Chapter 9 Chapter 9 The Third Young Master of the Lu Family
Lu Yingchi actually recorded Lu Ning's words of thanks, and very thoughtfully uploaded the audio to Chen Ling's music library.
Qiao Wu did not refuse.
So she didn't need to shout a second time the next day. In less than three minutes, the two of them came down the stairs in a hurry, looking very energetic.
Qiao Wu thought that he could change Chen Ling’s playlist more often in the future.
Last night she told the old man that she wanted to change Lu Ning's school. The other party meant that she had the final say, so during the days of choosing a school, Qiao Wu did not force Lu Ning to go to school. He planned to take her to the hospital.
When Lu Ning heard that she had to go find her grandfather, her face was full of rejection.
Although they lived under the same roof, she had met her grandfather very rarely over the years. Without her parents' mediation, she always felt like an outsider in this family. Moreover, her grandfather was always busy with work, and the few times they met, he was mostly teaching his uncles a lesson. The family was in chaos, so Lu Ning was very afraid of this grandfather and knew that it was difficult to communicate with him.
She couldn't imagine what to say if they really met.
"Even Lu Yingchi was forced to jump off a building. Wouldn't I, who ranked last in the exam, be forced to jump into the sea?"
Qiao Wu found it funny: "If he really forces you to jump into the sea, can I jump before you?"
"That's quite romantic." Lu Yingchi watched the fun without thinking it was too much, "Go ahead, don't call me heartless, I'll personally drive the yacht to pick up the body."
"If I die, I'll come find you first." Lu Ning challenged, "Don't tremble so embarrassingly like you did that day."
The two people who had been poking holes in each other's backs parted ways again on bad terms after breakfast.
Qiao Wu was used to it. It was better to quarrel than to ignore each other. She went to Qiao Zhiyi's house first. She had always wanted to take Qiao Zhiyi for a full body check-up, which would also make it easier for him to recuperate in the future. She finally had some free time these two days.
Qiao Zhiyi was still a little uncomfortable sitting in his daughter's car. In the past, Xiaowu never wanted to drive herself, let alone let others drive.
It was a little quiet in the car.
Lu Ning was not familiar with the old housekeeper, so she didn't speak.
As for Qiao Wu, he had not communicated with his father for many years, so he felt close to him but also a little strange.
Seeing that her father was sitting very straight, which must have seemed unnatural, she took the initiative to bring up the topic: "If you're really bored staying at home, you can go spend more time with the old man."
Qiao Zhiyi knew that he was not worthy of this position: "How could this be my turn?"
"Dad, you've worked with the old man for many years. Now, apart from the employment relationship, don't you have the simplest friendship?"
Qiao Zhiyi hadn't thought about these things at all: "This is against the rules."
"How is it against the rules? You don't want anything." Qiao Wu said with a smile, "We're just chatting. Don't be too nervous. You have your own life outside of work. Try not to treat him like your boss."
When my father was a butler, he was either accompanying the young masters or staying with Lu Jiang. He had no private time of his own and naturally did not have many friends. Now that he is retired, he often stays at home and doesn't know what to do.
Lu's residence is different from ordinary communities. There is no living plaza and it is not very popular, so Qiao Wu felt very distressed when he saw his father alone.
"Or we can move out and find a place with more people and a living plaza."
"That would be so inconvenient for you to work." Qiao Zhiyi shook his head without thinking, "Don't worry so much, I have my own fun and I will consider your words. Just take care of yourself first."
Then he said, "Since you're free today, I'll take you to get glasses later. It's not comfortable to wear these all the time."
Qiao Wu nodded: "Okay."
As the host, Lu Ning, who was sitting in the back, felt very uncomfortable listening to the two people in front of her talking to each other in a gentle manner.
She had no parents, and her grandfather only paid lip service to her and then threw her to the housekeeper. Her uncles hoped that she would die so that they could pick up her body.
She had never experienced a conversation like the one Qiao Wu had with her father.
She stared at Qiao Wu's profile with a faint smile, and suddenly remembered the time when this man rubbed her head, and she was distracted for a moment.
Why does she find Qiao Wu so attractive and makes her want to get close to him?
It's really infuriating.
She doesn't like having her head rubbed!
At this time in the hospital, Lu Jiang was sitting on the balcony basking in the sun. When he heard the secretary say that Qiao Wu was going to bring Lu Ning over, he was silent for a long time.
"I've been in the hospital for nearly half a month." He sighed deeply. "None of these unfilial sons came. They all wish I would die sooner."
"The young masters all have their own things to do, and you are still in good health."
"Something to do? Do you mean the one who takes a bunch of men and women to the island on a yacht late at night and gets drunk? Or the one who spends all day fooling around in the entertainment industry?"
The secretary didn't dare to speak.
Lu Jiang's eyes dimmed: "Am I that bad to them?"
It was so bad that Qiao Wu had to tell him in advance when he brought people here, for fear that he would not be able to control his emotions.
There was a knock on the ward door and the secretary went forward to open it.
Lu Jiang raised his head and first saw the elegant and noble Qiao Wu, and then saw Lu Ning who was half-hidden behind her.
Lu Jiang narrowed his eyes slightly.
The land and water shape the people, and his children were raised in luxury. Even if they were not very good-looking, they still had the temperament that aristocrats should have.
But Qiao Wu is different.
Although Qiao Wu also grew up in the Lu family, Lu Jiang knew very well how her back had been bent in the secular world over the past few years. She always had some of the qualities of a dishonest and materialistic villain.
But in his eyes at this moment, Qiao Wu's steps were neither hurried nor impatient, and his whole body was elegant and noble.
Compared to the rebellious granddaughter behind her, she is quite out of place.
It seems that Qiao Wu is the child who was truly nurtured by education and money.
There was some doubt and dissatisfaction in Lu Jiang's eyes.
He didn't want the children of the Lu family to be incompetent and helpless.
"Why are you so timid?" Lu Jiang frowned. "Come here, what school do you want to go to?"
Lu Ning had no choice but to step out from behind Qiao Wu. Her scalp was numb from being stared at, and she didn't dare to say anything. She just whispered, "Grandpa."
She was not exaggerating at all. Being last in the family was definitely not acceptable in the eyes of her grandfather. Or rather, in the entire Lu family, only her second uncle Lu Jinzhi was scolded less often.
So what are you doing here?
She said don't change schools.
Suddenly, she heard a chuckle behind her: "It's me."
Lu Ning turned around and saw Qiao Wu naturally put the thermal box he brought on the table. She took the initiative to change the topic: "Old sir, I feel that the school is not suitable for the young lady, and the classmates around her are not worthy of being friends, so I would like to ask you to change her school."
Lu Jiang's tone softened a bit, but it wasn't much better: "Wasn't she the one who was clamoring to go there in the first place?"
"She was so young then, and she couldn't have predicted who she would meet in the future." Qiao Wu served the soup to Lu Jiang. "You don't know how angry the Fourth Young Master was when he heard that she was being isolated by her classmates at the parent-teacher conference yesterday."
Just a short sentence, but it contains a lot of information.
Lu Jiang's attention was indeed diverted: "Did your uncle go to the parent-teacher meeting for you?"
The discord among the children at home is his biggest worry, but now the fourth child actually cares about his niece?
Lu Ning nodded.
"What did he say?"
What did you say?
Lu Ning thought about it and suddenly realized that except for the time when they were fighting, Lu Yingchi had never said a few good words.
But she still had some conscience and couldn't say that Lu Yingchi had fought.
So she said in a low voice, "They said my brain wasn't working well and told me to eat more walnuts to nourish my brain."
"He has the nerve to say you're not smart enough." Lu Jiang sneered, "But he does eat a lot of walnuts."
After a pause, he felt that for the sake of family harmony, he still had to say something nice, so he said stiffly, "How is this not considered caring about you?"
Lu Ning: “…”
She swallowed her anger and chose to vent a little: "Then Grandpa, you should drink more hot... soup."
Lu Jiang felt relieved while drinking the soup and could not hear his granddaughter's sarcasm at all.
He had been alone in the hospital for too long, and his mentality had been worn down. Thinking back to what Qiao Wu had said before, these children had many minor problems privately, and had been isolated in school for so long that they had to hire a lawyer, it was difficult for him to be more patient.
"Tell me, what happened to your classmates?"
Lu Ning subconsciously glanced at Qiao Wu, only to see him looking at her with a smile, as if encouraging her.
This was the first time she had seen such a look.
You can tell your grandparents what you want.
This is what Qiao Wu said.
Lu Ning pursed her lips and nodded slightly hesitantly.
Seeing that there would not be any major conflict here, Qiao Wu took his father for a physical examination first.
It took quite a while to complete the whole process, so while waiting for the results, she asked her father to go back to the ward first. One reason was to rest and talk to the old man, and the other was that if her father was there, the atmosphere there would not be too weird.
The examination results came out very quickly. There were no serious problems. They were just some old problems caused by overwork. I just needed to take good care of myself in the future.
Qiao Wu breathed a sigh of relief. At least his father would not die of depression like in his dream.
She went back with the report, only to see Lu Ning, who was supposed to be in the ward, walking back and forth at the door.
She walked over: "Did you have a fight?"
Lu Ning shook her head. Not only did they not quarrel, today could even be considered the most harmonious day for her and her grandfather to get along.
but……
"When are we going home?" she whispered.
"I'll be back in a bit, what's wrong?"
Lu Ning said with a straight face: "Lu Xuan is here."
Compared to Lu Yingchi, she hated her third uncle even more.
Lu Yingchi may not be very smart, but at least he can still fight back when they quarrel.
But Lu Xuan seems to be very cunning.
Qiao Wu was stunned.
Lu Xuan?
Lu Xuan is one year older than her, and the person she grew up with is also the third young master of the Lu family.
However, in order to make Lu Xuan give up his inheritance rights to the group, the former "Qiao Wu" secretly encouraged him to enter the entertainment industry and bravely pursue his dreams, which made Lu Jiang very angry. The father and son did not speak to each other for nearly a year.
According to the plot in the dream, after entering the entertainment industry, Lu Xuan was dyed all kinds of colors by that big dye vat. Under "her" indulgence, he tried everything, and finally made himself a blacklisted person on the Internet, and was also kicked out of the house by Lu Jiang.
Lu Xuan has been in the entertainment industry for more than a year now.
Qiao Wu pressed his eyebrows and walked forward to knock on the door. After a while, the secretary opened the door. The ward was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
And she saw the man sitting on the sofa facing the door at a glance.
People in the entertainment industry are very exquisite from head to toe. He wears a burgundy V-neck shirt with sunglasses and a dark blue earring on his ear. His lips are slightly bright red. He is sunken in the sofa like a boneless person and raised his head when he heard the noise.
When Lu Xuan saw the person coming, his black eyes moved slightly, and after a moment he found a sense of familiarity from the initial surprise.
His eyebrows raised slightly, and he said each word: "Qiao, Wu?"
Everyone in the ward looked over. Lu Jiang's face was not looking good. "You've arrived just in time. Let the doctor get ready."
Qiao Zhiyi hurriedly asked, "Are you feeling unwell?"
Lu Jiang glanced at the young man on the sofa and said, "Not now, it's hard to say later."
Lu Xuan gave a short laugh, bent his long legs and sat up straight: "What are you talking about? I just came to see you."
"You're here to see if I'm dead."
Lu Xuan shrugged lazily: "If you think so, I can't help it."
After he finished speaking, he stood up and walked over to Qiao Wu, leaning slightly forward, and once again looked him up and down: "Why do I feel like you had plastic surgery while abroad?"
Otherwise, why does everything look so pleasing to the eye?
Before Qiao Wu could say anything, the man pressed his sunglasses against his forehead: "Just right, I have something for you to do."
It must not be a good thing.
Qiao Wu pushed his hand away and asked calmly, "Aren't you here to see your dad?"
"Oh." Lu Xuan's eyes curved, and he smiled charmingly, "I've finished reading it."
Lu Jiang was furious behind him: "You've been sitting there for a minute?"
"You don't understand even after just one look?" Lu Xuan didn't even turn around, walked out the door and slammed it shut, "You didn't even look at it once."
Qiao Wu: “…”
Lu Xuan put on sunglasses and said, "Follow me."
"You're not allowed to go!" Lu Ning, who was guarding the door, grabbed Qiao Wu's hand and said, "You brought me here, so you have to take responsibility for bringing me home!"
"Don't worry." Qiao Wu held her hand back, gently patted the back of her hand to comfort her, and looked at Lu Xuan again, "What's the matter?"
Be neither humble nor arrogant.
Lu Xuan seemed to have just noticed the little guy beside him. He lowered his eyes and glanced at the two clasped hands. He was still smiling, but there was no smile in his eyes. "Your attitude towards me today is very interesting."
The color of his eyes was unclear under his sunglasses: "If I'm not mistaken, you are now because of this little brat..."
"Blatantly betraying me?"
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