Halfway through, Pamela came back and saw Lu Ming and Zhen hugging each other on the sofa. She sighed again and left with Bisi.
When Pamela and Bis came back, Lu Ming had already prepared the meal with Zhen. It was a simple meal of four dishes and one soup, and two of the dishes were cooked instead of other dishes.
Zhen's pretty face was blushing and she was lost in thought the whole time. Therefore, she felt no guilt at all for preparing such humble dishes on her master's wedding day.
"Uncle, when will my sister give birth to a little sister for me?" Bis suddenly said with a smile at the dinner table.
She was wearing a snow-white princess dress and white lace socks. She looked very cute, but these words made Lu Ming stunned.
Pamela immediately glared at him: "You little kid, you're talking nonsense again!"
It seemed that Zhen was still distracted and obviously didn't pay attention to what Bisi said.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "Uncle has been promoted to the second level of lawyer. Bisi, don't you have a gift for uncle?"
Bisi blinked her big blue eyes, "Uncle, can I give you my first time?"
Lu Ming's face was full of smiles, but they immediately fell into an ugly state.
Pamela was so angry that she had completely lost her composure. She was holding a soup spoon in her hand and hit Bisi's little head with it. She didn't know what she was saying, but when she inadvertently caught a glimpse of Lu Ming's donkey face, she suddenly found it somewhat funny.
"From now on, don't associate with those friends of yours anymore! No, you are not allowed to go to school, you are grounded for a month!"
Needless to say, I learned this from those problem girls. After hearing them talk about these topics all the time, I no longer regard them as taboos.
Bisi's big eyes immediately filled with tears. Lu Ming frowned and said, "Get a chicken leg and go back to your room to eat! You are not allowed to come out until I say something!"
“Oh…” Although Bis’ eyes were filled with tears, she still agreed, took her own small bowl, put the chicken leg in it, then slowly walked out of the restaurant and returned to her room. Her little body was a little shaky. For the first time, the light of her life scolded her so harshly. She was completely dispirited. She didn’t want to eat the chicken leg at all, but her uncle said so, so she did it.
Lu Ming looked at her back and suddenly felt heartbroken.
"Ah, what happened to Bisi?" Zhen finally came back to her senses.
"I scolded you..." Lu Ming said sullenly.
"Ah?" Zhen was extremely surprised.
Lu Ming sighed softly, "Okay, go see her."
Zhen originally wanted to go, but she didn't know if the host would be unhappy. After listening to Lu Ming's words, she quickly said, "Okay!" She stood up and walked into Bisi's room in small steps.
Pamela looked at Lu Ming's gloomy expression and wanted to mock him. I didn't ask her to associate with those people before. What did you say? Why are you so angry now
But seeing Lu Ming's expression, he couldn't say this anymore.
After thinking for a while, he said, "Actually, Bisi doesn't understand anything at all. It's not as serious as you think."
Lu Ming sighed softly, "I think I would not be a qualified father."
Pamela looked at him quietly with her deep blue eyes, "I don't think so. Bis and I meeting you is the best gift God has given us."
Lu Ming shook his head, not paying attention to her tone and eyes. After scolding Bisi harshly, he suddenly felt very bad.
"Let's talk about something happy. It turns out that today's table is a belated celebration!" Pamela chuckled.
Lu Ming hummed.
"In that case, I have a gift to celebrate your promotion to the second rank. I can give it to you! They all said that they will give it to you when your current case is over and you are not so busy!"
Oh? Lu Ming looked at Pamela in confusion.
Pamela had already stood up and returned to her room. When she came out, she held a thick red gift bag with an auspicious pattern of flying dragons and phoenixes on the cover.
"Boss, take a look for yourself." Pamela placed the gift package in front of Lu Ming.
"Mystifying!" Lu Ming shook his head, but took it anyway, opened the seal of the gift package, reached in, and the first thing he took out was a greeting card made of hard red paper.
"Congratulations to lawyer Lu Qianxing: He entered the Imperial Academy at a young age and became a judge. I sigh for my Beiguan, a genius born with natural talent..."
The congratulatory article was very elegant and appropriate, and was signed with the following: "Brothers: Liu Gaoyu, Wen Liangyu, Liu Hanming, Meng Dezhu, Zhao Xingwang,..." and so on, with more than ten names.
Under the greeting card were several pages of house deeds and land titles, and in the big red gift bag, there was a thick stack of photos.
Lu Ming was stunned for a moment, then gradually realized that the gift was actually a three-story detached villa with a courtyard. The address on the title deed was "No. 23 Hepu Road".
Hepu Road is where real rich people gather, like Liu Laocai, who lives there.
Several wealthy Westerners from Beiguan also lived there. In addition, more than a dozen parliamentarians lived in that area.
Hepu Road is actually a road surrounding Beiguan West Lake. On both sides of the road are single-family villas, where the residents are either rich or noble.
That community is completely closed and civilians cannot enter at all. The guards come from a free city-state called Ditra in the Western Regions. The Ditra people seem to have a talent for being guards. Their characteristic is a thick green turban wrapped on their heads, so they are also known as "green-headed soldiers".
The Western Region city-states originally had a low status in the empire, ranking fourth. Moreover, no matter how they were ranked, Westerners, Yingzhou people, and Central Continent people recognized each other as members of civilized society. According to Lu Ming's understanding, the low status of Central Continent people was more like the result of thousands of years of vigilance and deliberate suppression. After all, if we look at the big names in the scientific community, we will know that if we start from the same point, Central Continent people are such a smart group. Westerners and Yingzhou people are obviously wary that Central Continent people will make a comeback, especially with the existence of the independent Central Continent federation of the Four Provinces in the Northern Region.
However, the three major ethnic groups in the empire, namely the Western Regions ethnic groups, the Southern Chieftaincy Group, etc., do not quite recognize that they are a civilized society.
Therefore, the fourth class of the Western Regions ethnic group is actually different from the third class of the Central Plains people. They are truly considered to be racially inferior.
The Dhūtras were an even lower class group in the Western Regions city-states, but they generally liked to brag, and being guards and slaves for the rich was their favorite.
It is rumored that this wealthy community in Hepu Road has hundreds of hired "green-headed soldiers" who patrol 24 hours a day, so this community is extremely safe.
Looking at the title deed, Lu Ming rubbed his nose, then picked up the pile of photos, which were taken from various angles of the courtyard at No. 23.
It is a very beautiful three-story villa with a deep courtyard, various trees, and a picturesque blue lake at the back.
"Boss Liu and his team have already prepared it, but this is a big happy event, and you've been bothered by that case recently, so Boss Liu gave me the gift and asked me to choose a suitable festive occasion to give it to you!" Pamela explained, and then said, "And this, take a look."
What was handed over was a piece of paper, on which was the amount of money shared by the dozen or so people. It was indeed not suitable to be put in the gift package, but she had to keep an eye on it, so she gave the list to Pamela.
This villa, including recent renovations, cost a total of thirty-seven thousand dollars.
Liu Laocai gave 7,000 yuan, Wen Liangyu gave 7,000 yuan, Liu Hanming gave 7,000 yuan, Meng Dezhui gave 5,000 yuan, and Zhao Xingwang gave 5,000 yuan, which totaled 31,000 yuan.
The remaining dozen or so people included shareholders of Liu Laocai's company, such as Wang Xingwu, whom Lu Ming had met; Wen Liangyu's right-hand man; the senior partner of Liu Hanming's firm, etc.; they shared 6,000 yuan, with each person paying more than 500 yuan.
Lu Ming looked at Zhao Xingwang's number and Meng Dezhu's number.
I am having a bad time with Zhao Xingwang. Councillor Meng Dezhu has a good relationship with him, but he gave me 5,000 yuan as a gift? That's a joke. Meng Dezhu is just a school principal. He earns a lot compared to ordinary people, but his annual salary is between 2,000 yuan and 3,000 yuan at most. He has a lot of social activities, so where can he get so much money
"Mr. Liu might have called on purpose so that I could hear it. Councillor Meng Dezhuo's share of money was temporarily paid by Mr. Wen, and Mr. Zhao Xingwang's share of money was paid by Mr. Liu." Pamela said from the side.
Lu Ming nodded. This was logical. However, this gift was too expensive.
"From what Mr. Liu said, it was Liu Hanming who approached him first and told him that he wanted to give you this house. Mr. Liu was so happy. This was the first time Liu Hanming came to ask him for something in 20 years. But he knew that if Liu Hanming gave you such an expensive gift directly, you would definitely not accept it. So, he gathered a group of old friends and worked together to give you this gift."
Lu Ming was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that Liu Hanming was not thanking him or anything like that. If he gave him a house like this alone, it could almost be regarded as a transfer fee and one of the generous benefits of becoming a partner in his firm.
But he was not sure whether he could be impressed. Logically, if such a villa was offered to him, no matter how promising he was, he was just a rookie lawyer who had just started his career. This house would surely stun him and make him sign a contract to sell himself to his law firm.
However, he was still very cautious, which was why he met with Liu Laocai, a relative he hadn't seen for 20 years, to inquire about his background.
Liu Laocai would definitely not say much to him, and even Liu Laocai didn't know how much financial strength he actually had.
But Liu Laocai knew that if he asked Liu Hanming to directly give him such a house, it would be like using money to force him to submit, and this matter would definitely fail.
He hadn't led Liu Hanming into a trap yet, so he gathered a group of old friends to share this great gift.
Looking at the house deed, Lu Ming rubbed his nose. Any gift, no matter how small, is not received in vain. The gift is intended to get something in return from you. Even if it is a gift between lovers, it is also an expectation of your emotional investment, right
Not to mention, such a generous gift.
However, there is no reason not to accept it.
"Hanzhu, Bisi, come out, let's go see the house!" Lu Ming suddenly shouted.
The door of Bisi's bedroom was immediately opened, and the little girl looked at Lu Ming aggrievedly, as if to say, Uncle, are you really calling me
"Let's go, take a walk!" Lu Ming smiled, "But the punishment of grounding you for a month remains unchanged!"
"Oh..." Bisi agreed with a wronged look.
"Come here! Uncle will carry you and take you to the car!" Lu Ming squatted down and opened his arms.
Bisi came over slowly, and just as she entered Lu Ming's arms, she began to sob softly. Lu Ming held her little body and said with a smile: "Okay, uncle won't scold you anymore. Let's go, take the car..."
On a whim, he suddenly picked up Bisi and wanted to spin around to amuse her, but he snorted and couldn't get up. Instead, he sat down on the carpet. He was immediately helpless. Is this ginseng soup fake
Zhen came hurriedly to support him, as she was aware of her master's physique.
Pamela looked at this scene in surprise and couldn't help but turned her head and chuckled secretly.