Chapter 217 Looking for the Child
"I know Changfeng is your eldest brother's apprentice, and I also know that Mr.'s family has high hopes for Changfeng. But as his father, I know best what kind of person Changfeng is."
Lu Zongping said: "I am thankful that he doesn't usually cause trouble. How can he look reliable?"
He is unreliable and is just a child. Why would He Zizhen ask him for help?
In Lu Zongping's opinion, this was just an excuse that Lu Changfeng asked He Zizhen to find to fool the adults in order to avoid being scolded or beaten.
Zhou Yunshu looked at Lu Zongping, a stone-headed man, pickling pickles and was so angry that she laughed at his speechless look.
"No wonder Changfeng never consults you about anything. No wonder his first reaction when encountering problems is to run away without Zizhen. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to count on you either."
"Mr. Zhou." Lu Zongping's face also turned cold, "You don't understand our family affairs at all."
"I don't understand your family's affairs, but Changfeng has been studying in our family for such a long time, so I still understand him."
"Changfeng is indeed a bit naughty, but he is a hardworking, loyal boy who always keeps his word."
"And I also believe that he wouldn't lie. I believe Zizhen wouldn't lie."
"The reason why he didn't seek help from you as a father after Zizhen asked him for help is probably because he knew you were unreliable. Even if he told you, you wouldn't take it seriously, and you might even send Zizhen back home directly. That's why he took the action of running away from home with Zizhen."
"As his father, you should be his support, his barrier, his confidence, but in fact, you are not."
After hearing what Zhou Yunshu said, Lu Zongping subconsciously wanted to refute, but Zhou Yunshu did not give him a chance.
She looked at the door and said, "Don't listen at the door, come in."
Xixi led the group, followed by a group of children.
Ansheng and Yuanli automatically stood on Lu Zongping's side, while Lu Changfeng and He Zizhen were protected by Xixi and others and brought to Zhou Yunzhi's side.
Lu Zongping wanted to get angry when he saw Lu Changfeng, but after seeing the cold look of Zhou Yunzhi beside Lu Changfeng, he snorted coldly and said nothing.
Lu Changfeng kept his head down and remained silent from beginning to end, while He Zizhen held his hand tightly.
They are both so pitiful, both of them are children who are unwanted by their fathers.
Zhou Yunshu looked at He Zizhen and said, "Zizhen, can you tell Mr. why you went to find Changfeng?"
He Zizhen looked up at Zhou Yunshu, held Changfeng's hand and said, "My aunt said that my horoscope would bring bad luck to the child in her belly, so she asked my grandmother and father to send me to my grandparents' house temporarily and come back after my little brother is born."
He Zizhen lowered his head and said with a choked voice, "Daddy agreed, but..."
When He Zizhen looked up at Zhou Yunshu, tears fell one by one, "I'll die if I take the boat."
He will definitely die. He will not survive once he gets on the boat.
"My aunt doesn't like me, and my father likes the new little brother. They don't want me anymore, so I ran to find Senior Brother Changfeng."
Because Senior Brother Changfeng said he would protect him.
He Zizhen said, looking at Lu Changfeng beside him, "I asked my senior brother to hide me. I didn't want to go home, but my father came to our house anyway. We were afraid that Uncle Lu would send me back home, so we ran away in fear."
They thought that as long as they found the gentlemen, their families would be unable to do anything to them, so they ran to Dongchuan and came to Dongwang.
"Sir, I want to be with you. I don't want to go to my grandparents' house. Can you talk to my dad about this? I don't want to go anywhere. I just want to be with you."
Lu Changfeng and Xixi looked at He Zizhen who was crying and talking, and wiped his tears anxiously.
Looking at the crying He Zizhen, Lu Changfeng had already forgotten about Lu Zongping beside him. He comforted her, "Don't be afraid, Zizhen. No one dares to bully you with my brother here!"
“Woo woo woo!”
Zhou Yunjia looked at Lu Changfeng who was holding He Zizhen in his arms and sighed deeply.
Zhou Yunshu didn't say anything, but just looked at Lu Zongping, whose face flashed with embarrassment.
Lu Zongping avoided Zhou Yunshu's gaze, looked at Lu Changfeng and said loudly: "You are all children. If you have any problems, you can solve them by yourselves. What do you need us adults for?"
Zhou Yunshu looked at Lawrence Lu and said slowly: "Yes, the children are forced to make their own decisions. I don't know what these adults do for a living."
Lu Zongping: “…”
"Changfeng, Zizhen, you ran away from home without permission and you did something wrong. The teacher will punish you. Do you admit your mistake?"
Lu Changfeng and He Zizhen nodded, but they were afraid that Zhou Yunshu would send them back to the river.
"Sir, as long as you don't let us go back to the river, you can let us do anything!" Lu Changfeng shouted loudly. He didn't want to go home, not at all!
He Zizhen also nodded repeatedly. He really didn't want to go back.
Zhou Yunshu didn't directly tell them not to go back. "As punishment, you will copy the Hundred Family Names and the Analects twenty times. You will also be responsible for cleaning the school this month. Any objections?"
When Lu Changfeng and He Zizhen heard that they would be responsible for cleaning the school this month, they were stunned at first. Later, when they realized that they could stay, they nodded happily and said, "Of course, sir! We will clean it carefully!"
As long as they don't return to Jiangzhong, it doesn't matter if they clean the school for a whole year, let alone just one month.
After hearing Zhou Yunshu's words, Lu Zongping said with some embarrassment: "Mr. Zhou, our family's Feng Feng is not a big deal, but Zizhen..."
Before he could finish, He Zizhen was afraid that Zhou Yunshu would send him back, so he quickly said, "Sir, I won't leave. I want to be with my senior brother and Xixi. I won't leave, so don't chase me away!"
"Where are you going?" Kang Jingyu came back from fishing and heard the front yard and the main hall were very noisy.
He looked at the bunch of little kids in the main hall and said with a smile, "What are you doing here when you're not in class?"
When He Zizhen saw Kang Jingyu, he buried himself in Zhou Yunjia's arms. This man was his father's good friend, and he didn't want him to see him.
Xixi looked at the fish in Kang Jingyu's hand and said, "Uncle, we are here to reason!"
Kang Jingyu asked with interest: "Really? Who should I reason with? I'm good at reasoning!"
Lu Zongping looked at Kang Jingyu, who hadn't noticed him at all, and took the initiative to greet him: "Mr. Kang, long time no see."
Kang Jingyu took a step forward after hearing the familiar voice. After seeing Lu Zongping clearly, he smiled and said, "Hey, Captain Lu, what a rare guest!"
"Are you the one our Xixi is talking about who should be reasonable?"
Lu Zongping: “…” Is it so obvious?
"I heard that your kid ran away with the little one from the He family. How come you're not worried at all and even have time to come and play with us?"
Everyone: “…”
Lawrence Lu looked at Kang Jingyu with an indescribable expression and said, “I came here to find my child.”
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