Renewing the safe deposit box was merely a cover-up.
After all, even though she took the things, to outsiders, she and Gu Changzheng appeared to be empty-handed when they came out. They had to maintain an appearance, right?
Lu Huaijiao withdrew the money, and the bank gave her a special bag to put it in. The two left through the VIP channel.
After leaving the bank, she put the money back into her spatial storage.
The couple returned home and then went to the Shu family's place to see if there was anything they could do to help.
They kept running towards the Shu family's place for three days, and only stopped going after the old man's ashes were buried.
After returning home on Wuyi Road and resting for two days, they treated Aunt Zheng and her husband, along with Aunt Pang and her family, to a meal at a restaurant. The next day, they were to return to Dong Province.
They've only been back for a few days, and they're about to leave again. Aunt Zheng and Aunt Pang are quite reluctant to see them go. But seeing with their own eyes that Lu Huaijiao is living a very good life, that her in-laws and husband love her dearly, and that her three children are incredibly well-behaved, they feel relieved.
Actually, as long as Lu Huaijiao is living a good life, it doesn't matter where she is, that's the best thing.
He Chun, on the other hand, clung to Lu Huaijiao's arm, reluctant to let her go.
Compared to three years ago, she has grown up and become much slimmer. Last year, she was admitted to a university in Shanghai, so she doesn't have to leave home and her auntie doesn't have to worry about her.
"Sister Jiaojiao, can't you stay a few more days? You're on holiday and you don't have classes."
He Chun couldn't bear to let her go back.
After saying that, she muttered under her breath, "Why didn't you take the exam back then, Jiaojiao?"
That way they can play together.
Before Lu Huaijiao could speak, the plump aunt next to her couldn't help but speak up when she heard her daughter's words: "What nonsense are you talking about? Your sister Jiaojiao's family is over there. Is it appropriate for her to come back to school alone? A family should live together."
"I was just saying, and my brother-in-law can bring the kids too. Isn't Shanghai better than the Eastern Provinces?"
He Chun muttered.
Aunt Pang was a little disappointed in him.
Lu Huaijiao smiled and said, "This is where I grew up. I will definitely come back, but it's not the right time yet."
"Hey, Jiaojiao, when are you coming back? I'm so bored by myself."
He Chun didn't have many friends. She didn't like playing with other people and preferred to play with Lu Huaijiao.
However, because she is three years younger than Lu Huaijiao, she always seems to be chasing after Lu Huaijiao, like a little sister following behind her.
"I'll come back in a few years, once my business has taken off."
"Sister Jiaojiao, you're still in business? What kind of business?" He Chun, who already thought Lu Huaijiao was wonderful, reached the peak of her admiration after hearing that Lu Huaijiao was now in business.
This made Gu Changzheng, who was talking to Liu Dafang, look over repeatedly.
You have to be careful when someone is too enthusiastic towards your wife.
Even if the other person is just the girl next door.
After all, it's not only men who can be rivals in love; women can be too.
Fortunately, He Chun simply admired Lu Huaijiao and did not make any further intimate moves.
(He Chun: Actually, I wanted to sleep with Sister Jiaojiao, but her husband had a dark face like Bao Gong, which was a bit too scary.)
After the three families finished chatting, they went home together.
The next morning, carrying gifts prepared by both families, Lu Huaijiao and her family returned to Dong Province.
After a three-day train journey, their feet once again touched the soil of the provincial capital.
Looking at the station and street scene, which were clearly far inferior to those in Shanghai, He Meizhu couldn't help but sigh and patted Lu Huaijiao's hand.
"Poor Jiaojiao, you've been wronged to stay here with Lao Si."
He Meizhu, who had never been to a big city before, thought that Lu Huaijiao's growing environment must be very good, but that was just in her imagination and she had never actually seen it.
During this trip to Shanghai, He Meizhu personally witnessed the environment in which Lu Huaijiao grew up and saw a metropolis that was much more prosperous than Dong Province.
She then realized that her fourth son was incredibly fortunate to have kept such a beautiful flower as Jiaojiao by their side...
Feeling this way, she felt a pang of guilt mixed with her love for her daughter-in-law.
Lu Huaijiao naturally sensed the guilt in her mother-in-law's words, and she said softly, "Mom, some things cannot be measured by material things."
“The kindness you, my dad, and my fourth brother have shown me is something that no amount of money or luxurious house can compare to.”
He Meizhu was deeply moved by her words.
If it weren't for her three grandsons, her husband, and her son watching over her, she probably would have burst into tears.
Fortunately, they held back because of them.
"It is only natural for a family to love each other."
He Meizhu choked up as she spoke.
Lu Huaijiao smiled. Even if a family loves each other, it depends on the situation.
Like her and her biological father, Lu Zhengde, when they meet, all they want to do is kill each other.
Being in love with each other is impossible in this lifetime.
She thought so, and so did Lu Zhengde.
Sweetwater Alley.
Lu Zhengde, holding the address he had finally managed to obtain, arrived outside Lu Huaijiao's house. Looking at the rooftops peeking out from behind the high walls, his eyes narrowed slightly.
"Master, shall we go in?"
Qin Yanhua, who was standing to the side, was a little anxious.
After learning of the death of her only son, Lu Huaiyu, Qin Yanhua lost her appetite and couldn't eat or sleep.
In just a few days, she was even more haggard than when she left the farm, her cheeks were sunken, her cheekbones were prominent, and she was just skin and bones, which looked very frightening.
The person who was originally two years younger than Lu Zhengde now looked more than ten years older than Lu Zhengde.
Lu Zhengde originally didn't want to bring Qin Yanhua along today, but she was impossible to shake off, so he let her come along.
After all, if a fight breaks out, it would be difficult for him, as a cultured person, to intervene.
It didn't matter if Qin Yanhua took action; at most, he would only be branded as someone who failed to properly discipline his wife, which was no big deal.
Lu Zhengde had a good plan.
Qin Yanhua's role has also been determined.
Standing in front of the tightly closed gate, Lu Zhengde's mind raced as he considered what would happen if Lu Huaijiao came out after he knocked on the door.
He thought it over and over, and then stopped Qin Yanhua.
"Forget it, let's go back. We have important business to attend to."
Since his daughter got married, she has become increasingly uncontrollable, and Lu Zhengde doesn't dare to provoke her directly.
It wasn't that he was afraid of Lu Huaijiao, but he was worried that personal matters would affect the things he was doing for his superiors.
For him now, completing a few tasks is far more important than that wicked girl Lu Huaijiao settling accounts.
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