After school in the afternoon, the triplets went home and threw their schoolbags on the coffee table. Lu Yining screamed, "Mom, why is there a pot of grass on the coffee table?"
"What kind of grass is this? This is an orchid, a Clivia. There are three pots of emerald orchids on the dining table and in my bedroom."
"There are no flowers here, just a few green leaves." Lu Yining muttered softly.
"I'm telling you, don't touch anything. If anyone kills my orchid, you'll never be allowed to watch TV again."
Seeing his mother's seriousness, Lu Yining naturally didn't dare to act rashly. He raised his hand and swore, "I, Lu Yining, swear that if I kill Mom's orchid, I will only eat two meals a day and won't watch TV for a week."
"You guys should be careful and don't let other kids break it."
The house is so small, and it is not convenient for her to move the flowers to the balcony. First, there will be a lot of smoke, and second, as soon as she moves the orchids to the balcony, the flowers will surely disappear the next day. You can't go to each house one by one to check, right?
Maybe some people sold these flowers to flower-loving friends in order to cover up their own scandals.
So, for now, she could only place the four orchid pots on the dining table, coffee table, and bedside table in the room. Once Lu Ting gave the two pots away next week, there would be no more trouble. The orchids in the room were out of the reach of the children.
Lu Yian hung his schoolbag back in his room and saw a basket of lychees and a basket of cherries in their room. He hurried out and closed the door.
"Brother and sister, they're coming over to watch TV later, so don't open the door."
"Why?"
"Dad bought us lychees and cherries. We'll eat them before we open the door."
Su Yan smiled. Her second son was a quiet man, but very smart, so he should be suitable for business.
"Take as much as you can eat. Lychees can cause internal heat, so don't take out too many at once. An'an, Ningning, take out two small fruit plates and put out some lychees and cherries. Remember to wash the cherries."
"Yes, my beautiful mother." Lu Yining smiled and gave Su Yan a standard salute.
They had just eaten halfway when a child called Lu Yining's name by the window. Lu Yining hurriedly took the uneaten fruit into the cupboard.
Melon seeds and peanuts can be shared, but precious fruits must not be divided. Once they share lychees and cherries with the children on the same floor, within half an hour, all the children in the building will run to their house.
Su Yan didn't say anything. She was picking vegetables in the living room while the rice was simmering on the stove. She waited for Lu Ting to come back before starting to cook.
Seeing his younger brother hide the fruit, Lu Yian walked to the door and invited the three children in.
One of the fat kids saw the lychee shells in the trash can and asked, "Did your family buy lychees? My grandma gave me canned lychees during the Chinese New Year."
Lu Yining chuckled, "These are not for us to eat, but for my dad to eat at noon. Hey, my dad likes to eat alone, he didn't even leave a few for me."
Lu Yining lied with his eyes open, and Lu Yian did not refute him. He let their father take the blame, and these children were too embarrassed to ask them for food.
It's not that they are stingy, they were just too generous before, which led to these children treating their home like their own. As long as there is food, they are like locusts passing through, not leaving any left for them, and are not polite at all.
As soon as Lu Ting came back, the children who had come to watch TV quickly got up and prepared to go home for dinner.
When Lu Ting wasn't smiling, he looked stern and murderous. Not only outsiders, but even the children in the family were a little afraid of him.
"Yan Yan, I gave that orchid pot to my dad today, but within half an hour it was snatched away by someone, who gave my dad fifty yuan."
"Is your dad angry?"
"No, the orchid was taken by the commander."
“No wonder.”
"Hide the orchids at home quickly. My dad will definitely come back to our house and take away another one."
"Forget it, come if you want, and give him another basin."
There are several pots of flowers at home, and all the children know about it. What if they tell their father-in-law that Lu Ting deliberately hid the flowers?
Her sons are all weaklings. Not only will they put the blame on their father, but they will also sabotage him at critical moments.
They only felt fear when Lu Ting was mean to them. Behind his back, they were very brave.
Sure enough, just as Su Yan finished preparing the meal and put it on the table, Lu Fengnian came over and put fifty yuan in cash on the table.
"I don't know how much you paid for this orchid, but take this fifty yuan first.
Ting'er said he wanted to give me a pot of Clivia, and I think the one on the coffee table is very nice."
Fifty yuan for a pot of orchids is considered very expensive, but in a few years when the Clivia is being hyped, a good quality Clivia may cost hundreds or thousands of yuan a pot.
Su Yan nodded and said, "If you like it, take it. This orchid needs to be taken care of well, otherwise the roots will rot easily."
Lu Fengnian stood up to move the pot of Clivia. Lu Ting asked, "Dad, why don't you have dinner at our house before you leave? Tonight we have braised pork, fried shrimp with leeks, and preserved eggs with chili peppers..."
Lu Fengnian paused and put the Clivia back on the coffee table. "Okay, it's hard to refuse such a kind offer. I'll have some at your house."
After dinner, Lu Fengnian was about to leave. Lu Yiru went back to the room, packed a large bag of lychees and two pounds of cherries and handed them to him.
"Grandpa, this is fruit for you."
"Oh, why is my Rourou so well behaved?"
Su Yan knew that her daughter was very soft-hearted and kind, so she looked at it without saying anything, and Lu Ting naturally had no objection.
Lu Yian said, "Grandpa's fruit is very sweet. You and grandma can eat more, and give the rest to your sister and brother."
The teacher said that we should respect the elderly and love the young, take care of our grandparents first, and then take care of our younger brothers and sisters. As for uncles and aunts, forget about them, they are adults, and they can buy whatever they like to eat.
After her father-in-law moved a pot of Clivia out, Su Yan brought another pot of Clivia out of her room. Four days later, Lu Ting, carrying a pot of Clivia and a pot of Emerald Orchid, drove back to the city with his father to Zhongnanhai.
He went to celebrate the old leader's birthday. His father's success today was thanks to the old leader's promotion.
Many leaders came to celebrate the old leader's birthday. Lu Ting attracted special attention because of the two pots of orchids he brought with him.
In the early years, growing flowers was not allowed, but it has not been so strict in the past two years. Although the flower and bird market has reopened, there are still very few orchids of good quality.
Lu Ting felt that if he worked hard this year and completed his tasks, he would have a good chance of being promoted next year.
On the way back, Lu Fengnian teased Lu Ting with a smile, "You are more studious than I was back then. Work hard and strive for a promotion next year."
"Dad, do you think these two orchids are worth buying?"
"Of course it's worth it. You're doing what people like. Don't look at us as tough guys when we were young. At this age, everyone starts to cultivate their character and learn to grow flowers."
"Dad, do you want to walk your birds when you retire? I'll get you two parrots and a mynah bird."
"You make your dad sound like a dandy kid. Few of those gentlemen who love to walk their birds and fight crickets served in the military when they were young."
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