Chapter 97 Old Man Bianji Returns to China
Instead of responding to Lu Cheng's words, Lu Yinzhao deliberately sent a vague voice message in the group chat.
[Zhaozhao]: "I'm on winter break. When are you guys coming home? I miss you all."
Hearing Zai's voice message in the group, everyone's hearts melted.
They felt guilty towards Zhaozhao. Now that Zhaozhao was in elementary school and had become more self-reliant, they seemed to take it for granted that Zhaozhao wouldn't need as much company as she did when she was a few years old. They took it for granted that they would be busy with their work outside and leave Zhaozhao at home.
Although Zhao Zhao is not alone because of the Bian family's care, they really shouldn't continue like this. They have no obligation to take care of their own children.
When a child posts their perfect score on their final exam in a group chat, isn't it just a way to get more attention from their family?
At this moment, everyone in the Lu family understood the meaning behind it and wished they could fly back right now.
[Yin Song]: Baby, Mommy will be home tomorrow.
[Lu Cheng]: I can go home tomorrow too! Zhao Zhao, wait for Fourth Brother!
Among them, Yin Song and Lu Cheng had relatively less work.
Lu Cheng's school is about to have its summer break, but he hasn't gone home because he's been preparing for the World Championship. After the new year, his team will represent their country in a competition in France, so time is very tight and he spends most of his time training at the club.
[Lu Qi]: Zhao Zhao, I'm almost done filming, and I'll definitely be able to come back and see you next week!
[Lu Yuan]: In another week, I will take a long vacation. Zhao Zhao, where do you want to go? I can go with you.
[Lu Xun]: I might not be back until before the New Year, but it will be soon.
After a long while, Lu Wenyan uttered a bitter sentence.
[Lu Wenyan]: Dad is on the grasslands of M continent and can't go back. I'm sorry, son.
Director Lu's filming schedule is so tight that he can't go home for half a year once it starts. Every day is packed with content, and every extra day is a huge expense. So he will rush to finish filming the entire movie before coming back.
[Zhaozhao]: It's okay, Dad. Don't worry about work, I'll wait for you to come home. [Heart emoji]
Lu Yinzhao thoughtfully sent out these words, and the old father was so moved that he wanted to cry.
My son is so well-behaved, I really want to kiss his little face.
This reignited Lu Wenyan's fighting spirit. Zhao Zhao was his motivation to focus on filming, and he needed to finish filming quickly so he could go home and see his son.
Lu Yinzhao felt warm inside after receiving a response from her family.
Knowing that her mother and fourth brother would be coming home tomorrow, she felt much better, and a smile appeared on her little face.
He opened his winter break workbook and started working on it while waiting for his friend to come home.
Bian Ji and his junior high school classmates will have their summer vacation a few days later, as their final exams haven't finished yet.
Therefore, at this moment, only Bian Nan and he were at home.
Bian Nan is also working from home. She had several video conferences this morning and is currently browsing documents on her laptop.
The two of them sat at the long table in the living room, both with serious expressions.
Bian Nan would occasionally glance at the boy beside her, only able to see the cowlick on the boy's head and the pencil he was holding in his little hand.
The little guy turned page after page, and the sound was particularly clear.
Bian Nan assumed that Lu Yinzhao was having trouble with the questions, which was why she kept flipping through the pages. She couldn't help but say, "Zhaozhao, you can ask me if you don't know how to do them."
His own younger brother never asked him, the older brother, for tutoring, so he never experienced what it was like to tutor a child.
"Oh, okay."
Bian Nan heard Lu Yinzhao respond to him and assumed that the other party was about to ask him questions.
Unexpectedly, after a while, all I could hear was the sound of turning the pages of the workbook.
Bian Nan stopped using the mouse, turned around and looked at her, "You..."
Lu Yinzhao quickly finished ten pages of winter break homework, tilted his head, and asked, "Hmm?"
Bian Nan fell silent when she saw that every blank in the exercise had been filled.
"..."
"Brother Anan, is there something you need?"
"Zhaozhao, are you just guessing?"
"Huh?" Lu Yinzhao opened her mouth slightly, somewhat taken aback.
"Give me the workbook, I'll check it for you."
Although it was a first-grade assignment and there was no need to be so serious about it, Bian Nan, a perfectionist, couldn't accept that the other person was writing messily on it.
Bian Nan started checking from the first page, and he read it very quickly, even more carefully than he usually does when looking at company project contracts.
Two minutes later, he looked at Lu Yinzhao with a shocked expression, "You didn't write anything wrong?"
Lu Yinzhao pouted, "I wrote it very carefully!"
After Lu Yinzhao finished speaking, he immediately realized that he seemed to have gotten carried away with his homework... Wouldn't that arouse suspicion?
After all, it's a first-grade math problem, how difficult could it be?
Doing this kind of homework is like picking up ears of wheat in a field; you get faster and faster as you become more skilled.
Lu Yinzhao quickly replied, "I'm good at math, these questions aren't difficult."
"Sorry, Zhao Zhao, I thought you were turning the pages too fast..." Bian Nan explained awkwardly, but the more she explained, the worse it got.
He truly hadn't expected Zhao Zhao to write so quickly.
Bian Nan recalled that he was clumsy when he was a child and wrote problems very slowly. It was only later that he gradually found a way to learn and improve his concentration, which helped him find his rhythm.
Bian Nan patted Lu Yinzhao's head with satisfaction, "Zhaozhao is so smart, much smarter than I was when I was a child."
To avoid arousing further suspicion, Lu Yinzhao switched to Chinese language homework for the winter break. This time, he slowed down to the normal speed of a child writing a problem.
I was planning to finish all my winter break homework today, but it seems I can't do that now.
Forget it, I'll write slowly. It would be quite boring if I finished writing it all.
Children generally dislike doing winter vacation homework, but Lu Yinzhao treats it as a pastime, and when she gets engrossed in it, she even finds it very therapeutic.
Fortunately, the other children couldn't hear Lu Yinzhao's inner thoughts, otherwise it would have drawn too much hatred.
When Lu Yinzhao was doing his homework in the afternoon, Bian Nan brought him a plate of snacks.
"Zhaozhao, take a break before you start writing. You need to balance work and rest when you're studying. Have something to eat."
"Okay, Brother Anan."
Lu Yinzhao picked up a small cookie and started munching on it, ending up with a mouthful of crumbs.
These were the learning conditions he had only dreamed of in his past life.
Enjoying a leisurely afternoon tea, doing homework with ease, and watching each problem being solved—that's pure bliss!
Bian Nan remarked that it was rare to see a first-grader so eager to learn, at least in the circle he knew.
An hour later, there was the sound of a car outside.
Lu Yinzhao's eyes lit up, and he jumped off the chair.
"It must be Brother Aji who's back!"
Lu Yinzhao had just run to the door when she bumped into someone.
The other person was tall and slender, and he, a small child, was no match for him. He fell straight backward, but was grabbed by the arm in the next second.
The middle-aged man before me had an extraordinary bearing and a stern face, giving off an imposing aura.
"Uncle, I'm sorry..." Lu Yinzhao didn't know who the person was, but since he had accidentally bumped into someone, he still had to apologize immediately.
The middle-aged man looked down at the little boy in front of him, then suddenly smiled as if he remembered something. "You're the youngest son of the Lu family?"
Lu Yinzhao didn't know why the other person knew him, and nodded slightly.
Bian Nan, who was inside the house, heard a familiar voice and followed it to the door.
Seeing the figure standing at the door, he exclaimed in surprise, "Dad? Why are you back in China?"
He craned his neck to look behind him, but saw no one else. He couldn't help but ask, "Where's Mom? Isn't she with you?"
Hearing Bian Nan address the middle-aged man in that way, Lu Yinzhao finally confirmed the man's identity.
This is... Bian Ji and Bian Nan's biological father?
Lu Yinzhao was certain that this was the first time he had seen this person, and he had never seen this person before.
Bian Huarong said, "Your mother went to pick up your brother, saying she wanted to give you a surprise, and she didn't even let me contact you beforehand."
Bian Nan smiled and said, "That's exactly what Mom would do."
Seeing that Lu Yinzhao was still confused, Bian Nan introduced him, "Zhaozhao, this is my and Xiaoji's father."
Bian Huarong reached out and touched Lu Yinzhao's head. "Little guy, did you get hurt just now?"
Lu Yinzhao shook his head. "No."
After Bian Huarong entered the house, Lu Yinzhao took the initiative to run to the water dispenser to pour water for the man.
"Uncle Bian, please have some water."
Lu Yinzhao handed over a glass of water. Bian Huarong was slightly taken aback, and after a second, she took the glass. "Thank you, Zhaozhao."
Bian Nan explained from the side, "Zhao Zhao has been living with us for quite a while now. He knows every part of the house well. He's a very interesting child. Dad, after seeing Zhao Zhao, do you want to try for a third child with Mom?"
"Cough cough cough... cough cough... you brat, what nonsense are you talking about?" Bian Huarong was choked by her eldest son's shocking statement. She covered her mouth and coughed for a long time before taking out a tissue to wipe her mouth.
"Dad, I was just kidding, don't get agitated." Seeing that his father's ears were red, Bian Nan stopped teasing him and asked about the important matter, "Is there any work to take care of this time you're back in China?"
Bian Huarong said seriously, "It's nothing major. There are just a few things that need to be taken care of. The main thing is that I want to go back to China for the New Year. My family hasn't been able to reunite in China for a long time. I've already handed over most of my overseas business to people I trust. In a few years, when I'm tired of working, I'll go back to China to retire."
Lu Yinzhao listened silently to the conversation between the father and son, not daring to interrupt.
He thought Bian Ji's father looked very young. Why did he retire so early?
However, he has indeed worked hard for the Bian family's business for most of his life. Due to his work, he rarely sees his two sons. It's time for him to slow down and take a break.
After chatting with her son for a while, Bian Huarong noticed that Lu Yinzhao was standing obediently to the side without saying a word. She waved to him and said, "Zhaozhao, come and sit down. Uncle just looks a bit fierce. He doesn't eat children."
Lu Yinzhao: "..."
Lu Yinzhao was in a daze just now, but Bian Huarong thought he was just being reserved because he had met a strange uncle.
Lu Yinzhao sat down next to Bian Huarong and said sweetly, "Uncle Bian doesn't look fierce at all! I think he's very handsome!"
Bian Huarong was taken aback at first, then her face was filled with a smile.
He looked at Bian Nan and said, "Now I finally understand why your mother likes this child so much. She often talks to me about how cute the Lu family's youngest son is. I used to think it was an exaggeration, but after meeting him in person today... it really is true!"
Bian Nan replied, "Don't even mention Mom, I like her too. But if we're talking about who likes Zhao Zhao the most, it should be Xiao Ji. You didn't see how he protects Zhao Zhao like the apple of his eye."
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Author's Note: Zhao Zhao: Just so dazzling and adorable [droopy-eared rabbit head]
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