Remembering the kindness of Granny Liu from her previous life, Lu Chuqing asked Lu Ying to bring her to see Liu Fengming.
The man, who had been struggling and screaming, instantly showed joy when he saw the woman leading the little girl. He called out, "Xiao Ying! Jingjing! Jingjing! Daddy knew you wouldn't want to leave Daddy!"
Lu Ying didn't want to look at him, rolled her eyes, and turned away.
Seeing this, Lu Jun said to the back, "Little sister, take Qingqing inside. I'll chase this man away and prevent Qingqing from being tricked by him again!"
Lu Yongkang also bent down and said to the little dumpling, "Qingqing, come inside with your mother. This man doesn't treat our Qingqing well. Grandpa will kick him out right now."
Liu Fengming was afraid that the person he had finally managed to see would really go back inside, so he hurriedly called out, "Jingjing, Grandma is sick and misses you. Why don't you come back with Dad to see Grandma? Have you forgotten that Grandma specially saved some candy for you? Come back with Dad to see Grandma!"
Lu Yongkang pushed Lu Chuqing inside. The little girl reached out and grabbed her grandfather's hand, looking up at the old man. "Grandpa, hold me, and I'll say a few words to Dad."
The old man looked at Lu Ying again; clearly, the woman had agreed, otherwise he wouldn't have brought her down.
Lu Yongkang sighed and reached out to pick up the little dumpling. "Okay, Grandpa will hold Qingqing."
Seeing this, Liu Fengming felt there was a chance, and hurriedly said, "Jingjing, Grandma is very ill. She's afraid she'll never see you again. Why don't you go back with Dad to see Grandma?"
Although she didn't know if the man was telling the truth, Lu Chuqing knew that Old Lady Liu definitely wouldn't die now.
In her previous life, she outlived Old Man Liu and lived happily for another ten years, finally passing away at the age of ninety.
Disgusted by the man's pretentious face, Lu Chuqing interrupted him directly, "Fine, I'll go back with you to see Grandma, but I want to go with Mom."
Hearing Lu Chuqing's straightforward words, Liu Fengming was stunned for a moment, then his face lit up with joy, "I knew Jingjing still couldn't bear to part with her father!"
As she spoke, she rushed past Lu Jun towards them, but the man grabbed her by the collar and prevented her from moving forward.
"Be honest! Qingqing is too young to be fooled by you. You know your own character. Don't even try to harm your own daughter!"
With Lu Chuqing's consent, Liu Fengming felt more confident and broke free from Lu Jun's grasp, saying, "How could I possibly harm my daughter! I'm overjoyed that Jingjing is willing to come back with me!"
Saying that, she ran towards Lu Chuqing, "Jingjing!"
Lu Chuqing, her face tense, stopped the man from going any further. "Don't come any closer! If you get any closer, I won't go back with you!"
Liu Fengming smiled ingratiatingly and stood still a short distance away. "Okay, okay, Dad won't go over there! Dad is really happy that you want to come with Dad. When we get back, your brother Zhijie and the others will take you to play, and your sister Xiaoxiao will too..."
Upon hearing the man mention those who had bullied her, Lu Chuqing immediately interrupted him crisply, "I'm going back with you to see Grandma, not to play with my cousins whom I don't know well."
Liu Fengming's face turned ugly for a moment, but he still forced a smile and said, "Yes, yes, let's go back to see Grandma, see Grandma."
Upstairs, Lu Chuqing had already told Lu Ying that she would go to the Liu family to visit Old Lady Liu, and then come back, and would never go there again.
Lu Ying knew that Old Lady Liu was a good person at heart, but given her family situation and her own pitiful state, she had never defended her, but had indirectly spoken up for her.
Every time she went back, the old woman would take out the candy she had secretly saved for Lu Chuqing. Even though it was just a few of the cheapest loose candies, it represented the old woman's affection for Lu Chuqing.
She was also a soft-hearted person, and when Lu Chuqing told her, she agreed without much hesitation.
The old woman had treated her and Lu Chuqing quite well. Regardless of whether her illness was real or not, she assumed that the two families had no further connection after her divorce from Liu Fengming, and went to say a proper goodbye to the old woman.
So she said to Liu Fengming, "Liu Fengming, since you said that Old Lady Liu is seriously ill, let's not waste any more time. Let's take a bus back to your hometown first thing tomorrow morning. Qingqing and I will stay overnight and then return the next morning."
“Since we’re already back, we should stay longer…” Liu Fengming said without thinking.
Lu Ying knew he would take advantage of her, and coldly reminded him, "Don't forget, we've already gotten our divorce certificate, and our two families have no further relationship."
"It's already a favor that you're allowed to stay for one night, considering you're Qingqing's biological father. If it weren't for Granny Liu being quite kind to Qingqing, you wouldn't have been able to see Qingqing and me even if you had disturbed the entire village today!"
After the woman finished speaking, Lu Chuqing immediately added, "It's so late, my mother and I need to sleep. We have to take the bus tomorrow, so you should go back now and not disturb our rest."
The little dumpling had a tense expression, and the coldness in her eyes was completely at odds with her chubby appearance.
Liu Fengming was speechless.
Lu Jun had long been impatient. He grabbed the man by the collar, shoved him to the side of the road, and growled in a low voice, "Get out of here!"
Since Lu Chuqing was already willing to go back to his hometown with him, Liu Fengming, feeling resentful, had no choice but to leave.
Before leaving, he called out to Lu Chuqing, who had already turned and walked into the yard, "Jingjing, Daddy won't disturb your rest anymore! Daddy will pick you up on time tomorrow, don't forget not to oversleep!"
With no one responding, he had no choice but to leave quickly under Lu Jun's fierce gaze.
The next day, when Liu Fengming called Lu Ying, they were already at the station.
The woman ignored him, said they had arrived at the station, and hung up the phone.
Lu Chengyang was half-squatting on the ground peeling a braised egg for Lu Chuqing, who was drinking soy milk, while Lu Jun was giving instructions to Lu Ying.
“When you visit the elderly, bring them some nice things. They are not good people at all. Don’t stay at their house. If you have to stay on the street, it’s inconvenient because it’s far away. If you can’t stay there, just take a bus back after you’re done visiting. Don’t stay there and suffer.”
Lu Ying replied, "I know all that. I'm not stupid. How could I let them bully me?"
"Besides, with Cheng Yang following along, you can rest assured, brother!"
Last night, the family discussed it again and finally decided to let Lu Chengyang go along as well.
They're already divorced, and it's not like they're still visiting relatives like before. It's inappropriate to have the adults come along.
But they weren't comfortable sending just the mother and daughter, so after some discussion, they decided to let Lu Chengyang, a young man, go with them.
Don't let his usual mischievous and unreliable nature fool you; he has a strong and capable father who can fight, and Lu Jun has privately taught him a lot.
If something were to really happen to the Liu family, he could still step in and help.
Upon hearing the conversation, Lu Chengyang immediately straightened up, patted his chest, and assured Lu Jun, "Dad! Don't worry! I won't let them bully Aunt and Qingqing!"
Seeing this, Lu Chuqing added, "Don't worry, Uncle, Qingqing is very capable too, and won't let them bully Mom!"
The man chuckled, patted her head gently, and coaxed, "Okay, our Qingqing is great too! She can protect her mother, but she also needs to protect herself."
"Yes, yes! Qingqing will definitely protect herself!"
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