your grandfather thinks Suixing is bad, but Gu Zhenjun became a vegetable because of you. Gu Jinhong won’t let you marry into the Gu family, and he won’t let Suixing marry you.”
“It will be very difficult to live without being recognized by the elders. The Gu family is now ruled by Gu Jinhong. Even if you and Suixing really get together, life will not be easy. We owe Zhenjun a favor, and we are willing to go bankrupt to repay him, even if it costs Grandpa his old life. Grandpa can't bear to see you suffer.”
Lu Fengqing said in a low voice, "He said he would handle it."
"So you've gotten back together with that kid again," Old Master Lu murmured, his body suddenly swaying as he fell straight forward.
Lu Fengqing's expression changed drastically, "Grandpa!"
Uncle Chen, who was standing not far away, rushed over and quickly helped Grandpa Lu up.
Lu Fengxu and Lu Fengyao, who had been eavesdropping inside the door for a long time, rushed out. The two young men worked together to carry Grandpa Lu back into the house, while Uncle Chen immediately ran to call the family doctor.
Lu Fengqing stood frozen in place, her face deathly pale.
Grandpa couldn't bear to see her suffer in the Gu family, but...
Doesn't she feel wronged because she can't be with the person she likes?
Doesn't she feel wronged that she can't even acknowledge her own child?
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