Ye Qingqing carried water from the kitchen; it was water Lin Shufang had just used to wash vegetables. There were still a few vegetable leaves in the water. Zhao Wenshan and his mother were soaked to the bone, with a few yellow leaves on their heads, dripping and looking quite disheveled.
"You vixen..."
The old lady was furious. How dare they splash her with water that had been used to wash vegetables? They must be tired of living! She was about to rush over and teach Ye Qingqing a lesson when a deep, steady male voice came from the doorway, interrupting her.
"What happened?"
Lu Mo returned home from get off work. As soon as he arrived at his doorstep, his heart sank. With so many people gathered there, he thought something had happened at home. He pushed aside the people blocking the door and went inside. Seeing that Ye Qingqing, Lin Shufang, and Xiaozhu were all alright, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mr. Lu is back. Someone was causing a scene at your house, and Mrs. Lu is arguing with her."
Everyone greeted Lu Mo. He was the owner of the famous Huanyu Pharmaceutical Company, one of Pingjiang's Top Ten Outstanding Youths, and was also said to be a relative of Pingjiang's top leader. Regardless of his identity, he deserved respect. In particular, many residents in the community had business dealings with Lu Mo, so it was even more important to maintain good relations with him.
"Dad, the bad grandma is bullying Mom."
The little pig rushed towards Lu Mo, pointing at the old lady and complaining. Lu Mo picked up his son, glanced at Zhao Wenshan and his mother indifferently, and said nothing. That one glance shut the old lady up, and she felt a chill run down her spine, frightened.
She had seen Lu Mo from afar a few times before, and only thought that this man was good-looking, without any particular feeling. But now that she was in close contact with him, she realized that Lu Mo was not only good-looking, but also terrifying. His eyes were more frightening than those of the pig butcher in the village, which terrified her.
"So what did you do?" Lu Mo asked.
The little pig proudly raised its little face, "I protected my mom! I pushed that mean grandma away!"
Lu Mo gently pinched his son's cheek and said calmly, "Well done, Dad will reward you."
The little pig grinned from ear to ear. His father rarely praised him, and the rare occasions that did make him so excited that he couldn't sleep. His father's reward was usually taking him out to play. His father was too busy, and his mother usually took him out. But if his father promised, he would definitely take him out.
The piglet slipped from Lu Mo's grasp and went home to watch cartoons. Dad had come home, so the responsibility of protecting Mom was now left to Dad.
"Brother, this old woman falsely accused Little Pig of hurting her back and is trying to extort 100,000 yuan from us. She's also been swearing at us in our house." Ye Qingqing complained as well, and the tone of the mother and son's complaints was almost the same.
The old woman removed the vegetable leaves from her head, and despite being intimidated by Lu Mo, she still mustered the courage to yell, "Your wife threw dirty water on us! I'm sure I'll get sick, you have to pay me back!"
Zhao Wenshan was startled, nudged his mother hard, and smiled apologetically at Lu Mo, "Mr. Lu, it was my mother's fault, I'll take her home right away."
The old lady opened her mouth to curse again, but Zhao Wenshan quickly covered his mother's mouth, glared at her fiercely, and tried to pull her back. However, he had been sitting in the office for many years and was physically weak. He tried to pull her several times but couldn't budge her, and his mother broke free.
"What are you so arrogant about? I'm right no matter what. You coward, you're afraid of your wife at home and a coward outside. They'll have to pay for your medical expenses if they throw water on you!" The old lady scolded her son, but Lu Mo didn't say a word. She became even bolder.
Everyone else shook their heads in disbelief. They thought, "They dare to extort even the cold-faced King Lu? They've got some nerve!"
Lu Mo remained expressionless and said coldly, "You're perfectly healthy and energetic right now, you're not even qualified to go to the hospital. Giving you the medical bills would be a waste. How about this, I'll break your back first, and even if you stay in the hospital for the rest of your life, I'll cover all your medical expenses. How about that?"
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