Butler Liu bowed slightly. "Old Master, we don't need the three dirty stools anymore. I'll go buy some new ones."
Fu Jianhua nodded, "As you wish."
Steward Liu is an old man living in the secluded mountain and water residence, and has been with him for about twenty-five years.
Housekeeper Liu is smart, energetic, and knows how to handle things properly; she manages the household very well.
Butler Liu saw things more clearly than he did.
Fu Jianhua sighed. Just now, in addition to warning Fu Wanru, Butler Liu had also been reminding him.
Butler Liu turned around and apologized, "I'm so sorry, I'm really sorry. Please wait a moment, I'll be right back."
Fu Wanru knew he was doing it on purpose; a large family like the Fu family couldn't possibly be without new stools, but she dared not get angry.
If it weren't for Tianfan, she wouldn't have come back here to be bullied.
Yang Wenzhou patted her back and forced a flattering smile, "Brother, housekeeper, it's alright if we stand here for a while."
Fu Jianhua gave a curt "hmm" without even glancing at him.
This man abandoned his fiancée back home, abducted Fu Wanru, and made her pregnant out of wedlock, returning home with a big belly to demand money.
He loathed this man. Yang Wenzhou was incompetent and had a bad temper. Without the Fu family's secret help, that money would have been squandered long ago.
No one paid any attention to him. Yang Wenzhou smiled awkwardly and winked at the woman next to him. "You two are siblings after all. Apologize properly, and you'll definitely achieve your goal."
Fu Wanru's eyes welled up with tears. "Brother, I'm sorry, I was wrong."
Fu Jianhua said coldly, "What did you do wrong?"
"I shouldn't have gone twenty years without coming back to see you." Fu Wanru's tears streamed down her face, and she looked extremely pitiful.
"Brother, I know I was wrong. I've missed you so much all these years. Every year during Chinese New Year I want to call you, but I'm worried you're still blaming me..."
Yang Wenzhou hugged her, "Don't cry, don't cry. Talk to your brother properly. There's no grudge between family members that lasts overnight."
Fu Wanru sniffed and whispered, "Brother..."
Yang Wenzhou pinched his thigh hard, squeezing out a few tears. "Brother! All these years, Wanru has been thinking of you every moment. She has woken up countless times in the middle of the night, saying she wanted to find you. I'm sorry to you."
Fu Wanru cried even harder, tears streaming down her face like they were free. "Brother, please forgive me just this once?"
The two actors performed brilliantly, their voices harmonizing perfectly, even surpassing the acting skills of the male and female leads in the TV series.
Lin Xi grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds, and the more she cracked them open, the more fragrant they became.
Fu Jingyao saw this and also grabbed some melon seeds, peeling them one by one.
Xixi likes to eat sunflower seeds, so I peel them for her.
Ji Heng was always paying attention to the big boss's movements. Why was he eating sunflower seeds?
Never mind, let's grab a handful of sunflower seeds and start cracking them open. Following the big boss is always the right thing to do.
"Click click click, ptooey! Click click click! Ptooey! Click click click!!"
The sudden sound of sunflower seeds being cracked echoed from the living room, causing Fu Wanru and Yang Wenzhou's expressions to contort for a moment.
What do the Fu family mean by this? Are they treating them like monkeys?!
Yang Wenzhou whispered a reminder, "Wanru."
Fu Wanru continued to cry, "Brother, I don't ask for your forgiveness. Today is your birthday. I wish you happiness every day and a long life."
Her eyes were red-rimmed, her eyelashes trembled, and glistening tears fell to the ground one by one. She looked so pitiful that anyone who saw her would feel sorry for her.
Wu Ma stood at the kitchen doorway, frantically slapping her thigh. "Oh my god! I just had the floor mopped, and now it's all filthy!"
"Those three people were wearing imported slippers and walking around like that, it made me so angry!"
"Butler Liu has forgotten again. Outsiders should wear shoe covers, not old slippers. Tell the young master to deduct his bonus."
Butler Liu sneezed for no apparent reason. "Who's talking about me behind my back? It must be those three people."
The atmosphere in the lobby was tense.
Fu Jianhua said sternly, "What kind of behavior is this, a grown man crying like this?!"
Twenty years have passed, and Fu Wanru has not improved at all. She can only cry when she encounters problems, and her eyes reveal a clear stupidity.
The father and Fu Wanru's mother had no legal relationship. Fu Jianhua could have ignored her, but he still raised this younger sister.
Despite causing a lot of trouble back then, he treated Fu Wanru with utmost kindness and consideration.
I met her today and know she's doing well; I never want to see her again.
Every time I see him, I get angry.
Zhang Wenxiu picked up a cup of tea. "Old man, don't be angry."
Fu Jianhua took a sip of tea and gave a cold snort.
Fu Wanru sniffed. "Brother, I won't cry anymore. Today is your birthday, it should be a happy occasion, you shouldn't be crying."
Fu Jianhua said indifferently, "It's kind of you to remember my birthday. We have nothing to say to each other. Now that you've met, you should go back as soon as possible."
Fu Wanru stood still. "Brother, it's been so many years. Let me stay a little longer."
She tugged at the man next to her, "Brother, this is my son, Yang Tianfan."
Yang Tianfan was slender with extremely fair skin, prominent cheekbones, and large hollows on both sides of his face. His lips were pale with a bluish tinge, and he looked as if he could be blown over by a gust of wind.
Fu Jianhua was stunned for a moment, "This child is so thin, Yang Wenzhou went bankrupt, and there's no food at home!"
Yang Wenzhou's face froze. "Brother, we didn't go bankrupt. Tianfan is sick."
Yang Tianfan covered his mouth and coughed heavily a few times, "Cough cough cough, cough cough cough..."
His face turned even paler with that cough.
Fu Jianhua frowned. Fu Wanru had come to the capital to find him out of the blue, probably to get treatment for her son.
The child was innocent in what happened back then, and Yang Tianfan was, by definition, his nephew.
Fu Jianhua asked, "What illness does this child have? If he needs treatment, I can help contact hospitals and doctors."
Fu Wanru was secretly delighted when she heard this.
Her brother was indeed soft-hearted; Tianfan needed to stay here to proceed with the next step.
Fu Wanru wiped her eyes. "I gave birth prematurely when I was seven months pregnant. I gave birth to Tianfan with all my might. The doctor said I could not have any more children and that this was my only child in this life."
“Tianfan is more important than my life, but… Tianfan’s health is deteriorating day by day, and the doctors can’t find the cause.”
She paused for a moment, tears welling in her eyes, "Brother, let Tianfan stay here for a few days, to keep you company in my place."
Fu Jianhua flatly refused, saying, "If you're sick, get treatment; if you're not, go home. After my birthday, Wenxiu and I plan to go on a trip."
"It's getting late, you should hurry back. My family doesn't have any extra food prepared."
He clearly ordered her to leave. Fu Wanru lowered her eyelids, grabbed Yang Wenzhou's sleeve, and wondered what to do now.
Yang Wenzhou smiled apologetically, "Brother, it's your birthday today, and Wanru and I prepared a special gift for you."
He took out a beautifully packaged box from the bag. "Brother, I hope you won't mind."
Lin Xi put down the melon seeds in her hand and moved forward a little.
This gift... Fu Wanru is such a "good sister"!
Seeing this, Ji Heng also put down the melon seeds in his hand and stared ahead with wide eyes.
A man's intuition told him that a big scandal was about to unfold.
Several pairs of eyes fell on him, and Yang Wenzhou became a little nervous, his palms sweating profusely.
He reassured himself, "Don't be nervous, don't be afraid. The Fu family can't possibly find out."
He personally commissioned a master designer to design it; ordinary people would never be able to spot the trickery.
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