Chapter 33 Lu Zhouyan, happy birthday to you...
The day after tomorrow at seven o'clock.
The old house of the Lu family.
"Today's birthday party is so grand, so many people came!"
"Of course. This is Young Master Lu's first birthday since returning home, so it has to be a little more grand."
"Today is also Lu Zhouyan's birthday, will he come too?"
"I don't know, but if I were him, I wouldn't come back. It's a bit embarrassing."
"Indeed, I heard that Mr. Lu removed Lu Zhouyan from his position as president and wanted to transfer him to a branch company, but Lu Zhouyan refused and is now starting his own business outside."
"Ah, is Mr. Lu so ruthless? After all, we have lived together for more than 20 years... But I admire Lu Zhouyan's courage."
"Yes, it's not a pleasant feeling to go from being a proud child to being in a quagmire overnight. I heard that Lu Zhouyan's mother was a poor nurse who died of cancer a few years ago. His father's identity is unknown, and it seems that he didn't know about the existence of this child from the beginning."
"It's a horrible beginning. If Lu Zhouyan hadn't been replaced and grew up in his original family, would he still be so outstanding now?"
"That's hard to say... Hey, Master Lu Yuanjia is here."
"I'll go and have a word with him."
"Me too, I'm going to give a gift."
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Lu Yuanjia was surrounded by people who treated him like a star. He was either congratulated on finding his parents and returning to the Lu family, and that his future was bright, or he was blessed with a happy birthday. The enthusiasm of the words clearly showed that Lu Yuanjia was now the power center of the younger generation of the Lu family.
The gifts he received were so numerous that they were piled up in a corner of the wall, as high as a small mountain.
"Grandpa." Lu Yuanjia saw Lu Tonghui coming out in a wheelchair and walked up to push him.
"Is everyone here?" Lu Tonghui asked.
"I don't know." Lu Yuanjiahuan looked around, "I don't think I saw Brother Zhou Yan."
"Grandpa, is Brother Zhou Yan angry with me and that's why he won't come to the birthday party?"
Lu Yuanjia's voice sounded very depressed and a little aggrieved.
"It would be fine if Zhou Yan didn't want to work with me at the branch, but he went out to create his own new company and took away a large number of technical personnel and backbones from the company." Lu Yuanjia said, "Isn't this a clear confrontation with Lu's company?"
"If my arrival creates a rift or rift between Brother Zhou Yan and his family, I'd feel guilty and remorseful." Lu Yuanjia bit her lip, a hint of loneliness flashing across her lowered eyes.
Lu Tonghui turned around and saw Sun Zi's expression. He patted the back of Lu Yuanjia's hand on the wheelchair and said, "Yuanjia, you have nothing to feel guilty about. This is not your fault."
"Really? Thank you, Grandpa... I also hope to get along well with Brother Zhou Yan." Lu Yuanjia said.
At 7:30 in the evening, Lu Zhouyan entered the banquet hall on time.
There were a lot of people in the banquet hall, and almost all the guests had arrived.
When they saw Lu Zhouyan coming in, not many people came up to greet him. Most people just stood aside indifferently.
Their expressions changed completely, as if they had forgotten how they had tried to curry favor with Lu Zhouyan before.
Lu Zhouyan didn't care. He held a gift in his hand and walked towards Lu Tonghui.
"Zhou Yan, he doesn't have bad intentions. He may just be unable to accept your sudden return." Lu Tonghui counseled Lu Yuanjia, "Yuanjia, don't take him too seriously. Zhou Yan is just that cold. He is the same to everyone. He is not targeting you."
Lu Zhouyan paused.
"Grandpa." Lu Zhouyan called him.
"Hey, Zhou Yan." Lu Tonghui turned his head.
"You're here. I haven't seen you for a long time." Mr. Lu said jokingly, "I thought you were angry with me."
"How could that be?" Lu Zhouyan said in a faint voice.
"Just don't be angry." Lu Tonghui said, "If you are unhappy or dissatisfied with anything, just tell me."
"Don't quarrel with your brother."
Lu Zhouyan is strong and cold, and indifferent to everyone, while Lu Yuanjia can talk and act coquettishly, like a child who needs protection.
Anyone who sees this will assume that Lu Zhouyan is on the older brother's side.
You should take the responsibility of taking care of your brother and being tolerant and giving in.
"Creating a conflict," Lu Zhouyan repeated in a very calm tone, "That's not the case."
He just felt it was ironic. Why did he say it as if he was against Lu Yuanjia in every way and made Lu Yuanjia suffer all kinds of injustice?
Because he is a fake young master?
Lu Zhouyan handed the gift in his hand to the housekeeper and wanted to go upstairs to his room to answer a phone call.
He saw the housekeeper's nervous and worried expression, and felt confused. When he returned to his room, he found out the reason.
Lu Zhouyan's room is now occupied by Lu Yuanjia.
"Where are my things?" Lu Zhouyan asked the housekeeper.
"Ah, uh... Young Master Yuanjia said that you don't come back often, so he wanted to switch rooms with you. He was afraid that your things would be messed up, so he moved all your things to the storage room." The housekeeper said in a low voice.
Lu Zhouyan: “Oh.”
He turned around without any expression and went to the balcony to answer the phone.
Aunt Zhang was cleaning not far away. When she saw this, she walked over and said with a distressed look on her face, "This Master Yuanjia is really something. He just changed rooms without telling anyone and threw the things directly into the utility room. Isn't it obvious that he is chasing people away..."
"Those people below are the same. They are always gossiping and have forgotten how they used to lick Mr. Lu and beg him to pay attention to them. When something happens, they add insult to injury. They are really snobbish." Aunt Zhang said.
"There's nothing we can do about it. We can't control that much." The housekeeper sighed helplessly.
When Mr. and Mrs. Lu were young, they were often not at home. It can be said that Master Zhou Yan was raised by him and Aunt Zhang alone.
They knew Lu Zhouyan's character best.
Although he has a cold face and speaks little, he actually has a soft heart.
A few years ago, Aunt Zhang's mother had a sudden heart attack and needed a coronary bypass surgery, but she couldn't afford it immediately. Lu Zhouyan was only 17 years old at the time. Seeing Aunt Zhang's distressed face, he asked her the reason and immediately found the best cardiologist in S City to perform the surgery for her and paid all the fees.
......
"Master Jiayu." Aunt Zhang's eyes lit up when she saw Lu Jiayu.
She saw Lu Jiayu's eyes roaming around the banquet hall and knew he was looking for someone, so she quickly said, "Master Lu is on the balcony upstairs making a phone call."
"Oh." Lu Jiayu raised her legs to go upstairs.
Before leaving, he asked one more question: "Which young master Lu?"
"Young Master Zhou Yan." Aunt Zhang said.
Whenever Lu Zhouyan appears, Lu Jiayu will take the initiative to look for him, and it has been like this since childhood. Lu Jiayu has always been very attached to his brother.
Aunt Zhang naturally thought that Lu Jiayu wanted to find Lu Zhouyan.
"No." Lu Jiayu sneered, "Aunt Zhang, Zhou Yan is no longer a member of our Lu family. Inviting him to the banquet was just Yuanjia's idea out of kindness."
"Aunt Zhang, you have to figure out who the real Mr. Lu is now." Lu Jiayu said.
Aunt Zhang closed her mouth, feeling chilled.
Aunt Zhang walked downstairs with the plate in her hand.
"I heard that Mr. Lu likes cars. My family wants to discuss business with the Lu family recently. What kind of car should I give to have a chance of success?"
"The more expensive the better. But it's okay if the deal doesn't work out. Just treat it as making friends with Mr. Lu... Mr. Lu seems to be easy to get along with, smiling and looking friendly."
"I think so too. Unlike Lu Zhouyan, who always has a gloomy face and seems to be indifferent to everyone, he is too cold."
"Yes, yes, hey, what do you think, will Ji Susu get engaged to Lu Yuanjia?"
"It's hard to say, but the Ji family was so anxious to break off the engagement and sever ties with us. If I were Lu Zhouyan, I would probably feel very embarrassed."
"What can we do? Who made him a fake young master who has occupied the nest for more than 20 years?"
“Indeed.”
“Indeed.”
......
The more Aunt Zhang listened, the more upset she felt.
She took out her phone and talked to someone.
[AAA-level housekeeper Aunt Zhang: Xiaoli, are you there? ]
[AAA first-level housekeeper Aunt Zhang: Zhou Yan has been wronged. I feel sorry for him. These people are really... Can't the child celebrate his 26th birthday happily? It's not his fault that he was taken away by mistake. ]
[AAA first-class housekeeper Aunt Zhang: What do you mean by brothers of more than ten years? The relationship is thinner than paper!... I dare not drink the hot water, and I dare not touch the cold human heart. ]
Sheng Baili: “…0.0”
What happened? Why did Aunt Zhang suddenly start writing poetry?
【Bai Liya: Don’t cry, Aunt Zhang. I’ll be there soon.】
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An hour later, Sheng Baili spent a huge amount of money to take a taxi to the Lu family's old house.
She brought her work badge from Zhouchi Company, indicating that she was Lu Zhouyan's secretary. The guard took a look and opened the door for her without saying a word.
Aunt Zhang said that today was the boss' birthday, and Sheng Baili felt that he couldn't come empty-handed, so when he passed by a boutique on the street, he went in and bought a birthday present.
Sheng Baili searched for her boss in the crowded banquet hall.
I looked around and around, but didn't see anything.
Logically speaking, Lu Zhouyan, who is 189cm tall, should be visible at first glance.
【Bai Liya: Boss, where are you...】
"Looking for me," the man's casual voice came from the side.
Sheng Baili put down his typing hands, turned his head to the side, and saw Lu Zhouyan leaning lazily against the wall.
He was indeed very tall, and when he looked at her, his eyelashes were slightly drooped and his gaze was looking down from above.
"How did you get here?" Lu Zhouyan asked.
He saw the secretary looking around randomly on the second floor, and she was unaware even when he stood next to her.
Dull and sluggish.
"You are here." Sheng Baili walked over and handed over the gift in his hand. "I heard that today is your birthday. I wish you a happy birthday!"
“…” Lu Zhouyan took the gift.
The gift was not too big and he could cover it completely with one hand. It was not heavy in his hand either, so it was probably not an expensive gift.
"......Thank you." Lu Zhouyan lowered his eyes and looked at the little gadget in his hand, and said thank you softly.
"Come on, let's open it and take a look." Sheng Baili excitedly pulled Lu Zhouyan, wanting to show him the gift he bought.
"Go to your room," Sheng Baili asked.
Lu Zhouyan: "...Let's go to the back garden."
Just at this moment, a few servants passed by pushing a cake.
The cake was huge, with 7 or 8 layers. The servants pushed the cake to the center of the banquet hall.
Lu Yuanjia was standing there, and everyone's attention was focused there.
Behind Lu Yuanjia are Lu's father, Lu's mother, and Lu's grandfather and son, who are looking at Lu Yuanjia with smiles on their faces.
A minute later, the banquet hall fell into darkness.
Candles lit on the cake.
The light reflected on Lu Yuanjia's cheeks as he covered his mouth in surprise.
"Happy Birthday to you!"
"Happy birthday to you!"
"Happy birthday to you!"
.....
All the guests sang in unison and clapped their hands rhythmically.
The huge hall was filled with their blessings, one after another. The lingering sound was very shocking.
"Let's go." Sheng Baili pulled Lu Zhouyan's wrist, unable to bear it any longer.
She took Lu Zhouyan to the quiet and empty back garden.
There's no one here.
The bustle and clamor just now seemed to be just an accidental illusion.
She found the big banyan tree under which she used to sit and eat, squatted down, tugged at Lu Zhouyan's pants, and motioned for him to squat down as well.
"Open it and take a look." Sheng Baili said.
The packaging is not complicated. The boutique owner put the items in a matching box, wrapped it in a layer of gift paper, and tied a decorative bow on it.
Lu Zhou placed his bony hands on the gift, lowered his eyes, and tore off the gift paper. He opened the box and saw what was inside.
It's a little bear toy.
Sheng Baili cleared his throat and reached out to pick up the toy.
She turned the spring next to it.
The little bear started to glow, sing, and spin around.
Sheng Baili put the little bear on the ground and let it spin around and sing.
There were no lights on in the back garden, only a faint glow coming from the living room in the distance.
The night is dark and the moonlight is bright.
Lu Zhouyan looked at the little bear on the ground with his dark eyes, and then looked at Sheng Baili.
He has excellent night vision and can see every expression on the other person's face.
After the little bear finished singing a birthday song, Sheng Baili picked it up from the grass and put it into Lu Zhouyan's hand.
The girl's eyebrows and eyes are lively. She curved her round eyes and the corners of her lips curled up in a beautiful arc.
Sheng Baili clapped happily, his eyes filled with smiles staring at the person in front of him without blinking.
"Lu Zhouyan, happy birthday!" The girl's soft voice rang in my ears, clear and clean, like a warm breeze blowing past, rippling the blue waves and rippling the spring water.
Sheng Baili: "You are 26 years old now, don't be sad secretly."
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