No one slept well that night.
After hearing Gu Zhiyuan recount what happened during the day, Xu Ningyan gave Gu Zhiyuan a thumbs-up.
As expected of a big shot, this is truly killing someone by breaking their spirit!
You have to understand that for someone like Lu Kai, money isn't the most important thing; saving face is what he values most.
Two days later, both Xu Zhenzhu and the couple Xu Zhenzhu and Lu Kai publicly apologized, and the Lu family lost face.
Now that I think about it, the Lu family must be in an uproar.
Just as Xu Ningyan guessed, the Lu family is not only in an uproar, but it's like a pressure cooker has exploded.
Lu's father's face was more ferocious and angry than ever before. His usually smiling and gentle face was now twisted and terrifying.
Lu Kai and Xu Zhenzhu knelt on the ground, surrounded by shattered porcelain shards.
Lu Kai's face was scratched by shards of porcelain, revealing a very obvious bloodstain.
Xu Zhenzhu's clothes were covered with tea and tea leaves, and the two of them dared not breathe loudly.
With a stern face, Lu's mother, Sun Chunmei, coaxed her two grandsons to sleep, closed the door, and came out, saying unhappily, "Keep your voice down. If outsiders hear us, won't they laugh at our family even more?"
She felt sorry for her son, saying, "This whole thing was caused by the second son's wife. What does it have to do with Xiao Kai? Why are you taking your anger out on Xiao Kai?"
Father Lu's face darkened. He was about to yell at his son, but remembering his two grandsons, he lowered his voice: "A doting mother spoils her son! What do you know? If it weren't for the fact that the second son doesn't know what he should or shouldn't say, would his wife have gone around spreading rumors after hearing just a few words?"
"Don't you even know what confidentiality is? You're a grown man, can't you keep what you hear to yourself? Why do you have to be like that gossipy woman, telling your wife everything you hear?"
Although every word Lu's father uttered was a curse at Lu Kai, to Xu Zhenzhu's ears, every word sounded like a accusation against her.
Her eyes reddened, and she wanted to say something, but Lu Kai glared at her, so she obediently knelt back down.
Lu Kai was not without frustration. He just wanted to know what had happened between Gu Zhiyuan and Xu Ningyan.
That's why he came back and mentioned it to his father. Unexpectedly, his father actually knew a little bit, so he revealed a couple of things to him. His original intention was for him to take advantage of Gu Zhiyuan's lack of interest in participating in the new design task, to work hard on his drawings, and try to get into the provincial heavy industry.
But after he returned home, Xu Zhenzhu kept nagging him about the job he had promised the Xu family, which annoyed him.
This job is already in high demand, so it's better to keep a low profile.
Unfortunately, the Xu family doesn't know the meaning of being low-key. Before anything is even started, they've already begun to boast everywhere.
The news had already reached the county level when an old friend of Lu's father reminded him to be cautious at this time and not to give anyone leverage over them before they found out.
After this incident, Mr. Lu naturally refused to budge.
Otherwise, it would be too much of a loss to lose your livelihood just for a temporary job at the Xu family's place.
The work situation got stuck, and the Xu family kept calling Xu Zhenzhu from the commune every few days to urge her.
Xu Zhenzhu had no choice but to pester Lu Kai as soon as she got back.
Lu Kai had to rack his brains to design blueprints at the factory, and when he got home, Xu Zhenzhu kept asking him questions. He just wanted some peace and quiet, so without much thought, he told Xu Zhenzhu the news he had learned from his father.
The information Gu Zhiyuan received from Lu's father was that Xu Zhenzhu was missing and her fate was unknown. After rushing to Hongxing Commune, Gu Zhiyuan quickly discovered that Xu Zhenzhu had been kidnapped and taken into the mountains.
Therefore, even Mr. Lu, who rarely praised people, couldn't help but sigh that the younger generation was truly formidable. Gu Zhiyuan not only had a quick mind, but was also frighteningly calm and rational.
Of course, he said this specifically to Lu Kai, intending to make Lu Kai take such an opponent seriously and not make a foolish mistake.
Unexpectedly, Lu Kai felt dissatisfied after hearing this, feeling that his father disliked him as his son.
That's why I told Xu Zhenzhu so easily.
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhenzhu naturally felt indignant and immediately expressed her dissatisfaction with why Lu's father would praise an outsider.
Let's not even talk about how good outsiders are; they're not blood relatives. Besides, those outsiders might not be as good as my own Brother Lu.
It has to be said that in Xu Zhenzhu's eyes, Lu Kai is the most outstanding man in the world, unmatched by anyone.
Therefore, her anger and her exaggeration were particularly sincere, which greatly pleased Lu Kai, who was feeling a little frustrated.
Because the couple shared a common enemy, they spoke ill of him together, which deepened their bond.
Without realizing it, he revealed his malice towards Gu Zhiyuan and Xu Ningyan.
Xu Zhenzhu mocked her when she heard this, saying that Xu Ningyan had been tied up in the deep mountains by several grown men and must have lost her innocence. She said that Gu Zhiyuan would be a cuckold in the future, with a green hat on his head.
Lu Kai felt as refreshed as drinking ice water on a sweltering summer day.
She secretly thought that if Xu Ningyan really lost her innocence, Gu Zhiyuan would definitely be inferior to her with her holding him back.
He felt a little guilty being scolded by Lu's father, so he stopped Xu Zhenzhu, afraid that if she accidentally let slip that he and his wife had talked badly about others that night, things would be even worse.
Therefore, he simply said, "If anyone is to blame, it's me, not Pearl!"
Xu Zhenzhu's eyes immediately filled with tears. Although she vaguely sensed that Lu Kai had become much colder towards her after marriage and wasn't as good to her as before, she told herself that all men are like that. They are treasures before marriage, but they are not so precious after marriage.
Besides, Lu Kai pays her his salary every month and doesn't make her serve her in-laws. Isn't that good enough for her? She must be overthinking it.
Seeing Lu Kai take all the blame in front of her father-in-law today, she felt even more strongly that Lu Kai still loves her very much!
Lu's mother also misunderstood, frowning: "Xiao Kai, I know you're worried about your wife! But your wife's mistake isn't something you can just dismiss by saying she's innocent! Otherwise, why would they make her apologize in public?"
At this point, he gave Xu Zhenzhu a look of disgust: "Our Lu family's good reputation of decades is now completely ruined! Your father and I will never be able to show our faces in public again! And Xiao Bo and Xiao Tao, they'll probably be ridiculed at school too! What sins did our family commit to marry such a thing—"
Xu Zhenzhu's face turned pale and then red. She wanted to say something in her defense, but Lu's mother cut her off.
"Shut your stinking mouth!"
Xu Zhenzhu could only look sadly at Lu Kai, knowing that her brother Lu Kai would definitely protect her.
Whether Lu Kai protected her or not is unknown, but Lu's father coldly rebuked, "Do you think this family isn't chaotic enough already?"
When Mr. Lu got angry, no one dared to speak.
After a long pause, Mr. Lu finally said, "There's no other way now! Since you've agreed to go to the factory and the supply and marketing system to apologize and write a letter of self-criticism, then go! Remember, be sincere! If you're going to do it, do it to the best of your ability, so that no one can say anything! Do you understand?"
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