Chapter 43 Elementary School Students' Autumn Outing
Everyone was drunk, so we had to let the designated driver of Zero Ring Line drive us back.
Qin Tianrui had been sitting in the car and had no intention of leaving. Qiao Wu was too lazy to urge him, because there would always be someone to drive him home anyway.
"Your home address."
Qin Tianrui gave the designated driver a random location. He would not go home. He was not an idiot and would have to endure a second beating in just a few hours.
Find a place to hide first.
But as soon as he got back to the foot of the mountain, he saw his brother's car waiting there to pick people up.
Lu Jinzhi and Lu Yingchi's car also accompanied them. Qiao Wu didn't stay too long to avoid being arrested and interrogated again. After dropping the people off, he said hello to Qin Lian through the car window and left.
Qin Tianrui stood on the road with his neck shrunk, not daring to raise his eyes.
But his brother didn't even get out of the car: "Get in."
After saying that, he closed the car window.
Qin Tianrui hesitated and went up. Even the driver in front was shocked when he saw his appearance: "Master, what's wrong with you?"
Qin Lian: "Heh."
"..." Qin Tianrui was even more frightened and kept staring at his belt, fearing that he would eat fried pork with bamboo shoots in the next second.
But the car didn't leave. Qin Lian had a notebook on his knees. He swiped a few times and saw a video playing on it.
Qin Tianrui didn't even need to look at it; just by listening to the sound, he knew that it was the video of himself being beaten.
There was also the earth-shaking sound of Qiao Wu's brakes.
Is this a repeated whipping of the corpse?
"…elder brother."
"Shut up."
Qin Lian told Qiao Wu today to just go ahead and do it, and said it was okay if he hit his brother, but in fact he didn't know what happened at the scene. He only knew that based on his brother's character, he must have gotten into trouble again.
So he asked Jiang Yuan for the on-site video, both outside the mansion and on the road, which had been prepared by Jiang Yuan long ago.
Qin Lian thought of many possibilities, but he never expected that the "beating" mentioned by Qiao Wu would make Qin Tianrui like this. Now after seeing the video, he finally understood.
Although he had beaten Qin Tianrui many times at home, he had never scared him to this extent.
After all, he is my younger brother and we are family. Every time I take action against him, it is mainly for education.
Qin Lian watched the video over and over again. His first reaction was not that Qin Tianrui was tied up so tightly and looked so miserable, but rather, where did Qiao Wu get the courage from?
Not to mention pinning the man to the ground and slapping him, if she couldn't control the car well and really hit Qin Tianrui, this matter would be in a bad ending.
Without absolute confidence and assurance of victory, she would not have been able to do it so decisively, let alone turn around and celebrate with others as if no one was around after performing such earth-shaking actions.
But the video was shot by a drone, and the incident happened suddenly, so it was impossible to capture what Qiao Wu said in front of the car.
What words could make Qin Tianrui get into her car without saying a word after escaping death and stay in her car obediently for several hours?
"What did she tell you?" Qin Lian asked.
Qin Tianrui glanced at the screen, feeling a little embarrassed to speak, hesitantly adding fuel to the fire: "Call me stupid and humiliate me."
Qin Lian still didn't know what kind of person he was: "Exactly what he said."
Only then did Qin Tianrui reluctantly relay all the words.
It’s not that he has a good memory, but this is the first time he has heard these words in his life, and some of them he hasn’t figured out yet, so they have been engraved in his mind and can’t be erased.
I originally thought that his brother would be at least a little angry after hearing this, after all, he also represents the face of the Qin family.
Unexpectedly, Qin Lian suddenly laughed after hearing this.
Qin Tianrui: “???”
In Qin Lian's opinion, if Qin Tianrui is not disciplined, sooner or later he will be pinned to the ground and beaten like in the video. Some people take the power of the Qin family into consideration, but others who have nothing are often fearless.
At that time, even if Qin Tianrui shouted the name of the King of Hell, no amount of money could save his life.
Therefore, he felt more at ease if Qiao Wu took action than if any other outsider did. What surprised him was that Qiao Wu would pull him out of the crowd and teach him a lesson.
She would reach out and pull him up.
This person is really interesting.
"Brother." Seeing that he had no sign of being beaten, Qin Tianrui asked in a friendly manner, "What did she mean by letting me stand up on my own?"
Qin Lian really didn't want to hit anyone anymore, mainly because Qin Tianrui was too dirty now, and he felt that his hands and belt were dirty.
"She called me in front of so many people today to tell everyone that she, like me, is educating you as an elder. Only my signal can touch you, no one else can."
Qin Lian said coldly, "Although you have lost face in front of others, the nature of this matter is just a mistake made by a junior. If you want to regain this face in the future, you can only strive to be worthy of others with your own abilities. Otherwise, you will always be a playboy disciplined by the elders."
Qin Tianrui was stunned.
Just speak, why are you beating around the bush? Why do you have to translate one sentence so long?
He was puzzled: "Brother, why do you want to be her backer?"
Qin Lian closed the computer: "Because she has a brain."
“…”
He has been scolded many times today for being brainless. Does he still have any dignity left?
"Not everyone is Qiao Wu." Qin Lian took out his phone, "Not everyone will pull you up at the last moment."
Qin Tianrui was stunned.
Then he saw his brother open the chat box with Qiao Wu, transfer money to someone, and slap him for tens of thousands of dollars.
That's good, pay someone to help beat up your brother.
He is the only brother in the world.
He touched his burning face and thought: It’s actually not that bad. Lu Yingchi’s face is also swollen. He just didn’t see it when he beat Lu Yingchi.
Qiao Wu accepted Qin Lian's transfer with peace of mind.
The next day, after everyone left, she came to Lu Jiang's study.
It was very late when he returned from the Zero Loop Line the night before, and since he had been drinking, she didn't come up to disturb him.
"Just in time." Lu Jiang was checking his safe. Seeing her coming, he turned his wheelchair around and said, "I was just looking for you. Come sit down."
Qiao Wu sat down on the chair: "Old man, are you looking for me because of what happened last night?"
"You took the fourth child to go racing and dancing." Lu Jiang's face was expressionless. "The second child and Lu Ning also went. Do you think I should look for you?"
He had always been curious about how Qiao Wu could keep the boys in his family so obedient. It turned out that he was trying to please them.
Lu Jiang was indeed angry. He felt that Qiao Wu should be a steady person.
Qiao Wu asked gently, "Which result is the old man dissatisfied with?"
"That's not the place they should be. What a speeding car!" Lu Jiang said sternly. "And they had a conflict with that brat from the Qin family, didn't they?"
Qiao Wu nodded calmly: "Yes."
This quick and clear word left Lu Jiang at a loss. He paused for a moment: "Xiao Wu, uncle trusts you, but uncle really doesn't know what you think."
"Old sir," Qiao Wu said, sitting up straight. "What do you hope they'll become? Will they all be as smart as the Second Young Master, capable of shouldering the responsibility and inheriting the company?"
"Then I'll burn incense sticks." Lu Jiang snorted coldly, "As long as they don't embarrass me, that's enough!"
"They didn't embarrass you yesterday." Qiao Wu said, "It was Qin Tianrui who was embarrassed."
"Is this the same thing?"
"Yes." Qiao Wu said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone, "During this period of time, has anyone in your family done anything that you find embarrassing?"
Lu Jiang frowned, finally finding something he didn't like: "What did the third brother do?"
"Why do you think the Third Young Master is a bad actor? You obviously watch TV dramas and have your favorite actors." Qiao Wu asked back, "If he can become that kind of artist, wouldn't it be great if your favorite actor is your own son?"
"How can it be the same? What can he do in that state?"
Qiao Wu said firmly: "He can."
"When the Third Young Master was little, he went to the school sports meet with a 39-degree fever just for a prize and even came back with first place. Do you remember?"
Lu Jiang: "Is there such a thing?"
"You don't remember because you were on a business trip abroad at the time, and when my father called you, you just asked the family doctor to come over."
Now Lu Jiang understood what she meant: "Are you blaming me?"
"No, as the leader of the company, you were forced to work outside. This is not your fault." Qiao Wu shook his head. "I just want to say that the Third Young Master is more persistent than you think. If he decides to do something, he will definitely do it well."
"You also said that was when he was a child."
"Then why don't you just wait and see the results before you dismiss him?" Qiao Wu turned on the computer he brought with him and flipped it over in front of him. "This is the program's promotional process. The production team will announce the contestants' information soon, and then the pilot will air."
Lu Jiang took a rough look at the rules of the program team. He felt that Lu Xuan would not be able to stick with the process of staying up late to shoot.
"With only a month left, he won't win any Best Actor or Best Actress awards, nor will he achieve anything significant," Qiao Wu said. "But he's definitely more capable of taking on more than you think."
In just one month, Lu Xuan has already wasted 23 years. This one month really doesn't make any difference.
Lu Jiang didn't say anything.
Seeing this, Qiao Wu continued, "As for the Fourth Young Master."
Lu Jiang really regretted the slap he gave him yesterday. After all, it was just the first day he came home and he had caused such a commotion. He didn't look very happy.
Qiao Wu: "If it were before, he might have fought with you."
In the entire Lu family, only Lu Yingchi, who seems to have not yet passed his rebellious phase, dares to fight with his father and threatens to jump off the building at any time.
"I should thank him?"
Qiao Wu said seriously, "If you want the Fourth Young Master to become one of the Forbes Young Entrepreneurs overnight, then perhaps only the God of Wealth can do it."
Qiao Wu recalled for a moment and smiled, "He once asked me if he was useless. Old sir, how disobedient do you think the Fourth Young Master would be to ask such a question?"
"He's a man of integrity. He'll stand up for Lu Ning and help her with her homework. He's willing to listen to advice and stay away from those with bad intentions. He goes home on time every day and attends classes. He's no different from any other college student. Even when he gets angry with you, he controls his emotions and doesn't resort to violence. Even last night when we were driving on the Zero Ring Road, he didn't speed. Even when someone cut him off, he didn't do anything out of line. He even reports drinking alcohol beforehand."
She said softly: "Old sir, so I don't feel ashamed of the fourth young master, they are all very good."
Lu Jiang, who originally called Qiao Wu to question him, now found that he had not said a word, and Qiao Wu had said everything.
And it seems like Qiao Wu knows his son better than he does.
"If you compare them now with their past and still find their changes unsatisfactory, then I'm sorry I'm not qualified for this job," Qiao Wu said. "I will voluntarily resign."
“…”
Lu Jiang felt threatened.
Was it his illusion? Why did he feel that although Qiao Wu was still polite and measured in his words today, there was always a hint of sarcasm in his words?
After waiting quietly for a few seconds and making sure there was no sound, Qiao Wu continued, "If you think there's still something to be said for it, could you let me say a few more words?"
Lu Jiang said unhappily, "You've already said so much, are you still missing these two sentences?"
Qiao Wu still had to be more restrained in front of her elders. She smiled sheepishly, "Old sir, everyone in the family follows the rules downstairs, including the Second Young Master. Do you want to give it a try too?"
"?" Lu Jiang felt it was a bit absurd and pointed at himself, "Me?"
"Which rule do you think is unreasonable and difficult to follow?" Qiao Wu nodded. "It's strange that you have less patience with me than with your own children."
"You originally trained me with the intention of promoting the Lu family's development. Now I'm convinced that this will lead to greater harmony within our family. You've seen the results. For our shared goals, I hope you'll comply. Of course, if you don't want to, I can remove those things. I can't guarantee the consequences the next time you have a conflict with your family."
Lu Jiang held the armrest of the wheelchair tightly. In all his years, even Qiao Zhiyi had never dared to say such words to him.
He had once praised Qiao Wu for being more courageous than her father, but he never expected that this would be the way it felt when that same courage was applied to him.
He doesn't like others standing over him.
But what Qiao Wu said was right, he and she had the same goal.
When Mr. Lu was young, he made a lot of compromises for the company and business. He didn't expect that he would have to continue to compromise now.
But now it is not his turn to worry about the company, and his only wish is to make his family more harmonious.
He looked at the little girl in front of him with a complicated expression.
What Qiao Wu said was indeed right. He was more patient with Qiao Wu than with the other children because Qiao Wu was very smart and well-behaved and never did anything wrong.
If things hadn't gotten a little weird over the years, he wouldn't be so questioning her now.
But looking at her at this moment, Lu Jiang felt that she was still so smart.
She is even smart enough to be a bit like the second brother, because she knows what chips to use to make him compromise the fastest.
He finally looked away and changed the subject: "I heard that the second brother made you the chairman of the foundation."
When Qiao Wu heard this, he knew that he agreed.
Her shoulders relaxed a lot and she nodded gently: "Yes."
"The foundation has a lot of things to do. You're still young, so you can always come to Xie Yi if you need anything," Lu Jiang said. "Are you going to attend that forum soon?"
"yes."
"Isn't the fourth child going on an autumn outing this weekend? Take him too. He doesn't know what to do all day. The second child doesn't like him at the company. You should take him out to see the world. He's an eyesore at home."
Qiao Wu knew what he meant.
Although Lu Yingchi may not necessarily go into business in the future, it will do him no harm to take a look.
"After all, this is my first time participating in a school-organized group activity since I started college, so this is very important," Qiao Wu said. "But I will also ask for his opinion."
She put her computer away, thought for a moment, and then said, "Old man, I'm no closer to you than your children are. Can you please be more patient with them? You are a father, and a father is like a mountain or a tree; he is always taller and greater."
She said gently, "They mistakenly thought you were unwell, so they rushed to the hospital without even bothering to put on their shoes. And didn't the Third Young Master, who had left home, also go to the hospital to see you? Although there were some unpleasant things, he couldn't have gone there just to mock you."
"As for me." She smiled and looked at the cabinet behind Lu Jiang. "If I hadn't relied on the fact that he's my father and would have favored me, I wouldn't have been so reckless as to pry open a stranger's safe."
Qiao Wu left.
Lu Jiang turned back and looked at the safe that had been pried open.
There was actually nothing important in it, he didn't make any will, and he didn't come to listen to a few brats apologize.
But that day he was woken up by the third brother's phone call in the middle of the night, and when he heard his drunken apology, he had a very strange feeling.
It was as if a few children were playing naughty and willful and acting like spoiled brats while drunk. They didn't cause any serious trouble, but it made him laugh and cry, and he felt the long-lost liveliness.
In short, it is better than yesterday's tense and impatient situation.
Are these children relying on his favoritism?
So does he really need to prepare a few more safes?
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The charity forum was held in southern Jiangsu.
After attending the forum, Qiao Wu needs to stay there for at least a week to prepare for the interview for the launch of the Lu Foundation's charity project this year. It is also the first charity event of the Lu Foundation after the new president, so he needs to participate in person and conduct on-site inspections.
When Lu Yingchi returned home and heard about this, he said without hesitation, "I'll go with you."
"Why are you going?" Qiao Wu observed his face, which had reduced a lot of swelling after applying the medicine. "You can only stay there for one weekend at most, and you have to work at 8 am on Monday."
Damn early eight.
"Then the weekend is fine." Lu Yingchi said nonchalantly, "That autumn outing is also going to southern Jiangsu, and we have to take a bus together. Besides, there are so many places in China and abroad that I haven't been to. It's boring."
"The tourist attractions are boring." Qiao Wu placed the ointment in front of him and motioned for him to apply more. "But this may be your only chance in your life to go there with your classmates. Few people go there in your sophomore year, and even fewer in your junior and senior years. After graduation, you may never see each other again."
Lu Yingchi doesn't like the word "this life" very much, as it sounds like a separation between life and death.
"I don't know them well either," he said.
"How can you get to know someone if you don't play?" Qiao Wu raised an eyebrow. "And this might be the only time in your life you'll ride a bus with a bunch of ordinary people, no luxury cars, no yachts, no wine, and no meals prepared by a special chef."
Lu Yingchi thought about the scene and concluded: "What's the difference between this and participating in Metamorphosis?"
"Go ahead." Lu Ning whispered beside him, "My old school did it before, and it seemed pretty fun."
"What do you mean by 'seem'?"
Lu Ning curled her lips: "It's more fun when there are more people."
But few people play with her.
Lu Yingchi pinched her mouth and said, "What's the fun in having so many people? Next time, I'll take you to a private party and book a place for you. You can play however you want."
That being said, he certainly didn't participate in The Metamorphosis.
I feel a little moved.
But if he had to choose between Qiao Wu and the shitty autumn outing, he would still prefer Qiao Wu.
Qiao Wu noticed his hesitation and offered a suggestion: "How about this? We're both in southern Jiangsu. If you don't think it's fun, I'll send someone to pick you up. If all else fails, you can come see me in the evening. There's a cocktail party after the forum."
Kill two birds with one stone.
Lu Yingchi: "That... is fine."
On that day.
Qiao Wu left for the airport early in the morning.
Lu Yingchi went to school first to meet up with his classmates.
Seeing Lu Yingchi's car approaching, the students waiting in the school square were envious but did not dare to get close.
Everyone knew that Lu Yingchi's family was rich, and he didn't live on campus or eat in the cafeteria. He had his own circle after class and couldn't hang out with ordinary people, so everyone kept their distance from him.
I didn't expect that this young master would be willing to participate in this kind of activity similar to the autumn outing for elementary school students.
Seeing Lu Yingchi park the car and walk over, everyone quickly looked away. It would be bad if the young master was unhappy.
The classmates didn’t watch it, but Lu Yingchi did.
What was outrageous was that the entire college was going on an autumn outing, but all he could see were heads, and not a single familiar face.
Young Master Lu’s circle used to be quite mixed. The classmates he could hang out with were all wealthy second-generations, and they were not from the same class.
Moreover, he never paid attention to what his classmates looked like, let alone who the class monitor or the league secretary was. He just had to find the classroom according to the class schedule. Now no one told him which brick their class was standing on.
He glanced around, and anyone who met his gaze quickly looked away.
Young Master Lu, with his hands in his pockets, became even more unhappy.
Where’s the fun in this?!
But Master Lu never wastes time on himself. He just grabbed someone and asked, "Do you know where the Finance Class 1 is?"
The squad leader who was being held by him: "In front of you?"
"...Oh." Lu Yingchi patted his shoulder, "Thank you."
"No, you're welcome." The squad leader couldn't help but ask, "Are you going on the autumn outing too?"
Lu Yingchi frowned: "How about I come and see you off?"
"Well, no need to trouble you."
"What do you mean?" Lu Yingchi always felt that it sounded like a mockery of himself, "I don't have a name?"
"have."
"You look unfamiliar." Lu Yingchi said.
Classmates around: "..."
Brother, why don’t you see that he is the class monitor?
The squad leader said bitterly: "I have an ordinary face."
Lu Yingchi was puzzled: "Why are you shaking? I'm scary?"
"no."
Yes.
Who hasn't heard of your legend? Just look at what happened to those rich second-generations who had a falling out with you.
Seeing that the other party was not understanding at all, Lu Yingchi frowned and asked: "I mean, what's your name?"
"He is the squad leader, his name is Fei Jingming."
Only then did Lu Yingchi realize that he seemed to have done something not very good.
"Sorry." Lu Yingchi put his hand on his shoulder, "Team Leader Fei, now I know you. Tell me where you're going. I can't find the bricks in the class."
"Don't worry, there will be a class sign in a while."
Soon, the buses for each class stopped by the roadside and everyone got on.
Lu Yingchi was tall and sat last in line. It was not like he had never seen a bus before, so he didn't think it was difficult to sit on.
But when he got on the bus, it was almost full of people.
The only seat left for him was the one next to Class Monitor Fei, which was reserved by his classmates tacitly.
Lu Yingchi took a step forward with his long legs, sat down and stretched out his long legs.
It's so funny, I can't even stretch it out.
He tutted in displeasure.
Some people sit in first class on an airplane, while others sit in the back seat of a bus.
It's good that this kind of experience only happens once in a lifetime, and he has no regrets at all.
But how did Qiao Wu know? Had she participated before? I don't think so.
Why did he remember that when Qiao Wu was in college before going abroad, she was not willing to play with her classmates.
Seeing that the person next to him was a little impatient and had nowhere to put his long legs, Fei Jingming quietly moved to the side to make more space for him.
Lu Yingchi was not sitting comfortably, so his attention was always on his surroundings, and naturally he noticed that the people around him were moving away from him.
He didn't look back either.
I just felt that this autumn outing was really boring, so I decided to go find Qiao Wu as soon as I got off the bus.
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