A few days later, Lu Siqiao attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Cai Ming's Yiming chain supermarket. The young girl stood to the side, holding scissors, her eyes full of confidence.
A reporter captured a significant moment.
At the end of July, Lu Siqiao and her family returned to City A.
This time, Cai Ming booked plane tickets for their family, first flying to City B and then taking a private car back to City A.
Each member of the Lu family was dragging a suitcase, and Lu Siqiao's pink suitcase had cute cartoon girl patterns on it.
Cai Ming gave them a long talk, explaining that his career focus had shifted to Beijing and he rarely returned to City A.
“Goddaughter, this is your godfather’s sworn brother. If you need anything, just go to him.”
"He has connections in both the legitimate and underworld circles. If you want to settle down in City A, you'll inevitably have to deal with him."
Cai Ming roughly rubbed Lu Siqiao's dark head, his eyes slightly red.
Why isn't such a good girl his?
Fearing she would be bullied, he had already found someone to protect her.
"Uncle, my aunt is looking for you." Cheng Ze was both annoyed and amused by his endless chatter, so he gave him a push.
Cai Ming glared at him, then said to Lu Siqiao, "Qiaowa, remember to study hard, and don't let those rascals steal you away. If you want to get married, you should consider your brother Yiming and the others first."
Lu Siqiao rubbed her forehead: "Godfather, I'm still a child! Look at what you're saying! I'm going to get angry!"
"..." Cai Ming, is he really that unpopular?
When Lu Siqiao and Cheng Ze were left alone, she pouted and said, "Brother Cheng Ze, you too, you must not fall in love, you must study hard."
Cheng Ze playfully pinched her nose and scolded her with a laugh, "I know, little housekeeper. We made a promise, I'll wait for you to come to the capital." Waiting for you to grow up...
Lu Siqiao's gaze hardened: "Okay." She had originally wanted to ask about Qian Ying, but then thought better of it.
They are so young; anything is possible for them in the future.
Why bother with that?
Filled with anticipation and longing, Lu Siqiao embarked on her journey home.
It was already evening when I got back to my home in City A.
Outside the wrought iron gate, two figures hesitated.
Seeing their whole family return with bags full of luggage and a private car picking them up, Old Mrs. Ruan and Lu Mingyuan's eyes almost spit out flames of jealousy.
"Hmph, I thought you were going to die in the capital and never come back!" The old lady stepped forward and said unhappily.
Lu Mingyuan rubbed his hands together and said, "You guys are really not being fair. You should have invited us along if you were going to the capital."
Master Lu's expression turned slightly cold as he asked, "What are you doing here again?"
Lu Mingfeng and his wife opened the door and let them in.
Following behind Third Master Lu, Madam Ruan retorted, "We're family, can't you even come and see us?"
She walked up to Luo Xiaoxue and stared at her suitcase, saying, "Eldest daughter-in-law, what good things are you bringing back from the capital?"
Luo Xiaoxue said with a smile, "I bought some local specialties. You can bring some back for everyone to try later."
"Is it just local specialties? Is there anything else?" Ruan asked, dissatisfied. She hadn't come here to freeload.
Of course, take any food with you.
"I also bought a lot of books. I went to the capital mainly to discuss business; I didn't do anything else," Luo Xiaoxue said earnestly.
The old lady scoffed, "What are you still reading? Do you want to become the top female scholar?"
"Reading more books can't hurt." Luo Xiaoxue said calmly, avoiding her, and pulled Lu Siqiao and her brother back into the house.
Seeing that they ignored them, the old lady felt a little bored.
Over there, Ruan Mingyuan kept pestering Master Lu and his son, asking what they had done in the capital and what their plans were for the future.
"Dad, eldest brother, you have to help our family no matter what." Lu Mingyuan started to play the victim, pouring out his grievances, "Ever since Ayan and I were fired by Tianran, we haven't been able to find work. Right now, even if the adults don't eat, the children still need to eat. If you don't help us, we won't be able to survive."
Old Mrs. Ruan scolded, "Listen to this! The second son's family is in such a sorry state, while you, the eldest son's family, are living a carefree life. Even if you make money, you should help your younger brother. Otherwise, people will talk behind your backs and laugh at you."
Lu Mingfeng said calmly, "The main problem is that you helped Tianran deal with Qiaowu. If Qiaowa angers you, there's nothing we can do."
"What kind of talk is that? If she hadn't refused to take us, would we have gone to Tianran and deliberately made enemies of Qiao's house?" Lu Mingyuan said with a sinister look. "We were all forced into this by life."
"Second Uncle, I don't like hearing you say that." Lu Siqiao stood on the stairs, back to the light, her voice cold and ruthless. "This is your choice, don't push the responsibility onto others. Don't say we won't help you just because we're relatives. There's a way right now: you go back and contract land to grow chili peppers. Our sauce factory will buy them all later. It's a good deal."
“If you don’t do it, I’ll go find my third aunt,” she said, emphasizing her words.
Normally, Lu Mingyuan would have been tempted long ago.
Buying chili peppers can always earn you a profit from the price difference; the more you buy, the more you earn, and you can easily make a thousand or several hundred yuan in one trip.
But Lu Mingyuan and his wife were used to a life of luxury, and they were too lazy to be officials. Their previous job in Tianran was respectable and lucrative, and they had long since given up on returning to rural life.
“Only the third son’s wife can do that kind of work,” Lu Mingyuan refused without even thinking.
Lu Siqiao's face turned cold.
Neither Master Lu nor Lu Mingfeng gave him a friendly look.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Madam Ruan stood up, put her hands on her hips and said, "If you really want to help your brother, you should let him work at Qiao House. That would be respectable. With Qiao House branches popping up everywhere, it wouldn't be difficult for you to get someone in if you just asked."
I've never seen someone so arrogant when asking for help.
Lu Siqiao said indifferently, "Second Uncle, if you want to work at Qiao House, go ahead and apply. Apart from the store near No. 1 Middle School, the rest are franchise businesses. If someone hires you, that's your own ability."
"You brat, that's why I thought of asking you for help since I couldn't see you in person." Lu Mingyuan's temper flared up as he cursed.
Lu Siqiao was used to his shameless behavior and sneered, "There's a reason why others don't want you. It's no use begging us. We've shown you the way, but you just think it's too hard and refuse to do it."
"You brat, who are you calling a brat?" Lu Mingyuan, seething with anger, rushed up to Lu Siqiao, raising his hand to hit her. "I'll beat you to death, you worthless piece of trash!"
But before his slap could land, he was pinned down by Master Lu and shoved hard to the ground.
"Stop! What right do you have to hit Qiaowa?" he shouted.
Lu Mingyuan said resentfully, "Just because I'm her biological father!"
Upon hearing this, Third Master Lu scoffed and said coldly, "You're not her biological father. Her biological father died long ago!"
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