Chapter 55: Does he have anyone in his heart?
Lu Shaoan asked, "Didn't you get two thousand yuan when you left? Did you spend it all so quickly?"
The girl on the other end of the phone stammered, "Um... it was accidentally stolen."
Upon hearing this, Lu Shaoan said with a worried expression, "There are many thieves outside, so you need to be careful. Once the money is gone, it's gone forever."
"Dad, then hurry up and transfer the money to me. I'll only spend what I withdraw; I won't keep any money in my bag."
"Okay, okay, tomorrow then."
Lu Shaoan agreed to wire the money, and Lu Ya excitedly gave him a kiss on the other end of the phone, "Thank you, Dad, you're so kind."
Lu Shaoan put away his mobile phone and came over, saying that the old man had finished taking his medicine and was lying down.
Everyone in the living room had overheard his conversation with his daughter. Lu Zheng'an asked with a stern face, "You gave Lu Ya two thousand yuan to go out and play?"
Lu Shaoan laughed and said, "It's good to have plenty of resources even if you're poor. Besides, girls should be raised in comfort."
Wang Shufen immediately chimed in, "That's right, my family isn't short of money. Girls should be raised in luxury, otherwise they'll never see the world and will be easily fooled by a couple of candies later on."
After saying that, he didn't forget to give Bai Zhi a meaningful look.
"Xiao Zhi, I'm not targeting you personally, and I didn't mean to say you're unsophisticated."
Bai Zhi was watching a TV series, which happened to be an adaptation of a martial arts novel that Dr. Zhou had told Niu Niu about, and she was quite interested in it.
Upon hearing Wang Shufen's words, she glanced sideways and smiled.
"Second Aunt, you're right. Girls should be raised in a wealthy environment."
In her past life, the coal mine owner's daughter was so devoted to a man from a humble background who married into wealth, supporting his entire family and his first love. This caused a huge scandal and ultimately led to tragedy.
Lu Yahong is a third-generation rich kid and a second-generation wealthy heiress. In this era, she is considered a true socialite and heiress in Nancheng. However, she is not interested in any of the rich young masters or children of high-ranking families around her.
When she was in vocational school, she fell in love at first sight with a classmate from a small town.
She wasn't just repeating hearsay about Lu Ya; she had actually been involved in handling the matter.
After the news of Lu Ye's death in her previous life was published in the newspaper, she was heartbroken and went to Lu's family to visit Lu Ye's parents.
At that time, the entire Lu family was shrouded in gloom.
When Lu Zheng'an and his wife fell ill, Lu Shao'an stayed in the military compound to help with the aftermath. Just at that critical moment, Lu Ya learned that the man she had been supporting for many years was actually having an affair. She had been kept in the dark and cheated out of money and affection for years. In a fit of anger, she stabbed the man and his mistress and was imprisoned in a detention center.
She clearly remembered that Lu Shaoan was exhausted that day, and he slammed the table in anger, not intending to care about Lu Ya's affairs. It was she who went to the detention center on Lu Shaoan's behalf to find out the situation.
Later, they found a lawyer for Lu Ya, but she was still sentenced to five years in prison.
Lu Shaoan's son, Lu Hai, is quite successful in his career and is known as a small coal mine owner.
He's just a womanizer.
Playing with flowers.
Wang Shufen could steer any topic towards Bai Zhi, but Bai Zhi herself was used to it and didn't want to pay any attention to her.
But Lu Zheng'an, who was protective of his own, disagreed and directly retorted to Wang Shufen, saying that Bai Zhi was self-reliant and strong, and was a role model for young people.
He said to Lu Shaoan, "Second brother, Xiaoya is still in school. As her parent, you need to instill the right values in her and not let money corrupt her. You need to cultivate her spirit of hard work and perseverance."
“Brother, we had no choice but to work hard in the past. Now that living conditions are better, why should we deliberately make our children suffer? I don’t think it’s necessary.”
The brothers Lu Zheng'an and Lu Shao'an have different values. In addition, Lu Shao'an is a boss with a solid family background and money, so he wants to give his family the best material life.
Lu Zheng'an didn't say anything more; he changed the subject.
"Your sister-in-law and I will be quite busy tomorrow, so Dad will have to trouble you and his second aunt."
"Don't worry, I'm not busy these next few days. I'll stay home and take care of the old man, making sure he takes his medicine. I'll leave when his condition improves."
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Because Wang Shufen lived in the military compound, Bai Zhi was afraid that if she stayed for breakfast in the morning, Wang Shufen would make sarcastic remarks to her again.
Therefore, she greeted Zhang Ma and left early.
When Lu Zheng'an and Xie Yun saw that Bai Zhi was going to work without eating breakfast, the couple followed her.
They knew Ye Tiandong wanted Bai Zhi to move out of the Lu family home, and they had promised yesterday to arrange a new place for Bai Zhi to live. This matter had to be implemented today.
Where should we stay?
After much deliberation, the couple finally made a decision last night.
The couple caught up with Bai Zhi, and Lu Zheng'an said with a smile, "Xiao Zhi, it's still early, let's go have breakfast first."
Bai Zhi turned her head and saw them, surprised, "Uncle, Aunt, why are you two out so early too?"
"I'm tired of eating at home, so I sometimes go out to change things up."
The three of them went to a steamed bun shop in the morning market and ordered two servings of xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) and three bowls of egg drop soup.
Xie Yun considerately pushed the steamed buns in front of her, "Xiao Zhi, eat more, you're so thin."
"Thank you, Auntie. You and my uncle will eat too."
"Your aunt and I discussed it last night. We're really worried about you, a young girl, living alone, so..."
Lu Zheng'an paused for a few seconds before tentatively speaking, "The courtyard where Lu Ye lives is quite spacious, and the rooms are all empty. We were thinking, why don't you move there? The environment is better, and it's more convenient for Lu Ye's treatment. You won't have to travel back and forth in this hot weather."
Upon hearing Lu Zheng'an's words, a strange look crossed Bai Zhi's delicate face.
Living with Lu Ye?
Bai Zhi's expression remained blank; she did not rush to give an answer.
Xie Yun continued, trying to reason with Lu Zheng'an, "Xiao Zhi, it's a bit presumptuous of us to make such a request. However, you're a doctor and he's a patient, so it's fine for you to live in the same courtyard. Besides, he has people protecting him, so we don't need to worry about your safety living alone."
"On the other hand, you two are still engaged. You haven't had a chance to properly cultivate your relationship before. This is also an opportunity for you two. You are both unmarried, so it would be best if you could develop feelings for each other. If you two are really not destined to be together, then you won't leave each other with any regrets."
The couple took turns trying to persuade her, their attitude sincere. "Xiaozhi, we can see that you are a sensible girl, which is why we are telling you this. As parents, we hope that Lu Ye can be happy, and we fully respect the wishes of you young people. We will absolutely not let other factors interfere with Lu Ye's love and marriage."
Lu Zheng'an and Xie Yun's meaning was already very clear.
The hope is that through contact during treatment, they can have an opportunity to develop a relationship.
If the two are destined to be together, and if they are compatible, then as elders, they would absolutely not oppose the marriage because of Bai Zhi's background.
If they weren't meant to be, so be it. They both did their best, and that's enough to give the old man an explanation.
Bai Zhi lowered her eyes and pondered. Actually, it would be quite nice to stay at Lu Ye's place.
It's convenient to treat him twice a day.
In addition, a strange feeling arose in her heart.
Just as Lu Zheng'an said, they were already engaged.
She regretted missing out in her past life, but now that their paths have crossed in this life, why not give it a shot?
After marrying Zhao Kai in her previous life, she forced herself to sever the stirrings in her heart.
But now, she is single, with no one in her heart and no one by her side.
She shouldn't suppress herself.
But.......
What about Lu Ye?
Does he have anyone in his heart?
Is anyone around?
She then remembered the military doctor Shen that Ye Qingbai had mentioned that day.
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