Chapter 484 Tacit Understanding
After Qin Xiuming came back from Guangzhou, he stayed by the bedside in the hospital, serving tea and water, and taking care of the old couple in every possible way, which made the old couple very pleased.
Who says that children who are not raised by one's own hands are not close to one's parents? In addition to the love of raising a child, blood ties are equally important.
In front of Mr. Lu, Lu Jingyou asked Qin Xiuming directly: "Xiuming, when was the last time my second uncle contacted you?"
"Or when he was in Jinxi... I can't remember." Qin Xiuming's expression was calm. Lu Jingyou reminded him, "There's a date on the phone. You can check and see what day it is."
Qin Xiuming uttered an "oh" and flipped open his phone to check. "That's right, he called me after he arrived in Jinxi, and then I haven't heard from him since."
Mr. Lu looked at Lu Jingyou and then asked Qin Xiuming, "If you have any news about your father, tell us immediately. Your eldest brother has already talked to Yu Baiqiang, and he has agreed to withdraw the lawsuit, but he needs the person involved to go to the police station to explain the whole story. They have merged the handicraft case with the missing person case."
"Okay, I understand." Qin Xiuming's eyes were a little evasive, not daring to look directly into the old man's eyes.
Mr. Lu had an idea in mind, so he said to Lu Jingyou, "Since the test results are benign, there is no need for me to continue to stay in the hospital. The other symptoms are just old problems. I just need to go back and take good care of myself."
"I'll go and handle the discharge procedures in a moment." Lu Jingyou nodded, and Qin Xiuming said, "Brother, you've worked hard these days. I'll do it!"
"It doesn't matter who goes." Mr. Lu said, but still gestured for Lu Jingyou to do it. "When you go to get the medicine, tell Doctor He that he's on secondment to perform surgery in another city today and is not in the hospital."
Lu Jingyou agreed and went to the nurse's station to get the discharge form.
After a while, Lu Jiahe came and said, "Dad, don't rush to leave the hospital. Stay a few more days and recuperate."
"Go home and recuperate. Who would stay in the hospital to recuperate?" Mr. Lu was reluctant to talk to Lu Jiahe. "I'm going home. What are you doing here?"
"I came to see you!" Lu Jiahe was speechless and simply sat down beside the bed. He looked at Qin Xiuming and coughed lightly, "Since Yu Baiqiang agreed to settle it privately, you don't have to worry too much. Jiaping will be back soon."
He knew Lu Jiaping too well.
Playing missing at this time is indeed a very clever move. He doesn't have to pay back the debt or face this mess, but instead makes his family worry about him.
After I come back, the worst that can happen is I get scolded a few times, and that's it.
Lu Jiaping was free, keeping the father and son busy. For this trivial matter, he was not only scolded by Yu Baiqiang, but the old man also blamed him for not being able to do things. He was the unlucky one.
"No matter what, I'm glad Jiaping can come back safely." Old Master Lu heard the hidden meaning in Lu Jiahe's words, but didn't say anything. He knew what kind of person Lu Jiaping was better than anyone else.
Qin Xiuming immediately realized that his father's life in this family was not easy. His grandfather and uncle obviously did not believe him and thought he had run away.
He was the only one who believed that his father had his own reasons.
Unfortunately, he can't say it now.
That afternoon, Mr. Lu was discharged from the hospital and returned home. Wu Xinyue and Lu Qingqing were also there. During dinner, the family talked about Mr. Lu's condition, and no one mentioned Lu Jiaping.
Qin Xiuming felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.
Although Mrs. Lu asked him about his well-being and served him food and water, he still felt that he was an outsider in this family. From beginning to end, Wu Xinyue never even looked at him, and Lu Qingqing treated him like air.
On the other hand, everyone rushed to talk to Lu Jingyou. Even the usually quiet Lu Qingqing shook his arm and acted coquettishly: "Brother, you don't keep your word. You promised to take me to play outside Beijing, but you went back on your word. Now that you have a girlfriend, you ignore me."
"How could I ignore you? I haven't been to the suburbs of Beijing these days." Lu Jingyou was so shaken by her that he almost dropped his chopsticks. "I promise to take you there during summer vacation, as long as you don't mind the heat."
"Then will you take your girlfriend with you? If she goes, I'll be a third wheel." Lu Qingqing looked at him with wide eyes. Lu Jingyou smiled and said, "Even if she goes, I'll take you with me, and then we'll be with you together, okay?"
"You only know how to say nice things. You clearly don't want to take me with you." Lu Qingqing snorted. Wu Xinyue scolded her, "Qingqing, stop pestering your brother. Summer vacation is still over two months away. You have plenty of time to go out and play."
Qin Xiuming saw it and felt even more upset.
They are a real family. Without his father, he is nothing in this family.
After dinner, Qin Xiuming quietly returned to his room and called Qin Shuang. Qin Shuang immediately asked about Lu Jiaping: "Is there any news about your father yet?"
"Mom, don't worry, my dad will be fine." Qin Xiuming lowered his voice and said, "I'm at the old house, so it's not convenient to tell you this. I just wanted to chat with you. Have you been okay these days?"
"I'm fine, what else can happen to me..." Qin Shuang was silent for a moment, then continued, "Your father is not here, and I know that your life in the Lu family is not easy. You have grown up and can be independent. If you don't have anything to do, don't go to the old house. Work hard and build a career for them to see."
"I thought so too, but the company isn't as good as I imagined. It's just become a shell. Everyone's just idling away their time, and the shareholders are scheming against each other." Qin Xiuming could only complain to Qin Shuang, "Grandpa's health isn't good, he just got out of the hospital, and there's a lot I don't dare let him know. My eldest brother knows everything, but he only cares about things in the suburbs of Beijing and doesn't get involved in the company's affairs. My uncle has never been involved, so in the end, it's my father who's suffered the loss."
When he first came back, he was full of ambition and wanted to make Jiahe Group bigger and stronger. Facts proved that he was naive.
The Lu family appears to be harmonious on the surface, but in fact, they all have their own thoughts. If Jiahe Group goes bankrupt now, neither Lu Jia nor Lu Jingyou, father and son, will be affected, but they will lose their jobs.
He always thought that the Lu family would prosper and suffer together, but in fact he was wrong. Lu Jingyou and Lu Jiahe were just doing things for themselves under the banner of Jiahe Group.
When there is glory, everyone is proud together, but when there is loss, they all blame it on Lu Jiaping, including this incident.
"Your father is just too honest." Qin Shuang also felt that the Lu family was too harsh on Lu Jiaping, but she couldn't say this in front of Qin Xiuming. "Don't worry about their affairs. Just do your best."
"I understand." Qin Xiuming heard the footsteps outside and said to Qin Shuang, "Mom, I'm going to bed. Let's talk when we have time."
Mrs. Lu then knocked on the door, walked in, and said to Qin Xiuming with a smile, "Xiuming, I'm going to move to Jinyuan in a couple of days. If you're free, come find me."
"Okay, I will definitely go." Qin Xiuming agreed. He remembered that Su Jiaojiao lived in Jinyuan.
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