23 Talks
◎Xia Xia is my only daughter◎
"What kind of talent do you have?" Lu Jinnian was so embarrassed he couldn't even bear to watch. "You can't even beat a three-year-old like Xia Xia. If you had talent, I'd buy the game company for you and let you beat me every day."
Hearing this, Lu Shuo muttered a few words and fell silent. His gaming skills had improved a lot. Today when he went to school, he defeated many of his classmates. But that little brat was just a weirdo, how could he possibly beat a weirdo!
“Can I start a gaming company in the future?”
He seemed to have grasped some key words, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
Bai Xia glanced at him and said, "You can't even read. I opened a gaming company for you, and you didn't even know the accountant ran away with the money."
“…”
Lu Shuo was completely bewildered. "What is accounting? Why did you take my money? Shouldn't the money be mine?"
The driver forced himself to suppress his laughter and then stared intently at the road ahead.
Lu Jinnian was too lazy to talk to him, and instead focused on asking his great-granddaughter what she had learned in school today.
"Do you get along well with that Wang Yiyi?" he asked casually.
Bai Xia drank her milk and shook her head. "I don't know him, but we're in the same class. Besides, if a classmate is being bullied, who knows if he'll bully me one day? I can't become like my dad, arrogant and conceited with no sense of collective responsibility."
Hearing his great-granddaughter's words, Lu Jinnian smiled and nodded. Although his great-granddaughter never suffered any loss, she still had a very strong sense of the overall situation. Lu Lin lacked a sense of the overall situation and had no sense of family responsibility. All he had eyes for was Bai Ruanwen. Recently, he was busy investing in artificial intelligence. He heard that the company's registered person was Bai Ruanwen. He was really crazy.
After returning to the villa, Bai Xia changed her shoes and went to the second floor for judo class. Lu Shuo followed her, asking incessantly, "You still haven't told me why the accountant was able to take away my money? Could he have also stolen my deposits through my bank card?"
Bai Xia paused and patiently explained to him, "If you want to start a company, it will definitely need working capital for operations. This money should be in the company account, not your personal account. Of course, if you want to work in accounting, then you must be proficient in math. You should first learn addition, subtraction, multiplication and division."
Lu Shuo's eyes widened as he stopped her. "No, no, it's too complicated. How about you be my accountant from now on? You're good at studying, aren't you? We can start a game company together. I'll be the chairman and you the accountant. That way, I can develop any game I want!"
Thinking of this, his eyes suddenly lit up. He really is a genius! This way, his mother won't say he's starving!
“…”
Bai Xia was speechless. "I'm your accountant? You're the chairman?"
"It's not impossible. I'll be the chairman and you'll be the president. We'll split the shares 50-50. You save money first. Once you have 200 million, I'll start a company with you."
When Lu Shuo heard that it would cost 200 million to start a company, he took a deep breath. Including the New Year's money, he only had 500,000 yuan now. The rest was spent on game consoles and toys. How long would it take for him to save up 200 million?
"If you study hard and get into the top ten in the exam, your parents will each reward you one million, and your great-grandfather will also reward you. If you can get first place, your parents will definitely reward you more, and it will be enough to start a company in no time." Bai Xia raised his eyebrows.
Hearing this, Lu Shuo fell into deep thought again. It seemed to be like this.
If he could get first place in the exam, his mother would definitely reward him with a lot of money, but first place was too difficult to get, there was no way he could possibly get it.
Seeing that he was alone and didn't know what he was thinking, Bai Xia went back to the room directly. There is nothing wrong with turning hobbies into careers. Life is about living the way you like. What's more, games can make a lot of money. However, given Lu Shuo's current situation, he will definitely be cheated out of everything in the future. Those scammers like this kind of rich second generation who are stupid and have a lot of money the most. It's better for him to study hard first.
When Yao Yun came back, she saw her son doing homework in the room. She didn't dare to disturb him and wanted to burn some incense sticks immediately to bless her son to continue to be so diligent.
The next day, when he went to school, Bai Xia started to follow the teacher to attend the ancient poetry analysis class. In fact, he started to do high school math problems as soon as the get out of class was over. If he couldn't adapt now, he would be confused in the future.
She heard that the food on the first floor of the cafeteria was delicious, and all the classmates said so. She took He Yuehua and Wang Yiyi to the first floor, but there were too many people there, and there were several long queues.
She immediately took out her cell phone and made a call. A few minutes later, Lu Shuo came running over panting. Bai Xia immediately took out her meal card and asked him to go get some food.
The latter gritted his teeth and tried to use his height to cut in line, but Bai Xia kept glaring at him, so Lu Shuo had no choice but to queue up obediently.
"Is he your uncle?" He Yuehua seemed to have some impression of him.
Bai Xia shook his head, "He is the servant that my great-grandfather found for me."
If you lose the bet, what's wrong with asking him to get you a meal? Servants are meant to be ordered around.
"for you!"
After a few minutes, Lu Shuo, breathless, placed three lunch boxes on the table. He then looked around and said, "I helped you get the food, you...shouldn't you pay me?"
Bai Xia realized that he really wanted to save money, so she took out her cell phone and transferred a thousand yuan to him.
Every hard worker should be rewarded.
Hearing the sound of the money transfer, Lu Shuo happily went to play basketball with his classmates again.
He Yuehua sat there blinking, "So he really is your servant. It's quite pitiful that he has to work at such a young age."
Bai Xia just opened the lunch box and found that Lu Shuo had given her nothing but meat. This brat likes to eat meat and doesn’t give her any vegetables. She clearly told her to add vegetables!
"There's no room left, can we sit here?"
In the busy cafeteria, Qi Mo naturally sat on the chair next to him with his lunch tray. Wang Yiyi even moved over a little and kindly made room for them.
Bai Xia glanced at the tables at the back. "Are you presbyopic? Aren't all the seats at the back full?"
Qi Mo glanced at her secretly and said, "I might have been playing with my phone too much recently, so I'm a little nearsighted. Anyway, we're already sitting here, and we're all in the same class, so it's okay."
"Yes, we are all classmates and we should be united and friendly with each other." Wang Yiyi said obediently and honestly.
Qi Mo suddenly laughed, showing his big white teeth. "Yes, yes, who was that senior boy just now? Why did he serve you food?"
He hadn't even become good friends with Bai Xia yet, so he wouldn't allow anyone to get in the way! Not even the seniors, and a little fat kid was actually trying to steal her from him!
"What's it got to do with you? Just eat your food. I didn't ask you to fight." Bai Xia glanced at him.
After she finished speaking, she looked at Lin Yan, who had been eating in silence, and said, "You two are really weird. One is dumb, and the other is a chatterbox."
I don’t know how these two people get together. One looks gloomy and the other is completely brainless.
"I'm actually very quiet." Qi Mo closed his mouth silently and lowered his head to eat obediently.
Lin Yan looked up at her and said, "I'm not mute."
I just have to pretend to speak in the innocent tone of a child, so forget it.
"You'd better become mute. Stop talking in class, you two. You're disturbing others and you have no classroom discipline at all." Bai Xia tugged at his discipline committee member's armband.
Qi Mo lowered his head and ate silently. He was already very restrained. At worst, he could just pass a note later.
After dinner, Bai Xia went to wash the lunch box. He Yuehua didn't know how to wash dishes yet. Obviously, she had never done this at home. Although the cafeteria provided lunch plates, she didn't trust public utensils, so she used her own lunch box.
She taught He Yuehua to wash the dishes, and then they went to the classroom for lunch together. Perhaps because of her warning, the two people in the back row finally stopped talking secretly, and the whole classroom became quiet.
Qi Mo lay on the desk but couldn't fall asleep. He could only stare at Bai Xia's back, then secretly took out a piece of drawing paper from the desk. The little girl in the drawing had big eyes and looked very cute when she was scolding. His drawing was really beautiful.
"Why are you still doing this?"
Lin Yan noticed what she was holding and couldn't help but frown.
Qi Mo was so frightened that he quickly stuffed the things into his desk and lowered his voice, "I drew this accidentally. Don't tell Bai Xia."
If the other person knew, she would definitely feel that he was offending her.
Looking at the particularly serious person, Lin Yan could only kindly remind her, "Study hard and behave well, and she will be good friends with you."
According to his observation, Bai Xia has a strong sense of social responsibility and prefers to associate with people of good character.
"Is my character not good enough? Who has better character than me? I was even awarded the title of "Three Good Students" in kindergarten!" Qi Mo's eyes widened instantly.
Listening to the murmurs in the back row, Bai Xia immediately turned to look at the people behind him and complained helplessly, "Isn't it enough for you to talk all day? Is the radio reincarnated? If you don't sleep, how can others sleep? Can't you have a sense of collective responsibility?"
“…”
Qi Mo immediately shut his mouth and forced himself to close his eyes and go to sleep.
He felt that he needed to take the initiative, such as inviting Bai Xia to go home together after school?
After waiting for a long time until school was over at three o'clock, he packed his schoolbag neatly, but when he looked up, Bai Xia was gone.
He hurried out with his schoolbag on his back, but when he reached the school gate, he saw that the fat boy and Bai Xia got on the same car at noon today.
This scene was like a bolt from the blue. He knew that the Lu family only had one daughter, Bai Xia, and there was absolutely no way they could have any other children.
As the car drove away, he looked unwillingly at Lin Yan, who was walking slowly behind him. "Who is that little fat boy? Why can he go home from school with Bai Xia? Is it just because he got Bai Xia lunch? This is too much! He is a toad wanting to eat swan meat! He doesn't even look at his own moral character!"
“…”
Lin Yan glanced at him and said, "That's Bai Xia's uncle, her father's younger brother."
After saying that, he got into his car.
Only Qi Mo was full of doubt. Uncle? Who are you kidding! How can there be such a young uncle! He could be her father's son!
He would know the answer when he got home and asked his mother! He would never allow this little fat toad to eat swan meat!
After returning, Bai Xia video-called the heroine immediately. The other party said that she would take her to the amusement park on the weekend. Bai Xia agreed immediately. Appropriate parent-child activities were still necessary, and she could cancel the flower arranging class on the weekend morning.
Probably because of the investment, the male protagonist has been busy recently and has not been seen. He finally showed up at dinner and asked her if she was bullied at school. It seemed like he was about to get into trouble again.
This is why she called Lu Jinnian instead of the male protagonist. This man is too impulsive. If he is unhappy, he will make the person who made him unhappy pay a serious price, even if it is just a small matter.
"He has already apologized, and he just didn't receive the right education. You don't have to worry about it. I can handle my own affairs. If I can't handle such a small matter, how will I deal with big problems in the future?" She lowered her head and ate seriously.
Hearing this, although Lu Lin's face was not good, he still didn't say anything after hearing his daughter's words.
Lu Jinnian glanced at him sideways. "I heard you've been working on artificial intelligence lately, and you even used your money to start a company with Bai Ruanwen. Are you a three-year-old child? I think you and your father are just like each other. One day, you'll be ripped off by a woman!"
Bai Xia blinked. It was actually she who asked the male protagonist to invest, but the company was registered under the female protagonist's name. The female protagonist and the male protagonist had no contact during that period, but she really didn't know whether he called to harass the female protagonist.
"Artificial intelligence has a lot of room for development. The company has planned this a long time ago. It's not a whim and has nothing to do with Ruan Wen." Lu Lin said coldly.
Lu Jinnian frowned. "Why isn't anyone else working on artificial intelligence? Are they fools? Do you know how much money and talent it takes?"
"Grandpa, opportunities are snatched away because others don't dare to act. That's why we have to seize the initiative. Otherwise, when the market is occupied by others, it will be too late for us to develop. Young people must dare to think and act. If they fail, the worst that can happen is that they start all over again. This is the pioneering and innovative spirit that an enterprise should have!" Bai Xia looked at Lu Jinnian seriously.
The latter suddenly choked on his curse words, but became amiable again when he saw his great-granddaughter. He didn't expect her to say such words. If his great-granddaughter wanted to do it when she grew up, he would definitely support her. After all, it's okay for young people to take some risks.
But Lu Lin is different. It is obvious that he has other intentions. It is clearly for Bai Ruanwen. Now that she is married, it is not right for him to still be entangled here.
"Xia Xia is right, you are much more sensible than your father. Unlike your father, he is completely clueless and always puts his personality before interests. He has no sense of the overall situation." As he spoke, he glared at his grandson again.
There were only three people at the dining table. Lu Shuo had just come downstairs after finishing his homework. He was a little afraid of Lu Lin and didn't dare to speak. He just went to the kitchen to get some food.
"I'm not confused yet. This matter has nothing to do with Ruan Wen. You don't have to worry about it." Lu Lin took a sip of water, then got up and went upstairs.
Lu Jinnian's brows furrowed more and more. It seemed that he needed to find time to talk to Bai Ruanwen. He believed that Bai Ruanwen loved his daughter, otherwise he would not have taught Xia Xia to be so sensible.
But she has already married Song Xun, and he can't let Lu Shuo continue to be confused.
"Grandpa, eat your meal. Don't be angry. Dad must have his own considerations." Bai Xia picked up some vegetables with chopsticks and put them in his bowl. The male protagonist really took the blame for this.
Hearing his great-granddaughter's crisp voice, Lu Jinnian felt much better. "Okay, you eat too. Eating more will help you grow taller."
"Eating doesn't necessarily make you taller, it might make you fatter." Lu Shuo said suddenly.
Lu Jinnian immediately squinted his eyes at him, "You know you're fat too? Get up and run every morning from now on!"
“…”
Lu Shuo's face fell instantly. Why was he talking so much?
The next day when he went to school, he was the first one to hand in his homework. Facing the surprised gazes around him, he raised his head slightly and then called on his classmates to play basketball together.
"Why have you fallen in love with studying recently? Is there someone helping you with your homework? I heard that your niece is also in this school. Are you going to ask her to help you with your homework?" a classmate asked casually.
"fart!"
Lu Shuo stared at him excitedly, "I wrote that homework by myself, stroke by stroke. She is just a nerd, I don't bother to pay attention to her."
"Then why are you queuing up for her food? Don't you usually eat in the restaurant upstairs?" Several classmates looked puzzled.
Lu Shuo stammered as he walked through the corridor holding the basketball. "I just felt sorry for her because she was young. Who made me so kind?"
"That's not right. My cousin is also in Class 1. She said you are Bai Xia's servant and she pays you a salary." Another male classmate scratched his head.
Lu Shuo's palms instantly broke out in sweat, and he walked ahead without paying attention. "Did you hear wrongly? Who is your cousin?"
The male classmate immediately replied, "He Yuehua, she and your niece were classmates in kindergarten. She said that you were the servant that Grandpa Bai Xia found for her. When did you become a servant?"
“…”
Facing the curious gazes around him, Lu Shuo took a deep breath and cleared his throat. "You believe what these two little brats say? They don't even know the multiplication table. How could I possibly be their servant? All my New Year's money combined could crush her."
Hearing this, the others did not ask any more questions. After all, how could Lu Shuo become a servant? He was the one who bought the most game consoles.
Bai Xia discovered that the cafeteria on the first floor had been renovated, and the food tasted really good and was well received by the public. So as soon as the class was over at noon, she called Lu Shuo and asked him to go to the cafeteria to queue up for food.
The latter hesitated on the phone and seemed unhappy.
"If you are dissatisfied, you can challenge me again." She said lightly.
The person on the other end of the phone took a deep breath, then hung up and went to get food.
Bai Xia didn't ask him to run errands for nothing, and he transferred a thousand yuan as labor fee to him. Labor must be paid.
But just as she sat down, she saw two ghosts sitting opposite her.
"Those tables are so dirty. I'm a germaphobe. You don't mind, right?" Qi Mo looked at the three of them with a smile.
Wang Yiyi shook his head. "Of course not. The cafeteria belongs to everyone. You can sit wherever you want."
"Are you a germaphobe? You're the one with the most trash around your desk." Bai Xia complained helplessly, "Can't you just hang a trash bag next to it? If we don't make it to the Advanced Class selection this month, it's definitely your fault."
Hearing this, Qi Mo was about to explain, but in the end he lowered his head to eat, "I'll be more careful next time."
As if thinking of something, he suddenly said, "Why is your uncle still cooking for you? Shouldn't your relationship be very bad? He's your step-grandmother's son, and he might even steal your family's property in the future!"
This is what his mother gossiped with him last night. It seemed that less than a year after Grandma Bai Xia died, her grandfather had already found someone else to marry. It was so confusing that he couldn't make sense of it at all. He just didn't expect that the little fat boy was actually Uncle Bai Xia.
"Ahem..." Lin Yan glanced at him, "Eat your meal."
Bai Xia stared at Qi Mo expressionlessly. "It's not wrong to be vigilant, but that doesn't mean we have to be aggressive towards everything and everyone. Enemies can become friends, and friends can become enemies. There is no such thing as a permanent relationship in this world."
Qi Mo blinked in confusion. Could enemies become friends?
Bai Xia felt like he wouldn't understand even if she explained it to him, so she didn't bother to talk to him. Instead, He Yuehua, who was sitting next to her, was slurring her words as she ate her meal. "So he really is your uncle. I was wondering why he was working at such a young age. But he looks nice, so he shouldn't be a bad guy, right?"
"Mom said that you can't judge a person by his appearance." Wang Yiyi said seriously.
He Yuehua nodded seriously, "Yes, we won't eat the food he cooks for us from now on."
"I can fight for you!" Qi Mo volunteered, but his eyes were always fixed on Bai Xia.
The latter took a sip of water without looking up, "No need, we have our own hands and feet, we don't need the help of classmates."
Qi Mo lowered his head to eat in frustration. He didn't understand why Bai Xia always rejected him. Wasn't he handsome enough? His teeth had clearly grown.
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Bai Ruanwen couldn't remember how many times she had come to the Lu family. The servants all greeted her politely, much more enthusiastically than before, and she didn't know why.
Of course she knew that her daughter was still in school during the day, so she followed the housekeeper to the study on the second floor. The housekeeper knocked on the door, and when he heard a sound from inside, he pushed the door open and let her in.
The study was filled with the aroma of tea. The old man sat there listening to the opera, two walnuts in his hands. Perhaps he noticed someone coming, so he looked up and said, "Sit down."
The butler left the study and closed the door.
Bai Ruan knew that Lu Jinnian was looking for her, probably because of Xia Xia, so she immediately sat on the chair opposite.
"I won't waste any more words. You've taught Xia Xia to be sensible, and our Lu family is very grateful to you for that. If you need anything, you can just tell me."
Lu Jinnian looked at the woman who had upset his grandson's mind with a rather ambiguous look in his eyes. "But since you've already married Song Xun, you still have to be mindful of the impact and keep your distance from Lu Lin. He's not in a clear mind, and you can't be as confused as him."
Hearing the old man's words, Bai Ruanwen seemed to understand what he meant, and immediately explained politely: "You misunderstood, Lu Lin and I no longer have any contact. Although he called me, I didn't answer. In the future, I will not have any contact with him unless Xia Xia has no choice."
"What's going on with that company?" Lu Jinnian's eyes were sharp. "Didn't you register the company? Why would Lu Lin invest in you? Does Song Xun know about this?"
Hearing this, Bai Ruanwen was stunned, his eyes flickering slightly. "Song Xun knows about this matter, and it was Song Xun and Lu Lin who communicated between them. I'm just the registrant. In fact, this company is mainly prepared for Xia Xia, including the milk tea shop brand, which was also prepared for Xia Xia by me. If you are worried, I can sign an agency agreement. Once Xia Xia comes of age, I will return all these to her without reservation."
The study fell into silence. Lu Jinnian didn't say anything, but just sipped his tea quietly.
Song Xun also knows?
There probably shouldn't be a problem. Maybe the grandson made peace with the Song family for the sake of his daughter. This is also a good thing. It is better than the two families quarreling and never having any contact with each other again.
"In that case, of course I believe you. You're a better parent than Lu Lin. But Xia Xia isn't a member of the Song family after all. No one can guarantee that the Song family will treat her as their own. I'm old and can't afford to gamble. At least Xia Xia won't be wronged if she stays in the Lu family."
He sighed, "It's inevitable that you and Song Xun will have your own children in the future, and Xia Xia will gradually understand."
Bai Ruanwen wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't say anything. Before getting married, she had already made it clear to Song Xun that she would not have any more children, and Xia Xia was her only daughter in this life.
She was also worried that it would be unfair to Song Xun, but she agreed to the proposal only because he insisted that Xia Xia was their child. If Song Xun wanted to adopt a child in the future, she would not object.
"I know you treat Xia Xia very well. Although Lu Lin has a paranoid personality, I hope you can give him some encouragement and not let him pass on wrong ideas to Xia Xia. She is still young and is easily influenced by people around her. What happened before is in the past. Lu Lin and I were both immature before, so it's inevitable that we did some immature things. I don't have any other ideas. I just hope that Xia Xia can grow up healthily in the future." She said in a serious voice.
She seemed much calmer than before, so Lu Jinnian nodded. "Lu Lin is sorry for you. If you need my help in the future, just let me know. Your grandfather and I are old friends. It's a pity..."
Bai Ruanwen smiled, picked up the tea in front of him and took a sip, then said that he had something else to do. Lu Jinnian did not try to keep him and quickly asked the housekeeper to send him away.
If the Bai family had not gone bankrupt, he would also like to have a granddaughter-in-law like this, but after such an incident, that period of time was definitely not suitable for marriage. Who knew that such an accident would happen later? Now he doesn't want to care about it. It doesn't matter to the two of them, father and son, as long as the person they find is not too excessive.
He now wants to cultivate his great-granddaughter well and not let her become like her father, who is stubborn, paranoid, has no sense of the overall situation, and no sense of family responsibility.
After school, the teacher assigned homework. Bai Xia diligently copied ancient poems several times and did a few math problems before following the coach to attend judo class.
The coach has already signed her up for a judo competition in the city. All the contestants are under ten years old. It is a good opportunity for her to test her level. After all, fighting outside is too violent, and the competition is the perfect opportunity for her to fully display her skills.
She changed her clothes early in the morning on the weekend and took her sun hat and small water bottle. However, as soon as she went out, she saw the male protagonist making a phone call on the first floor with a cold tone. He still hadn't changed his bad habit of always lecturing others.
But she can't let him follow her to the amusement park, otherwise he might think there are too many people in the amusement park and clear out the entire park. This is obviously something the male protagonist can do.
After Lu Lin finished the call, he saw his daughter wearing a small hat and carrying a small schoolbag, being led out by the housekeeper.
"Going to see your mother?" he suddenly asked.
Bai Xia blinked and glanced at the person on the sofa. "No? Do you want to go to Uncle Song's house with me?"
The housekeeper didn't say anything. The young lady was clearly going to the amusement park to meet Miss Bai.
Lu Lin said gently, "I have to work, you go ahead."
Knowing that he couldn't stand the mention of the Song family, Bai Xia could only say seriously, "You shouldn't work all the time. When you have time, go fishing with your great grandfather. The teacher said that filial piety is the most important virtue. Great grandfather needs company right now. Fishing can help you cultivate your mind and body and develop patience. That way, you won't be cursing all the time."
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