Chapter 216: What about the tacit understanding between father and son?
The old lady supported her forehead with one hand and glanced at Lu Youping. The cold gaze made Lu Youping's scalp numb and he felt an odd sense of familiarity.
He has been getting up early and coming back late recently, working diligently, and hasn't done anything unforgivable. Why am I glaring at him?
Lu Youping shrank his neck subconsciously: "Is... is there something wrong in the mansion?"
“Heh…” The old lady sneered, “What a good son you taught.”
Good son?
What did Lu Chao and Lu Xiao do?
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Lu Chao's voice behind me: "Grandma, are you looking for me?"
He had been with Rong Yin the whole day today. As soon as he returned home, he heard Manager Du say that the old lady was looking for him, so he went straight to Fuyuan Hall.
Lu Youping turned around and winked at him: What did you do to make your grandmother angry?
Lu Chao: “…”
I didn't understand what his father meant.
Lu Youping was so angry that he rolled his eyes. Where is the tacit understanding between father and son?
"Are you willing to come back?" the old lady said sarcastically.
Lu Chao was standing next to Lu Youping. When he heard the old lady's tone, his face tightened. He then realized belatedly what his father meant by winking at him.
"Grandma, you're joking. If your grandson doesn't come back, where else can he go?" Lu Chao grinned and said flatteringly, "Grandma, if you have anything to ask, just tell me. I will do my best."
Lu Youping silently moved a few steps to the side.
I don’t know what the eldest son did to make the old lady angry. He is in trouble without any cause, so it’s better to stay away from him.
Upon hearing this, the old lady straightened up suddenly, and looked straight at Lu Chao with a pair of old but bright eyes, and said, "Okay, you said it, I want you to send that concubine away and sever your relationship with her."
Lu Youping stared in shock, his mouth wide enough to almost fit an egg. He turned his head quickly and looked at Lu Chao in amazement.
This brat has a mistress?
Lu Chao was no less shocked than Lu Youping, and the smile on his face instantly froze: "How did grandma know? Was it Lu Xiang who reported it?"
The old lady was so angry that she picked up the pillow from behind and threw it at him: "What does it have to do with your sister? Are you afraid that others will know what you did?"
But I don’t know if it was because of his bad eyesight or because he was too angry, the pillow didn’t hit Lu Chao, but hit Lu Youping.
Lu Youping: "..."
He has already stopped talking, why do you still want to hit him?
Lu Youping bent down to pick up the pillow. The old lady realized that she had hit the wrong person in her anger, but she would not admit that it was her fault. Instead, she roared at her son:
"It's all because of you, as a father, who set a good example. If the top beam is not straight, the bottom beam will be crooked, and you are the one who is responsible for it."
Lu Youping smiled and said, "Mom, calm down. Don't get yourself in trouble by getting angry." As he said that, he took the pillow and stuffed it back behind the old lady's back. Then he sat down next to her and started educating his son together with her.
"Chao'er, our foundation in the capital is not stable. Dad has high hopes for you. Don't be foolish. If you really like her, take her as a concubine. The Qiao family settled in the capital for their daughter, and the second son of the Qiao family will pursue a career in politics in the future. If you come to cause trouble at this time, it will be too embarrassing."
What's more important is that after his eldest daughter-in-law took charge of the family, he had a lot more money on his hands, which showed her ability. The Qiao family also treated their daughter like the apple of their eye. He dared to say that if Lu Chao failed to handle the matter well, the Qiao family would definitely come to demand an explanation.
As soon as Lu Youping finished speaking, the old lady said angrily: "Don't even think about taking a prostitute as a concubine."
"What? A woman from a brothel?"
Lu Youping exclaimed, his face darkened and he looked at Lu Chao: "Your grandmother is right, send him away quickly."
It's okay for him to have a mistress, he has no right to blame his son, he even endured it when the old lady scolded him too, but how could it be considered disgraceful to have a mistress?
Are you dissatisfied with the Lu family's stability so you want to give people some after-dinner jokes?
Don’t I, your father, have any face?
Lu Chao's expression was tense, and he said, "Grandma, Dad, Rong Yin was forced to live in a brothel. She was innocent when she followed me."
Old Madam: "No matter what you do, it can't cover up the fact that she is the most beautiful woman in the brothel. You learned something else but to keep a mistress. Life is so easy that you are getting carried away, right? If you didn't have the identity of the eldest son of the Lu family, would that woman be interested in you?"
"Grandma, you are prejudiced against her."
"I think you are obsessed and confused."
"Dad liked Aunt Liu and raised her outside. Why didn't grandma let dad send her away?" Lu Chao blurted out, then lowered his head in annoyance.
The old lady's face turned pale, she was disappointed and heartbroken. She never expected that her beloved grandson would question her like this.
Lu Youping slammed the table and shouted angrily: "You beast, grandma is doing this for your own good, but you don't know what's good for you. You're using your father to make trouble for me. Are you itching for trouble? Come on, young master is disobedient and unfilial. Drag him away and give him fifty strokes of the cane."
Lu Chao's face turned slightly blue, but he did not refute.
I really shouldn't have said such things that made my grandmother sad and my father angry.
Lu Xiang and Qiao Jingru heard that Lu Chao was back, so they hurried to Fuyuan Hall. However, when they arrived, the old lady was angry and they did not go into the house. When they heard that Lu Youping was going to beat Lu Chao with a stick, Qiao Jingru was startled and ran into the house, saying nervously:
"Father, please show some mercy. My husband would not be able to bear fifty strokes of the cane."
She ran so fast that Lu Xiang didn't have time to stop her. He sighed in frustration.
My sister-in-law shouldn't feel sorry for him.
Let daddy beat me!
When Lu Chao saw Qiao Jingru rushing in to protect him, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
He thought Qiao Jingru would make a big fuss, blame him and hate him, but he didn't expect that she would protect him.
Her eyes were red and swollen, and it was obvious that she had been crying for a long time.
Lu Chao's heart suddenly tightened. His unwavering heart when facing his grandmother and father was now filled with guilt.
"Jingru..."
Lu Chao whispered softly.
Qiao Jingru paused and looked at Lu Chao in astonishment. After hearing the gentle call just now, she felt an indescribable sourness in her chest.
"My husband, if you really like that girl, I agree to take her in. She will be my concubine after a clear period of time, and no unpleasant things will be spread out in the future. It is better than being a mistress. I will not embarrass her."
Lu Chaojun's eyebrows were filled with joy: "Really?"
Qiao Jingru showed a sad smile: "Really."
After dealing with Zhao Qingya, another Rong Yin comes. Who knows if there will be other people after Rong Yin is driven away this time.
She was asking for too much. Not all men are like her father and brothers.
"Grandmother, father, I am sorry to trouble you. As long as Rongyin is of good character, I am willing to bring her into the mansion as a concubine for my husband."
Lu Xiang rolled his eyes.
The key issue is that Rongyin is not a good one.
"No." Without waiting for the old lady to speak to Lu Youping, Lu Xiang rejected it with a sullen face.
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