Chapter 40 Chapter 40 Part 2
Xie Yi, who went to the hospital to pick up Lu Jiang after the meeting, recounted what happened at the meeting. Lu Jiang was very surprised: "Did she really say that?"
After a pause, he wasn't too surprised: "That's right."
Although Qiao Wu was busy during this period, he would still take time to visit her in the hospital and speak to her in a measured manner.
Lu Jiang had also seen her conduct during the company handover and imagined Qiao Wu silencing everyone in the conference room. "What's wrong with this kid? I've never seen her so resourceful and courageous before."
Is it possible to learn so much in just two years abroad?
If I had known earlier, I would have sent those rebellious sons abroad as well.
"What about her?" Lu Jiang asked. "Has she not come back yet?"
"She's still proofreading the details," Xie Yi said. "And I heard she needs to hire an assistant, so she'll be back later."
She had already started sending out recruitment information for an assistant before the meeting. Qiao Wu has always been very efficient, and even Xie Yi, an old man who has worked for many years, feels ashamed of himself in this regard.
Lu Jiang nodded.
The car stopped at the gate of the main house. Xie Yi got out, pushed the wheelchair out, and helped Lu Jiang sit on it.
Lu Jiang looked up at the place he hadn't been to for several months and sighed almost imperceptibly: "Go in."
Although I was pretending to be sick before.
But I hope that when I come back I won’t be so angry.
As soon as he entered the main house, he saw two extra things on the first floor and heard extremely rhythmic knocking sounds.
There was a tall figure sitting at the table with his back to him, hammering down with his hand, bang bang bang bang, and the yellow hair on the man's head swayed to the rhythm.
The servant was the first to notice the wheelchair at the door and hurriedly said, "The master is back."
The hammering stopped suddenly.
Lu Yingchi stood up when he saw the person coming, leaned against the table and raised his hammer: "Oh, you're back."
The hammer tapped gently on his palm, and he raised his eyebrows, looking very threatening.
"Thanks to you, I'm not dead yet." Lu Jiang controlled the wheelchair forward, and when he passed him, he found a bowl of walnuts on the table.
“…”
I was eating walnuts before the college entrance examination, why am I still eating them now?
He was very suspicious that when he had children, he had used up all his remaining IQ on the second child, which led to his two sons being stupid in their own ways.
"That's enough," Lu Jiang said. "It's already a powder keg. Eating it will only make you more angry."
Lu Yingchi sighed softly: "Are you feeling too comfortable in the hospital?"
Lu Jiang didn't bother to pay attention to him. He was reading the rules and regulations, as well as the personal goals behind them.
I have to say that during the past month that Qiao Wu has been at home, he has been enjoying everything he eats in the hospital and has not had any troubles at home.
In addition, a few rebellious sons have to go to the hospital regularly every week to annoy him.
At first he didn't understand why they all came over and just sat there playing games without saying a word.
Now he knew that it was Qiao Wu who asked him to go.
It turns out that the friendship of growing up together is more important, and her words are more effective than those of her father.
Seeing Lu Yingchi's goal, he frowned: "Is this all you pursue?"
"What do you mean by so little?"
"Is it difficult to pass the final exam?" Lu Jiang asked, "Your second brother..."
"stop."
Lu Yingchi interrupted him with a cold face: "If you can't speak, don't speak. It sounds weird and irritating. Don't compare me with others. That's right, this is all I pursue. If you don't like it, don't look at it."
"What's with your attitude? Would you be able to get into college today without me?"
"You're the most amazing! You forced your second son to go abroad, your third son to run away from home, and your fourth son to break his leg." Lu Yingchi clapped his hands twice in a pretentious manner. "If it weren't for you, Da..."
Lu Jiang was so angry that he stood up from his wheelchair and slapped him hard: "Shut up!"
Lu Yingchi used the hammer to butt up his hit face, laughed roguely, and looked down at his legs: "It's a medical miracle. The old man is quite good at pretending."
"you……"
The girl's crisp voice interrupted the tense atmosphere in the room: "Lu Yingchi! I'm back!"
Lu Jiangteng sat back down again.
Lu Ning didn't expect that there was someone else at home. Oh no, not someone else.
The smile on her face froze instantly. She stood trembling at the door and called out softly, "Grandpa."
Lu Jiang calmed the anger in his chest: "Yeah."
"Just call them what they should be called." He added, "It's not proper to call an elder by his first name."
Lu Ning pursed her lips immediately, not daring to speak.
"I'm happy to listen, what's it to you?"
"Lu Yingchi, who is your father?"
Seeing the two quarreling, Lu Ning was startled. She tightly grasped the strap of her schoolbag and said softly, "Uncle, let's go do our homework."
Lu Jiang's anger froze.
What is she talking about? Who is she asking to do homework?
Lu Yingchi didn't say anything. He turned around and swept all the walnuts on the table into the big bowl, then turned around and strode out the door.
Lu Ning, who was behind him, looked left and right, said, "Grandpa, I'm leaving," and followed him out the door quickly.
Only Lu Jiang was left sitting in the wheelchair.
"What's going on?" Lu Jiang asked.
The question was about the changes in several children and also about the sudden outburst.
Xie Yi didn't dare to say that his boss was wrong. The main house was where the Lu family lived, and he usually didn't come in. The servants in the house would report to him and he would pass the report to Lu Jiang.
It’s just that I haven’t heard anything happened at home recently, and the second young master has returned to China, so Lu Jiang has focused all his energy on the company and ignored the changes at home.
In his opinion, the children should have become more well-behaved, so why are they still so disobedient?
Xie Yi didn't dare to say anything wrong to the boss. The boss never liked people disobeying him, so he said, "I don't know either. Why don't you wait until Miss Qiao comes back and ask her?"
Lu Jiang looked back at the rules and goals.
I heard that the third brother has been working honestly recently and has not participated in any programs.
The entertainment industry...tsk.
"Where are Lu Ning and Lu Yingchi?" he asked the servant.
The servant immediately said, "In the library, the fourth young master has been helping the young lady with after-school tutoring and even cracking walnuts for her."
Is this what doing homework means?
Lu Yingchi, who used to spend half his life studying and even jumped off a building, is actually tutoring others with their homework?
Lu Jiang wanted to follow and see what was going on, but he felt that if he gave that impulsive slap just now, he might end up in the hospital.
Let’s wait until Qiao Wu comes back.
Meanwhile, Lu Ning followed Lu Yingchi silently like a little quail and came to the library.
Lu Yingchi sat down without saying a word and started cracking walnuts.
That look and expression seemed to want to knock her head off. Seeing Lu Yingchi's red face, she put down her schoolbag and pursed her lips: "I need to go to the bathroom."
"Why?" Lu Yingchi said coldly without raising his head, "Do I still have to guard the door for you?"
"Need not!"
Lu Ning turned around and ran away quickly.
There is a toilet in the library, but Lu Yingchi is not in the mood to care where she goes.
Lu Ning ran out and took a deep breath, then took out her cell phone and secretly called Qiao Wu.
"Hello?"
Hearing the familiar voice on the other end, Lu Ning almost cried. She clutched the phone tightly: "Qiao Wu, when are you going home? Lu Yingchi and Grandpa had a fight."
Qiao Wu frowned. "Fight? How are they doing now?"
"I asked Lu Yingchi to come over to help me with my homework, but Grandpa didn't know," Lu Ning said. "Grandpa beat Lu Yingchi. The slap mark was huge, and his face was swollen. It was so ugly."
"I'll be back soon." Qiao Wu said gently, "Go find your family doctor and ask him for some medicine to rub on your uncle."
"oh."
Qiao Wu comforted her: "It's okay, baby, don't be afraid."
The frightened Lu Ning suddenly felt as if her head was smoothed down by a gentle force: "Yeah."
After she hung up the phone, she hurried to the maid to ask for the family doctor's contact information.
Qiao Wu, who was still at the fund company, turned around and asked the people around him, "How many people are left?"
After receiving the dismissal warning, at least now no one dares to openly express any dissatisfaction with the new chairman.
Moreover, during the meeting, everyone realized that Director Qiao was not just talking when she said she could prove her ability.
She has clearly analyzed and organized all the projects and docking organizations in the company, including a clear plan for future docking and development. She also understands the functions of each employee in advance and can explain the interests of each person and each matter.
So now no one in the company dared to say anything. When they heard her question, they quickly answered: "There is one last one. If you need anything, we can ask him to come next time."
"No need." Qiao Wu put away the things on the table. "I'll go to another place for the interview. Where's he?"
"Wait outside."
Qiao Wu nodded, flipped over the resume of the next interviewee, and then paused slightly.
At the same time, the employee opened the door and called out, "Guo Liyan."
The young man sitting on the chair outside stood up immediately, and his pupils suddenly shrank when he saw the woman walking out of the conference room.
"Joe, Miss Joe!"
"This is Chairman Qiao," the employee corrected him. "He's also your interviewer."
Guo Liyan was even more shocked.
He didn't expect that the person he was interviewing was actually Qiao Wu's assistant.
Now he was so nervous that his words began to stutter: "I, I..."
Qiao Wu: "I have something urgent to do."
Guo Liyan immediately fell silent.
The original nervousness turned into confusion and unspoken loss: "Then I will make another appointment..."
"If you don't mind, we can interview you in the car." Qiao Wu said with a smile, "I'll have the driver take you back then."
It will take some time to get back to Lu's house from the company, which is more than enough time for the interview.
Guo Liyan immediately said: "I don't mind!"
"Then let's go."
Qiao Wu was walking in front, and it took Guo Liyan two seconds to react and hurriedly follow him.
He dared to observe her from behind. When he saw her lowering her eyes to look at her resume, a strong sense of inferiority and secret expectation welled up from the bottom of his heart.
Qiao Wu came here for work today, so he called a driver when he went out and didn't have to drive himself.
After getting in the car, she spoke naturally, "I've read your resume. Although you graduated from a prestigious university, the only things you can show off are your grades while in school. Your freshman and sophomore years were quite rich in school, including experience organizing school charity clubs. However, you didn't have any work experience in your junior and senior years, or the year after graduation."
"Yeah." Guo Liyan lowered his eyes, "I'm helping at home."
Qiao Wu nodded: "So what I mean is why did you choose to work for a company outside your family a year later?"
If she remembered correctly, Guo Liyan had come to Lu Yingchi in order to get an opportunity to get close to the Lu family, which meant that he was still working for his family's business, but it was obvious that he left without even seeing Lu Jinzhi on the day of the party.
Although the Guo family's business is not as impressive as the Lu family's, it is better for their own children to inherit it than to work for others.
Guo Liyan, whose embarrassing state had been seen by Qiao Wu, now had nothing to hide, so there was nothing to hide.
Originally he just wanted to give himself a chance. If not here, he would try somewhere else.
But now he has changed his mind. If he can work with Qiao Wu, he will have ten times more motivation to move up.
"My choice of work has nothing to do with my family," Guo Liyan said. "It's just me."
Qiao Wu raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"My family business belongs to my brother and my father, and has nothing to do with me." Guo Liyan knew what she was worried about and added, "I can guarantee that I had no ulterior motive in joining Lu Corporation. I just wanted to find a higher springboard and see how high I could climb if I tried my best."
When he returned from the banquet that day, as expected, his father and Guo Yangzhou were furious because he had gained nothing, as if he was really a useless person who could not do anything.
Guo Liyan knew very well that as long as Guo Yangzhou was there, he would not be able to enter the company and would not have any real power at home.
His financial ability is actually just that. If he didn't want to get close to those people he needed to rely on, he wouldn't actually make much money. His family would even restrict his use of a car, so it's unrealistic for him to start his own business.
So if he wanted to move up, he had to leave the Guo family.
There is no doubt that Lu's is a good springboard. The bigger the environment, the more likely he is to learn, and he will climb up step by step.
Qiao Wu nodded slightly.
From Guo Liyan's condition, we can see that his past situation was not very optimistic.
But Qiao Wu admired his courage to bend and stretch and stand up again.
Compared with other applicants, Guo Liyan has one advantage. Although he is the young master of a wealthy family, he is in an awkward situation. He knows the ups and downs of ordinary people and has experienced the cruelty of the upper class. Moreover, Qiao Wu knows him a little better than the others.
She asked some more work-related questions. Guo Liyan was indeed a graduate of a prestigious university, with strong organizational and language skills. He had good logic when answering questions and spoke in an orderly manner. However, he looked a little nervous and not very confident.
Qiao Wu took the initiative to ease the atmosphere: "What do you think about the salary?"
“No, experience is more important.”
That salary is really nothing to him.
Qiao Wu nodded: "The probation period is one month. When can I start working?"
Guo Liyan's eyes lit up: "Anytime."
"I'll have someone notify you when you'll start work when we get back." Qiao Wu closed the document and extended his hand toward him. "I hope we can get along well."
Guo Liyan's palms seemed to be sweating. He calmed his breath a few times before gently holding her hand. But he asked uncertainly, "Do you really not mind?"
"Why should I mind?" Qiao Wu naturally withdrew his hand. "I believe in my own judgment. I will bear the consequences of my choices. If you are talking about your background or what you have done, I admire someone who can persevere and have the courage to work hard for themselves. I don't mind your past. What matters is the future."
These words made Guo Liyan's heart boil with heat. He felt like he was being rescued from the brink of death again and again.
"Thank you, Chairman Qiao."
"You're welcome." Qiao Wu said with a smile, "I'll get off in a moment. Tell the driver your destination."
"Just drop me off somewhere, I can get back by myself!"
"After all, you'll be my assistant for a month." Qiao Wu laughed. "As a boss, it's only natural for me to treat you well."
Be nice to you...
Guo Liyan felt that since he met Qiao Wu, his whole life had become more promising.
And he really didn't want to get off the bus, so he silently agreed and accompanied her for the rest of the journey.
When he returned to the Lu family again, he did not feel the nervousness and anxiety as before. Instead, after watching the woman's back disappear, he looked forward to leaving for the first time and looked forward to the arrival of the next day.
After returning to Lu's house, Qiao Wu went directly to the library.
When I pushed open the door, it was still very quiet inside. Lu Ning was lying at the table doing homework, and Lu Yingchi was leaning against her. He stopped cracking walnuts and kept playing with the small hammer in his hand.
There were ointments and cotton swabs on the table, but they had obviously not been used.
Qiao Wu sighed silently.
The old lady passed away early, so Lu Jiang had no one to restrain him, and his character became more and more competitive. Lu Ning's father was strictly controlled by him. In his opinion, all children of the Lu family must take responsibility.
But later, Lu Ning's parents died in a car accident while on a business trip, and Lu Jiang aged a lot overnight.
The relationship with his other sons was even more strained.
Because in the eyes of Lu Yingchi and others, Lu Ning's parents were forced by Lu Jiang to work every day, which was why they had a car accident while on a business trip in the middle of the night.
The eldest brother has always been the respected one in the family and the pillar of the family. Even the old Lu Jinzhi would call him brother.
Since then, the relationship between father and son has become strange and increasingly strained.
Qiao Wu knocked gently on the door: "I'm back."
The two people at the table and behind the table raised their heads at the same time. Lu Ning put down her pen and rushed towards her almost instantly. She lowered her voice and said, "He's finished. I said I wanted to eat walnuts, but he didn't even crack them."
"Lu Ning." Lu Yingchi's voice was sinister. "Do you think you're being quiet?"
"Isn't that quiet?" Lu Ning turned around in surprise. "What ears do you have?"
"Okay." Qiao Wu rubbed her head. "You're already great. Go to your room and do your homework today. I'll come check it for you later."
In the past, Lu Ning would have struggled, but today she didn't dare to: "Okay."
She obediently returned to the table to pack her things, holding her schoolbag and looking back every few steps. When she reached the door, she couldn't help but go back and grab the hammer from Lu Yingchi's hand: "I'll knock it for you."
Then he ran away holding the hammer.
After the door was closed, Qiao Wu walked forward, picked up the ointment and cotton swab on the table, and walked around to Lu Yingchi.
The latter was like a spinning top, circling around her wherever she went, but never looking at her directly.
Qiao Wu finally stopped moving and said with a smile, "Either you apply it now, or I'll have security come in and force you to apply it."
Lu Yingchi stopped moving, and as if he had eyes on the back of his head, he snatched the ointment from Qiao Wu's hand without even turning his head.
It seems that he was beaten quite hard, otherwise he wouldn't be afraid of her seeing it.
Qiao Wu didn't insist on looking, but sat down behind him: "Did you fight with him?"
Lu Yingchi sneered: "He's already in a wheelchair before we even start. If we do, won't he go straight to the incinerator?"
“…”
You brothers are all more ruthless than the other.
She smiled and said, "Do you want a reward?"
Lu Yingchi, who was busy squeezing the ointment, paused and tilted his head slightly: "Reward?"
"Didn't we say when we set the house rules that there would be rewards for doing well?" Qiao Wu said gently, "Lu Ning can go shopping if she studies hard, so of course you can too."
Lu Yingchi was unusually confused: "What did I do?"
"Rule 6 prohibits inappropriate words or actions towards family members. You have been responsible and able to control your emotions." Qiao Wu looked at the back of his head. "How can it be useless? You are very powerful now."
"actually……"
There are also inappropriate words and actions.
He hit his father in the lungs.
But if there is a reward, just ignore it.
That's what the old man deserves.
"Actually, you're right," he said firmly. "What reward do I have?"
"I'll go running around the Zero Loop with you?" Qiao Wu said, "You haven't been there in a while, right? Let's go running at night tonight."
Lu Yingchi couldn't care less about anything else. He squeezed out half of the ointment with his hands, not caring if it fell on his clothes. He turned around in an instant and asked, "Really?"
He was really feeling depressed today and wanted to find a way to vent, but he remembered his promise to Qiao Wu, so he stayed here all the time.
Qiao Wu's gaze fell on his profile and his smile faded slightly.
It seems that Lu Jiang was indeed very ruthless. Most of his face was swollen and there were obvious handprints.
She hummed: "Apply the medicine first."
Lu Yingchi only then realized that he had been hiding for a long time and was now completely exposed.
He didn't mind and smeared the medicine that fell on his clothes on his fingertips and applied it to his face: "Is it done?"
Qiao Wu picked up a cotton swab, leaned over the table slightly, and spread the messy medicine evenly: "Take it and rub it."
Lu Yingchi looked at her in a daze.
Unlike being fed, he now felt that the hand was only a few millimeters away from his face, and he subconsciously wanted to turn his head and rub her fingertips.
Her hands seemed to be always cold, and touching them could relieve the burning sensation on my face.
But as soon as he raised his hand, Qiao Wu stopped and handed him the cotton swab.
Lu Yingchi suppressed the inexplicable melancholy in his heart, took the cotton swab, and saw that she was not smiling like when she came, and snorted: "Are you heartbroken? This handsome face of mine."
"Yeah." Qiao Wu raised a subtle smile, "A little."
“…”
Lu Yingchi subconsciously looked away, his breathing became disordered for a moment, and he poked his face fiercely with a cotton swab, muttering, "So if I enter the entertainment industry, what will Lu Xuan have to do with me?"
Then he asked cautiously, "You said you would give me a reward, you won't go back on your word, right?"
Qiao Wu smiled and said, "No, I'm going to change my clothes now. See you in the garage."
This time, Lu Yingchi didn't even bother to rub it, and rushed out holding the cotton swab.
Since the Zero Loop Line has existed for so long, it has certain safety measures. It is a legal track for off-road vehicles and motorcycles. The area around the track has undergone reasonable and legal safety inspections. When there is no competition, it is a training ground. Only illegal competition is prohibited. Therefore, people generally do not call it drag racing, but running circles. People who like to play like to do some exciting sports on the edge.
Qiao Wu still drove the modified car from last time, while Lu Yingchi changed to an off-road vehicle this time.
The two drove out one after the other.
He just happened to pass by Lu Jinzhi who was returning.
After he entered, he saw Lu Ning looking out the door, as if she wanted to stretch her head from the main house to the front door.
"It's blocking the way."
"Second uncle."
After their last chat, Lu Ning felt much less afraid of her second uncle. She moved aside, feeling very depressed. "Qiao Wu took Lu Yingchi out to play. He took him to the Zero Ring Line."
She also wanted to go, but Lu Yingchi said that minors were not allowed to enter.
Zero loop?
The last time Qiao Wu called to ask for his boss's phone number, it was also there. So, where did Qiao Wu take Lu Yingchi to play? And they drove?
Lu Jinzhi suddenly realized that his chance to understand the grown-up Qiao Wu had come.
So he didn't even enter the door, turned around and left.
"Second Uncle!" Lu Ning was genuinely curious. "Are you going to look for them? Take me with you. I don't dare stay home with Grandpa. I've finished my homework."
Lu Jinzhi glanced upstairs and said calmly, "Follow."
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