"Hey, itching for a beating again?"
Lu Yuan pretended to take off his shoes and hit people like the old men in the village, but Wen Moxue glared at him and immediately became obedient.
"I have serious business to discuss today, so I won't argue with you. I'll owe you one."
Da Bao chuckled and nudged San Bao beside him with his elbow. "Big brother, let's go to Hangzhou. Grandpa and Uncle have never met our two little sisters. Why don't we bring them along?"
The main reason is that they've never traveled far from home in their lives and really want to go out and broaden their horizons.
Lu Yuan and Wen Moxue immediately objected.
“You can go, but your two younger sisters are still small and need to stay at home.”
Sanbao paused for a moment before saying, "If we bring my two younger sisters, we can go to Hangzhou. Don't worry, Mom and Dad, I will take good care of them and make sure nothing happens to them."
The couple usually wouldn't object to Sanbao's decisions, but this time they hesitated.
Even if Sanbao is mentally mature and taller than Wen Moxue, he is still a child at heart. Taking a group of children out in public makes him an easy target for malicious people.
He's not a god, and he's bound to make mistakes. If something goes wrong, he'll regret it.
However, Lu Yuan did not immediately refuse. "Your mother and I will consider this matter further."
It's unclear who told Xiao Shi and Xiao Shiyi about this, but the two little girls came running to find Lu Yuan and Wen Moxue.
"Mom and Dad, can you let us go to Grandma's house? We miss Grandpa, Grandma and Uncle too."
"I miss you so much, I can't sleep or eat properly, and my heart is pounding."
Lu Yuan and Wen Moxue: "..."
I don't know which two nights every day I have to go to bed, and I always eat a big bowl of food and say my belly is so full.
As for that little heart, it would be terrible if it didn't jump around.
After the two little girls pleaded, begged, and acted cute, the couple finally relented.
"Wait a few days, until your Uncle Wengang comes back, I'll have him bring two other uncles to take you there for a summer vacation."
"That's great, Mom and Dad, we love you, mua!"
"Wood!"
The two little girls finally quieted down.
At this time, the three brothers had finished preparing the meal. Seeing that Cheng Yanqiu had not yet arrived, Lu Yuan made a phone call.
Soon Cheng Yanqiu arrived, but he wasn't alone; Miss Li was with him, and the two of them were carrying two large paper bags.
Lu Yuan winked at Cheng Yanqiu, asking with his eyes: What's going on? Why did you come over together?
Cheng Yanqiu touched his nose. "Xiao Jie was playing at my place earlier, so I brought her along."
"Welcome, welcome!" the couple said warmly.
"I apologize for the intrusion, I hope you don't mind."
As Li Jie spoke, she handed over the things she was holding, and Cheng Yanqiu did the same.
He explained, "This is a gift that Xiaojie brought for your family."
Lu Yuan and Wen Moxue accepted the gifts, saying, "Thank you! Miss Li, you're too kind. You've gone to so much trouble."
"This is just a small token of my appreciation for our first meeting," Li Jie said with a gentle smile.
They welcomed the people into the house, and a line of children greeted them one by one.
"Hello, Uncle Cheng and Aunt Li!"
Li Jie's eyes lit up. "I've long heard that Mr. Lu and Miss Wen have eleven...twelve adorable and clever children. Seeing them today, they all look like celestial beings."
She had heard there were eleven children, nine sons and two daughters, but now that she looked, it was clearly ten sons and two daughters, twelve in total.
Xiao Hui's eyes darkened when he heard her pause. Why weren't they his biological parents?
Lu Yuan and Wen Moxue warmly welcomed the guests, neither noticing the fleeting disappointment in Xiao Hui's eyes.
After exchanging a few more polite words, the couple led the person to the restaurant.
"Let's wash our hands and eat, and try the children's cooking."
Cheng Yanqiu and Li Jie were both surprised by the large table full of dishes.
"Did the children make this?"
The couple looked very proud.
Lu Yuan pointed to the three brothers, "These four brothers made this. Old Cheng, let me tell you, my kids' cooking skills are no worse than my wife's. I guarantee you'll want more after you try it."
Upon hearing this, Cheng Yanqiu and Li Jie were both eager to get started.
Cheng Yanqiu: "Then I'm going to have a good taste of their cooking skills today."
Li Jie: "I'm so lucky to have such a delicious meal today."
As expected, they didn't disappoint; the fact that they ate an extra bowl of rice compared to usual was the best proof of that.
Cheng Yanqiu had always known that Lu Yuan's cooking was delicious, but since it was usually Lu Xiaoqin or Wen Moxue who cooked for him, he wasn't so surprised.
I never expected that Yuan Ge's kids could cook so well.
Li Jie praised it highly.
"This tastes even better than what a chef at a five-star hotel would cook. I've never had such delicious food before."
Wen Moxue said with a smile, "There are many good cooks in our village, and the chef we've arranged for your villa won't be any less skilled than them."
"Really? That's wonderful! We're really in for a treat."
Lu Yuan said, "The chef in the villa has a menu for what to cook every day. If you want him to make something extra, he will find a way to do it as long as he can."
Anyway, as long as you pay more, everything else is negotiable.
After a pleasant meal, Lu Yuan went with Cheng Yanqiu and Li Jie to the villa where the Li and Shi families were staying.
He had to come over and entertain them, and also talk to the two families about the arrangements for going up the mountain the next day.
The two families had different needs, so the arrangements were naturally different as well.
The Shi family mainly prayed for a child, and incidentally, they also prayed for the health of the Shi family matriarch.
The Li family was praying for their patriarch's health and longevity.
The Li family's empire was built by this old patriarch, who is now 81 years old. This old patriarch has only one son, who is Mr. Li's father.
However, his only son was in poor health and passed away when Mr. Li had just come of age. Mr. Li's mother was also heartbroken because of her grief over her deceased husband, and she passed away a few years later as well.
Despite the loss of his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. Li was not defeated. Instead, he founded the Li Group and became one of the four richest men in Hong Kong.
Mr. Li had great respect for this old man. The old man's health had deteriorated significantly in the past two years. Mr. Li had spent a lot of money to hire a famous doctor from abroad to treat the old man, but there had been no improvement. The reason why he came to the mainland with Cheng Yanqiu last month was partly to check out the market here, but the main reason was to find a famous doctor for the old man.
Unexpectedly, instead of finding a renowned doctor, they received the unexpected surprise of holy water from a temple.
“The old man is too old to go up the mountain, so Mr. Li can go up in his place. It’s the same.”
"No need to go up there myself?" Boss Li was pleasantly surprised.
Lu Yuan thought to himself, looking at the old man's sickly appearance, he was really afraid that he would pass away halfway through the journey.
"No need, this isn't about praying for a child. Mr. Li just needs to explain who he's praying for when he makes the request."
Mr. Li breathed a sigh of relief; he had been worried that the old man wouldn't be able to withstand the ordeal.
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