Fu Jia propped his head up, always feeling that there was an awl stirring in it, making him awake at one moment and confusing at another.
After five minutes, he threw away the problem set, raised his hand and put it down several times, but still did not throw away the pen.
This exercise set was obtained from the teacher when he went to apply for the cram school. The teacher said that if he can't finish this topic solidly, the worst class can't keep up.
Fu Jia gritted his teeth and answered two more questions. The noise outside the window interrupted his thoughts.
He found the angle where he could see the courtyard, and saw the well-placed tables and chairs, as well as the people coming and going.
It's the end of May now, and it's Lin Fengxun's fifteenth birthday. When Lin Fengxun was born, the doctor said that he would not live to be five years old, and when he was five years old, he said that he would not live to be ten years old. In the future, the doctor will never say anything depressing, but the Lin family and the Lu family have developed the habit of celebrating Lin Fengxun's birthday. This time, it was extraordinarily large, and almost half of the business community was involved.
Everyone ran this trip, more to rush to the Lu family. Lu Wanqing's eldest brother, Lu Zhiyuan, has an extraordinary influence in the business world, and everyone wants to take this opportunity to deepen friendship with the Lu family, or get close to it.
Lu Qi'an arrived with Li Qinhe, and went straight to Lin Fengxun's room as soon as he came in.
Li Qinhe put the gift box in front of Lin Fengxun and blocked his sight: "Guess who I am?"
Lin Fengxun looked helpless: "Qinhe brother..."
"Hahaha," Li Qinhe laughed, "Happy birthday, Fengfeng."
Lin Fengxun took the gift box: "Thank you Qinhe brother."
Li Qinhe rubbed his head: "What do you want to thank me for?"
Lin Fengxun didn't say any more polite words. Although he smiled, his expression was not kind enough.
Li Qinhe didn't care, he knew that this kid was only close to Lu Qi'an. "Where's Sister Wanqing? I'll go say hello."
Lin Fengxun looked out the window: "In the courtyard, she has never left since she woke up early, so she can rest assured if she does everything herself."
Li Qinhe smiled and punched Lu Qi'an: "It's the style of your Lu family."
Lu Qi'an avoided his hand without a trace, and said to Lin Fengxun, "Feng Feng, I'll take him to the courtyard first, and I'll be back in a while."
Lin Fengxun nodded.
The two walked out of the room, and before the door was closed, Li Qinhe hugged his arms and rubbed them together.
Lu Qi'an's way of addressing others is very alienated. He never omits his surname when he calls his peers. Only in front of Lin Fengxun he makes an exception. One mouthful of "Maple Maple".
"If I hadn't met Feng Feng later, I would have thought that none of your Lu family would laugh." Li Qinhe teased, "Especially Uncle Lu, the first time I saw him, he was so frightened that he almost wet his pants, but when he saw him Feng Feng squatted down and hugged him, with a wrinkled smile on his face."
Lu Qi'an glanced at him: "Do you expect my dad to hug you?"
Li Qinhe thought about the scene, and suddenly his hair stood upside down: "No, no..."
Lu Wanqing was indeed in the courtyard and was chatting with a middle-aged man. Seeing Lu Qi'an and Li Qinhe approaching, she hurriedly said sorry.
"Sister Wanqing, are you busy?"
"You kid, you're here so late? It must be because of you that you dawdled around again, making Qi An too late." Lu Wanqing scolded him with a smile, "Do you know how many uncles and uncles here have asked me for Qi An?"
Li Qinhe quickly begged for mercy: "I was wrong, I must come early next time."
Lu Wanqing smiled. She likes the "next time" in Li Qinhe's words. She likes the present every year, and the present day every year.
She wants her son to live a long time.
"The guests are almost here, auntie, I'll take Fengfeng down." Lu Qi'an said.
Lu Wanqing looked around and nodded: "Go ahead, by the way, put on that thin coat for him, it's a little stuffy right now."
Lu Qi'an responded and went upstairs to hug Lin Fengxun down to the courtyard. He has been doing this since he was able to hold Lin Fengxun in his arms, and he is very skilled and stable.
Before entering the courtyard, Lu Qi'an put down Lin Fengxun and let him go by himself. Although the muscles in his legs were atrophied and he walked hard, Lin Fengxun had strong self-esteem and did not want everyone to see him unable to walk, so he trained for a while.
He walked slowly into the crowd, and everyone gave way and applauded. Lu Wanqing came to him and hugged his shoulder lovingly. Everyone put their eyes on the mother and son, expressing their blessings, and the atmosphere was warm and lively.
Of everyone, only Fu Jia was looking at Lu Qi'an.
From start to finish, only look at Lu Qi'an.
He didn't know when it started, and he couldn't live without that seam. All day long, he only knew how to watch, as if the world inside had become his only pleasure.
Suddenly, Lu Qi'an shifted his gaze to Fu Jia's side.
From the courtyard, it is a backlit, unremarkable corner.
Fu Jia met Lu Qi'an's line of sight, as if he was nailed to the spot by this intangible glance.
But he reacted instantly, it was impossible, it was bright outside and dark inside, how could Lu Qi'an see him
But Lu Qi'an just looked at him blankly and made a mouth shape.
Three words, each of which does not open and close the mouth very much.
"No..." Fu Jia followed, "Don't look."
do not look.
"What are you looking at?" Li Qinhe asked.
Lu Qi'an looked back: "Nothing."
Li Qinhe looked and saw that there was nothing strange, just the dark corners that every villa would have.
"You..." Li Qinhe just wanted to ask, when a person came over not far away. This person is not small, not only arrived by himself, but also followed by two bodyguards.
Li Qinhe sighed: "He's still here."
The visitor walked to Lu Wanqing's side and stretched out his hand: "Sister-in-law, and Qi An, long time no see,"
Lu Qi'an and Lu Wanqing frowned at the same time.
Lu Wanqing didn't shake back: "It's been a while since you were gone. I thought you forgot about it and wouldn't visit again."
This person is Lin Heng, Lin Qing's younger brother and Lin Fengxun's uncle.
"Sister-in-law, how can you say it's a 'visit'? This is Lin's house, of course I have to take time to come back and have a look." Lin Heng naturally took his hand back, "Where's eldest brother? He doesn't come here for Feng Feng's birthday. "
Lu Wanqing said, "I don't know what he's doing outside. Anyway, with me at home, it's the same whether he comes back or not."
Lin Heng smiled, didn't speak any more, and turned around to chat with others.
Lin Qing has been the number one person who is "inexperienced" in the eyes of others since he was a teenager. He doesn't inherit the family's business, he likes to engage in art, but he can't come up with brilliant works of art, and he only knows "roaming the world" all day long.
In the eyes of the two deceased elders of the Lin family, the only time Lin Qing was sensible was to marry Lu Wanqing into the family. It's a pity that they went too early, and they couldn't see how Lin Qing handed over the Lin family to this woman little by little, nor how Lu Wanqing excluded other Lin family members.
Lin Fengxun, like his mother, felt nauseated when he saw this uncle: "Why did he come, we didn't invite him."
He hated the way Lin Heng looked at their mother and son, like a wolf like a leopard, hiding strong greed.
"Don't worry." Lu Wanqing stroked his back, "Mom and Brother Qi An are here."
Lu Wanqing has never been afraid since she was a child.
Because the Lu family will always protect her.
As night fell and the guests left one by one, the courtyard soon became as empty as ever.
Lin Heng had no intention of leaving.
Lu Wanqing knew that he took a lot of time to travel, and he must be willing to make something happen, so she went over and invited him directly: "The family wants to have a meal together, come if you want."
Lin Heng smiled sincerely: "My sister-in-law said something nice to me, yes, we are all a family, so why make such a fuss."
Lu Wanqing didn't speak, her face was cold.
Originally, there were only Lu Wanqing, Lin Fengxun, and Lu Qi'an for dinner. The kitchen also prepared it in the same way. Suddenly, one person was added, and the meal had to be prepared temporarily. So four people came to the table, and only three people had the appetizers in front of them.
Lin Heng was not at all dissatisfied, but smiled: "Feng Feng, my uncle came in a hurry, and I haven't had time to prepare a gift for you. Now tell my uncle, whatever you want, my uncle will buy it for you."
Lin Feng looked for his skin and smiled, and said, "You don't need to spend money on my uncle. Mom and brother will buy me whatever I want."
Lin Heng burst into laughter: "That's right, sister-in-law and Qi An dote on you so much, what do you want? It's the uncle who is confused." After he finished speaking, he put away his smile and put on a melancholy expression. The whole process was quick. It's like changing cards, "It's a pity that you can't buy health. If you can buy it, my uncle will spend his money..."
"Lin Heng." Lu Wanqing interrupted him in a cold voice, "I'm having a meal. Who should I tell you if I have some?"
She glanced at Lin Fengxun, and when she saw his face was as usual, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"What do you mean by not having something? Isn't that what you say at home?" Lin Heng said puzzled, but he still let go of the topic. It just so happened that his appetizer came, and the four of them ate quietly for a while.
After five minutes of restlessness, Lin Heng said again, "I finally came back once, but the family is not all together."
No one answered his words.
Lin Heng raised his eyebrows and continued to talk to himself: "Of course, I know the big brother's temperament, and he can't stay for a month in a year. But Feng Feng has two brothers, and there is only one sitting here. All right?"
Before he could finish speaking, the atmosphere instantly froze. With a click, Lin Fengxun's fork fell to the ground.
Lu Wanqing forced herself to remain calm and instructed the servant to get a new one.
"What's my eldest nephew's name? It seems to be... Fu Jia?" Lin Heng looked at Lu Wanqing, "Sister-in-law, did you hear my name right? It's Fu Jia, right? Fu Jia."
Every time the name was recited, it would slash Lu Wanqing and Lin Feng's heart. Lu Wanqing put down the tableware and said sternly, "Lin Heng, if you don't want to eat, forget it today, and we'd better see off the guests earlier."
Lin Heng shook his head: "Why don't I want to eat? It's just that this is the family's dinner. Some people are obviously at home, but they don't invite them to the table. If it spreads out, it will affect the Lin Lu family." Standing up, "You don't invite him, I'll invite him."
He looked around, "I don't know which room Fu Jia lives in. Sister-in-law, is it on the second or third floor?"
Lu Wanqing's face was ashen as she pushed the plate: "Don't eat, Mrs. Chen, you clean up this table and we'll see you off."
Lin Heng sneered: "I don't think you can let Fu Jia live in a good room, should I go to the warehouse or the servant's room? The elder sister-in-law and Qi An who are sitting are not related to him, the only one who is related to Feng. Feng is also a cold-blooded child, only the Lu family is in his heart, and he can't see the Lin family at all!"
"Get out of my house!"
It was Lin Fengxun who broke out this time. There was no blood on his face, and his voice was raised in a high-pitched voice, "It's none of your business how I want to eat at home and whoever I invite. Get out of here for me."
As soon as he finished speaking, he began to gasp for breath, his lips turning purple.
Lin Heng didn't even look at it, and said to himself, "I'll start looking for the servant's room first."
Sister Chen who was standing behind everyone panicked and looked at Lu Wanqing anxiously.
Lu Wanqing only saw her son. She walked to Lin Fengxun's side, patted him on the back, and whispered, "Feng Feng, slow down, breathe slow..."
Lin Heng turned a blind eye to the mother and son, and walked towards the servant's room. Lu Qi'an stood up when he stepped and said, "Second Uncle Lin, please stay."
Lin Heng smirked: "What's the matter?"
Lu Qi'an walked over to him: "I heard from my father that an information company under your control has not been doing well recently. If the few remaining capital chains are broken, it will be impossible for gods to save them."
Lin Heng's smile froze.
"My father also said that a person should accumulate more virtues and do good deeds on weekdays, and keep one's own footing, maybe there will be a day of transfer." Lu Qi'an slightly curled his lips, half a smile, "Do you think that is true?"
Five minutes later, Lin Heng left the Lin family villa.
Lin Heng left, but the villa was in chaos. Everyone hurriedly carried Lin Fengxun to the room and called the doctor. It was another examination and another taking medicine, and it took most of the night to toss.
After the doctor left, Lin Fengxun fell into a deep sleep, and Lu Wanqing sat beside him guarding, exhausted, and ignored her hair.
After seeing the doctor, Lu Qi'an walked to Lu Wanqing's side: "Auntie."
Lu Wanqing looked up at him: "Qian..."
Her voice choked.
Lu Qi'an comforted: "Auntie don't have to worry, Dad will calm down Lin Heng."
Lu Wanqing covered her face with her hands and hummed.
When she started putting her hands down, she was back to normal. Afraid of disturbing Lin Feng's rest, he quickly took Lu Qi'an out of the room.
"It's getting late, you go to rest."
Lu Qi'an said, "Auntie, let's talk."
Lu Wanqing was so tired that she could barely lift her hands. Seeing his serious expression, she nodded in agreement and let the kitchen make tea.
"What do you want to talk to me about?"
"I want to ask my aunt, why didn't Fu Jia move out?" Lu Qi'an went straight to the topic.
Lu Wanqing's eyes were complicated. "Why do you ask this all of a sudden?"
Lu Qi'an replied, "Since Feng Feng and you will suffer when they see Fu Jia, then don't look at it."
People should avoid things that make them miserable.
Lu Wanqing felt pain in her temples. She braced her head and said, "I...because I didn't think clearly back then."
She began to recall: "When I first heard that Lin Qing had such an old child, I couldn't care for anything but anger. I was stubborn and strong, and I couldn't stand the blow at all, you know. , let Lin Qing take the child home, put it in the servant's room, and send someone to watch it day and night, humiliating Lin Qing and the woman named Fu in this way."
Lu Qi'an just listened quietly.
"Later, I regretted it. Feng Feng's body... will collapse when I see Fu Jia. The same is true of me, I will feel uncomfortable when I see him. Our mother and son are both uncomfortable, why should I keep him at home? Should we?" Lu Wanqing laughed bitterly, "But Fu Jia has grown up too, so he might hate us so much. I asked Sister-in-law Chen to chase, persuade, and beg, but he refused to move out. This is really... "
Lu Wanqing took care of the shattered hair on her temples, thinking that she had said so much to the underage Lu Qi'an, she couldn't help laughing: "Don't talk, don't talk, you are still a student, don't worry about it."
Lu Wanqing was reluctant to speak, and Lu Qi'an had no intention of asking further. He nodded: "Okay, then I'll go back first, you rest early."
Lu Wanqing didn't expect him to leave, so she said, "Let's rest here? If Feng Feng wakes up tomorrow morning and sees you, he will feel a lot more at ease."
"I'll go back and talk to Dad about Uncle Lin."
Lu Wanqing was stunned.
She looked at Lu Qi'an seriously: "You are still a child, you don't have to worry about some things."
Lu Qi'an stood up: "Sooner or later, he will grow up."
Lu Wanqing smiled, stood up, and sent him out in person. Looking at his back, he seemed to see his brother when he was young.