[07]
At dinner, Lu Ming just sat down with Chi Qiu, and the phone started to vibrate.
"I'm going to answer the phone, you eat first." After seeing the incoming call displayed on the screen, he chose to get up and go to the study to talk.
Speaking of which, when Lu Ming seldom avoids Chi Qiu to talk on the phone, Chi Qiu guesses that the call is from the Lu family.
"Sir." Aunt Zhang had already placed the chopsticks and spoons on the table and reminded her in a loud voice, "Why don't you have a bowl of soup first?"
"I'm not hungry, I'll wait for Lu Ming to eat together."
For some reason, Chi Qiu suddenly became worried and lost all intention of eating.
In the Lu family, except for their grandfather, Mr. Lu, almost no one wanted to see Lu Ming. Naturally, no one treats me.
Just because the current Mrs. Lu, Zhen Zhen, is not Lu Ming's biological mother.
Lu Ming was born to his father, Lu Rongtian, and his ex-wife, and Lu Ming's half-brother, Lu Yinliang, is now Zhen Zhen's blood.
Furthermore, since the age of seventeen, Lu Ming has lived abroad with his grandfather's family for nine years.
In the past nine years, he has never returned to China once, and even on the phone, he only communicated with his grandfather, and never had anything to do with Lu Rongtian.
If things go on like this, the relationship between father and son is very strange, not harmonious at all.
...
Chi Qiu was restless while waiting for Lu Ming.
He clearly remembered that half a year ago, when Lu Ming led him to stand in the Lu family's old house, Mrs. Lu Zhen Zhen gritted her teeth secretly, completely losing the gentleness and kindness in the past.
When she opened her mouth, her words were full of sarcasm.
Fortunately, Lu Ming was indifferent and didn't care about it. He completely took her to be talking nonsense, and it went in one ear and out the other. He also brought Chi Qiu to a seat, and whispered, "Don't worry about her, just sit for a while."
"Grandpa Lu will be here soon, let me stand." Chi Qiu gripped Lu Ming's hand tightly and shook his head.
Chi Qiu probably "saw" Zhen Zhen with such an attitude for the first time, and Lu Rongtian who helped his wife blame Lu Ming blindly. He moved closer to Lu Ming in panic, and gently squeezed Lu Ming's hand.
In the eyes of others, the actions of the two are very intimate, as if they are in love.
Zhen Zhen couldn't bear her temper, and looked around, with an attitude of inquiring, "Why didn't Chi Lanyan come?"
No one answered him.
Chi Qiu shrank his shoulders, not knowing whether to speak or not. Lu Ming next to him showed a cold face, standing emotionlessly, not paying attention to Zhen Zhen at all.
Lu Rongtian couldn't stand it anymore, and asked Chi Qiu directly: "Chi Qiu, where's your mother?"
Chi Qiu, whose name was called, still didn't know how bad the relationship between Lu Ming and Lu Rongtian was, so he replied politely: "She'll be here soon. Uncle Lu, my mother knows about Lu Ming and I, and she agreed... "
"Well, you Chi Qiu! You can't see, but you have a lot of thoughts!" Zhen Zhen interrupted Chi Qiu sharply, and the anger in her heart had already flowed out, "Your sister ran away and humiliated us, why did you come here?" What a coincidence? You brothers and sisters... Wait, isn't this a trick that your Chi family agreed on?"
Zhen Zhen's every word was sharp, making Chi Qiu's complexion gradually turn pale.
His lips and tongue were dry, it was the first time he faced this kind of situation, and he was about to answer—
With a cold voice, Lu Ming replied unceremoniously: "Since Chi Xia is not engaged to Lu Yinliang, she is not his fiancée. Ms. Zhen better stop talking nonsense."
Zhen Zhen sneered: "Lu Ming, don't pretend to be noble. The marriage contract between our two families was finalized by the old man himself, and he said that he wanted a grandson and a granddaughter. Chi Xia ran away, you can find a Chi Xia It's no use if the men from the family come to play."
Even if same-sex marriage is already legal, how old can Mr. Lu accept this
Lu Ming knew what she was thinking: "Grandpa has the final say on this matter." He held Chi Qiu's hand, "But no matter what, Chi Qiu and I will still get married."
Chi Qiu's heart lit up when he heard these words, and he couldn't help pursing the corners of his mouth.
Lu Ming spoke little and coldly, Zhen Zhen and Lu Rongtian's fury seemed to have punched the cotton, and nothing came out of the boredom for a long time.
After coming and going, several people stopped making noise.
Zhen Zhen was sure that Lu Ming's matter was serious, so she pretended to brush off a corner of her cheongsam leisurely, sat down on a wooden chair, crossed her legs, and said slowly: "Come on, what do you think? Don't know? The old man's money is not something you can just take it if you say it. "
Having said that, Zhen Zhen suddenly laughed.
These words seemed to hit Chi Qiu's bottom line, he couldn't help raising his head, and just about to refute, there was the sound of crutches hitting the ground not far away.
For a moment, the domineering Zhen Zhen immediately put away her posture, and together with Lu Rongtian, got up from the seat and stood aside respectfully.
Boom—boom—
The sound was getting closer, followed by a cough.
Outside the door, Mr. Lu had already entered the door with the help of the butler. He had reached the age of the stick and slowly sat down on a mahogany chair carved with ancient pine.
He saw Chi Qiu at a glance.
There is a scent of sandalwood in the air. The construction style of the Lu family's old house is completely determined by the old man's preferences. All the high-quality wood is used, and the layout is the same as it was half a century ago. It looked lifeless, like an old photo.
But as soon as he sat down, the old house came alive.
Along with that, the voices in the house also resounded loudly and loudly. First Lu Rongtian, then Zhen Zhen, and finally Lu Ming said: "Grandpa, this is Chi Qiu, I have already proposed to him."
Chi Qiu didn't expect Lu Ming to speak so soon, he almost choked on his own saliva, he was nervous, he couldn't keep up, and he couldn't call out grandpa in time.
Together with Zhen Zhen and Lu Rongtian: "..." Everyone was speechless.
Everyone looked at Mr. Lu, only to see that he nodded slightly, as if he heard clearly, but also as if he didn't hear clearly. His old face was already covered with "gullies", and he could no longer see the sassy appearance of his youth. But his eyes are still burning like a tiger, and he is firm inside, which is a rare tough bone.
His face is not friendly, his gaze has been fixed on Chi Qiu's face at this moment, but fortunately Chi Qiu can't see it...
Suddenly, Mr. Lu raised his hand and said kindly, "Chi Qiu, autumn in autumn?"
Chi Qiu was stunned and nodded.
Lu Ming said, "Yes, he was born in autumn."
Mr. Lu praised, "The name sounds nice, just like that girl Xiaoxia." He reached out, picked up a cup of tea on the table, took a sip, his thoughts were clear, he swallowed a sip of tea with a hoarse throat, "Xiaoxia doesn't want to be with Yin Liang is engaged, isn't it?"
Lu Rongtian tactfully: "Maybe Chi Xia is also impulsive..."
"Twisted melons won't be sweet." Mr. Lu is open-minded, "I said earlier, this marriage contract must be pleasing to each other. You guys are so tight that the little girl ran away in fright."
As soon as these words came out, neither Lu Rongtian nor Zhen Zhen could refute them.
In order to match Lu Yinliang and Chi Xia together, these two couples have spent a lot of time over the years.
And the marriage contract between the Lu family and the Chi family is a long story.
When Mr. Lu was young, Tong Chi Qiu's grandfather was a child. After suffering together, they became friends in need when they grew up, and they had a deep relationship. The two had agreed to a marriage contract for children, and they agreed to be in-laws, a real family.
Buried in the loess in the future, it can be regarded as a tie.
It's a pity that due to some reasons, the two families were separated, and Chi Qiu's grandfather passed away early due to illness.
Naturally, the marriage contract did not come true, and the sons and daughters formed their own families. This matter has become a heart problem for Mr. Lu. Now that he is eighty years old, he accidentally got in touch with the Chi family who had been separated for many years, and brought up the matter in his heart again.
Due to the modern freedom of marriage, he did not force it.
On the contrary, he proposed an attractive condition. He wanted to donate 70% of the property under his name to the younger generation who could fulfill his wish.
He has already made a will in advance, as long as the younger couple can be married for five years, the music will be harmonious, this huge property will be a gift from him to the young couple, and it will be counted as the joint income of the husband and wife after marriage.
Even if there is a divorce after five years, one party can take half of it.
This big pie is full of weight, and even the Chi family, who are from a good family, can't say no to it for a while. Although Chi Lanyan didn't like Lu Rongtian and his wife, he admired their son Lu Yinliang. After several contacts, I think he is a good son-in-law candidate.
After all, Lu Yinliang was raised by Mr. Lu's side since he was a child, and he couldn't go wrong.