Chapter 112 I believe you can manipulate things with your methods…
The next day, Lu Chang carried his nephew and walked behind the couple, his resentment blazing!
The couple strolled hand in hand in front, while he served them like a male nanny from behind. He didn't like this kind of public display of affection!
“Uncle…” Xiaoming saw a small cake on the side, reached out and tugged at his uncle’s hair, pointing at it and telling him to buy it.
The little guy was practically drooling.
Lu Chang snorted coldly, then turned into the cake shop to eat. The two of them were going to enjoy themselves. He wanted to see if that heartless brother and sister-in-law, that inhuman couple, would notice that they were missing.
"Uncle will treat you to something delicious, let's forget about them, okay?"
Xiao Ming only had the cake in his eyes and mind, and didn't care about his parents at all. He nodded immediately upon hearing this.
Lu Chang pinched his little cheek, his heart melting completely, and coaxed him, "If you sit still and behave, Uncle will go get the cake right now, understand?"
Xiao Ming nodded obediently again: "Xiao Ming is a good boy."
As expected of his nephew, he's so lovable. Lu Chang was afraid he would disappear in the blink of an eye, so he kept looking back while paying for the cake. He accidentally bumped into the woman behind him when he turned around.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Lu Chang noticed that he had stepped on her little leather shoes and dirtied them. The woman bent over in pain.
Lu Chang quickly put down what he was holding and hurriedly helped her to sit down: "I'm so sorry, I didn't notice for a moment. Is the injury serious? Should we go to the hospital to get it checked out?"
As he was saying this, he reached out to examine her feet. The woman, caught off guard by Lu Chang's move, immediately withdrew her foot.
"It's nothing, no need," the woman refused.
The voice was clear and melodious, very pleasant to hear, and Lu Chang subconsciously looked up.
The woman was wearing a top hat, and perhaps offended by his blatant gaze, she lowered her head slightly. From Lu Chang's angle, all he could see was her beautiful chin and rosy lips.
This must be a very beautiful young lady. Lu Chang's heart was racing. Could this be a marriage bestowed upon him by heaven?
Lu Chang was already squatting, and he deliberately tilted his head slightly so that he could see the woman's face clearly.
She was indeed as beautiful as a fairy. Lu Chang grinned and said, "You're really pretty. What's your name?"
He stared at people like a lecherous scoundrel.
The woman lowered her hat brim shyly, and the people next to her, hearing Lu Chang's words, also looked over curiously.
She probably didn't want to attract attention. Seeing that everyone's eyes were on them, she panicked for a moment, hurriedly pushed him away, and got up to run outside.
Seeing that she was about to leave, Lu Chang became anxious and grabbed her leg in a panic.
The woman panicked: "What are you doing!"
Lu Chang swiftly stood up, blocking the doorway, and said with a grin, "I didn't mean to, you still haven't told me your name."
This was clearly a scene of a rich young man harassing a respectable woman, and the buzzing of voices around them grew louder. The woman reached up and pressed her hat down tightly, trying to cover her face.
"Hey, what are you doing!" Finally, someone couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward.
She was a young woman wearing an old-fashioned embroidered jacket and skirt, as if she had just escaped from a museum.
She is quite pretty, but her outfit is both outdated and old-fashioned, completely out of step with the fashionable and sophisticated atmosphere of Shanghai.
She was carrying a wicker box and glaring angrily at Lu Chang. From her defensive posture, it was clear that she was also very scared, but she still wanted to hide the woman behind her.
"What are you looking at? I'll gouge your eyes out, you lecher!" she said fiercely.
Lu Chang was stunned by the scolding. He glanced at her and laughed, "Which runaway young lady is this? What business is it of yours how I talk to other people?"
"That girl doesn't want to talk to you at all. You're harassing her. Can't I stand up for her? You scoundrel, you bastard!" The girl paused and then uttered the words she had just learned.
Lu Chang laughed angrily: "You're the loser. Can't you tell I want to pursue her? Do you even know her? Who's the hooligan? Even if you, a country bumpkin, wanted me to act like a hooligan, I wouldn't do it!"
Little did he know that his comment about her being a country bumpkin had stirred up a hornet's nest. The girl's face instantly turned red, and she angrily threw the box at him. Lu Chang dodged it, but the next moment, the girl picked up something from the table next to her and threw it at him.
Lu Chang dodged while cursing, "You crazy woman, you lunatic! Hey, don't throw my cake away!"
Seeing that more and more people were gathering around, the woman thought for a moment and decided to leave quietly.
Lu Chang saw it but got entangled with someone, and more and more things were thrown at him. Several shop assistants came over to try and stop her, but the girl was incredibly strong and they couldn't hold her back for a while.
Xiao Ming had been sitting in his seat waiting, and he didn't move even when he saw his uncle talking to someone. He only started to panic when he heard that his cake was gone.
He rushed over crying, calling out "Gao Gao." Lu Chang, afraid that he would get hurt, picked him up in his arms.
When the girl saw that there was a child, she stopped and glared fiercely at Lu Chang: "You lecher, you hooligan, you scoundrel."
Lu Chang was covered in the rubble, his clothes were all dirty, and he was furious: "Is that all you know how to curse? You crazy old hag who can't get married, are you jealous that other girls have suitors and you're deliberately causing trouble!"
"Pah, someone like you, I'd rather never get married."
She flicked the cake cream off her hands.
Xiao Ming looked at the cake crumbs on the ground and was very sad: "Dad..."
He wants his father; his uncle is unreliable.
"What else can you be but a lecher? Your son is so big and you're still harassing young ladies! Shameless!" The girl heard the child call her father and assumed the two were father and son.
Lu Chang ignored her and coaxed his nephew, "There's more, let's go buy some."
But Xiaoming pointed to the door and called for his father, and even cake couldn't appease him.
Lu Chang had no choice but to carry him away first. If his elder brother came back and saw his nephew crying so sadly, he would probably be in big trouble.
"Okay, okay, let's go find Dad!"
Seeing him try to run away, the girl was as smug as a victorious rooster, hands on her hips: "I told you so, didn't I? Men like you are simply social scum!"
She was getting increasingly outrageous. Lu Chang glared at her and threatened, "You just wait."
The girl scoffed and chased after him for a few steps: "Afraid of you? My name is Sheng Ruyue. Come at me if you dare."
Someone saw Lu Chang walk away and kindly helped her pick up the box: "Miss, that man looks like a young master, he's probably not someone to mess with."
Sheng Ruyue snorted: "I'm not someone to be trifled with either."
It was clear that the people around had finished watching the commotion and were dispersing in twos and threes.
The cake shop was in a mess. Sheng Ruyue tidied herself up and prepared to leave, but several employees blocked her way.
"Miss, we're in business too, this loss..."
Sheng Ruyue was dumbfounded!
Lu Chang finally managed to appease his nephew with a candied hawthorn skewer.
"Promise me you won't tell Mom and Dad about crying just now, okay?"
Xiao Ming licks a candied hawthorn, and nods at everything his uncle says.
"All you ever think about is food. Your uncle almost found you a beautiful auntie, but it's all that crazy woman's fault." Lu Chang patted his nephew's head and looked around.
His older brother and sister-in-law were nowhere to be seen; they were probably on a date. He sighed, "Let's go home first."
He hailed a rickshaw and carried Xiaoming into it.
If Lu Chang looked up, he would find that the person he was looking for was watching him from the second-floor window.
"So you got entangled with him?"
The woman nodded, her hat pulled low even indoors.
"It's someone we know. Looks like you're in luck?"
Sachiko laughed, and seeing Lu Chang leave, Uchida Eiko closed the window.
“Beautiful women are so alluring. That’s the third young master of the Lu family. His brother is the commander of the Shanghai Garrison. You should tell him his name.” Xingzi smiled at the woman, looking like she had caught a big fish.
"Miss Xiangqin, if possible, please get to know this Young Master Lu." Uchida Eiko's voice was pleasant, but her words carried the weight of an order.
"What else is possible or not possible?" Xiangqin smiled bitterly. Now that she was entangled with these people, could she still make her own decisions?
"yes."
Thinking of Lu Lin and his wife's shrewdness and cunning, Uchida Eiko gave her a few words of advice: "I believe that with your skills, you will have no problem controlling Lu Sanshao. However, his elder brother and sister-in-law are not easy to deal with. You need to be careful."
Xiangqin looked at Uchida Eiko: "Did you know them before, sir?"
Sachiko snorted coldly: "Don't ask questions you shouldn't ask."
Xiangqin lowered her head.
Uchida Ayaka laughed and said, "We've had quite a few dealings with each other, so it seems we should reduce our meetings outside in the future." Otherwise, it'll be easy to be exposed.
Xiangqin's heart skipped a beat, wishing she would never see them again. But Uchida Eiko said, "I'll arrange for someone to be by your side. From now on, she will be in charge of relaying all messages."
Xiangqin's face fell; this was like having a spy watching her all day long.
Uchida Eiko and the others could easily see through her thoughts.
Sachiko sneered, "Miss Xiangqin, you've been here long enough, don't you really forget who you are?"
Xiangqin could only smile bitterly. She wished she didn't have this identity, which had left her in a difficult position.
***
Shen Rong returned with a full load, and Lu Lin and the driver carried the goods inside in trip after trip.
Lu Chang looked at his sister-in-law's radiant face and said, "Sister-in-law, you have a new hairstyle. It looks amazing. You will definitely stun everyone at the ball tomorrow. Even a fairy would be more beautiful than you!"
Shen Rong was quite pleased with his flattery; it was better than Lu Lin's simple comment.
"I also bought you some things. I'll have Guichun bring them to your room later."
Lu Chang was surprised. He thought he would get a beating for disappearing halfway, but he didn't expect there would be a reward!
He immediately put Xiaoming down, his face beaming with delight: "I'll get it myself."
Shen Rong didn't know which bags they were in, so he could only let him search for them himself.
Gui Chun: "Madam, Miss Hu came today. She stayed for a while before leaving. This is the letter she left for you."
Hu Peifang?
Shen Rong immediately took it and dialed the number written on it.
She wrote to Hu Peifang when she first arrived in Shanghai. It's really unfortunate that she came looking for her today.
She shooed her son, who was crawling all over her, to the side. The call was answered quickly. When she heard Shen Rong say she was looking for Hu Peifang, the other end told her to wait a moment.
The noise was mostly girls playing around; could it be a phone call from Hu Peifang's film company?
"Mrs. Lu!" Hu Peifang's excited voice came over.
"You suddenly calling me that makes me wonder if I've offended you," Shen Rong joked.
Hu Peifang's silvery laughter rang out, hearty and cheerful, showing that she was having a really good time in Shanghai.
"How have you been lately? I've been waiting for you to come over, but I just happened to be out when you came today. If you had told me in advance, I would have been waiting for you at home."
Hu Peifang laughed: "Don't say that. I heard from your Zhang Ma that Commander Lu rarely has time to go out with you. I wouldn't dare to spoil the fun. Actually, I just decided to go on a whim and try my luck."
Shen Rong asked in confusion, "Is something the matter?"
It was definitely not a spur-of-the-moment decision to come and catch up.
Hu Peifang didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "There is indeed something I'd like to ask you for help with. Your family received an invitation to the Wen family's ball, right?"
Shen Rong hummed in agreement.
Hu Peifang's tone became somewhat embarrassed: "Then could you take me in?"
For many people in Shanghai, the Wen family's ball was an opportunity, attracting political and business elites. It was also a chance for movie stars to make their mark; being able to attend the Wen family's ball was a form of recognition.
Hu Peifang's film company also wanted to go, but their boss tried every means to get an invitation letter, which meant he could only bring one person.
The boss has already booked another minor celebrity, and Hu Peifang also wants to see him. She knows that given Lu Lin's status, the Lu family will definitely attend.
"If there's anything difficult about it, just let it go," Hu Peifang said with a smile. "I just said it casually." She also knew that the Wen family was not an ordinary family.
Shen Rong chuckled, her tone light: "Is that all? You could have just given me a call. There was no need for you to make a special trip. My brother-in-law doesn't have a female companion, so I'll trouble you to dance with him a few times."
Hu Peifang was a little excited: "Thank you, Rong. I knew it would be fine to find you. You know, I used to be able to attend any kind of dance in Pingcheng, but I never thought that I would become a country bumpkin after coming to Shanghai. I'm really getting worse and worse off."
Despite saying that, there was no hint of disappointment in her tone, which shows that she was willing to live like a country person in Shanghai.
"Then I'll send a car to pick you up tomorrow," Shen Rong said to her.
Hu Peifang hung up the phone, looking somewhat dazed.
Shen Rong was still the same Shen Rong, but she herself had become somewhat unfamiliar.
"Peifang, did your friend agree to take you?" A colleague who was close to her at work came over and asked with concern.
Hu Peifang snapped out of her daze and smiled brightly: "She agreed."
Her colleagues were also happy for her: "This is wonderful! You can attend the Wen family ball and meet a few rich young men. If they flatter you, you'll definitely be more famous than Bai Yun. It would be great if the boss was blind and couldn't see you."
She was speaking up for Hu Peifang, and her tone was full of disdain for Bai Yun.
"I'm an actress, she's a singer, neither of us is inferior." Hu Peifang patted her shoulder with a smile, her tone completely unconcerned. As for whether it was true or not, only she knew.
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