Chapter 245 Mutual Testing
Jiang Ruzhen was in a mess. After taking a bath and washing up, she went to bed.
There were too many things to do each day, so she simply cleared her mind and forced herself to sleep.
But just as she was about to fall asleep, a sudden light flashed in her mind.
She sat up abruptly, muttering in astonishment.
"Wait a minute, isn't Lu Chuyao Lu Mingzheng's aunt? Shouldn't Lu Xingchen call Lu Mingzheng his cousin? They're all relatives, so why don't they recognize each other?"
Thinking about the relationship between Lu Mingzheng and Lu Xingchen, Jiang Ruzhen broke out in a cold sweat.
Has she provoked two men, an uncle and his nephew?
Why is this trend becoming increasingly fantastical?
"ah--
"So messy, so annoying!" Jiang Ruzhen couldn't sleep at all, tossing and turning all night without getting a good night's rest.
The next morning, she sat at her workbench with a grim expression, racking her brains to come up with a design for Lu Chuyao.
"Knock knock knock..."
Someone was knocking on her window. Jiang Ruzhen looked up and saw a handsome face smiling at her.
Jiang Ruzhen was somewhat dazed. In the warm morning sunlight, Lu Xingchen looked at her with his eyes crinkling, and she seemed to see Lu Mingzheng when he was young.
I didn't know before and didn't compare them much, but now the more I look at them, the more I feel that Lu Xingchen really looks like Lu Mingzheng.
They have the same fox-like eyes, and the corners of their eyes also exude a captivating charm.
It's what people in later generations often refer to as that affectionate look in the eyes of someone looking at a dog.
Seeing that Jiang Ruzhen was in a daze, Lu Xingchen raised his hand and knocked on the window a few more times.
Jiang Ruzhen snapped out of her daze and immediately opened the window. "Is something the matter?"
Lu Xingchen took out the lunchboxes from behind and placed them in front of Jiang Ruzhen one by one. "This is breakfast that my grandma asked me to bring you. Try it."
The fish congee here is cooked by Uncle Chang starting at five in the morning; it's especially fragrant.
It smells so good that Jiang Ruzhen's stomach started rumbling.
To ease the tension, she said "thank you," took a spoonful of porridge, and drank it. The savory and delicious taste made her mouth water.
So he started eating it bite by bite.
Lu Xingchen originally planned to leave after delivering the food to Jiang Ruzhen, but seeing how much Jiang Ruzhen enjoyed the meal, he couldn't bear to leave.
He bent down, propped his chin on his hand, and casually watched the beautiful women dining through the window, without feeling awkward at all.
Jiang Ruzhen felt awkward. She paused for a moment, then asked, trying to make conversation, "Have you eaten?"
Lu Xingchen shook his head and laughed, "I haven't eaten yet, but I can tell you're full from how much you're enjoying your meal. After all, a beautiful sight is a feast for the eyes!"
Jiang Ruzhen's words left her speechless, unsure whether speaking bluntly was a consistent tradition of the Lu family.
Why do these two, uncle and nephew, both follow the same pattern? They never mince words, saying whatever comes to mind without caring whether the other person feels embarrassed.
Jiang Ruzhen didn't know what to say, so she lowered her head and continued eating the rest of her breakfast.
Looking at the many dishes laid out in front of her, including char siu buns, custard buns, wonton noodles, and stir-fried beef noodles, Jiang Ruzhen was a little worried.
"Do you want to eat with me? There's too much of this, I can't finish it all."
Jiang Ruzhen sincerely invited Lu Xingchen, as she was feeling uneasy about a question on her mind and wanted to test Lu Xingchen's reaction.
Lu Xingchen naturally accepted the invitation with a smile. He wanted to spend more time with Jiang Ruzhen and ask her what was wrong with her yesterday, and why her face turned so pale whenever the Lu family was mentioned.
Jiang Ruzhen was about to get up to open the door for Lu Xingchen when he braced himself against the windowsill with both hands, his long legs stepping onto the windowsill, and landed directly on the ground over the workbench.
Jiang Ruzhen was stunned, while Lu Xingchen acted as if nothing had happened, clapping his hands and looking around.
"Your little shop doesn't look like a shop at all; it looks more like an office."
“Yes, this is indeed my studio. Selling things is just a side thing.” Jiang Ruzhen got up and led Lu Xingchen to the sink.
"Wash your hands here, I'll go in and get you a pair of chopsticks."
"Okay, thank you." Lu Xingchen smiled so broadly that his eyes disappeared.
After washing his hands, Lu Xingchen took the chopsticks from Jiang Ruzhen and sat down with her at the workbench to eat breakfast.
I don't know why, but the stir-fried beef noodles that I'm used to eating tasted slightly sweet today.
Lu Xingchen kept his head down as he ate, occasionally glancing at Jiang Ruzhen out of the corner of his eye, while Jiang Ruzhen struck up a conversation with him with a purpose.
When did you and Aunt Lu come to the mainland?
"It's been almost two months, hasn't it?" Lu Xingchen was taken aback upon hearing this. Here it comes, it seems Jiang Ruzhen also wants to test his intentions.
"So, what brings you to the mainland this time? Is it mainly to visit relatives?"
"Sort of, and sort of. Besides visiting relatives, Grandma also wants to invest in some projects to help the country develop. As you know, the situation in China has been bad for the past few years."
Many people hate us so-called capitalists. If it weren't for my grandfather's genuine help to the Red Army back then, transporting supplies for them during the war...
Furthermore, in the early days of the People's Republic of China, they donated more than half of their assets for national defense and infrastructure construction. I'm afraid our branch of the family, including my uncle's, will also face extreme suppression within the country.
So, it seems the Lu family in Hong Kong and the Lu family in Hangzhou have a pretty good relationship!
Jiang Ruzhen pondered to herself, "Then you can be considered red-hat merchants. Now that China is reforming and opening up, the situation is much better. In the future, you overseas Chinese will not have to worry about so many troubles."
"Yes, indeed. This time, when I accompanied Grandma back, I clearly felt that the situation in the country had changed. My grandma was very happy and bought a lot of properties in Hangzhou and Beijing, thinking that she could return to her roots in the future."
Lu Xingchen's words truly came from the bottom of his heart; the old man's thoughts were very simple.
Back then, there was constant warfare in China. Although these families who fled abroad had assets to rely on, they always felt adrift and adrift.
Like a rootless duckweed, drifting aimlessly, making the world their home, without any sense of belonging.
Now things are much better. With the change in national policy, overseas Chinese are very welcome to return and contribute to the country's development, and the Lu family is naturally among the first to benefit.
They were single-mindedly thinking about returning to contribute to the construction of their motherland and returning to their roots.
Jiang Ruzhen was deeply moved and felt remorseful for her willfulness yesterday.
Aunt Lu is Aunt Lu; such a good person shouldn't be compared to the Lu family in Hangzhou.
Her attitude gradually softened, and Lu Xingchen noticed this, which also made him feel more relaxed.
Today, he shamelessly came to deliver breakfast, thinking that Jiang Ruzhen would turn him away.
I never expected her attitude to change overnight.
"Have you met your relatives in Hangzhou?" Jiang Ruzhen probed further.
"I've met most of them, but I heard that my great-uncle's youngest son has been having a falling out with his family lately and is staying away from home."
My grandmother and I stayed in Hangzhou for more than half a month but didn't see him. "Lu Xingchen didn't hide anything and told everything like beans spilling from a bamboo tube."
Oh, I see.
Aunt Lu and Lu Xingchen had never met Lu Mingzheng before, no wonder the uncle and nephew didn't recognize each other when they met.
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