Chapter 68 The Paralytic Stands Up
New Year's Eve.
When Xu returned home, she started to make arrangements.
The mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery was decorated with lights and colors, and everyone's face was filled with smiles.
"As we say farewell to the old and usher in the new, everyone has worked hard this year. Everyone should go to the branches to receive their red envelopes." Mrs. Xu was generous and gave everyone double their monthly salary this month.
Everyone was so happy that they kowtowed and thanked him.
Su Zhiqing came in person to collect her monthly allowance, wearing the Marquis' favorite long dress and with a big smile on her face.
"Madam, I wish you good health and happiness. Why hasn't the Marquis returned home yet?" Su Zhiqing bowed, said some auspicious words, and then asked Xu eagerly.
Xu said calmly, "The Marquis left the palace early."
"He may be busy with government affairs and will be back late tonight. Don't wait for him, go back to your room and rest."
"Tomorrow is the first day of the lunar year when we will offer sacrifices to our ancestors. If the Marquis does not return home, I will personally record you in the family tree. You are Yue'er's savior, and I will never treat you unfairly." Xu looked virtuous.
Su Zhiqing's mouth moved, and a fierce look flashed in her eyes.
Pei Jiaojiao!
He must have gone to look for Pei Jiaojiao!
Su Zhiqing bit her lip angrily, thanked Xu, and went back to Qingping Courtyard with a twisted waist.
The corners of Xu's lips curled slightly.
The smile doesn't reach his eyes.
Lu Yuanze, I have worked hard in the Marquis' Mansion for half my life, but you have another family outside.
Can you afford to eat at two restaurants?
"Madam, the elders of the Qingxi old house have been invited." Dengzhi replied in a low voice.
The Lu family is from Qingxi. Back then, Marquis Lu had done a great service in following the emperor, so he followed the army into Beijing.
The elders of the tribe stayed in Qingxi to guard the base camp.
"Let's put it next door." At the end of every year, the elders would gather at the Lu family.
It was already very late when the Xu family settled the elders.
"Where's the old lady?"
Dengzhi's eyes flashed with displeasure: "She said she would pray all night and went into the small Buddhist temple. From what I saw, she must have gone there to stay up all night."
Now that Lu Jinghuai is in the limelight, the old lady values her precious grandson very much.
"It doesn't matter. It's just right for our family to have a quiet New Year's Eve dinner." A hint of tenderness appeared on Mrs. Xu's face. She hadn't spent enough time with her children for a long time.
She lost herself over the years and lived for Lu Yuanze.
Live like a love-brained person.
"The meal has been prepared in the small kitchen a long time ago. There's also a barbecue grill in the yard, and some green plum wine is warm..." Dengzhi said with a smile.
Tingfeng Garden is very lively.
"This is Chaochao's first New Year." Lu Zhengyue picked up Chaochao. It's great that we have Chaochao in our family.
If it weren't for Chao Chao, I'm afraid this warm house would be shattered.
Lu Yanshu sat in front of the window with a book in his hand, and he stroked his legs gently.
Take a deep breath.
The slender, white hands put down the book and held the edge of the table.
Use a little strength on your body.
"Sir, may I help you?" The servant spoke hurriedly when he saw that he was about to get up.
"Back off!" Lu Yanshu's voice did not allow for rejection.
The veins on his hands were bulging as he held on tightly, dragging his heavy body bit by bit...
Big drops of cold sweat rolled down his temples, and Lu Yanshu's eyes were extremely determined.
He has a family to protect and he has his own mission.
He just felt a piercing pain in his knee.
But the more it hurt, the happier he was.
Since becoming paralyzed, he has never felt pain again.
He can use his legs now.
Lu Yanshu grabbed the edge of the table tightly and stood up little by little.
His knees kept shaking and he gasped in pain.
But his eyes were so bright that they almost burned people.
The servant was so happy that he stuttered and couldn't speak for a long time.
He rushed out the door like crazy, stood at the door, pointed inside the house, with tears in his eyes...
“Wuwuwu…”
"Wow... Grandpa... Grandpa, the young master..." He was so excited that he couldn't speak, and kept pointing at the house and shaking.
The Xu family members panicked and rushed into the house.
"Yanshu, what's wrong?"
"Brother, what's wrong with you?" Lu Zhengyue rushed into the door carrying Lu Chaochao.
Lu Chaochao was holding the bottle and riding on his head.
He drank tons of wine and looked very happy.
He shook, burped, and vomited milk.
Lu Chaochao pinched her mouth and said, "I worked so hard to eat this, I can't spit it out." 】
When I looked up, I saw a young man as bright as the breeze and the moon.
He raised a faint smile and looked at everyone.
Xu burst into tears immediately.
"Yanshu, Yanshu stood up!!" She covered her mouth and tears instantly fell.
Lu Yuanxiao jumped up and said, "Big brother is not paralyzed anymore, Big brother is not paralyzed anymore. If anyone says that my big brother is paralyzed again, I will beat him to death!"
As the eldest brother, Lu Yuanxiao had fought countless fights in the academy.
Whenever someone called his brother a paralytic, he would fight with them.
In the past few years, he was punished countless times by the Loyal and Brave Marquis.
When Lu Yanshu saw his family crying, his eyes also turned red. He moved his feet unsteadily and took a step forward.
After taking a step, his body went limp and he was about to fall to the ground.
Everyone rushed forward to support him.
"Don't worry, don't worry. If you can take one step, you can take two steps, then three steps. Then you can recover your health." Mrs. Xu cried.
"In this lifetime, I am so happy that I can see you stand up again."
Xu cried so hard that she couldn't speak.
Her eldest son has always been a pain in her heart.
Even though Chaochao said that she could save her brother.
But her heart was still uneasy, as she had been disappointed too many times.
She didn't dare to hope anymore.
I dare not hope anymore.
Lu Yanshu sat back in the wheelchair, the excitement on his face gradually faded away, and he returned to his usual calmness.
"Mom, in another six months, my son will be able to recover and walk freely."
"In the eighth month of the autumn examination, your son will bring you the top prize." His tone was light, but the arrogance between his brows was not concealed at all.
He is still the genius standing at the top of all living beings.
"Don't let any news about Yanshu's recovery leak out for the time being." Xu calmed down and said in a low voice.
At this moment, Dengzhi was guarding the door, and he was the only one in the room.
"Mom, we must keep this secret! Humph, we must smash their faces!" Lu Yuanxiao raised his little fist.
You still want to get the top three honors in the imperial examination? What a pipe dream!
There was laughter and chatter in the room, and everyone understood that they were about to kill a lot of people.
Lu Chaochao, holding the bottle, smiled with a confused look on her face.
While staying up all night, Lu Chaochao kowtowed to Xu happily.
"Happy New Year, dear friends."
"Big pot, happy New Year."
"Two pots, three pots, happy New Year." She banged her head so hard that it made a loud noise, and spread out her little hands to take the red envelope.
She is almost one year old and can speak quite fluently, but her pronunciation is not clear.
When Lu Chaochao received the thick red envelope, her eyes danced with joy.
"Wo is going to hide the money!" He walked into the house with his short legs.
"It must be a small box hidden under the bed. Her treasures are all in the box." Dengzhi pursed her lips and smiled.
Lu Chaochao chuckled.
He crawled under the bed and put all the red envelopes and snacks into the storage space with a smile.
Looking at the half-filled box of jade pendants, Lu Chaochao frowned in disdain.
These broken things are not worth hiding!
He twisted his little body and crawled out from under the bed.
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