The Empress Dowager's imperial edict summoned Chen Lu back from the distant border region.
Chen Lu felt that going to the amusement park was becoming a taboo subject. The first time he mentioned it to Liang Zhirou, it was the anniversary of her father's death and he had to go home. Then, when Liang Zhirou mentioned it to him, he had to go on a business trip.
Now that both of them had time, and they finally managed to reach an agreement, Mom suddenly wanted to see him again.
That's strange.
As soon as Chen Lu led Liang Zhirou inside, they saw a girl who looked to be in elementary school sitting next to Wang Xiaoxia.
The little girl looked listless, with a small ponytail, and sat there without saying a word.
At first glance, Chen Lu didn't recognize her at all. He pointed and asked, "Her name is Chen Qian?"
"Mom! I was wrong, I was wrong. My girlfriend is right here, please don't hit me."
Chen Lu was dragged into the room by Wang Xiaoxia, who pinched his ear. Liang Zhirou pursed her lips, bowed her head, and greeted Chen Guanglin.
......
"You're itching for a beating, aren't you?" Wang Xiaoxia said irritably. She understood from the start that Chen Lu was asking if this was his own sister.
...The more I think about it, the angrier I get. I need to find a chance to give this unlucky son a good beating. He even brought a girl to his room and touched her legs before.
How did my son, who was so well-behaved, suddenly turn out to be so wicked?
"Just kidding." Chen Lu rubbed his ear. "I brought my girlfriend home, and you still pulled my ear in front of her."
Wang Xiaoxia suddenly realized and said, "Oh right, you reminded me. I'll teach this move to Zhirou when I have time. You've been afraid of this since you were a kid."
"No way!" Chen Lu immediately panicked. He was already unable to take care of himself because of Liang Zhirou's rocket headbutt every day. If that simpleton learned this move, would he even be able to live?
"Then you'd better behave yourself, don't make me angry, and don't make Zhirou angry either."
Wang Xiaoxia sat down on the edge of the bed and said, "Your dad and I are going to the hospital to visit patients, and you'll stay home and look after the children for half the day."
Chen Lu nearly choked on his breath and quickly said, "I'm worth millions now! You want me to come back and take care of the kids?"
“Even if you’re worth tens of millions, in my eyes you’re still just a kid in your early twenties,” Wang Xiaoxia said blankly. “I thought you were busy, so I specifically asked you, but you said it was nothing.”
As she spoke, she reached out and patted Chen Lu's shoulders again, "Just think of it as a preview of what it's like to take care of a child! You'll be a dad sooner or later anyway."
"If you hadn't suddenly assigned me this job, I might have become a father next year."
"You little brat!"
Wang Xiaoxia sighed, "This is your cousin's daughter. Her parents had something come up, so they're leaving her at our house for a couple of days."
Chen Lu knew that his mother liked children and had a good personality, so close relatives liked to leave their children with him. Therefore, he wasn't too surprised and instead asked, "What's going on between you and my dad?"
"Go to the funeral, your uncle has passed away."
"All right......"
Chen Guanglin and Wang Xiaoxia seemed to be waiting for another relative to come so they could go back together, so they weren't in a hurry to leave.
Liang Zhirou was playing with the children with Wang Xiaoxia, while Chen Lu was sitting at the coffee table playing chess with Chen Guanglin.
If you didn't know better, you'd think this was a young couple bringing their child home.
Since entering high school, Chen Lu's chess skills have become comparable to Chen Guanglin's, and the two have played back and forth most of the time.
"How did my uncle die?" Chen Lu asked curiously, putting aside the cannon he had eaten.
"He died of illness," Chen Guanglin sighed softly and said indifferently.
There's no need to go into too much detail about this; there are only a few diseases that modern medical methods can't cure.
"Don't I need to go back?"
"No need, stay home and take care of the kids."
Chen Lu sighed, "He was perfectly fine when I last saw him."
The old man, whose hair wasn't even gray yet, chuckled and pulled him into several drinks, encouraging him to find a wife during college so he could attend her wedding. After a few drinks, he even whispered tales of his own heroic exploits during his university years.
As a result, there was no news for the past two years, and then it just disappeared.
"The last time you saw him was several years ago, when you held your graduation banquet," Chen Guanglin reminded you calmly.
Chen Lu was stunned for a moment, feeling somewhat dazed; it really had been several years.
“Life is very short. Every time we meet someone, it's the last time we'll meet them. We're already subtracting from the moment we're born.” Chen Guanglin rubbed his forehead, thinking about his next step as he said, “Thinking back to when I first met your mother, and when you were born, it all feels like yesterday. But now I realize that your mother and I are no longer young.”
Chen Lu glanced at Liang Zhirou unconsciously, feeling uneasy.
Coincidentally, Liang Zhirou was also looking at him, but because she was at Chen Lu's house, she quickly looked away and continued to play with the children with Barbie dolls.
"Sister, I need to go to the toilet..."
"I'll take you there." Liang Zhirou spoke and acted gently, and she was also beautiful, naturally attracting children's affection.
"What are you thinking about?"
Chen Guanglin asked softly.
Chen Lu turned his head and said, "It's nothing, I just suddenly felt that it's nice to live like this."
"Is something simpler better?"
"A simpler life is better."
I thought you would be more ambitious than me.
Chen Lu slightly raised the corners of his mouth, "Your son has never amounted to anything since he was a child. If it weren't for so many complicated factors, and my desire to earn more money, I would have quit long ago."
Chen Guanglin remained noncommittal, "I heard your company now has eight figures in operating capital?"
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