"Exactly!" Li Xiu also chimed in, defending the government.
"What do you two, with your failed marriages, know?! Keep your eyes closed!" Li Fengxiang snapped, helping Li Fengying up and back to the room, closing the door behind her.
Lu Yunshan went out and ran a long way before catching up with Lu Rui. "Little Rui!" Lu Yunshan called out breathlessly.
Hearing Lu Yunshan call, Lu Rui turned around and hurriedly ran back to him. "Dad, why did you come out?"
"Silly child, you're just like your father was when you were young. You ran away from home when you had no money. So impulsive—"
Lu Yunshan cursed angrily, "What a stubborn mule!"
Lu Rui scratched his head. "I...I forgot about it."
"Here, this money is for you." With that, Lu Yunshan stuffed a wad of cash into Lu Rui's hand, totaling a full five thousand yuan.
"Dad? What's wrong with you...?" Lu Rui was startled and looked at Lu Yunshan in surprise.
“Your two friends not only saved you, but also helped your grandmother pass on peacefully. They deserve to be treated well.” Lu Yunshan sighed and said, “They are worth befriending!”
“Dad…” Tears welled up in Lu Rui’s eyes.
It is said that fatherly love is great but not good at expressing itself. They always prove their love through their actions. Take the money in Lu Rui's hand, for example. It is as heavy as a mountain, and it is all fatherly love!
“Son, don’t blame your mother. She has no choice. She has too few people to rely on. Her brothers and sisters who are close to her are either chronically ill or live far away. Her older brothers and sisters are a miser and a greedy person. As for Xiaoying, she only has you and me, her father and son, to rely on!”
Lu Yunshan patted Lu Rui on the shoulder and said, "Your mother cried as soon as you left, and she regretted it. So, don't blame her or be angry. Take good care of yourself."
Lu Rui nodded repeatedly, "I understand, Dad! I don't blame Mom..."
Lu Rui pursed his lips: If he weren't chronically ill, he would also like to go out and make his way in the world, contributing his own strength to his family.
But
Things didn't go as planned!
“Alright, go find your friends. Have a good time for a couple of days. Come back after this is resolved and they’ve left,” Lu Yunshan said.
Lu Rui nodded. "I understand, Dad. You can go back now."
Lu Yunshan nodded without saying anything more and turned to walk back.
The streetlights illuminated his father's retreating figure. As Lu Rui watched him walk away, a sudden lump formed in his throat, and tears welled up in his eyes and fell uncontrollably...
His back was more hunched than it used to be; his hair was whiter than when he was younger; his hands, though strong, were rough and wrinkled.
But even as he aged, he was still willing to stand tall for his son once more.
A father's love knows no bounds; he never lies.
"Hey, wipe your snot." Gu Liyan's eyes were slightly red as she gently patted Lu Rui's shoulder and handed him a tissue.
"Thank you... *sniff*" Lu Rui blew his nose without any hesitation, while Gu Liyan rolled his eyes in disgust.
"Where do we go to stay now? I can't go to a hotel!" Gu Liyan said.
Lu Rui wiped his nose and looked up, his intelligent eyes flashing with sharpness. "Who said there's nowhere to go?"
Gu Liyan looked at him and vaguely felt that some power within him was gradually awakening...
—"Behind the red gates, meat and wine go to waste, while on the road, frozen corpses lie." The Wang family truly lives up to their reputation as a wealthy and powerful family; even though no one lives inside, they still send bodyguards to protect them from the elements.
"What brings you to the Wang family?" Gu Liyan asked.
"What are we doing? Such a big mansion is empty, how can that be? We'll stay at the Wang family's house today!" Lu Rui said, looking at the Wang family's mansion.
And so—
"Oh dear, how can you be so clumsy? You can't even climb over a wall!" Gu Liyan and An Qianbai sat on the wall, looking at Lu Rui hanging on it and couldn't help but laugh.
"Huff..." Lu Rui looked down at the height below and felt a wave of fear. "I... I'm naturally in poor physical condition, how could I possibly do such a dangerous sport!"
"Then why did you suggest climbing over the wall?" Gu Liyan couldn't help but find it amusing.
"Nonsense! How could you just swagger in with bodyguards at the door!" Lu Rui, emboldened by some unknown source, began to refute Gu Liyan.
Gu Liyan didn't care at all, and instead smiled and pulled Lu Rui, "Come on, let me help you out!"
With Gu Liyan's help, Lu Rui finally landed safely, wiped his sweat, and couldn't help but complain:
"It's really not easy!"
Gu Liyan shook his head. "If you exercised more regularly, you wouldn't be unable to climb over a two-meter-high wall."
"I did it in PE class back in college, and I collapsed from exhaustion after running two laps," Lu Rui said helplessly. "So much so that when I was in college, someone would run errands for me to get water."
Hearing Lu Rui's words, An Qianbai couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle. Gu Liyan also couldn't help but laugh, unable to do anything about Lu Rui.
The three of them groped their way into the courtyard by the moonlight, only to find that the door was unlocked, saving them the trouble of picking the lock and allowing them to enter the room.
The clock ticked in the dark room. The three ignored the darkness and entered the room. An Qianbai was about to turn on the light when Lu Rui stopped her, saying, "Don't turn on the light. There are guards outside."
An Qianbai nodded, almost forgetting that turning on the lights would attract attention.
Gu Liyan plopped down on the sofa. "Look at your uncle's sofa! It's so luxurious! It must feel so different to sleep on it!"
Hearing Gu Liyan's sarcasm, Lu Rui wholeheartedly agreed. However, at that moment, there was a sudden noise from the master bedroom.
Gu Liyan stood up warily, looking towards the master bedroom, when suddenly a familiar voice rang out:
"Oh, it's you guys!"
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